Journey to the West: Reverse Buddha

Chapter 6 Gushan Village

In the early morning, a ray of sunlight fell on the earth, like gentle palms, quietly awakening the sleeping earth.A beam of light, passing through the mottled leaves, refracts colorful rays of light on the green leaves.

rustle!Suddenly, there was a commotion in the grass, and a white cunning rabbit jumped out. It was very agile and flexible, as if avoiding something.Then the leaves whirled, some branches shook violently, and a figure flashed out.With delicate features, the smile on his face was extraordinarily bright under the sun, with a hint of excitement.Wearing a plain monk's robe, with a light tap of his foot on the branch, the rabbit rose and fell, and quickly chased the cunning rabbit.

It was Jisheng who was chasing Jiutu. Along the way, he was surprised to find that the surrounding vegetation was getting less and less, and the color of the land was getting darker and darker!But seeing the getting closer and closer to Jitu, he couldn't help but smile in his heart and said: "Look where you are going now."

At the top of the sun, when the cunning rabbit ran out of a patch of grass again, it suddenly became clear to the eyes, the black lifeless soil, only a few scattered and pitiful withered grasses, still struggling.The cunning rabbit rushed forward as if going crazy.A moment later, Jisheng flashed out of the jungle, looked at the landscape in front of him, and was not surprised but delighted: Hehe!Now I'm going to catch you.

Ten meters, five meters, one meter... Gradually approaching, the cunning rabbit is about to catch it as soon as it reaches out.The cunning rabbit stopped suddenly, Ji Sheng hurriedly stopped, and looked at the rabbit strangely.Cautiously stepped forward and stood next to Jitu, but it didn't respond at all.Jisheng shook his head, grabbed the cunning rabbit by the ear, picked it up, and looked carefully to see if there was anything unusual.

Qiaotu changed from his previous appearance, and he didn't struggle, just obediently, motionless.Jisheng looked at the cunning rabbit suspiciously, and found that it was dumbfounded, its expression collapsed, as if it had no soul, but only a skin!
A gust of dark wind hit his face, and Ji Sheng couldn't help shivering.This time I found myself in a situation where I somehow entered the back mountain, and there was no anger here.At most, there are a few trees around, lonely withered old trees and scattered withered grass, but it looks a bit more sad and desolate.

The surrounding black air is filled, like silky satin, shuttling in the air.

The ground under the feet is already very black, as if the ground has been soaked with ink!
Ji Sheng collected his mind and looked around the vast barren land. He suddenly found a dry well a foot ahead.

Jisheng tiptoedly grabbed the cunning rabbit, approached carefully, and when he arrived at the well, he found that the well was already dilapidated, with countless cracks appearing on it, and the atmosphere of the desolate and vicissitudes of time was heavily scattered into the air.

Rumble!The ground suddenly shook, like a mountain avalanche and a crack in the ground. Ji Sheng's body swayed and almost fell, and he quickly stretched out his small hand to grab the mouth of the well tightly.After the violent vibration gradually stopped, a ball of black gas burst out from the well, like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity!Suddenly, as if Ji Sheng had been spotted, he rushed up immediately, and a large black mist appeared, like a fierce beast pounced on Ji Sheng!
Ji Sheng's face turned pale, he panicked, and threw the cunning rabbit out of his hand.The black mist enveloped the cunning rabbit in an instant, and after a few moments, it went back into the dry well.

Whoosh!Jisheng panted loudly, and looked at the dry well with fear.Death has never felt so close!

"...I...want...to...see...day...day..." A voice suddenly came from down the well, deep and eerie, like a howling beast, or a ghost from hell howl!Then a white object was spit out from the dry well, Ji Sheng took a closer look, but it was the skeleton of a small animal, it was the cunning rabbit that had just been swallowed by the black mist!
The wind was blowing, and a chill flowed through the whole body. The black air around him looked like grinning ghosts at this moment!Makes your scalp tight!

"Help!" Ji Sheng yelled in fear, and ran down the mountain with all his strength.

The sudden branch tore his clothes, scratched his immature face, and oozes blood.Ji Sheng didn't care about this, and ran desperately down the mountain for an unknown amount of time.Ji Sheng vaguely felt that the light in front of him was getting brighter and brighter, he was overjoyed and quickened his pace.On the surrounding tree trunks, use a little force to rush out towards the light.

The strong and glaring sunlight shone on Ji Sheng's face. It was almost noon at this time, and he finally came to the foot of the mountain.

Not far away, well-arranged houses appeared in front of me. Curls of cooking smoke rose, spread and dissipated in the air, and faintly heard the sound of children laughing.That is the nearest village to the foot of the mountain, Gushan Village.At the beginning, the villagers built this place next to the mountains, and there were no other high mountains around, so the villagers decided to call it Gushan Village.

Ji Sheng smiled, his mood has calmed down a lot, and he didn't think about the terrible thing that happened just now.Running towards Gushan Village, Jisheng shouted from a distance: "Gouwa, Fathu, Yingzi...here I come."

A group of children playing at the entrance of the village raised their heads one by one when they heard the sound. "Ah, it's Jisheng who is here!" Someone shouted in surprise and waved to Jisheng.

"Long time no see, Ji Sheng!"

"Where have you been these days?"

"........."

All the children crowded around Jisheng enthusiastically, asking questions one by one.Ji Sheng just smiled, feeling warm in his heart, he hadn't felt such warmth for a long time.

