Seeing that the black and white impermanence led people back to the underworld, the senior brothers broke the gate of the Lotus Cave and rescued the master who was already unattended.

Let the Bajie sand monk accompany Sanzang to rest in the lotus cave, and the snow will be clear and drive the clouds straight to Nujiang City.

At this time, the city of Nujiang has received the news of the annihilation of Jinsheng's army, and the Nujiang Taishou is arranging a mourning hall in the city, hiring monks and Taoists, and exceeding everyone for the time.

After receiving Jin Sheng's general seal from Xue Tianqing's hand, Taishou sighed for a while, and then bowed his hand to express his gratitude.

In order to appease the people, Xue Tianqing not only showed his magic in the sky over the Nu River, but also brought back the souls of all the soldiers from the underworld.

After Hei Impermanence promised all the souls that they could stay in the sun for a day, Xue Tianqing left Nujiang City.

After returning to the Lotus Cave, Sanzang and the others were ready to set off.

After reporting everything that happened in Nujiang City to Sanzang, Xue Tianqing led Sanzang out of the Lotus Cave.

Standing outside the cave, Sanzang said, "Wukong, let's destroy the Lotus Cave to save other demons from breeding." ”

Xue Tianqing shook her head: "If you destroy the cave mansion, you can't destroy the demons; Only by destroying the demons can you really destroy the cave. ”

Sanzang nodded when he heard this, then turned on his horse, beat his horse and whipped his horse and headed west along the main road.

Looking at Sanzang's back, Sha Seng asked, "Senior brother, how did you get out of the jade bottle?" ”

Xue Tianqing took a deep breath: "Crawl out." ”

After speaking, he took out the net bottle from his arms: "Good thing, when I encounter a difficult monster, I will try to make it good." ”

Sha Seng smiled: "If that's the case, it can save a lot of trouble." ”

Xue Tianqing nodded and smiled, and then chased down the road with Sha Seng.

In the following days, the snow was sunny to pay special attention to see if there was a Baolin Zen Temple on the road.

He wasn't interested in the drowned king, but wanted to see if there really was a dragon king in the well in the temple.

Although today's Bajie is a dragon body, he is a white dragon after he shows his original form, and he has never seen what a human dragon looks like Xue Tianqing.

But soon, he was disappointed, because a city appeared in the distance, and there were three big characters on the gate - Wuji City.

Now that Wuji City has arrived, there will be no Baoling Temple.

When the snow was clear, he heard Sanzang say: "Wukong, Wuji City is the capital of Wuji Country, right?" ”

Xue Tianqing nodded: "That's right, it's late today, let's rest for one night, and tomorrow we will change the official document and continue our journey." ”

Hearing this, Sanzang urged his mount to go to Wuji City, and Bajie and Sha Seng also took steps and followed closely.

However, Xue Tianqing did not leave immediately, but stood in place and looked at the sky above Wuji City, frowning.

At this time, in the sky above Wuji City, the bright yellow royal luck and the black demonic qi were entangled and entangled.

The size of the demonic aura is extremely rare, almost on par with the royal luck, could it be that the black chicken city has been occupied by monsters?

If so, what about the guards and the people? None of them are haunted by demonic energy.

Seeing that Sanzang was not far from the city gate, Xue Tianqing could only follow quickly.

Sha Seng turned his head to look at Xue Tianqing: "Senior brother, are you confused?" ”

Xue Tianqing nodded: "What do you say is going on?" ”

Sha Seng shook his head: "Although the demonic aura is pervasive, it is extremely peaceful, and the most likely thing is that the king is a half-demon body." ”

Xue Tianqing was stunned: "There is still this?" ”

"Senior brother, have you forgotten Xing Yao, who was adopted by Huanglong Zhenren?"

Xue Tianqing shook his head: "How can it be the same?" That's the son of man and god. ”

Sha Seng smiled lightly: "Senior brother is smart and confused for a while. Do you really think there's a difference between a god and a demon? ”

Sha Seng's words made Xue Tianqing stunned: Yes, among the immortals in the heavenly court, there are many people who are born from monsters.

Not to mention those immortals, even if it is Heavenly Court itself, the original founder is also a demon clan!

After thinking about it, Xue Tianqing smiled secretly: Whether it's a human or a demon, don't you know if you go and see it?

The master and apprentice entered the city gate smoothly, and after walking a short distance, they saw a large mansion on the side of the road, on which was written the welcome post.

Sanzang turned over and dismounted, instructed the three brothers to wait on the side of the road, and he went into the pavilion to find an official to deliver.

Who wants Sanzang to go fast and come out faster, so fast that Xue Tianqing didn't even have time to say a word to the two brothers.

Before Xue Tianqing could speak, he heard someone shouting in the pavilion: "Eat, drink, and live, what else do you monks not do?" Your Majesty has an order, anyone who enters the pavilion must pay cash, and you can't even take out a few pennies if you have hands and feet? ”

Seeing Sanzang walking down the steps with an embarrassed face, Xue Tianqing smiled: "Master, they refuse to take it in?" ”

Sanzang sighed: "Wukong, let's go look elsewhere, it's not convenient here." ”

Bajie snorted: "A sesame petty official, can't he turn against him?" I'll take a look. ”

After speaking, regardless of Sanzang's obstruction, he broke directly into the welcome station.

Xue Tianqing looked at Bajie's back, first shook her head, and then sighed.

Sha Seng was puzzled: "Senior brother, why is this so? ”

"You have worked hard, saved the things you have saved, are you willing to give them away?"

