Chapter 5: The Book of Wishes
"Who knows the big dream first, I know it in my life, the grass hall is asleep in spring, and the day outside the window is late. This night's sleep is really good. ”
Early the next morning, Li Xiuyuan stretched his waist and walked out of the meditation room.
Facing the warm morning sun, he exerted a few punches and kicks, and began to play a set of soft old Tai Chi on the open stone ground outside the nunnery, all of which was just self-cultivation.
On the other side of the courtyard of the nunnery, the white ape crawled up and down the cliff bitterly, carrying a box of things every time he went back and forth.
Last night, the white ape had already moved dozens of jars of monkey wine that had been stored in the Hu Ape Cave for many years, and there were a bunch of rare spirit fruits on the ground.
The white ape has always been very casual in its placement of things, as can be seen from the belongings and scriptures it hides in the bluestone cave, but at this time, it is holding a black old treasure chest with a somewhat hesitant expression.
It had the intention to dig a pit in a secret place in the Zhinian Nunnery to hide the treasure chest, and it was afraid that it would be found out by this cunning thief monk, so it might as well take care of the treasure chest.
The white ape also finished moving, and Li Xiuyuan also finished Tai Chi.
Looking at the old treasure chest in the arms of the Tongjian White Ape, Li Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly became interested, and he came over awkwardly, but was sternly stopped by the Tongjian White Ape: "Thief monk, you can drink monkey wine as you like, and you can also eat more of these spiritual fruits on the ground, but you must not beat my idea of this treasure chest, if you dare to steal my treasure, I will fight with you." ”
Monkey wine is only made of these mountain spirit fruits, it is not a rarity, after the fruit is eaten or the monkey wine is drunk, it can also go up the mountain to pick and brew, and what is hidden in the treasure chest is what it lives in.
"If you don't look at it, you won't watch it, it's really stingy. Li Xiuyuan pouted and replied.
As he spoke, he stepped forward and scooped up a small jar of monkey wine, and wiped a fist-sized crimson spirit fruit on the sleeve of the monk's robe, and regardless of whether it was wiped clean or not, he sent it directly to his mouth.
Eating a bite of the spirit fruit and taking a sip of monkey wine, Li Xiuyuan enjoyed it very happily.
The spirit juice is sweet, the fragrance is overflowing, the monkey wine is mellow and sweet, the taste is long, and the turquoise wine and the red spirit fruit have just entered the body, and a trace of spiritual energy stirs the wind and clouds in his dantian.
"Although monkey wine can help monks refine their bodies, but I take a sip of it, and the effect is so significant, it can be seen that my body is really a little weak, and it really needs to be polished. ”
After the aura surged, Li Xiuyuan hurriedly used his skills to guide.
In less than a moment, the sound was vibrating, and a foul smell was released from the back door, sweating wet the back of his clothes, and Li Xiuyuan's body was also covered with a layer of black impurities.
The white ape with a disgusted face covered his nose and fled to the side, while Li Xiuyuan smiled awkwardly and immediately ran to the backyard to clean.
After washing away the dust and dirt on his body, Li Xiuyuan suddenly felt refreshed, and his body was a little lighter.
Watching the white ape gather the Buddhist scriptures of Zen Master Huili on the monk's bed where he slept peacefully last night, Li Xiuyuan's heart moved, and he said to the white ape: "Actually, it's not that these Buddhist sect exercises are not impossible to cultivate, but there is a set of demon cultivation exercises from the nine heavens in my mind, but it is too angry, and it needs Buddhist exercises to neutralize it." Anyway, it's useless for me to keep this exercise, but I can pass it on to Brother Ape.
"Do you know what is above the Nine Heavens?"
"Hehe, I naturally don't know above the nine heavens, have you been there, Brother Ape?"
Li Xiuyuan didn't care about the white ape's contemptuous attitude, there was indeed a complete demon cultivation method in the remaining memory of the Dragon Descending Arhat, and his origin and appearance were extraordinary.
He took out a pen and paper, wrote down this exercise book silently, and gave it directly to the white ape.
