Everyone went all the way to the west, Xiaoxing stayed at night, thirsty for food and hunger, and unconsciously the spring was over and the summer was over, and it was autumn again.

On this day, it was getting late, and Xuanzang said: "Apprentice, it seems that I can't find anyone tonight." ”

Wukong said: "If you can't find someone, you can camp in the wild, it's an old deal." ”

Bajie said: "Brother, you are easy, one is riding a horse, the other is empty-handed, but Wujing and I still have to carry such a heavy burden." If you can't find someone to stay overnight to recuperate, I'm afraid tomorrow will be difficult. ”

Xuanzang saw that Bajie said pitifully, so he said: "Then take advantage of the moonlight to take another trip, maybe there are people in front of you." So they went on their way.

After walking for a long time, he only heard the sound of surging waves, and the surging sound was like the roar of ten thousand horses, and its sound was deafening.

Bajie threw down his luggage and shouted, "It's over, it's over." There is no way out!"

Xuanzang said: "What's wrong?"

Bajie said: "I'll tell you, just listen to the sound of the water, I know that this is a big river, and I can't cross it." ”

Xuanzang asked curiously, "How big can it be?"

Bajie said: "Big, big, big!"

Wukong said: "Anyway, it's near the river, let's go to the shore first." ”

Everyone went to the river, Wukong looked into the distance, and then replied, "Master, I can't even see the edge, this is hundreds of miles wide, to say the least." ”

Xuanzang said: "Emma, hundreds of miles! It seems that accommodation is a trivial matter, but crossing the river has become a big problem!"

Wujing also said: "Yes, yes, this time it's a big trouble." ”

Bajie said: "I remember that last time there was a red gourd with a bodhisattva, I crossed the quicksand river." Brother Monkey, why don't you go to the Bodhisattva to borrow it again. ”

Wukong smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, let's think of our own ideas first." ”

Hearing Wukong say this, Bajie began to use his brain: "Why don't you use the master as bait again to coax the monster out?"

Xuanzang hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't! I had an accident when I crossed the Heishui River last time, let's think about crossing the river in another way." ”

Wukong said: "Master, if you want to succeed in learning the scriptures, you can't be afraid of difficulties, ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties are not just talking." ”

Xuanzang said: "Wukong, do you also agree with the idea of Bajie?"

Wukong said: "Hehe, let's say, this trick should be the most effective." If there is no other way, I'm afraid it will be your old man's turn to step up again. ”

Wujing said: "Actually, I also think that the second senior brother's method is quite good, but I don't know if there are monsters in this river." We need to make sure first. ”

Bajie said: "Senior brother, according to the routine of "Journey to the West", whenever you encounter mountains and rivers, when are there no monsters?"

Wukong said: "There are no monsters in the Wuzhuang Temple of Wanshou Mountain." ”

Bajie said: "Don't mention Wuzhuang Guan, that Zhenyuan Daxian is more difficult than a monster." ”

Xuanzang said: "Yes, Wuzhuang Concept is also a difficulty, or a big difficulty. ”

At this moment, Ryoma shouted, "Look, there's a stone tablet over there." ”

Everyone looked in the direction indicated by the horse's head, and sure enough, they saw a stone tablet.

When you walk in and take a closer look, the words "Tongtian River (Boundary River)" are engraved on the top of the stele. There is another line of small characters engraved below: "Eight hundred miles of path, few people have traveled in ancient times." ”

Wujing said: "Sure enough, this Tongtian River is not narrower than the quicksand river." ”

Bajie said: "Brother, didn't you say that you are very familiar with the terrain here, have you heard of this Tongtian River?"

Wukong said: "Nonsense, of course I've heard of it!"

Bajie said: "In that case, you must know how to get there?"

Wukong said: "I don't know. ”

Bajie said: "Then you just talked big about it and deceived us before." ”

Wukong said: "Bajie, why are you confused! I think that if I wanted to cross this river back then, I would have passed it in one stroke." But now that we want to keep Master in the past, the problem is different. ”

Bajie suddenly realized: "Yes! If I just want to cross the river alone, where do I have to think about how to cross it, I just fly over, and there is not so much trouble at all." ”

Wukong said: "That's the reason." Now that Master wants to cross the river, he has to think of something else. ”

Bajie said: "What is said on this stone tablet is too unreliable. You say that this river can be crossed, and if it can't be crossed, it can't be crossed, but it prefers to give you a sentence of 'few people in eternity'! Isn't this nonsense?"

Wukong said: "This sentence is indeed a bit strange, and I can't figure it out for a while. Well, I guess Master can probably understand the meaning of this sentence. ”

Bajie said: "Impossible! Master is a mortal and has never been here, how does he know the meaning of this sentence?"

Wukong said: "Bajie, you underestimate Master too much." He's a lot smarter than I am. ”

Bajie said: "Look at this sycophant! No wonder Master always favors you." ”

Wukong said: "I'll ask you: If he is useless, how did he do your master, instead of you becoming his master?"

Bajie said: "Then do you still need to ask? He is the reincarnation of the second disciple of the Buddha, and he is a relation!"

Wukong retorted: "Will the Buddha accept apprentices indiscriminately, why won't the Buddha accept you as a second disciple?"

