As mentioned last time, Tang Seng and his entourage came to the wood fairy forest planted by the five male wood demons in Thorn Ridge, and were taken by the pine essence green needle and the maple spirit red leaves to the manor under a stone cliff, and were impressed by the bearing and words of the green needle, and temporarily put their minds at ease.

After chatting with Qingzhen, the sky got dark, and before long, a bright moon rose. The moon star Lang, the black magpie flew south, and then he heard someone talking, and someone said: "Qingzhen invites the holy monk to come." ”

Tang Seng looked up and saw that there were three old men, one with a frosty appearance, one with green sideburns, and one with a humble heart. They all had different faces and clothes, and they all came to salute him.

Tang Seng returned the salute and said to the four old wooden demons: "What virtue does the disciple have, dare to work and rank as an immortal (honorific title, a subordinate of the monkey brothers, either a demon or a demon)?"

Qingzhen said with a smile: "I have always heard that the holy monk has a way, and there is an order from His Majesty, I have waited for a long time, and today I wanted to invite your master and apprentice, but Sun Dasheng is heavy, and he can only invite the master first." If you don't skimp on pearls and jade, and sit widely, it shows that Zen is true. ”

Tang Seng bowed down and said, "Dare to ask a few immortals?"

The green needle said: "The frost one is lonely and straight, the green sideburns is volleyed, and the humble one is the clouds." The old clumsy name is called the Jinjie. ”

Tang Seng asked again: "What is the longevity of the four Weng immortals?"

Lonely Zhigong (cypress spirit) smiled: "I am a thousand years old, and I support the sky and leaves in the spring." The incense branches are lush and snake-like, and the broken shadows are heavy with frost and snow. Since childhood, he has been strong and able to endure old age, and from now on he is honest and likes to cultivate the truth. Wuqi Fengsu is extraordinary, and it falls into the forest and far away. ”

Ling Kongzi (juniper tree spirit) said with a smile: "I have been proud of the wind and frost for thousands of years, and the high cadres and spiritual branches are strong. The night is quiet and the sound is like raindrops, and the autumn is clear and the shadows are like clouds. The roots have obtained the secret of longevity, and it is especially appropriate to be immortal. Staying in the crane and turning the dragon into a non-layman, the cangshuang is refreshing and close to the fairy town. ”

Fu Yunsu (bamboo essence) said with a smile: "The cold years are empty, and the old scenery is more quiet." It is not noisy and cold, and it is full of frost and snow. The seven sages talked together, and the six Yi sang together for their friends. It is not trivial to knock gold on the jade, and it is natural and immortal. ”

Jinjie Gongqing said with a smile: "I have been more than a thousand years old, and I am as beautiful as ever." It is pitiful that the rain and dew generate power, and borrow the Qiankun chemical machine. Ten thousand wind and smoke are only strong for me, and I am sparse at four o'clock. Cover Zhang Cuiying to stay cyclamen, game piano preaching book. ”

Tang Seng was able to write the book "Travels to the Western Regions", which was naturally brilliant, and from the words of the four wood spirits, he knew that they were not human, and they were all over 1,000 years old, so he hurriedly complimented: "The four immortals all enjoy a high life, but the Jinjie Weng is more than a thousand years old." In high years, he has attained Taoism, rich and strange, and he has not been the 'four hao' of the Han Dynasty?"

The four elders said: "Awards, awards! We are not Sihao, but the 'four exercises' in the deep mountains." Dare to ask the holy monk, how old is it?"

