Lin Xiangdi finished packing up the things in the poor hut with tears of grief and indignation, which contained his and Yu Yao's backpacks and equipment, he looked at the handset in a daze, he hoped that at this moment, the handset made a sound of electricity, and a voice calling him.

He picked up his bag and walked out of the hut. Uncle Li stood in the small courtyard and looked at him with tears in his eyes. Lin Xiangdi hugged Uncle Li tightly in the past, and said to Uncle Li with a pair of red eyes: "Uncle Li, thank you for your family's help to us. I don't know how to repay this kindness, and when I find Yaoyao and come back one day, I will definitely repay you. ”

Uncle Li also patted Lin Xiangdi's back and said with a crying voice: "Xiaolin, I don't know how many difficulties and obstacles there will be along the way, it's up to you." Remember to stay safe! To borrow a phrase that you Central Plains people like to say: 'The green mountains do not change, the green water flows for a long time, and there will be a period in the future'! ”

After Lin Xiangdi heard Uncle Li's words, tears rippled down. With such a vast desert, when will it be in the future?

Walking out of the small courtyard, Uncle Li stood in the alley and watched the direction he left, waving his hand to him. Lin Xiangdi turned around and saw Uncle Li standing alone in the afterglow of the sunset, and a wave of sadness welled up in his heart. Facing the direction of Uncle Li, he knelt down and kowtowed.

The desert sun is blazing during the day, but the desert night is bone-chilling. Lin Xiangdi took advantage of the darkness to go out of the city, and according to Uncle Li's guidance, he walked towards Menyi City in the southwest. Menyi City is the only way to the capital, small hidden in the wild, big hidden in the city, Uncle Li feels that the capital is more complicated, better hidden. What's more, the capital is not far from Cixian City, so it will be easy to move around in the future.

At night, the wind and sand increased suddenly, and Lin Xiangdi, who could not move forward, could only rest temporarily under a section of ruins and ruins, and wait for tomorrow to leave. This section of the city wall is a remnant of an ancient dynasty a few years ago, where the queen is said to have used witchcraft to bewitch the people, suck the essence of blood, and live forever, and then the country was destroyed by many small countries in the surrounding area, and the rumored queen has long since disappeared, only this section of ruins remains, standing in the wind.

Lin Xiangdi found a sheltered position, spread out his sleeping bag, and fell asleep.

Suddenly, there was a sound of Suosuo, this voice was hidden in the wind, very secret, as the wind got closer and closer to Lin Xiangdi. Lin Xiangdi got up and bumped into a person all over the face. Lin Xiangdi covered his nose and shouted, "Ouch! The man also covered his nose and shouted, "Ah! ”

Lin Xiangdi shouted angrily: "What are you doing!" ”

The man didn't sound very old, but he spoke calmly, and he spoke: "The poor monk is a monk from Youfang, who came from the Tang Dynasty and went to Tianzhu Kingdom to seek the true scriptures. ”

Lin Xiangdi grew up watching the 86 version of "Journey to the West", and when he heard the other party say this, he laughed dumbly. He said half-jokingly: "You won't just be called Xuanzang, right?" After saying that, he laughed first, but he still didn't let down his guard.

The man seemed to be taken aback, and asked suspiciously, "How does the donor know the name of the poor monk?" ”

This time it was Lin Xiangdi's turn to be speechless. How could it be such a coincidence? I can't meet a person in the desert for more than ten days, and I happened to meet someone on the night of the black wind, and what is even more coincidental is that this person is still Xuanzang who learned scriptures from the west.

It's just a matter of going through this kind of rotten stalk, but you can still meet Xuanzang? God, are you kidding me?

The man lit a fire fold and approached Lin Xiangdi. Lin Xiangdi also approached the source of the fire and carefully looked at the monk who claimed to be Xuanzang. He was really wearing a monk's robe, with a smooth and round head with a shaved face, and a simple and honest face, this harmless face made Lin Xiangdi feel a lot more relieved. It's just that unlike what he imagined, this monk was ragged and ragged, and he didn't have the temperament of a monk from the Tang Dynasty in Dongtu at all.

