After some cleaning, Gu Ming, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng completely destroyed the Lion Camel Cave.

The trees fell and the macaques scattered, and the little demons naturally fled in all directions.

Lion Camel Ridge has finally regained its rare tranquility.

Tang monks and apprentices rested for two days and continued to embark on the road to the west.

Half a month later, he finally arrived in the country of bhikshus.

As soon as he entered the city, Tang Seng found that the atmosphere in the city was not right, and there were faint sounds of children crying one after another.

So he frowned and said, "It's strange, why are so many children crying in this city?" ”

Sun Wukong listened for a moment, then looked around, and said, "Master, there are strange things in this city, we have to be careful." ”

Moving on, I finally discovered the source of the child's crying.

It turned out that many people had a large cage at the door, and the cage was not a domestic animal, but a child.

Among them were men and women, large and small.

The younger ones may be one or two years old, and the older ones are about ten years old.

From time to time, passers-by cast sympathetic and helpless glances.

"Kid, let's get something to eat......"

On the side of the street, a woman holds a bowl and weeps as she holds a spoon to feed her caged child.

"Mother, the child will never dare to be naughty again, mother, please let me out......"

Inside the cage was a five- or six-year-old boy, holding the cage with both hands and shaking it desperately, begging for his mother.

The stupid child thought that it was because he was naughty, so he was locked up by his mother.

"Child, you are obedient, just...... Just ......"

When she said this, the woman felt so sad that she put the bowl on the ground and hid her face and wept bitterly.

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie was energetic, and he raised his feet to step forward to comfort him.

As a result, he was blocked by Tang Seng.

"Bajie, let the teacher ask about the situation."

Tang Seng knew that Zhu Bajie was not well-intentioned, and in such a situation, it would be more appropriate for him to come forward.

As for Gu Ming, seeing the situation in the city, he already knew it in his heart.

It seems that the situation in the country of bhikshus has not changed much.

"Amitabha, the female benefactor, the poor monk Xuanzang, came from the Tang Dynasty in the East and went to the West to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures.

Passing through this place, he found that many families were holding children in cages, and the poor monk wondered if the female benefactor could tell the reason. ”

Hearing what Tang Seng said, the woman couldn't help but raise her teary eyes, and said with a stunned face: "You...... You are the holy monk from the Tang Dynasty? ”

"Amitabha Buddha is a poor monk!"

"See the Holy Monk!"

The woman bowed with reverence.

Tang Seng raised his hands, and the void made a gesture of support: "The female donor doesn't need to be polite!" ”

At this time, Zhu Bajie took the opportunity to rush forward, touched his stomach and said: "Female donor, the old pig is hungry, I don't know if it's convenient to ask for some food?" ”

The woman glanced at Zhu Bajie, her face was shocked, and she subconsciously took a step back......

After all, Zhu Bajie's appearance is indeed a little crazy.

"Don't be afraid, the three disciples of the poor monk are a little ...... But they are all disciples of Buddhism, and they are all subduing demons and eliminating demons and harming the people along the way. ”

The woman had heard of some of these things.

Therefore, he smiled embarrassedly: "Let the holy monk smile, if the holy monk does not dislike it, please go to the cold house to sit down, and the little woman will prepare tea and vegetables." ”

"Okay, thank you to the female donor."

Zhu Bajie couldn't ask for it, and without waiting for the master to speak, he smiled and agreed.

In short, this guy can't walk when he sees a woman......

"Mother, mother, let me out, mother......"

The caged child was crying and fussing.

Tang Seng couldn't bear it, so he said: "Female donor, it's better to ......"

As a result, the woman's face changed in shock, she waved her hand, subconsciously glanced around, and then said, "The holy monk doesn't know anything, you can follow me into the hospital first." ”

"Mother......

As soon as the mother turned around and went back to the house, the child in the cage cried even louder.

The children around him were also responding, and the sound of crying resounded over the royal city.

Entering the hospital, a man walked out.

"Zack, come and meet the holy monk from the Tang Dynasty."

The woman beckoned to the man.

The man was stunned, and then stepped forward to salute with an excited face.

Then the woman poured a few cups of tea and went about preparing the meal, while the man stayed with the guests.

After chatting a few words, Tang Seng couldn't help but ask about children.

At the mention of this, the man's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he sighed: "This is a disaster for the people of the bhikshu country......

After the man's narration, Tang Seng understood the reason:

After the current king of the bhikshu kingdom ascended the throne, he became obsessed with the art of immortality and tried to sit on the throne forever.

About three years ago, an old Taoist priest came to the country of bhikshus with a beautiful woman to ask for a meeting with the king, saying that the beautiful woman was his daughter and that he would leave her to serve by the king's side.

