At this time, it was early winter, but I saw that the frost withered red leaves and thousands of forests were thin, and a few pines and cypresses were beautiful on the ridge. Unopened plum is fragrant, warm and short days, small spring, chrysanthemum remnants and lotus are full of camellia. The ancient trees of the cold bridge compete for branches, and the winding stream trickles and the spring water slips. Light clouds and snow are floating all over the sky, the wind is sudden, and the sleeves are pulled, how can people suffer from the evening cold?

In the path, Chen Han led the white horse, Sun Monkey walked on the side with a smile, and Tang Seng was sitting tall. Suddenly, six people broke out of the grass next to him, each holding a spear and a short sword, a sharp blade and a strong bow, and said with a loud voice: "That monk, go there! Leave the horses early, put down the luggage, and spare your life!"

Chen Han's eyes were quick, and he grabbed him and didn't let him fall to the ground.

Sun Wukong said: "Master don't worry, it's just some little thieves, don't take it to heart." ”

Sun Monkey did it, but it was not big or small, he talked nonsense with six people, raised his hand and took out the golden hoop stick, the six thieves were frightened, but he caught up, one person and one stick, and was killed on the ground.

Chen Han shook his head, stepped aside, gathered the corpses together, and silently recited the incantation. Tang Seng said over there: "You are too reckless! Although he is a strong man who cuts the path, even if he gets a lawsuit, he should not be punished with death." Even if you have the means, you can only retreat and kill him? This is hurting people's lives for no reason, how can you be a monk? Monks sweep the floor for fear of hurting the lives of ants, and cherish moths and gauze lamps. Why do you beat you to death without any indiscriminate treatment? You have no mercy or kindness! There is still no one in the mountains and wilderness to investigate, and if you go to the city, if someone rushes into you for a while, you will also commit murder and cling to a stick. Messing around and hurting people, I'm a vain. How can you get out?"

The righteousness of what he said was awe-inspiring, but Chen Han's brows furrowed when he heard it. He was taught by Sun Wukong. He also agreed with the so-called Buddhists' words of putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot, but he did not agree with it completely.

Some people, even if they put down the butcher's knife, should be killed, otherwise how can the dead avenge themselves?

Here he thought. The monkey over there was so angry that he couldn't help but say: "Since you are like this, you say that I can't be a monk or go to the Western Heavens, so you don't have to hate me, I'll go back!"

Chen Han was startled and wanted to stop Sun Wukong, but he had already flown away. The Tang monk was sad and complained, and said, "This guy." If I say a few words to him, why did he disappear and go back? It's also my life that I shouldn't recruit apprentices and enter the population! Now I want to find him nowhere to go, and I want to call him no. Go, go, go!"

Chen Han immediately said, "Elder Hugh said such things. I have known the Great Sage since I was a child, and it has been more than 100 years. The Great Sage is not such a person, he was just annoyed by what the elder said, so he went, and I believe that after calming down, he will come back. ”

Promise with others, and do it with all your heart. In his heart, the Great Sage is definitely a person who abides by his promises.

Tang Seng shook his head and said nothing, Chen Han didn't say much, helped him get on the horse, and continued to walk forward. After walking for a short time, I saw an old mother in front of the mountain road, holding a cotton coat with a flower hat on the cotton clothes.

When Tang Seng saw this, he was about to dismount, but Chen Han helped him and said cautiously: "I don't know where the old mother is from?

Tang Seng didn't know why, and shouted: "Don't say more, get out of the way quickly." ”

Chen Han didn't say anything, just stared at the old woman, and his whole body tensed.

The old mother still wanted to say something, but she didn't expect that there was Chen Han next to Tang Seng, and she silently calculated that she already knew Chen Han's origin. The body shook, but a golden body appeared.

Tang Seng was shocked, and hurriedly dismounted and leaned over to worship: "Disciple Tang Sanzang, meet Guanyin Bodhisattva." ”

Chen Han also hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I don't know that the Bodhisattva is here, I hope the Bodhisattva will not be surprised." ”

The Bodhisattva smiled slightly and said to Chen Han: "You go back first, I have something to say to the elders." ”

Chen Han nodded, didn't say much, and secretly retreated. After a while, the Bodhisattva turned into a golden light and flew eastward, Chen Han returned to Tang Seng, saw that there was an extra cotton robe and a flower hat beside him, and said strangely: "Isn't this in the hands of the Bodhisattva just now?"

Tang Seng smiled slightly, without words. Chen Han didn't think much about it, and said, "Elder, shall we continue to walk?"

Tang Seng said: "Let's take a break." ”

Chen Han nodded, looked at the sky, and said, "Elder, it's almost time to eat at this time, why don't you go and find something to eat?"

Tang Seng said happily: "Great!"

He helped Tang Seng aside, turned around and was about to leave, but after thinking about it, he walked back and said to Tang Seng: "Elder, this place is sparsely populated, if there are wicked people and fierce beasts passing by, it is also a danger, why don't you let the disciples cast spells and hide them, okay?"

Tang Seng nodded. Chen Han drew a circle in front of him, recited an invisibility spell, and hid the people and things in the circle, and then flew up and looked around to find food.

