After leaving Futu Mountain, Sanzang and Bajie traveled day and night, all the way to the west.

Although Xue Tianqing was not around, he still couldn't stop his obsession with going to Lingshan.

Fortunately, I didn't encounter any monsters along the way, although there were some shear-cut thieves, but as long as Bajie made a move, he would be scattered as birds and beasts.

On this day, the master and apprentice were walking when they suddenly saw a high mountain blocking the way.

Although this mountain is much steeper than Futu Mountain, the strange flowers and plants on the mountain, rare birds and spirit animals all show that this is a blessed land and cave.

Seeing that dusk was approaching, Sanzang dismounted and said: "Bajie, this mountain is a peaceful scene, it is definitely not an evil place, it must be the Xianjia Cave Mansion." ”

Bajie smiled: "That's right, no matter whether there are masters or not, there are no monsters here." Master, if it's getting late today, let's find a sheltered place to rest for the night. ”

Seeing Sanzang nodding, Bajie put his luggage on his horse and led the way in front of his head, followed by Sanzang and walked along the path towards the mountain.

After walking a short distance, they turned a corner, and the two of them suddenly opened up.

I saw a Taoist temple standing not far away, with yellow tiles and red walls, and green trees, revealing an indescribable spirit from the inside out.

There is a plaque on the top of the mountain gate, and there are six big characters on it - Wanshou Mountain Wuzhuang View.

Sanzang secretly rejoiced when he saw this: Both Buddhism and Taoism are outsiders, and they have a place to live and rest today.

Thinking of this, he instructed Bajie to wait, and he stepped forward to slam the door.

But before he could raise his hand, the gate of Wuzhuang Guan opened from the inside with a "squeak", and then two Taoist children walked out of the door.

Seeing this, Sanzang hurriedly saluted: "Amitabha, two fairy children, the poor monk is polite." ”

Dao Tong returned the salute and said: "Presumably you are Tang Sanzang who went to the West Heaven to worship the Buddha and ask for scriptures, right?" Before leaving, the master instructed that if you pass by Wuzhuang Temple, you want us to entertain one or two. ”

Sanzang was puzzled: "Who is the Venerable Master?" ”

"Master's Dao name Zhen Yuanzi is the idle clouds and wild cranes in the world, presumably the elder has never heard of the name of the family teacher."

Sanzang wanted to be polite, but he really didn't know where Zhen Yuanzi was, and the two Taoist boys were so humble when they spoke, he could only make a joke.

After careful questioning, Sanzang learned that one of the two Taoist children was named Qingfeng and the other was Mingyue, and they were the two youngest apprentices of Zhen Yuanzi.

The day before yesterday, Zhen Yuanzi received an invitation from Yuan Shi Tianzun, inviting him to go to the Shangqingtian Miluo Palace to listen to the mixed Yuan Dao fruit.

Therefore, he led the other disciples to leave Wuzhuang Temple, leaving only Qingfeng Mingyue and the two to guard at home.

But I don't know why, although Sanzang was led into the guest room, the two Taoist boys were not enthusiastic, and after telling Bajie where the kitchen was, they went to the backyard and never showed up again.

Bajie was a little angry when he saw this, since he said that he would entertain one or two, he would have to make a fast meal anyway!

Sanzang didn't care about this, because even if it was a Buddhist temple, it was common to treat guests like this.

What's more, now that the two of them are in the Daomen, it is rare for the other party to be able to take them in.

Bajie forcibly suppressed his anger, and then went straight to the direction pointed by Dao Tong to light a fire in the kitchen in front of him to cook.

Waiting for Bajie to leave, Sanzang, who had calmed down, remembered the snow and the sunny sky again.

Although the Bodhisattva said that Xue Tianqing is still alive, where are the others now?

It's been more than two months since the catastrophe, if Xue Tianqing is really alive, why don't you come to see him.

The more Sanzang thought about it, the more bored he became, and finally got up and walked outside the room, and when he saw the scenery in the courtyard, his mood suddenly lifted.

I saw the pine in the Wuzhuang view, the green cypress in a row, the different grass swaying, and the strange flowers were fragrant.

Looking up into the distance, I saw the occasional white clouds floating on the green hills, like a beautiful picture.

When he first entered the door with the Taoist boy, Sanzang only cared about walking, and now he found that this was a paradise.

Then Sanzang sighed in his heart: Living in such a blessed land, I really don't know what kind of master Zhenyuan Daxian is.

Before he knew it, he followed the path to the backyard, and saw another courtyard in the northwest corner, with a wall ten feet high.

Within the walls, I don't know what treasures there are, and they shine all the time.

Curious, Sanzang came to the door of the courtyard and gently pushed it, and the courtyard door opened in response.

It's just that when he saw the scene in the courtyard, he was surprised.

Because there is an old tree in the middle of the courtyard, although it is not tall, it has lush branches and leaves, and the trunk alone is more than a foot long.

Above the ancient tree, between the branches and leaves, dozens of young men and women who were not an inch were sitting cross-legged and hanging there.

It was from these men and women that the golden light emanated.

Although there was no pain on their faces, how could they be comfortable being hung in the air?

Just when Sanzang was surprised, he suddenly heard an angry shout: "You monk is not good to sit in the guest room, why did you come here to spy on my fairy baby?" ”

Turning his head sharply, he saw Qingfeng looking at him with an angry face.

Sanzang hurriedly saluted: "Don't worry, fairy child, the poor monk wanted to enjoy the scenery in the lower view, and didn't want to break into this place by mistake." ”

Qingfeng snorted: "Wuzhuang Temple is not as good as your temple, and you don't know the mysteries, so it's better to see less things." ”

Sanzang said yes, and then asked, "Fairy Tong, what kind of Dao method have these people cultivated?" Why this gesture? ”

The breeze came impatiently to the door and locked the door.

