Chapter 23 The end of this world
Li Fu will naturally not be afraid if he is afraid.
Learning from the experience is what he considers to be one of the safest ways to live in the world of Journey to the West.
Along the way, there were mostly near misses.
Above the clouds, there are four levels of merit, five directions of enlightenment, six Ding and Liujia, and eighteen protective Jialan guardians.
Even if they are unable to cope, they can always call on the gods and Buddhas in the sky for support.
This set of enhanced security is real and clearly there, which will only make Li Fu feel at ease.
When Li Fu calmed down, he could still hear the sounds of "My master is coming!" and "My master is coming!" in the air.
The children from Liu Boqin's house were also bold. They listened carefully and said, "We know who is calling! We know who is calling!"
The Zhenshan Taibao asked, "Who is calling?"
The children answered in unison, "It's the old monkey in the stone at the foot of the mountain over there that is screaming!"
Liu Boqin suddenly realized, and he said, "It must be him! It must be him!"
Li Fu also knows who he is calling, but in this large-scale reality show, the acting must be dedicated.
He asked, "What old monkey? Who is the old monkey?"
The Taibao of Zhenshan pointed to the Liangjie Mountain in the distance and said, "The Liangjie Mountain in front of us was called Five Elements Mountain when we came here."
"Only recently, because we, the Tang Dynasty, marched westward here to determine the country and its boundaries, we changed its name to Liangjie Mountain."
Liu Boqin continued, "When I was a child, I heard the old man say that this mountain fell from the sky when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty."
"It seems that since that time, there has been a divine monkey pressing under the mountain."
"It is not afraid of the hot weather, nor the cold winter."
"It doesn't seem to need anything to eat. There is always a mountain god, the land, feeding him."
"It says that when you are hungry, you take iron pills, and when you are thirsty, you drink the same juice."
"Since hundreds of years ago, this monkey has been living like this until now."
Liu Boqin said, "In the past, I just walked closer and made eye contact with him before he would say something."
"I didn't expect him to howl and yell today."
"The voice sounds right to me as that of the monkey god."
"Elder, don't be afraid, let's go down the mountain and see what's going on with it?"
Li Fu also wants to see Brother Monkey who is pressed down at the foot of the mountain.
He followed Liu Boqin, surrounded by several children, and led the horse slowly down the mountain.
Everyone walked all the way down the mountain, and they didn't go far.
Then I saw that there was indeed a stone box at the foot of the towering Liangjie Mountain.
There is indeed a monkey in the stone box.
The monkey exposed his head, stretched out his hands, and waved wildly, saying, "Master! Master! Why did you come here! I've been waiting so hard!"
"Master, you are well here! You are well here! Please let me out quickly, and I will protect you from going to Xitian!"
Li Fu came closer and took a closer look.
He saw that the monkey's head was covered with moss, and there were several mushrooms growing out of its ears.
The temples are covered with grass, and the chin is dotted with a few purslane.
It is said that he is the Monkey King who roams freely between heaven and earth in the world of Journey to the West and dare not recognize him.
But it would be more appropriate to say that he is a zombie parasitized by fungus in the post-modern apocalyptic wasteland.
Li Fu took out a soft towel from his luggage.
He dipped some special distilled water and wiped the monkey head.
Wipe off the moss and pluck the mushrooms out of your ears.
Finally, I saw a little monkey with a sharp beak and shrunken cheeks, eyes like fire, and eyes that kept rolling around.
Seeing Li Fu's boldness, Zhenshan Taibao also stepped forward.
He asked the monkey head, "What do you have to say?"
The monkey gave Orion a sidelong look and said, "Go away, go away. I have something to tell this master! I have something to tell this master!"
As the monkey head said, his generous palms wanted to wrap around Li Fu's calf.
Li Fu didn't know whether the Monkey King had any knowledge or not, and he was afraid that because of his innate supernatural power, his legs would be shattered and fractured in a hug.
If this is the case, I'm afraid I won't need to ride a horse on the subsequent journey to the pilgrimage. A stretcher or wheelchair will do.
Even after arriving in Xitian, and being awarded the title of Zhengguo, he can still sit on the lotus platform seamlessly.
Li Fu stepped aside a little and asked, "What do you want to ask me?"
The monkey head asked, "Are you a monk who wants to go from the Eastern Tang Dynasty to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures?"
Li Fu replied, "Exactly."
He asked, "What's the matter with you?"
The monkey head said, "I am the Monkey King who caused great trouble in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago. Because I made a small mistake, I was suppressed in this place by Tathagata Buddha."
"Some time ago, a Guanyin Bodhisattva came to me. He said that he had received the Tathagata Buddha's decree and was going to the Eastern Land to find Buddhist scripture collectors."
"I asked Him if he could save me."
"He advised me not to do evil in the future, and to take refuge in Buddhism. If I do my best to protect the pilgrims from going to the West, there will be benefits after success."
"After I heard this, I thought about it day and night, counting the mornings and duskes, waiting for Master to pass by and teach me how to escape."
"I am willing to protect you and go to the West to learn scriptures and be your disciple."
Although Li Fu is not able to read hundreds of chapters of "Journey to the West" by heart, but even if he glances at the 1986 edition of "Journey to the West", he has already understood it by heart during countless winter and summer vacations.
When I was a child, I liked Monkey Brother's free and easy frankness, and when I got older I liked the charm of female fairies. After working, I suddenly realized that for Buddha, the journey to the West was based on learning from scriptures and exploring new markets.
But for the team of pilgrims, it is just the end of the Western Heaven.
Only with preparation can we achieve positive results.
Only with establishment can we have organizational protection.
It was then that Li Fu suddenly realized that the reason why famous works are famous is because they are often read and updated.
Li Fu said, "I know you have this intention, and after receiving the teachings of the Bodhisattva, you are also willing to join the ascetics."
"It's just that you look at me like this. I can't carry it on my shoulders, I can't lift it in my hands, and I don't have an ax or chisel in my hand. How can I save you?"
The monkey head said, "There is no need for such equipment. As long as you are willing to save me, I can come out naturally."
Li Fu saw that the monkey looked like the Riddler, and he said, "I am willing to save you now, how are you going to get out now?"
The monkey head then said, "On top of these five elements, there is a gold inscription of my Buddha, Tathagata."
"You just need to go to the mountain and pick up the post, and I will come out."
Li Fu raised his head and looked at the Five Elements Mountain in the past and the Two Boundaries Mountain today. He felt that ordinary people are not good at extreme sports. It is not easy to climb up without drinking several tons of Red Bull.
He looked at the mountain superman beside him, Liu Boqin, the Orion Taibao, and said, "Taibao, Taibao, this mountain is steep. I don't know how to get up the mountain. I don't know if Taibao can lead the way. I will follow the example of a cat and a tiger and climb up."
Liu Boqin was not embarrassed, he just muttered a little, "I wonder if what he said is true or false?"
The monkey head immediately shouted, "Of course it's true! Of course it's true!"
Liu Boqin took the climbing equipment, and several children watched the horses at the foot of the mountain.
Li Fu tied a vine around his waist as a safety rope and climbed up with the hunter.
Chapter completed!