The master and apprentice continued to travel west, and the surrounding area of the Wuzhuang Temple was also peaceful, and everyone hurried easily.

Wukong chatted idly: "This time in Wuzhuang Temple has been delayed for so many hours, there is finally no danger, everyone is also blessed by misfortune, and eating ginseng fruit is also a beautiful thing." ”

Bajie said: "You and Master are lucky, one person ate three, and I, Senior Brother Sha, and Ryoma only ate two." ”

Wukong said: "You idiot, you know how to eat and eat, and if you are asked to go and beat fruits, why don't you dare to go?"

Bajie suddenly didn't dare to speak.

Xuanzang said: "Eating this fruit is really effective." The whole person feels light and healthy, full of energy, and is really a good baby. ”

Wukong said: "The ginseng fruit tree is known as the spiritual root of the Three Realms, so it needs to be said." ”

Xuanzang said: "It seems that these five villages and their entourage have a lot of gains." Alas, the only fly in the ointment was that my snuffbox was accidentally lost. ”

Wukong said: "Do you have a snuffbox on you, why haven't I seen it?" Besides, you have never smelled of smoke on you, my nose is very smart. ”

Xuanzang said: "My snuffbox is not filled with snuff, of course you can't smell smoke." ”

Wukong Qi said: "If you don't have snuff in the snuff bottle, what can you hold?"

Xuanzang explained: "My snuff bottle was given to me by the Tang King, and it contained a handful of soil from the Tang Dynasty. In the dead of night, the teacher would occasionally take it out and smell it. The soil of this hometown can have two benefits: it can not only relieve the pain of homesickness, but also treat the disease of water and soil adaptation. You are not mortals, so naturally you will not be unaccustomed to the soil, but I am different. This journey has traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and thanks to this snuff bottle, but now it is lost, in vain. ”

Wukong said: "How could it be lost?"

Xuanzang said: "I originally collected it personally. When Zhenyuan Daxian caught us back, I was blown upside down by the strong wind, and it is estimated that I lost it at that time. When I found out that it was missing, our master and apprentice were already far away from Wuzhuang Temple. ”

Wukong said: "According to what you say, it should be lost in front of that green bamboo forest, do you want the disciple to look for it?"

Xuanzang said: "It's been so long now, where can I find it." I've been traveling west for so long, and I'm gradually immune to this disease of water and soil, so I don't need to look for it. ”

Wukong said: "As soon as I heard the master mention his hometown, the disciple was also a little homesick. The disciples haven't been home for more than 500 years, and I don't know how many of those children are left. ”

Xuanzang said: "Since you are homesick, why don't you find a chance to go back and have a look? Anyway, you are fast, and it won't take many hours to come and go." ”

Wukong said, "No. According to the Buddha's rules, I can't go back until I have completed the task of studying the scriptures. Some time ago, I went to find a helper to save the ginseng fruit tree of Zhenyuan Daxian, and someone warned me that the path was wrong. Everything has to be done according to the Buddha's plan, which is really depressing and dead. By the way, didn't that Su Buji also be driven away last time, because he disrupted the Buddha's plan. ”

Xuanzang said: "When I drove you away last time, why didn't you go back to see?"

Wukong said: "I wanted to go back at that time, but I was intercepted by the Dragon King of the East China Sea on the way, and I must go to his crystal palace to drink." After drinking, I was about to go back, but the Bodhisattva stopped me on the way and told me to come back quickly to protect you. In the end, it still didn't go back. ”

Xuanzang said: "Since there are regulations, then don't go back, let's continue to hurry." ”

After that, there was no place to stay for a while, and for three days, the master and apprentice spent the night in the wilderness, squeezing together in tents.

On the fourth day, I finally met a farmer, and after eating fast, the host arranged a bedroom, Xuanzang lived alone, and Wukong lived in a room together.

Xuanzang said: "Bajie, Wujing, you two go to sleep first." Goku go to my room, I'm going to test your homework. ”

Bajie gloated and muttered: "This Bi Ma Wen, he usually pretends to be positive, he rushes to do the things of leading the horse to fall, and he never does the rough work of carrying the burden, and now he will get his retribution." ”

Wukong felt that something was wrong, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he followed the master into the dormitory.

