The master and apprentice traveled all the way to the west, and before they knew it, the winter had passed, and it was the time of spring and March. A few people had nothing to do along the way, and began to chatter again.

Wujing said: "Master, when you were in the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, you once told me that someone else was secretly protecting you, what is going on?"

Xuanzang said: "Actually, this matter is not a secret, and it doesn't hurt to tell you: in the light, it is a few of your bodyguards, and in the dark, the Bodhisattva has arranged another four-value gongcao, five parties to reveal the truth, six dings and six jiajia, and eighteen Jialan protectors to protect me." ”

Bajie said: "I see. Master, why didn't you say it earlier? It seems that I was worried about Master in vain. ”

Wukong said: "You idiot knows how to cheat and cheat! Do you think that someone can be lazy if someone is secretly protecting Master? Do you know that there is a performance appraisal for this westward journey." If you don't want to contribute, even if you succeed in learning from the experience in the future, you may not be able to achieve positive results, but don't complain when the time comes!"

Xuanzang nodded and said, "Yes, yes." You see, Xiaolong was originally only responsible for traveling for me, but he worked hard to achieve positive results. This time, he committed a dangerous crime alone to stab demons, and he was very good as a teacher. Bajie, you have to learn more from Xiaolong. ”

Bajie said: "Master, you don't need to show off your half-hung assassin profession. After walking such a long way, I just killed two mobs. ”

Wukong said: "Bajie, Master educates you for your good." As a second senior brother, if you are compared to Xiaolong, it will be very shameless. ”

Bajie muttered: "The three of you knew each other first, so naturally you were in a group, and I can't talk about you." ”

Wukong said: "Don't think that I don't know about the things you do, my news is spiritual! I'm not afraid to tell you that in order to cooperate with this westward plan, the Buddha launched a promotional film for the same period, and this expansion is a live broadcast! The ugly things you did have already spread throughout the Three Realms. ”

Bajie said: "What kind of information promotional video?"

So Wukong told the Buddha in detail about filming Journey to the West.

Bajie was shocked: "Master, what Senior Brother said is true?!"

Xuanzang nodded and said, "Yes, there is indeed such a thing." ”

Bajie wilted all of a sudden.

Xuanzang saw that Bajie was frightened, so he comforted him and said, "Apprentice, you don't have to be too discouraged. After all, you were also recommended to me by the Bodhisattva. Although you are a little lustful, some sleepy, some greedy, some lazy, and some cheating and slippery, if you put these aside and don't look at it, your character is still quite guaranteed. It's good to work hard to get rid of the bad things in the future. ”

Bajie cried and said with a sad face: "Master, are you praising me or hurting me, why do I listen to it more and more unpleasantly." ”

Xuanzang said: "Of course I praised you." Along the way, you've killed a lot of monsters, and that's all your credit. As for some of your shortcomings, it's not surprising. Doesn't Goku often cause trouble, Wujing doesn't kill as many monsters as you, let alone Ryoma, he's only responsible for traveling for me. In the future, I will rely on you a lot as a teacher, don't give up on yourself. ”

Bajie listened to the comfort, and his mood was much better. He turned his head and complained: "Since you are filming a TV series, why don't you even have a heroine? What kind of script did you make up?"

Wukong laughed and said, "Bajie, you are a layman if you say this! This kind of show is called survival in the wilderness, and it has been very popular recently." Every time there is a dozen monsters, those immortals move a small bench and watch it with relish. And I heard that this script was written by the Buddha himself. ”

When Bajie heard the word Buddha, he was immediately stunned again.

Xuanzang sighed and said, "Alas, in fact, what Bajie said also has some truth. Along the way, there are repeated monsters, rushes, monsters, and roads, when is the end? ”

Wukong smiled and said: "Master, you also have times when you say depressing words! Do you still remember the son of Wuchao Zen Master? Lingshan worships Buddha Mo Yuan, Lingshan is only in your heart, everyone has a Lingshan Tower, so they go down to the Lingshan Tower. As long as you have a spiritual mountain in your heart, how can you complain that the mountain is high and the road is far away. ”

Xuanzang said: "You don't mention this Zen master." Now when you mention this Zen master, I think it's a little strange. ”

Wukong said, "Master, what's strange?"

