Chapter 645: Asking for France
In the middle of the night, a ray of golden light swept across the sky under the cover of the clouds, and quietly touched the capital of France.
In the night, the black bear spirit walked into the house with a basin of hot water, not noticing the vision in the sky.
All the way to the door, he raised his leg to hook open the hidden door and stepped in.
In the room, Xuanzang, who was tidying up the couch, saw it and hurriedly said: "It's good that the poor monk comes by himself for these things, so why bother." ”
As he spoke, he put down the futon in his hand and walked over to take the hot tub.
The black bear spirit squeezed Xuanzang away without saying anything, walked to the couch step by step, bowed down and put it down, and said, "Master Xuanzang has worked hard all the way, just let me do these things." ”
"Poor monks, aren't everyone tired? How can you ......?"
"It's different, it's not the same. The black bear spirit waved his hand and said, "A few of us, we are all cultivators." Don't say that if you walk for one day, you will walk for ten days and half a month without sleep, and it will not matter. How can Master Xuanzang compare?"
As he spoke, the black bear spirit lowered his head and walked out the door. When he went out, he closed the door again. Only Xuanzang in the room sighed lightly.
In another room around the corner, the canopy looked at the black bear spirit from a distance through the window lattice, and sighed softly, "Don't you think that the black hair has been a little too positive lately?"
"Positive?" said the monkey as he stepped on the bench and snorted melon seeds, "He has always been so active and hardworking. In fact, he was unplanned, and he was forced to join in, and the result was ...... Hey, I'm a little bit overwhelmed. If he succeeds in preaching another day and returns to Huaguo Mountain, he must be named a general. This honest man should also be made majestic, right?"
"Originally, it was positive, but now it's more positive. Especially about Master Xuanzang, he always rushes to do it. Tian Peng crossed his hands and turned around slowly, saying, "Having said that, I didn't expect this section of the road to be so smooth." This man who begs France...... The black hair directly revealed his true appearance, and they were not afraid. Not only was he not afraid, but he was willing to let us live in this mansion. If it's an ordinary city-state. Don't say black hair, it's you, seeing each other with this look, there will be a lot of trouble. ”
"Perhaps we have come to the end of our hardships?" said the monkey, spit out the shell of the melon seeds from his mouth, and reached out to pour a whole plate of melon seeds into his pocket.
The canopy on the side frowned.
Raising his head, the monkey smiled at the canopy: "I remember that you don't eat melon seeds, right? When I went back, I took the melon seeds from the other rooms with me. ”
Canopy pursed her lips and glanced back outside.
"If you like it, you're going to keep a vigil tonight?"
"I don't keep it, don't you keep it? The calmer. The more careful. Maybe, it's a game. ”
With that, the monkey had already gone out of the door and jumped onto the roof. In the blink of an eye, he had already set up a posture on the roof and began to eat melon seeds.
Not long after, an old man with crutches, gray hair, and all his teeth came to the door of Xuanzang's room surrounded by a group of family servants.
The monkey on the roof unconsciously craned its neck to look down at the crowded courtyard.
and in each room. The roller blinds, the black bear spirit, the canopy, and the little white dragon also watched with some surprise.
A servant reached out and knocked on the door and shouted, "Master Xuanzang." My lord is here, please open the door. ”
Soon, the door opened.
Seeing so many people, both men and women, old and young, Xuanzang was also stunned for a while. Hurriedly clasped his hands together and saluted silently.
When everyone outside the door saw it, they hurriedly folded their hands in return, and even the old man, who couldn't stand steadily, completed the ceremony tremblingly with the support of his family.
"Dear benefactors, this is ......"
"Master Xuanzang. A middle-aged man stood up, saluted Xuanzang again, and introduced sideways: "This is my father." My father has always loved Buddhism, and when he was young, he even wandered around temples near and far. Visit the monks. Although he is now old, he does not dare to slack off on his Buddhist practice, and he must chant sutras every morning and evening. I heard that the Master had come all the way west and was staying at home, and he was about to leave tomorrow, so he ...... My father wanted to meet Master Xuanzang tonight no matter what. ”
After listening to this passage with some surprise, Xuanzang slowly looked at the old man on the side.