The monk slowly removed the fire fold and applied Buddhist etiquette to Lin Xiangdi: "Amitabha! Donor, in the vast desert, it is a great fate for us to meet here. I wonder if I can squeeze in with you and spend the night? It's warmer this way. ”

Lin Xiangdi didn't believe that the monk in front of him was Xuanzang, why did this monk look so unreliable? I still have to sleep with myself. In the TV series he has watched, Tang Seng has always been cold and dignified, not similar to the one in front of him at all.

The person who called himself Xuanzang smiled at Lin Xiangdi again and said, "Donor, I don't know if you still have any doubts?" ”

Lin Xiangdi said angrily: "You said that you are a monk from the Tang Dynasty, are you?" Any credentials? Take it out and take a look. ”

Xuanzang unhurriedly took out a customs clearance document from the burden behind him, on which his law name was written: Xuanzang. Lin Xiangdi pinched the thin customs clearance document and looked at it many times, thinking that it would be nice if this was the same as the ID card, with a photo.

Xuanzang stared at Lin Xiangdi's expression, and after a long time, he asked in a low voice: "This donor, have you finished reading it?" Give it back to me after reading it. ”

Lin Xiangdi handed the customs clearance document to Xuanzang, and still looked at him with some incredulity and asked, "Why do you say that you have to go to Tianzhu Kingdom to seek the true scriptures so far?" You don't know where you came from. ”

Xuanzang's young face showed a persistent and resolute expression, looked at the west and said: "Donor, seek the true scriptures, one is to answer questions, and the other is to let Li people get out of the sea of suffering." As for me, it has been more than three months of trekking, and it took a lot of hardship to get out of the customs, and I walked to the desert, lost my guide, and could only grope my way forward. The clothes are a little torn, but fortunately they can still cover the body, and the shoes are a little old, but fortunately, they can still walk. ”

After hearing this, Lin Xiangdi couldn't hide the twitching smile at the corner of his mouth, and asked with a smile: "Master, I won't tell you, I have also studied Buddhism, and I don't know if you can explain it to me." Xuanzang nodded.

Lin Xiangdi continued: "You said that you are so obsessed with seeking the true scriptures, are you obsessed?" ”

Xuanzang's expression changed from attachment to calm and powerful, and said: "For all beings to be equal, for all beings to be free of suffering, this is goodness, not obsession." ”

Lin Xiangdi looked at his eyes, which seemed to be full of mysteries. He stopped talking, but took out Yu Yao's sleeping bag from his backpack, handed it to Master Xuanzang and said, "Sleep." Then he fell asleep to himself.

The monk studied for a long time and couldn't solve it, he squatted down beside Lin Xiangdi's head and said, "Donor, I don't know how you use this." ”

Lin Xiangdi was a little furious. The big night doesn't let people sleep well! He turned over, pulled the sleeping bag in the monk's hand, opened it all at once, pinched the zipper and said back and forth: "See, after getting in, pull yourself in." ”

The monk walked away with his sleeping bag in his hand. Lin Xiangdi listened to the sound of Suo Suo beside him, remembered what had happened in the past few days, and became more and more irritable. He held back for a long time before he asked in a hoarse voice, "Great monk, let's talk?" ”

There was a dull sound of response from the monk's sleeping bag.

Lin Xiangdi opened his eyes and looked at the starry sky after the wind and sand, and said softly: "You said that this Hanhai Desert stretches for thousands of miles, will the lost people meet again?" ”

The monk replied sullenly. Lin Xiangdi asked, "What did you say?" The monk was a little short of breath and said, "Help me!" I can't breathe! ”

Lin Xiangdi sat up and saw the stupid monk pull the zipper above his head, pull it tightly, like a maggot, writhing in it. Lin Xiangdi reluctantly climbed out of his sleeping bag and rescued the monk who didn't look very smart.

Call!

