Tang Monk, master and disciple, stopped in front of a manor with white walls and green tiles, pink mud and mahogany, a red-painted door, and several horse pegs in front of the door.
The courtyard wall is not too high, and the three of them are considered big men. They can barely see the scene in the manor clearly from where they stand.
Outside the manor, it is almost midwinter, with all the flowers blooming, and even the remaining white snow in the shadows, which adds a bit of vitality to the bare mountains.
Inside the manor, it seems that it is not affected by the four seasons. The flowers are red and the grass is green. If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of trickling water, which makes it look like spring.
"Wu Jing, go and call the door——"
Compared with the two disciples around him, Monk Sha was relatively smart. He had a sense of righteousness, so he was sent by Tang Monk to knock on the door knocker.
It wasn't long before a loud voice came from inside. Before anyone arrived, the voice came out.
"Come on, come on, it's getting dark today, why are there still people visiting? Could it be that God sent a son-in-law here——"
A woman's voice responded to the knocking at the door in the first half of the sentence, and seemed to be teasing the people around her in the second half.
Sure enough, I heard the laughter of two women and the sound of trotting. The red-painted door creaked open from the inside.
The first person to come out was a maid in an emerald green dress. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth. Even if she didn't speak, she had a smile on her lips.
"Ah, madam, three monks came to the door——"
The little maid glanced at Tang Seng and his apprentice, shouted to the door, and then turned back.
"Hey, this unruly little hooves, I have always spoiled you."
The voice of the woman just now also came to the gate and looked at Tang Monk who was standing in front of the door.
"Amitabha, the female Bodhisattva is polite——"
What he saw was a female family member. Although there were two little maids following behind him, Tang Seng felt that something was wrong.
"They are really three monks. I wonder where the elders came from, where they went, and why they came to our "Mojiazhuang""
Although she is a female family member, she does not have any stage fright. She still talks eloquently and gracefully in front of three strange men.
"The poor monk Tang Sanzang came from the Tang Dynasty in the east. He was sent by the Emperor of Tang to go to the west to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. It was already getting late and he wanted to stay in your village for one night and make some vegetarian food."
When he said this, Tang Seng suddenly missed Li Zhi.
If Jiulang was there, the tents would have been set up early, with hot water and soup, and everyone would have had dinner and start their own practice.
"He turns out to be a holy monk from the Tang Dynasty. Then come in with me——"
Xu was a rare stranger in Zhuangzi. The two little maids following the woman were chattering and making comments along the way. It seemed that they were paying more attention to the strange-looking Zhu Bajie
After entering the manor, I realized that this place is really a good place. It has a green brick floor in the middle, green pines and bamboos on both sides, and several flower beds. The trickling water flows down from a rockery.
On the east side of the yard, a one-acre pond is formed. There is a pavilion on the pond and lotus in the pond. Unfortunately, it is not the season when the lotus is in full bloom.
Being here, Tang Monk didn't seem to feel the cold. Inside and outside the villa, separated by a wall, there was a difference between the two seasons.
"Amitabha, I don't know where the master of your villa is. The three poor monks are all men. It's very wrong to let female Bodhisattvas entertain you all the time..."
Everyone sat down in the living room, and the maid offered tea. The woman looked at the three monks, master and disciple, and smiled without saying a word.
"Hey, the elder doesn't know something. The little woman's husband's surname is Mo and her maiden name is Jia. They were originally a good family. Unfortunately, her husband died early, leaving her and three daughters who have not left the court. It's pitiful.
Ah..."
When the couple talked about their sadness, they choked up in front of Tang Seng and his disciples.
"Amitabha, this poor monk really doesn't know that he has touched the female Bodhisattva's sadness. It's a sin, a sin.
..."
Tang Seng also didn't expect that his words would directly touch the pain of the hostess here, and he hurriedly apologized.
"Elders don't have to be like this. Although there is only a young woman and three daughters here, they still have a small family and have no worries about food and drink."
"My family has more than 600 hectares of fertile farmland, more than 300 hectares of forestry, more than a thousand oxen, herds of mules and horses, countless pigs and sheep, as well as more food than we can eat in three to five years, and more silk threads than we can wear in ten years." p>
"Now the three daughters have grown up. The eldest daughter Zhenzhen is 20 years old this year, the second daughter Ai'ai is 18 years old this year, and the youngest daughter Lian Lian is 16 years old this year. The young woman plans to go to the mountains to find a husband. I don't know how many of them there are.
