The setting sun shone obliquely, dyeing all the qiē a dim red color.

A fallen leaf slowly falls.

Outside the gate of the Zen Temple, Lu Liugui's forehead was close to the ground, kneeling motionless, trembling slightly.

The demon generals behind him also lowered their heads in anticipation.

A black boot stepped over the high threshold and stepped firmly in front of Lu Liugui.

Lu Liugui raised his eyes with a slight tremor and saw the pair of black boots.

In an instant, the eye sockets were already moist.

"Get up. ”

A voice fell into Lu Liu's ears, flat, familiar, but also seemed too far away to touch.

The demon generals behind him all bowed to the ground one by one, not daring to move, but Lu Liugui slowly raised his head.

The ordinary-looking military uniform, the dark golden fluff, and the facial features in the depths of memory.

"Great Sage, old minister...... Old minister......"

He opened his mouth slightly, and the tears rolled down his wrinkled face like a bursting embankment, and he stared blankly at the monkey, his face blooming with indescribable joy.

"Old minister...... The old minister has waited so hard, it's been six hundred and fifty years, and the old minister knows...... I knew that the Great Sage would definitely come back, and the old minister was always ready...... Always ready to welcome the Great Sage......"

He slowly straightened up and stretched out his hand tremblingly, like an old man who wanted to touch his child's face one last time before he died, but he seemed to be surprised that his identity was different and quickly took it back, but he couldn't take his eyes off the monkey's face no matter what.

The monkey looked at him quietly with his head down.

For six hundred and fifty years, it may be a relationship that is difficult to improve in cultivation, and Lu Liugui looks old. It's like a different person. It's just under that skin. For Huaguo Mountain, a loyalty to the monkey remains unchanged.

At the beginning, the sour scholar who said a mouthful of "Zhihu" outside the Evil Dragon City, and the sour and rotten scholar who hurriedly came to take refuge is now dying.

Six hundred and fifty years have passed, even the nine-headed insect has two hearts, and the whole world has undergone earth-shaking changes, but there is still such a person who still sticks to his beliefs.

The short mouth and big horns have laughed at Lu Liugui countless times. Obstinate.

However, perhaps, only such a rigid, stubborn, and unrelenting person can maintain the same belief after 650 years of time, and stick to an unattainable and uncertain dream.

At that moment, looking at Lu Liugui, who was in tears, the monkey's eyes were also red.

"Hurry up, you're getting old. Don't kneel. ”

As he spoke, the monkey reached out to help.

I saw Lu Liugui lying on the ground and roaring loudly: "Great Sage." The demons of the Three Realms are all looking forward to your return, waiting for you to lead us again and erect the banner of the demon clan. I didn't expect ...... I didn't expect that the old minister would be able to wait until his lifetime, if the heavens have mercy and give the old minister some time, the old minister will definitely do his best to assist the Great Sage Lord to land in the Three Realms. Minister--Lu Qing, I respectfully invite the Great Sage to return to the dynasty and preside over the overall situation!"

"Ministers, respectfully invite the Great Sage to return to the court and preside over the overall situation!Respectfully invite the Great Sage to return to the court and preside over the overall situation!" All the demon generals shouted, and their voices roared straight to the nine heavens.

In the Zen monastery, all the monks trembled when they heard the roar.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Will they rush in and kill us all in one moment?"

As they spoke, they all looked at Xuanzang, who was sitting alone not far away.

Just a moment ago, the words "Monkey King" were nothing more than a long-standing legend for these monks, a monster that caused a catastrophe hundreds of years ago and was finally subdued by the Buddha. It was only at this time that they truly realized the true meaning of these four words to the demon clan.

Jin Chi cringed and crawled to Xuanzang's side, and said in a low voice, "Master Xuanzang, your friend...... That Great Sage shouldn't make a move on us, right?"

"No, it won't. Xuanzang replied lightly.

After getting an accurate answer, Jin Chi breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still a little nervous and sat next to Xuanzang, eager to hug the whole thing.

......

Outside the Zen Temple, on the hill in the distance, a hidden monster let go of his hand that had removed the leaves, turned around and disappeared without a trace.

......

The monkey was going to help Lu Liuqiu's hand paused slightly, slowly retracted it, and said softly: "Let them go back first, let's talk, okay?"

"Let's talk?" Lu Liugui raised his head and looked at the monkey in a bit of a daze. The surrounding monsters looked at the monkey with a little stunned.

The expected touching meeting of the monarch and the ministers, and then the plot of the monkey being happily welcomed back by them did not happen.

"Yes. The monkey whispered, "Let them go back first, and the two of us will have a good talk." ”

Lu Liugui retracted his attention and slowly turned his face sideways.

The snake spirit who was kneeling not far behind him hurriedly bowed down and came to Lu Liugui's side.

"The Great Sage has commanded, and the others will go back first and stay for the Father. ”

"No. ”

The snake spirit maintained the posture of arching his hands and bowed down and retreated into the crowd: "The Great Sage has an order, everyone retreats with me first." ”

As he spoke, the snake spirit arched his hand to the monkey again and said, "Great Sage, Changxin will retire first." ”

The monkey nodded silently.