It was an old man who looked to be at least eighty years old, as thin as a skeleton, and his hands on crutches were shaking almost incessantly. A pair of dim eyes blinked on the wrinkled face, and finally squeezed out a smiling face.
"Master Xuanzang is polite. He bowed slightly to Xuanzang, and said in a hoarse voice: "The old man is inconvenient to move, and he can't meet him from afar, so he ...... Please also ask Master Xuanzang for forgiveness. ”
Seeing that look, Xuanzang was so frightened that he hurriedly folded his hands and saluted back: "The old donor is more polite, how can Xuanzang be virtuous?"
"Master Xuanzang is too modest. The Tang Dynasty of the East came to me to ask for France, but I don't know tens of thousands of miles. If the Master can be safe and sound, he must be a person who is blessed by the Buddha, and he is not an ordinary monk. Turning his face sideways, he glanced at the house arranged for the black bear spirit not far away, the old man was on crutches, reluctantly moved forward, and said, "Look at the monkey and the black bear with you...... It was a man-eating youkai. Such a demon, the mage can also be tamed, coupled with the heart of traveling 108,000 miles to the west to seek the Buddha, the mage must be the Buddha who has realized the avenue. ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. Xuanzang hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand.
Stretching his neck, the old man said softly: "The old man has a few reluctant requests, and I want to ask the mage to solve the old man's doubts. This puzzle has plagued the poor monk for many years, I don't know if it can be?"
Hearing this, Xuanzang hurriedly said: "Thanks to the old benefactor for not giving up, give me a place to stay." If the old donor has anything to ask, Xuanzang knows everything and says everything. ”
With that, he took a step back, stretched out his hand and said, "Old donor, please." ”
"The old man is here, thank Master Xuanzang first. As he spoke, the old man bowed tremblingly again.
As the old man swayed across the threshold, all the family servants also entered Xuanzang's room.
Tianpeng hurriedly pushed open the door and walked out, looking up at the monkey on the roof.
"Would you like to go in and have a look?"
"No, they're all mortals, I've identified them all. It probably doesn't add up enough for him to fight...... You probably don't know, but he still has some self-defense skills. ”
Saying this, Tianpeng relaxed slightly. He sighed: "This person who begs France really respects Buddhism." Along the way, I have never seen such a country. ”
"Probably because of the relationship between getting closer and closer to Lingshan. The monkey was all across the roof, propping his head and saying leisurely: "Xiniu Hezhou was originally the territory of Buddhism, although they didn't have any concept of territory in the first place, and they didn't want to govern the mortal world like Heavenly Court. But...... Something, it's always going to spread, isn't it? Especially to mortals. ”
In the distance, the black bear spirit also pushed open the door and walked out, standing at Xuanzang's door, carefully observing every move in the room.
Seeing this, Tianpeng couldn't help but raise his head and look at the monkey.
......
At this time, the king of the kingdom and Nezha and his party had already rushed to the town where the accident occurred.
At first, they didn't dare to disperse, and all twelve people gathered around Nezha and began to carefully explore the entire town.
A corpse in one place. That tragic scene was exactly as the two generals who reported the news earlier. Seeing Nezha, he couldn't help frowning.
However, they were not ambushed like the previous Sky Surveyors.
Soon, they found that there were no living creatures in the town at all, not only in the town, but also in the surrounding mountains and forests, there were no living creatures, only dried corpses.
Less. All the generals gathered in the open space of the town.
Nezha said softly, "Did you find anything?"
"No, nothing was found. All are dead. Not a single living mouth remained. ”
"There are discoveries...... Monkey hair?"
