Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chapter 381 The road of practice does not stop at Lingshan; this matter is a long story

After the little demons picked and picked all the objects in the cave, they immediately set fire to the cave.

There was thick smoke in the mountains, and the evil spirit in the mountains was gradually dissipating. Fahai at the foot of the mountain said to the old woman who was still not really at ease in the room: "Old mother, your son and daughter-in-law are coming back soon."

The old woman hurriedly got up and walked outside, Fa Hai persuaded outside: "Don't worry, old mother, take your time."

Worried about how the old woman and her daughter-in-law could slow down, she walked out on crutches. In fact, her pace was not fast, but just impatient.

"Mother-"

Let's say that the man came down from the mountain and saw an old woman in front of the door from a distance, leaning on the firewood door and looking around, when she screamed in pain, she rushed over.

He ran up to the old woman and knelt down, yelled motherly, and hugged the old mother's head and refused to let go.

Although the old woman's eyes are not very good, but her ears are quite good, when she heard the voice of her son, she couldn't bear it any longer, she handed over the walking stick in her hand, and hurriedly protected her son's head, crying: "I My son——, I want to be my mother!"

The daughter-in-law also hurriedly followed, and the family of three hugged each other and cried.

"Amitabha." Seeing the family reunion, Fa Hai chanted the Buddha's name and said with a smile, "You better benefactors, let's go home first."

He went forward, helped the man up, let the man support his mother with his own hands, and said from the side: "Your son and daughter-in-law are in danger in the mountains, and now they survive the catastrophe, and they will be blessed."

"Son." The old woman held the hands of her son and daughter-in-law tightly, led the two of them into the yard, and asked him what happened after they entered the mountain.

I heard that he was captured by a goblin, and at least he was rescued by the White Dragon Bodhisattva, otherwise his life would be lost.

Even though the old woman knew that her son and daughter-in-law were still alive, she was still quite frightened when she heard her son talk about the monster in the mountains.

Hearing that the monster king in the mountain had been saved by the disciples of Master Sanzang, and those little monsters had also been subdued, he gradually felt relieved.

Later, I learned that the two of them were worshiped by Sun Dasheng, the great disciple of Master Sanzang, and asked them to kowtow a few more times to Master Sanzang and Sun Dasheng together.
Such barren mountains and wild mountains, plus the fact that the two of them do have some spiritual roots, Fa Hai naturally agrees to Wukong wanting to teach them some skills.

Although it is said that their master and apprentice will help each other when they see injustice, but the Three Realms are so big, how could they see Hu De coming everywhere?
Even a bodhisattva with three thousand incarnations can take care of only a drop in the ocean.

Besides, Fahai always believes that whether it is asking for help or worshiping Buddha, people have to rely on themselves in the end. In fact, it is not just people, but all living beings in the three realms.

Therefore, on this journey to the west, he will let Xiao Bailong teach those ignorant little demons, and he will also accept some demons as disciples. Firstly, he can lead them into the right way; secondly, he also wants to use them, Spread your claim.

It is for preaching.

One of the most important reasons why Confucius' knowledge has a long history is that his disciples have produced a large number of talents, and there are even those who innovate and emerge from the old.

Not long after, a group of demons came down the mountain carrying furniture, firewood, and many melons and fruits. The last few also carried a lot of game, such as hares, pheasants, wild boars, etc.——

That is to say, the old lady couldn't see their appearance clearly, she only felt that there were figures shaking in front of her, and she only said that they were disciples of Master Sanzang.

She also heard before that Master Sanzang and his disciples went to gather firewood and find wild vegetables.

The little demons put their things outside the yard, bowed to Master Sanzang a few times, and then dispersed
It was the old lady who was going to prepare a vegetarian meal, but in the end Bajie forced her to press her down on the chair, "Grandma don't have to worry about it, just let the old pig go with me. I cook everything my master eats along the way. "

The mountains are indeed cold.

Although some little demons brought some food, there was still a lot of meat, but Bajie didn't care, so he picked a few common wild vegetables, and he could make a feast.

The master and apprentice rested here for a few days, and they were not in a hurry to go west.

One reason is that the little demons in the mountains need to be carefully trained by Xiao Bailong, and the other reason is that the young couple have not yet mastered their skills. The Great Sage now knows that it is a disaster to only teach skills but not conduct. Very attentive.

When Fa Hai saw this, he couldn't help sighing, he deserved to be the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and he really lived up to the name of Equaling Heaven.

