The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 440 0441 Indispensable
Come quietly, leave quietly.

Tang Seng and his disciples left Lingshan early in the morning, not because they didn't want to stay for a few more days.It's that the master and apprentice have their own thoughts, and it's a mentality when they can't finish it. Seeing that the task is about to end, their mentality has changed.

And two hours after Tang Monk and his disciples left Lingshan, Tathagata, who held a meeting with all the Buddhas, asked Guanyin.Avalokitesvara, who was in charge of bookkeeping, told Tathagata that monk Tang and his disciples had just gone through eighty hardships.

Tathagata frowned when he heard the words, it was strange that Zhoushan had to tilt again but failed to collapse.Taoism pays attention to the number of seven and seven, and Buddhism pays attention to the return of nine to one.

Tathagata said: "Honorable Guanyin, please forgive me!"

Master Avalokitesvara smiled and nodded, chanting the mantra understandingly.The Buddha said that 81 is indispensable, so she will send Tang Seng and his disciples another one.This is not because they deliberately made things difficult for Tang Seng and his disciples, but because Tang Seng planted it himself.If there is a cause, there must be an effect, and if there is an effect, there will be a cause.

"Wukong, as a teacher, I now know why you like to fly around."

It was the first time that Tang Seng felt so cool flying through the clouds. The excited Tang Seng said to Wukong: "But this thing is not comparable to your somersault cloud. When we return to Tang Dynasty, how about borrowing your somersault cloud as a teacher for two days?" ?”

Wukong smiled and said to Tang Seng: "Master, look at my mouth shape."

"roll!"

Wukong didn't say these words, although his mouth shape was indeed the same, but these words came from Tang Seng's mouth.Today is different from the past, even if Tang Seng gets angry again, he still can't subdue Wukong.They have all achieved positive results, and Wukong is no longer bound by the golden hoop.But Tang Seng seemed very unconvinced, and gave up angrily after chanting the magic spell several times to no avail.

The body sank suddenly, and there was a scream in the air.Bajie and Sha Laosan hurriedly chased after him, while Wukong went to grab the package containing scriptures.Tang Seng fell from the sky and fell on the beach. Wukong caught the package that almost fell into the water.

The gust of wind just now was really too strong, no one thought that Tang Seng's technique of soaring clouds was so bad.Fortunately, no one was injured, but Tang Seng was surprised to find that the magic power in his body was exhausted.In front of it is a super wide river, and there are two stone tablets standing beside it.Tongtian River is written on one stone tablet, and Tongtian Avenue is written on the other stone tablet.

The three characters of Tongtian River have a long history, while the four characters of Tongtian Avenue are a bit familiar.Wukong never went to school, and Bajie was once a top student in heaven.After going over and inspecting it carefully, he told everyone with certainty that they had been here before.If his analysis was correct, he could find an old friend here.

A boat is needed to cross the river, but there is not even a ghost here. Where did the boatman come from.Bajie encourages Sha Laosan, wanting him to go down and have a look.In the end, Wukong saw the clue, and went to ask Bajie why he insisted on letting Sha Laosan into the water.

Taking a peek at Tang Seng with a gloomy face, Bajie said in a low voice, "Brother Monkey, do you still remember the tortoise that carried us across the river?"

Wukong said, "Is that the old turtle carrying the stele?"

Bajie said, "Exactly!"

Wukong suddenly realized, and said: "This is the beginning of the sky?"

Seeing Bajie nodding his head, Wukong took out his golden cudgel and stretched it into the river, but after stirring a few times, Bajie stopped him.Not only did Bajie not want Wukong to summon the turtle, he also wanted to cross the river quietly and try not to make any noise.

This time, Wukong was confused. They had dealt with the tortoise before, and the tortoise had a good impression of them.Today they have achieved a positive result, and they should share this good deed with the tortoise.

Bajie lifted Wukong away from the river, and explained to Wukong in a low voice.

Back then, the tortoise carried them across the river, and the tortoise asked for something after the work was done.Tang Seng promised the tortoise that he would give the tortoise an explanation in the future.At the beginning, Tang Seng used his personality as a guarantee, but none of them heard Tang Seng asked the Buddha.In other words, Tang Seng forgot about it.

Is the tortoise easy to provoke, especially on other people's territory.It was their fault. If the tortoise was to carry them across the river this time, how would they answer if the tortoise asked about the past.

After listening to Bajie's explanation, Wukong finally understood.This time he didn't want the turtle to carry them across the river, but went to Tang Seng to discuss the matter.Unexpectedly, what Tang Seng said was very righteous, if you forget it, you just forget it, just admit your mistakes to the turtle.

Tang Seng urged Wukong to call out the tortoise, and when Wukong stirred the Tongtian River again, a huge old tortoise appeared in front of everyone.Compared with the last time we met, the old turtle was at least twice as big this time.The two eyes are like lanterns, and the Tang monk, master and apprentice can be swallowed into the stomach with one mouth.

Lao Gui recognized Tang Seng and his apprentice, and was very happy to meet them again.The old turtle asked everyone to go up to the turtle shell, and then quickly swam to the opposite bank.Bajie and Wukong were a little uneasy, but Tang Seng was like a normal person, chatting as he wanted.Lao Gui still likes to discuss Buddhism with Tang Seng, and he prefers to listen to Tang Seng's talk about new things that happened along the way.

At this moment, both Bajie and Wukong understood Tang Seng's intentions.He wanted Lao Gui to forget the promise back then, as long as he could send them across the river safely, Tang Seng would definitely ask Lao Gui to clarify when he returned to Lingshan in the future.

