A little monk, a monkey, the little monk rode the black donkey, the monkey followed, the golden hoop stick on his shoulder, carrying the luggage, silently walking west.

Perhaps it is not appropriate to say that he walked west silently, because the little monk always tried to stir up various topics along the way, but no matter what the little monk said, the monkey ignored the slightest interest.

Over time, even Xuanzang couldn't help but be a little bored, so he stopped talking.

So, silently, he went west.

Fortunately, although the war in the Three Realms is now extensive, at least it has not yet affected Xiniu Hezhou, so the little monk's journey can be regarded as stable.

In this way, after leaving the Five Elements Mountain, Xuanzang and the monkey walked peacefully for most of the day.

Then they saw a small village.

Xuanzang glanced at the sky, glanced at the monkey following behind, and said, "Great Sage, after walking for most of the day, aren't you tired?"

The monkey glanced up at Xuanzang, and then looked at the small village not far away, naturally understanding the little monk's thoughts, however, he shook his head indifferently: "I'm not tired." ”

Xuanzang smiled, without the slightest embarrassment: "The great sage is not tired, but the little monk is tired." Besides, it's not getting early, so why don't we go to that little village and rest for the night, and then hurry tomorrow?"

The monkey looked up at the sky, although it was already noon, but it was only Shen Shi (Shen Shi is about 15~17 o'clock now), at least he could catch up for another hour or two.

The monkey looked at Xuanzang: "Little monk, did you really go to the West Heaven to learn scriptures?"

However, even when he heard the monkey say this, Xuanzang still had a smile on his face, without the slightest embarrassment: "The Great Sage has great powers, so naturally he doesn't feel tired." But the little monk and I am mortal in the flesh, and if I want to learn the scriptures, I have to wait until I have a good rest before I hurry, right? Otherwise, the little monk will be tired, who will go to learn the scriptures?"

Listening to Xuanzang's eloquent words, the monkey couldn't help but wonder if he had recognized the wrong person.

Is this little monk really the golden cicada that Guanyin Bodhisattva said took the purification of sentient beings as his own responsibility, and did not hesitate to bet with the old man for this?

It's just that if it weren't for the golden cicada, how could this little monk release himself from the foot of the Five Elements Mountain?

After silently staring at the little monk for a moment, the monkey shook his head: "Whatever you want." Anyway, if you go to learn the scriptures, you are not in a hurry, and my grandson is in a hurry. Rest if you want. ”

Seeing that the monkey agreed, Xuanzang smiled and urged the donkey to go to the small village.

The monkey shook his head and followed.

It is a very small village, with only a dozen households and a population of 100 people.

At this time, seeing the little monk and the monkey coming here, the villagers in the village saw the monkey's monkey hair and obviously inhuman face, and they all avoided their homes, but they didn't show much fear - in Xiniu Hezhou, monsters are not a rare character. Moreover, the monster that indiscriminately harms people is wanted by the demon country. Therefore, they are not afraid of monsters, and the reason why they avoid them is just out of instinct.

Moreover, the monkey's small arms and legs are obviously not a powerful monster in their eyes.

In this regard, the monkey didn't say anything, but Xuanzang tried to find someone to talk to, but the villagers all avoided going home, and few were willing to deal with him.

Xuanzang tried several times in a row before stopping a middle-aged man who didn't enter the door in time.

The middle-aged man looked at Xuanzang in front of him, and couldn't help but say, "Little monk, why are you blocking my way?" - In Xiniu Hezhou, most of the people believe in Buddhism, so although the middle-aged man was blocked by Xuanzang, because he saw that Xuanzang was a little monk, his tone was still quite polite.

Hearing this, Xuanzang smiled slightly, made a Buddhist salute to the middle-aged man, and said: "Hello this donor, the little monk is from Daqin, the eastern soil, and wants to go to the Western Lingshan Daleiyin Temple to seek the true scriptures." It's just that the little monk has been in a hurry for most of the day, hungry and tired, and seeing that it is getting late, so he wants to spend a night in Baozhuang, and by the way, he will have some fasting food, I don't know if it is convenient?"

Hearing Xuanzang say that he was going to the Western Lingshan to obtain the true scriptures, the middle-aged man's face couldn't help but change slightly, and his attitude couldn't help but be a little earnest: "It turned out to be a great Qin monk, disrespectful and disrespectful, but the elder wanted to spend the night, and then make some fasting, but he was looking for the wrong person." ”

"Oh?" Xuanzang's eyes lit up when he heard this-since the middle-aged man said so, then he must know where to spend the night, so Xuanzang said: "I don't know if the donor knows where to spend the night, and by the way, can he make some fasting meals?"

