When the old lady said this, her old eyes turned in horror, looking at the words above with fear.
"This is the most vicious curse in our Sogdian language. It means:
This oath is unbreakable and cannot be broken for any reason.
Otherwise, humans and gods will be abandoned together, heaven and earth will be punished together, and they will never come back!
It means that even if you die, your body is not welcome to return to your hometown..."
"So that's it...",
Chen Zhi was silent for a minute, sorting out what the old lady just said, thinking about all the branches, and then looked at her again,
"Old man, you just said that this oath was made by three people.
One is a king, one is a monkey, and the other is a god!
Then do you know who the god in this is?"
"it's him!",
The old lady twisted her eyebrows vigorously, extremely fearful but pointed at the first mural very accurately.
In that picture, I saw Xuanzang leading the horse, with his hands clasped together and wearing a cassock.
But the monkey man still had his wild nature and was full of disrespect, jumping ahead unruly.
The place where the Guanyin Bodhisattva should have been painted in front of them has now become the old man in white.
This old man had white hair and a white beard, and was dressed in plain white robes, but his face could not be seen clearly.
He pointed in the direction of Gaochang Kingdom ahead, and gave Xuanzang the shining silver metal headband to use to control the monkey man.
The old man in white clothes became slightly smaller in the second picture of Gaochang Kingdom. He stood between the monkey man and King Gaochang, with his hands spread apart, as if he was presiding over a ceremony.
If you don't look carefully, you won't notice him.
"That's him, he's God!" The old lady pointed at the old man in white, trembling.
"It was he who led all of this, it was he who planned everyone's destiny,
He asked this monkey man to help the monk from the Central Plains and help him go to the Western Kingdom of Tianzhu to obtain the true scriptures!
But the monk had no noble status. He traveled thousands of miles, was penniless, alone, and had no support on his ascetic journey.
So this god sent treasures to King Gaochang in exchange for the king's funding, and made the king and the monkey man become brothers and make an unbreakable promise.
The monkey man promised the king that when he returns from this trip to the west, no matter what his identity is, he will definitely return to the Gaochang Kingdom, use the power of the treasure to transform into the God of War, and resolve the crisis in the Gaochang Kingdom!"
"What did you just say?" Chen Zhi's mind flashed and he suddenly captured extremely important information.
"You just said that this god gave a treasure to this king, and made the monkey man promise that he would turn into a god of war and protect this country when he returns!
An orc becomes a god?
That......
Do you know what this treasure is?"
"I don't know!", the old lady shook her head and said,
"I can only convey to you the meaning of these words.
In our Sogdian language, precious and unobtainable things are called treasures. These things cannot be bought by money or obtained by rights.
It is something that only gods can possess, and it is the most precious gift!"
"Is it something that gods can possess?",
A concept suddenly came to Chen Zhi's mind,
"It's something that only gods can possess, and this thing can turn this lowly monkey-shaped orc into the God of War!
Then..., could this thing be..."
"Do you have anything else to ask?" The old lady suddenly covered her head with trembling hands, and her eyes began to blur.
It was obvious that the time was coming and she would soon turn into that stupid old man again, unable to remember anything.
The cataracts in her eyes began to gather, and her vision was about to disappear.
"Can you help me determine who this god is?
Also, what kind of fate did he give these two people? Why did he do this??" Because time was urgent, Chen Zhi quickly asked a series of questions.
But the old lady couldn't support it at this time.
"I don't know who he is!", the old lady covered her twitching head and said sadly,
"My child, there are too many large words at the back, it's too late.
Let me read this first large text for you, which describes the origin of this god and the reasons for this heroic journey to the West.
Your answer may be inside..."
After the old lady finished speaking, she lay down on the first document full of text, touched the Sogdian characters one by one with trembling hands, and started reading with difficulty.
“A God who has a heavy burden of sins, treats sinners with a long life!
The world has been in war for a long time, and humans are killing each other. This god thinks it is his fault and feels guilty all day long.
However, in the land of China, all the old gods have been destroyed, and a new god's teachings are needed to educate people's hearts with humanity and humility...
The empire was newly established and the world was finally at peace. However, the new emperor killed his father and brother and ascended the throne. This was called the Xuanwumen Incident!
This god incarnates as a national advisor, accompanying the emperor all day long, hoping to influence his character, forgive the world, treat his subjects well, and preserve the hard-won peace and prosperity.
However, the emperor said that father's love, mother's love, brother's friend and brother's respect are all empty, I no longer believe it.
Now that all the old gods of China are dead, he has also committed a heinous crime by killing his brother and his father. There is no need to impose karma on him. I don't believe in karma.
The god said that the way of heaven reincarnates and everything has its reward. You must not disbelieve it, but the emperor did not listen to his words.
One day, the emperor suddenly had a nightmare. When he woke up, he was shocked and cried to God: The Imperial Master saved me. This is the result of karma. I am wholeheartedly doing good and want to repay my sins. Please ask the Imperial Master for guidance.
This god said that in the past, the old gods of China all took pleasure in killing people and took pride in being strong. They never knew how to forgive and cultivate their character. It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it.
Today, there is an ancient country in the West, named Tianzhu, where a saint's Bible was published and he was called Buddha. His power is invisible and can influence the world.
Now His Highness can respect Buddhism and teach the world to be grateful and believe in cause and effect, which can reduce the world's hostility, and then His Highness's sins can be slightly reduced~~
After hearing this, the emperor was half-convinced and said, "The master of the country can have his ears removed. If he comes back with a Bible, I will definitely respect it~~"
Later, the god found a monk named Xuanzang, who was known as Qianliju. He was of upright character and devoted himself to traveling to the west in search of the Dharma.
This god transformed into an old monk, enlightened him, and opened a path for him to find destiny.
Enlighten the monkey man in Guazhou, make him worship Xuanzang as his teacher, protect him all the way, and go to Tianzhu with him to obtain Buddhist scriptures!
From then on, Tianzhu Buddhism was introduced into the vastness of China, with countless believers, passing it on from generation to generation, and destiny was the first to listen to it~~"
When the old lady read this, she was obviously exhausted.
"Child, this is the origin of this god, and I have tried my best.
I have suffered so much poverty in my life, but I have never dared to do anything harmful, because I believe in karma.
This is not a sacred object that a mortal like me should see, but I didn’t expect it to fall into my eyes before I died. This is all fate...
Just like what this god said in the last sentence, fate has already arranged everything..."