I am guarding the sky prison in Journey to the West

Chapter 156 Again and again, not again and again

"Sun Dasheng don't take a boat and spend other people's property, I will send your masters and apprentices there."

The old man's voice came from a distance, like the thunder of a urn bell, it made people's eardrums itch.

All the mortals by the river trembled with fear, the timid ones fled back home in a hurry, and the bold ones hid and watched the movement from a distance.

Soon, the surface of the water was rolling, and the old turtle appeared in everyone's sight, with a pink head, green eyes and sharp teeth, and a turtle face with a humane and flattering smile.

The monkey picked up the golden cudgel, and yelled sharply: "You beast, stop for my grandson! If you dare to step forward again, I will beat you to death with a stick!"

Zhu Bajie and Drifting also looked alert, picked up their weapons, and stood in front of Tang Seng.

No wonder they were so vigilant, just now Guanyin cast a spell to save the aquatic people in the Tongtian River, and in the blink of an eye, such an old turtle appeared, it was really weird!
The old man said: "I am grateful for the great sage's kindness, and I am willing to send you off as a teacher and apprentice. Why do you want to beat me instead?"

The monkey asked, "What favor do I have with you?"

The old turtle said: "My lord, you don't know that the first place of the underwater turtle is my house. It has been handed down to me by my ancestors since the past generations. The king of inspiration came here at the head of the tide when the tsunami hit nine years ago. Relying on all my magical powers, I have hurt many of my sons and daughters, taken away many of my scrolls, and occupied my cave."

"Today, the Great Sage Meng invited the Prison God and Guanyin Bodhisattva to take away the evildoer and return the cave to me. This kindness is as important as hills and as deep as the sea. How dare I not repay it?"

The divine light in the monkey's eyes was flowing, but seeing the clear air flow on the old turtle's body, there was a Buddha's light surging, not like a demon, and his vigilance was slightly lowered, and he said: "Is what you said true?"

The old turtle opened his red mouth and swore to the sky: "If I don't send Monk Tang across the Tongtian River sincerely, let me turn into blood and die without a place to die!"

This swearing to the sky is not an oath to the heaven, but an oath to the way of heaven!
The higher the person's cultivation, the more restrained they are. Once they break the oath, the oath will be fulfilled immediately.

Although the old turtle in front of him has not turned into a human form, it is not because of insufficient cultivation, but because of his deep heels, he is a different species from heaven and earth, and it is difficult to transform into form.

It dares to make this oath, it should be telling the truth!

The monkey put away the golden cudgel and said, "Come up."

The old turtle just swam to the bank, jumped up onto the river cliff, the turtle's back was like a white cover with a radius of [-] zhang, with a faint light shining through it.

Lao Yuan bowed his head to Tang Seng in salute, and said, "Master, come up to me, and I will carry you across."

Tang Seng was a little hesitant, and worried: "This tortoise shell is smooth, and it may be difficult to stand on it. If you walk in the middle of the river and fall into the water, what should you do?"

Lao Yuan said: "Master, don't worry, my tortoise shell only looks smooth, but in fact it is no different from the ground, it is very stable, and this kind of thing will never happen."

Zhu Bajie also persuaded: "Master, don't worry! This old turtle has been in the Tongtian River for so many years, how could he make such a mistake? If you are not at ease, my old pig will give you a try first!"

As he said that, Zhu Bajie led the White Dragon King onto the back of the turtle, and it was as sure as he was on the ground.

Seeing this, Tang Seng stopped hesitating and walked towards Lao Yuan.

Just as he was about to step on the back of the turtle, a voice suddenly came from beside him.

"and many more!"

Tang Seng looked back and saw that it was a monkey. He asked suspiciously, "Wukong, what's wrong?"

The monkey frowned, but didn't know what to say.

Just now, a trace of uneasiness suddenly rose in his heart, and he subconsciously opened his mouth to stop Tang Seng.

But if you really asked him to say that there was a problem, he couldn't say it.

The monkey didn't speak, and the scene froze for a moment.

Sand Monk stepped forward and said, "Eldest brother, since this old turtle dares to swear, there is nothing wrong with it. Maybe it was sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva to give us a drink."

"Yeah." Monkey nodded.

What Drifting said was also the most reasonable possibility he could think of.

However, the uneasiness in his heart could not be eliminated.

Turning his head to look at the two sides, he found that the old mortal boatmen were all scared away by the old turtle, and he couldn't do without the old turtle at this time!

This old turtle comes in a weird way, I need to pay more attention!
The monkey untied the tiger tendon sash and put it inside the turtle's nose, pulling it like a rein, with one foot on the cover and one on the head, one hand holding the iron rod, and the other pulling the rope. Holding the reins, he shouted: "Old Turtle, go slowly, turn it a little bit, just hit the head!"