The middle-aged man nodded as expected: "Elder, I won't tell you, this Zhuangzi is called Chenjiazhuang, there is a Chen Yuanwai in the Zhuangzi, who is kind and charitable, and his family is rich, and he is very convinced of Buddhism. ”

Hearing the middle-aged man say this, the smile on Xuanzang's face became even stronger: "I wonder if I can bother the donor to show the little monk the way?"

Hearing that Xuanzang asked him to help lead the way, because of the identity that Xuanzang had revealed before, the middle-aged man nodded very dryly and said, "Elder, please." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and led Xuanzang to Zhuangzi.

Seeing Xuanzang follow the middle-aged man to the Zhuangzi, the monkey pursed his lips and followed.

Because the middle-aged man led the way in front, it didn't take long for him to come to a village on the other side of the village.

"Elder, this is the home of the Chen Yuanwai. ”

Nodding, Xuanzang said, "There is a labor almsgiving." ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand again and again: "It's okay, it's okay, it's my blessing to be able to lead the way for the elders." If the elder is all right, I will go first. ”

"The donor walks slowly. ”

"The elder stayed. ”

Seeing the middle-aged man leave, Xuanzang smiled: "What a simple man." ”

Hearing this, the monkey pursed his lips: "It's a pity that I met a lazy monk." ”

Xuanzang didn't hear what the monkey said, and went straight up to the door.

After a while, the door opened, and a small servant walked out.

"Where did you come from, monk, what are you doing in the village?"

So, Xuanzang said his rhetoric again.

Then, the little guy didn't go in to ask for instructions on what Chen Yuan, so he directly invited Xuanzang into the courtyard - this made Xuanzang can't help but be happy - it turns out that this identity is quite useful.

It's just that when the monkey went in, it was in some trouble.

The little guy stopped in front of the monkey and said, "Elder, this strange-looking monkey is also with you?"

Seeing this, Xuanzang was afraid that the monkey would be angry, so he hurriedly said: "He is the protector of my Buddhism, and he has come to protect the little monk to go to Lingshan to learn scriptures." ”

"Dharma protector?" the little guy muttered: "I haven't heard of a monster as a Dharma protector of the Buddhist Gate, and, looking at his little arms and legs, what kind of ability can he have?"

However, the little guy muttered, probably because of Xuanzang's identity, he still let the monkey enter the village, which made Xuanzang breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the monkey seemed to be very talkative when he saw him before, who knows what the monkey's personality is now after all these years?

If this little guy angered the monkey, he didn't have half of his mana now.

However, if the monkey knew Xuanzang's thoughts, most of them would scoff at it.

Would a dragon care about an ant stuck in the road?

The little servant led Xuanzang into the courtyard, led him into a hall, served refreshments, and then went to inform Chen Yuanwai.

After the little guy left, Xuanzang looked at the delicate refreshments on the table, and couldn't help but show the monkey: "Great Sage, how's it? If you continue to hurry, where will you go to eat such exquisite refreshments?"

As he spoke, he picked up a snack and took a bite of it, shaking it at the monkey.

The monkey glanced at Xuanzang with a bored expression, ignoring his meaning at all, and finally simply leaned on a pillar with the golden hoop stick and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Xuanzang was bored with himself, but he didn't mind at all, and ate his refreshments by himself.

However, it didn't take long for an old man in luxurious clothes to hurriedly walk in from outside the hall: "Which one is the holy monk from the Eastern Soil Great Qin?"

Hearing the sound, looking at the old man's clothes, and then looking at the little guy who followed the old man, Xuanzang naturally understood that this old man was probably the owner of this Chen Jiazhuang, Chen Yuanwai.

So, Xuanzang stood up and made a Buddhist salute and said: "The holy monk doesn't dare to be, but the little monk is from Daqin, the eastern soil, and wants to go to the western Lingshan to learn scriptures." ”

However, he didn't open his mouth, and as soon as Xuanzang opened his mouth to say this, he saw the old man pounce and knelt down: "Holy monk, holy monk, little old man, I have finally waited for you!"

Seeing this, Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, and the monkey who was leaning on the pillar and closing his eyes to recuperate also opened his eyes - he felt that something was wrong from the moment he entered this Zhuangzi, and now he was finally sure that the source of that feeling was wrong was on the Chen Yuanwai in front of him.

However, the monkey did not rush to make a move, but was ready to take a look first.

Anyway, it's hard for these people to make a name for themselves in front of him.

