Chapter 194: Harmony between Master and Disciple(1/2)
Wukong was holding the golden cudgel and he was lifting his weight easily. He killed one robber and then another.
The remaining robbers were so frightened that they immediately threw away all their weapons and fled in all directions.
Over there, Li Fu rode his horse back to the east. Not long after, he met Sha Seng and Bajie.
Bajie asked, "Master, why are you going east? Could it be that if we go all the way east, we can eventually reach Lingshan Mountain?"
Li Fu was stunned for a moment when he heard Bajie's words. He suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he was learning the historical anecdote "Northern Directions" and other subjects almost exactly mentioned that the earth is a big sphere.
Therefore, many children will feel that no matter whether they go all the way south or north, they will eventually be able to get where they want to go.
However, I don’t know if this journey to the west is also on the same ball. If so, then we can go all the way east and eventually reach the pure land of the west.
Li Fu pulled the horse's reins and made the dragon and horse stop.
Li Fu said, "My master just met a thief in the west. Wukong rescued my master, and now he is confronting the thief."
"As a teacher, I saw that I was forbidden to kill, so I took a few steps back. I thought I would find you two when I came back. By the time I got there, Wukong would have already solved the problem."
"If the robber is killed when I wait for him to move over, Master can do a ritual for him."
Zhu Bajie said, "Master, don't we need to ask the senior brother not to kill?"
Li Fu shook his head after hearing this.
He said, "No need."
"This is how life is, every drink and every peck has a cause and effect. If he hadn't blocked the road and robbed him, he wouldn't have died in the mountains. If he had to forcefully go against the will, that would be bad."
Seeing that Zhu Bajie could no longer take advantage of Sun Wukong, he shook his head and said, "Okay, okay."
Wukong also saw his master and junior brother coming over at this time.
Although there were dozens of bandits in total, Wukong only killed two.
However, he was still worried that Master would be angry.
Although, in Wukong's opinion, there is no difference between killing people and killing monsters, death is death.
On Zhu Bajie's side, although he didn't get any instructions from his master not to let his senior brother kill anyone, he still came over pretending.
Wukong saw Bajie's prelude. He looked at the two thieves who were lying on the ground and was about to get cold and said, "Brother Xian, don't look at these two thieves. The other thieves have all run away. Only these two
The thief was not careful and seemed to have stayed up all night and fell asleep here."
Zhu Bajie looked at the two people on the ground and said with a smile, "Brother, these two are working so hard, why don't they sleep somewhere else but here?"
"It's just...brother...why do you have tofu on your head when you sleep?"
Sun Wukong hesitated, not knowing how to respond.
Bajie saw this interesting and knew that the master was coming over soon, so he told the truth, "Brother, senior brother is not disgusted with you killing the thief. Master said that if he hadn't waited here to block the road and rob, there would be no harm to his life."
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Wukong said, "I know what Master means, but I'm still afraid that Master will worry."
"Is it possible that there are people who are afraid of Monkey King, the Monkey King who stands tall on the sky and on the earth?" Zhu Bajie asked.
Wukong Walker said, "I'm not afraid of what I was afraid of at that time. It's just that the master takes such good care of you and my disciples. If the master disappoints me, I won't be very happy."
Li Fu came over over there. He looked at the two corpses on the ground, chanted a spell for a while, and then said, "Wukong, Bajie, bury him and continue on the road."
Zhu Bajie said here, "Master, just let me come."
I saw Bajie's nine-tooth rake being built on the ground, and soon two deep pits appeared.
He buried the two thieves inside, while Li Fu took some incense and candles, prayed and chanted sutras.
However, since this place is out of the way and has no shops, there are not many incense candles.
There are only candles the size of toothpicks, but it’s enough if you think about it.
Li Fu recited some sutras and explained the causes and consequences of his encounter with this thief.
After finishing speaking, Li Fu continued his journey with his apprentice.
Over there, in order to take care of his master's feelings, Wukong also bowed on the top of this mountain.
Li Fu suddenly remembered the clips of Journey to the West he had watched.
He said, "Wukong, I thought you would be angry and curse these two robbers."
