Chapter 9 The Weird Town
Sun Wukong returned to Tang Sanzang and Sha Wujing with his back on his back. It didn’t take long before Zhu Bajie came back.????????????????????.
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Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang and others felt guilty about Guanyin's acceptance of Red Boy, but now that the matter has come to this, it doesn't make sense to say more. Sun Wukong nodded, quickly carried the Bull Demon King back and sent him back to the Banana Cave in Cuiyun Mountain. He first compensated Princess Iron Fan, which explained the Red Boy's case and how to rescue Bull Demon King, and told Princess Iron Fan in detail.
After Sun Wukong finished speaking, Princess Iron Fan had already burst into tears. Princess Iron Fan did not blame Sun Wukong for the Red Boy. After all, this was Red Boy's fault. Red Boy was too arrogant and believed in slander, which was not good for Tang Sanzang. In the end, it was taken away by Guanyin, which was helpless because this was all calculated by Guanyin.
Sun Wukong was a little surprised about this and asked Princess Iron Fan to tell her in detail. Princess Iron Fan first placed the Bull Demon King and asked someone to take care of her. The Bull Demon King was actually not a big deal, but she suffered from torture for so many years and her soul was blocked by the Tathagata, which would take some time to recover. After relocating the Bull Demon King, Princess Iron Fan said: "Actually, eight years ago, Guanyin Bodhisattva came to me."
"That's my Red Boy is only three years old. Although Red Boy is still young, she has already understood the truth. I have also told him about his father. However, we, mother and son, are weak and have no way to save my husband. After so many years, my husband suffered in the Flame Mountain, and I was crying in this banana cave. That day, Guanyin found me and said that there was something to talk about with my Red Boy. I didn't want to, but Guanyin just waved his hand and I was imprisoned."
"Guanyin found my child and called him to the guest room. I didn't know what they had talked about at that time, so Guan Shiyin left soon. After I asked about this many times, my child told him that he had a condition to talk to him on the day of Guanshi. That is, if Red Boy could capture him on the way to obtain the scriptures of Tang Sanzang in the West, then Guan Shiyin could release the Bull Demon King. When my child heard that there was a way to save his father, he agreed."
"But he didn't know that the one who locked his father in the Fire Mountain was the evil Buddha in the West. I dissuaded him many times, but my child just refused to listen. In the end, he had a big fight with me and ran away from home. I have been looking for him for so many years, but I have no news. It was not until a while ago that a little demon came to report that my child caught Tang Sanzang in Huoyun Cave of Kusongjian, Hoshan, but in the end he was subdued by Guanyin and sat on Guanyin's Shancai Boy. I know that my child was simply fooled."
"Although I am a woman, I am sensible. I know who caused these grudges and who should avenge them. Uncle, thank you for saving my old cow this time." After saying that, Princess Iron Fan wanted to kowtow to Sun Wukong to thank him, but Sun Wukong dared not bear it. She immediately stopped Princess Iron Fan and said, "Sister-in-law doesn't have to do this. I will avenge my elder brother and my nephew sooner or later. I thought my sister-in-law would take good care of my elder brother in the future. There is no need to go out in the future. I don't know if Buddhists will cause trouble for my elder brother again."
"In addition, if my sister-in-law has something to do or encounter danger in the future, I just need to burn my hair, and I will dare to come and rescue me immediately. My master is still waiting, so take care of my sister-in-law." After saying that, Sun Wukong pulled out a few hairs and handed them to Princess Iron Fan. Before Princess Iron Fan was saying something, Sun Wukong followed and left.
However, the hatred in Sun Wukong's heart increased by three points.
Unexpectedly, the old Tathagata was so vicious. Although he indirectly released the Bull Demon King, he caught the Red Boy again.
Soon Sun Wukong came back and once again talked about Princess Iron Fan and Red Boy, and Wujing about Tang Sanzang and Bajie. Everyone was silent.
"We can keep some things in our hearts. Since the fire in Flame Mountain has been extinguished, we should hurry up." After Tang Sanzang finished speaking, he got on the horse first. The fire in Flame Mountain has been extinguished, and it had rained heavily just now. At this time, the air is no longer hot, and Flame Mountain can also be passed. Everyone knew who was leading all this behind the scenes about the Bull Demon King, but no one said anything.
The four men and horses set out on the way west again, and it took another seven days to walk. On this day, Tang Sanzang and his party came to a small town. As soon as they entered the city, Sun Wukong's brows frowned, and Tang Sanzang and others frowned. Looking at this small town that was not too big and the pedestrians rushing inside, Tang Sanzang finally couldn't help but say, "Wukong, what's going on?" It turned out that as soon as they entered the city, Tang Sanzang appeared, the small town was very strange, not as bustling as other cities, but was a lifeless spirit.
Although there are many people in this small town, everyone looks dull. Even the conversations between them are very strange. It feels like walking corpses, which makes people creepy. Sun Wukong sneered: "Master, don't worry, wait until the night, you will understand everything. Now, let's find an inn to rest, and there will be a good show to watch in the evening." Sun Wukong did not say it out loud, and Tang Sanzang did not ask again, but Tang Sanzang knew that there must be a problem here.
The group quickly found an inn. The owner of the place looked dull, but he was not dementia. Sun Wukong and others found a larger room, cleaned up, ate some dry food, and the few people rested. In fact, Zhu Bajie really wanted to eat, but Sun Wukong said that if you want to become like that, you can eat it casually. Zhu Bajie smiled awkwardly and then went to chew the steamed buns strangely.
Soon, the sun sets westward and the moon rises. As night falls, Sun Wukong suddenly wakes up and wakes up his masters and others. Sun Wukong smiles and says, "Go and go to the show." After saying that, he goes out first. As soon as he leaves the door of the inn, Zhu Bajie first sees that it is very bright outside. He looks up at the moon and shows that the moon is not very big, but the whole town does feel like it is bright.
Before Zhu Bajie could say anything, he saw that many people suddenly came out in every household. All of them closed their eyes and shook their way. Tang Sanzang was full of surprise and asked Sun Wukong: "Wukong, what's going on, these people?" Sun Wukong sneered again and said: "Does the light see here? This light is the culprit. People have three souls and seven spirits, but in addition, people have spirits. Spirits are the source of a person's will. If they lose their spirits, people will become like this, just like walking corpses. The light that lights up at this night will slowly devour the human spirit. When all the spirits of a person are devoured, then this person will become an empty shell, an empty shell without any damage to the three souls and seven spirits."
When Zhu Bajie heard this, he quickly took off his clothes, then raised them to block the heads of several people, and said, "Stop it quickly, block it, don't be shined by the light." Sun Wukong said, "It's okay, this light is already very weak. If it weren't for years and years, it wouldn't matter. Moreover, you and I are demons, so it wouldn't be swallowed so easily. However, there must be something wrong with this country. Go back to sleep, and we will follow this light tomorrow and see what is devouring people's spirits."
Zhu Bajie was obviously a little afraid of this light, and shrank his neck and said, "Brother Monkey, this light is so weird, let's take a detour, right?" Sun Wukong looked up at the night sky and sighed, "Since the first day we embarked on the westward journey, we have no chance to take a detour or turn around. Since we have encountered this, it means that this is not accidental or accidental encounter, but..."
"But someone did this on purpose, waiting for us, Bajie, Wujing, go back to sleep." Tang Sanzang took the words that Sun Wukong had not finished.
Chapter completed!