The woman was so charming that she swept away the king's soul at once.

So, as soon as the king was excited, despite the opposition of the ministers, he insisted on marrying the woman, and was canonized as the queen of beauty, second only to the queen, and canonized the old man as the ruler of the country.

After getting married, Lao Dao said that his daughter was born with a spirit body, and together with the king, she could complement yin and yang and go to the immortal path together.

Under the king's great joy, it is natural to be happy every day, and it is inseparable from the beautiful queen.

As a result, I didn't expect that my body and bones were getting weaker and weaker day by day, and now I am mentally exhausted, and my life is in danger.

At this time, the abbot said that he had a magic formula, as long as he used the hearts of 1,100 children as a medicine, he could refine the elixir of immortality and achieve the king's wish for immortality.

Ironically, the king believed it, and ordered his guards to put up notices and search for school-age children from house to house, and ordered them to be locked up in cages and placed outside the house for the soldiers to collect.

Those who resist the king's order will be killed!

"We also have no way, and there are several families in the city who want to run away with their children, but they ...... The whole family was beheaded for public ......"

Speaking of this, Zach couldn't help but burst into tears.

It's not that they don't want to fight, but they really can't do it.

Once the order is violated, the whole family will die.

"Amitabha!"

After listening to Zack's narration, Tang Seng couldn't help reciting a Buddha name, and sighed secretly in his heart.

"What kind of foolish king is that? Look at my grandson, go and wake him up with a stick! ”

"Wukong Hugh Hugh!"

Tang Seng shouted hurriedly.

After all, no matter how confused and brutal the other party is, it is also a king, and no matter how much they say, it is not their turn to clean up with their master and apprentice.

In addition, he had to go to the palace to find the king to exchange Guan Wen.

At this time, Zhu Bajie subconsciously glanced at the woman who was also wiping her tears, straightened her waist, and said with a righteous attitude: "But Master, since we have encountered this matter, we can't stand idly by!" ”

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"Yes, yes, what the second senior brother said is right!"

Sha Seng, who rarely expresses his opinions on weekdays, also echoed a sentence.

"Amitabha, this is a natural ......" Tang Seng habitually recited a Buddha name, and then glanced at the Zha brothers and his wife and said: "The two donors can rest assured, the poor monk will definitely enter the palace to intercede with the king and let him release the innocent child." ”

Upon hearing this, the couple was very surprised, and hurriedly bowed to Tang Seng.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Alas"

Tang Seng let out a long sigh.

The lives of more than 1,100 children were too heavy for him.

Night.

Gu Ming found Tang Seng.

As soon as they met, they got straight to the point and said, "What is Elder Tang going to do?" ”

"The poor monk should do everything in his power to persuade the king to let the innocent child go."

Gu Ming waved his hand and said, "It's useless." ”

"Huh? Could it be that there is something hidden in it? Tang Seng couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, the king has long been blinded, and he will not listen no matter how much you persuade him.

Now, his life is in danger, not to mention the lives of more than a thousand children, even if he exchanges the lives of the people of the entire bhikshu kingdom for his life, he will not hesitate. ”

"This ......"

Tang Seng was speechless for a while.

In the past, he might have defended a big truth.

For example, what human nature is inherently good, as long as it is persuaded well, it will definitely make people change their minds.

But along the way, he has seen too much of the ugly side of human nature.

To put it bluntly, the vast majority of people are selfish.

The king was seriously ill, and naturally he rushed to the hospital, and as long as there was a glimmer of hope of curing his illness, he would be desperate.

And there is indeed a hidden truth in this.

That old man and his so-called daughter are actually monsters.

Lao Dao is actually a deer spirit, and his so-called daughter is a fox spirit.

Lu Jing was originally the birthday star's mount, and he sneaked down to the mortal world and turned into an old way. Later, I met the fox spirit, and was tempted by the beauty of the fox spirit, so I fooled around.

If it's just like that, it won't harm anyone else anyway.

The problem is that the deer spirit finally slipped off the mortal world, unwilling to live an ordinary life, and decided to enjoy the glory and wealth of the world.

So he consulted with the fox spirit, and finally targeted the king of the bhikshu kingdom.

After all, the cave where they lived was not far from the Bhikkhu Kingdom, and they naturally knew the Bhikshu Kingdom very well.

The deer spirit is ambitious, and his goal is the throne.

That is, he wanted to be the king of the bhikshu kingdom.

But how could he, a goblin, be a king? It takes a little thought and some cost.

After some discussion with the fox spirit, the two finally reached an agreement: to pretend to be father and daughter to enter the palace to deceive the king's trust, and the fox spirit stayed by the king's side to confuse the king......

For the deer spirit, although this method is a bit aggrieved, after all, it is regarded as giving away his own woman, and he has to watch his woman make love with the king every day.

