Chapter 512: Crossing the River
Thirty-five heavens, outside the Miluo Palace, Taiyi Zhenren paced back and forth, raising his eyes from time to time to look at the Taoist boy standing expressionlessly on the side, looking slightly anxious.
In a short time, the gates of Miro Palace suddenly opened.
A white-clothed Taoist boy walked out of it and arched his hand: "Senior Brother Taiyi, the master is invited." ”
Taiyi Zhenren opened his mouth slightly as if he wanted to say something, hesitated slightly, nodded and said, "I'm tired of my junior brother leading the way." ”
Entering the Miro Palace, the two walked along the spacious corridor. Along the way, Taiyi Zhenren only met two or three Taoist children. The huge palace is empty.
Halfway through, the Taoist boy who led the way suddenly turned a corner.
This staggered, and suddenly, both of them were stunned.
The Dao boy hurriedly said, "Senior brother, please." ”
"What?" Taiyi Zhenren said softly, "Aren't you going to the main hall?"
The boy replied respectfully, "Master will meet you in the backyard." ”
"Backyard, ......" Taiyi Zhenren couldn't help frowning.
"Yes, in the backyard. Uncle Tongtian is also there. ”
Taiyi Zhenren nodded and didn't ask any more.
Bypassing the cloister and passing the lotus pond, the two came to the lush backyard.
From a distance, the two of them saw Yuan Shi Tianzun and Tongtian Sect Master sipping tea in the pavilion, talking and laughing, with a comfortable look.
Slowly walking in front of the two, the boy knelt on his knees and reported loudly: "Master, uncle, senior brother Taiyi has arrived." ”
Taiyi Zhenren hurriedly took a step forward, knelt on his knees, and bowed: "Disciple Taiyi." See Master. See Uncle Shi. ”
Yuan Shi Tianzun, who was sitting in the courtyard, looked down at Taiyi Zhenren. He said to the boy, "You go down first." ”
"The disciple obeyed. ”
After the Dao Tong turned to leave, Yuan Shi Tianzun pointed behind Taiyi Zhenren and said lightly: "Sit down." ”
Turning his face slightly, Taiyi Zhenren realized that a simple chair had already been prepared behind him.
He slowly got up on the ground and said, "Master Xie." Then he turned and sat down in the chair.
As soon as they sat down, the three of them were silent.
The Tongtian Sect Master looked at Taiyi Zhenren, and then at Yuan Shi Tianzun, slightly stunned. smiled: "It seems that you masters and apprentices are going to talk about some whispers." Since this is the case, the old man will take his leave first. ”
As he spoke, the Tongtian Sect Master was about to stand up.
Yuan Shi Tianzun on the side stretched out his hand and patted the table gently, motioned for the Tongtian Sect Master to sit down, and raised his head slightly to Taiyi Zhenren: "Say, it's okay." ”
Taiyi Zhenren nodded, glanced at the Tongtian Sect Master, and arched his hand: "Master, the location of Xuanzang has been found." ”
Suddenly. The three of them were silent again, but their expressions were different.
Taiyi Zhenren maintained the posture of arching his hands. Cautiously raised his eyes to look at his master.
The Tongtian Sect Master turned his face and looked at the Yuan Shi Tianzun with deep meaning, but the Yuan Shi Tianzun just raised his head slightly with his long beard and looked up at the sky.
After a long time, Marshal Tianzun asked softly, "What are you looking for him?"
"Master. Taiyi Zhenren cautiously retorted: "Could it be that you really want to let him?"
Hearing this, Yuan Shi Tianzun couldn't help laughing: "Then what do you think? Can you afford to provoke Buddhism, or can you afford to provoke that demon monkey?"
"This ......" Taiyi Zhenren was speechless for a while, and his brows frowned tightly.
"Xuanzang?" the Tongtian Sect Master turned his face sideways and asked, "This is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, right?"
Yuan Shi Tianzun nodded, and asked casually, "Senior brother also knows?"
"Of course I do. The Tongtian Sect Master took a deep breath and sighed: "Your Majesty has sent me a few letters, saying that the demon monkey came out again, but he didn't make trouble, but escorted the reincarnation of the golden cicada to the west, looking for Rulai to argue." ”
Yuan Shi Tianzun smiled faintly, reached out and picked up the teapot, filled the Tongtian Sect Master with tea, poured another cup, and pushed it forward.
