Journey to the West: Heavenly Creation

Chapter 144 Showdown
The sun sets and the night surrounds.

The smoke on all sides slowly spread out, covering the jungle in the distance, like a layer of dark purple gauze.

The scenery between the mountains and fields seemed a bit desolate.

"Since you left Chang'an City, your behavior has become incomprehensible and difficult to guess,"

Thinking about his words, Guanyin looked at Sanzang, "Can you tell the poor monk what you really think in your heart and what you want to do?"

Standing between the darkness and light in the mountains, his face was cloudy and uncertain.

"Learning scriptures is the most important thing for Sanzang, and it has never changed."

Sanzang raised his head slightly, and looked squarely at Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in mid-air, "Because he valued it, he was extra cautious. From the Bodhisattva's point of view, what Sanzang did was wrong?"

This……

Bodhisattva hesitated.

Journey to the West is a secret only known to high-level officials in Lingshan.

It is also unreasonable to say that the five masters and apprentices of Sanzang knew the inside story in advance and deliberately did not follow the arrangement of Lingshan.

However, the reactions of Sanzang and others are always beyond everyone's expectations.

The senior management of Lingshan repeatedly felt that the situation was out of control, and even began to lose sight of the final direction of Journey to the West.

Then the question comes:

The Journey to the West was arranged by the Buddha, and the Buddhist scriptures were selected by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Now the Buddhist scriptures do not listen to Lingshan, so is this kind of Westward Journey still the Westward Journey that Lingshan wants to see?

To put it more seriously, whether it will stop at Daleiyin Temple in the end, whether it will take the Tripitaka, and what effect it will have on the spread of Buddhism to the East have all become ambiguous matters.

Don't really go to Xitian as Nagarjuna said, and get back the "Kong Ming Zang" in the end, that would be a big joke.

Avalokitesvara even felt a little absurd, what the hell was this poor monk doing running around?
In today's meeting, she is following the Tathagata's decree, and she must confirm Sanzang's attitude and intentions as an important basis for Lingshan's next decision-making.

In any case, Sanzang's true thoughts must be revealed today.

But Sanzang's words put the Bodhisattva into a dilemma.

If she said Sanzang was wrong, it meant that Lingshan had the right answer, everything was arranged, and the Westbound team was just a puppet without independent decision-making power.

Although this is clearly a fact, it cannot be said that way.

After thinking for a moment, Guanyin replied tactfully,

"If you think about it, if it's all in the Dharma, you won't be wrong."

Saying this is tantamount to not saying it.

But Sanzang nodded, "The poor monk thinks the same way. Facing the temptation of ginseng fruit, my master and apprentice were never tempted. Zhen Yuanzi's scheme was also seen through by Wukong at a glance. In terms of xinxing alone, the poor monk felt that he had already passed the test." .”

"But the ginseng fruit tree died in the end!"

Nagarjuna interjected with a smile, "How dare you say that you didn't do anything wrong to let the Buddha's plan come to nothing? We know that you have offended all the people in Lingshan long ago!"

you!
Avalokitesvara frowned slightly and turned to Nagarjuna.

There is also this shit-stirring stick here, eagerly preparing to win Sanzang over.

I really don't know what the Buddha was thinking, but why didn't he stop Nagarjuna Bodhisattva and let him make trouble?
After thinking about it, Guanyin suddenly felt that his errand was... too difficult!

"The matter of the ginseng fruit tree was not done by Sanzang. If you have to say it, you can only say it was God's will. Does the Bodhisattva have to see that our master and disciple make mistakes, so that they think it is the right journey to the West?"

"Good!"

Sanzang continued to explain his point of view, and the Bodhisattva was speechless for a while.

I had no choice but to chant the Buddha's name in a low voice, taking the opportunity to sort out my chaotic mood.

"On the way to the west, all tests are established arrangements,"

After thinking about it, the Bodhisattva's heart was bent, and she didn't hide it anymore. That would only make her more passive. It's better to go straight to the point.

"If you want to obtain the Buddha's scriptures, you must accept the Buddha's test."

"The test is true, but is there only one correct answer?"

