"Wukong, fighting and killing is not the answer. We are monks and should be compassionate. Not to mention that people treat me with courtesy. It is really inappropriate to force their way in."
Seeing that Sun Wukong was at his wits' end and scratching his head, Tang Sen looked at Xiao Bai Long, "Xiao Bai Long, what do you think?"
Xiaobailong:???
How do I watch? I sit and watch! I lie down and watch!
You are a master and you ask me?
"I thought that traveling to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures was the most important thing, and the relationship between men and women was not worth mentioning." Xiao Bailong said hesitantly, speculating on Tang Sen's thoughts.
"Bah, you scumbag!" Tang Sen and Zhu Bajie both cast disdainful glances at him.
I didn't see you being rude at all during the banquet. What's wrong? Now that you're done with it, you won't admit it.
Xiao Bailong was speechless. It was you who said he wanted to leave, and you were also the one who interceded. Yes, yes, yes, I let you say everything.
Xiao Bailong rolled his eyes helplessly, simply stopped talking and hid aside for some quiet time.
Everyone present knew that Tang Sen was in trouble now. No matter what he said, it was wrong, so it was better not to say anything.
The whole place was silent.
"How about, Master, you go and talk to the Empress tomorrow?" Sun Wukong asked tentatively. He knew nothing about feelings.
"This is the only way." Tang Sen frowned and said, this matter was difficult to handle.
He can't fight, he can't stay, and he doesn't know what to do now.
…
The next morning, he went straight to the empress's palace without taking anyone with him.
"Brother Yudi, you are here!" When the empress saw Tang Sen arriving in the morning, she immediately beamed and hurriedly pulled Tang Sen to sit on the phoenix couch.
"Your Majesty, this poor monk is here..." Before Tang Sen could finish his words, he was interrupted by the empress.
"Brother Yudi, have you figured it out and come to me early in the morning to tell me the good news? Let me tell you, I didn't fall asleep all night last night and kept thinking about you."
Looking at the infatuated woman with a smile like a flower and endless love in front of her, there is no trace of imperial majesty at this moment, she is just an ordinary woman in love.
What a bad fate, what a bad fate, Tang Sen sighed.
Although he couldn't bear it, Tang Sen was still determined and cut through the mess quickly, sinking deeper and deeper until both of them were miserable.
"Your Majesty, the poor monk is here to say goodbye. The journey to the west is the destiny of the poor monk. Thank you for your kindness, but the poor monk cannot stay. I hope that your majesty will sign this customs clearance document and let the poor monk go west."
Tang Sen tried his best to sound cold and unfeeling, without revealing any flaws.
After hearing Tang Sen's heartless words, the empress, who had been so radiant and smiling just now, suddenly seemed to have had her soul taken away, her face turned pale and her eyes trembled.
"Why is Brother Yu so heartless? Don't you even want to coax me?" The empress was about to cry, her eyes sad.
Seeing the empress so sad, Tang Sen's heart ached.
Why doesn't he want to have a beautiful woman in his arms, live freely in the world, and be an empress? It's every man's ultimate dream.
But, the most important thing right now is strength!
He must complete this journey to the West before he can become a Buddha and have the strength to protect everything he wants to protect.
But if he stays here, he will not be able to become a Buddha.
If I stay with you, I can't protect you.
If I protect you, I won't be able to accompany you.
This is always a dilemma.
Tang Sen's eyes trembled and he couldn't help but look at the empress.
"Your Majesty, please grant me your permission!"
Without looking, just listening to the sound, Tang Sen could imagine the scene of the empress bursting into tears.
After being speechless for a long time, the empress finally calmed down.
"I don't believe it."
"If you have nothing, why don't you dare to look at me."
Tang Sen did not open his eyes after all.
"Okay, if you want to leave, I will grant it to you, but I have one request."
After hearing that the matter had finally been decided, Tang Sen opened his eyes and saw the empress with a calm face.
At this time, the tears on her face were not yet dry, and the pear blossoms were covered with rain.
"What's the request?" Tang Sen tried his best to speak in a calm tone, but his eyes still avoided the gaze of the empress opposite him.
"I want you to stay with me for four days."
Tang Sen:???
Ignoring the stunned Tang Sen, the empress said slowly, "For four days, we pretended to be husband and wife and ate and drank together. If you are still determined to be a Buddha, I will let you go west."
Tang Sen finally looked directly into the eyes of the empress. What he saw was a pair of eyes that were stubborn yet strong.
After pondering for a moment, Tang Sen agreed.
Only in this way can it end peacefully.
Give her a chance and give himself a chance. Tang Sen himself doesn't know what the result will be.
Next, when they go out, they rise together and when they enter, they eat together.
If Tang Sen hadn't gone back to his room every night, Sun Wukong and others would have really thought that their master would never go to the West.