Sha Seng said without blinking: "Of course not, why?" ”

Xue Tianqing looked at him and smiled bitterly: "Yes, why? ”

Sha Seng was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Sanzang with Xue Tianqing: "Master, why?" ”

"Isn't it enough for the Buddha to educate people, purify all sentient beings, and protect the world?"

"Master, you have also been to many monasteries along the way, and you have also seen the monks among them have nothing to do except chant the scriptures every day, do you think they have no time to cultivate?"

Seeing that Sanzang was silent, Xue Tianqing continued: "I remember you once said that there are no idlers in the Eastern Tang Dynasty. From the emperor to the commoners, they had to fend for themselves. Do you think it's that good, or is it so good that Xiniu Hezhou? ”

Seeing that Sanzang was still silent, Xue Tianqing took out a silver ingot from his sleeve: "I'll go." ”

Sanzang was surprised: "Wukong, where did you get the silver?" ”

"I earned it myself, and I earned it when I was in Two Realms Town. But it's a pity that the town of the Two Realms is gone, just because they once took me in. ”

When he said the last sentence, Xue Tianqing had already stepped into the gate of the pavilion.

Pushing away Bajie, who was still arguing with the officials of the pavilion, Xue Tianqing slapped the silver on the counter: "Two upper rooms, feed the horses." ”

Seeing the silver, the official immediately smiled: "This Taoist chief is upstairs, please." ”

Xue Tianqing pointed to Bajie: "He, and the holy monk just now, we are together,"

The official said: "The people who live in the pavilion give some silver taels, it is the intention of His Majesty, and it is also a helpless move, and the Taoist chief must not blame him." ”

Xue Tianqing was immediately interested when she heard this, and first asked Bajie to connect Sanzang to the inn, and then asked, "What do you mean?" ”

The official smiled: "My majesty said that the most bitter people in the world are the people, who face the loess with their backs to the sky all year round, and may not even be able to eat a full meal in the end, which is really heart-wrenching." ”

When the official said this, Sanzang had entered the inn under the leadership of Bajie.

Xue Tianqing motioned for the three of them to go to the room first, and then said to the pavilion official: "Go on, keep talking." ”

"Because of this, His Majesty has reduced the imperial court tax to a level that ordinary people can't imagine, and as a result, I heard that the palace can't make ends meet, and it is difficult to maintain even the minimum livelihood."

Xue Tianqing chuckled: "Your Majesty is a good emperor, but the method used is too stupid. ”

The official sighed: "Your Majesty is also helpless, so he changed the pavilion into an inn, collected money from the people who stayed in the house, and subsidized the expenses in the palace." ”

Xue Tianqing nodded: "I see that Wuji City is very prosperous, why can't you raise some taxes?" ”

The official shook his head and sighed: "It's hard to say, it's better for the guests to rest early." ”

Xue Tianqing smiled: "I don't know when Your Majesty goes to court every month?" Our master and apprentice will meet His Majesty and change the official documents. ”

The official was stunned when he heard this: "The guest wants to meet our majesty?" ”

Seeing Xue Tianqing nodded, the official's expression was a little weird: "When you see Your Majesty of my family, don't panic when you see your majesty." ”

Xue Tianqing was puzzled: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"It's nothing, it's nothing, you'll know when you enter the palace tomorrow."

Seeing that no matter how much he asked, the officials kept their mouths shut and did not answer, and Xue Tianqing was able to go upstairs.

After dinner, Xue Tianqing walked to the window and looked in the direction of the palace and said to herself: "Who is this majesty of the black chicken country?" ”

There was nothing to say that night, and the next morning, Sanzang finished dressing and prepared to go to the palace.

Xue Tianqing grabbed him and said, "Master, in the past, you went to change the official documents, why don't I go for you today?" ”

Sanzang looked at the snow and the sunny day: "When have you seen a monk dressed as a Taoist, and besides, the name of the teacher is written on this customs clearance document." ”

Xue Tianqing smiled: "That's what I said, then the disciple will accompany the master, how about it?" ”

Under the soft grinding and hard foaming of the snowy weather, Sanzang finally agreed to take him to the palace with him.

On the way to the palace, seeing people coming and going on the street, and the shops on both sides of the business were continuous, Sanzang became more and more puzzled: Wuji City can be described as prosperous, why did the officials say that the king was living very poorly?

Not only are Sanzang puzzled, but the snow is also confused.

If it is said that the people under the rule cannot make ends meet, it is enough to reduce taxes.

But the city's inhabitants are clearly well-off, so why should they do this?

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Sanzang asked someone to report it, and then stood there and waited.

After a while, I heard someone in the palace shouting: "Please invite the holy monks and apprentices of the Eastern Tang Dynasty to enter the hall!" ”

When the gatekeeper heard this, he smiled at Sanzang: "Holy monk, please, you can go directly to the court along the road." ”

Xue Tianqing arched his hand and accompanied Sanzang into the palace gate.

On the way, looking at the slightly luxurious landscapes of the palace, Xue Tianqing was even more puzzled: if it is really like what the officials said, why is the palace still arranged like this?

When the two of them came to the main hall, one of the attendants bowed down and said: "The two are the holy monks from the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Soil, my majesty has been waiting in the hall for a long time, two please." ”

When he walked into the main hall, Xue Tianqing looked at the black chicken king and opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Because the king after the dragon book case is not an ordinary man, but a spirit with a lion's head and a human body!