Taiyi Zhenren immediately bowed forward knowingly, holding the teacup, and sat back in his original position.
Yuan Shi Tianzun let out a long sigh and said, "What is the opinion of the junior brother on this matter?"
"If you want to talk about opinions...... Tongtian Sect Master stroked his long beard, closed his eyes and said leisurely: "We all know the way that the golden cicada has testified, but I didn't expect that after hundreds of years and ten lifetimes, he is still obsessed with this matter. If he attains this, as soon as he comes, Buddhism will definitely change the stubborn style of the past and pose a real threat to our Taoism. Second, without Rulai to contain it, the demon monkey, I'm afraid that no one can control it. This, again, is a threat. In the final analysis, going west is really harmful to my Taoist family. ”
Taiyi Zhenren hurriedly echoed: "What Uncle Shi said is true. ”
Before the words fell, he saw the Tongtian Sect Master take a sip of tea, and then continued: "However, Su Bodhi assured me that the demon monkey will not make waves again, and if anything happens, he will personally go into battle to capture him. ”
Saying this, Taiyi Zhenren's face was a little gloomy again, but Yuan Shi Tianzun laughed hehehe, and said: "When the demon monkey didn't break the way of heaven that day, you and I couldn't do anything about him, and your Zhuxian Sword Array was still folded in his hand." He must be Bodhi alone, can he be captured?"
"It's just a rhetoric. The Tongtian Sect Master sighed softly: "Is he the demon monkey's mentor, although the demon monkey is bold and reckless, but it has not yet reached the point of completely ignoring the etiquette and law, so he will not really do anything with his own mentor, right? Besides, if there is really a war disaster, how can these Three Realms be unharmed?
"Then I don't know about him. Yuan Shi Tianzun sighed lightly, picked up his teacup, and tasted it carefully, looking like he had nothing to do with himself.
Taiyi Zhenren arched his hand and said: "Master, have you ever remembered how the demon monkey got the power that day? In the final analysis, it is because no one in the sky and the earth wants to take care of it, and let it go." Now it's changed to Xuanzang...... If you let it go like this, it will be a big disaster in the future. ”
Marshal Tianzun slowly raised his eyes and said, "Really, tell me, what will happen?"
"That Xuanzang walks the way of Pudu, if it is completed, Buddhism will become a trend of diffusion. ...... then"
Yuan Shi Tianzun suddenly put down the teacup in his hand with a "snap". interrupted Taiyi Zhenren's words. He laughed and said, "He practices the path of Pudu, which is beneficial to all beings in the Three Realms, why not? Besides, if he is Pudu, won't my Taoist persuade people to do good? At most, it will disappear and a hundred flowers will bloom." My Taoist foundation is tens of thousands of years. Never die. Don't worry about it. ”
As soon as these words were put down, the corners of Taiyi Zhenren's mouth suddenly twitched slightly, staring at Yuan Shi Tianzun tightly, his brows became tighter and tighter, but he could only bow his head.
The Tongtian Sect Master on the side glanced at Yuan Shi Tianzun lightly, and couldn't help but be puzzled, but he didn't break it.
Yuan Shi Tianzun said again: "This disciple has many disciples and grandchildren, and there may not be anything good." At the beginning, you had the most disciples in the world, but what about it? I have the largest number of disciples in the world, so what about it? Why didn't I see that I was a teacher? You have cultivated the way of heaven, and you also have a mouth and a body, and you just eat three meals a day and one bed every night, how much sleep have you slept?
With that, Yuan Shi Tianzun laughed out loud and glanced at the Tongtian Sect Master meaningfully.
At this hope, the Tongtian Sect Master was a little unhappy, and said sourly: "If you want to laugh at yourself, it's okay, you can't even pull me together, right?"
"Are you still thinking about the old hatred?" Yuan Shi Tianzun slapped the Tongtian Sect Master's arm hard, and snorted: "Just kidding, so many years have passed since the Battle of the Gods, why bother?
As he spoke, he enthusiastically picked up the teapot and filled the tea that the Tongtian Sect Master had just taken a sip of.
The Tongtian Sect Master didn't say anything, lowered his head and blindly sipped the tea, his expression looked a little unhappy.
