Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Six People Passing by the Lotus Mountain
Tang Monk and his disciples left Baoxiang Kingdom and headed westward. They couldn't say that they could eat hungry and drink thirsty along the way, and stayed at night and traveled at dawn. In the blink of an eye, they were also in the spring scene. They saw the willow trees sprouted green, the shrubs grew new branches, the flowers were red and green, the grass was growing and the bells were flying, and the spring scenery was like a spring scenery.
While the masters and disciples were walking in the reward, they suddenly saw a mountain blocking the road. Seeing that the mountain was beautiful, it was also dangerous. Tang Monk said casually: "Addlers, be careful. When you meet the mountain high before, you may be blocked by demons and ghosts." Wukong said on the side: "Master, monks should not speak at home. Do you remember that the Heart Sutra of Wuchao said: There is no worries in your heart, and no worries, and there will be no fear. Stay away from inverted dreams? As long as you have a stable heart, why don't you be afraid of monsters and ghosts!"
Tang Monk couldn't help but glance at the monkey. It turned out that this monkey was in Baoxiang Kingdom. He wanted to show his ability in front of Tang Monk and ask Tang Monk to make him turn him back. The relationship between the two cannot be said to be higher than Tang Monk in the future, but at least he cannot drink and beat him like before, beating him, scold him, and shout him, but who knew that Tang Monk lived happily in the cage. He ignored Sun Wukong and said he was afraid of twisting. It was almost the situation in front of him. In the end, Wukong had to turn Tang Monk back. Now, Wukong did not act so well, but he seemed to have become uninvited, and he wanted to save Tang Monk, which made Sun Wukong feel unwilling. Along the way, he didn't say a few words to Tang Monk. As long as he spoke, he would argue.
Tang Monk was also a little angry with Wukong. Anyway, he was idle, so he quarreled with Wukong and said, "You monkey, don't have any trouble in your heart. Of course, you have no worries. But as a teacher, I was personally enlightened by Guanyin and shouldered the important task of obtaining scriptures in the West. Naturally, I have concerns in my heart. If there is no worries, wouldn't it be better to find a place to recite Zen and meditate?" Not to mention that Sun Wukong didn't believe it, even Bajie Sha Seng could not listen to it. The so-called fairness and freedom in the hearts of the people. Everyone saw what Tang Monk was like on weekdays. They always ate when they had food and slept when they were sleepy, and they were not wronged by themselves. On the contrary, Sun Wukong usually had to open mountains and pluck grass, turn into vegetarian food, subdue monsters and catch monsters, and planned how to save Tang Monk, but it was much more tiring than Tang Monk. However, Bajie and Sha Seng would not say it, and turned their heads one by one, holding them to hold them back and laughed.
Compared to fighting, a hundred Tang monks could not beat Sun Wukong, but when it comes to reasoning, ten thousand monkeys could not say one Tang monk. Sun Wukong was so angry that he blushed and his neck was thick. He simply jumped to the front and only at the end of Tang monk's sight, not talking to Tang monk.
After walking for a while, the four masters and apprentices came to the foot of the mountain. The elders took the mountain and saw that the mountains and rivers were green and green, with a lot of spiritual energy. After walking a few more steps, they saw a woodcutter standing on the green slope, wearing an old blue felt hatche and a collared soap robes. The old blue felt hatchet was unable to see clearly. They were holding a hatchet to chop wood. Suddenly, they saw the elder coming from the east, stopped the axe, walked up a huge rock, and shouted loudly to the elder: "The elder who is moving west! When the film was paused, I have a word that there is a group of poisonous monsters in this mountain. They like to peel and cramp and eat people who come and go."
When Tang Seng heard this, he was not doing well. Instead, Bajie was so scared that he was trembling. He turned around quickly and shouted: "Master, you heard that woodcutter report that there are poisonous monsters in this mountain. Let's go around here and choose a quiet road?" Tang Seng looked at it and could tell him that he had nowhere to settle down."
The woodcutter laughed and said, "You crazy monk, I think you have traveled around the square and learned some magic to write talismans and water. You can only drive away evil spirits and bind ghosts. You have never encountered such a vicious monster."
The traveler said, "How did you see him vicious?" The woodcutter said, "It's okay if I tell you. This mountain path is six hundred miles long and is called Pingding Mountain. There is a cave in the mountain called Lotus Cave. There are two demons in the cave. He has painted shadows and graphics these days, and wants to catch monks; he copied names and visited surnames and wanted to eat Tang monks. If you came elsewhere, you would be fine, but you broke the word Tang, don't think you can go!" Wukong said, "That happens, we are from the Tang Dynasty." The woodcutter said, "You monk, he wants to capture you, why are you not afraid of him?" Wukong said, "I don't know what he caught me, why are you afraid?" The woodcutter said, "Of course he wants to eat you?"
