Chapter 55: Broom Star
The people of White Horse City are good at horseback riding, and the title of White Horse General is the highest honor bestowed by the castle lord.
As soon as I entered the city gate, I heard the sound of horses' hooves, and young men galloped on their horses, so unhappy.
General Baima's surname is Shan Changting, Shan Changting returned to the city with the four monkeys, enjoyed the scenery of the city, and then returned to the general's mansion to set up a banquet.
Shan Changting is very hospitable, especially good at making friends with capable people like the four monkeys.
At the banquet, Shan Changting toasted with the four of them and chatted.
"I haven't seen the chess masters you mentioned, the people of this White Horse City are good at riding and can control all kinds of beasts, but this ride is not another chess, not a chess game, but a horse ride. Shan Changting was more humorous and said with a smile.
Liu Xingyan asked, "Have you ever seen a storyteller?"
Shan Changting shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are many storytellers in the city, and I don't know which storyteller you are looking for." ”
"Do you know the fairy in the painting?" asked Night Quicksand.
Shan Changting still shook his head: "I've seen a lot of monsters over the years, but I haven't seen the immortals in the painting." ”
At this time, Tang Xuansong suddenly hit his head with his fist, his expression struggled and looked painful, and said: "Why do you have a headache when you mention the fairy in the painting, it seems that I can't remember something." ”
The monkey looked at Tang Xuansong, then closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and after a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Those immortals in the sky have become lost dogs, and I won't hide this matter from you." Do you remember when we went to a Buddhist temple with a girl painting flowers on the walls?"
Tang Xuansong remembered the temple, and the monkey told him about him and Taotao.
After listening to the monkey's speech, Ye Liusha and Liu Xingyan were quite shocked, because they were drunk and dreaming of death every day at that time, and they didn't know about it.
After hearing this, Tang Xuansong suddenly fidgeted, frowned and said, "No, I can't let her down." Monkey, you are not even afraid of immortals, so help me bring Tao Tao to the world to meet me. ”
The monkey sneered: "Tao Tao has relatives like you, if I forcibly bring her to the world, she will have to be separated from her relatives, don't you think it's selfish to do so?"
Night Quicksand said: "I heard you say that Tao Tao only has one aunt, why don't you bring her aunt to the world with you when the time comes?"
"As long as you can convince Taotao's aunt to come to the world with Taotao, then I will naturally be able to bring them out. But the problem now is that yesterday I went to the outskirts of the country to look for the temple and found that the temple was gone. So there's nothing I can do now. The monkey said helplessly.
Tang Xuansong looked lonely, sat down and said weakly: "I really envy that you can go wherever you want, you can go from here to far away with a fight." It's a pity that I don't have the ability, I can't protect my family, and I can't stay with my lover. ”
Shan Changting listened to the conversation between the four of them and said, "Just now Brother Monkey said that the immortals in the sky have become mourning dogs, which frightens me, what is going on?"
Liu Xingyan said: "Immortals, like mortals, have all kinds of desires, but they have the power of heaven and earth, so they can rule everything. There are no gods in this world who can save the suffering, so we can only support ourselves. ”
"God or man. No matter who rules this world, as long as he has a good heart, he is a good ruler who can judge justice. Desires can be felt by everyone, even gods. The monkey took a sip of wine, jumped up and crossed the table, stood in the middle of the mansion and said to Shan Changting: "You are a smart person, and it is also an opportunity to have this conversation today." If you trust me, remember that in the future, whether you encounter a god or a monster, you should judge whether it is good or evil, and you can't judge it by your identity. When I see you today, I always feel that you will make great achievements in the future. The four of us need to travel far away, so we won't stay long, we have accepted your kindness, and we will meet again in the future, and there will be a period later. ”
Shan Changting stood up, raised his wine glass, and said to the four people: "I have taken your words to heart, since the four of you can't stay in my house as guests, please dry this glass of wine, I respect you!"
Shan Changting drank it all in one gulp, and the monkey stretched out his hand to suck the wine glass on the table into his hand, drank it with the other three, and then took his leave and continued on his way.
This White Horse City is the first stop of the four's westward journey.
The four of them looked back at the towering city wall, turned around, and greeted the sunlight all the way to the west.
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In the Far North, snow and ice mingle with fire.
The lava rushes endlessly,
In the ultimate climate of the polar regions,
The torrent of magma rushed down from the high mountains,
Roaring violently with the snow and ice.
It was a spectacular spectacle, where the lava broke through the ground and melted the snow and ice red.
It was in this place of ice and fire that two slightly humble figures appeared.
The two of them were embarrassed to dodge the eruption of magma and the avalanche that rolled down, one of them was wide and thick, wearing armor and holding a halberd from Fang Tian. A skinny man with a broom in his hand ran behind the armoured man, dodging the erupting lava.
"Lord Heavenly Emperor, when will we be able to return to the Heavenly Palace?"
"If the palace suffers a catastrophe today, it is also the responsibility of this emperor. It's a pity that the monkey smashed my Treasure Pavilion and my offering spirit as well. Wait for the Emperor to rebuild his body, cast the Yuan God again, and kill the monkey! Broom Xingjun, you have behaved well, you can follow the Emperor to the death, and the Emperor is very moved!"
