The self-taught Master Xuandu slowly stopped his practice, opened his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Fellow Taoist Zhang Liang, you are here."
"I've met Master Xuandu." Zhang Liang bowed respectfully.
"Why are you here?" Master Xuandu turned around cross-legged and faced Zhang Liang and asked.
"Xiaoxian is here for Mr. Qingniu." Zhang Liang said.
"Oh," Master Xuandu said, "I heard that you made a bet with fellow Taoist Qingniu. If Tang Monk and his party don't wear Xiao He, Han Xin's Chinese clothes will not allow Qingniu to take action?"
"Yes, the little immortal is rude and does things without authorization. Please ask the Archmage to punish you." Zhang Liang knelt down and kowtowed.
"Haha." Archmage Xuandu raised his hands gently, and Zhang Liang was helped up by the immortal energy. "Fellow Taoist Qingniu thinks you shouldn't conflict with them?"
"Yes," Zhang Liang said, "At this time, the situation is chaotic and everything is unpredictable. If we start a big fight because of this, we may miss the important event. Xiaoxian is reckless, please punish me again." He knelt down and kowtowed for the second time.
"Fellow Taoist, there is no need to be like this." Master Xuandu said, "I am also a little unhappy about this matter, and my thoughts are similar to yours. You can go back, I think I also have concerns in my heart, otherwise Qingniu's temperament would not pay attention to you.
How can I make a bet with you? Go back and let things take their own course. If they really wear fine clothes secretly, it will be the way of heaven."
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Tang Monk escaped from the ice of the Tongtian River and climbed to the other side on a white turtle. After traveling west for several months, he encountered falling snow, a strong wind, roaring hungry tigers in the mountains, jackdaws searching for trees without shelter, and wild deer searching for their nests without a trace.
It's a pity that pedestrians can hardly make progress. They frown and cover their heads with sorrow. The master and the disciples brave the snow and shiver.
As he walked through the steep mountains, he saw towering buildings and quiet houses in the valley from afar. Tang Monk immediately said happily: "Disciple, I have been hungry and cold all day. Fortunately, there are buildings and terraces in the valley.
It's almost like the villagers are visiting the monastery and temple, and they should go and make some vegetarian food before leaving.
When the traveler heard this, he opened his eyes quickly and saw that there were evil clouds and faint auras in the wall. He turned back to Tang Monk and said, "Master, that room is not a good thing." Sanzang said, "How can it not be a good thing to see the towers and pavilions?" The traveler said with a smile.
: "Master, how do you know? There are many places on the road to the West
Monsters and demons are good at enlightening the house, no matter what the tower, the pavilion or the pavilion. They can trick people." Sanzang said, "I am not allowed to enter, but I am really hungry." The traveler said, "Master, if you are hungry, please ask me.
Get off your horse and sit down here on the plain while I prepare some food for you elsewhere."
Tripitaka dismounted as instructed. Bajie picked up the reins. Sha Monk put down his luggage and unpacked the package, took out the alms bowl and handed it to the traveler. The traveler took the alms bowl in his hand and told Sha Monk: "My dear brother, please do not move forward. Haosheng protects Master and sits here securely."
, wait until I come back from the fasting and then go west." Sha Seng
After receiving the promise, the traveler then said to Sanzang: "Master, this place has few good fortunes and many misfortunes. Don't leave and don't go to Laosun Huazhai." Tang Monk said: "No need to say more, but I want you to go quickly and come here. I will wait for you here.
." The traveler turned around to go but came back and said: "Master, I know you haven't sat down very much.
I'll give you a way to settle down." He took a golden cudgel and drew a circle around the ground. He asked Monk Tang to sit in the middle, with Bajie Sha Monk standing around, and placed the horse and luggage close to him.
He clasped his hands to Tang Monk and said, "The circle painted by Lao Sun is better than the copper wall and the iron wall."
No tiger, leopard, wolf, insect, demon, devil, dare to approach him. But you are not allowed to go out of the circle. You will sit firmly in the middle to keep you safe. But if you go out of the circle, you will definitely be poisoned. Thousands of dollars! I give you my best advice!" Sanzang said.
Yiyan, master and disciple both sat down solemnly. The traveler stepped on the clouds and walked away without a trace.
Not far from where Tang Monk and his disciples were resting, Crow and Fox were lying on the ground watching secretly. Swing put his hands in front of his eyes, pretending to be looking through glasses, and asked, "That circle of the Great Sage? What is it?"
"It's just a small formation." Birdman replied.
"Is it great?"
"It's not very powerful." Birdman said, "It's difficult for ordinary beasts and inferior demons to get in, but demons and fairies with a little bit of skill can break through it."
"Then why does the Great Sage swear so firmly?" the fox asked again.
"Because of the rules." Birdman said, "Mortal beasts often urinate on the edge of their own territory to warn intruders with their breath. Sun Wukong's circle is similar. They are all on the road. The great sage has already transformed into a circle. If anyone
Dare to cause chaos
Breaking in means not giving face. Our great sage is the king on the road, and he takes both black and white. Unless he is a red boy, a gold horn, a silver horn, etc., who deliberately seeks trouble, otherwise who dares not to give face. Those who work on the road will not take the initiative to break the rules.
