In the starry night, the city gate was ajar.

Dozens of guards patrolled back and forth with torches held alof. A fast horse staggered past them and quickly crossed the city gates.

The soldier on the horse used all his strength to whip the horse under his crotch. In a short time, the soldier had already crossed the long street to a large mansion.

"Who's coming?" shouted one of the guards.

Hearing this, the soldier hurriedly turned over and dismounted, took out a token from his waist and presented it with both hands, and said loudly: "The flag envoy under the command of General Xiao is in charge, and I have something important to ask to see the national teacher on the order of General Xiao, and I ask you to pass it on." ”

"Quarry?"

Several guards outside the door glanced at each other, and for some reason, they all laughed.

Not long after, in the mansion, a young man dressed as a servant pushed open the door and knelt down respectfully and said, "Guoshi, General Xiao has sent someone over and is waiting outside the door." ”

For a moment, there was silence.

The servant looked up slightly.

In this small hall there are six chairs, two on the main seat in the positive direction, and four on the sides.

At this time, on the four seats placed on either side sat three people dressed as Taoist priests, wearing red, orange, and gray Taoist robes. In front of the throne stood another black-robed Taoist priest, with his back to the servant who had come to report the news, and his face could not be seen clearly.

The three Taoist priests of red, orange, and gray glanced at each other.

The orange-robed Taoist priest stroked the mustache at the corner of his mouth and said, "Sent by the quarry, what do they want to do?"

"What else can you do?" The Taoist priest in a red robe with a big beard and a fierce face rolled his eyes and said, "The group went to the quarry, and it was strange that they didn't send people." ”

Let's talk about it. He waved his hand and said to the servant who had come to tell him, "Just tell him." Already knows. Let him go back first. Later, the national teacher made his own decision. ”

The servant raised his head slightly, glanced at the black-robed Taoist priest, said "no", turned around and exited the door, and closed the door with his hand.

After the servant left, the white-clothed Taoist priest with a sheep's beard, who had not spoken, stroked his long beard and said, "I have arrived at the quarry, that is, I saw those bald donkeys?

The six eyes all looked at the black-robed Taoist priest in unison.

At this very moment. There was another knock at the door.

"Come in. ”

The door slowly pushed open, and another servant walked into the room and knelt on the ground, saying, "Master Yuguo, that hairy-faced monk has left for some reason. ”

"Oh?"

The eyes of everyone present suddenly widened.

"The Great Sage Master actually left?" The black-robed Taoist priest turned around and laughed slowly: "It seems that God will help me!"

This person is a centipede spirit multi-eyed monster!

......

At this time, the underworld, outside the palace of life and death. The monkey was leisurely looking at King Qin Guang, who was kneeling on the ground and shivering.

"You think your dead colleagues are too lonely and want to be with them, don't you?"

"Great Sage...... The Great Sage laughed. It's a joke. King Qin Guang was so frightened that he stretched out his hand and wiped two handfuls of cold sweat.

"Then you're stopping me?"

"Great Sage. King Qin Guang cringed and said, "How dare the little one stop you." It's just that...... More is better than less, the small one is all for the sake of the great sage. ”

Swallowing dryly, King Qin Guang continued: "This time is different from the past. Now the underworld is under the control of the king of Jizo, and there is no order from the king of Jizo, even Yama...... You can't let people into the temple of life and death without permission. ”

"Really?" the monkey snorted coldly, "In that case, let him come to me." ”

"Let him come......" King Qin Guang choked suddenly, looked up at the monkey, and saw that the monkey didn't look like a joke, so he had to nod slightly and bow away.

......

On the edge of the altar, a ghost said: "Respect the world, the Monkey King is outside the Hall of Life and Death." Say...... He said that he wanted the Lord to come and see him personally. ”

King Jizo turned his face sideways and glanced at Zhengfa Ming Rulai, and said, "Look, the golden body of the poor monk has returned." ”

"So, is Venerable Jizo going over to meet him?"

