My Journey to the West on the Heavenly Road

Chapter 219 Two Hearts
The light wind blows into the secluded forest, the leaves sway, and the golden light falling through the branches and leaves also begins to sway, and for a while, the brilliance flickers and is colorful.

In the depths of the secluded forest, there are few people. I don’t know how many years of fallen leaves have been piled up. Stepping on them, they rustle, and there is a kind of floating in the clouds.

Click, the branch broke, and Jiang Yuan, who was dressed in ocher-yellow cassock, walked out of the jungle leisurely.

With the breeze blowing on his face, Jiang Yuan stopped and stood, his eyes narrowed slightly, quietly feeling the softness of the wind, and in a trance, he also went with the wind, blowing past towering ancient trees, shrubs and wild flowers.

The rustling, the soft sound of leaves swaying, moved Jiang Yuan's mind, and he saw the aura in his eyes, just like the setting sun, colorful and swaying.

Until the gust of wind blows away and disappears in the forest, Jiang Yuan's eyes gradually become clear, he smiles slightly, lifts his steps, and continues to walk in the secluded forest.

It is an ancient tree with roots protruding from the soil, thick and vigorous, with mottled bark weather-beaten, tall and straight trunk and dense crown, looking like a big umbrella from a distance.

Jiang Yuan strolled under the old tree, looked up at the dense canopy, marveled at the wonder of nature, looked down at the mottled bark, vigorous rhizome, and felt the tenacity of life.

I don't know how long it has been, and I don't care about the passage of time, Jiang Yuan saw enough and left.

A burst of fresh fragrance wafted in, and after just one sip, I felt my mouth full of fluids, my eyes lit up, and my pace quickened three minutes.

A tall and dense thicket of thorns stretches across the forest like the Great Wall. The dark red thorns are like sharp knives dripping blood, which is chilling.

The fragrance becomes stronger and more attractive.

However, if you want to taste the fragrance as you wish, you must cross this daunting thorn bush.

There was a sudden movement above the head, Jiang Yuan raised his head, and saw a nest of monkeys, jumping and swinging among the tall branches, approaching quickly, as if they were also attracted by the fragrance.

The leading Monkey King found Jiang Yuan, bared his teeth and yelled a few times. After showing his prestige, he used the vines in the forest to sway over the thorn bushes in a few strokes, relaxed and casual.

A few birds fluttered past, without even looking at Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and smiled, but he didn't try to resist the wind, soar into the clouds, or make light of himself, he stretched out his hand, and a three-inch small halberd appeared in his palm, it turned into a three-headed halberd with a sway in the wind.

The blade-swallowing dragon's eyes on the eucalyptus trembled, and a mirage like smoke and mist gushed out, exhale, the mirage dissipated, and the eucalyptus disappeared, but a large axe with a blade.

Jiang Yuan shook the ax and nodded with satisfaction, "It's still a good deal."

The big ax swung up and down, crackling, a gap appeared in the densely intertwined thorn bushes, and then the big ax swiped left and right, there was a crisp sound, branches and branches flew, and the narrow gap turned into two wide passage.

Jiang Yuan stepped into the passage one step at a time, still cutting through the thorns with a vertical chop, and then widening the opening with a swipe to the left and right, repeating these three tricks, the passage in the thorn bushes became deeper and deeper.

With another stroke of the axe, the eyes suddenly opened up, and the alluring fragrance rushed towards him like a tide.

A golden fruit grove, the aroma is diffuse like mist, and the fruit is crystal clear.

Chi Chi Chi Chi, the previous nest of monkeys was feasting in the forest, enjoying themselves.

Those few birds fluttered their wings cheerfully, landed on the branches from time to time, grabbed a crystal fruit and pecked a couple of mouthfuls, screamed twice with joy, then flew away with flapping wings, flying wantonly in the forest.

Jiang Yuan was about to pick a few fruits to satisfy his hunger, when suddenly there was a humming sound behind him, and when he turned around, he saw a black-haired wild boar running towards him with his head muffled.

Behind the wild boar, there are many timid little animals.