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"Oh, that's it." Fox said, "But if Tang Seng and the others don't get out of the circle, wouldn't they be invincible?"
"Don't worry, Tang Seng will take the bait."
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The traveler was looking for Zhuang Huazhai and kept going south. Suddenly he saw the towering ancient tree, which was a small village house. He pressed his head against the clouds and looked carefully, but all he could see was: the snow has bullied the decaying willows and frozen square ponds, the sparsely cultivated bamboos are shaking green, and the lush pine trees are green.
Several huts are half-furnished with silver, a small bridge is built diagonally with powder, daffodils bloom slightly on the fence, and frozen chopsticks hang from the eaves. The cold wind blows the fragrance, and the snow is so thick that no plum blossoms can be seen.
As I walked to look at the village scene, I heard a sound, and an old man walked out from where the firewood door was banging. He was dragging a quinoa staff, with a sheep fur on his head, wearing ragged robes, and cattail slippers. He leaned on his staff and said to the sky: "The northwest wind is blowing.
It will be sunny tomorrow." Unexpectedly, a pug ran out from behind and looked at the traveler barking. The old man turned his head and saw the traveler holding an alms bowl and asked:
"Old benefactor, I, the monk, am an imperial envoy from the Tang Dynasty in the East. I went to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. I happened to pass by Baofang. My master was hungry in his belly and specially built the Zun Mansion to raise money for a fast." Hearing this, the old man nodded and tapped his staff and said: "Elder, please take a rest for a while.
You're on the wrong road." The traveler said, "That's right." The old man said, "The main road to the West goes straight north from here to there. It's thousands of miles away. Why don't you find the main road?"
The traveler said with a smile: "It's right down to the north. My master is sitting on the road waiting for me to become a vegetarian." The old man said: "This monk is talking nonsense. Your master is waiting for you to become a vegetarian on the road. It seems that he can walk even though he is thousands of miles away."
It takes six or seven days to walk back and another six or seven days without starving him?" The traveler smiled and said: "To be honest with the old donor, I am only separated from Master when I am less than a cup of hot tea.
We just walked here. Now I have to take advantage of Hua Zhai to have lunch." When the old man saw this, he was frightened and said, "This monk is a ghost! He is a ghost!" He hurriedly pulled away and walked inside. The traveler grabbed him and said, "Almsgiver
Where are you going? You can help yourself quickly." The old man said: "It's inconvenient! It's inconvenient! Just don't move to another family!" The traveler said: "You're a good donor! You said I'm leaving?
It's a thousand miles away. What if we go to another house and it's not a thousand miles away again? It would really kill my master because of hunger." The old man said: "To be honest with you, my family has only six or seven mouths to pick up three liters of rice and put it into the pot before it is cooked. You
Let's go somewhere else and come back again." The traveler said: "The ancients said that it is better to sit in one house than to go to three houses. I, a poor monk, just wait here." The old man was annoyed when he saw the entanglement and raised his quinoa staff.
Just hit him. The traveler was openly not afraid of being bald and hit seven or eight times on his head. He just treated him as tickling him. The old man said: "This is a monk who bangs his head!"
The number of sticks is clear. One stick and one liter of rice are measured slowly." After hearing this, the old man hurriedly threw down his quinoa stick and ran in to close the door. He only shouted: "There is a ghost! There is a ghost!" The whole family was so panicked that they were trembling.
Close both the front and back doors. When the traveler saw him closing the door, he thought to himself: "This old thief just said that rice is washed and thrown into the pot. I don't know whether it is true or not. As the saying goes, Taoism transforms virtuous people into fools. Let's wait until Lao Sun goes in and takes a look.
"The great sage made an invisible escape and walked into the kitchen. Sure enough, half a pot of dry rice was steaming in the pot. He put a full bowl into it and then turned around in the clouds.
Not long after the Great Sage left, the old man and the puppy walked out of the room. The old man smiled and said, "This monkey is still so bad."
"True Lord," pug said, "I just saw that Sun Wukong's power has indeed declined greatly, but Ao Jie should still be inferior, so nothing will happen to him."
"Don't worry, don't worry," Erlang said in his true form. "As long as the green cow is here, the monkey can't climb out of the sky. Besides, there is still the crow."
"Zhenjun, I am very worried about this war." Roaring Sky Dog said, "Sun Wukong is very ruthless. If Qing Niu's life is hurt, even if Nuwa empress comes forward, the great master will not let Sun Wukong go. When the time comes, the Three Realms
A war will break out."
"It's okay." Erlang Shen said "It's okay", but his face was very serious. "The power of the diamond peck has never really been revealed. It is definitely not as simple as being used to hit people. Also, Sun Wukong is a smart man with piercing eyes.
How could you not see Qing Niu's arrangement? He came here with an excuse to give Tang Seng and others a chance to get into trouble. This monkey is very sensible."
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"They took the bait!" The crow pulled the fox happily and said, "They took the bait."