Text XVII The Bodhisattva gave a hoop
I knew in advance that there was something strange about these six thieves, that was because I watched a few episodes of the Journey to the West TV series in my previous life and knew the plot, in this world of Journey to the West, I am equivalent to an unpredictable prophet.
But this monkey just took a look at it and deduced the truth very close, no wonder people who boast of wisdom are as good as monkeys.
I don't know if these six thieves were originally dead, or if they were killed because they wanted to play this loan corpse to resurrect their souls, and the lives of mortals in the world may really be like mustard in the eyes of the gods and Buddhas.
I said to Sun Wukong: "Wukong, although the teacher can't see the blood, but he can't bear the six thieves exposing the corpses in the wilderness, you have to suffer some hard work to bury the bodies of the six thieves, and then recite the scriptures of the past life for them a few times for the teacher, surpassing them." ”
Sun Wukong plucked his hair and blew a breath, conjured a shovel and said: "It's not hard, although the apprentice is small, his strength is big! You can dig a deep pit in three or two strokes, the master is compassionate, and the disciple will bury the six thieves." ”
In fact, the reason why Sun Wukong buried these six thieves was not only unbearable, but also because I had a weak heart and a little bit of the idea of hiding the corpse.
After burying the six thieves and reciting the mantra a few times, we continued to move forward, and at noon we walked to the stream where Sun Wukong had taken water and washed his clothes.
Sun Wukong wanted me to rest here for a while, and he went to find me something to eat. Although I was really a little hungry, I didn't let Monkey King leave this time.
I immediately stopped him, saying that he was not hungry or tired, and that he should continue on his way after taking a few sips of water.
The monkey didn't say much, but immediately helped me to dismount and sit on a stone, and brought me a water bladder.
I raised my head and drank a few sips of water to fill up the water for a while, and Sun Wukong took the water bladder and went to the stream to prepare to re-filter and fill it.
At that moment, the voice of an old woman behind me said, "Where did you come from, monks, and how did you come to this desolate place?"
Alas...... Still coming......
I turned my head to see an old lady in her sixties carrying a basket of flowers and a cotton coat.
No need to ask, this must be Guanyin Bodhisattva's change, this is going to take the hoop and set the monkey, alas, if you want to act, I will accompany you to act.
I got up and saluted: "The disciple is the one who went to the West Heaven to worship the Living Buddha and seek the true scriptures by the Eastern Tang Dynasty according to the holy order, and the one who fetched water was my apprentice." ”
The old woman said: "The Western Buddha is the boundary of Tianzhu in the Great Leiyin Temple, and there are 108,000 miles to go here. You two only have one horse, and you drink water here to satisfy your hunger, how can you get it if you don't have the strength?"
I smiled and said, "The monks can still endure a little hunger, and when my master and apprentice continue to hurry, they will find someone to beg for more food." ”
"This is a hundred miles away from my old woman, who lives here, and not far from the east is my house, why don't you go to my house to rest for a while, and the old woman will prepare some food for you. ”
You can pull it down, it's not far to the east is your house, we are coming from the east, if there is really a family in the east, can I only eat wild yams and bamboo shoots for several days?
Even if there is really someone, how can my flying apprentice not know, and what kind of mountain goods are you digging up so hard, Sister Guanyin, you can't lie.
"Amitabha, the old mother is very gracious, but the disciple once swore to the Buddha that he would never go east without taking the true scriptures. ”
The old woman looked at me and praised, "The elder is really pious, and since this is the case, I would like to go back to you to get some dry food, but I am old and slow, so why don't you send this apprentice of yours to my house to get some, and you can wait here to talk to the old woman." ”
"This ......"
Before I could think about what to say, the old woman then looked at Sun Wukong and said, "How can you, as an apprentice, bear to let your master starve here, why don't you go to my house to get some food." ”
Sun Wukong nodded and said: "What my mother taught me is that I will go now, Master, you sit for a while, and I will come when I go." ”
Without waiting for me to say yes, the monkey turned around and flew away.
I'll go, it's okay, Sister Guanyin, two or three sentences will take Sun Wukong away, it seems that I have to take this hoop today.
The old woman said: "Your apprentice has the ability to soar through the clouds, presumably your ability to be a master is even greater." ”
"The disciple does have some skills, but the disciple can only recite the scriptures and recite the Buddha in the flesh, and he has no skills, let alone any spells. ”
"I have neither the ability nor the skill, how do you discipline such an apprentice, I have this collar cotton cloth straight jacket, a hat inlaid with gold flowers, originally used by my son, he only worked as a monk for three days, unfortunately died in a short life. I just went to his temple, cried, quit his master, and brought these two clothes and hats as a memory. Elder, I'll give you this cloak and hat. ”
Sister, you just said that there is no one within a hundred miles, how can you say that you just came back from the temple, if there is really a temple, you tell me where it is, I have made an oath, see the Buddha and worship the Buddha and see the tower and sweep the tower.