It's hard to avoid wondering in my heart, if the current Monkey King went to Lingshan, what would it look like to become a Buddha after attaining the right fruit?
Thinking about it, he still has the temperament of being jealous of evil and loving justice.

After the things here were settled, the master and apprentice set off for the west.

"The woodcutter said, if you look at this road and go westward, you will reach Tianzhu in less than a thousand miles." Bajie laughed happily, "After following Master for so many years, this trip is finally coming to an end. "

"Idiot." The Great Sage scolded with a smile, "The road of practice does not stop at Lingshan? Even if you reach Lingshan, you are still far away."

Bajie didn't care about the elder brother's ridicule, he was only capable. When he first worshiped under the master's door, he might have had some energy and wanted to catch up, but later he figured it out. It's not that he didn't work hard. , but each of the brothers and sisters is really from extraordinary backgrounds, but I am very ordinary.

She was already lazy by nature, but this comparison gradually gave birth to the idea of ​​showing off.

Fortunately, I also adjusted my mentality in time. Although it is not a hard practice, it can be regarded as one step at a time, very practical.

Bajie doesn't want to cultivate to the level of senior brother or brother Sha in just ten years, but only wants to be worthy of the master's teaching, so he can feel at ease.

As for more, it is really difficult.

Fa Hai is also very aware of this, so he has never forced Bajie to practice excessively, as long as he can complete the practice tasks he set for him every day, that is enough.

To teach apprentices, we must teach students in accordance with their aptitude. The four disciples have different dispositions, which cannot be carved out with a set of templates.

"Master, you don't know." The little white dragon who hadn't gone to explore the way said, "The Nanshan King of Wuyin Mountain even set up a peeling pavilion in the cave, not only for people, but also for all the meat. The food there is very cruel."

"Amitabha."

Fahai chanted the Buddha's name.

He is not a sentimental person, there are people dying all the time in the three worlds, many of them are killed by the hands of demons, he just sighs that manpower is exhausted, so there is nothing to do.

Although he rescued the great king of Nanshan and converted the souls of those who died unjustly, but it was still not a good feeling in his heart.

Another thousand miles away is Tianzhu, but just outside Tianzhu, there are not only Mie France who slaughtered Buddhist temples, but also this kind of demon king who designed to eat people. What scriptures.

Is it the Book of the Dead?

The avenue is deep and deep, hiding the universe.

But Fahai really doesn't know how to get through the world and go to bliss with the current way of Lingshan.

The master and apprentice still walk during the day and practice at night.

Because he was about to go to Tianzhu, Xiao Bailong also walked in front of his master, unless he encountered mountains and long rivers blocking the way, he would not go to explore the way easily.

After traveling for several days, I suddenly saw a city close by.

Bajie immediately called out and said: "Master, you see a city ahead, could it be that the kingdom of Tianzhu has arrived?"

Fa Hai looked around, it was his first time here, he didn't recognize him, he calculated the distance in his heart, and said, "I think I entered the territory of Tianzhu, and I haven't arrived at the capital of other countries."

Xiao Bailong asked the master: "Master, do you want the disciple to explore the way first?"

"No need." Fa Hai shook his head, and then said: "The human city in front of us is not a realm of monsters, so there is no need to explore the way. We will explain our identity and just enter the city directly."

There are really no monsters here.

The Great Sage has also seen it with piercing eyes, it is a city on earth, very rare.

As for where this place is, it's not too late to ask when you enter the city.

The five masters and apprentices went out of the city at different times, but there were no soldiers to stop them. After entering the third floor gate, they saw a group of people gathering at the entrance of the city, making noise and refusing to give in to each other.

These chaotic noises caught my ears, causing the Great Sage to feel agitated, and jumped into the crowd, shouting: "Stay here!"

The sound of thunder filled their ears, causing all the people to shut up, and only focused their eyes on the Great Sage, and no one knew who took the lead and called out: "Grandpa Lei!"

Then it couldn't stop. People around paid homage one after another.

The Great Sage immediately turned dark.

"Hahaha--"

Bajie beside him couldn't help laughing out loud, he likes to see the big brother suffer the most, especially this kind of dumb loss that can't fight back.

"oops!"

Perhaps Bajie's laughter was too loud and more eye-catching, so a timid one screamed: "The goblin is coming! The goblin is coming!"

This utterance also caused everyone to look in Bajie's direction and look at his appearance. Isn't this a goblin? !

