Chapter 671: Choice
The marriage spanning 800 years, the recognition after more than 600 years of separation, in the end, it was only a few words, and it was gently brought by.
This is something that Qingxin never thought of.
In the long sky, the figure of the monkey fades away little by little, blending with the afterglow of the setting sun, gradually blurring, and blending into the background color of the sky. It was like a dream.
Qingxin still hung in place, staring blankly. She couldn't help but want to laugh, but she was already in tears.
Words can't describe her mood at the moment.
Happiness came so suddenly that she was not mentally prepared in the slightest, and could only be led by a monkey......
yes, it's always been like this, hasn't it?
Eight hundred years have passed, whether it is a finch or a wind chime, or even a pure heart today.
When the monkey decided to go to sea to find immortals, she was unwilling, but she couldn't refuse, and in the end she could only be tied to the chariot by the monkey.
When the monkey was determined to fight against the heavenly court, she was afraid, but she could not refuse, so she could only watch silently from the sidelines, helpless.
When Lao Jun told her the truth, she didn't want to die, but ......
She always compromises again and again, without any bottom line.
Because this monkey, even the weakest wind chime, will have the courage to disobey the master's orders, and will also have the courage to step into the Tushi Palace with a dagger against his throat, and make a deal with his own life.
Because this monkey, even the strongest and most ruthless pure heart, will turn the words of exhortation to the other party not to go west in that moment of trance into a sentence: "I want to ...... Westward with you. ”
It's like an endless spell, no matter what. As long as this monkey is involved. Her choice was to surrender, to make concessions, to compromise.
"A paragraph...... There are no flowers on the moon tree. Don't you have a loving marriage in your heart?"
Qingxin pursed her lips and smiled helplessly, her eyes hazy with tears.
In this life, I thought I wanted to be completely liberated, but in the end...... With those few words just now, is she really still determined to escape?
Turning slowly, she flew in a southwesterly direction.
......
Far beyond the ruins of the capital, the monkey walked with heavy steps towards the lonely gate. The hand holding the golden rod tightened and tightened.
Broken tiles in a place.
Those four weeks. There were all the people in urgent need of treatment, and everyone's face was devoid of light, as if they had been forcibly deprived of their souls.
At this moment, he didn't have the heart to feel this anymore.
The anger has completely dissipated, and it has been replaced by a sense of powerlessness and anxiety. In the same way, it is like losing a soul.
The mind is full of birds, wind chimes, Qingxin, and Yang Chan in Huashan. and, the last passage that Rulai said to him......
Both sides of the road. Bodies were dug out of the rubble and placed on the side of the road.
Seeing the monkey coming from outside the city, those busy strong men and soldiers all stopped their movements and watched the monkey quietly. The eyes were as plain as water, and there was no longer any fanaticism...... More of it, it should be a kind of questioning. It's just that no one said it.
An old woman hurried over, knelt down in front of the monkey, and cried, "The old woman has begged the monkey immortal! My wife is buried under there, please save him......! If it's too late, he's afraid he's going to die......"
As he spoke, he was already crying and breathless.
The monkey turned his face slightly and looked in the direction the old woman was pointing.
It was a collapsed house, and the monkey could clearly feel the two people pressing under the rubble, but unfortunately, they were no longer breathing.
After only a slight hesitation, he silently bypassed the old woman and continued walking.
Behind her, the old woman's cries grew louder and louder. The distrust in the eyes of the people watching around seemed to have deepened a lot.
Just as the monkey was looking at the lecture square from afar, the black bear spirit hurried towards him.
"Great Sage, what's going on!"
The monkey looked up at him slightly.
At this glance, the black bear spirit was suddenly stunned. For a moment, both of them froze.
After a while, the monkey whispered: "I've talked about it, let them live, for a while...... Soon, they should have someone to come and treat the people. After all, they don't want too many people to die. Much...... Also troublesome. ”
As he spoke, the monkey had lowered his head, walked around the black bear spirit with the golden hoop stick, and continued to walk in the direction of the square.
The black bear spirit was completely stunned, and he didn't know why for a while, so he could only look back at the back of the monkey blankly.
Xuanzang rolled up his robe and walked among the corpses on the ground holding Buddhist beads. The Buddhist scriptures were spread out in front of each corpse and reverently recited. At this moment, he is covered with filth.
As if to avoid Xuanzang, the monkey did not go to the center of the square, but changed direction and went around the corner, bowed his back, and sat down. The figure was like a thug living on the streets.
In the night, countless pairs of eyes were staring at him.
"That monkey immortal...... Isn't he strong? Why didn't he help save people?"
"Strong?" someone snorted coldly and said, "I think it's just pretending." Say what...... Forget it, don't mention it. Isn't what is happening in front of us enough to teach us a lesson?"