Seeing this situation, Taiyi Zhenren raised his head and was about to speak, but he heard Yuan Shi Tianzun take the first step and pointed at him and said, "It's nothing, let's go back." If you are really idle, just help the teacher to pay attention to it and see if there are any interesting and new things. It's a boring day to pass the time without a little gadget. ”
Helpless, Taiyi Zhenren had to swallow back the words that came to his lips and changed his words: "The disciple obeys." ”
After sitting quietly for a while, seeing that there was really no way to say anything, Taiyi Zhenren had to get up and leave.
After Taiyi Zhenren left, the Tongtian Sect Master looked at Yuan Shi Tianzun suspiciously, and asked softly, "I really don't care?"
Yuan Shi Tianzun's gaze slowly slanted towards the Tongtian Sect Master, and asked rhetorically, "Do you want to provoke that demon monkey?"
The Tongtian Sect Master hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't want to, although the Heavenly Dao cultivation is gone, it is enough to choke." Besides, who can guarantee that he won't repair it back? My old bones are not far from the Heavenly Tribulation, and they can't withstand the toss. ”
Looking at the tea leaves floating in the cup, Yuan Shi Tianzun said with a straight face: "So, we must not make a move." The demon monkey is now bent on seeking revenge, and the disaster has been led to the west, so it is difficult to lure him back. I see, Taiyi will never stop there, since this is the case, we will just watch from behind. If something really happens, it's good that we have a round. If we make a good move, no one will be able to finish it when the time comes. ”
......
At this time, on the bank of the quicksand river in the ice and snow, the monkey group has been staying here for two days.
From waiting on the shore at the beginning, to letting Xuanzang alone be used as a bait on the shore, and others ambushing nearby, all kinds of methods have been used. However, seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, the quicksand river has a faint tendency to freeze, but the roller shutter still can't even see a ghost.
In desperation, the monkey had to explain to others to protect Xuanzang, and went into the water to search for it himself, and did not return until sunset.
As soon as he came out of the water, he saw Xuanzang standing on the shore and watching quietly.
Seeing the monkey coming back, Xuanzang nodded at the monkey with his hands folded, and said, "The Great Sage will have something to gain from this trip." ”
"Nope. The monkey landed steadily in front of Xuanzang, and while using a spell to remove the water on his body, he said: "The entire quicksand river has been searched, except for some little demons who have just become elites and can't even speak, they haven't found anything." It's a pity that there is no dragon king here, and I can't even find someone to ask. ”
"Doesn't the Great Sage have a Vajra Diamond? Use it to find out where the general of the rolling shutter is?"
The monkey glanced at the Vajra on his wrist, shook his head, and said, "I've tried it, but I don't know why." There was no response. It's a surprise. ”
"Then what is the Great Sage going to do next?"
"I don't know. "The monkey cleaned up his clothes. With a long sigh, he passed by Xuanzang.
It's night. The canopy lit a bonfire on the bank of the river, and the group sat around, all night, you look at me and I look at you, without saying a word. The monkey kept his head down from beginning to end, as if he was thinking about something.
In the middle of the night, Lu Liugui's adopted daughter Ying'er rushed over with several demon generals to escort Lu Liugui back.
The monkey was not too surprised. Just repeatedly told to be careful along the way. Lu Liugui burst into tears, constantly promising that when the matter was resolved, he would soon return to the monkey to "do his duty as a loyal minister".
From beginning to end, the demon generals who came to pick up Lu Liugui even lowered their heads with Ying'er, and they didn't even dare to look at the monkey.
Maybe it's Lu Liugui's usual subtle relationship, they simply worship the monkey as a god, even more than the demons in Huaguo Mountain at the beginning.
sent Lu Liugui away, and the group changed from the original six people and one horse to five people and one horse.
Tianpeng still sat by the campfire and stared at the fire, occasionally stirring the branches in his hands, while the black bear spirit sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to recuperate. The little white dragon was absolutely gone, not just really asleep. Even the snoring came out.
Looking at the scene in front of him, the monkey felt more and more awkward, scratched his cheek, he turned and walked to the bank of the river and sat down, looking at the river with some blankness.
After a while, Xuanzang slowly came to the monkey's side with a forward swing, handed the bamboo tube in his hand to the monkey, and said softly: "The water in the quicksand river, but the poor monk has already filtered it with a cloth." ”
The monkey stretched out his hand and took the bamboo tube, brought it to his mouth, took a sip and handed it back, wiped his mouth clean and said, "People who have gone to the realm of transforming into gods will not be nervous if they don't drink water." ”
Xuanzang took the bamboo tube, covered it, sat down cross-legged beside the monkey with the bamboo tube, pointed to the river and said softly: "It seems that soon the entire quicksand river will freeze." ”
The monkey looked up at the sky and sighed, "Probably so." It's a bit chilly. ”
"The poor monk asked Marshal Tianpeng, and I heard that in the ordinary years of this quicksand river, even in the coldest time, it will not freeze. There are exceptions, but there are few. ”
The monkey stared silently at the dark surface of the river, and did not say anything.