"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Lao Yuan shook his head again and again, without struggling or resisting, and let the monkey do whatever he wanted.

Afterwards, without any small movements, Tang Seng, his master and his disciples, including their horses and their luggage, were safely sent to the opposite bank.

Only after going ashore, when Tang Seng thanked him, he asked Tang Seng to help him ask Tathagata Buddha when he could transform into a human form.

"Could it be that my old grandson is overthinking?"

The monkey looked at the back of the old turtle disappearing into the river, always a little uneasy, but he still couldn't find the source.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up for the time being, and went to the west together with Tang Seng and the other three.

But he didn't know that when Lao Yuan saw them off and returned to the cave, a strange and evil purple light suddenly lit up on his body.

A black lotus rose from its body, floating in mid-air.

"Buddha." Lao Yuan knocked his head on the ground with a respectful attitude: "I have followed the Buddha's instructions and formed a cause and effect with that Tang monk."

"Good." A voice came from the black lotus platform.

Lao Yuan hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Buddha, when will the disciple transform into a human form?"

Hei Lian said: "You wait in this Tongtian River with peace of mind. When Tang Monk and his disciples come back from the Lingshan Mountain and settle the cause and effect with you, it will be the day when you transform into a human form and cultivate to a positive result."

The old turtle was overjoyed and kowtowed continuously: "Thank you Buddha! Thank you Buddha!"

Hei Lian didn't speak any more, the light gradually dimmed and merged into Lao Yuan's body.

On the other hand, Guanyin also obtained from the Jade Emperor the will to bring King Inspiration back to Luojia Mountain for severe punishment, and lifted King Inspiration out of the prison.

Without talking all the way, I went back to the purple bamboo forest in Luojia Mountain, took the King of Inspiration out of the bamboo basket, and put it behind the lotus pond.

Only then did Guanyin ask what Li Anran did after taking him away.

The King of Inspiration said: "After the Prison God brought the disciple back to the sky prison, he locked the disciple in the cell. Apart from that, he did nothing else."

Guanyin breathed a sigh of relief, and warned again: "Everything in the world is a thing of the past, and you don't have to mention it to anyone in the future. I'll know when you say a word, and I will definitely peel you and rasp your bones, and teach you You are beyond redemption!"

The King of Inspiration sincerely promised: "The disciple will never dare to divulge a single word."

Avalokitesvara waved his hand, waved away the king of inspiration, and sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, frowning and thinking a lot.

No matter whether Li Anran was really enforcing the law impartially, or in order to please Taiyi Tianzun, he deliberately asked her to trouble her to save her face, and put the king of inspiration in the prison.

As long as she didn't find out that the king of inspiration used the souls of boys and girls to make alchemy, it wouldn't be a big deal to her!
What really makes her sleepless is——

"Who exactly led Xuanzang and his disciples to Chenjiazhuang?"

The person in Lingshan who is directly in charge of learning scriptures from the West is Avalokitesvara!
She knows best that the route to learn Buddhist scriptures from the West should not pass through Chenjiazhuang!

But now, not only has it passed, but the time is also stuck on the eve of the festival. It is obvious that someone is secretly plotting!
This person must have known about the fact that the Inspiration King used the souls of boys and girls to make alchemy with their blood relatives, and even had conclusive evidence.

This time, he was merciful and didn't expose the matter directly, but only led Tang Monk and his apprentice to Chenjiazhuang, which was regarded as a warning to her!
But next time, or when the other party wants her to do something, it won't be so!

The sword was hanging above her head, it was too much of a threat to her!

"What should I do?" Guanyin clenched the bamboo basket in her hand, feeling really uneasy.

After she learned that the monkeys had appeared in Chenjiazhuang, she immediately went to the purple bamboo forest to weave this watertight bamboo basket, just to sift through all the creatures in Tongtian River and find out the person who secretly plotted against her.

At least find some clues.

But the result is that nothing was found!

After that, he cast a spell to save all the aquatic tribes in the Tongtian River, because he was worried about revealing the news, and he didn't mean to vent his anger!
Guanyin also has a few suspects in her heart, but there is no real evidence for this kind of thing, how dare she ask the other party for proof!
He could only bury this in his heart in advance and wait for the other party to come to him.

Guanyin thought of monkeys again.

According to Lingshan's original plan, the monkey has great luck and is not weak in strength. Let him be Tang Seng's Dharma protector, he should be able to deal with Taoist calculations, and turn danger into safety and prosperity!
In addition to the calculations of Taoism, the other catastrophes on Xitian Road are the benefits that Lingshan gave to those gods and Buddhas who knew the inside story of Xitian's pilgrimage and agreed to join hands to deal with the catastrophe!

They sent their disciples down to earth on mounts, and then descended to earth to subdue them. It can be considered that they have gone through a lot of calamities, and they can still get the humane merit of spreading Buddhism eastward.