"Nope. There are no monkeys in the mountains and forests in this area, and not a single monkey hair has been found in the town or in the surrounding areas. ”
After hearing this, Nezha couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The Heavenly King on the side said softly: "The third prince has fought with that Monkey King, can you tell something?"
"I can't tell. Nezha shook his head and said, "He has never used the method of sucking sperm to kill people...... Isn't this usually the work of the remnants of the human world? Even the Macaque King, the Prison Tamarin King, could not have done such a thing. Even if there is hostility towards the Heavenly Court, what are you going to do to kill mortals? Even mortals are counted, even other living beings will not be spared. Moreover, I don't understand what is the use of sucking blood. ”
"Then what's next?" asked one of the generals.
"What should I do?" the King reached out and touched his chin. Said: "I can't find anything anyway, let's go back first." ”
......
Ask for a small town on the French border.
In the courtyard, Xuanzang sent the old man and the family servants who came with the old man out of the door.
The old man held Xuanzang's hand tightly, burst into tears, and said: "The master is really a god, and he has been seeking Buddha for many years, and in this life, he has never seen a person who understands Buddhism so thoroughly. In time, the Venerable Master will ascend to the Buddha's throne!"
Xuanzang smiled helplessly.
Turning his face sideways, the old man said to his son, "What Master Fang Cai said, has it all been copied?"
"It's all written down. The middle-aged man said softly.
Turning to look at Xuanzang, the old man clasped his hands together, bowed again with the support of his family, and said, "It's late at night, and it's inconvenient for the old man to disturb the mage anymore." I only hope that when the master returns from learning the scriptures, he will be able to stay in the old man's house for a few days. At that time, even if the old man has already gone west, ask the master to enlighten the old family and help him get out of the sea of suffering. ”
Xuanzang silently folded his hands and returned the salute.
The old man took everyone to say goodbye and left, and when he left, he turned back three times in one step, as if he was extremely helpless and sorry for Xuanzang to leave tomorrow.
After the old man left, the monkey immediately jumped off the roof: "What did you say?"
"Some...... Buddhism is just about the way. With such a close distance, can't the Great Sage hear it?"
"Listening is audible, but you are the Buddha when you open your mouth, I am too lazy to listen, just wait to ask you. ”
Xuanzang looked at the direction of the old man's departure, and sighed leisurely: "The old man is dedicated to the Buddha, but it's a pity that ......"
"What a pity?"
It's a pity that the poor monk's Dharma may not be what he wants. ”
After saying that, Xuanzang sighed lightly, turned around and entered the house.
"Not what he wanted?"
This is probably the difference between Mahayana and Hinayana......
Shaking his head, the monkey jumped onto the roof again.
......
Early the next morning, the old man brought a group of family members and servants to see him off, and many neighbors also came to hear the news, and there were hundreds of people. This mighty send-off procession was a five-mile road as soon as it was sent, and it was not until it was really impossible to walk that it had to stop. In the end, the old man repeatedly told Xuanzang that when he returned, he must be a guest in his house.
Xuanzang could only nod in agreement.
For some reason, in the face of such enthusiastic believers, Xuanzang frowned.
Bidding farewell to the old man's family, the group set off again.
Leaving the town, they walked slowly for more than ten miles, and at dusk, the group finally arrived at the capital of this country that advocates Buddhism.
When he saw the plaque at the city gate, Xuanzang couldn't help but be stunned.
Because, written on it are the three big words "destroy France".
A group of soldiers hurried out of the city gates, and the people at the gates fled in all directions.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" In the middle of the procession, a general rode on a tall horse and shouted: "All temples will be closed! Monks will serve as conscripts, and temple property will be nationalized!
Before the words fell, the general's eyes had already fallen on Xuanzang.
The corners of the monkey's eyes twitched slightly.
This change...... Isn't it too fast? Just now it was "begging France", and in the blink of an eye, it became "destroying France"? And it was completely turned over from the inside out! (To be continued......
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