"Somehow, Guanyin Bodhisattva named me Pig Wuneng. He said that he wanted to understand his own abilities. With greater ability comes greater responsibility. He asked me to put more effort into my journey to the west."
Tang Monk nodded slightly, stepped forward, touched Zhu Ganglie's head and said:
"Wuneng, you are very good, but I think you look greedy, tired and lustful. Let's do this. Buddhism has precepts. I will give you a Dharma name called Bajie. I hope you will abide by the precepts."
"Disciple thanks Master."
After Mo Ding received the ordination, Zhu Ganghe put on a double-breasted coat as a monk's robe. Just as Grand Duke Gao was looking at the door, Tang Monk greeted him with a smile:
"Old benefactor, my second disciple Wu Neng has converted. He immediately wrote a letter of divorce and the matter is over. However, I have to disturb your house tonight."
If Tang Monk didn't mention anything else, Grand Duke Gao would be asking for trouble. He bent down and entered the room and said:
"It's okay, the guest rooms have been tidied up. Please go and have a rest..."
Zhu Ganghe was not as incompetent as in the TV series. He did not make any fuss and followed Tang Sanzang. The westbound team left early the next morning. Gao Taigong gave him a hundred silver ingots as travel expenses for the westward journey. Tang Sanzang was originally
Will refuse, Xiao Jiang whispered in his ear for a while, and then Tang Sanzang put away his troubles and resigned to Gao Tai...
We walked again and again, continuing to travel all the way to the west. After walking on a dry Gobi desert for a day, Tang Sanzang was extremely thirsty. When he was looking for a source of water ahead, suddenly there was a rumbling roar of the river.
Ao Lie, who was holding the horse, paused and looked ahead and said:
"Master, there is a big river ahead. You can take a rest now."
Ao Lie is from the Dragon Clan, and he can tell the size of the water source just by looking at it. As the Marshal of Tianpeng, Zhu Ganghui, who has stronger water quality than the Dragon Clan, also felt it. He stretched his trousers and picked up the load and said:
"Senior Brother, the water in the river ahead doesn't seem to be very good. The smell is familiar to me. Let's go over and have a look."
Tang Sanzang was very thirsty now. He took off his monk's hat and wiped his sweat and said:
"It doesn't matter what kind of water it is, just go there first. With the Dharma Protector here, he will definitely find out if there is any problem."
Xiao Jiang, who was walking at the end, laughed dryly. If he was just reading novels, then Tang Sanzang would be a fool, because he couldn't even tell who was more or less capable. Otherwise, why would he always be deceived by monsters along the way?
But in fact Tang Sanzang was very smart. Imagine if he could become a eminent monk of the Tang Dynasty, would his IQ be poor? Moreover, he was very determined, and even though he talked a lot along the way, it was just to relieve his inner pressure.
Ever since Xiao Jiang agreed to protect the Dharma, Tang Monk knew that Xiao Jiang was quite capable, especially since Guanyin repeatedly reminded him of Xiao Jiang's high level of cultivation. Naturally, he knew it, so he just tried his best to avoid big problems along the way. As long as Xiao Jiang reminded him
He would never make his own decisions, which is completely different from the Tang Seng in the novel who acted absurdly, blindly and muddleheaded.
Knowing that if Xiao Jiang didn't warn him, there would be no big danger. Tang Seng was naturally not a coward at all, so he rode on his horse. Not long after, the group of people arrived at the edge of a large river with turbulent yellow water. Tang Seng frowned and stared at the turbid river water without saying anything.
, Ao Lie pointed his finger at the muddy water, and saw that the muddy water continued to rotate and formed a water dragon flying close to him. He picked up the alms bowl, caught the water with the sediment removed, looked at it, smelled it and said:
"There's nothing wrong with this water. Master, drink it quickly."
Tang Monk took the alms bowl and took a sip. Zhu Ganghe had already run forward to investigate. Xiao Jiang walked to the river with a stick and suddenly opened his mouth and roared, which almost startled Tang Sanzang who was drinking water.