Wukong said, "Master, how do you think my grandson should curse?"
Li Fu said, "You should tell these robbers to listen. It was they who beat you first, and you were just defending yourself from behind and accidentally beat them to death."
"I thought you would say that if he waits until he reaches the Three Realms, no matter where he files the complaint, it won't work."
"If you report it to the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor will remember you, and King Li Tian will also listen to your words and act."
"If you go to the Twenty-Eight Constellations, they will all be afraid of you."
"And the Jiuyao Star Officer is also afraid of you."
"If you sue the Earth City God, all these ghosts and immortals will kneel down in front of you."
"If we get to Dongyue Tianqi, he will also be afraid of you."
"The Tenth Generation of Yamas once served as your servants, and the Five Rampant Gods are just your descendants."
"So, whether it is the Five Divisions of the Three Realms or the Lords of the Ten Directions, they are all familiar faces to you. No matter where they go in heaven or on earth, it will not work."
Wukong Walker touched his nose and said, "Master, stop talking, stop talking."
Bajie rested for a while and regained his strength.
He said, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother, I think this is what Master said is like you. I don't recognize how respectful and polite you are now."
Wukong Walker said, "My old grandson is also a good person with good moral character, please don't talk nonsense, dear brother."
When Sha Monk over there saw this scene, he almost laughed out loud.
He said here, "Master, Master, we'd better go and stay overnight, it's getting late."
Maybe it's because of Li Fu's arrival, maybe it's because Li Fu never deceived Sun Wukong from the beginning and put that tight hoop on him.
Compared with the Journey to the West story that existed in Li Fu's memory, this team of Buddhist scriptures at this time can be regarded as one heart and one mind.
Unlike the original Buddhist scripture-seeking team, when Wukong arrived here, he already had a discordant heart.
Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng are jealous.
As the master of Tang Sanzang, he only knew how to obey the words of Bodhisattva and Tathagata Buddha, and did not care what his disciples thought.
As for Li Fu, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas can tell you everything he knows.
The reason why he is able to teach numbers is that the Buddhist scripture learning team is of the same mind as him, and he has the final say.
Although, along the way of learning, there are hardships one after another, which seems like a joke.
If you encounter a relatively big danger, call for help from all over the world.
However, from another perspective, perhaps it is precisely because of this that Xitian Sutra is extremely intimidating and can greatly increase the prestige of Buddhism in the three realms.
Because, without sufficient support from above, who could be so arrogant?
Who will be the supporter?
Of course, it’s the Jade Emperor who is the co-owner of the Three Realms.
Even Taishang Laojun did not make the process of learning Buddhist scriptures difficult when he let his fire-burning boys and horses go. Doesn't this just show how powerful Buddhism is now?
In addition, along the way, the Buddhist scripture-seeking team plowed through all the monster caves they could see and cleaned them up.
In this way, it will be a natural thing for Buddhism to spread eastward.
Ordinary characters can only know that Buddhism is now in full swing.
However, some higher-end beings also know that this means that the Taoist sect has "lost favor".
Although the Jade Emperor is the co-lord of the three realms, he has great authority.
However, in the final analysis, the matter of making clouds and rain must be carried out by the boy who pushes the clouds, the man who spreads the fog, the male thunder and lightning, and the dragon kings and water gods of various places.
If one family in the Heavenly Court is too powerful, it means that there will no longer be a need for a co-lord of the three realms like the Jade Emperor.
Even in the world of Journey to the West, there are still such organizational considerations.
As the highest leader, the most important thing is the art of balance.
If Taoism goes too far, support Buddhism.
If Buddhism's support is successful, it will not only mean that Taoism has an "opponent", but also means that the Jade Emperor, a being who has no access to actual business and can only command remotely, has extremely powerful control.
In this way, the forces that were ready to move will become loyal to the Jade Emperor again.
If Buddhism and Taoism are gradually getting ready to move again, he can also support newer forces to weigh in.
For example, more Western Lidi goods will do.
This is like changing the Privy Council when the prime minister becomes more powerful.
When the Privy Council becomes more powerful, changing the cabinet is the same as changing the military department.
To be continued...