The daughter of the king crosses Monkey King

Chapter 235 Arrived at the Bank of Tongtian River
"Old man, you may have misunderstood the person. I am a monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and I have never seen you before."

The old man was surprised when he heard the words: "Dongtu Datang, there is 54000 miles away from us, did you guys come here like this?"

"Yes, we came here step by step. The four of us opened roads across mountains, built bridges when we met water, and climbed mountains and mountains. Only then did we come to you. I saw a big river before, it was too wide, so I found you here to ask Let me ask, what ferry is there?"

"There has never been a ferry here. There is one 300 miles south! If you can't go today, you can stay at my house for a while!"

"That's a big thank you!"

Sanzang clasped his hands together to express his gratitude.King Wujing, the daughter of the leader, walked forward, and turned back to beckon Bajie to follow.

Bajie hummed and ran over.

When the old man saw the frightened one, he almost fell to the ground: "The monster is coming, the monster is coming!"

Tang Sanzang hurried to support him and said, "Old benefactor, don't be afraid, this is my great apprentice, named Zhu Bajie!"

The old man tremblingly said: "You are so handsome, and the book boy and maid are also very beautiful, how did you find such an ugly apprentice?"

Sanzang said: "Although he doesn't look very good-looking, he has strong magic power, a kind heart, and will not do evil!"

The old man was noncommittal, and led the four of them into the house.

Zhu Bajie walked to the living room, and there was a monk in the certificate room who had already arrived. He guessed that this old man had made an appointment in advance to perform rituals. The monk was there to chant sutras.

Zhu Bajie pouted, arched the pig's head to look there, and asked in a rough voice: "That monk, what scriptures are you reciting?"

The monk was very attentive at first, but when he heard someone asking, he turned around and saw a monster with a black mouth, big ears and a long nose. He was so frightened that it sounded like thunder!
Then he quickly took out a Buddhist scripture and read it out loud.

Upon hearing this, Bajie said, "You can still recite the Sutra of Subduing Demons, but unfortunately you don't have mana, so it won't work!"

Hearing this, the monk was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, pointed at the monster in front of him, and kept backing away.

Tang Sanzang hurried over and helped him up, little master, don't be afraid, we are not bad people, nor monsters, he is just ugly, but he is also a Buddhist! "

The little monk stood up, about 21 or [-] years old, and said: "The poor monk has also met a hundred or eighty monks, and he has never seen this kind of monk. I am leaving, leaving!"

After finishing speaking, he ran away on his own without waiting for the old man and Sanzang to persuade him to stay!
The old man yelled at the gate of the courtyard: "Leave after eating?"

The monk didn't turn his head back: "Don't eat, it's so scary!"

Run away!

Bajie is very speechless, how can such a mind be a monk?
The old man: "He is a monk who became a monk halfway. He was originally from our village, but later he went out to find a master. Before he finished his studies, the master was eaten by monsters. Why did he return to the village? He is considered a half monk!"

Sanzang sighed: "It's a poor man! I can teach him if I have the chance!"

"That's a good relationship. Be an elder and sit down first!"

The old man seemed very enthusiastic, and seemed very willing to facilitate this matter.

Tang Sanzang sat down and asked, "Old benefactor, is Gao's surname?"

"The old man's surname is Chen."

"It's fate. I'm also surnamed Chen."

The old man said: "Master is also surnamed Chen?"

Sanzang said: "Yes, the surname of the layman is also Chen. May I ask what kind of fasting you did just now?"

Bajie laughed and said, "Master asked him what it is! Don't you know? It must be Qingmiao Zhai, Ping An Zhai, and Leo Chang Zhai."

The old man said: "No, no."

Sanzang asked again, "What's the end?"

The old man said: "It's a pre-retirement fast."

Bajie laughed so hard that he fell down and said: "The old man has no eyesight! We are the kings who lie and build bridges to deceive people. How can you deceive me with this lie! Don't monks know about fasting? Huan Zhai, where is there a person who is preparing for the death fast? No one in your family has died, why do you do the death fast?"

Sanzang asked, "Why is it called the Preliminary Training of the Dead?"

"Hey. Aren't you blocked by a stream of water? In that water, there is a king of inspiration!"

The daughter king heard what she had guessed, and asked, "So what?"

"The king of inspiration, who can sense the prosperity of temples in one place, and the blessing of the people in a thousand miles. The nectar is given to the village every year, and the clouds fall in the village every year. Keep us in good weather and a bumper harvest!"

Sanzang said, "Isn't that a good thing? Are you doing things for him?"

"For him. But not for him!"

"Who is that for?"

"Elder, listen to me from the beginning. This king of inspiration does protect us, but eating virgins and men and women is not a manifestation of the upright God."

Sanzang asked in surprise, "Do you want to eat virgins?"

The old man said: "Exactly."

Bajie said: "It must be your turn this year? It turns out that you are giving your baby..."

The old man wept and said sadly: "This year is coming to my house. There are hundreds of families living here. The king sacrifices once a year. He asks for a virgin boy, a virgin girl, pigs, sheep and sacrifices to offer him. He has a meal If you eat it, it will keep us in good weather; if you don’t make sacrifices, you will come to bring disasters.”

Bajie said, "How many sons are there in your family?"

The old man beat his chest and said: "Poor! Poor! What are you saying about your son, you are ashamed to kill me! I have no son at the age of 50. My relatives and friends persuaded me to take a concubine. I had no choice but to find a house. I gave birth to a daughter. This year, I only gave birth to eight concubines." age."

Bajie said: "If you don't have a son, you don't need to send a boy?"

The old man said: "How is that possible? Just find a relative. Alas, my brother has a son who is out of order. He is seven years old and his name is Chen Guanbao. He will come to my house for a sacrifice, so I dare not not offer it. Therefore, the relationship between father and son is hard to break up, and we first set up a supernatural dojo with the child, so it is called the pre-cultivation of death.”

Sanzang heard the words and said: "This is exactly what the ancients said, yellow plums never fall and green plums fall, and God favors no one."

Zhu Bajie laughed and said, "I'll ask him later. Old man, how many people are there in your family?"

The old man said: "There are quite a few. There are forty or fifty hectares of paddy fields, sixty or seventy hectares of dry fields, eighty or ninety pastures, two or three hundred water cattle, thirty or twenty donkeys and horses, and countless pigs, sheep, chickens and geese. .There are old grains that can’t be eaten and clothes that can’t be worn. The family property is also exhausted.”

Zhu Bajie said: "It's thanks to you that you have saved your family business like this."

The old man said: "How do you see me?"

Zhu Bajie said: "Since I have this property, how can I be willing to sacrifice my own children? If you fight for 50 taels of silver, you can buy a virgin boy; if you fight for 100 taels of silver, you can buy a virgin girl. Even twisting can't be more than 200 taels. Wouldn't it be good to leave behind your own children?"

The old man tearfully said: "Elder! You don't know, the great king is an inspiration, and he often comes to our house to walk."

Zhu Bajie said: "He came to walk, what kind of face do you see him? How long is it?"

The old man said: "I can't see it, but I can only smell a scent of incense. I know that it is Grandpa Wang who is here. He is busy burning incense and worshiping the wind. He knows everything about our family, big spoons, big bowls and small things." , He remembers the time of birth of the old and the young. As long as he has his own children, others will benefit. If it is not his own family, he will return, and the same disaster will happen!

(End of this chapter)