Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 417 I am a gentleman
After crossing the Quicksand River, we didn't encounter any monsters along the way, and walked all the way from early winter to early autumn.

With the addition of Sha Seng, there was not much change in the team, because he was a taciturn person and was obviously afraid of saying the wrong thing and offending others.

On one side is the old boss, representing heaven and Taoism.

On one side is the new owner, representing Buddhism.

No matter which one he offends, it is not a good choice.

It is better to talk less and do more, be a monk carrying a load, complete the journey and achieve the status of an arhat.

If we were to ask who was the happiest person in the team, it would be Zhu Bajie, who carried a nine-toothed rake and flirted with women, feeling very comfortable. During the break a few days ago, he even went back to Gao Laozhuang to please his master Tang Sanzang, and it was like a reunion after a long absence.

At this time, it was far away in Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea.

The precious lotus flowers in the sacred pond on the mountain are beginning to bloom, and the fragrance of the flowers is wafting in the air.

Guanyin was accompanying an old woman, followed by the Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Manjusri. She said politely, "The lotus flowers in the Lotus Pond are blooming recently, so we specially invite the Old Mother of Mount Li and the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra to come and watch."

No wonder Guanyin, who always thinks highly of herself, lowered her posture today. It turns out that this old woman is the Mother of Mount Lishan.

Although this person is not famous, his strength is top-notch, and even Guanyin has to give him some face.

She is a Buddhist and it is not easy for her to attack An Yan, but if it is the Taoist elder Mother Lishan who attacks, that would be a different matter.

The Mother of Lishan is also somewhat concerned about the recent Journey to the West, because the appearance of An Yan has caused some ripples in the originally planned Journey to the West.

Guanyin is the person in charge of Journey to the West, but at this time she invited her to come and view the lotus. This is very intriguing.

At this time, Mu Zha Hui'an came forward and said respectfully, "Master, the guardian Jia Lan outside the mountain gate wants to see you. He said he has something important to report about the journey to the west."

"The Journey to the West?" Guanyin asked knowingly, pretending to be surprised: "Haven't Tang Monk and his companions crossed the Quicksand River? Are all the pilgrims here? Is there anything else?"

Mu Zha Hui'an shook his head, "The guardian Jia Lan didn't tell me the details, so I don't know either."

"However, I heard that it has something to do with Daoist Master An who was traveling with us."

"This!" Guanyin looked at Lishan Laomu and said apologetically, "Lishan Laomu, I'm really sorry. I originally wanted to invite you to watch the lotus together."

The Mother of Lishan looked at Guanyin meaningfully. When she heard Muzha Hui'an mention Taoist An, she understood that Guanyin invited her here this time just because of Taoist An Yan.

Well, she wanted to see what Guanyin wanted to do with her help.

"It doesn't matter. Since it's about the Journey to the West, why don't we go together and take a look. By the way, this Taoist priest An is from my Taoist family, and I also want to see what happened."

The Mother of Mount Li said with a smile, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"Since the Mother of Lishan is interested, please follow me." Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled slightly. Very good, the Mother of Lishan's curiosity has been aroused.

"Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra, please come as well."

Knowing what Guanyin wanted to do, Manjusri and Samantabhadra, who came to help, nodded in unison, "Okay."

Seeing that the protagonist had arrived, Guanyin said to Muzha Hui'an: "Hui'an, go and bring the guardian Jialan here."

"Okay, disciple understands."

Mu Zha Hui'an left in a hurry.

Soon, Mu Zha Hui'an came back with the guardian Jia Lan.

Upon seeing the Bodhisattva, the guardian Jialan seemed to have suffered a great injustice, and fell to his knees in front of Guanyin, "This humble monk greets Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjusri Bodhisattva, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and I beg the three Bodhisattvas to help me!"

The Mother of Lishan looked back and forth between Guanyin and the guardian Jialan without saying a word, wanting to see what they were up to.

Dharma Protector Jia Lan said aggrievedly: "Ever since Master An followed Tang Monk on his journey to the West, Tang Monk's behavior has become increasingly strange. Recently, he even broke his vows and started eating meat and drinking wine."

"If the Bodhisattva does not come forward to stop Master An, I am afraid that Tang Monk will have married and had children before he even reaches Lingshan."

All of a sudden, the guardian Jia Lan exaggerated the whole thing, directly linking An Yan with the fact that Tang Monk would get married and have children, making people think that An Yan was the culprit.

Guanyin said in embarrassment: "This Taoist priest An is a Taoist priest. How can I attack him directly? He also went west to spread scriptures and recite the Dao."

Dharma Protector Jia Lan complained bitterly, "Bodhisattva, you must not be deceived by his appearance. With such a character, how can he withstand such a great cause?"