"Let's go to my house for dinner. Today my father picked wild vegetables on the mountain!" A skinny little boy walked out from the group of children, dragging Jisheng to his house.

"No, Jisheng, let's go to my house to eat! My house has plain noodles today!" A little girl with shofar braids also came out, pulling Jisheng to go home.

"Jisheng, go to my house."

"Go to my house, Jisheng."

"........."

The folk customs in the small village are simple, warm and kind, and everyone invites Jisheng to their home.

"Aren't you all doing this to embarrass Jisheng?" An old voice suddenly sounded.

All the children turned around, looked, and saw an old man with white hair and a red face, and immediately said respectfully in unison: "Grandpa, the village chief!"

"Grandpa, the village chief!" Ji Sheng also yelled sweetly.

The village chief arched his back slightly, with a kind face, looked at Jisheng with a smile and said, "Children! I don't think so, let's all go to my house today, and I will treat everyone to a good meal!"

"Good!" Jisheng clapped his hands and cheered together with the children in the village, surrounded the village chief, and walked towards the village.The whole village was shrouded in soft smoke, hazy.

Entering the village, there are occasional calls of cows calling for calves and dogs barking after livestock, which further shows the tranquility and leisure of the countryside.There is also the fragrance of food wafting from various houses in the countryside, floating in the whole space, refreshing.

The old village head's house is located in the center of Gushan Village, and only the village head lives in this huge old house.The old village head had no children, and his wife died of a serious illness many years ago.The old village chief loves children very much. He often invites the children in the village to visit his home to play and cook some special dishes, which are very popular among the children!The villagers in the village also know the difficulty of the village chief, and often ask their children to bring some homemade bacon and vegetables to the old village chief.

The old village head's culinary skills were the best in the village when he was young, and now some people hold large-scale banquets, and the old village head will be invited to cook.Immediately, we arrived at the old village chief's house, and we set up a big round table in front of the house together. The children sat around and talked happily about their own interesting things.

"The dishes are here!" The village head yelled with a smile, and brought out a plate of steaming dishes, mainly vegetarian, after all, he had to take into account the identity of the monk Jisheng.However, the vegetarian food alone is also extremely delicious. In the eyes of children, this is many times better than the delicacies of mountains and seas in the city!
Jisheng stepped forward and pulled the village head, and said, "Grandpa, village head, come quickly, let's eat together!"

"Yes, the village head and grandpa come and eat."

The children spontaneously pulled the village chief to sit in a seat, and a group of people enjoyed lunch together happily, laughing and laughing at the table.It made the old village chief smile from ear to ear, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were deeply squeezed together. He hasn't been this happy for a long time.

After the meal, a group of children sat around the old village chief, chatting and playing. "By the way, Jisheng, what have you been doing recently? Why haven't you come to play with us for so long?" Suddenly a strong and tall boy asked.Everyone looked at Jisheng in unison. Seeing Jisheng's hesitant expression, the old village head looked at him with a pleasant smile, and said softly, "Jisheng, tell me what happened recently? Is there something wrong?" Difficulty?"

Ji Sheng rolled his big pure eyes, thought for a while, and told what happened recently without concealing it.However, he said that the Bushuo monk and the Wuming Taoist were very kind and amiable, probably because he was afraid that the village chief and his companions would worry.

After hearing this, the village chief and the children were very surprised, especially when they heard the giant tank lose their temper, they were even more amazing.After the old village chief finished listening, he fell silent for some reason, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Village chief, what's the matter with you?" Ji Sheng noticed the strangeness of the village chief and asked with concern.

The village head bowed his hands and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Well, let's go and play."

As soon as they heard about playing, all the children immediately became excited, dragged Jisheng and ran out of the yard to play outside.

"Jisheng, come to my house to sleep tonight." The village chief shouted at Jisheng's retreating figure.

"Okay. Grandpa the village chief!" Ji Sheng waved his hand in response from a distance.

The night at Gushan Temple is also so peaceful, quietly covering it with a black veil.

"Goofy! Come back for dinner soon."

"Fat Tiger has eaten! Here is your favorite braised pork!"

"........."

The villagers began to call their children to go home for dinner, and the children bid farewell to each other and returned to their respective homes.Ji Sheng also came to the village chief's house as agreed, and saw the village chief's figure waiting at the courtyard gate from a distance.Seeing Ji Sheng, he smiled and pulled him into the room, and said enthusiastically as he walked, "Come on, Ji Sheng, dinner is ready."

After the meal, Jisheng patted his swollen belly with great satisfaction. The village chief's eyes were full of love, and he smiled and said to Jisheng: "Are you full? Rest quickly when you are full. Our village regulations, Don't go out after dinner."

"Is it a recent regulation? Why didn't I know?" Jisheng scratched his head and asked doubtfully, thinking that this regulation is really strange.

The old village chief didn't answer, his expression was a bit gloomy, and he smoked a few times with an old cigarette stick in his mouth.Breathing out the gray smoke deeply, it looked very melancholy.He looked a little worried.The old village chief got up slowly, went to the window with his hands behind his back, lowered his head slightly, and looked up at the sky carefully.

A full moon hangs on the branches like a jade plate.The moon is shining brightly, but it can't be melted away, this dark night that is as heavy as water.Where the breeze passes by, who is dejected and sighing alone?

(End of this chapter)