"You monk is so verbose, you don't understand the mystery, why do you ask more? Let's go back quickly. ”

Sanzang said: "I obey the order of the fairy child, but since I entered the mountain gate, I have not yet visited Sanqing, can the fairy child lead me to visit?" ”

Qingfeng shook his head: "No need, you have a good night's rest today and leave as soon as possible tomorrow." Wuzhuang Temple is not better than other Taoist temples, and idle people are not allowed to enter. It is a great blessing for you masters and apprentices to be able to enter the meditation today. ”

Seeing that Qingyue insisted on refusing, Sanzang could only give up and return to the guest room in a huff.

After a while, Bajie came back with fasting and eating: "Master, eat early, rest in peace, that Dao Tong is too indifferent to us, it's better to leave as soon as possible tomorrow." ”

Sanzang nodded when he heard this, because since he left the Tang Dynasty, he has also entered a lot of temples and Taoist temples, but he has never seen a place like Wuzhuang Temple.

After the meal, seeing Bajie tidying up the dishes and chopsticks, Sanzang said: "Bajie, have you ever heard that there is a kind of exercise in Daomen. Hanging from an ancient tree to cultivate? ”

Bajie said: "Master, I also know a little about Taoist techniques, but what you said looks like self-hanging." ”

Sanzang told Bajie about everything he saw in the backyard, and finally said: "The tree vine hanging in the heavenly spirit is definitely not hanging themselves, they must be practicing unknown exercises. ”

Bajie frowned and said, "Master, are you sure that is cultivation, not a method of harming people?" ”

Sanzang was surprised: "This is the land of Taoism, and this mountain is so peaceful, how can it be harmful to people's arts?" ”

Bajie shook his head: "Master is sitting here, I'll go see what is going on." If this is really a place of harm, we can also eliminate harm for the people. ”

Seeing Bajie go out, Sanzang recited the Buddha's name, sat cross-legged and waited quietly.

After Bajie went out, he came to the backyard at night, and saw the other courtyard in Sanzang's mouth at a glance.

Bajie was going to pass through the wall, but he didn't want to hit it headlong and it was a big bag, and then he realized that the courtyard wall was actually spelled by Zhen Yuanzi.

He then flew into the air, preparing to fall into the courtyard, only to be blocked by a transparent wall.

The more this is the case, the more Bajie concludes that there must be an ulterior secret in the courtyard, otherwise the precautions would not be so strict.

Fortunately, although the other courtyard is well guarded, the lock on the door is very ordinary, and it will be broken with a slight twist.

Pushing open the door, Bajie flashed in, and saw through the starlight that there was only one ancient tree in the huge courtyard.

Although it is not particularly real, there is no doubt that there are living people hanging from the tree.

After carefully counting, Bajie was surprised to find that there were twenty-eight people on the tree, half of the men and half of the women.

Bajie jumped into the air and approached a man and called softly, but the man seemed to be asleep, without any movement.

Bajie scratched his head when he saw this, and then walked around to a woman, and the result was exactly the same.

In desperation, Bajie reached out and touched the woman's face, and found that she not only had the same body as ordinary people, but even her breathing was extremely even.

Just when Bajie was puzzled, he suddenly heard someone behind him whispering: "Those who can do it, those who can do it." ”

Bajie was startled at first when he heard this, and then he realized that he was calling himself.

Following the sound and looking carefully, I saw a short old man appear on the ground at some point.

Pressing the cloud head to come to him, Bajie asked carefully, "Who are you?" ”

The old man saluted and said: "Enlighten the walker, the villain is the land of Wuzhuangguan, and when he sees the walker here, he comes out to meet him." ”

The words of the land made Bajie stunned: "You are your own land?" Not long ago, my senior brother had a big battle with Heavenly Court, don't you know? ”

The land nodded: "Because of this, Venerable Guanyin went to Heavenly Court to meet the Jade Emperor. A few days ago, the Jade Emperor passed down a decree asking us to protect Sanzang in secret as much as possible, so as not to kill him by monsters. ”

Although the land in front of him looked a little obscene, it didn't have any uncomfortable aura, which made Bajie somewhat relieved.

Seeing that he was silent, the land said again: "It's been more than two months since the walker and Tang Sanzang left Gao Laozhuang, and they haven't encountered demons and monsters during this period, don't you think it's strange?" ”

Bajie was puzzled: "Is it because you secretly support it, will it be like this?" ”

The land nodded: "Of course, Tang Sanzang is in trouble everywhere, every step of the way, if there is no secret support from us, I don't know how many demons will block the way." However, this is the will of the Jade Emperor, and we are just following orders, and those who do it do not need to be grateful. ”

Bajie almost burst out loud when he heard this, thinking which ear of your ears heard me thank you.

"Then tell me, what's the matter with the people in the trees? This is a Taoist holy place, why is there such a strange thing? ”

The land sighed: "I am also here for this matter, and the hopeful traveler will have great mercy and save these men and women who are suffering. ”

Seeing that Bajie was stunned, the land revealed the reason, and it turned out that this tree was the only remaining building tree in the Three Realms.

Jianmuyuan is a strange tree that connects heaven and earth in ancient times, and mortal beings can go straight to heaven through Jianmu.

At that time, the two worlds of heaven and earth came and went frequently, and people and gods coexisted together, and they were happy.

It was only later that the masters of the mortal world could not see that the heavenly court monopolized the heavenly realm, so the two sides had a big war, and finally destroyed all the Tongtian Jianmu, leaving only one seedling, that is, the one of Wuzhuang Temple.