Chapter 69: A show of force
Wukong said on the other side, "Old Sun, my somersault cloud can go farther, but it is still a cloud. You can't carry the master in the fog, what can I do?"
Wukong said, "In the past years, when I was studying as an apprentice, I heard older people often say that Mount Tai is as light as a mustard seed, and it is difficult for an ordinary person to escape from the world of mortals."
"Like the tiger striker before, no matter how he tried to manipulate the wind, he just pulled on the spot and moved forward on the ground. How could he take the air away with him?"
"Old Sun can also master those kinds of spells."
"Besides that, I also know the invisibility method and Shuchichi method. I'm also good at them."
"It's just that if the master can't finish his journey to a foreign country, transcend the sea of suffering, and seek the true result, it will be difficult to use it on him."
"The purpose of me and you, on this journey of seeking scriptures, is not to move mountains and fill seas, or to manifest magical powers, but to be a user with the master to ensure that he is safe and alive, and is not persecuted by many disasters."
"If not, even if we leave Master and go to see the Buddha, the Buddha will definitely not be willing to give the scriptures to you and me."
"Because people in this world regard things that are easy to obtain as trivial, do not cherish them, and treat them as trivial things."
"Only those things that require a lot of hard work, a master's knowledge, and extremely hard work can be regarded as treasures."
After hearing Wukong's words, Bajie, the idiot, was silent for a long time. After a while, he said, "Brother is right."
After he finished speaking, he destroyed all the vegetarian food in his hand that had no vegetables and no taste.
It was only then that the master and the disciples slowly descended from the high bank of the Liusha River where they had rested for the night.
At this time, a red sun rose from the east behind us.
Li Fu looked back at the rising red sun.
Bajie asked, "Brother, what should we do today?"
Wukong said, "It's no different from yesterday, except that Bajie needs to go into the water."
Bajie felt sorry for his clothes. Even though he had the body of a pig, he was happy to be clean.
He said, "Brother, you only want to be clean and let me go into the water."
Wukong comforted him, "Xian brother, I will definitely not be impatient today. If you just lead him up, I will block the river bank and prevent him from going back, and I will be able to capture him."
After hearing this, Bajie rubbed his hands, wiped his face, cheered up, and raked the river bank with nails in both hands.
He took off his clothes, shoes and socks, folded them neatly, then separated the waterway and fell straight into the water to find the monster's lair.
The monster was still sleeping soundly. When he turned around, he suddenly heard the sound of pushing water. He quickly opened his eyes and looked back. He saw the Bajie rake approaching.
He turned around, rolled around, and took out his precious staff to confront him.
He shouted, "Slow down! Slow down! Look at the staff!"
Bajie held up the rake and said, "What a sad person you are, how dare you ask your ancestors to look at the staff."
Let’s not talk about the underwater fight between the two for the time being. Li Fu was talking to Wukong on the shore.
He asked, "Wukong, can you please go home with that monster?"
Wukong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and he said, "No, no."
Li Fu asked again, "A few days ago at Gaolaozhuang, did the disciples know that Bajie might be the disciple of his master and deliberately did not declare his family status?"
"This..." The Shameful Monkey scratched the back of his head and said, "Master... That day I saw that the pig demon had some heel, not like an ordinary wild monster, and he had some strength. I was itchy and wanted to tease him. Ichiban..."
Li Fu said, "If this is the case, I have some thoughts about the water monster. I think he seems to be destined to me."
Wukong asked, "How can master tell?"
Li Fu said, "If what I think is correct, the route of this pilgrimage is all approved by Guanyin. If this is the case, how can there really be any unsolvable problems and an impossible road?"
"Although this Liusha River is eight hundred miles away, boundless, and contains weak water that ordinary ships cannot pass through, how can it really get stuck here?"
"Besides, there will be no Dragon God He Bo and other demons and gods in these eight hundred miles of Liusha River. How can this green-faced and fanged guy be against us?"
"Before you and Bajie met me, we both encountered Master Guanyin and were enlightened."
"So, Master has an idea."
Wukong asked, "What do you think?"
Li Fu said, "Wukong, if the monster is led to the water by Bajie later, Wukong, you are by my side, can you guarantee my safety?"
Wukong scratched his head and said, "Yes! Of course!"
Li Fu said, "Since you and Bajie both want to give this monster a slap in the face, we guess that he may be my third disciple who deliberately did not reveal his identity and beat him up like this."
"You will be the bad guy, and I will be the good guy."
Li Fu continued, "I asked him directly if he knew who I was. I made it clear that I was the monk who studied scriptures in the Tang Dynasty in the East and let's see his reaction."
"If he has not received Guanyin's enlightenment and is ignorant, how will you deal with it? I will not interfere."
"What do you think?"
Wukong said on the other side, "Very good! Very good!"
The traveler said, "Master! I know you are kind-hearted. But in this way of learning the scriptures, just being kind-hearted is of no use. The hardships along the way require hard hearts and dark hands."
"And if you keep your heart good, you will harm yourself."
"Just now, my disciple heard Master's thoughts and realized that Master's kindness has such a measure. Very good! Very good!"
The master and apprentice Anbian made a decision.
Under the Liusha River over there, a green-faced and fanged water monster showed off the treasured staff in his hand.
He said, "My precious staff is not an ordinary thing, it has a great origin."
"It was originally the Thoreau sect in the Moon Palace."
"Wu Gang cut down this tree."
"Luban makes wonderful craftsmanship."
"There is gold in this staff."
"It's wrapped in thousands of spider silks."
"Its name is the Baozhang, which is good at subduing demons."
"Yongzhen Lingxiao can subdue monsters."
"The Jade Emperor has given me this treasure. It may be as long or short as I like, as thick or as thin as I want."
"Such a magical weapon is rare and unique in the world."
"Compared with this, your rusty rake can only do hoeing and planting vegetables."
When Bajie heard this, he laughed. Although this strange treasured staff had a good reputation, it was still far from the royal weapon that he, the old man, refined and enshrined by the Jade Emperor.
He said, "Don't gossip. Don't worry about what my rake is for hoeing and planting vegetables. I'm afraid if I sweep it, you will have nine more eyes on your body. They will all bleed and you won't even need to apply any plaster." Place!"
"Even if you don't die, you still have tetanus!"
After Bajie finished speaking, he got into a stance and started fighting with the water monster.
The water monster fights.
The two were fighting hard to separate each other, and Bajie gradually floated up and fell asleep.
The water monster didn't know whether he was still a little angry about getting out of bed, or had some other dissatisfaction, but he gradually became angry.
Chapter completed!