"Wait a minute, don't rush. King Jizo took a deep breath and said, "It's rare to leave once, and if he goes back like this, I'm afraid someone will be unhappy." ”

Dharma Ming Rulai half-squinted his eyes and looked at King Jizo with a slight suspicion.

......

At this time, many soldiers in the eastern suburbs market stood trembling slightly with their blades in their hands.

Not far away, Xuanzang sat on the ground with a group of monks who had been conscripted for forced labor.

The monks were all in rags, and their bare skin was covered with the marks of a leather whip.

Tianpeng and the others were tightly guarding Xuanzang's side.

A white-bearded old monk wept bitterly and said to Xuanzang: "The master doesn't know anything. Buddhism was originally the state religion of Chechi, and I thought that at the beginning, I believed in it from His Majesty the King to the displaced people in the mountains and wilderness. Just because a year ago, there was a great drought in our country, and His Majesty the King ordered us to pray for rain......"

Wiping away his tears, the old monk continued: "In desperation, we gathered the senior monks of Chechi Kingdom, set up an altar outside the capital, and chanted the scriptures for nine hundred and eighty-one days, but no rain came. In desperation, he had to withdraw the altar. As a result, a Taoist priest who came from afar only took a stick of incense to seek wind and rain and relieve the drought ......"

At this point, the monks around him were already choking up and sobbing one by one.

The old monk paused slightly, and then said: "Afterwards, Your Majesty established Taoism as the state religion, confiscated all the temples and temple properties in the Chechi Kingdom, and conscripted all the monks into forced labor......

In an instant, the monks around him were already crying, and they all bowed to Xuanzang and cried: "The master must have been sent by the Buddha." Ask the master to help me!

Xuanzang couldn't help but smile helplessly and looked at the canopy.

Buddhism cultivates itself, and seeks to become a Buddha. All suffering is the refining of the mind.

Although it is often said that the Buddha blesses, is it really possible for the Buddhas of the West to help with such a thing as praying for rain?

Let the Buddha pray for rain, this is to find the wrong direction, and equate the Buddha gate with the Taoist gate.

However, this Taoist priest begged for wind and rain for a stick of incense, which is not quite right.

Although Xuanzang has not cultivated immortals, he also knows that ordinary spells can cause rainfall, but to solve the drought of Che Chi Country and one country, unless the Dragon Palace makes a move, it is simply impossible.

The time for a stick of incense invites the dragon king...... How far does it take to get from here to the Dragon Palace, and how long does it take to go from the mortal world to the heavenly court?

Is this possible?

With a faint sigh, Xuanzang stretched out his hand to help the old monk and said, "The poor monk already knows about this." ”

"So, what does the master want?"

At this moment, all the monks were looking at Xuanzang with their eyes blank.

In desperation, Xuanzang had no choice but to say softly: "If you can, the poor monk will enter the palace and reason with Your Majesty in a few days." ”

At this moment, on the slope five miles away from here, a soldier hurriedly knelt in front of the Duomu Monster and three other Taoist priests.

"Teacher Yuguo, the hairy-faced monk has not returned. The group remained in the quarry. ”

The multi-eyed monster nodded slightly, and said lightly: "Explore again!"

"No!"

The soldier turned and mounted his horse, and galloped away again in the direction of the quarry.

"Your Excellency. The bearded red-robed Taoist priest arched his hand towards the multi-eyed monster and said, "Since the Great Sage has not come back yet, the opportunity must not be missed, why haven't we made a move?"

"Don't act rashly. The multi-eyed monster waved his hand and said: "Although the Great Sage is not here, beside that Xuanzang, there are also Marshal Tianpeng, Black Bear Spirit and other masters. If it's really hard, we may not have good fruit to eat. That's why we have to be at such a distance, in order to avoid their perception. ”

Taking a deep breath, the multi-eyed monster reached out and took out a token and handed it to the sheepbeard gray-robed Taoist priest, saying, "Order the army to encircle and suppress." Use mortals to distract their attention first, and we will be able to strike a blow when we have the opportunity!" (To be continued......)

PS: I heard that there is a double monthly pass after 12 o'clock...... However, I don't have the confidence to ask for it......