Sanzang knew that the king had always wanted to boast about his treasure, so he became an adult and said, "I don't know what treasures the king has, so I ask to see it." ”

The king's face was overjoyed, and he motioned for his attendants to bring out the treasure.

So, in a few moments, a basin of gold came up and placed it on the table. There is water in the golden basin, and there is a crucian carp with a tail the size of a palm in the water.

The monkey smiled and said, "King Lao'er, what is the magic of the fish in this pot?"

Sanzang opened the eyes of the Buddha, and the monkey's eyes were fiery, and he couldn't see the beauty of this crucian carp. Bajie used to be the head of Tianhe, Marshal Tianpeng, and he couldn't see anything magical about this mortal thing.

Sanzang said: "Your Majesty, this fish is an ordinary crucian carp, and the poor monk can't see any magic." ”

The king said, "Holy monk, don't be impatient. With a wave of his hand, two rows of palace maids came out with musical instruments in their hands and lined up in two rows. The king nodded, and the instrument sounded, and the music was beautiful.

"Holy monk, look. "The fish in the golden basin of the king's fingers.

When the Sanzang master and apprentice looked at it, it turned out that the fish in the basin were dancing to the sound of music. When the music is urgent, the fish will spin quickly, and if the music is slow, the fish will spin slowly. No matter how the music changes, this fish can always dance to the rhythm of the music, and there are many tricks. Finally the music ends with a high note, and the fish jumps out of the water in response, making a very beautiful 'fish leap' in the air, and then falls back into the golden basin, and does not move.

Sanzang said in surprise: "Your Majesty, this spirit fish knows music and music, and it is gratifying." ”

The king said, "Change the big drum." ”

So, the big drum was brought up.

The golden basin was also replaced by a large fish tank, and the fish automatically leaped from the golden basin into the fish tank, stirring the water in the fish tank and making a loud noise, as if it were making a rhythm for the upcoming drum dance.

The eyesight of the immortals on the eight precepts saw that this fish was not a monster, nor was it a fish becoming a spirit, and it was not a trick of a supernatural person turning into a fish, this was an ordinary crucian carp. He peeked at the master, the master's second-order bodhisattva, who was higher than his Dao Heng supernatural powers, but looking at the master's expression, he was also surprised, and he was quite surprised that ordinary crucian carp could understand the rhythm of music. Looking at the monkey, his eyes were full of eyes, and he couldn't see anything strange about this fish.

When the drum sounded, the fish swam with the sound of the drum, stirring a tank of clear water to fly and spin, and every time the drum sounded, the fish also leaped from the big tank to the golden basin a few meters away, and then leaped back to the water tank from the golden basin.

The fish's performance received bursts of applause from the ministers from time to time.

The king was very proud and said to Sanzang: "Holy monk, I, the divine fish, am still my court dance teacher. Many classic songs and dances are varied from the dance of this fish. ”

Sanzang said: "Your Majesty, where did you buy this divine fish?"

The king said, "A few years ago, when someone was selling the fish in the street, I heard the word "fish," and I told the attendants to call the fish seller into the palace and ask the fish seller what was so magical about the fish, and the man said that the fish could understand human speech and perform according to people's instructions, but I did not believe it. The fisherman showed me a show, and he whistled, and the fish swayed and danced to the rhythm. I watched Daqi, so I asked the musician to play, but I didn't expect this fish to understand palace music, the rhythm is not bad at all, and the swimming action is not repeated, I was happy in my heart, so I bought it. ”

Sanzang said: "Your Majesty was not afraid that this fish was a monster at that time?"

"I called the national teacher to chant the scriptures to exorcise the demons, and the spell went down, and the fish was still alive and kicking, so I knew that this fish was not a monster, but a divine fish. ”

Sanzang said: "Your Majesty has the god fish to dance, the national fortune is prosperous, and it is auspicious." ”

The king was overjoyed: "Holy monk, this fish can still understand human speech, and it can do whatever you say." For example, if you say spitting, the fish will nod and the fins will close together to make a gesture, for example, if you say spitting bubbles, the fish will spit bubbles, and at the same time it will count, and if you ask him how much one plus three equals, it will spit out four blisters. ”

"Can you understand people?"

"Exactly!"

The Sanzang master and apprentice tested the fish, and sure enough, there would be no mistakes.

Sanzang was stunned in his heart, although this fish has no demonic energy, nor has no aura, it can understand the rhythm and say that it is a talent, but it can understand human speech and calculate, which is by no means something that a fish can do.

But this fish is just an ordinary fish, neither a demon, nor a demon, nor a fairy change, nor has any aura.

It's weird and hard to understand.

Unless it is a great venerable and a great sage, he can hide the Buddha's eyes of Sanzang and the fiery eyes of monkeys. But if this fish is really the Great Venerable Great Sage, he will not deign to curry favor with the king of this mere Tianqian Kingdom.

Because of this fish, the Sanzang master and apprentice lived in the palace for three days, and they couldn't see any clues.

Three days later, the Sanzang master and apprentice bid farewell to the king and continued their journey west.

In the evening, the four of them changed, sneaked into the palace, touched the king's bedchamber, blew their breath, and brought the golden basin and the fish to the river outside the city.

The monkey said, "Master, this is a demon fish, let's kill it so that it doesn't plot to kill the king in the future." ”

Han Qi said: "Senior brother, it's not appropriate, this fish is delicious, I advocate grilling and eating." ”

Bajie took out a knife with a swish, stretched out his hand to fish the fish out of the golden basin, and said: "What are you talking about, kill with a knife, disembowel, break the belly and remove the scales, braise and steam." "If the knife is shining, it will be chopped down with a knife.

The fish suddenly spoke, but it was a woman's voice, and her voice was also charming: "Sanzang Holy Monk, save me." ”

Bajie was surprised: "Yu'er, you are not a demon, but why can you speak people?"

This fish is not a monster, and he has no practice, but he can speak out of his mouth, and this situation is the first time that Bajie has encountered it. However, the threat plan of the four masters and apprentices was successful. Since this fish can understand human speech and is proficient in music and rhythm, Sanzang is estimated to be able to speak people's mouths, so he deliberately arranged this strategy.

The fish opened her mouth to ask Sanzang for help, she was very smart and knew that Sanzang was the leader of this group of 'bandits'.

The fish said: "Sanzang monk, I am a subject of the Dikun Kingdom. ”

Sanzang said: "Where is the Dikun Kingdom?"

"Thousands of miles away along the river, there is Dikun City, the capital of Dikun Kingdom. ”

"And how did you become a fish?"

"I don't know. One night many years ago, I was sleeping at home, and suddenly I felt the bed shake, and when I opened my eyes, the water had overflowed into my house, and the water rose very quickly, and soon flooded my house, and then, I found myself becoming a fish. ”

Bajie said: "What about your parents and family?

The fish said: "My parents and family have also become fish. Our whole family swam out of the house and found that the whole village had become fish. Monk, I can't leave the water, if I leave for a while, I'll die. ”

Bajie said: "It's okay!" Blowing a breath, the water in the golden basin flew out and wrapped the fish. The fish is in the water, like an ornament in a crystal.

Bajie held the water mass with one hand, and the water mass rippled slightly and did not disperse.

Bajie said: "Master, this fish is not a demon fish, but it can speak human words, what are we going to do next?"

Sanzang said, "Yu'er, can you take us to the Dikun Kingdom to have a look?" )