Journey to the West, one of the fist saints

Chapter 148 Tower Sweeping
The quaint palace was pitch black, the oil lamps were extinguished, and there was even no incense to offer.Stepping into the Jialanyuan, there are several towering pagodas inside. Next to the pagodas are pine trees with a lot of incense ash. The branches above are tied with red ropes and wooden signs are hung.

The monks put on their shackles and pushed the main hall away, inviting Xuanzang to worship Buddha in the hall.

Xuanzang went to burn a stick of incense, made a Buddhist ceremony, and then met the abbot.

The abbot was wearing cassock, with a thin face, also wearing shackles, and coughed twice between actions.

"Amitabha, is this mage from Dongtu Datang?" The abbot saluted, and then asked aloud, with a hint of expectation in his cloudy eyes.

Xuanzang was a little surprised, and after careful calculation, he understood the cause and effect, but on the surface he pretended to be surprised and asked, "How does the abbot know the origin of the poor monk? Could there be some way to predict?"

The abbot replied: "I don't have any way of predicting or predicting. It's just that I have some grievances that I can't find clearly. I pray to the heaven and the earth every day. I think it's alarming the gods. At night, I suddenly had a dream, saying that there is a saint from the Tang Dynasty. Monk, you have saved our lives, and you will be forgiven for your grievances. When I saw the Master today, I couldn’t help but have a whim, so when I asked this question, I didn’t expect the holy monk to come.”

"Then quickly tell me what kind of territory this is, and what grievances do you have in mind?" Xuanzang asked loudly.

"It's a long story. This place is called Jisai Kingdom, which is a big country in Xibang. At that time, there were four small countries paying tribute: South Yuetuo Kingdom, North Gaochang Kingdom, East and West Liang Kingdom, and Xibenbo Kingdom. The imperial concubine is a horse. Our country does not need to fight or conquer, so it is worshiped as a state by the surrounding small countries." The abbot slowly introduced, and said that there was even a hint of color on his face, as if he was very proud.

Xiong Likui nodded and said: "Since he was worshiped as a superior state, presumably it is because the king governs the country well and is virtuous in civil and military affairs."

"This elder, that king's writing is not good, his martial arts is not good, and it's not that he has the right way to govern the country. It's my Jinguang Temple. There is a Buddha treasure on the pagoda, which emits colorful energy during the day and glows at night; there are all small countries around me. Let's look up together. Therefore, this place is regarded as Tianfu Shenjing, a tribute from the four barbarians.

It was only three years ago, in the autumn night, there was a rain of blood, and that night, there was a pungent smell of blood outside.At daybreak, when I went out, I saw blood all over the ground, every family was terrified, and the people were inexplicably sad.All the ministers played the king, wondering if it was God's punishment.

Who would know that the golden pagoda in my temple was polluted, so foreign countries have not come to pay tribute in the past two years.My king wanted to conquer, but some courtiers advised me that the monks in my temple stole the treasures on the pagoda, so there was no auspicious cloud and auspicious mist, and foreign countries did not come to worship.

The foolish king didn't judge, and ordered those corrupt officials to take my monks away, torture them in every possible way, and ask about the whereabouts of the Buddha treasure.At that time, there were three generations of monks in my temple. The first two generations had been tortured to death.

Lord Saint Monk, how dare we deceive ourselves and steal the treasure in the pagoda!The Holy Monk Wanwang is compassionate, merciful and merciful, and casts his magic power widely to save our lives! "

The old abbot couldn't help crying as he spoke, which wet the monk's robe.

Seeing this, Xuanzang couldn't bear it, and said: "Don't worry, the abbot, the poor monk and his disciples are all very powerful, and they will find the lost Buddha treasure for you."

Hearing this, the abbot stopped weeping and made a salute: "The holy monk is staying in my temple now. It's getting late now. I'm sorry that I don't have any good things to entertain in my temple, only some melted porridge. Already!"

"Min Wu, go and arrange accommodation for the holy monks and elders!"

"Yes, Abbot!"

A thin monk with an ordinary face came out from among the monks, and bowed forward with the sound of clanging iron chains, "Elders, please follow me!"

The little monk led Xuanzang and others into the innermost part of the monastery, and found three guest rooms. The belongings inside were fairly complete, but all the valuable items had been sold.

"Master, what's the matter with the Buddha treasure here? Do you know?" Sun Wukong asked curiously when he saw Xuanzang's confident look.

Xuanzang nodded, but did not answer directly, but glanced at Bai Longma, and then said, "Tonight you and Xiaobai will go to sweep the pagoda as your teacher!"

As soon as the white dragon horse raised its head, its ears twitched, wondering why it asked itself to sweep some pagodas tonight, but it didn't dare to disobey Xuanzang's decision, thinking that it would be over if it came to hang out with it , at worst, help to clean the pagodas with more than ten floors, and it doesn't take much effort.

At night, the stars are like water, and the night wind is cool.

It was already midnight, and the monks in the temple had already fallen asleep soundly.

Xuanzang led Sun Wukong and Bailongma to sneak into the pagoda where the Buddhist treasures were stored before, and walked up the steps step by step. After each step, he cast spells to clean the dust.

"Master, what are we doing here? Could it be that there are clues to the lost Buddha treasure here?" Sun Wukong asked in a low voice following behind.

Bai Longma also raised his ears at this time, wanting to hear what Xuanzang had to say.

"You will know when you reach the top floor!"

Xuanzang didn't look back and went up to the pagoda.

After a while, a few people reached the No.12 floor. At this time, the sound of punching came from the top of the tower above.

Out of curiosity, Sun Wukong jumped over Xuanzang in a hurry.

"Drink, it's your turn to drink, Benboerba!"

"Brother, this time we should drink together, come on, brother toast you!"

"Come on, do it!"

There is a table on the top of the tower, which is full of wine, vegetables and meals. Two goblins who have not fully transformed are eating wine and guessing.

"Who are you, how dare you interrupt us for a drink?" One of the monsters stood up and shouted, only to see that his forehead was covered with a layer of black fish scales, and there were flesh whiskers left at the corners of his mouth, and his skin looked unusually smooth.

"What a monster! It turns out that you two stole the treasure on the tower! Give my old grandson a blow!"

The fighting spirit in Sun Wukong's heart rose, and he raised his hand and wanted to beat them to death with a stick.

"Forgive me! But Sun Dasheng is face to face? The Buddhist treasure was not stolen by us, don't hit us!"

"Great Sage, forgive me!"

The two monsters knelt down and begged for mercy, and what they said made Monkey King stop swinging his stick.

At this time, Xuanzang also walked slowly from the stairs, followed by a white horse that looks like a thief.

Seeing Xuanzang approaching, Sun Wukong put away the golden cudgel and said, "Master, I caught two suspicious-looking monsters, which may be related to the lost treasure!"

"Amitabha, do you two monsters have any excuses? If not, then the poor monk will save you!" Xuanzang clasped his hands together, Baoxiang said with a solemn smile.

Although the two fish demons didn't understand what the meaning of "Duhua" meant, they felt vaguely panicked and their hearts were jumping wildly, and they hurriedly explained: "Holy monk, calm down, we didn't steal that Buddha treasure, there is something else His man!"

(End of this chapter)