It was only six years after the release of the Tang Dynasty that it was Journey to the West Chapter 291 The Monk Asks for a Signature After a Hundred Years of Vain Living
Chapter 291 The Monk Asks for a Signature After a Hundred Years of Vain Living
Elder Jinchi was a little frightened.
He didn't expect that Su Chen knew so many things.
I also know that he is here waiting for an opportunity.
I just don't know if Su Chen knows what this opportunity is. Of course, Elder Jinchi himself doesn't know, he only knows who he is waiting for.
"Fellow Taoist, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Elder Jin Chi also looked highly at Su Chen and immediately asked him to take him aside for a detailed discussion.
Su Chen chuckled, this was the effect he wanted.
He said, "Why not?"
Immediately, he asked Elder Jinchi to lead the way, and he and Xiong Zhu followed, and soon moved to a secluded monastery.
The birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant here, and it is rare that there is no smell of copper.
However, it is full of splendor.
The decoration is very luxurious, the tables, chairs and benches are all made of high-quality stone, and the teacups and fruit plates are all porcelain passed down from the Tang Dynasty.
Elder Jinchi rubbed it very preciously and said with a smile: "I have never been to the Tang Dynasty, but I heard that these porcelains are everywhere in the Tang Dynasty?!"
Su Chen said: "Master is joking. Not everyone in the Tang Dynasty can afford porcelain. These are handmade by famous artists and ordinary people have never seen them before."
Elder Jinchi's eyes lit up. What he wanted was what others didn't have, and only then could his vanity explode.
Then he added: "The poor monk has a tin staff made of bronze. How about the bronzes of the Tang Dynasty?!"
Su Chen said: "There are a lot of bronze wares in the Tang Dynasty, but ordinary people don't have them. Most of them are made of iron and wood."
Elder Jinchi was very happy.
The surrounding monks were also very proud.
Su Chen then said: "The people of the Tang Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment. Although there are wealthy people, most of them are low-key and well-off families."
"It was only the wealthy businessmen of the Tang Dynasty who were so luxurious. They went to great lengths to do everything luxurious. Porcelain, silk, and all kinds of bronze, gold and silver vessels can be seen everywhere."
Elder Jinchi was immediately dumbfounded.
The surrounding monks were also stunned and in disbelief.
The treasures they treasure here can be found everywhere in the hands of the wealthy merchants of the Tang Dynasty, and there are countless of them.
Suddenly, their imagination of the families of the wealthy businessmen of the Tang Dynasty had reached its peak.
Some monks even wondered whether the wealthy businessmen of the Tang Dynasty used gold hoes to plow their fields, and whether the steamed buns they ate were all made of gold!
Elder Jinchi said: "I thought that the old monk had lived for more than two hundred and seventy years, but I didn't expect that he was not as good as one ten thousandth of the wealthy businessmen of the Tang Dynasty."
Su Chen said: "Master is a monk, there is no need to compare with those common people."
Elder Jinchi was thirsty. He just wanted to compete. If people don't compare and compete, what's the use of living.
Choking with sobs, he said: "The old monk has lived for such a long time. In fact, he just doesn't want to lose to others. Otherwise, it will not be the old monk who loses, but the face of Buddhism."
Xiong Zan sneered from the side.
Elder Jinchi looked uneasy, and the monks around him were very angry.
Su Chen also glared at Xiong Zhi and said: "You evil beast, you must not be rude, why don't you back down?"
Xiong Zan bowed and took a few steps back.
But when he glanced around, he didn't pay attention to Elder Jinchi at all, nor did he pay attention to those monks.
Elder Jinchi said: "It's no wonder that the Taoist priest and the disciples looked down upon him. The old monk fell into the lower ranks."
Su Chen said: "Master is just maintaining his true temperament. This is a great realm, and many people can't do it."
Elder Jinchi was immediately overjoyed and felt that Su Chen was really a good person.
Su Chen continued: "But the wealthy businessmen of the Tang Dynasty only have some gold, silver and jewelry, and they are not worthy of publicity within the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
Elder Jinchi was stunned and said: "How can you be considered to be on the stage?"
Su Chen said: "The nobles of the Tang Dynasty all have some treasures to keep their homes. It is nobility to carry the treasures with you. Just gold, silver and jewelry are not worth mentioning."
The monks all looked at each other and gasped.
Carry treasures with you?
Elder Jinchi was also surprised: "How do you think you are carrying a treasure with you?"
Su Chen said: "For example, the eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty are all wearing silk robes, brocade cassocks, nine-ring tin staffs, and purple gold bowls!"
"The wooden fish that were struck were all carved from thousand-year-old sandalwood, and the scriptures that were read were copied and expressed by contemporary literati on the rice paper given by the emperor."
The monks' eyes were straightened, and Elder Jinchi couldn't help but burst into tears.
Su Chen said: "Master, why are you crying?"
Elder Jinchi said: "This old monk has never enjoyed such a luxurious life in his whole life. Just thinking about it makes me extremely envious. Maybe that is the real paradise."
The monks also nodded one after another. The paradise in their eyes was nothing more than this.
Su Chen was happy and said with a smile: "Master, don't be envious, it's just a passing cloud."
Elder Jinchi shook his head and said: "That is my Buddhist paradise, how can it be said to be a passing cloud? Isn't the purpose of our practice to reach such a state!"
Su Chen was speechless for a moment.
Next, Su Chen talked a lot more, telling the places where some eminent monks practiced in Shaoqing Temple and the things they enjoyed, which was enough to make Elder Jinchi and other monks envious.
For a moment, I was even more envious, thinking that they were still ascetics, and that the monks in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty were really in the Paradise.
