Chapter Forty-Eight: The Road Ahead When the Road Meets People's Words, the Demon Wind Rises on the Yellow Wind Ridge

After hearing this, the old man grabbed Sanzang and said, "Master, you haven't spoken yet, but your ugly apprentice with a hairy face and a thunderous mouth has yelled at me first." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Sun Wukong said unhappily when he heard it: "You old man, you don't have the eyesight to see, as the saying goes: People can't look good, and the sea can't fight." Beautiful and ugly, does it match ability?"

The old man said: "Look at what you mean, it seems to be a bit of a trick." Sun Wukong said modestly: "Although it is not the first in the world, it is not a person who sells fame and reputation." The old man said: "Then I don't know where the elder's home is, why do you shave your hair and become a monk?" Sun Wukong said: "My ancestral hometown is Dongsheng Shenzhou Aolai Cave in Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave. He learned Taoism since he was a child, but later because he was dissatisfied with Tianlu, he got into a lawsuit. Today, the catastrophe is complete, and he is thrown into the sand gate, and escorts my teacher to the west to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures, so as to obtain the right result.

After listening to this, the old man smiled and said, "You monk can speak well!" Sun Wukong said: "I could have been able to speak well, but I was too tired to speak after walking on the road for too long." The old man said, "If you weren't tired and too lazy to speak." You just said that your methods are not bad, and you can go west. How many of you are in the house? ”

Sanzang said: "Thank you for not scolding us and others, there are three of us in total." The old man said, "What about that one?" Sun Wukong pointed to the place where Bajie was standing, and said, "You old man is really old and dizzy, isn't he standing there." The old man's eyes were indeed a little bad, and he carefully looked at Zhu Bajie. Suddenly yelled, "Mom, where did this monster come from!" and stumbled into the house.

Sun Wukong grabbed the old man and said, "Old man, don't be afraid, this is my junior brother, not a monster." When the old man heard this, he said, "Holy monk, what kind of apprentice are you taking in, each one is more ugly and scary than the other." Sun Wukong said: "This is not to pick a son-in-law, to be so handsome, and the demons and monsters will not let me go because of their appearance." ”

The old man said, "That's what I said." As he was talking, the old man's son and his family came over, and when they saw that the door of their house was very lively, they asked Zhu Bajie: "What's the matter?" Zhu Bajie turned around and replied: "Staying overnight." When everyone saw Zhu Bajie's respectful face, they were so frightened that they staggered and stumbled. Sanzang saw that the development of things was a little unexpected, and hurriedly explained: "Don't be afraid, you are not monsters, nor are we gangsters who block the road and rob, we are monks who went to the West Heaven to learn scriptures. ”

The old man walked out of the door, helped his wife and said: "Old woman, don't be afraid, these are all holy monks from the Tang Dynasty, but his two apprentices are ugly, but they are not evil monsters, you can bring your children into the house first." The old woman was supported by the old man and led the children back to the room.

Sanzang sat on the bamboo bed in the courtyard and complained: "You two don't look like people like this, and you can't speak. Look at the scare of this family, you are adding sin to the teacher!" Bajie said: "Master, we are not a human race, although we have become immortals, but the bad roots are still there." This appearance is even better than before, if I had just arrived in Fuling Mountain, I am afraid that they would have been scared to death. ”

Sun Wukong said: "Idiot, don't talk nonsense, it's your own mind that became like this when you didn't purify your form, don't pull me up." Zhu Bajie said: "Then you haven't turned into a human being! What is there to be proud of being half-human and half-monkey." Sanzang said: "You two don't quarrel, Wukong, you go and bring the luggage in, and then bolt the white horse." Wukong did it one by one.

At this time, the old man led one of his sons to offer tea, and after drinking it. He brought a table and two benches. Bajie looked at the whiteboard table full of holes and the stool with broken heads and feet, and joked: "This old man must be making furniture, and he brought the half-finished products from the house to entertain me and others." Sanzang reprimanded: "Eight precepts, don't talk nonsense." ”

The old man said: "The year is not good, and where the hospitality is not good, I hope that the elders are not strange." Sanzang said: "No wonder, my monks are not so arrogant. The old man said: "Don't be surnamed Wang." "How many heirs are there?" replied, "There are two sons and three grandchildren." Sanzang said: "Congratulations, congratulations." How blessed is the old benefactor!"

The old man said, "Sixty-one years old this year." Sun Wukong interjected: "The old man is good, the year of the sixtieth birthday is considered a long life." Sanzang glanced at Sun Wukong and said: "Why did the old donor say that the road to the west is difficult to cross. The old man said: "I don't know if the scriptures are difficult to take, I don't know, what I am talking about is that the road to the west is difficult to walk, from us to the west thirty miles, there is a big mountain, called eight hundred miles of Huangfeng Ridge."

There are many demons and monsters in this mountain, and we have always regarded that mountain as a forbidden place. However, with this elder's skills, there should be no problem. Sun Wukong said: "If you talk about anything else, I may not be able to, but when it comes to the means of subduing demons and eliminating demons, I join forces with my junior brother, and I am not afraid of how many demons and monsters he has." As he spoke, the old man's son brought supper.

Sanzang and the others were already hungry with their chests on their backs, and Sanzang said, "Please fast." Zhu Bajie devoured it. Sun Wukong, who watched it, scolded: "The starving ghost is reincarnated." After eating, the old man asked his son to bring two bamboo beds, and Sanzang and the others made do with sleep in the courtyard.

The next morning, I finished breakfast at the old man's house. The three of them set out on their way west. Along the way, the three of them have understood the scenery of this place, and there is really no good road. Along the way, the three Tibets are confused and three ways, and they can't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest. After about half a day, I came to the foot of a large mountain. Sanzang said: "Wukong, the old donor said that there are many demons in this mountain, we must be careful." ”

Sun Wukong said: "Master don't worry, I and Bajie will protect Master and you." As he was talking, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the wind became more and more fierce, Sanzang dismounted and said: "Wukong, this wind is so strong!" Sun Wukong said: "This is the qi of the four seasons of the heavenly family, Master does not need to panic." Sanzang said: "How do you feel that this wind is a little different from the past!" Sun Wukong said: "What's the difference?" Sanzang said: "Look where this wind goes, everything is silent, and there is no piece of armor left, just like a demon." ”

Bajie also said: "Senior brother, I also feel that this wind is a little unusual, why don't we find a place to avoid it?" Sun Wukong said: "Hiding your head and revealing your tail, is it the style of Lao Sun, wait for me to catch this wind, smell if there is anything wrong." Bajie smiled and said: "Brother Monkey, you have deceived me and Master again, how to catch this wind colorless and invisible." ”