Martial Arts: Immortality Begins from The Deer and the Cauldron

Chapter 1009 Guanyin’s Tofu

But Wufang Jieyi, the fourth-level meritorious officer who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but sigh at this moment. Buddhism arranged for these six bandits to come out, originally to arouse Sun Wukong's murderous intention, so that their master and disciple would be at odds.

This monkey actually changed his past temper and stopped taking action. On the contrary, Qin Ran directly tied up the robber and let Tang Sanzang chatter away to calm them down.

Now this difficulty has completely come to naught. What’s going on?
  But everything seemed extremely normal and reasonable, and it was hard for them to jump out and intervene. You can't expose your whereabouts because of this trivial matter. No matter what, you still have to report it to the Buddha as soon as possible.
  Tang Sanzang talked for a whole day this time. These bandits gradually turned from being dismissive at the beginning to being desperate for life. Finally, they seemed to wake up and couldn't help but open their mouths to beg for mercy.

"Master, we were wrong. From now on, we will abandon evil and do good, and we will never be robbers again. Please let us go!"

Tang Sanzang couldn't help but feel satisfied when he saw the sincerity of these guys.

The next morning, when the sky was dim and bright, Tang Seng was in a hurry to set off. He seemed to be in good condition.

Qin Ran actually saw some light of merit in him, and his words did have some effect on these bandits.

The two men and the monkey went on the road again. Within a few days, it started to snow heavily on the road, and the whole earth was covered with snow. As winter passes and spring comes, all things are in harmony, and the earth is exuding vitality.

On this day, Qin Ran and others came to the bank of a large river, and Sun Wukong went hunting again as usual.

Not long after Sun Wukong left, a village girl suddenly came from a distance with a graceful figure and a basket in her hand, with some vegetarian food on her face.
  There are high mountains everywhere here, how can there be any villages? Qin Ran naturally knew that this village girl was transformed by Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The village girl came forward and saw that Tang Monk was more than twice as fat as he was in the Tang Dynasty. A look of surprise flashed in her eyes and she greeted:
  "Hello elder, I wonder where the elder comes from?"

"The poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty in the east and went to the west to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. The female donor is polite." Tang Monk did not expect this and hurriedly returned the gift.

"It's a long way to go to the West Tianshan Mountains. Are there only two people, the holy monk and this young master?"

"The poor monk also has a disciple who has gone out to collect food for the poor monk." Tang Monk said very calmly.

This Tang Monk actually lied without changing his face in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Qin Ran was very satisfied. It seemed that his guidance had been effective.

"I am also a person who devotes myself to the Buddha. I have brought some vegetarian food here for the holy monks to enjoy." Guanyin Bodhisattva said while taking out the vegetarian food from the basket.

Tang Sanzang quickly declined. It wasn't that he wasn't hungry, but that he had already glanced at these vegetarian meals and saw that they were filled with vegetables and tofu. He was already used to eating all kinds of meat and game, so how could he see these vegetarian foods?
  Seeing Tang Sanzang insisting on not eating, Guanyin felt a little strange. Tang Sanzang ate so fat, and he didn't seem to be a picky eater.

"Since this master is not hungry, then the young master should eat these meals, right?" Guanyin turned to look at Qin Ran aside.

"Thank you, female donor." Most people can't eat Guanyin Bodhisattva's tofu.

Qin Ran quickly reached out to take it, but grabbed one of Guanyin's hands and looked directly at her. Guanyin suddenly felt a little embarrassed and quickly broke away. Tang Monk said from the side: "Master Qin, why are you holding the hand of this female donor?"

"What the holy monk doesn't know is that this female benefactor looks very much like my fiancée, who is married to my fingertips. This place is thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. When I see her, I think of my fiancée."

Qin Ran's voice was very sad and he held Guanyin in his arms.

Seeing Qin Ran's sincere expression, Tang Monk was moved with compassion and advised him from the side: "Female donor, this Mr. Qin just misses his fiancée. Please be considerate of him in such a pitiful situation."

When Guanyin heard Tang Monk say the same thing, her breathing suddenly became rapid and she was very angry. When did this Jin Chanzi become so shameless? How could he treat such an unreasonable behavior as if it were nothing?
  Qin Ran also knew that enough was enough. It would be bad if the Bodhisattva was forced to show his true form.

"When I saw the female donor, I thought of my fiancée. Please don't blame the female donor for being rude."

Qin Ran took a step back, took the basket, sat aside and started eating. Guanyin saw that Qin Ran had a good reason and a respectful attitude, and he couldn't express his huge anger at this time, so he had to endure it. He forced a smile on his face and changed the subject:
  "I wonder where the disciple of the holy monk went to seek alms. There are high mountains and dense forests here, and there are many tigers, leopards and demons. What should we do if we encounter danger?"

"The female benefactor doesn't know that this master's disciple is named Sun Wukong. He has been trapped under the Five Elements Mountain for more than five hundred years and is safe and sound. He has extraordinary abilities and will be fine." Qin Ran said from the side.

Tang Seng also nodded quickly, with a very proud expression on his face.

Guanyin gave Qin Ran a hateful look, but she couldn't stop Qin Ran while eating.

Guanyin said to Tang Monk again: "Is the master's disciple the Monkey King who made a big fuss in the sky five hundred years ago?"

"Yes, the female benefactor has actually heard of my disciple's reputation?
  Tang Seng's face showed a complacent look. The apprentice was very capable, and his master's face was naturally bright. Listen, others already knew the apprentice's name without him having to go out and tell him.

But Qin Ran was slightly surprised at the side. This Bodhisattva was too impatient. I was still there. If you say this, wouldn't you directly reveal your identity?
  "I heard that Sun Wukong was naughty, cruel and murderous. He regarded human life as nothing, disrespected the law, and acted rashly. Back then, he was directly labeled as a heavenly official, causing chaos in heaven. If a holy monk has such a disciple, he should take precautions early. ah!"

"Although my disciple made mistakes in the past, he has been under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years. His sins have been washed away and now he has reformed. I also ask the female benefactor not to cling to other people's mistakes when she sees them. "Tang Monk saw that the female benefactor kept saying bad things about Sun Wukong, and he felt a little dissatisfied.

It can be said that Sun Wukong has never made a mistake since he followed him, and he also thinks of ways to improve his food all day long. Where can he find such a good apprentice?

Guanyin couldn't help but feel even more depressed inside. Why did Tang Sanzang suddenly become so hard-headed?
  What benefits did that dead monkey give you? Let you speak for him like this?
  Qin Ran was happily eating Guanyin's tofu, almost laughing inside.

Guanyin glanced at Qin Ran imperceptibly, apparently because she thought he was in the way, so she said to Tang Monk:
  "Holy Monk, not far from here to the east is my home. If you don't mind it, why not take a rest in my humble abode?"

(End of this chapter)