The monkey that will cross in the journey to the west

Chapter 3 Laoshan has a wonderful way of Taoism, and the Tao still needs to be worked hard.

Laoshan Mountain is poor with ancient roads, rugged and difficult to walk, even for a monkey as vigorous as the red monkey, it is difficult to climb.

The red monkey worked tirelessly and used both hands and feet to climb the mountains.

While walking, the red monkey thought carefully, this Laoshan Mountain is definitely not the Laoshan Mountain of Qingdao in later generations.Goshawks cannot cross, and dragons and tigers hide among them.

Walking in the mountains, I saw towering ancient trees all around, thick old vines, mottled vines, shaped like dragon scales.

In the mountains and forests, monkeys cry and tigers roar, which is a primitive scene.

Climbing to the top of the mountain, I saw a Taoist temple where the clouds were rising. The red monkey was excited and ran to the door of the Taoist temple.

On both sides of the Taoist gate, there are couplets with couplets on the left, "Xuanwei Zhenwei".On the right is engraved "Qingjing Daoren's House"

Three traditional characters are written on the door opening, "Three Purities".

The red monkey stepped forward and knocked on the door, but no one opened the door for a long time, thinking, this could be a test.

The red monkey knelt down in front of the gate and said loudly: "The disciple sincerely seeks the Tao, please ask the Taoist priest to open the gate and let me cross."

He yelled three times in a row, but the Taoist gate was not opened, the Taoist temple was not big, the top of the mountain was empty, and the sound could be heard for hundreds of miles, it was impossible for the people in the Taoist temple not to hear it.

At this time, no one responded, probably because they didn't want to see him, or tried to test his patience.

The red monkey kept silent, knelt at the door and waited quietly.

In the main hall, an old Taoist was sitting on a futon, his heart moved, his fingers drew circles in the void, and a red monkey kneeling in front of the mountain gate appeared in front of him.

The Taoist frowned, and pinched his fingers to calculate, the past could not be seen in the haze, and the future could not be predicted in the mist, it was a perfect fate.

"Without fate, it must be a trouble."The old Taoist waved his hand, trying to drive the monkey head away, but suddenly the heaven and man realized it, he stopped his movements, let the red monkey kneel in front of the door, put out the picture in front of him, and closed his eyes to rest.

In Laoshan Sanqing Temple, the red monkey probably guessed that this is the world. There is no doubt that the immortal is in front of him, and this is the arrangement of the golden finger. As long as he is sincere, he can definitely learn the immortal art here.

The red monkey knelt down, sincerely.

The scorching sun is in the sky, but the red monkey's mind is not changed, and the mountain wind is howling, it is difficult to change the red monkey's Taoist heart.

Until the sun moved westward, the Taoist gate did not open or close.

At this time, there was a sudden panting sound from behind the red monkey. Someone climbed the mountain, and the red monkey looked back, only to see a scholar coming staggeringly.

"Hey! Monkey, why are you kneeling here?"The scholar was curious and asked the red monkey.

Squeak!
The red monkey replied, but the scholar heard the sound of a monkey. The red monkey has not entered the Tao, has not yet become a demon, has not transformed, and has not yet refined its bones, so it is unspeakable.

"I forgot, you're a monkey."The scholar was talking to himself, he rested for a while, and knocked on the door.

"Is anyone there? The student is looking for the way."

No one answered in the temple, and the scholar said to himself: "Aren't you at home?".

The scholar acted recklessly, directly pushed open the gate of the Taoist temple, and strode in.

The red monkey's brain twitched, staring at the scholar's back.

Horse eggs!Kneeling in vain.

He got up, rubbed the aching Boring Gai, and followed the scholar into the Taoist temple with endless resentment in his heart.

The scholar went straight to the main hall, followed by the red monkey.

The main hall is extremely quiet, the Ming hall enshrines the Patriarchs of the Three Qing Dynasties, and several tables are covered with sandalwood incense. In the center of the hall, there is a white-haired old man sitting on a futon.

"Student Wang Qi paid homage to the Taoist priest, and asked the Taoist priest to accept me as a disciple and pass on my immortal law."When the scholar saw the Taoist, he bowed his head and worshiped.

The red monkey followed closely behind, kneeling in front of the Taoist.

"It doesn't take a year or so to seek immortals and learn Taoism. As time goes on, you may suffer."The Taoist priest opened his eyes and looked at the scholar and the red monkey.