These two people, one is the Emperor of Heaven who was beaten away by Sun Wukong, and the other is the miscellaneous official broom star of the Heavenly Realm.
"The little immortal will always follow the Emperor of Heaven and swear to defend the dignity of the Heavenly Palace!" "The broom star ran like a duck with small broken steps, funny like a clown.
He followed the Emperor of Heaven to the world, and he was really forced to do so.
Because the Emperor of Heaven holds the lifeblood of the gods, even he, a small miscellaneous immortal who sweeps the floor, is controlled by the Emperor of Heaven.
"Lord Heavenly Emperor, why don't you use your mana, why do you want to run around hiding from magma now?"
"You know what! This Heavenly Emperor is now destroyed to support the Yuan Shen, and the mana he holds has become limited, and now how much he uses is wasted, and this emperor still has mana to deal with that monkey!"
"The Emperor of Heaven is really wise!"
"Haha, the wisdom of this emperor is unrivaled, and the heroism of this emperor is unparalleled in the world!"
"Heavenly Emperor, be careful of the ice cave ahead!"
The broom star roared, and the Heavenly Emperor suddenly stopped, but because the ice and snow were too slippery, a fart squatted on the ground, and the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand was also thrown out, and the broom star opened his mouth behind him, watching the divine weapon fall into the magma and drown.
"Broom Star, you accompany me as a divine soldier!" the Emperor was furious, turned around and pounced like a hungry tiger, reaching out and pinching the broom star's neck.
The broom star was thin and weak, and was directly lifted up by the Heavenly Emperor's neck, and was thrown hard by the Heavenly Emperor and thrown at the magma.
The screams and curses of the broom star were heard in the air, and the Emperor of Heaven stood in front of the ice cave and hugged his shoulders and laughed, shouting: "Use your humble immortal qi to protect your body, find the Emperor's Fang Tian Painting Halberd back in the magma, if you can't find it, don't come back to see me, just kill yourself in the magma!"
The Emperor of Heaven was gloating, when the ice under his feet suddenly shattered, and he stumbled and slipped directly into the ice cave.
Vast ice fields, as far as the eye can see.
There are two volcanoes on the ice sheet, and it is rare for both volcanoes to erupt magma at the same time. The magma flows into the ice, melting the snow and ice, and the air is filled with fog, which is getting thicker and thicker.
The haze is like a fairyland, but the scenery in the mist is like purgatory on earth.
The broom star was thrown into the magma by the Emperor of Heaven, and he used all his mana to protect his body, endured the burning pain, and fell deep into the magma like a swamp, unable to move an inch.
In order to live, he could only take risks, holding his breath, and his body sank to the bottom of the magma.
The broom star sank beneath the magma, and beneath it was hot water.
He had been dodging the magma run before, but he had forgotten that he was above the ice at the moment, and there was naturally an ocean below.
Therefore, the broom star was secretly glad and swam straight to the bottom of the sea to find Fang Tian's halberd.
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After the four monkeys left White Horse City, it took them three days and a long deserted road to discover a temple.
"Monkey, the temple in front of you looks like it's a deserted temple where no one lives. What do these people think, how do they all like to build temples in the wilderness?" said Ye Quicksand as he looked at the deserted temple in front of him.
The monkey stared at the deserted temple, walked forward with the three of them, and said, "The yin qi in this temple is very heavy, and it should be a long time since pilgrims have come to take care of the incense." ”
The four of them walked to the front of the temple and found that the word Lan Ruo was written on the door plaque.
"Lanruo Temple?" Tang Xuansong glanced at the desolate Siye, then looked up at the temple plaque, couldn't help but shudder, and said: "In the past, when my grandmother told ghost stories, she always mentioned Lanruo Temple, this Lanruo Temple wouldn't be the place mentioned in the story, right?"
"I found that your grandmother loves to tell you ghost stories. Liu Xingyan quipped.
Tang Xuansong smiled, scratched his head and said: "When I was a child, I was greedy for fun and didn't want to sleep at night, and my grandmother and grandfather always scared me with ghost stories. He had a smile on his face, but the smile gradually solidified, and then he turned into a sad face, and sighed: "Now my family's whereabouts are unknown, and I don't know whether I live or die." ”
"But it's strange to say, since I met you broom stars, I haven't met a good thing, but bad luck has come one after another. You said that you were separated from your relatives for various reasons, and I was fine, but after I met you, my family was gone. I really regret knowing you. ”
Listening to Tang Xuansong's constant complaints, Ye Liusha roared: "If you regret it, get out, no one wants to take you with this burden that can't do anything!"
"Lao Sha, have you always looked at me unpleasantly, I found that as soon as I spoke, you really treated me. Tang Xuansong said with an aggrieved face.
Liu Xingyan said: "It's not that others are targeting you, it's that you are too cheap." ”
"Why am I so cheap, am I not telling the truth?" Tang Xuansong was very unconvinced.
The monkey pushed open the temple door, and a cool breeze blew through the temple, causing the other three to sneeze.
"Don't you make any noise, aren't you tired after walking for so long? Go to the temple and find a place to rest, it's getting dark, so I'll spend the night here today." The monkey turned back to the three behind him.
The three of them quieted down and followed the monkey into the temple.