The snake spirit raised its head and turned into a white light and rose into the air. The rest of the demon generals hesitated slightly, and one by one they all bowed to the monkey and rose into the air.

In an instant, only the monkey and Lu Liugui were left outside the entire Zen courtyard.

The afterglow of the setting sun has passed, the moon and stars are sparse, and the night breeze is blowing slowly.

The monkey reached out to help Lu Liuqiu.

"Great Sage...... Other. Lu Qing came by himself. With that, Lu Liugui hurriedly got up, bowed down and stood in front of the monkey.

The monkey reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come with me." ”

"Obey. ”

Hearing this, the monkey couldn't help laughing, but he didn't argue.

The two walked slowly towards the mountain road, and the monkey asked casually, "Have you started a family?"

Lu Liugui hurriedly replied respectfully: "The great cause has not been accomplished, and the ministers dare not start a family." Over the years, Lao Chen has always remembered the defeat of my demon clan in Huaguo Mountain. It's a pity. The strength is weak. Failed to make a difference...... Now that the Great Sage is back, the demon clan has been saved. ”

"Who did I listen to just now, and you call yourselves 'Father' to him?"

"That's the old minister's adopted son...... Over the years, the old minister has consciously aged day by day, and he is already in his last years, and he is afraid that he will not be able to welcome back the Great Sage in his lifetime, and he is afraid that when the Great Sage returns, no one will greet him...... So. adopted a son and a daughter, and wanted them to take over the mantle of the old minister and fulfill the loyalty of the old minister. ”

"It turned out to be an adopted son...... If there is a suitable one, it is better to start a family quickly. The monkey sighed lightly and asked softly, "Isn't there anything that prolongs life?"

"Heavenly Court has a very strict control over the peach, and the old minister got one hundreds of years ago, if it weren't for that, the old minister would not be able to wait for the Great Sage. Nowadays, I dare not think about it. ”

"It's very tightly controlled, how can the black bear spirit still get it?"

"Black Bear Spirit...... What are you talking about, Great Sage?"

"Black hair, it turns out to be the Macaque King's subordinates. ”

"This old minister is unknown. ”

The monkey couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Want. Everyone has their own experiences. If the peach is really so easy to get, the little white dragon will not want to find Xuanzang to start.

The world now. It's really different from the beginning.

Pursing his lips, the monkey said softly: "It's okay, I have two here, and one more, I'll give it to you later." ”

As he spoke, the monkey reached out and patted Lu Liugui's shoulder, and laughed.

Lu Liugui didn't laugh.

He hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Great Sage...... Aren't you going to go back with Lao Chen?"

The monkey hesitated and said, "It's not that I won't go back with you, it's just that it's temporary...... I'm afraid not. ”

Lu Liugui walked cautiously and did not say a word.

"It's okay, if you have anything you want to ask, you can ask it, and if you have any opinions before, they were all directly raised. ”

"The old minister didn't dare. Lu Liugui hurriedly said.

Sighing lightly, the monkey had to speak by himself: "I want to protect Xuanzang to go west to the Da Lei Yin Temple to learn scriptures and go west to preach." You have to walk there. Otherwise, the problem will never be solved. Buddhism has the rules of Buddhism, I will go back with you now, or I will not take any action, once I take action, the nature will change, if I can find an excuse to attack you in a grand manner, when the time comes, it will just be a repetition of a scene 650 years ago. ”

"The old minister understood. ”

"Do you really understand?"

"Really...... Really got it. Lu Liugui replied hesitantly.

"But I haven't said anything, you understand? That Xuanzang told me for a day and a night before I agreed to help him. ”

Lu Liugui said in a low voice: "The old minister believes in the Great Sage, and I believe that the Great Sage will not leave us courtiers alone." Therefore, what the great sage thinks should be done, the old minister should obey the order. ”

Hearing this, the monkey laughed helplessly again, stretched out his hand to pat Lu Liugui's shoulder, and opened his mouth slightly to say something, but in the end he couldn't help but swallow all the words back.

......

At this time, thousands of miles away, a monster stood on a tree, took out a jade slip to his lips and said: "Hurry up and report to the master of the horse, Lu Qing has already seen the great sage, and they are in the Guanyin Zen Monastery in Nanzhan Buzhou." ”

......

Under the moonlight, the monkey and Lu Liugui walked slowly on the mountain road.

"That's probably the case, I remember that you are not cultivating the Dao of Enlightenment, which should sound a bit complicated. In short, I can't get involved too much now, and I still have to wait for Xuanzang to go west to preach. ”

After being silent for a long time, Lu Liugui said in a low voice: "Great Sage, the old minister only has one thing to ask for. ”

Say. ”

"Please allow the old minister to follow the Great Sage. ”

"Why?"

Lu Liugui said softly: "Now Buddhism has widely spread the news of Master Xuanzang's westward journey. This way, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, and it will be all kinds of difficulties. The Great Sage...... The Great Sage has just returned, and many things in the Three Realms are still not clear, if there is an old minister by his side, he must be able to arrange a qiē properly and inform all parties, so that the westward journey can be guaranteed to go all the way. There is no need to bother the Great Sage to do it himself. ”

The monkey couldn't help laughing: "It's just not smooth." ”

"Is it okay if it doesn't go well?"