Elders may be interested"
The woman looked sad just now, but in the blink of an eye she was beaming. She actually revealed her family background in public and even recruited husbands for her three daughters.
"Amitabha, the female Bodhisattva said with a smile. The poor monk has become a monk since he was a child. He has already promised me the Buddha. Now he has followed the order of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty and went to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. How can he get married here?"
Tang Seng felt a little ridiculous, but he couldn't say it too harshly, so he simply closed his eyes and stopped looking at the woman.
At the same time, Tang Monk was murmuring something, and it turned out to be the "Multiple Heart Sutra" written by Zen Master Wuchao.
Well, this was originally passed down by Zen Master Wuchao to Tang Seng as a way to meditate when he encountered demons. Who would have thought that Tang Seng actually used it here?
"Huh, what a shameless monk. This little lady wants to recruit you as her son-in-law, so that you can enjoy the glory and wealth here, and have a lovely wife and concubine to accompany you. You are so unkind!"
Tang Monk closed his eyes and chanted sutras, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of this woman, and her face changed really quickly.
"Female Bodhisattva, calm down. Female Bodhisattva, calm down. My master has always had a gentle face, and this is the first time we have met. You suddenly mentioned this matter, and it is inevitable that master will be at a loss for words."
"As the saying goes, "It's full and warm, and the mind is full of lust." Look at this winter, we have been walking all the way, and now we are thirsty and hungry, and our stomachs are not full, so how can we talk about marriage?"
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Seeing that the hostess and Tang Seng were about to have a quarrel, Zhu Bajie, who was sitting next to him, hurriedly drank up the tea soup in the bowl and came out to smooth things over.
As he spoke, the woman sitting in the host's seat showed an imperceptible smile.
"Okay, you two should give your master some advice first. The little lady will prepare dinner for you first. Huh, I don't know what's so good about being a monk."
Taking advantage of the steps provided by Zhu Bajie, the woman stood up and walked to the back house.
"Bajie, how could you do this? Do you want to recruit a wife here?"
The woman and the two maids left, and Tang Seng began to complain about Zhu Bajie.
"Hey, Master, it's you that people are attracted to, not me, Lao Zhu. Besides, Lao Zhu has a wife in Gao Laozhuang. When the Buddhist scriptures are over one day, I have to go back to Gao Lao Zhuang.
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This was the first time that Zhu Bajie confided this matter in front of Tang Monk. Monk Sha on the side felt even more incredible after hearing this.
How come the second senior brother still has a family?
"Then you just..."
"My good master, it's already dark today, we've been walking all day, and Junior Brother Sha has been carrying a heavy burden for a whole day. Even if we really want to talk about marriage, we have to eat well first.
Junior Brother Ba once said, "The world is big and the earth is big, the biggest thing is food"..."
Zhu Bajie wanted to continue, but Tang Monk gave him a sharp look. The old pig was so frightened that he quickly swallowed the unfinished words.
It was not long before footsteps sounded again outside the hall, and four little maids slipped in.
Everyone is holding a tray in their hands, with plates, basins, plates, and bowls of all kinds of dishes, including hot and cold stir-fry, chicken, duck, fish, meat and vegetables, everything you need.
"Gee, elders, I heard that several elders are here, and the three daughters of the little woman personally cooked and made this big table of delicious food. I hope you don't dislike it."
In an instant, the table was filled with all kinds of things. Tang Seng’s eyebrows had long been wrinkled, thinking that the hostess of this house was really ridiculous.
"Amitabha, monks have long abstained from the five kinds of meat.
"Three annoyances, the female Bodhisattva should remove all these, leaving only the vegetables and tofu."
Although Tang Seng was a little pedantic, he was not a fool. Naturally, he could see that the woman did this intentionally, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
It is a pity that monks cannot commit "anger" thoughts and can only recite the "Duo Heart Sutra" silently in their hearts.
"Humph, you are still so ignorant. The three daughters of the little woman have been busy for a long time. You just said "monk" and just wiped it out. It's just right not to eat. Take them all away and feed the dogs, leaving you hungry all night."
The woman tried to leave, but Zhu Bajie stood up again.
"Female Bodhisattva has misunderstood. If such a good meal is taken away, wouldn't it be a waste? My junior brother once said, "After meat and wine pass through the intestines, the Buddha sits in the heart." In fact, whether you practice Buddhahood or not has nothing to do with whether you eat meat or not.
."
As soon as these words came out, not only Tang Seng, but also the woman was stunned.