Tang Seng bowed with his palms together and replied: "Forty years ago, I was born in the mother's womb, and my life was a disaster when I gave birth. Escaped and fell into the water and rolled with the waves, and fortunately encountered Jinshan to escape the remains. Cultivating the nature of the scriptures without slackness, sincerely worship the Buddha and dare to fight the Buddha? ”

Fu Yunsu praised: "The holy monk has been born from his mother's womb, that is, from Buddhism, and he has really practiced since he was a child, and he is really a monk on the Tao." I am fortunate to take over the face of Taiwan and dare to ask for great teaching. I hope to teach one or two with Zen method, which is enough to comfort my life. ”

Tang Seng listened to the four immortals to ask for their Buddhism, and he was not afraid, that is, he said to the crowd: "Zen people, quiet also, Dharma people, degree also." The degree of tranquility cannot be realized unless it is realized. The enlightened one, cleansing the heart, and getting rid of the dust is also. The lady's body is rare, it is difficult to live in Middle Earth, and it is difficult to meet the Fa-rectification: all three of them are very fortunate. To the virtue of the wonderful way, the indifference Xiyi, the six roots and six senses, can be swept away. The Bodhi one, immortal and unborn, has no surplus and no debt, is empty and all-encompassing, and all saints are sent. Visited the real Yuan Shi clamp hammer, and realized the means of Muni. Play like a reckless, trample on nirvana. It must be awakened and enlightened, and a little spiritual light must be fully protected. Let go of the flames, and the Dharma Realm will be revealed. To the subtle, more stubborn, the entrance said who is the time? I am the original cultivator of the great awakening Zen, there is a fate and ambition to remember......"

The four wood demons listened attentively, smiling, and when Tang Seng finished speaking, he bowed down and thanked him: "The holy monk has understood the origin of the Zen machine!"

After praising it, Fu Yunsuo said: "Although Zen is quiet, although the law is moderate, it is necessary to be sincere in nature." Even if he is a true immortal, he will eventually return to the way of lifelessness. We are very different from it. ”

Tang Seng said: "The Tao is very Tao, the unity of body and use, how is it different?"

Fu Yunsu smiled: "We are born solid, different from people. It is born by feeling heaven and earth, growing by rain and dew, smiling proudly, killing the sun and the moon, not carving a leaf, exercising a thousand branches, and not knocking on the void. If you cling to Sanskrit, you are just seeking the "Tao", not in the Central Plains, but in the West. The stone lion gouged out his heart and liver, and the wild fox salivated through the bone marrow. It's really forgetting to go to Zen and vainly seeking Buddha fruits, all like my fairy wood forest kudzu vine riddles. How can such a gentleman be born? How can such a scale be imparted? There is no bottom bamboo basket to draw water, and there are no roots of iron trees to produce flowers. Lingbaofeng held his head firmly on his feet and returned to Yahui Longhua. ”

Tang Seng heard the high arguments of the immortals, and immediately kowtowed to thank him, and the green needle Lingkongzi supported him with his hand, and Lingkongzi said haha: "The words of the clouds are clearly leaking." Holy monks, please rise, do not believe in it. We took advantage of this moonlight to not talk about practice, but to mutter, oh free, and debauchery. ”

Fu Yunsu smiled and pointed to the stone house and said, "If you want to chant and enter the small nunnery for a tea, what is it?"

Tang Seng thanked him, looked in front of the stone house, and saw three big characters on the door, which was "Muxian Nunnery". He followed the four elders and sat down, and then saw the naked ghost envoy, holding a plate of Poria paste and serving five fragrant soups.

"Elder Tang, please use it!" The four elders asked Tang Seng to eat first, Tang Seng was afraid that the four demons would harm him, so he didn't dare to do it.

The four elders smiled slightly, knowing that Tang Seng was confused and afraid, so they raised their glasses and enjoyed them together, and took the pastries before Tang Seng dared to do it.

After the tea, the red leaves will take away the fragrant soup, Tang Seng watched carefully, only to see the exquisite brilliance in the house, like the moon: there is water flowing out from the side of the stone, there is incense floating from the flowers, the seat is pure and elegant, there is no dust.

