Chapter Forty-Eight: The Ancient Temple in the Forest
As soon as the words came out, the two boys were silent for a long time before they spoke: "Niangniang, everyone has their own ambitions, how can they be forced, although Sihao is not good to us, but still has the grace to save lives, and with them, although there is no fresh blood to feed, but can also absorb nutrients from the pus and blood of the dead, not like following the mother, although not evil, but only to eat and drink dew, absorb spring water, it is bitter, I am single and thin, the will is not strong, it is difficult to bear it." ”
"But Niangniang, you have only relied on the little nutrients obtained from the spring water for the past two hundred years, and it is still difficult to barely make a living, and you have to spread red mist to maintain the safety of the mountain people in the forest, don't you feel hard? Seeing that your face is so haggard, I am afraid that it will not last long, why do you bother so much about that cruel and despicable human being, but you have suffered yourself in vain, so that my two children can see it, and it is also quite painful. ”
"You might as well let go of the unrealistic obsession in your heart, as I wait on this thorny ridge to catch people and drink blood, happy revenge, no matter what he helps to do evil, perverse, just to be happy in front of you, nourish your body and mind, who cares if you are scolded after death, and your roots are scorched, why not?"
Xingxian raised his eyebrows when he heard this, shook the green whip in his hand, and spitted and said: "Good evil obstacles, I don't come to Duhua Er, but you come to drag me and you to abuse, how can this really be reasonable? ”
The two boys were about to say something, but they saw that the head of the green whip in Xingxian's hand had already conjured up a dragon head, hovering in the air, hissing, and couldn't help but be frightened, his hands and feet were numb, and he put Tang Sanzang firmly on the ground according to his words, jumped up and jumped straight into the depths of the dense forest.
When the two of them were rushing, she was still unhappy in her heart, and left a word of hatred: "Niangniang has kept the agreement for two hundred years, and today it is a provocation to openly break the vows for this monk, but I am afraid that after I go, Sihao will be angry, and he will come to ask for someone with Niangniang in person, and at that time he will tear his face, and his face will not look good." ”
Xingxian shook the whip to the ground when she heard this, and said with disdain: "Ben Niangniang is doing things, why do you two Nizi point fingers in front of me, just go to Sihao to sue Ben Niangniang for her tricks, and see how I am afraid of them?" Seeing her angry, the two boys were suddenly shocked in their hearts, and before they could say more, they strengthened their feet and went straight.
Seeing that the two of them were scared away, Xingxian seemed to be extremely happy, immediately took the long whip, turned around, and stared at Sanzang with a smile.
Tang Sanzang sat on the ground, rubbing his arm that was scratched by the two boys, raised his head, and looked at her with a strange expression, Xingxian's face suddenly appeared a red cloud, her eyes were full of shyness, and she hid her face and said, "Why do you look at me like this, don't people look good?"
I didn't expect her reaction to be so big, Tang Sanzang only felt that his heartstrings were plucked suddenly, his mind was blank for a while, and he said sneeringly: "Good-looking, good-looking, you seem to be destined to wait for me here in your previous life, which makes me feel like a different world, and I can't help but rejoice in my heart." ”
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out, Xingxian suddenly changed her face, bit her lips tightly, brushed her sleeves and groaned: "No, you can't be that person, he is so wooden, innocent, and has few desires, but you are so Meng Lang jumping, vulgar and straightforward, how can it be the same person?"
Hearing this, Sanzang couldn't help but be unconvinced, and lost his demeanor, and couldn't help but shout: "What kind of wood is indifferent, pure heart and few desires, it is just a deliberate disguise of a coward, who is the person you are talking about?"
Seeing that he was so unscrupulous in slandering the image in his mind, Xingxian gritted his teeth fiercely, and a few words popped out with an expression: "Tang Dynasty monk Chen Xuanzang." ”
These words were like a thunderclap in the flat ground, which instantly woke Sanzang from his gaffe, only to see him suddenly stand up from the ground, his fists clenched, and his voice trembled: "Who, Chen Xuanzang, a senior monk of the Tang Dynasty, have you seen him?"
Xingxian nodded, pouted, and said like a dream: "Yes, I met once, and I haven't come back since then, until I found him on the battlefield of Shura, he is still dying, and he is still sane, when I held him in my arms, he actually smiled at me, and said I'm sorry, this time the mission to learn the scriptures failed, and after he is reincarnated and embarks on the journey of learning the scriptures, I hope I can wait for him here." ”
"So I believed, and waited for two hundred years on this barren thorn ridge, looking forward to seeing him again, but there has been no person like him to learn scriptures, until today, you have come here with a rhetoric, and you look like a monk, and you look a little similar to him, but I don't know if you are going to the west to learn scriptures?"
Sanzang couldn't hide the horror in his heart, and asked in disbelief: "You mean that Chen Xuanzang died two hundred years ago, where is the Shura battlefield?"