Xuanzang said: "Wukong, go and close the door." ”

Wukong closed the door as he said, and the two sat down. Wukong said: "Master, didn't you just do the quiz some time ago, why do you have to test my homework again today?"

Xuanzang said: "Didn't you say you wanted to go home a few days ago, so I found an excuse to quietly call you in." ”

Wukong was overjoyed when he heard this: "It turns out that the master has a way, why didn't he tell me earlier?"

Xuanzang said: "Wukong, you are stupid, isn't the Buddha filming Journey to the West, we are talking in the room to prevent candid photography." ”

Wukong said: "What the master said is that as soon as the disciple is happy, he forgets about this stubble. Master, tell me what we should do."

Xuanzang said: "That's not simple. If I drive you away one more time, won't you be able to go home and see your children in the open?"

Wukong was overjoyed when he heard it!

He thought to himself: "Sure enough, as the patriarch said, this parallel master is really a person with a delicate mind, and he can even think of such a ghost idea." ”

So he also whispered to Xuanzang: "Master, if you want to drive me away, what reason do you need to find?"

Xuanzang said: "My master and apprentice will play a good show, won't it be done?"

Wukong said: "Please also ask Master for advice." ”

Xuanzang said: "It's a pity that we didn't make up this script, and I don't know what I will encounter in the future, so I can only improvise." ”

Wukong said: "Okay, it seems that it can only be like this. So Wukong thanked the master and went back to his room to sleep.

The next day, several people continued on their way.

After more than a month, the road became more and more bumpy. As far as the eye can see, there is another high mountain in front of me. Xuanzang said: "Apprentices, I have encountered a high mountain again." ”

Wukong said: "Master, don't panic, wait for me to investigate." After speaking, he went into the air, looked around, and saw a demonic aura looming on the mountain.

After a while, Wukong replied: "Master, there is a demonic spirit on this mountain. ”

Xuanzang said: "Wukong, can we take a detour?"

Wukong smiled: "Master don't worry, there is no need to take a detour." This monster doesn't seem to be very strong, and we have so many of us now, I'm afraid of what he does. ”

Xuanzang said: "Since this monster is not powerful, we can adapt to the situation." It's getting late today, so we'll bury the pot and cook at the foot of this mountain, rest for one night, and recuperate our spirits, so that we can climb the mountain tomorrow. ”

When Wukong heard the words 'improvisation', he began to think silently in his heart.

And all the disciples looked for something to do, and he who carried water brought water, and he who made a fire made a fire, and he who let his horses go. In the end, Xuanzang asked Wujing to pick some wild vegetables and come back. This busy work lasted almost an hour, and by the time the meal was over, it was already dark. So they set up their tents and prepared to rest.

Xuanzang said: "Wukong, is the set of papers I sent to you some time ago ready?"

Wukong said: "The last one is to look at the pictures and tell the text, there is no text prompt at all, it is too difficult, I can't do it." ”

Xuanzang said: "The most important thing about my Buddhism is the word 'enlightenment', your understanding is so poor, how can you achieve the right result?"

Wukong said: "Although my comprehension is almost good, I am a gold medal fighter." You've traveled all the way, and even if I don't have any credit, I'm still a little hard, right? Master, you can just be kind to me and explain it to me?"

Xuanzang said: "It makes sense for you to say that. In this way, Bajie and Wujing are standing guard outside, and I will open a small stove for Wukong and tutor him. ”

So Wukong naturally followed Xuanzang into the tent to review his homework, leaving only Bajie and Sha Seng to guard outside.

Bajie said: "This master is too partial, and he opened a small stove for that monkey." What's so good about that monkey. ”

Wujing said: "Second senior brother, don't complain. The senior brother is the first to follow the master, and his ability is also the highest, and if the master wants to learn from the scriptures successfully, he has to rely on him. ”

Bajie said: "Senior brother, you don't know. I've fought that monkey twice, and he's not necessarily much better than me. I don't know how he made trouble in the Heavenly Palace back then, and it feels completely unworthy of the name. ”

Wujing said: "It shouldn't be, maybe he has preserved his strength." ”

Bajie said: "It's not like, it's not like." I think there's something strange about this. ”

Wujing said: "What can be wrong?"

Bajie said: "If you want me to say, I can't say it for a while. But I always felt that something was wrong!"