Everyone is working hard to save people, but everyone is quietly watching the monkey and watching Xuanzang who keeps reciting the useless scriptures. It's whispering.
In a short period of time, a countercurrent has quietly formed.
Tianpeng walked over with a nine-toothed nail rake, and said to the monkey with some puzzlement: "What happened, lost?"
"Won. ”
"That'...... Why don't you save people? ...... here."
"I ......" Before Tianpeng could finish speaking, the monkey had already opened his mouth slightly, but the words seemed to be stuck in his throat and paused.
The two looked at each other for a long time before the monkey swallowed his saliva and whispered, "I'm a little messy." Someone will come to the rescue in a while, and we won't need it. ”
As he spoke, countless flashes of light were already approaching in the sky, and hundreds of monks had fallen from the sky. Without saying a word, one by one they joined the ranks of rescuing the victims.
Time. Everyone was a little at a loss.
Looking at the large number of Kunlun Mountain monks who suddenly appeared around. Canopy smiled helplessly. Sat down side by side with the monkey.
"What's going on?"
"Last ......time," said the monkey hesitantly, "the last time we guessed, it really came true." A pure heart is a wind chime, and a finch is ......"
"Isn't that something to be happy about?"
The monkey turned his face sideways and glanced at the canopy, lowered his head and smiled: "I don't know either." I just told her to go to her if she wins. ”
"And then?"
She didn't refuse. ”
"Why do you think she'll refuse?"
When Tianpeng asked this, the monkey was suddenly speechless, his eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Tianpeng with some astonishment. Long. He didn't say a word, just lowered his head slightly, and continued to sit dejectedly.
He didn't know how to explain to Tian Peng what Rulai said to him at the end: "That night, you had just gone through a great calamity, and you were sleeping soundly, and the poor monk came to you with her soul and cut open your heart in front of her. There's debt, guilt, attachment, and commitment...... But there is no love. You know that moment. How sad is she crying?"
It was a thorn in his heart, one that hurt when he touched it. But I had to face the thorns.
A gentle breeze blew through the torches in the hands of the pedestrians around them, bringing up a puff of sand and dust, and the rubble clanged everywhere.
The macaque king, who had not recovered from his serious injuries, limped out of the unknown corner, found a corner and squatted down, looking at the sky boredly.
In the distance, one after another the buried people were rescued, and more monks were still coming, bringing elixirs for healing, as well as countless food and other supplies.
With the help of this large number of monks, it was naturally not a problem to rescue these suffering civilians. As if they had been infected, the people, who were originally very jealous of these Taoist priests, suddenly changed their attitude towards the monks and became enthusiastic. In almost every corner, people can be seen kowtowing to these monks, and the rare hot tea and soup after the disaster are also delivered to the monks one after another.
For a while, the atmosphere was very harmonious. Many people actually took this opportunity to chat with these flying monks, and there were many people who hoped to worship the disciples of Kunlun Mountain.
For everything that happened around him, Xuanzang was unmoved, but Tianpeng, who had been silently paying attention, couldn't help frowning.
"You're not going to care?"
"Huh?" the monkey suddenly looked up at the canopy, as if he had just woken up from a dream. I was a little stunned when I saw the canopy.
Helpless, Tianpeng had to sigh deeply and said, "What happened?"
The monkey blinked blankly, and his expression seemed to be in a trance again. He folded his hands tightly, curled up as if he wanted to bury himself deeply.
Seeing this scene, Tianpeng was speechless. He had never seen a monkey like this.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "We are traveling west, you and Master Xuanzang, no one is missing. What the hell happened to you? ”
The monkey closed his eyes tightly and sighed softly, "There is a man coming......"
"Who?"
"A person who is not supposed to exist in this world, who is exactly like me. In terms of cultivation, it should be the same as me. He is...... The soul I lost during the Tribulation. ”
Hearing this, Tianpeng was suddenly shocked.
"It's annoying, but it's ...... The big deal is to fight, as long as he is not selfless like Rulai, I am not afraid of anyone. It's just ......" The monkey blinked at the dim red fire in the distance, opened its mouth slightly, and bit its own wrist.
After a long time, he said in a voice like a mosquito: "Clear heart...... A pure heart is a finch and a wind chime......"
"I know, and then what?"
"I won the battle, I have to pick her up......"
"She didn't refuse, what's wrong with that?"
"But I still have to pick up Yang Chan, and I can't leave her either. ”
Tianpeng suddenly became angry: "Let's pick it up together, is there any problem?"
"If it were you, what would you do?" Raising his head, the monkey looked at the canopy and slowly repeated, "If it were you, what would you do?"
Hearing this, Tianpeng was stunned for a moment.
The monkey covered his face and sighed slowly, "'Love' that can be cut into two parts...... That's a joke. Both to themselves and to others. (To be continued.) )