Xingxian thought for a moment, and suddenly held her head with her hand, then stroked her chest with her hand, and said with a painful expression: "No, I can't think of it, not only does it have a headache, but my heart also hurts, as if it has been torn apart alive, so painful." ”
Seeing that her appearance didn't seem to be fake, Sanzang hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Since you can't remember it, then don't think about it, it's all in the past, but it's not a big deal." ”
Xingxian nodded, looked at him with a solemn face and said, "You haven't answered me yet, are you the person of the destiny of the Buddha in the West Heaven to seek scriptures?"
Sanzang shrugged his shoulders and wondered, "Yes or no, is this answer really that important?"
Xingxian suddenly looked excited, and said in a hurried tone: "Of course it is important, I am waiting here hard, I believe that he will definitely live up to the previous promise, and be able to see him again, whenever an outsider enters the Thorn Ridge, I am carefully snooping in the dark, but this is two hundred years, not only have I not seen a character with his style appear, but I have never seen anyone who looks like a monk." ”
"It's easy to see you today, although the demeanor and charm are similar, but the words are vulgar, the manners are Meng Lang, and I don't look like a serious person who learns the scriptures, so I saved you in vain. ”
Seeing that her words were full of contempt, Tang Sanzang was very unconvinced, gritted his teeth hatefully, and said angrily: "Damn, didn't I just can't help but say a few words to you in my heart, why was it suddenly branded as Meng Lang with vulgar words and behavior, this is too extreme." Hehe, Lao Tzu will tell you, I am the person of destiny appointed by the Buddha, and Tang Sanzang, a senior monk of the Tang Dynasty who went to the Western Daleiyin Temple to face the Buddha and seek scriptures. ”
As soon as the words came out, Xingxian's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but rejoice: "Yes, is it really you, Tang Sanzang, a high-ranking monk of the Tang Dynasty, I'm really afraid that you won't admit it, do you still recognize me?"
Seeing that her expression and attitude changed rapidly, and she regained her enthusiasm at this time, Sanzang was quite overwhelmed, and had to nod and admit: "It stands to reason that I will not know you, but I have read the original book and know that you are the apricot fairy on the eight-hundred-mile thorn ridge." ”
Xingxian burst into tears when she heard this, took a few steps forward, looked at his face stupidly and said: "Remember me, you still remember me, do you know that in the past two hundred years, my heart has been suffering all the time, so I'm worried that you won't remember me." It's really like, the faces and expressions of these two people are simply carved out of a mold, but the person is wooden, but you are quite informed, which makes me even more happy. Come, come, I'll take you somewhere, and if you're that person, you'll have something to prove it. At this point, she couldn't help but say, took Sanzang's hand and ran into the forest.
Although this apricot fairy has a haggard face, a weak look, all the way holding Sanzang's hand, running fast, just when Sanzang is out of breath, the two of them came to a clearing in the forest, it is really a quiet place, in the middle is a dilapidated ancient temple, in disrepair, the doors and windows are simple, the walls are falling down, as if people push the door, it will collapse the whole general.
Fortunately, the geographical location of this ancient temple is excellent, there is a row of pines, cypresses and willows in front of the door and behind the house, peach and plum and bamboo, the ancient temple is surrounded by groups, like a delicate rural oil painting, which makes people look relaxed and happy, full of fun. This ancient temple is also located next to a mountain stream, the spring water tinkles and tinkles, if someone is playing a nameless piano music, which is secretly in line with the mysterious music theory, when the water surges, a small mountain spring forms a waterfall, which flows loudly and passionately, making people feel the infinite interest of nature, which is really fascinating.
Seeing this wonderful picture, Tang Sanzang was intoxicated, looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's such a good place to go, if I can be buried here after I die, I should also look at it under the Nine Springs." ”
Hearing his words, Xingxian's face suddenly darkened, and she returned to normal, and said with a smile: "If you really have a heart, you don't have to die here, just stay and live with me, and I will be satisfied." ”
Seeing that she was actually serious, Tang Sanzang was very embarrassed, hurriedly smiled, and said to him left and right: "Haha, that's not possible, I went to the west to learn scriptures by the Buddha's order, if I stop halfway, I'm afraid that thunder will fall from the sky and turn me into powder." ”
"I said that this temple is the legendary Muxian Nunnery, but how can it be so simple, how can it live in people?"
Xingxian shook his head and explained: "That Muxian Nunnery is located at the end of the eight hundred miles to the west of the Thorn Ridge, and this is just an ancient temple built by the ancestors of the Sai Kingdom when they went to the Muxian Nunnery to worship, and it was specially used to rest and stay, and it has always been nameless. ”
Sanzang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and said in horror: "No, the ancestors of this sacrificial country are too stupid, they actually walked eight hundred miles of difficult and dangerous thorn ridges to pay tribute, this sincerity is really big enough, but I don't know what kind of immortal people are in this forest, worthy of their awe, isn't it your class of wood immortals?"