With a tense face, Sanzang replied meticulously, "Or, as long as you don't follow the Buddha's will, you are wrong? The poor monk's study is to save the Tang people, and the king of Tang also ordered so. If the Buddha can't tell right from wrong There is no distinction between black and white, so what is the use of this sutra?"

As soon as this statement came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became extremely tense.

Everyone in Layman Jingxuan knew that Sanzang had such a temper. He always spoke bluntly and would never hide it.

Moreover, he must have the following.

But the Bodhisattva opened his eyes wide, staring at Sanzang as if he was meeting Sanzang for the first time.

Sure enough, before the Bodhisattva could breathe a sigh of relief and think of something to say, Sanzang began to make up his sword again:

"In the final analysis, it is the business of the poor monk to learn scriptures. It is entrusted by Emperor Taizong to spread the Dharma and save people. As for what to do on the road, it is up to the poor monk to listen to who or not!"

it is good!
Layman Jingxuan couldn't help applauding Sanzang again.

That's it!

Emperor Taizong didn't care about Niaolingshan Buddha at all, he had his own long-term plans.Sanzang has his own ideas and clear goals. If he really wants to retrieve the Tripitaka, he doesn't need to go to the Western Paradise at all. With the memory of the previous era, the scriptures have long been in his mind.

Only the Buddha was entertaining himself, arranging a big show, and taking it for granted, thinking that everyone should act according to his script.

Thinking about it carefully, I can't tell how absurd it is.

The most exaggerated thing is that in this incident, the interests of many forces in the heavenly court and the Taoist sect were bound in it.

Turning the Buddhist scriptures into puppets at the mercy of others is not putting the cart before the horse!

In comparison, it is not as realistic as Nagarjuna Bodhisattva's teaching the Dharma on foot.

"What do you mean by that, the poor monk is wrong, Lingshan is wrong, and the Buddha is also wrong?"

Avalokitesvara couldn't hide her astonishment, and even heard deep dissatisfaction from Sanzang's words.

Up to now, she has really understood Sanzang's meaning, "If you don't follow your idea, you won't go to Lingshan to learn Buddhist scriptures?"

"As long as the thoughts are in the Dharma, there will be no mistakes. The Bodhisattva just said so."

Sanzang nodded, "You must take the scriptures, it's up to you whether to give them or not!"

Good guy!
Layman Jingxuan gave a thumbs up.

As expected of you, Sanzang, you really dare to say it!
"Well said!"

Nagarjuna praised sincerely, "Just what you said to Tripitaka proves that the king of Tang is not mistaken!"

"how do you want to do it?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva calmed down quickly after the initial shock and disbelief.

I have to admit that what Sanzang said is very reasonable. Where do people want to go and whose sutras do they want to learn from? In the final analysis, the initiative is in the hands of Sanzang.

If Lingshan does not give the scriptures, it will miss an important opportunity for the great prosperity of Buddhism.

Even if I chose the wrong person, the Buddha looked away, but now it is too late to change a group of people to play the role of the Buddha.

Emperor Tang... Li Shimin!
This is a decisive figure. He delegated the important task of learning scriptures to Sanzang. As long as the emperor does not approve, no one else can replace Sanzang.

So all in all, the truth of this matter is that the Buddha was defeated by the Emperor Taizong, and this emperor cut off the Hu, and by the way, set up Lingshan Buddhism?
It is only now that it is too late.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has no time to consider the ins and outs of this matter. What she wants to confirm immediately is what is the real purpose of Sanzang, or Tang Huang Li Shimin.

Sanzang smiled.

It has been a long time since he was reincarnated as Sanzang, this is the first time that Layman Jingxuan has seen a bit of the little star master's expression from him.

He said eight words and ended the meeting with the Bodhisattva.

Also won a complete victory.

Before experiencing the ancient battlefield of gods and demons, even he didn't understand these eight words very well, but now he speaks them with full confidence.

These eight characters are:
"The trend of the times, go with the sky!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva retreated hastily.

At this time, Sanzang's master and apprentice gave her a sense of inscrutability that was completely impenetrable.

More importantly, even she didn't know what the so-called general trend meant, but she was sensitively aware that the right time, place and people were all on Sanzang's side.

(End of this chapter)