Xuanzang said: "Zen master, this Buddha, said that Lingshan worships Buddha and seeks from afar, just ask for it in your heart." Doesn't that mean that our journey to the west is in vain? There is also a problem, the Zen master once wanted to accept the Eight Precepts as a disciple, but the Eight Precepts refused. I was thinking, if Bajie had promised him at that time and followed him to practice, wouldn't our scripture study team not have enough people? I feel that what he did seemed to be deliberately sabotaging the Buddha's established plan. ”

Wukong heard Patriarch Bodhi talk about the origin of Wuchao Zen Master, and naturally understood the secret. He said to Xuanzang: "Actually, it's not as complicated as Master thought. That Wuchao Zen Master just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to join in the fun, and he didn't deliberately oppose the Buddha. ”

Xuanzang said: "What is he doing again? What do you know?"

Wukong said: "That Wuchao Zen Master belongs to another branch of Buddhism, and his line is mainly based on cultivating the mind. These belong to the secrets of the Three Realms, Master, you are now an ordinary man, there is no need to pay attention to these. ”

Xuanzang said: "It's so mysterious, the more you talk about it, the more confused I become." ”

Wukong said: "Actually, I also understand Master's thoughts. Along the way, in addition to fighting monsters, it is sleeping, eating, and rushing, which is really boring. But there is a more important reason. ”

Xuanzang said: "What is the reason, why don't I know? ”

Wukong said: "The reason is also simple: a few of us have stayed together for the longest time along the way, today you look at me, tomorrow I will look at you, stop and go, stop and go, look and see, look and see, it seems that they are all these old faces, and they will naturally get tired of seeing too much." Master, do you think that's the truth?"

Xuanzang said: "What you said is not bad at all! In the past few years, the time spent on rushing has been the most, and there are only a few of us who are in a hurry." This seems to be called eye strain. ”

Wukong said: "Is this called aesthetic fatigue?"

Xuanzang said: "I, are you monsters beautiful?"

Wukong smiled: "Master, let's not joke anymore, the disciple has a way to relieve this fatigue." ”

Xuanzang said: "This can still be alleviated?

Wukong said: "We might as well play a little game: get to know each other again, as if we had just met." What does the master think?"

Xuanzang said: "Wouldn't it seem too naïve to do this?"

Wukong said: "Anyway, being idle is idle, how can you know if you don't try?"

Xuanzang said: "Bajie, what do you think of Wukong's idea?"

Bajie was depressed, and he didn't hear what Xuanzang and the others were talking about just now. He suddenly heard Xuanzang calling his name, looked up and asked, "Master, what are you telling me to do?"

Wukong said, "You idiot, didn't you hear my conversation with Master?"

Bajie said honestly: "I heard it, but I didn't pay attention to it, you say it again." ”

So Wukong repeated what he had just said. Bajie said: "Brother Monkey, how old are you, still playing with this!"

Wukong said, "Are you busy?"

Bajie said: "I'm not busy." ”

Wukong said: "Since we are not busy, we should pass the time as if we were gossiping, what's the difference?"

Bajie said: "Since you said so, then I have no opinion." ”

Xuanzang asked again: "What about Wujing, what do you think?"

Bajie said: "Senior brother is a stuffy gourd, what do you ask him to do?"

Wujing said: "I'm a little bored, I'll listen to you." ”

Wukong said: "Everyone is a senior brother, how can we favor one over the other? ”

Bajie said: "What about the dragon set horse? He is even more stuffy than Wujing, and he can't kick a fart in a few kicks." ”

Ryoma was not happy when he heard it: "Brother Pig, how many kicks can you try to kick me?"

Xuanzang said: "Okay, okay, don't go far." Shall we all get acquainted again?"

Bajie said: "I have big breasts, I'll say it first." ”

Wukong scolded: "You are talking a fart." Since the master is here, of course, the master will speak first. Respect the teacher, do you understand?"

Bajie said: "Brother Monkey, you hit me several times today, it's too bullying." ”

Xuanzang said: "Okay, don't make trouble first, listen to me first." My family name is Chen, and my nickname is Jiang Liuer, but I have been a monk in the Jinshan Temple of the Tang Dynasty in Dongtu since I was a child. ”

Bajie said: "How can Master's nickname be Jiang Liu'er?"

Xuanzang said: "Because my mother put me on a wooden plank to float down the river in order to save my life, and was later rescued by Elder Fa Ming. That's why it's called Jiang Liu'er. ”

Bajie said: "It turns out that the master is also a poor person who has suffered so much. ”

Wujing said: "Master, what's the matter with your nickname?"

Xuanzang said: "When I was just born, my mother bit off one of my toes in order to leave a mark on me. Later, when I went out, those naughty boys couldn't tell the difference between a beggar and a monk, so they called me a nine-toed beggar. ”

Ryoma said: "No wonder Master always has to find a mount to travel, it turns out that he is a disabled person!"