"Finally, there is someone who understands the situation, and the food has been delivered. How are you discussing the matter of recruiting a husband?"
After all, Tang Seng was the head of the family, and even though he didn't want to talk about it anymore, he was still entangled by the woman again.
Taking this opportunity, Zhu Bajie has already started eating.
He was not full for lunch originally, but now he saw such delicious food, how could the old pig hold back
"Junior Brother Sha, eat quickly. Keep the tofu and vegetables. They are Master's favorites. Don't take them away."
Even though he was eating and drinking, he still didn't forget to "respect the teacher and respect the Tao", which made the Tang monk next to him speechless.
However, in the past two years, he has often seen Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Li Zhi eating meat, but most of them still avoided him. It was the first time that Zhu Bajie did so blatantly like today.
"After wine and meat pass through the intestines, the Buddha sits in the heart. Is this really what Jiulang said? Why does the poor monk also think that what Jiulang said has merit?"
"Elder Tang, Elder Tang——"
Looking at Zhu Bajie's terrifying eating appearance in front of him, Tang Seng actually got lost in it.
"Amitabha, what did the female Bodhisattva say just now? The poor monk was so stunned that he didn't hear it clearly. I hope the female Bodhisattva will forgive me."
"Hmph, how dare I blame you, the elder? It's just that Elder Tang still needs to make a decision about the marriage. I believe that both of your disciples should listen to you."
Those talking eyes looked in the direction of Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha intentionally or unintentionally. The meaning was already obvious. Even if Monk Tang doesn't want to stay, it's okay to give us an apprentice.
"Amitabha, Bajie, Wujing, you two..."
"Master, I have just become a disciple of Master, and I still need to ask for help from Master. In my opinion, it is better to let the second senior brother stay. Only the second senior brother has experience in this regard."
"Honest man," Monk Sha suddenly said. Zhu Bajie, who was eating, almost choked on his words.
"Junior Brother Sha, what are you talking about? Even if I agree with this, I will not scare the female Bodhisattvas directly."
Zhu Bajie originally wanted to shirk it, but for some reason, when the words came out of his mouth, they turned into something like this.
"Very good, very good. Since Elder Zhu is interested, the little lady has nothing to say. Let's go to the back house to get married now. Elder Tang, Elder Sha, please use your time."
After saying that, the woman stood up, but the four little maids stepped forward together and pushed Zhu Bajie out of the hall.
"You guys, what are you going to do, Master? Master, please save me -"
Zhu Bajie didn't expect that the woman could do this, and he was completely defenseless. Facing four beautiful little maids, he really couldn't be cruel.
The key is, these four maids, eight little hands, you push me and I push, Zhu Bajie seems to be unable to use his magic power, and is inexplicably taken to the back house.
"Wu Jing, this... Bajie will be fine, right?"
Seeing that Zhu Bajie was really taken away by them, Tang Seng was a little worried about him.
"Haha, Master, don't worry, Second Master
My cousin Marshal Tianpeng, who is in the middle stage of Golden Immortal cultivation, is he still afraid of a few women?"
Monk Sha became calmer, and there was still less than half of the table's food. Speaking of which, this second senior brother was really good at eating, and he actually ate so much in just a short time
"Elder Zhu, what do you think? These are my three daughters. Zhenzhen is twenty, Ai'ai is eighteen, and Lianlian is sixteen..."
Arriving at the back house, Zhu Bajie finally saw the three daughters the woman mentioned.
Indeed, each one looked prettier than the other, and Zhu Bajie took a "hard" look at them.
"Haha, it's really beautiful, it's a pity, it's a pity..."
Now that it's here, let's make peace with it.
When he finally arrived at the back house, Zhu Bajie stopped struggling, or he had realized that the struggle at this time was useless.
"Why is Elder Pig so sorry? Do you think my daughter is not good enough for you?"
The woman looked at Zhu Bajie, unable to conceal her amusement.
"Female Bodhisattva, you're too polite. Actually, I have a family, so I can't let my three sisters be my concubines."
Zhu Bajie is actually serious and authentic.
"Actually, if you really want to find a husband, I can recommend two people, but they haven't come over yet, so I'm afraid you have to wait for a few more days."
"Oh, I don't know who Elder Zhu recommended. The appearance of the little women and daughters, their talents and knowledge are all put here, and not just any cat or dog can be recruited."
Ever since she met Master Tang Seng and his apprentice today, the woman has always felt that something was wrong.
Who do you think that woman and three daughters are?
