Journey to the West: The Rise of Martial Arts

Chapter 77
The monkey frightened the old man Chen last time, and was educated by Xuanzang later, so he naturally understood the horror of the monk's eloquence, so he nodded immediately.

But it is impossible for him to take Ren Qinglian's warning to heart.

Although the 500 years of repression let him know that there are others, but the unruliness and violence in his bones have not been eliminated, and he still can't change his own way of character.

Ren Qinglian just mentioned it casually. Regarding the monkey, whether it is based on the impression left by the previous life or the result of getting along with him during this period of time, he feels that he needs to try to change something.

As far as he knows, there are three mantras, namely "gold", "tight" and "forbidden", each with a set of mantras, which were bestowed by the Tathagata on Guanyin Bodhisattva for Xuanzang to use to conquer his disciples.

But the second senior brother and Monk Sha were obviously more sensible and obedient than monkeys, and the remaining two tights were snatched by Guanyin, who abducted a black bear to guard the house, and even tricked a boy into managing finances.

Ren Qinglian felt that if she could make the monkey more peaceful, she might be able to avoid this catastrophe.

After all, it would be a good thing for Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva if he could use another tight band for his own use!
Thinking this way, those bandits led the way and welcomed the three of them into a small mountain depression.

The morning sun was shining brightly, and Ren Qinglian, who came back to her senses, saw the tall stone fortress standing at the mouth of the col from a distance.

In front of the castle, there is a piece of bluestone several feet high, on which are written the three characters "Heifengzhai" vertically and horizontally.

"It's the masters and they're back!"

A few men came forward with smiles.

"Tiger—"

Suddenly, those men saw the big tiger that Xuanzang was riding.

Although they have some martial arts skills, they are only doing some thieves' activities. When they suddenly saw this huge monster with yellow eyes and bloody mouth, they all felt their legs go weak for a while.

When Dumb heard someone mention it, he let out a tiger roar.

There was a muffled thunder that shook everyone's minds.

The bandit boss yelled unluckily, as if he felt that the performance of the younger ones would damage the prestige of the village, he frowned, not looking good.

The monkey just watched the fun with a smile and didn't speak.

Seeing so many men with big arms and thick waists, Xuanzang's momentum weakened a bit at first, so there was no composure at all, he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

The atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

Ren Qinglian jumped to the side of the tiger, chuckled lowly, reached out and patted the tiger's mottled head, and said, "Xiaohua, we are here as guests, so be reserved, do you understand?"

Du Hu whimpered in a low voice, like a child who did something wrong and was caught by the teacher, lying on the ground obediently for him to slap.

The bandits looked dumbfounded.

Then the monkey laughed and said, "Yes, serve us all the good wine and food, we are here as guests!"

The boss of the thief didn't dare to speak when he saw that the monkey was taking the lead, so he briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter with a bitter face, and then ordered to entertain the masters with good wine and meat.

Xuanzang felt relieved a lot when he saw his host was so attentive, and began to blame the monkey for talking nonsense, asking what kind of wine and meat the monks ate.

The monkey had no choice but to order the people to arrange a high-quality fast meal.

While the few people were talking, they had already arrived at the Zhaizi compound.

This Heifeng village is built on the mountain, the ground is paved with rocks with uniform patterns, and the big tiger walks on it, rattling.

The villagers all looked sideways.

Ren Qinglian looked at this somewhat exotic village, and her eyes were quickly attracted by an old man half lying in the yard.

This old man was thin, with a long beard like silver, and a ruddy complexion. He was dressed in white, and he looked very straight-forward and fairy-like.

But what surprised Ren Qinglian was that in the old man's body, he felt an unusual poisonous aura.

Thinking of this, he asked the thief boss without any trace: "The boss, that old man is..."

The thief boss said with admiration on his face: "That's Duanmu's genius doctor from our cottage!"

Although Ren Qinglian asked lightly, the group of them was really eye-catching.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the old man had already turned his head, smiled "hehe", and said with a silver beard in his hand, "Your Majesty, so there are distinguished guests coming from far away!"

"I've seen Doctor Duanmu!"

"I met Mr. Duanmu..."

The accompanying bandits came forward to greet him one by one, and it was obvious that the old man had a very high reputation in the village.

Xuanzang heard that the old man was a master of apricot forest, he felt good about him, and he took the initiative to talk to him.

During this period, a brave bandit went up to take the tiger away, and settled him in an abandoned stable for good care.

Ren Qinglian saw this in her eyes, but she secretly paid attention to the old man in her heart.

He just waited until they were ushered into a lobby, but he couldn't see the slightest aura of warriors on each other.

But it suddenly occurred to him that this country of Habi is the lair of the Poison Sect. Since this old man is able to carry a strong poison and glow red, he is probably a master of the Poison Sect. Maybe he is one of the "Three Qings" or "Four Elders" .

But according to what Zhong Jie'an said, all of these people should have martial arts that are not weaker than the Poison Demon's.Could it be that this old man is just a Xinglin master with peerless medical skills?
While Ren Qinglian was thinking, two maidservants in Tsing Yi had already brought a table of steaming fast food.

Seeing these two women's courtesy, Ren Qinglian couldn't help but wonder, could it be that she was overthinking it?

"Great Sage, see if there is anything wrong with this meal!"

When the two maidservants went down, Ren Qinglian was still a little worried and asked the monkey.

The monkey raised his eyes, quickly shook his head, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, they don't dare to play tricks."

Xuanzang followed up and said: "It is necessary to guard against others, but judging from the attitude of these bandits towards the old gentleman, the good thoughts in their hearts have not been completely wiped out. The Buddha said, 'put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately', and the poor monk just agreed with him. The old man talked about it, these bandits are just mountain people who are in distress, and they do some trail cutting activities on weekdays, which is also forced by life, so it is understandable."

Ren Qinglian smiled wryly: "It's better to be careful!"

Even if there is any danger, the monkey and Xuanzang will not be in danger of their lives, but he is different, he ate a few mouthfuls of food casually, and the food was tasteless.

Seeing that it was still early, Ren Qinglian suggested that everyone continue on the road.

At this moment, several drumbeats were heard suddenly, and the whole room was enveloped by a flurry of crossbow arrows.

"Master, be careful!" The monkey opened several sharp arrows with his bare hands, and blocked Xuanzang.

Immediately afterwards, a tiger roar sounded.

"Damn it, that tiger was killed!"

Halfway through the roar of the tiger, it turned into a whining scream.

Ren Qinglian and Ren Qinglian both had murderous looks on their faces, and their terrifying strength made it impossible for these ordinary crossbows to hurt them.

The two guarded Xuanzang and walked out of the house step by step.

Suddenly, a strange rustling sound came.

Ren Qinglian turned her head to look, and saw that the pots and pans that were originally placed on the table were scattered like gravel, and turned into dense khaki bugs!

(End of this chapter)