"It would be better to send him back as soon as possible, so that he won't affect Tang Monk and his disciples' determination to go west to obtain Buddhist scriptures."

Lishan Laomu frowned. She finally understood what was being said. It was clear that this was meant for her to hear so that she could drive An Yan away.

After understanding the whole story, the Mother of Lishan looked at Guanyin again and thought to herself: What a good way of killing someone with a borrowed knife. She is worthy of being a Buddhist in the world, so insidious.

Knowing An Yan's Supreme being, as a member of the Taoist sect, Lishan Laomu would naturally not sit idly by.

"That's wrong!"

Hearing the Lishan Old Mother's voice, Guanyin Bodhisattva secretly rejoiced. It worked. On the surface, she pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Oh, please give me some advice, old mother?"

"Earlier, I met them on my way to Luojia Mountain."

"But I heard Zhu Bajie yelling that he wanted to go back to Gao Laozhuang, but Tang Seng did not stop him, but let him go."

"I think Zhu Bajie has not changed his worldly mind and is wavering. Tang Seng also has distracting thoughts and is not very stable."

"If they were truly devoted to seeking Buddhahood, how could they be so indecisive and easily swayed by others?"

When the guardian Jia Lan heard this, he immediately became anxious and said hurriedly, "Please ask the Lishan Old Mother to look carefully. When Tang Monk first left the East, he was determined and vowed not to return to the East until he had obtained the Western Scriptures. How could he be a man who is indecisive? He must have been misled by others."

"That might not be Zhu Bajie." Lishan Laomu shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Manjusri and Samantabhadra Bodhisattvas said in a very fair and just manner: "Well, the journey to the West is full of hardships and difficulties. If you are not determined, it will be difficult to achieve the right result."

"Then why don't you and I set up a puzzle? Test the Zen Buddhist mind of the master and the disciple to see if it is an external or internal cause."

"If anyone fails the inspection, they are the black sheep. When the time comes, we can kick them out. Isn't that the problem solved?"

This gamble can be said to kill one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own.

But in order to kick An Yan out and avoid being criticized, Guanyin Bodhisattva had to resort to this last resort.

If one Zhu Bajie can replace one An Yan, it is totally worth it in their opinion.

After all, Zhu Bajie looks like a traitor no matter how you look at him. He weighs 200 pounds and has a 190-pound rebellious body.

Recruiting such people into Buddhism is also an unstable factor.

The Mother of Mount Li was not stupid either. She quickly realized that someone was waiting for her here.

Thinking that the three of them had teamed up to trick her, Lishan Laomu laughed out loud, "Okay, okay, look at me."

A middle-aged woman appeared at the spot, "Then let's try and see whose heart is moving."

Seeing this, Guanyin also made a seal and smiled, "Then I am Zhenzhen." Samantabhadra and Manjusri smiled at each other, and Aiai and Lianlian appeared and smiled at them, "Hello, mother and elder sister."

The four of them immediately flew away from Luojia Mountain and caught up with Tang Sanzang and his companions. They used their great magical powers to build a group of houses in front of them. Ordinary mortal eyes and Dharma eyes could not see through these houses.

Only those with the flaming eyes of Sun Wukong and the divine eyes of Yang Jian can see through it.

However, as luck would have it, after absorbing the black energy and the power of numerous luck and merits, An Yan's Demonic Eye finally completed its transformation and turned into a great magical power.

See through illusions, devour all negative energy in the world, including the energy of killing, and reflect it back to yourself.

It can be said that the calamity energy that cultivators try to avoid is a great tonic for An Yan.

As for An Yan now, even if he were thrown into the Dharma Ending Age, he could become an immortal by absorbing all kinds of resentment and calamity.

Likewise, he can also use his calamity energy to fight his enemies.

But don't underestimate this calamity, even a little bit of it could cause the death of an immortal or god. If too much of it is contaminated, even a Daluo or even a quasi-saint will be in danger of falling.

The Lord of the Demon Heaven and the Twelve Ancestral Witches are good examples.

With the awakening of his magical powers and the feedback of power, An Yan vaguely felt the edge of a breakthrough.

If he were blessed with more luck and merit, perhaps he would be able to attain the Taiyi level.

And no one noticed all this.

An Yan opened his eyes with a smile, and a faint light flashed in his left eye.

By this time, the sky had already darkened.

Tang Sanzang looked at the setting sun and asked, "An Yan, it's getting dark now. Where are we going to rest tonight?"

An Yan, in a good mood, smiled and said, "We are used to sleeping in the open air all the way. We can rest anywhere. We can go a little further and find a flat place to rest."

"Oh, I, the old pig, haven't slept in a bed for a long time. If I continue like this, I will really turn into a wild boar." Zhu Bajie sighed, patting his belly.