However, for the sake of the big plan, only a little sacrifice can be made.

To put it bluntly, this is his own willingness to grow grass on his head.

In the end, with the beauty of the fox spirit, the two successfully blended into the palace and had a sweet dream.

According to the deer spirit's plan, the fox spirit will do everything in its power to "squeeze" the king until the other party runs out of oil.

As soon as the king dies, the deer spirit will take on the form of the king, pretend to be cured, and ascend to the throne of the king.

When the time comes, the queen will be abolished, and the fox spirit will be the queen, and the fairy will live that beautiful life in the world.

If only this was a little better, at least it didn't hurt the people.

However, this guy's ambition is really too big, and he has come up with a lot of bad ideas, wanting to improve his strength as soon as possible.

For example, this time, taking advantage of the king's serious illness, he prescribed a so-called immortality remedies, and asked the king to order the capture of 1,100 children and use their hearts to refine the elixir of immortality.

Actually, it's for him to enjoy.

As for the king...... After three years of tossing, he almost understood the king's words and deeds, and no one could recognize it even if he believed it as a fake.

Regarding what this deer spirit and fox spirit did, Gu Ming actually had the idea of killing in his heart.

Including that mediocre king, damn it!

However, before implementing these plans, it is important to think of a comprehensive plan.

At least we can't let the bhikshu kingdom fall into chaos and war, and we have to find a successor to the throne in advance.

Otherwise, as soon as the king dies, the prince under his name will be caught in a battle for the throne, and the bhikshu kingdom will be in chaos.

And this time, Gu Ming was not ready to kill the demon by himself, after all, this was the matter of Tang Seng and his apprentice, and he just planned it behind the scenes.

Bear the cause and effect, and hand it over to Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng to do.

"Elder Tang, listen to me first, the reason why the king of this bhikshu country has become what he is today is not only his own problems, but also related to the confusion of the monsters."

"Youkai?" Tang Seng was taken aback: "Shangxian means that there are monsters around the king?" ”

"That's right! When I entered the city, I faintly found that there was a faint demonic aura in the direction of the palace, and now that I think about it, the origin of the old way is very suspicious, most likely changed by monsters. ”

"The poor monk asked Wukong to take a look at ......"

So, Tang Seng asked Sun Wukong to visit in secret, and repeatedly told him not to alarm others.

Sun Wukong flew over the royal city and took a look at Jin Qing with a fire eye...... I saw the true body of the abbot and the fox spirit.

The funny thing is that the king was already terminally ill, and he still didn't stop, but he still took a little of the medicine prescribed by the king, and then he did indescribable things with the fox spirit.

"Phew, it's really stained my grandson's eyes!"

Sun Wukong flew back and told the situation.

"Sure enough, that Guozhang is a monster, and the woman he brought into the palace is also a demon."

"How's that to be?"

Although Tang Seng had a heart, he was powerless, so he could only glance at Gu Ming and the three apprentices for help.

Zhu Bajie was rare and brave, and volunteered: "The old pig will go and capture the fox spirit now." ”

"Don't be reckless!" Gu Ming waved his hand: "At present, our first priority is to save those children, otherwise once these children are sent to the mountains, they will die." ”

"Yes, yes, saving people is the most important, saving people is the most important!"

Tang Seng nodded in response.

"I wonder how many children they've arrested now?"

"It's simple, just go out and count it."

So, Gu Ming and Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng acted separately and began to go out to count.

The four of them walked around the city for a long time, and in the end there were about five or six hundred children.

However, according to the information inquired, the king also sent a team of several hundred men to arrest the city, and ordered that 1,100 children must be arrested within five days.

Three days have passed, and there are still two days left.

After going back, the group surrounded Gu Ming, obviously trying to find an idea.

Who gave him more ideas?

"In this way, let's go our separate ways, Sha Seng stays behind to protect Tang Seng, Wukong and Bajie are ready, if there is any trouble, we must save those children first.

I'll take care of the palace and I'll try to inquire about the situation in the palace......"

Afternoon.

Royal Palace Gardens.

A woman dressed in fine clothes sat on a stone bench and sighed with a sad face.

After a while, a young man with a long sword at his waist hurriedly walked up and bowed to the woman: "The child sees the queen mother." ”

This man was the king's eldest son, Miro, and the woman was the queen of the bhikshu kingdom.

"Wang'er, how is the situation in the city?"

Miro frowned: "Queen Mother, this matter ...... It's better not to ask. ”

"Why can't I ask? Isn't it true that you will also turn to your father? ”

Miro hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't misunderstand the queen mother, the child means that she doesn't want the queen mother to worry about this matter." ”

"How can I not be worried when I am a nation?"

The queen let out a long sigh......