In this way, the Sanzang Legion once again walked on horseback, Xiaoxing at night, sweating on the sky, stepping on the West Heaven Avenue all the way. On this day, the master and apprentice came to a wonderful place again, but they saw a big water, the water surface was as wide as the ocean, as far as the eye could see, the water was blue and sparkling, the waves were turbulent, and the bottom was not visible.

Tang Sanzang stretched his neck and looked at the endless river, and sighed helplessly: "Damn, I just crossed the Heishui River, and I met this big river again, and it is hundreds of miles of land at every turn, and it really costs people's lives." ”

Bajie felt the same way when he heard this, and echoed casually: "If it's just a big river blocking it, it's just that, the most annoying thing is that there will be more or less monsters in the water, and then you will suffer." ”

Seeing the two sighing like this, bitter and bitter, Sun Wukong smiled and said with disdain: "Master, you really don't know the blessings in the blessings, you are riding a horse, but it is not as hard as us walking, what else is there to complain about, if you come to be safe, where are all the original ambitions?"

Sanzang shook his head, and said very depressedly: "It's not that the rapid march has been driven by these two months, Lao Tzu can't eat well and sleep well, and all his lofty ambitions have been thrown out of the clouds." You think it's nice to ride a horse, but the skin on both sides of Lao Tzu's thighs is worn out. ”

Bajie was deeply apologetic when he heard this, and saluted one by one: "Everyone is sorry, it's all for the sake of finding Xiuning, so everyone is in such a hurry, I'm really sorry." ”

Sanzang sighed faintly, waved his hand and said: "Bajie, you are here again, what is there to be polite between brothers, as long as you can catch up with Xiuning, this mage will not hesitate to suffer more, presumably everyone is the same, right?"

The disciples couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this, and said in unison: "Bajie, Master is right, they are all their own brothers, what to do if you say such a life, it is right to think about how to cross this big river." ”

Sun Wukong smiled, pointed his hand, and said leisurely: "Isn't there a stone tablet in front, let's go up and take a look, Guan Bao can find out the origin of this big river." ”

When everyone heard this, they glared at it, and saw a pillar-sized stone standing majestically on the river bank a hundred meters ahead, which really looked like a stone tablet. When he got closer, Tang Sanzang squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and scolded secretly: "Damn, this stone tablet should be some years old, and the inscriptions on it are all ancient texts, and I can't read it." ”

Wukong smiled and said with disdain: "Master, if you are illiterate, you can admit it, you don't even recognize the seal characters, the top three big characters are written 'Tongtian River', and the next two lines of small characters are 'Eight hundred miles away, few people in ancient times', it seems that we have reached eight hundred miles to the Tianhe." My grandson remembered that the Tongtian River was 54,000 miles away from the Tang Kingdom, and we had already walked half the way to learn the scriptures from the West, so we should open a faction to celebrate. ”

Seeing the monkey teasing himself, Tang Sanzang's old face was slightly red, and he was extremely aggrieved: "Dead monkey, you dare to make fun of me, how can Lao Tzu be illiterate after graduating from a prestigious university? Feelings, we are to the 800-mile Tongtian River, Bajie, I really let you say it, there are really monsters in this water. ”

Seeing the nervousness on everyone's faces, Tang Sanzang didn't care, and waved his hand leisurely: "But that carp essence can only use some tricks to turn water into ice, there is really nothing to be afraid of." I remembered that there seemed to be a temple of inspiration near the stele, and I wanted to go up there and take a look, so everyone could help find it. ”

Sha Wujing scratched his head and wondered: "Master, the gods of the Three Realms are like carp crossing the river, there are many of them, not to mention tens of millions, but I have never heard of a person called the King of Inspiration, why is Master looking for that temple, why should he go to worship God?"

Tang Sanzang sneered, and said with disdain: ", he is the monster in this water, of course you don't know it, but you also think too much, Lao Tzu doesn't even worship serious gods and Buddhas, what are you doing with this demon who worships him?"

As soon as the words came out, all the disciples were surprised in their hearts, and they all rushed to ask, "In this case, what does the master want to do when he goes?"

Tang Sanzang sneered, snapped his fingers and said: "My Sanzang Legion has traveled west to learn from the scriptures, and has always eliminated violence, peace and goodness, and stabilized the Quartet. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles, let's go this time, just check his details, after all, after two hundred years, we don't know how his combat power has grown. ”

When all the disciples heard this, they immediately looked around, looking for the temple of the King of Inspiration, only to see that there was a splendid building less than two miles south of the stele, standing silently on the bank of the Tongtian River, thinking that it was the Temple of the King of Inspiration.

When everyone comes to see, they can't help but sigh, the whole temple body is in the shape of a golden dragon boat, the column cornices, the red wall and blue tiles, it is very good-looking, there is an antique plaque hanging on the beam of the gate, and it is written with five big characters of "Inspiration Dawang Temple".

Just when the Sanzang Legion was amazed, something rolled down from the high pillar, threw itself on the ground, blocked everyone's way, and shouted: "Who is coming, you know that this is the temple of the King of Inspiration, and you want to leave quickly if you want to live." ”

This sound came suddenly, like thunder on the ground, which frightened Tang Sanzang's thighs, his legs and feet were weak, and he almost didn't have a somersault planted on the ground, but when he looked at it, it was an old man in white clothes, holding a peachwood cane, and stretched out his hand to stop everyone.