After a little silence, Xuanzang said again: "If the river is frozen, it is the best time to cross the river." What does the Great Sage think?"
"Do you think you should go?" asked the monkey rhetorically.
Xuanzang hesitated and said softly: "Can the Great Sage tell Xuanzang what role the general will play in the team?"
"It's not a good character, just an honest and honest man. The monkey let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at the black bear spirit, and said, "What he can do, the black hair can do." Even his cultivation is not necessarily higher than that of the black hair. ”
"Then why is the Great Sage willing to wait here? Just because, the "Journey to the West" that the Great Sage mentioned?"
Slowly shaking his head, the monkey whispered, "I don't know either." There were a lot of mistakes and omissions in that thing, and I tried so hard to jump out of it, but I ended up falling headlong into it. Now I want to keep it the same, but I don't know where to start. ”
Closing his eyes, he smiled slowly: "Actually, sometimes I envy those enlightened people, like Lao Jun, when he did the same thing as me, he always moved thousands of pounds, and he didn't need to be like me in every detail, and he had to handle everything himself." Actually, I was afraid, because I couldn't see through which point might affect the final outcome, so I had to hold on to every point. ”
Reaching out to wipe his face, the monkey smiled helplessly: "Actually, I'm a little messy." ”
"It's messy, it's better to respond to all changes with the same. We'll just go west, and leave the rest to heaven. Just like the poor monk thought at the beginning. ”
"Leave it to heaven?"
"Yes. Xuanzang nodded and said: "If the river freezes early tomorrow morning, we won't wait any longer, just cross the river, and the next way, there's no need to think about it, how about it?"
Hearing this, the monkey nodded and said, "Okay." ”
The next day, when the day was gray, the surface of the river was frozen.
Looking at the white river, Xuanzang glanced back at the monkey and sighed softly: "Providence." ”
With that, he took his staff and walked towards the river.
"Can this go?" the little white dragon stretched his neck and said in a long voice, "Be careful of falling into the river." ”
The monkey glanced lazily at the little white dragon, took a step and followed, and with a spell, the river in front of Xuanzang was reinforced.
After a slight hesitation, the others followed quickly.
In the cold wind with the residual snow, the group walked on the vast and boundless river without shelter, and walked towards Xiniu Hezhou step by step, as small as a few ants.
......
At the same time, wearing an emerald green monk's robe and holding a jade ruyi, Fuxian slowly fell to the edge of a small stream hundreds of miles away from this place with two disciples.
It is sparsely populated, but it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, even in this winter, it is still a fragrance of birds and flowers, and it looks like a paradise.
I saw Fuxian lightly glance at the surrounding scene and stretched out his hand.
Suddenly, the green leaves of the surrounding plants and trees withered one by one, and the branches grew wildly again. In front of the eyes of the three of them, houses grew one after another.
Fuxian pointed at the air again, and the hares, sika deer, and even the birds flying in the sky that were originally active in the forest fell in front of him, and quickly transformed into villagers who stood up one by one. One by one, they folded their hands and bowed to Fuxian.
Seeing this, Fuxian was a handful again, and the original grassland was lifted up as a whole and turned into a ploughed farmland, and patches of crops quickly grew in the fields. There was a bamboo fence on the ground, and even morning glories were climbed.
In the blink of an eye, there were houses, farmland, ploughing cattle, and even children playing by the stream, and a small village quietly took shape. All of them are available, and it looks as if they were originally here.
Only at this time did Fuxian put his hands away and looked at his results lightly.
The disciple on the side bowed down and said, "Master, I'm afraid, I can't deceive the demon monkey......
"When did the teacher say that he was going to deceive that demon monkey?" Fuxian smiled and said softly: "There are others who have to wait." (To be continued......)
ps: I said I wanted to update it the day before yesterday, but it was broken yesterday...... It turns out that codewords are not just hard work. Everything that was written yesterday has been overturned and rewritten today...... What kind of mood is it to watch the results of your hard work all day be deleted piece by piece?
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