This place is not as dirty as the fairy lair, but like a fairyland, for a while the vigilance is gone, the feelings are open, very happy, the heart of the spirit flashed, and couldn't help but read a sentence: "Zen heart is like the moon and dust-free." ”

Jinjie Lao Qingzhen smiled and said: "Poetry is as new as azure." ”

Gu Zhigong continued: "Good sentences are beautiful." ”

Ling Kongzi continued: "Jiawen doesn't spit on rare treasures. ”

Fu Yunsu said again: "The six dynasties are all prosperous, and the four beginnings are re-deleted Ya Song. ”

Tang Seng waved his hand and said: "The disciple lost his mouth for a while, talking nonsense, the so-called 'class door has an axe'." Listen to the words of the immortals, fresh and elegant, and the true poet is also. ”

Jinjie Lao said: "The holy monk doesn't have to talk about it. The monks are all the same. If there is an opening sentence, why not a closing sentence? ”

After that, Tang Seng and the four wood demons chanted poems, because Xingxian did not come to help Chen Xian take care of the garden, but there were no few wood demons to act as matchmakers for Tang Seng, which made Tang Seng disgusted and wanted to go, but had a very happy conversation.

Talking about poetry and mysteries, tasting tea on the moon, I don't realize that the night has passed, and the east is bright.

"Master, Master, where are you talking?" After a while, the monkey, Bajie, and Sha Seng led the horse and carried the burden, and came over. It turned out that this night, the three of them did not rest, through the forest and vines, looking for things from east to west, but they were half cloudy and half foggy, and after hundreds of miles of fairy woods, they heard Tang Seng shouting and talking, so they shouted.

"The three disciples of the holy monk have arrived, please ask the elders to invite them in, and I will wait for the friendship of the landlord!"

"Missing!" Tang Seng got up and said goodbye, walked out of the door, and shouted: "Wukong, Bajie, Sha Seng, I'm here." ”

Hearing Tang Seng's call, the three monkeys hurriedly walked over, and in a moment, they all came to the side and said, "Master, how did you get here?"

Tang Seng said: "Apprentice, I've tired you all night! The old man I saw yesterday evening said that your righteous brother came to entertain us. It was you who shouted and beat him that carried me here. He and I held each other hand in hand, walked through the door, and saw three old men, who came here to meet me, and said that I would be a 'holy monk'. They all speak elegantly and are very good at reciting poetry. I made peace with them, and I fell in love with them, and I was chatting, and you came here. I have asked you to come in and entertain you!"

"Then what are you waiting for? hurry up and go in and eat him hard, so that you can continue to open the road to the west!" the monkey was still muttering which righteous brother set up this place to entertain him, and Bajie had already hurriedly expressed his position.

"Go in and have a look!" The monkey doesn't want to think so much, the so-called artist is bold, and he is not afraid of what tricks the other party will play.

"I've seen Sun Dasheng!" After the four masters and apprentices entered the Muxian Nunnery, the four elders waiting behind the door immediately took the initiative to come forward and salute.

The monkey only felt that he had a lot of face, and his eyebrows fluttered and said: "No courtesy! I don't know which brother sent you to entertain me?"

"It's the Eight Kings! He wanted to wait for you to come to him, and he would entertain him personally. However, because of the sudden feeling of promotion in cultivation, he has already sealed the cave mansion to retreat and cultivate, and before the retreat, he ordered us to entertain him on his behalf!"

When the monkey heard this, he was wary of most of it, because Chen Xian did live nearby, and it was possible to send his men to entertain him, so he said: "The eighth child has a heart, and after the few go back, please pass on the gratitude on your behalf." ”

"We must bring the words of the Great Sage, the Holy Monk, the two masters, please inside!" Ling Kongzi said, stretching out his hand to invite Tang Seng and his party into the Muxian Nunnery.

After Tang Seng and his entourage followed the four elders of the wood demon into the Muxian Nunnery, Ling Kongzi said: "The Great Sage has been running around all night, I don't know whether to freshen up first and then eat, or after dinner?"

"Wash first!"

"Eat first!"

Together, the monkey Bajie gave different answers.

"Ahem......" Fu Yunsu immediately said in an instant: "The hot water has been prepared, the four of you will bathe first, and we will prepare the meal carefully." By the way, I don't know if the four of them eat meat or vegetarians!"

"Meat!" said Bajie.