"Old pig, it's just a little wind and frost. I just can't get used to sleeping on a wooden bed. It's more comfortable to use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed." Xiong Bin enjoyed it very much.

Sha Seng said indifferently: "As long as I can obtain the true scriptures as soon as possible, it doesn't matter where I sleep."

Seeing this, Sun Wukong immediately laughed at Bajie, "You idiot, you are not even as conscious as a new comer, why don't you just be the third disciple?"

While playing, everyone passed through a forest. Looking up, they saw a high-walled house in front of them, surrounded by wild chrysanthemums and the fragrance of flowers.

Seeing this, Zhu Bajie completely ignored Sun Wukong's words and said with a smile: "Master, there is a manor house in front of us. Why don't we stay there for the night? Maybe we can get some food."

An Yan's devil pupils and Sun Wukong's flaming eyes and golden pupils both lit up, seeing through the illusion.

Sun Wukong's flaming eyes could only see immortal air and Buddha's light lingering in the air. He thought it was the guidance of the immortals and Buddhas, and it was intentional.

An Yan's Demonic Eyes saw more. There seemed to be fog in front of him. As his sight penetrated the fog, he found that there was nothing but a wasteland in front of him. There were no buildings at all.
But the four people inside surprised An Yan. The Mother of Lishan, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Manjusri Bodhisattva, none of these four were easy to deal with.

That’s right, An Yan’s Demonic Eyes directly saw through the disguises of the four people, which was far stronger than the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils.

Seeing that An Yan remained silent and did not dare to reveal the secret, Sun Wukong reminded Zhu Bajie after hearing his words: "Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat. Aren't you afraid that you are a monster?"

"Hehe, Brother Monkey, don't lie to me. If it really is a monster, how could I not see it?" Zhu Bajie didn't notice Sun Wukong's warning at all.

Seeing Zhu Bajie's dead look, Sun Wukong rolled his eyes and said nothing more, letting him suffer a little.

An Yan, who understood the Zen heart test of the Four Saints, pretended not to know the truth and suggested: "Let's stay here for the night. It's rare to meet a family."

Seeing that An Yan had no objection, Tang Sanzang naturally nodded happily, "Okay, then we'll go over and stay the night."

He really prefers sleeping in bed to being in the wilderness!
When they walked forward, they saw a gatehouse with carvings of lotus and elephant trunks, and carved beams and painted buildings.

An Yan exclaimed: "This family is obviously a wealthy family."

"Is there anyone?"

"We are passers-by and would like to stay for one night. Is that possible?"

Tang Sanzang went forward, knocked on the door, and shouted inside.

Just as everyone was waiting, footsteps were heard from inside the door, and soon a voice came out, asking in a delicate voice: "Is it really a passerby and not a bad guy?"

Tang Sanzang said quickly: "I am a monk who came from the Tang Dynasty in the East and went to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. I am definitely not a bad person."

"If you don't believe me, I'll leave."

Zhu Bajie, who was staying beside An Yan, muttered, "Are we going to sleep in the wilderness tonight?"

Hearing this, An Yan smiled. He knew that the person inside would open the door soon.

Sure enough, the locked door opened and a middle-aged woman walked out.

When everyone looked at her, they found that she was a beautiful woman.

The woman was dressed in a very elegant manner, and although she was middle-aged, she was still plump and graceful.

Zhu Bajie was drooling at the sight. Although he had restrained himself a lot after having Cuilan, he couldn't help but talk nonsense again now that Cuilan was not around.

"Angel, look, what a beautiful woman."

"Shut up, Bajie. I'm a gentleman. Why are you telling me this?" An Yan righteously scolded him, then stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Junior An Yan, I'm honored."

This change frightened Zhu Bajie. What was going on? When did An Ge'er become so serious?

It was obvious that he gained a lot from every communication, so why was he so restrained today?

"You're welcome. Please come in." The woman seemed very satisfied with An Yan's behavior and invited everyone in with a smile.

After they were seated, a maid soon came forward to pour tea and water.

The tea sets were all rare items, and Xiong Bin couldn't put them down. He liked these valuable items, otherwise he wouldn't be so passionate about the business of carrying loads on his shoulders.

The woman looked everyone up and down until everyone felt uncomfortable, then she smiled and said, "I hope you don't mind. This is the land of Xiniu Hezhou. My family name is Jia, and my husband's family name is Mo."

"It's a pity that my husband died young, leaving me and my three daughters to take care of this large family."

“It is useless to have a fortune and a thousand acres of fertile land, but no one to carry on the family business.”

"I see that you are all good men, and I want to choose husbands for my three daughters."

"I don't know what to do?"

(End of this chapter)