Speaking of the family, don't speak, Sister Guanyin, is it appropriate for you to open your mouth?
I replied, "I have been given by my mother, but my apprentice already has clothes, and the monks are not greedy for foreign things, so they dare not receive them." ”
The old mother handed me the basket and said, "His clothes are so shabby, why don't he wear clean ones, I also have a mantra here, called the mantra of fixation, also known as the mantra of tightening." You can secretly read it, keep it in mind, and don't reveal that anyone knows. And when he returns, you will put on this cloak with him, and if he will not obey thee, you will recite this mantra silently, and he will not dare to disobey. ”
What else can I do, you can give it if you say it, you are a bodhisattva, you have a big fist, you say it.
After taking the cloak and reciting the short incantation, I thanked the old woman, and saw her turn into a golden light and go back to the east.
I only heard the Bodhisattva's voice coming from the air, "Tang Sanzang, that Monkey King is good at being fierce and ruthless, five hundred years ago when he called the king a monster in the mountain, he ate people and killed people, and now although he has entered my Shamen practice, if he is not restrained and blindly hurts his life, he will not be able to be a monk and not go to the West Heaven. ”
It's okay, I haven't seen you for a while, and Sister Guanyin has also learned to voice message.
I looked east and prayed earnestly, "Remember, disciple!"
Looking at the cotton coat and hat in my hand, I let out a long sigh, alas...... Wukong, I really resisted as a teacher, but there is no way that Sister Guanyin is too strong, I failed.
I sat on the side of the road, drinking water and studying the flower hat in my hand over and over again. This is a beautiful hat, it is soft when you pinch it, and there is no tight hoop hidden in it, is this hoop invisible, and you have to wear it on your head to appear?
A thought suddenly occurred to me, what would happen if I put this hat on myself, would I not be able to take it off, and if I recited the mantra myself, would it be tantamount to suicide?
Why don't I put it on myself?
But this idea has only existed for a few seconds, and if you don't die, you won't die, so don't look for trouble.
Sun Wukong has been gone for a while, and I think I am almost back, so I put the flower hat in the suitcase and pressed it under the water bladder.
Let's take one step at a time, I can't think of any way to prevent Sun Wukong from wearing a hoop, it can drag on for a while, anyway, now Sun Wukong has no excessive behavior, I don't need to be in such a hurry to put a hoop on him, if this monkey is really difficult to discipline in the future, it is not too late to coax him to wear this hat.
I was looking at the sky with a sad face and waiting for Wukong to come back, but I didn't expect Sun Wukong to go for more than an hour before coming back.
I asked, "Why did you go so long this time to find the old woman's house?"
Sun Wukong said with a smile: "Master Mo is joking with me, we are coming from the east, how can there be no apprentices there, how can I not know, the old woman is the Bodhisattva I also saw the change, so I deliberately left to let the Bodhisattva talk to the master, I was meeting Guanyin Bodhisattva on the way back, and the Bodhisattva also told me to go back quickly to protect the master to the west." ”
Hey, you monkey, you know that no one in the east has been gone for so long, and you left me alone to deal with Guanyin Bodhisattva, if you didn't go to this tight hoop Bodhisattva just now, you might not be able to send a shot.
"Then where did you go, delayed for a long time, and worried about the teacher. ”
"I knew that the Bodhisattva intended to transfer me away, so I flew eastward, and I wanted to come and had nowhere to wait, so I went to the house of the old dragon king of the East Sea to ask for tea and food. ”
It's convenient to have somersault clouds, you can go wherever you want, you are going to the dragon king's house to drink tea, I have been waiting for you here for more than an hour.
"Master, what did the Bodhisattva say to you? ”
I sighed and said, "The Bodhisattva asked me to discipline you strictly, to teach you well. ”
When Sun Wukong heard me say this, he immediately knelt down and bowed to me: "The disciple was rescued by the master, and he will definitely do his best to protect the master and go to the west to worship the Buddha and learn scriptures!"
I frowned and nodded, thinking to myself, I really couldn't bear to put a tight hoop on such a well-behaved apprentice, and I couldn't help but sigh again.
Sun Wukong asked, "Is Master still thirsty?" The apprentice takes a water bladder and gives it to Master. ”
"Good. ”
I said yes absentmindedly, and suddenly remembered that I had put the water bladder in my suitcase after drinking the water.
Now that Sun Wukong opens the suitcase, he won't see the flower hat.
I changed my words and said, "Okay...... We are in a hurry to find a place to stay, and we don't waste time!"