When a scholar wants to come, he naturally knows that this person has a certain relationship with the Tao, and as for the depth of the relationship, it is only in his own practice.

The arrival of the monkey was beyond his expectation. He originally wanted to chase him away, but the Taoist sensed it and left him with a glimmer of hope. The Taoist carefully looked at the monkey.

Red monkeys exercise regularly and harvest the sun and the moon. Although they have not been able to enter the Tao, they are still physically strong and have the ability to drive tigers and wolves away.

"The disciple sincerely learns the Tao, is willing to endure hardships, and begs the master to accept me as an apprentice."The red monkey opened his mouth and replied, and the scholar also agreed.

"Okay, tomorrow morning, go to cut firewood first."The Taoist waved the floating dust, and a Taoist boy took an ax and sent it to the scholar.

"Ah! Chopping firewood?" The scholar exclaimed.

He came to learn Taoism and Immortal Art, and the Taoist asked him to chop firewood, which surprised him very much.Compared with the idea when I came here, the gap is too big.

The ax was given to the scholar, and the red monkey disappeared.

Journey to the West, Sun Wukong also carried water for seven years and ate peaches for seven years before he was able to pass on the golden elixir road and the task of chopping firewood, which did not surprise the red monkey.

The Taoist did not give him the axe, but he did not accept him.

"You hozen, where did you come from, where do you live, and do you have a name?" The Taoist suddenly asked the red monkey.

The red monkey's eyes rolled, he also had a name in his previous life, and he was reborn as a monkey. The monkeys all called him red monkey, but he didn't refute it.

Today's seeing the immortal, why not let the immortal choose a name, not only bid farewell to the entanglement of the previous life, but also appear to be close to the old Tao.

"The disciple was born in Huaguo Mountain. I don't know who his parents are. He only knows that he has fallen from the fire since the time he can remember. Appearing in this fairy mountain, getting this fairy fate, begging Master to accept me as a disciple."

The red monkey told the true and the false, explained his own origin, and begged the Taoist.

"You don't have a name, so I'll pick one for you."The Taoist headed the letter with a smile on his face.

"You were born as an ape, and most apes are named after Yuanhou Husun, but I don't like it. I see your hair is red, so I refer to it as your surname, and call it Zhu. You were born in the fire, you shine when you encounter fire, and your roots belong to fire. , then make a word Yan, and your name, make it Zhu Yan, you think it’s good.”

"Thank you, Master, for giving me my name, thank you, Master."The red monkey was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank the master.

"From tomorrow onwards, you will clean the courtyard of the Taoist temple. You must be diligent and active, and don't let the fallen leaves return to the dust."The Taoist told Zhu Yan.

"Yes, I would like to follow Master's instruction and clean it carefully."Zhu Yan quickly agreed.

"Qingtong".Humane.

"The apprentice is here".The Xiaodao boy cupped his hands.

"You take them down, settle down and rest".The Taoist ordered.

"yes".Daoist Qingtong agreed, and turned to Zhu Yan and the scholar.

"Two brothers, please follow me."

"Troublesome brother."Zhu Yan didn't care if Tong could understand or not, and thanked Dao Tong with his hand.

Arranged accommodation, one room per person, all daily necessities are available.

Excited in Zhu Yan's heart, he looked left and touched, feeling that everything in the Taoist temple was fresh.

With excitement, Zhu Yan jumped onto the bed. He comforted himself, kept quiet, and fell asleep slowly.

At three o'clock in the morning, Zhu Yan was awakened by Dao Tong and entered the hall with Wang Sheng.

There are Taoist priests reciting Taoist scriptures in the main hall. Zhu Yan looked over and saw that there were about ten Taoist priests in the Taoist temple, with a large age gap, and they all concentrated on reciting scriptures and reciting scriptures.

Zhu Yan was also holding the scriptures. The Taoist scriptures were written in traditional Chinese characters. He couldn't speak many characters because he didn't know them. He could only quietly listen to others recite.

After reciting the scriptures for an hour, Zhu Yan only felt peace of mind. At five o'clock, the morning class ended, all the Taoists put away the scriptures, had breakfast, and left separately.

Some people took an ax to the back mountain, some took a pole to dive, and some took a hoe to plow the ground.

Qingtong brought a broom and gave it to Zhu Yan to clean the fallen leaves in the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)