The woman who transformed into a woman was none other than the old mother of Lishan, and the three daughters were transformed into Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
With Monk Sha's apprenticeship, the Buddhist scripture-gathering team was officially formed. They set up a residence here, intending to test the Buddhist scripture-gathering team with fine clothes, fine food, wealth, and beautiful wives.
The journey to the west is long, with constant difficulties and obstacles, and countless temptations in the world of mortals. Without a firm heart toward Buddha, how can one achieve enlightenment at Lingshan
It's a pity that after a lot of effort was put into setting up such a trap, only Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk came.
What was even more surprising was that they also discovered that the personalities of these three people were very different from those in the legend.
Just like the Zhu Bajie in front of you, isn't it said that he is lustful?
Now facing so many beauties, how can he hold it?
"Haha, the female Bodhisattva doesn't know something. There are actually a few of us who are traveling to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. I won't mention Senior Brother Sun Wukong. Junior Brother Ao Lie, that is the third prince of the Dragon Palace of the West Sea."
"There is also a younger junior brother who is Master's nephew and the ninth son of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Royal Highness Prince Jin. He is only fifteen years old."
"Kuroro has a dignified appearance and a noble status. He is about the same age as Miss Lian Lian. Miss Ai Ai is only three years older than him. Youdao is a "female junior, holding a gold brick", which is just right. As for Miss Zhenzhen...
…"
When talking about the first two, Zhu Bajie felt that everything was normal. He was just teasing the other person, and neither the "Lian Lian" nor the "Ai Ai" girl seemed to have any reaction.
However, when he mentioned the "Zhenzhen" girl, the woman in red standing on the far left fixed her eyes on Zhu Bajie, making the old pig tremble in shock.
What's going on
It seems that if he says the wrong thing, the other party will be disadvantageous to him
"Gee, Elder Zhu, what should my eldest daughter say?"
The woman sitting on the main seat seemed to be very happy to see the success and was unwilling to give up. She asked with a smile.
"Girl Zhenzhen is twenty years old, and is only five years older than my junior brother. As the saying goes, "a girl who is older than her is as good as her mother." Maybe the two of them are even more affectionate, hahaha——"
After the arrangement was completed, Zhu Bajie couldn't help but laugh.
"Humph, Elder Zhu, we, mother and daughter, treat you sincerely, so you just let you ridicule us like this?"
The "Ai Ai" girl standing in the middle saw Zhu Bajie.
With such a face, he couldn't help but said angrily.
"Hahaha——"
The old pig also stood up and walked back and forth in the room several times, his eyes scanning the woman and the three daughters.
"Female Bodhisattva, are you really "human"?"
Suddenly, Zhu Bajie asked abruptly.
The woman and three daughters still maintained their normal appearance, but the four little maids following them had changed their hair and color.
"How did you build such a manor in this barren mountain?"
"If you are really just ordinary people, with so much wealth and beautiful women, don't you worry about being killed, stolen, or taken over by others?"
After Zhu Bajie finished speaking, the momentum of the Golden Immortal Stage was completely released, trying to coerce these people into submission.
In the Buddhist scripture learning team, when it comes to the ability to welcome people and send them off, and to observe people's emotions, Zhu Bajie ranks second, and no one dares to rank first.
At first, he didn't notice any clues and just thought it was an ordinary wealthy family.
However, it was different when eating. The meals were ordinary, but the ingredients used were extraordinary. Zhu Bajie could even detect the slightest aura in them.
After getting along with Sun Wukong and Li Zhi for so long, Zhu Bajie has made some progress, especially Li Zhi's usual remarks and behavior, which makes Lao Zhu very refreshing.
"When traveling west to Lingshan Mountain, there are only two kinds of monsters I encounter along the way. One is a local monster that has been misled by others. It has no background and is really full of evil. Just kill it casually."
"The other kind of monsters are released by gods and Buddhas all over the sky. If we can fight them, we will fight them. If we really can't fight them, we will send in reinforcements. When we encounter those who really want to kill them, we have to plan carefully."
This was said by Li Zhi "accidentally", and Zhu Bajie was stunned at the time.
The reason why Li Zhi "revealed the secret" in this way was because he thought that he might be kicked away midway. Telling this could also reduce some pressure on the scripture-seeking team to a certain extent.
Li Zhi said "unintentionally", but Zhu Bajie, who has a rough and careful face, remembered it deeply in his heart. This is the fundamental reason why he behaved so abnormally today.
"Okay, what a great Marshal. It seems that I have underestimated you!"