"Su!" Tang Seng said.

"Old man, you brushed my proposal just now, and if you brushed my face again, I'm going to be mad!" Zhu Bajie said.

"The meat and vegetables are well matched, do you want wine?" said Qing Needle.

"Yes!" the monkey and Bajie said in unison.

"Okay, a few masters first went to the bathroom to bathe and change clothes, and after finishing the meal, they had a good rest in my Muxian Nunnery for two days, and in a few days, we will personally send you over this Muxian Forest." This forest is planted by us, and we know best where there is a shortcut!"

"This relationship is good, there is a way to go, but it saves the old pig a lot of effort!" Bajie was overjoyed, and said to the four old men of the wood demon.

At this time, the maple spirit red leaves walked out and said to Tang Seng and the four of them: "The hot water has been prepared, a few of you will go to the clean room with me to clean yourself!"

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After washing, Tang Seng and his entourage came out, the four elders of the wood demon had already prepared meals, abalone, ginseng, bear's paw and other delicacies of the mountains and seas, everything, there were also spiritual dew, juice, fairy wine and other drinks, the quantity was sufficient, the eight precepts from the dawn, until the sun was in the middle of the day, before closing the mouth.

Tang Seng hadn't rested for two nights, and he couldn't compare to the monkeys and these immortals, and after filling his stomach, he immediately felt sleepy and went to sleep first.

Tang Seng slept for a day and a night before waking up, the monkey Sha Seng had a normal work and rest, and Bajie rarely rested, and when he woke up, he let the four wood demons prepare to eat, and he ate for two days in a row.

Tang Seng woke up, then urged on the road, in the four old people's hard work and the eight precepts of the joy of the two years, stayed for another day, only under the guidance of the four wood old demons, found the way to the west, continue to the west.

Tang Seng burned the dense forest passage, the dragon horse whipped up, and ran out of more than 5,000 miles in three days, out of this primeval jungle with a path of more than 10,000 miles.

Out of the Wood Immortal Forest, Tang Seng and the others were in a hurry to stay overnight, and after walking for more than a month, they came to a beautiful fairy mountain blessed land.

This mountain is the Wanshou Mountain where Zhenyuan Daxian lives, it is extraordinary, it is really a high mountain, the general trend is grand, the root is connected to Kunlun, and the top is the sky. On Wanshou Mountain, there are flocks of white cranes, cypress trees are all over the mountains, the apes climb the trees, the sun reflects the clear forest, dyed with thousands of red lines, and the wind produces yin ravines, blowing thousands of colorful clouds.

Tang Seng was frightened by the Yellow Wind Monster, and when he saw the high mountain blocking the way, he stopped his horse and ordered: "Apprentice, there is a mountain ahead, you must be careful, for fear that there will be demons who will infringe on us." ”

The monkey sneered: "The old monk can see such an immortal mountain as a demon land, it's really amazing. Don't worry, but there are three people in front of the horse, what are you afraid of?"

Being so despised by the monkeys, Tang Seng beat his horse and moved forward silently. I found that this is indeed a blessed place, full of peace, and I can't help but say: "I have come to the west, experienced many mountains and rivers, are the steep places, poor mountains and bad waters out of the goblins, not to mention the good scenery of this mountain, really very interesting." Is it close to the Leiyin Temple in Jinling Mountain, we had better clean up and be strict, and then go to meet the World Venerable. ”

The monkey laughed and said, "It's still early!"

Sha Seng asked, "Senior brother, how far are we from Lei Yin?"

The monkey said, "One hundred and eighty thousand miles." We haven't even made it to a tenth of the way. ”

Bajie exclaimed: "Brother, how many years will it take to get it?"

The monkey said: "These roads, if it is two virtuous brothers, it will be possible to reach it in ten days; if I go, it will be good to walk fifty times a day, and I will see the sun; if the old monk goes, don't think, don't think!"

Tang Seng said: "Wukong, when do you say it will be there?"

The monkey said: "You have grown old since you were a child, and you have grown old to a young age, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it yet!"