All of them suddenly felt numb and stumbled.

But there was a young man in a brocade robe who came before their master and apprentice, and forced himself to be calm: "You goblins, don't you know that our Fengxian County is protected by Zhenjun Erlang? How dare you come here to play wild?!"

"Oh!" Bajie immediately laughed and said, "That's really a coincidence, we are a family, you Fengxian County need to treat us well."

Hearing Bajie's words, the young man suddenly became angry: "You goblin nonsense, who is your family? Go away quickly. Otherwise, I will call the generals and tell you to die in vain."

"Go and call someone to take a look." Bajie was like a hob, unmoved by his words.

"Don't you be ignorant of good and bad!"

Bang!
Fahai pointed the nine-ringed tin stick at Bajie's head, and there was a crisp sound.

Bajie squatted on the ground silently covering his head, trying to rub it vigorously, but when his hand touched it, it hurt. It was quite funny for a while.

The young man was still surprised when he saw Bajie with such a vicious appearance being subdued by the monk behind him with a stick. Before he could react, he heard the other party speak first: "The poor monk is Dongtu The monks who came down from the Great Tang Dynasty to worship the Buddha at Daleiyin Temple in Tianzhu Kingdom passed by Baofang. Forgive me."

Upon hearing this, the young man hurriedly said, "Don't dare, it turns out to be an eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty. Please forgive me for being far away from everyone in this county."

The young man paused, and then said: "This is Tianzhu Outer County, the place name is Fengxian County. The boy is the son of the local county lord"

After finishing speaking, he said to the people who gathered here: "Today, we all dispersed. This county is going to entertain eminent monks from the Tang Dynasty. We can discuss things tomorrow."

Then the crowd of people dispersed one after another, each had their own words, but there was still constant chatter. The masters and apprentices were all ears and eyesight.

Everyone followed the Duke of the county all the way back to the mansion.

I also learned that the Marquis Fu of Fengxian County, whose surname is Shangguan, is a good official who loves the people like a son.

It is said that he is very upright and virtuous, and loves the people very much.

As for why "it is said" is added in front of it, because this is heard from these small yamen, so there is still some doubts.Coupled with the few gossips they heard before, their master and apprentice knew that Fengxian County was not as ordinary as it seemed.

The son had already called the yamen servant to report back first.

Before their masters and apprentices arrived at the mansion, the Marquis of the county rushed to greet them. He was not afraid that some of the disciples under Master Sanzang's sect would be ugly, so he bowed when he saw them: "Xiaguan is Shangguan, the Marquis of Fengxian County. Pass mage, mage, please come in."

After welcoming the master and apprentices into the room, after taking their seats, he ordered the maid to prepare some tea, and said, "I've heard that the people in the Tang Dynasty are very famous. Now when I see the master, he is really handsome."

"You elders came from a long way, and it's noon now, so you must have not eaten yet?" The county lord didn't wait for Sanzang's master and apprentice to reply, so he immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a meal.
Immediately, Bajie's eyes lit up, and he said in his heart: This is a high-ranking county lord, my old pig will bless your family with wealth and wealth.

But the young master asked: "May I ask the elders if there is any restraint?"

"Ordinary vegetarian food is fine, I won't drink alcohol." Xiao Bailong replied on behalf of his master.

Shaoqing fasting arrived, everyone was seated, Bajie swallowed a large amount of food, so that the father and son of the county also whetted their appetites, and they ate happily.

After everyone had finished eating, Fahai asked carefully after the tableware was cleared: "When I entered the city just now, I saw the people in the city gathered in one place, making a lot of noise and making such a scene?"

As soon as this remark came out, the father and son of the Junhou all lowered their heads.

The master and apprentice looked at each other and said to themselves: It really has something to do with their father and son.

"The mage is new here, so I don't know about it. But this can be regarded as a scandal that everyone in our county knows. If it weren't for the low-level officials, there is still a bit of shame, and I'm afraid I won't have the face to stay here."

"Father, it's all because of my son's failure to live up to expectations, which caused the trouble." The yamen also opened his mouth to take the blame on himself.

"What happened, why don't you explain it clearly?" The Great Sage also became interested.

Not only the Great Sage, but also his master and several juniors all looked over.

"Ai——!" Shangguan County Marquis Chang sighed, with a rather melancholy expression on his face, "This matter is a long story, and it starts three years ago—"

(End of this chapter)