Seeing that the old man was dressed as a serious human being, Tang Sanzang was calm, and put his palms together and said: "Old man, the poor monk is a monk from the Tang Dynasty who went to the Buddha in the West Heaven to seek scriptures. ”

As soon as the words came out, the old man's anger subsided slightly, and he bowed his hand and saluted back: "It turned out to be a high monk from the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Soil. Elder, it's not that the old man is bent on obstructing it, it's just that this Dawang Temple of Inspiration is not like an ordinary Buddhist hall, and you can't go in and out at will. ”

The old man's obstruction in every way couldn't help but arouse the monkey's competitive spirit, and he snorted coldly at the moment, bared his teeth and grinned: "You old man really don't know people's will, since you know that we are monks who seek Buddha, naturally see the temple to burn incense, see the Buddha to worship, this is the duty of the monks, why such obstruction, what is the reason, or to make it clear, my grandson will not leave here today, see what you can do?"

Seeing that the monkey played a scoundrel for no reason, the old man's face was blue and purple for a while, and he couldn't help but swell with his liver, and struck the ground with his cane: "You elder really don't know the height of the sky, and the old decay is blocking you in order to save your life, and if you don't appreciate it, it's just that, why are you still messing around like this? If you admit it, you will leave, and if not, you will never be allowed to step into this temple unless you die on the spot. ”

Wen Tianshu's eyes flowed, and he smiled and said: "This grandfather is so strange, not letting him enter the temple is saving our lives, it's really an exaggeration, you say that this temple is built to not let people worship, but what is the use?"

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, the old man was so angry that he trembled, beat his chest and said: "It's really a group of animals who don't listen to people, and the old man is kind to persuade him, but he still ends up with a no." Let's go, the old people are a lot older, and they have lived enough, so I don't want to give up this old life today, but also tell the truth. Elder, you have come from far away from the Eastern Lands, naturally you don't know that the King of Inspiration is a man-eating demon king, ordinary people can't hide, how can you have the courage to enter his temple, if you let the demon king smell a trace of the smell of the living, even if you rush to the ends of the earth, you will be arrested back, peeled and cramped, until you die. ”

"What is a good place for you to go to this temple, but it is the place where the people of my Tongtianhe River sacrificed their lives to the King of Inspiration, and I don't know how many children are buried in it in the past two hundred years, and the souls of the temple are full of grievances, what is there to see, or go quickly, go quickly. ”

As soon as the words came out, the Sanzang Army was stunned and stood on the spot, and Sun Wukong, who had always been jealous and hateful, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Wow, where is the demon so rampant, Lang Lang Qiankun created such a killing and abuse, it is really outrageous and outrageous." But the villagers were too weak, and they actually succumbed to the prostitution for two hundred years, let him act recklessly and did not resist, and also built a temple for him to cultivate himself, and sacrificed his life. ”

Listening to these gnashing words, the old man burst into tears and wept: "You are an outsider, how do you know our suffering? Everyone has the heart to fight, who is willing to fall willingly, to serve the foreign body that wears hair and horns, wet and egg-bornized, this is the most tragic thing in the world, even if we and other villagers have half a way to live, they will not easily embark on this desperate road." ”

Bajie's eyes were red when he heard this, and he protested: "My old pig also knows that there is a huge disparity in the power of demons, and asking you to wait for mortals to fight against bloodthirsty demons is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, but since you can't beat it, you can always escape, right?"

The old man smiled bitterly and said sadly: "It's been two hundred years, we still haven't used any tricks, but we can't." There are hundreds of men and women in my village, the names and surnames of the elderly, the order of the young and the old, the demon king knows everything, not to mention fleeing to other places, that is, scolding him a few words on weekdays, spitting him, and he knows it, and immediately cut off his chest and abdomen, and died on the spot, everyone is scared stupid, which one dares to be disobedient? The demon king also issued an announcement, if anyone has the courage to flee to other places, even if he runs to the ends of the earth, he can be arrested back, otherwise the name of the dignified inspiration king will not be in vain?

"There are really people who don't believe in evil among the villagers in the past generations, the front foot just ran, the back foot was caught back by the monster, and the flesh and blood fell in front of the temple gate in a blur, as a punishment, and every time one person runs, the demon king will use the magic power to make the Tongtian River send a big flood, until the wall falls down and the house is decadent, Zhuang Miao is dying, just stop, several disasters down, the soul of the villagers are scared, how can you have the courage to escape?"

"In order to save the elders today, the old man risked his life to scold the demon king once, but I am afraid that he will know about it in a while and a half, and he will come to take my life. The old man grovelled and survived in the shadow of the demon king for seventy years, and he could still scold him happily when he was dying, but he had no regrets. Everything is the fixed number of the people of my Tongtian River, and it has nothing to do with the elders, I only ask you to cross the Tongtian River as soon as possible and go to the West Heaven Avenue to seek the true scriptures, so as to tell each other desperately in vain. ”