Not to mention the monkey, but said that Xuanzang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw this Chen Yuanwai suddenly kneeling, he couldn't figure out what the situation was at all.

Hurriedly stepped forward to help Chen Yuanwai, Xuanzang said: "Why is this the donor?

However, Chen Yuanwai insisted on kneeling and couldn't get up: "Except for the holy monk, no one can help the little old man, if the holy monk doesn't help the little old man, the little old man will kneel and die here!"

Seeing Chen Yuanwai's appearance, Xuanzang couldn't help but scratch his little bald head, and said: "Donor, no matter what happens, let's get up first and then talk about it, the donor is kneeling here like this, the little monk doesn't know what happened, how can he help the donor?"

Hearing Xuanzang say this, Chen Yuanwai stood up with Xuanzang's support.

sat down at the table on both sides with Xuanzang, and the foreign minister sighed: "Don't hide it from the holy monk, this matter is a long story." ”

Seeing this, Xuanzang cooperated very well and showed a look of I listened very seriously, you can say it.

"Presumably, the holy monk also knows that the little old man's surname is Chen, and he is an outsider here. ”

"The little old man has lived here since a long time ago, the ancestors have been diligent and diligent for generations, and they have accumulated some foundation, to the generation of the little old man, the little old man I admire Buddhism, so after inheriting the family business, I have done good all my life, and I have a slight name in a radius of 100 miles. ”

"It's just that, little old man, although I have done good deeds all my life, I don't know what evil I created in my previous life, but I gave birth to a bad animal!"

Speaking of this, Chen Yuanwai had a sad look on his face, and his voice was obviously fluctuating, obviously with great mood swings.

Hearing this, a trace of curiosity flashed in Xuanzang's eyes: "Why did the donor say this?"

At this time, Chen Yuanwai paused for a moment, calmed down for a while, and then continued: "If you go back to the holy monk, I think my Chen family's ancestors have been good people for generations, and I don't know how many generations of diligent efforts have taken place before we have today's family business. However, Xiao Lao'er, my evil son, often fought with people when he was young, and when he grew up, he actually hooked up with a group of people out of nowhere, and started that business, Xiao Lao'er I said that he didn't listen to him many times, and he couldn't stop it, and besides, the officials in this remote place can't manage it here, so over the years, the evil animal doesn't know how many lives have been harmed, I ...... little old man."

Speaking of this, Chen Yuanwai's face turned red, obviously mentioning this son, quite angry.

Seeing this, Xuanzang hurriedly comforted: "The donor is angry." The little monk probably knows the donor's situation, but why does the donor say that only the little monk can help the donor solve this matter? If the little monk remembers correctly, the little monk should have met the donor for the first time, right?"

Sighing heavily, Chen Yuanwai said: "This matter has to start from a year ago. ”

"A year ago, a wandering monk came to Chenjiazhuang, and he also came to Xiaolaoerzhuang to spend the night like a holy monk. However, it happened to run into my son of a crime coming home. The son of a scumbag fell in love with the golden bowl in the wandering monk's hand, so he discussed with his henchmen in the middle of the night to kill the wandering monk and took the golden bowl, which happened to be heard by the little old man. As soon as I believe in Buddhism, how could I let that evil animal murder the wandering monk? Therefore, I immediately found the wandering monk and wanted him to sneak away. ”

The wandering monk heard this, although he didn't care much, but he was still ready to leave at the request of the little old man, but, unfortunately, when the little old man sent the wandering monk away, he happened to be bumped into by my son. At that time, the evil beast stopped the wandering monk, and then called his accomplices who wanted to make money and kill him, I couldn't stop the little old man, seeing that the wandering monk was about to die on the spot, who expected him to turn into a great power, showing great magical powers, and easily took down the evil beast and his accomplices. ”

"Later, it was the little old man who begged hard, and the high monk spared the life of the evil animal for the sake of serving the little old man and me sincerely, but when the little old man I went to beg the high monk to transform the evil animal, the high monk said, my evil son is full of evil, and he should have paid for his life and then laid down the eighteen layers of hell, he was allowed to keep his life for the sake of the little old man and me, and he still had to go to the eighteen layers of hell after death. As for the degree, it is not allowed by heaven. However, not long after, when a holy monk came from Daqin, the eastern soil, that holy monk could purify all sentient beings and would definitely be able to save the evil animal. ”

"After the monk left, the evil beast did not repent, little old man, I waited hard every day, and today I finally looked forward to the holy monk, and I hope that the holy monk will save the evil animal!"

As he spoke, Chen Yuanwai knelt on the ground again.