"The Book of Wishful Wishes. Tongjian White Ape didn't pay much attention to it at first, but the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and after reading the book, it took a deep look at Li Xiuyuan: "Thief monk, if you can take out this kind of thing, it seems that you also have an extraordinary background." But that's right, Huiyuan's old bald donkey has never cared about human affairs, but he looks at you differently and accepts you as a disciple, so your heels will naturally not be simple. ”
The white ape said, suddenly opened his old treasure chest, and took out a beast skin scroll from it: "Thief monk, I don't take advantage of you, although my exercise is not as good as the treasure book you gave me, it is also the most powerful exercise I have cultivated in my previous life." I don't ask the origin of my friends, and I ask you not to inquire about my past. ”
"Ape Fencing Diagram". Li Xiuyuan took this animal skin scripture in his hand and looked at it, and he was also shocked in his heart: what this scripture contained was not a human exercise.
Putting the scriptures into the monk's robe, Li Xiuyuan brought two more pots of wine from the Zen courtyard: "Alas, they are both fallen people at the end of the world, why should we have known each other when we meet." However, those who are reincarnated and re-cultivated must have unavoidable suffering, or because of the situation, or because of the exercises. Anyway, it's a sad past, so don't mention it. It's just that the past is gone, the road ahead is boundless, the fairy road is bumpy, and you still need to walk together. Brother Ape is so heroic and extraordinary, and the poor monk is also very admired, although the poor monk is not talented, he also has some real ability. Poor Dao wants to help Brother Ape on the road of cultivating immortals, why don't we become brothers with different surnames?"
"Huh?" Tongjian White Ape was stunned, it didn't understand all the half-literal words that Li Xiuyuan said earlier, only the last sworn meaning, and it really heard it.
After thinking about it, there was no harm, and the white ape nodded and said one.
Li Xiuyuan happily moved the offering table with incense and candles, and bowed to the white ape on the spot.
"I wonder how old Brother Ape is now?" Li Xiuyuan asked, holding up the wine jar.
The white ape replied truthfully: "Thirty-three. ”
"Coincidentally, the poor monk just wasted thirty-four years of time this year, and I should be my brother. Li Xiuyuan said without shame.
Poof, the monkey wine that the white ape had just drunk squirted out, and he couldn't help but choke on a cough: "You thief monk is too shameless, do you look like a thirty-four-year-old like this?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the white ape and laughed: "Brother Ape is not like an ape who has lived to be thirty-three years old. ”
Tongjian White Ape was depressed in his heart, it became like this is the result of its parents' forcible transmission of gong, resulting in meridian stagnation, for which of the two is the eldest brother, it doesn't care much, and even sneers at the so-called friendship of worship, when the catastrophe comes, they just fly separately, it doesn't believe that Li Xiuyuan will really help it and offend a strong enemy for it.
Li Xiuyuan said in his heart: "Dao Ji lived to be seventeen years old in the world, and I sat in the Buddha statue for seventeen years, doesn't it add up to thirty-four years old? Who told you to say that you are thirty-three years old, if you want to say thirty-five years old, then I will also count the age of my previous life." If you are more than a hundred, then I have to count the age of the Dragon Descending Arhat together, anyway, no matter how I calculate, I can only accept a white ape as a younger brother, and I can't recognize a white ape as a big brother. ”
"Now, since we have become married, it's not good to always call you Brother Ape, I don't know if the second brother has a name? If not, how about the eldest brother pick one for you?" Li Xiuyuan looked at the white ape expectantly and asked, hoping that it would say no.
Tongjian White Ape replied reluctantly: "My name is Yuan Hong." ”
"Okay, Second Brother Yuan Hong. Li Xiuyuan half-squatted and climbed to the shoulder of the white ape, and said bewildermently: "Second brother, you cultivate the "Wishful Treasure Book" I gave you, and when you have cultivated your divine skills, let alone return to the Nine Heavens, even the Lingxiao Treasure Hall above the Nine Heavens is also free for you to come and go freely." ”