Bajie thought for a while and said, "But I don't usually see him come up with any ideas." Along the way, the methods of slaying demons and eliminating demons were all calculated by the two of us. ”

Wukong said: "Bajie, you really put gold on your face, hahahaha." ”

Bajie said: "Don't talk too far, we are discussing Master." I said that Master rarely comes up with ideas, right?"

Wukong said: "That's right. ”

Bajie said: "Isn't that the end?" If he is really like you say, then he should be the one who is planning along the way. ”

Wukong said: "You are also a person who has been Marshal Tianpeng, why don't you even understand such a simple truth?"

Bajie said: "What do you mean by this?"

Wukong said: "When you are Marshal Tianpeng, if you can do something that your subordinates can do well, will you still do it yourself?"

Bajie said: "I understand! I understand! It turns out that he is putting on a stand for his master! Brother Monkey, according to what you said, this master who looks like a parallel commodity has been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?"

Wukong laughed, "Just ask him." ”

Bajie really asked: "Master, you said that this sentence 'Eternal Youth' is really hiding some mystery?"

Xuanzang said: "Bajie, your real name is Zhu Congming, and you have always been extremely smart, why did you ask me about the parallel master?"

Bajie grinned: "Master, I know it's wrong, and I don't dare to call you parallel master anymore! ”

Ryoma gloated, "Not necessarily. I think I offended the master back then, and I didn't even make it to the second senior brother. There's an idiom that's called?"

Bajie taught Ryoma earnestly: "That's because the master sees that you are lowly and takes care of you." Look at you now, you usually run away, you don't have to carry burdens, you don't have to fight monsters, where can you find such a good job?

Xuanzang said: "You said that you don't feel annoyed when you quarrel like this? Isn't it just to discuss a 'few people in eternity', obviously a few words can explain things clearly, but after more than a thousand words, there is no result! Even if you don't consider the feelings of being a teacher, you should also consider the feelings of readers, right? Just because you are arguing like this all day long, that bitter North Gate Trail is scolded by the book friends for being bloody. ”

Bajie was stunned, and then said awkwardly: "Today's weather ...... Hahaha!"

Wukong replied casually: "Senior brother and brother praise each other!"

Wujing also joined in the fun: "Master's leader is really wise!"

Not to be outdone, Ryoma said: "Successful learning from the experience is papa!"

Bajie asked curiously: "Xiaolong, why did this successful scripture study come to fruition?"

Ryoma said: "This snap is applause!"

Bajie said: "Oh, I thought it was ......"

Ryoma said: "Second wet chest, you want to be crooked again." ”

Xuanzang was one head and two big, and said helplessly: "Just when I didn't say anything, you should continue to quarrel." ”

Bajie said: "Don't, you haven't explained the ancient people's behavior." ”

Xuanzang said: "The phrase "few people in ancient times" contains two meanings. The first meaning is to be able to cross the river, and the second meaning is that there have been very few people who have crossed the river since ancient times. Of course, this refers only to mortals, not to gods or monsters like you who can fly around. ”

Wujing said: "This river is more than 800 miles wide, the water is so turbulent, and the evil waves are monstrous, how can mortals get by!"

Xuanzang said: "Under normal circumstances, of course, it can't be passed, but there are indeed people who have passed, which shows a problem: conditions." ”

Wujing said: "What do you mean?"

Xuanzang said: "It means that if you want to pass, you need to meet certain conditions. As long as the conditions are sufficient, then it can be passed. ”

Bajie said: "Oh, that's what it means. As soon as Master explained this, I completely understood. But what are the specific conditions that need to be met?"

Xuanzang said: "If you want to know this question, you need to collect information through various channels. The more comprehensive the information, the closer the calculation will be to the real answer. ”

Bajie said: "Do you need to be so complicated, if you want me to say, this problem is simple and ruthless!"

Wukong asked, "What's the best idea for Bajie?"

Bajie said: "Brother Monkey, as long as you recite a spell and call out the god of the land, the mountain and the god of water, and ask, won't it be clear." ”

Wukong said: "Asking the god of the land or the god of water is also a kind of information collection." But what if the land and mountain gods are afraid of monsters, or because they can't speak clearly for other reasons, and the truth is mixed? And their mana is low, they are all minor gods, and they are not omniscient. ”

Bajie said: "What should I do then?"

Xuanzang said: "I definitely won't be able to cross the river tonight, so the top priority is to find someone to rest for a night, didn't you just complain that you haven't slept for a long time." ”

Bajie said: "Wait, there is another question!"

Xuanzang asked, "What's the matter?"

Bajie said: "I also want to ask, why is this Tongtian River called 'Boundary River'?"

Xuanzang did not rush to answer this question, but turned his head to look in the direction of the other side of the river.

At this time, the bright moon was in the sky, and the bright moonlight was wantonly poured on the entire surface of the Tongtian River.

The river is rushing endlessly, and the sky above the river is misty, and there is no way to dissolve, like a dream.

Xuanzang pondered for a long time, and said leisurely: "Maybe it's because there is a different scenery on the other side of the river." ”

Wukong said: "Master, if it's getting late today, let's continue to walk downstream, right? ”

Xuanzang nodded, so everyone walked downstream.