A hundred miles away from the opposite bank, the old turtle suddenly fell silent.He did not continue chatting according to Tang Seng's train of thought, but kept quiet for a full quarter of an hour.The old turtle who doesn't speak is very uncomfortable.After all, they were the ones who made the mistake first, and they were afraid that the old turtle would bring up that matter with a guilty conscience.

"Elder Tang, I don't know if you still remember the original promise."

Afraid of what to come, the old turtle who had been silent for a long time suddenly asked that question.

Tang Seng coughed dryly and said, "Old Gui, what question are you talking about?"

The old turtle said: "Since you have met the Buddha, have you asked him how long I need to practice before I can remove the shell?"

Tang Seng said: "I asked the Buddha for you. The Buddha said that sincerity leads to spirit. As long as you practice with all your heart, you will soon be able to remove the shell."

The old turtle's tone suddenly became a little gloomy, and said: "The monks don't lie, isn't Elder Tang just joking with my old man?"

Tang Seng said: "As a Buddhist disciple, I should follow the Buddhist precepts carefully, so why would I joke with you?"

The old turtle said: "Although I read less, I have lived longer than you. Even if you have practiced for ten lives, it is still too short for me. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading people." Countless. Elder Tang, do you understand what I said? Tell me the truth, did you ask the Buddha for me?"

The words have already reached this point, and it will not be beneficial to Tang Seng to be stubborn.Tang Seng sighed softly, and then told the old turtle the truth.When he saw the Buddha, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak well.Naturally, he didn't think of the promise he made to the old turtle, so he didn't ask the Buddha this question.

"What? Did you really forget? Tang, you are really nothing! Fuck you great Tang monk!"

Hearing that Tang Seng said to forget about it, the old turtle turned 360 degrees in the river in a rage.Throw Tang Seng sitting on his back and the package containing the scriptures into the Tongtian River.Wukong, who was flying in mid-air, jumped into the water to grab the package, while Bajie and Sha Laosan went to rescue Tang Seng.

After struggling in the river for a stick of incense, Tang Seng and his apprentice finally came to the opposite bank.However, no matter what unexpected situation they encountered, at least they all arrived on the other side safely.It's a pity that the scriptures are all wet and need to be placed on the stones by the river to dry.

Being able to react in the first time is naturally not because Wukong's reaction speed has improved.When he talked about this with Bajie earlier, he was already mentally prepared to be thrown into the river by the old turtle.He also told Tang Seng about this matter, but Tang Seng didn't listen to Wukong's words, thinking that he had already achieved a true fruition, and the old turtle didn't dare to do anything to him.

But he completely forgot that it was them who were in the wrong, and the old turtle was not a monster at all.He is a tortoise, a descendant of the mythical beast family.Different from those monsters who want to eat the Tang monk's flesh and live forever, the purpose of the tortoise is to let the Buddha help him solve his doubts.Because he is the only descendant of the turtle clan among the beast clan, he doesn't know how long he needs to practice.

It is very boring to practice alone, not to mention that his body is getting bigger every day.He lost a single friend because of his limited mobility, and his former friends ended up being his food.

It's not that he wants to eat them, but that those people are plotting against him.Although he has lived for so many years, he has never had the intention of harming others.Naturally treat friends honestly, say what you have, and definitely don't feel superior to others just because you are a beast.

Spread out all the scriptures, such a good sun will not take long to dry them.Sha Laosan and Xiao Bailong sat under the shade of a tree, while Bajie stared at the old turtle who refused to leave by the river.Tang Seng knew that he was hiding in a corner far away from the Tongtian River, and only Wukong stood on the back of the old turtle.

If this situation were changed to before, Wukong would definitely not show mercy to the old turtle.Regardless of whether he is a divine beast or a monster with a single stick, he can't escape the price of dying in the end.

The clever Wukong not only guessed the result, he even guessed why the accident happened.Tang Seng is a newly consecrated Buddha, so it stands to reason that his teaching power will not be exhausted.Even if there is a strong wind, Tang Seng will not fall directly from the sky.

If it weren't for the protection of Bajie and Sha Laosan, Tang Seng would have landed headfirst when he landed.But after he saw the turtle, Wukong understood who did all this.

Buddhism pays attention to the return of ninety-nine to one, and home pays attention to the number of seven to seven.Wukong had suffered from the number of seven and seven before, otherwise he would not have been burned by the Taishang Laojun for such a long time in the alchemy furnace.

Returning to Datang soon, handing over scriptures and customs clearance certificates.Then the master and apprentice parted ways in Datang, and Wukong returned to Huaguoshan.Bajie stopped by Gao Lao Village, Sha Laosan went back to Liusha River, and Xiao Bailong went to pay homage to his uncle.But he still refused to go home because he couldn't forgive his father who drove him out of the house.

Tang Seng spent half of his time practicing in Lingshan, and half of the year spreading Buddhism in Tang Dynasty.Bajie and Sha Laosan stayed in Lingshan all the time, Xiaobailong practiced a lot, and finally succeeded to the position of Dragon King of Xihai.

As for Wukong, in addition to playing with his brothers in Huaguo Mountain, he spends some time every year wandering around.On this day, Wukong came to the legendary Buzhou Mountains.

The towering Buzhou Mountain tilts 45 degrees from north to south, just like when Wukong saw the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.Wukong was attracted by this fairy mountain shaped like a golden hoop.

He approached and wanted to touch this famous fairy mountain.Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached out to touch it, Bu Zhoushan was directly pushed down.Mount Buzhou collapsed suddenly, and the sky and the earth suddenly changed color.Flying sand, rocks and violent winds are raging, and it is impossible to see the world clearly, nor can you see everything in the world.

A big black hole appeared in the sky, sucking everything into it.Everything turned into nothing, and the acquired world began to slowly close together.The heaven and earth after closing turned into a chaos.

(End of this chapter)