For four days, the empress accompanied Tang Sen on a tour across the country, traveling by chariot across the mountains and rivers, leaving their presence in all the beautiful places along the way.
Although Tang Sen still pretended to be indifferent, it did not affect the empress' enthusiasm at all.
She was like a lively girl and a virtuous wife, surrounding Tang Sen. She prepared every day's meals herself.
"Brother Yudi, do you think I look good wearing this wreath?"
The empress held Tang Sen's hand and showed him the wreath she had made on her head with a joyful expression. The colorful flowers were like a halo, so beautiful.
"I made one for you too." While Tang Sen was not paying attention, the empress put an identical garland hidden behind her back on Tang Sen's head.
It's just covered by a monk's crown, so it's nondescript.
Tang Sen did not agree or refuse, just as usual, he treated it as a stranger.
He has been like this these days, and his extreme indifference is the most hurtful.
He hoped that the empress could give up on her own.
It's better to be heartbroken than to fall in love with him.
Tang Sen himself understood how dangerous there was around him. As a victim of a great catastrophe, there was a whirlpool around him.
Not to mention the turmoil in the three realms, he couldn't even pass the Buddhism level alone.
"It's so beautiful." The empress didn't care about Tang Sen's indifference and looked at Tang Sen with his eyes closed, looking at it infatuatedly.
…
"Master, what are your thoughts?" Sun Wukong asked curiously, and the other people also cast inquiring glances.
They had seen Tang Sen and the empress being intimate in the past few days, and they didn't know what Tang Sen was thinking.
"Master, if we don't go to learn the scriptures, what will I, Lao Zhu, and Cuilan do?" Zhu Bajie changed his usual lustful attitude and said worriedly.
It was previously agreed that Tang Sen would come forward to ask Heavenly Court to pardon Gao Cuilan, and then they could be together openly. This was also the purpose of Zhu Bajie's journey to the west.
But all this is based on Tang Sen who became a Buddha.
Rather than saying that Heaven is selling face to Tang Sen, it is better to say that Heaven is selling face to Buddhism and Tathagata Buddha.
But if the journey to the west fails, all this will be an illusion.
So now, Zhu Bajie is more anxious than anyone else.
"Idiot, don't worry, the master has his own considerations." Sun Wukong looked at Zhu Bajie who was really anxious and advised.
"Don't be anxious? How could I not be anxious!" Zhu Bajie roared with red eyes.
Isn't that why he risked his life to accompany Tang Sen to seek Buddhist scriptures in the West?
"Bajie." Tang Sen finally opened his closed eyes with a calm expression on his face. He was not angry because of Zhu Bajie's commotion.
"Master." Zhu Bajie suppressed the anger in his heart and agreed.
"Don't worry, there is no change in the matter of studying the scriptures. You should prepare yourself and hit the road tomorrow."
Tang Sen's eyes were dark, and every detail of the past few days flashed through his mind.
This is already the fourth day, and tomorrow is the four-day period they agreed on.
In the past few days, the empress had tried every means, but Tang Sen remained unmoved.
You can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.
Tang Sen could only say sorry in his heart.
"Master, are you saying that we can leave tomorrow?" Sun Wukong said in surprise, and Zhu Bajie also looked confused.
Looking at the behavior of Tang Sen and the Empress in the past two days, it doesn't look like they are about to separate, but more like a couple.
"That's right, I have made a four-day agreement with Your Majesty. If I still insist, she will let us go, and tomorrow is the date of the agreement."
"Okay, master, I'll go and clean up right now." Zhu Bajie went happily.
"Master..." The little white dragon next to him hesitated to speak.
He could tell that Tang Sen was pretending to be fine at this moment, but was actually enduring tremendous pain.
The word love hurts people deeply.
A true relationship lasts only a moment, not to mention four days, and parting is unforgettable.
Not to mention the four days of spending time together.
Feeling Xiao Bailong's worried gaze, Tang Sen forced a smile, but his smile was so sad.
"It's okay, Xiaobai, it'll be fine once it's over."
Xiao Bailong hesitated for a moment, then turned and left, leaving Tang Sen alone in the empty room.
"It's okay, you just get used to it, you can always forget it." Tang Sen said with a dull look.
How could sincere feelings be forgotten as soon as they were spoken? In the past four days, not only the empress, but also he had been moved by true feelings.
If you want to experience a tribulation, you must first be in it.
Love Tribulation is the most difficult one. Tang Sen thought he was well prepared, but he didn't expect that he couldn't stop it after all.
The empress's smiles, frowns, happy figures, and sad figures are all in my mind. Every image flashes before my eyes like a nightmare, and I will never forget it for a long time.
Human beings are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?
"It's just, why am I so uncomfortable."
When he thought that he would leave tomorrow, Tang Sen covered his heart and felt a suffocating pain.
I don’t know where the love comes from, but it goes deeper and deeper.
The moon was bright and clear, and I had no sleep all night.