"You guys will take advantage of it."

Jiang Yuan smiled lightly and moved away.

The wild boar stomped past, rushed into the fruit forest, bumped into the tree, splashed, and the crystal clear wild fruits fell like heavy rain, and the wild boar grinned and grunted on the ground.

The little beast ran past Jiang Yuan, glanced at it curiously, and quickly jumped into the forest, or climbed trees, or followed the wild boar to pick up leaks, and enjoyed it to its heart's content.

Jiang Yuan, who was already full of saliva, was moved by the gluttonous gluttons of this group of birds and beasts, and stepped under a fruit tree with a few steps.

"Isn't this the green fruit picked five thousand years ago?"

Jiang Yuan recognized the wild fruit.

However, the wild fruit at this time is not as green as before, but crystal clear, like amber.

Pick a few and put them in your mouth. Not only does it not have the sourness that makes you toothache, but it is also sweet and fragrant, crisp and soft, with endless aftertaste.

Jiang Yuan moved his index finger and ate most of Kazuki's wild fruit, his stomach swelled slightly, the aroma of the food was no longer alluring, so he stopped gluttonously, and with a satisfied smile, he turned his head to look at the birds and beasts." companion".

A group of monkeys are playing and playing under the tree, a few birds are squatting on the branches, dozing off little by little, the wild boars are lying on the ground with their big bellies, chirping and chirping, and a few small animals are huddled in the corners. Or lie down or lie down.

Da da da, footsteps came from the bushes, getting closer.

Soon, a few elk poked their heads out carefully, looked around timidly, and walked lightly into the fruit forest to enjoy the delicious food.

After the elk, more animals followed the path blazed by Jiang Yuan, passing through the brambles.

The perennially silent wild fruit forest suddenly became lively.

Jiang Yuan looked at the herd of beasts in the forest with a smile, sat down on the ground, took out a piece of peach wood, and took out a stone knife.

The stone knife slid on the peach wood, gradually revealing the outline of a monkey, but as the monkey gradually took shape, Jiang Yuan's movements slowed down, and finally stopped directly.

I saw the wood carving, the face of the sharp-billed monkey, the claws and limbs, and even the fur on the body, all of which were lifelike, except for a pair of eyes, which were empty.

Facing the empty eye sockets, the stone knife in Jiang Yuan's hand could not be dropped for a long time.

"Ugh--"

After a while, Jiang Yuan let out a long sigh.

The big peaches in Lantao Mountain have withered, and the dream has passed more than two years ago, but Jiang Yuan is still troubled by the "evil monkey".

Sun Wukong is an ape with a heart, and the heart has two divisions, such as movement and stillness, good and evil, joy and sorrow, etc. If it is said that the evil monkey was transformed by Sun Wukong's evil thoughts, it would make sense.

Sun Wukong practiced in Fangcun Mountain. From a wild monkey spirit to a real skill, he must have practiced his mind during the period. Perhaps the "three corpses" he beheaded stayed in Fangcun Mountain and turned into a "monkey" in his dream.

But thinking of Sun Wukong's "two-heartedness", Jiang Yuan couldn't help but think of a name—six-eared macaque.

Hundreds of years later, the six-eared macaque turned into Sun Wukong and made a fuss to learn the scriptures. All the gods, even Guanyin and Ksitigarbha could not see his real body. In the end, his roots were exposed in front of the Buddha's seat and he died tragically on the spot. .

The reason why Jiang Yuan associates the evil monkey with the six-eared macaque is because the six ears are called the "two hearts" of the Great Sage!
With one heart and two sides, it is naturally difficult for the world to distinguish, but the truth listening can distinguish the "people's heart", and only then did he recognize the identity of the six-eared macaque.

And the Buddha, also known as the "enlightened one", who perceives the heart internally and the universe externally, penetrates the nature of the world. No matter what kind of "two minds" are in front of the Buddha, they are like lines in the palm of the hand, which is clear at a glance.

"But, isn't this place where the Great Sage attained enlightenment? Why is there a six-eared macaque?"

(End of this chapter)