After the monk was rescued, he took a long deep breath a few times, and worriedly studied the sleeping bag for a long time before throwing it aside. He saluted and said, "Thank you, the donor." ”

Lin Xiangdi asked curiously: "You are so cute, how did you become an archmage?" How do you teach the scriptures to others? How did you spread the Dharma? ”

The monk also looked at Lin Xiangdi with a curious look and asked, "Why did the donor say that?" This is the ambition of the poor monk, how does the donor know? ”

Lin Xiangdi smiled bitterly and said, "Great monk, if I were someone from the future, would you believe it?" ”

Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, and then said with a faint smile: "Everything in the world has a cause and effect. It doesn't matter believe it or not. ”

Lin Xiangdi smiled and told the monk how he had traveled from modern life to the present, and the monk listened with relish, and kept asking this and that.

Xuanzang asked: "Are there many Buddhists in the era you are talking about?" ”

Lin Xiangdi thought for a while and said, "How do you say it." There are still many people who believe in Buddhism. But ......"

Xuanzang stared at Lin Xiangdi motionless and asked, "But what?" ”

Lin Xiangdi suddenly laughed and said, "Would you be sad if I told you that people in our time actually believed in money more?" ”

Xuanzang opened his mouth, and immediately turned calm, saying, "Don't be sad." I believe that there will still be monks in any era who want to carry forward Buddhism, and that is enough. ”

Lin Xiangdi asked, "Do you want to know what happened to you after you returned from Tianzhu?" ”

Xuanzang immediately stopped and said, "Donor, the poor monk doesn't want to know." But do good deeds, don't ask about the future. I just need to do what I want to do. As for what will happen in the future, I don't want to know. Go with the flow. ”

Lin Xiangdi thought for a while and said with a smile: "Yes." Life is only interesting if you have experienced it yourself, and if others tell you the ending, what else is the point? ”

Xuanzang nodded: "Exactly!" ”

Lin Xiangdi said, "Sleep!" I'll have to go tomorrow. ”

Xuanzang looked worriedly at the sleeping bag that almost killed him, and felt related. In the end, he had to spread his sleeping bag under him, half leaned against the city wall, and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, the rising sun shone directly into Lin Xiangdi's eyes. He opened his sleepy eyes, and a bald-headed monk meditated cross-legged appeared in his sight, and under the light and shadow, his image looked like a bodhisattva who had extinguished all his troubles, sprinkled with nectar on his hands, and was compassionate and compassionate. Lin Xiangdi secretly admired in his heart: He is really an archmage, he is really extraordinary.

Lin Xiangdi silently squatted next to him to pack his sleeping bag. The monk who was chanting Buddha came over quietly at some point, squatted beside Lin Xiangdi and asked, "Donor, where are you going next?" ”

Lin Xiangdi was startled by the sudden voice, and he clutched his chest and said, "Monk, can't you move a little?" Scary! ”

The monk smiled and looked at Lin Xiangdi with a happy face. Lin Xiangdi was stunned by his laughter, and silently took a step back and said, "I'll go to Menyi City." ”

The monk smacked his lips a little regretfully and said, "Okay, we don't go the same way, so let's leave it at that." ”

Lin Xiangdi asked curiously, "Then where are you going next?" ”

The monk looked to the west and said, "Khotan." ”

Lin Xiangdi had heard Uncle Li say that Khotan was in a period of civil strife, and the people in the city were all soldiers and were in danger, so he wanted to persuade the monk to take a detour, but when he saw the monk's pious face, he gave up. He pulled out the bag of bread from his bag, divided more than half of it and gave it to the monk and said, "This is a long journey, I wish you peace." ”

The monk did not refuse, took the bread, put it in his bag, and bowed with one hand and said, "Amitabha! Thank you for your generosity. May everything be smooth, and what you get is as you wish. ”

After speaking, the monk packed his bags and embarked on the road to the west without hesitation. Lin Xiangdi silently said goodbye to the monk in his heart and embarked on his own journey.