He was not slow in his journey, and returned with a few wild fruits. I didn't want to, but when I came back, I saw the Monkey King who went and returned. Chen Han was overjoyed and said, "I knew that the Great Sage would not be untrustworthy. ”

"Hmph!" Sun Wukong snorted sullenly and didn't answer, Chen Han secretly wondered, handed the fruit to Tang Seng and said, "Elder, there is no one nearby, you can eat some to make a living." ”

Tang Seng said: "These are already very good. ”

After a meal, the group continued to hurry, walking for several days, but came to the snake pan mountain eagle stream. The wonders of this place are magnificent, and Tang Seng is also curious to watch.

At this time, there was a sudden sound in the stream, and a golden dragon flew out of the stream, pushing the waves, roaring with its big mouth, and biting the elder. Chen Han and the monkey were taken aback, the monkey was fast, pulled down Tang Seng and protected him aside, Chen Han gathered his strength to punch out, and when he touched it, the force of the shock bounced him out, and the golden dragon was in pain, hissed, but the castration was unabated, and swallowed the white mouth into the abdomen, and he had to burrow back into the water and disappear.

Chen Han stepped forward quickly and looked down the stream, only to feel that the water below was turbulent and the castration was very dangerous.

He shook his head secretly, and the monkey turned around and said, "What about our white horses?"

Chen Han said: "I was eaten by that evil dragon." ”

"What? How is this good?" Tang Seng was in a hurry, how could he rush to the west without horses.

Chen Han said: "Elder don't need to be anxious, the Great Sage has vast powers, just a small dragon, I don't think it's the opponent of the Great Sage, as long as we subdue that evil dragon, we will be asked to return our horses." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Master, don't worry, the Dragon King of the East China Sea didn't dare to blow up the thorn when he saw Lao Sun, a small dragon, and Lao Sun immediately cleaned him up. ”

Sun Wukong said a lot, and as soon as his body was vertical, he had already flown into the stream. Chen Han saluted, pulled Tang Seng into the distance, and guarded him.

He saw that Tang Seng had palpitations, so he said: "Elder, don't be afraid, this way to the west, there will definitely be many monsters, with the protection of the great sage, it will be fine." ”

"Amitabha!" Tang Seng said the Buddha's name, and said with emotion: "The poor monk really never thought that the road to the west was so difficult. It's just that no matter how difficult and dangerous it is, it can't stop the poor monks. ”

Chen Han was surprised and asked, "Elder, why are you so determined?"

Tang Seng said: "The poor monk Yu Chang'an listened to Guanyin's lecture on Buddhism, knew Mahayana Buddhism, and wanted to improve the hearts of the people in the world, only through the Mahayana Buddhism. There are always thousands of difficulties, broken bones, and poor monks do not hesitate. ”

Chen Han was stunned, and suddenly felt admiration, and couldn't help but say: "Don't hide it from the elder, after he has achieved cultivation in the next year, he has also walked the world and seen the sinister hearts of people. Over the years, Han has thought countless times about how to grasp people's hearts, but he has never gained anything. Those who are enlightened cannot control good and evil by themselves, but only self-righteousness. Unexpectedly, the elder has such great perseverance, and he really admires it. ”

Tang Seng said: "You are too polite, these are not my ability, but the ability of Buddhism, if you are lucky, why don't you listen to it." ”

Chen Hanxi said: "Good!"

Tang Seng also came to be interested, and immediately talked about the Buddhism he had learned, he was the reincarnation of the golden cicada, gifted and intelligent, never forgetful, and learned countless Buddhist scriptures. Although these are all Hinayana Buddhism, they also make Chen Han unique, but there are many places that make him secretly strange.

Buddhism speaks of nature in small words, but many of the precepts are like rigid routines, which make people sick.

He couldn't help but say: "Elder, why do you want to quit meat? When a child grows, he needs this meat, and if he is stopped, how can people be healthy? The Buddhist principle of not killing is right, but the evil karma should be eliminated, and it is the ...... when it is time to take action."

Intermittently, scattered and chaotic, he said a lot, which was his own refutation, and it was also his own disagreement with the views of Buddhism. Tang Seng was not surprised by these, he had heard a lot before, and immediately explained and refuted them.

It's just that all the people he met before were ordinary people, and what he knew was only mortal knowledge, how could he compare with Chen Han?

Therefore, although he refuted it, Chen Han opened his mouth and said it back, leaving him speechless.

"Don't hide it from the elders, I am used to seeing the evil of people's hearts, and I have thought hard, but I have come up with the word 'change'. In Han's view, everything in the world is changing, and people's hearts are also changing, so it is unpredictable. When a person is born, he needs to be fed and then weaned, why is this so? Because the newborn baby has a bad appetite and has no teeth, so he can only drink milk to supplement his own consumption. When he grows to a certain level, he will no longer need milk, and he will be weaned naturally. This is the path of growth, and it can be called change. Babies are fragile and naturally need good food, and meat is especially important to babies, so how can they give it up? Han believes that those who take precepts should be those who are knowledgeable and capable, and those who are ignorant and incompetent should not be among them. ”

Tang Seng was speechless, silent on the scriptures, and his face changed. (To be continued......)