"Guardian Sun, what are you doing?"
Tang Monk asked, but Xiao Jiang shouted at the river:
"The eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty from the east traveled west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Don't let the monsters in the water move around, otherwise don't blame Lao Sun for destroying your nest with a stick."
When Tang Monk heard that it was Xiao Jiang who warned the monster in the river, he laughed and said:
"Guardian Sun, those monsters won't dare to mess around with you."
Xiao Jiang turned around and said with a smile:
"I know I won't act recklessly, but I'm afraid that there will be people who are blind, ignorant, or scheming fools. Master Sanzang, you have to be careful. Some monsters will inevitably ignore them if they are deceived by others.
, I’ll just stay by your side, if something happens to me or I’m distracted, you’ll be in danger too.”
Tang Monk was waiting for a reply when suddenly the muddy water in front of him rolled up and revealed a splash. On the splash stood a humanoid object covered in algae. He heard this object shouting:
"Where is the Buddhist scripture seeker? I am Sha Wujing who is waiting here on the orders of Guanyin Bodhisattva."
Xiao Jiang bared his teeth and said happily:
"Master Tripitaka, Bodhisattva is looking for disciples for you again."
After speaking, Xiao Jiang stared at the group of figures and said:
"Guanyin asked you to wait. Then come here and throw away the messy things on your body first."
The figure trembled for a while, and algae fell from its body. A green-faced, fanged monster with nine skulls hanging from its neck showed its true form and flew over. When it stopped by the river, it saluted Tang Monk and said:
"I was originally a general who rolled up the curtains in heaven. I accidentally broke a glass lamp and was punished and became a demon here. After hundreds of years of suffering, thousands of swords pierced my heart. After being instructed by the Bodhisattva, I am here to wait for people who want to go to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures."
Although this monster is ugly, his tone is extremely honest. Tang Seng is not even afraid of Zhu Bajie, so naturally he will not be afraid of this monster. He nodded and said:
"Since it is the guidance of the Bodhisattva, I will accept you as my disciple. Do you have a Dharma name?"
Upon hearing this, the monster hurriedly knelt down and said:
"Bodhisattva named me Sha Wujing."
Tang Monk nodded and took out a razor and shaved off a bald spot on Sha Wujing's head. He touched the bald spot and said:
"Although you look ferocious and have a vicious personality, you are in tune with Samana. You are a true monk. From now on, you will be called Monk Sha."
Xiao Jiang looked at Sha Wujing and said with a smile:
"Monk Sha doesn't sound good to you. A Taoist monk is a monk. It's better to call him Monk Sha."
Tang Monk nodded and said:
"Yes, what Protector Sun said is absolutely true. You can call him that. I'd better call him Wu Jing. Wu Jing, you have met the Protector, your senior brother Wu Ming and your second senior brother Wu Neng."
"Xiaobai, Bajie, come here, you have a new junior brother."
Xiao Jiang roared at the top of his lungs, and Ao Lie and Zhu Gangxi hurried over. Now that there is a new junior brother, this work must be arranged.
As the accompanying Great Protector, Xiao Jiang has a special status. Even if he sees Guanyin, he must avoid him. He has always refused to beg for alms and does not observe the precepts. As long as he is not killing animals randomly, there is nothing wrong with him. No one is qualified to do anything he wants.
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Before, Zhu Bajie took the responsibility of carrying the burden and Ao Lie led the horse. Now that there is an additional junior brother, the task of carrying the burden has to be changed. Zhu Bajie will lead the horse instead, and Ao Lie will be responsible for paving the way for alms.
Crossing the river, we didn’t wait for Mu Zha to come and deliver the gourd. Sha Monk’s nine skulls had the ability to remain unsinkable when exposed to water. In addition, the three major disciples all had the power to control water. It was easy to cross with Tang Monk and a horse on their backs.