"Although the enemy is in the light and I am in the dark, but I am here, if that Xuanzang still lets people go, even if they arrive at the Great Lei Yin Temple?"

"This ......"

"If you say that it is a sermon, then you have to testify. If you have nothing to do all the way, you can preach the Tao by walking 108,000 miles. Didn't I go through it in the first place? It's not that simple. Actually, I don't really understand it. But I think Xuanzang doesn't want to bring too many people around him. ”

As he spoke, the monkey reached out and gently patted Lu Liugui's shoulder and said, "I see your loyalty, and I am very grateful." But, don't think too much, take the peach for a while, and I'll let the black bear spirit send you back. Live a good life when I return from my journey to the west. ”

"This ......" Lu Liugui couldn't help but stop and fell to the rear.

"What?" the monkey stopped and looked back at him.

I saw Lu Liugui "plop" on his knees, kowtowed, and said: "Please bring the old minister no matter what, the great sage has already brought the black bear spirit, why not bring another old minister?"

"This ......"

Taking a deep breath, Lu Liugui gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Over the years, whenever the old minister thinks of the day when he parted with Dajiao, he hates that it is not himself who stays in Huaguo Mountain to be loyal. I have to see you again today. It is already the greatest favor of the heavens for the old ministers. This time, please let the old minister stay with the Great Sage no matter what. I beg the Great Sage to promise the minister!"

stared at Lu Liugui, who was prostrate on the ground. The monkey couldn't help but froze.

......

An hour later, in the Zen temple.

After settling Lu Liugui, the monkey pushed open the door, and under the moonlight, he saw Xuanzang sitting quietly on the stone chair in the courtyard and sipping tea.

The monkey coughed a little dryly.

Xuanzang slowly raised his head and glanced at him, reached out to lift the teapot to fill a cup of tea, and pushed it to the corner of the table.

"I can't say yes, I can't open my mouth. Walking step by step to the stone table, the monkey bowed down and sat down, reaching out to pick up the teacup, whether it was hot or not, and drank it all.

"The poor monk knows. ”

"It's not okay to go on like this, I already knew that I wouldn't pull Ao Lie into the gang. If you continue like this, you will have to become an army when you go to the Great Lei Yin Temple. ”

"The poor monk knows. ”

"Don't you have anything to say?"

Xuanzang smiled faintly and said softly: "Taoism pays attention to 'non-action' and goes with the flow. Buddhism emphasizes the word 'fate', and don't force everything. ”

The monkey suddenly snorted, looked at Xuanzang meaningfully and said: "You can see it very openly, so what should we do, we will have a bunch of monsters to accompany you through the market at that time?

Raising his head, Xuanzang looked at the monkey and said, "It's still the same sentence, let it be, don't force everything." ”

As he spoke, Xuanzang reached out and poured another cup of tea for the monkey.

"What about the gold pool?"

Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said, "Do your best, but beg to be worthy of your heart." ”

The monkey couldn't help but be a little speechless, but he just laughed dryly and didn't say anything more.

......

At this time, Jin Chi and the other two elders in the Zen monastery were gathering in the small meditation room.

One of the elders said in a low voice: "That demon monkey is extremely dangerous, and it really can't be provoked, so let's let them go west as soon as possible." Don't hold on any longer. Wait any longer, I'm afraid this Guanyin Zen Temple will be full of monsters!"

"What's not to provoke?" Jin Chi said casually: "With Venerable Manjushri here, he will make decisions for us and others, what are you afraid of him doing?"

That's not true. Another elder spoke: "The disciple looks at that Xuanzang, and he is not a madman as I first thought, as can be seen in the scriptures interpreted today. Although they are young, according to the Dharma, the opinions of the three of us are not as good as those of him even if they are combined. In the end, it is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, I'll wait, don't mix it up anymore. ”

"Venerable Manjushri ......"

Then he said to Venerable Manjushri, "There is nothing we can do." If you want to come to Venerable Manjushri, you won't force it. ”

"How can this be? If you want to say it, the old man can't open this mouth!"

The three of them had an argument for a while, but in the end they couldn't get a result, so they had to disperse hastily.

After the other two left, closing the door, Jin Chi couldn't help but hesitate again.

"'The combined opinions of the three of us are not as good as his?'" He couldn't help frowning slightly.

He remembered Manjushri's pale look in the past few days, and the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt.

"If Xuanzang is really like this, how could Venerable Manjushri let the poor monk go...... Could it be ......" Turning around, he hurriedly ran to the bookshelf on the side, lit the oil lamp, turned out the scriptures that Xuanzang had spoken today, read them word by word, and carefully recalled Xuanzang's words today.

At this time, outside the meditation room, Manjushri was looking at the golden pond from a distance through the window lattice, thoughtful.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh and smiled: "I have no intention of planting willows and willows." ”

As he spoke, he rose into the air and turned to fly towards the west. (To be continued......)

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