The first person to attack was the girl "Lian Lian" standing on the far right.
Facing the pressure of Zhu Bajie in the middle stage of Golden Immortal, she slightly raised her right thumb and middle finger and flicked towards Zhu Bajie.
Zhu Bajie was having so much fun. The pressure of the Golden Immortal Stage was instantly shattered. He flew up, crashed through the roof, and fell down again.
"Nian...nianhuazhi——"
I am new to you, but I am old to you. I pick up flowers and smile, my heart is my mouth.
As Zhu Bajie revealed the "Lian Lian" move, the girl "Ai Ai" standing in the middle waved a large net in her hand, covering Zhu Bajie from top to bottom.
Suddenly, the woman and three daughters disappeared, the four maids also disappeared, and even the entire manor disappeared...
"Junior brother, your "Rainbow Technique" has made great progress. If one day your cultivation level catches up with Lao Sun, I'm afraid no matter how many "somersault clouds" you perform, you won't be able to catch up." p>
Sun Wukong, Xiao Bailong and Li Zhi started from Liusha River almost at the same time. At a distance of more than a thousand miles, Sun Wukong arrived first, followed closely by Li Zhi, and Xiao Bailong was a little behind them.
"Elder brother is joking, you can move a hundred and eighty thousand miles in one somersault, how can you show it in a mere thousand miles? When I have fully mastered this escape technique, let's go to the Nine Heavens and have a good competition.
."
Ever since Sun Wukong learned about his identity from Zhulong, especially when someone said that his nature was being concealed, Sun Wukong seemed to have a thorn buried in his heart.
But, after so many years, why don’t I feel anything?
Li Zhi also noticed the abnormality of his senior brother, so he proposed that instead of testing his leg strength, there was no point in winning or losing, and he just wanted to distract his attention.
"Senior Brother, Junior Brother, look, why is it raining only in that place?"
In the middle of winter, encounter
It is normal to snow, but it is rare to see pure rain in winter.
"No, it's Bajie——"
Saying something bad, Sun Wukong jumped up and flew over.
There are rows of bald mountains, dead trees and thunderstorms, it is really like an illusion.
Zhu Bajie was covered in a net bag and hung on a big tree. His whole body was already soaked. No matter how much he screamed, his voice could not be heard.
"Second Senior Brother——"
"Second Senior Brother——"
Li Zhi and Xiao Bailong also arrived.
At this time, Zhu Bajie had been released by Sun Wukong, and a "Cleaning Curse" was used to make the old pig no longer wet.
"Idiot, why are you hanging here? Where are Master and the others?"
Seeing Zhu Bajie finally coming to his senses, Sun Wukong asked eagerly.
"Senior Brother, Master and the others should be fine, old pig...hey!"
After being hung here all night, with thunder and rain, Zhu Bajie, who was already smart, had already figured out the whole story.
Can he still not understand when he sees that "Lian Lian" girl using "flower finger"?
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Ao, you go find your clan uncle first. I'll just keep an eye on Second Senior Brother."
Li Zhi saw that Sun Wukong still wanted to get to the bottom of it, so he hurriedly spoke first.
The scene in front of him was too familiar, but Li Zhi couldn't understand why Zhu Bajie would still "make the same mistakes again"
Among the people in the Buddhist scripture learning team, only Monk Sha had just come into contact with them.
For several others, Li Zhi has spared no effort to influence them and change them.
Zhu Bajie's change was the most obvious. Li Zhi didn't believe that he would still be that "lecher". If that was the case, why was he still hung up all night?
"Junior brother, are you really able to predict the future?"
Zhu Bajie, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly raised his head.
"Second Senior Brother, why do you say that? I don't quite understand what you mean."
Seeing the always cheerful Zhu Bajie now looking lonely, Li Zhi felt very uncomfortable.
"Last night, several powerful people appeared here. They should be Buddhists. Do you know who they are, junior brother?"
Zhu Bajie's eyes revealed a hint of begging, but more of helplessness.
"Second Senior Brother, I should know, but I can't say it now."
"I will definitely tell you when your cultivation level breaks through to the Daluo realm, or when the scripture study is completed, okay"
When the red sun rises, its path shines brightly.
Li Zhi only saw Zhu Bajie nodded heavily, stood up, and walked in the direction of Sun Wukong.
"Why do I think that the second senior brother who is still "lustful and lustful" is better?"
The mountain breeze was cold in the morning, and Li Zhi was reluctant to leave the team.