After an hour, Su Chen got up to rest on the grounds that he was tired.
Elder Jinchi stood up quickly and said: "Send the Taoist priest to have a rest quickly. Taoist priest, the old monk will not disturb you again after a while."
Su Chen said: "I didn't expect the master to be so hospitable, that's all. I have a jade pendant here, which was given to me by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty when I was traveling around. Please give it to the master."
He casually took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Elder Jinchi.
Elder Jinchi could feel the difference just by holding it in his hand. He felt that this jade pendant was really a treasure of wealth and aura.
"What a jade pendant!"
"It's nothing. The bowls that the eminent monks in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty used to eat were made of jade. Even the beds they slept on were made of jade."
hiss!
Elder Jinchi's eyes were red, and he was holding back tears to prevent himself from crying.
Compared with the eminent monks in Chang'an, I am really in hell.
That is the paradise where a true enlightened monk lives, and it is so enviable.
Su Chen and Xiong Zhen were led by the monk to the guest room to rest. Since the benefits were given, the guest room was the best.
But compared with Chang'an, it's nothing.
Su Chen gave each of the monks who were leading the way a piece of silver. He was generous and made the monks nod and bow.
"Taoist Priest, please have a good rest. If you have anything to do, just ask me."
"Immortal, please rest well. If necessary, we also have some female pilgrims here. They will be happy to serve the Immortal."
Su Chen chuckled and asked them all to step back.
The door is closed.
Xiong Zhen couldn't help it anymore and said: "Master, these monks are all bastards who are greedy for money. You still condone them. This disciple really can't understand."
Su Chen said: "If you want people to perish, you have to go crazy."
Xiong Zhen was not stupid. When he heard this, he suddenly understood and said: "Master wants to deal with them? But, just kill them directly. They have trapped many pilgrims along the way."
Su Chen said: "They still have some use, and someone will naturally deal with them when the time comes."
In fact, Su Chen didn't have a good impression of the people at Guanyin Temple at all. No matter in the original trajectory, those monks were blinded by money and even killed people to steal treasures when they saw them. They were all abominable.
In the original trajectory, Sun Wukong and his party passed by here and exposed the treasure, which made the monks jealous of money and killed people to buy goods. As a result, they set fire to their own monastery and burned Elder Jinchi to death.
The other monks were all accomplices, but they did nothing.
Afterwards, Sun Wukong and Xuanzang did not blame them, and even comforted them and asked them to change their ways.
hehe.
It's easy to change a country, but it's hard to change one's nature.
Su Chen never believed that these people would change, so he planned to do it all this time.
However, if he could use it, he would still use it.
"Why did Master give that jade pendant away? Could it be that it's fish bait again?!"
"That's right, the bait is spread out, and then the next step is to wait for the fish to take the bait."
He began to close his eyes and rest, waiting for the opportunity.
Before long, there was already a quarrel on the other side of the monastery.
"Is what this person said true?"
"Is the Tang Dynasty really so rich?"
"It's absolutely true, otherwise why would you be willing to give away such a precious jade pendant?"
"This Taoist priest claims to have practiced asceticism, and as a result he is so rich. The eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty really live in a paradise. Why do we deserve to suffer?!"
The monks were all indignant.
Then someone proposed to go to Chang'an, but it was quickly rejected because they did not have customs clearance documents.
Someone else suggested asking the monsters from Black Wind Mountain for help, but was rejected again. They were afraid that the monsters from Black Wind Mountain would know that they had the jade pendant and steal it.
When the argument continued, Elder Jin Yuan whispered: "Brother presiding, that Taoist priest may have real abilities. I also have some Taoism, but I can't tell his depth."
Elder Jinchi nodded and said: "I have already seen that the Taoist priest's cultivation is extremely profound, and there are few mortals who can match him."
As a person who has lived for two to three hundred years, Elder Jinchi naturally has a lot of cultivation, but most of them are drug addicts, and now they are also in the realm of real people.
But he couldn't see the depth of Su Chen.
"I'm afraid that Taoist is an expert from the Tang Dynasty, and he can do calculations. If we make friends with people passing by here, there will be a lot of benefits."
One disciple said: "How about setting fire to him and taking the opportunity to seize his treasure?"
There were actually many monks who nodded in agreement.
Elder Jinchi said: "Nonsense, the treasures he carries with him are definitely not as good as his net worth. If we make friends with him, we may be able to go to Datang in the future and get more."
Then he ordered everyone to leave.
His eyes flickered and he thought more. After hesitating for half an hour, he opened Su Chen's door.
Su Chen smiled, his fish was hooked.
When Elder Jinchi entered the door, he clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, Taoist Master, have you rested?"
Su Chen said: "It's time to rest."
Elder Jinchi closed the door, and there were only three of them left in the room.
Su Chen asked: "Elder, what's the matter?"
Elder Jinchi burst into tears and cried: "Taoist priest, this old monk has lived for more than two hundred and seventy years, but his life has been in vain."
"I have been in hell my whole life and have never seen the Paradise. I don't know whether I can prosper in this life."
Su Chen said: "Isn't the elder waiting for an opportunity? Just wait."
Elder Jinchi said: "The opportunity is just illusory. It is not certain whether it is real or not, and whether it can bring wealth and glory to the old monk is even more uncertain."
Su Chen remained silent.
Elder Jinchi said: "Taoist Master, you said before that you can pinch and count. You are well-known in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. Can you also count for the old monk?!"
Su Chen smiled and said, "What do you want to ask for?"
Elder Jinchi's eyes shone brightly and he said without thinking: "Old monk, I would like to ask, how will this opportunity in the future affect my future?!"