In this way, they always want to think about the good things of the West and give Lingshan a little bit of favor.

Even if there is an accident and the doorman's mount dies, it is just the death of the doorman's mount, and he will not hurt himself at all!

Unexpectedly, the monkey spotted Li Anran, and whenever he had something to do, he would go to the dungeon to find Li Anran!
First Honghaier, then Che Chiguo, and then this Tongtianhe!
However, the reason Monkey asked for is very legitimate, and it is not easy for Guanyin to stop him on the bright side!

This caused her a lot of trouble!
This time Tongtianhe, if the monkey hadn't suddenly invited Li Anran to descend to the earth to subdue the demon, she wouldn't have to be so anxious!
"That Poor Monkey has always been rebellious and unruly, but now he repeatedly goes to heaven to seek help from the Prison God in the name of evil spirits who violate the rules and regulations of heaven. What is he thinking? Is it possible to take refuge in Xuanmen?"

"There is also the Prison God, does he know about the Buddhist scriptures from the West and the Buddhist and Taoist gambling?"

Guanyin frowned slightly.

If Li Anran knew about the Buddhist and Taoist gambling, and deliberately made friends with the monkey, then she should pay more attention!

The four protectors of the Western Paradise, the monkey is the core of the core!

If Li Anran pries the monkey away in front of the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms, her fake will not be able to replace the monkey on the stage, and it will be difficult to learn the scriptures afterwards!
"Things in this world, one can be one and two can be two, don't repeat it again and again! I will give that Poor Monkey two more chances!"

Guanyin quickly made a decision.

Afterwards, she restrained her mind and practiced cross-legged.

She captured the King of Inspiration back to Luojia Mountain during this trip, which can be regarded as a disaster. At this time, the efficiency of cultivation is a hundred times and a thousand times that of the past, but it cannot be wasted.

At the same time, Li Anran was also practicing in the dungeon.

Avalokitesvara took the Jade Emperor's decree to mention people, and he could only hand over the inspiration king. Fortunately, he was fast enough and had already read the life of the inspiration king.

After thinking about the matter of the old turtle, he decided to keep it at a respectful distance.

The old turtle first plotted against Guanyin and led the Tang monk, master and apprentice to Tongtian River.

Later, after Tang Seng and his disciples returned from learning the scriptures, Tang Seng and his disciples were overthrown in the Tongtian River on the grounds that Tang Seng did not help him ask Tathagata when he would be able to cultivate a human body.

Afterwards, the incident of demons snatching scriptures happened.

This courage can be said to be a breakthrough!
Although according to the records in Journey to the West, the monkey protected the scriptures by relying on his own cultivation.

But at that time, the monkey had already achieved a positive result, and his cultivation base was at least a Da Luo Jinxian!
Li Anran just entered the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm for the first time at this time, but he didn't want to cause this trouble.

For the next half month, Li Anran practiced peacefully in the dungeon.

During this period, Nezha completed his official duties of subjugating demons, and when he came back from the mortal world, he went to Tianlao to find him immediately.

Not for other things, just to show off his identity as a senior brother!

"Junior Brother Li Anran, Junior Brother Li Anran" kept shouting, making Li Anran roll his eyes.

Only a kid like Nezha who doesn't grow up likes to take advantage of others' seniority!
Even though this little kid is over ten thousand years old!
However, her heart is still childish and immature!

This remark naturally made Nezha furious, he took out his pointed gun and had a big fight with Li Anran, and had a hard drink, and then——

Successfully reaped two failures!
During this process, Li Anran was surprised to find that Nezha seemed to look away from Li Jing and put it down.

In the past, whenever Nezha drank too much wine and mentioned Li Jing, he would gnash his teeth, wishing he could rush over and kill Li Jing immediately.

This time, after he drank too much, he talked to Li Anran about the rules of heaven.

Li Anran: "???"

Is it popular to talk about the rules of heaven now?
Why did everyone from Yang Jian to Monkey to Nezha start talking about the rules of heaven?

Li Anran was stunned.

He didn't know that Yang Jian and Nezha had already had a showdown. After Nezha knew Yang Jian's ambition to modify the rules of heaven and implement them, he unconsciously began to pay attention to the rules of heaven. The scene of drunken talk about the rules of heaven.

As for Li Jing, Nezha had already thought about how to deal with him, and now he was just waiting for the time to come.

Nezha dragged Li Anran and talked drunkenly for a long time before staggering back to Yunlou Palace.

Not long after Nezha left, another Daoist boy from Tushita Palace came to Tianlao.

"Prison God, Taishang Daozu invites you to go to Tushita Palace for a talk."

"it is good."

Li Anran was not surprised.

Assuming that Tongtian is still in his hands, it would be strange if Taishang Laojun didn't come to him if he wanted to complete the layout against the Eight Immortals of Shangdong!
(End of this chapter)