Wukong smiled and said, "It depends on how to eat it. If you eat your head first, there is nothing scary; if you eat your feet first, you will be a little scared." The woodcutter smiled and said, "Why are you not afraid of eating your head first, but you will be afraid of eating your feet first?" Wukong smiled and said, "You have never eaten this way. When I was a monster, I took a person. If I ate the head first and bit him off, I would have died. How can I fry and cook it? He didn't know how much pain he was afraid. If I ate the feet first, I ate his lord, chewed the leg pavilion, and ate the bone bones of the waist, I'm afraid he won't die. Seeing that his body was eaten, do you think he is afraid?"
The woodcutter said, "Monkey, you have also been a monster, which is terrible, but the monsters here do not have as many ways to eat people as you do. They just hold you, tie you up in a cage, and steam it whole." Wukong smiled and said, "You don't have to be afraid of this way of eating. It doesn't hurt, you just feel a little stuffy." The woodcutter said, "Monkey, don't adjust your mouth. The monster has five treasures with him, and his magical powers are extremely great. Even if the gods in the sky come here, it will be difficult to protect Tang Monk from going west."
When Wukong learned the name of the monster, he stopped entangling with the woodcutter. He thought to himself that if Tang Monk wanted to go to the West to obtain the scriptures, there would be monsters step by step and suffer every day, and he would not be able to leave me, Lao Sun, but why should you know me every day and not have a good face to show me. This time, I will tell you to be caught by the monster. If you don’t ask me, the king will not save you. If you save you again, I will be my grandson.
Wukong thought, jumped back to the previous place and said to Bajie, "You go back and tell your master that this place is very safe and there are no monsters, so just tell him to move forward with peace of mind." Bajie said strangely, "But didn't the woodcutter just say that there are demons on this road, telling us not to go?" Wukong said, "That's the woodcutter is afraid that you will snatch his firewood first, so he said this on purpose, nothing is wrong." Bajie heard this, and wanted to look up at the woodcutter, but the figure of the woodcutter was no longer gone, and he couldn't help but shout, "We have a low fortune and have encountered the ghost of the sun. Why did the woodcutter suddenly disappear?" Wukong understood in his heart that the woodcutter was not a demon change, and probably a god came to remind him, but he bewildered Bajie, "I think he went into the forest to find firewood. Wait for me to see."
This time, Wukong opened his golden eyes and looked around the mountains and ridges, but there was no trace of the woodcutter. He looked up and looked into the clouds. He saw that the woodcutter who was changing in Gongcao every day, and hurriedly rushed to the clouds and cursed: "You little god, why don't you say anything directly, and you also learn to fool Lao Sun with changes?" Gongcao hurriedly bowed: "Great Sage, if you report the message late, don't be guilty, don't be guilty. But the monster is indeed very powerful and has many changes. The holy monk does not allow us to protect us with you. I can only report to you in advance and you must exercise the magic machine and carefully protect your master. If you neglect a little, you may be afraid that your master will die here, and you will never be able to go to the West Road."
At this time, Gongcao showed his true body and spoke without any false words. He said that the monster was powerful, even if it was really powerful, Wukong couldn't help but beat the drums when he heard it in his heart. However, at this time he showed timidity in front of Tang Monk, wouldn't it be that Tang Monk was making a joke? So Wukong followed and returned to Bajie and said, "I just looked around and saw the woodcutter coming home for dinner. Let's continue traveling west."
Bajie has always suffered and suffered, but he couldn't hear the word "rice". It would be fine if Wukong didn't say it. When Wukong said that he was eating, Bajie suddenly felt empty and hungry. His strength was gone in an instant. He didn't want to walk. He said, "Brother Monkey, you see that he is going back to have a meal, why don't you follow me and make some vegetarian food? It's almost noon and we haven't eaten lunch yet."
Wukong scolded, "Eat and eat, you know that eating. It is not easy for monks to eat two meals a day, how much do you want to eat." Bajie said without saying, "If you don't go, I will go and tell your master that the master must be hungry at this time. He still wants to ask you to go to Huaqi, it's the same before and after. Just go find some food soon."
Wukong felt the secret in his heart, and he was angry. If Tang Seng said to Master, he would just say it. However, since he left for two days, Bajie's temper has become better, and he began to know that he had done it. If this continues, he would be the eldest brother, so he should find an opportunity to teach Bajie a lesson.
Bajie urged again at this time: "Brother Monkey, go quickly, don't wait for others to finish their meals, and it will be useless to go again." Wukong sneered: "I'm not hungry, what am I going to do? If you are hungry, you can go by yourself. His family lives here to the west. You can go to have enough food first and then bring us food back."
Bajie was also confused. When he heard that he could eat enough, he ignored everything. He ran to Tang Seng and said as if he offered treasures: "The woodcutter just said that there are no monsters in the mountain. He happened to go home to cook and invite us to go together. I think the master was tired, so it would be better to rest here for a while and I went to call the master. That would be great." After that, he was about to find the bowl from the luggage. Sha Seng said strangely: "Second Brother, I just heard the woodcutter say that there are monsters on the mountain, why did it suddenly become a treat?" Bajie said hurriedly: "Don't listen to his nonsense. He was afraid that we would go over and snatch his firewood." Sha Seng said strangely: "Since we are afraid that we will snatch his firewood, why should we invite us to dinner again?"
Chapter completed!