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"Don't thank you, you guys go quickly." Lin Yun waved his sleeves and sent the two out of the city.
Seeing these two people leave, Wukong also said strangely: "Lin Yun, what's the matter with you? I'm interested in these two ordinary Taoist priests."
"It's nothing, but I always feel that these two people will have a future in the future, and it can be considered a good relationship. Let's not talk about this, let's go and find out. After these two people are gone, we will change to the previous one. look, go ask the group of monks and listen to what they say."
So Lin Yun and Wukong turned into two true Taoist priests again, and when they arrived at the monks, these monks saw the two Taoist priests coming, and they trembled with fright, their knees were weak, and they were about to fall to the ground.
Seeing this situation, Wukong also said: "Don't kneel, don't be afraid. We are not supervisors, we are here to find relatives."
When the monks heard that they had recognized their relatives, they surrounded the two of them, showing up one by one, coughing loudly, making all kinds of noises, trying to let them see themselves, after all, it was the best way to get out of the sea of suffering under Muyan.
A voice came from among the group of monks: "I don't know who your relatives are."
"No hurry, no hurry, let me recognize it."
Wukong pretended to recognize it for a while, and suddenly laughed.
The monks said: "The master doesn't recognize his relatives, why are you laughing?"
"Do you know what I'm laughing at? I'm laughing at all of you monks who didn't grow up. When you were born, your parents gave you up and became a monk because they ordered you to offend Huagai, spoil your father and mother, or didn't recruit sisters. But you don’t abide by the Three Jewels, don’t respect Buddhism, don’t read scriptures and pray for repentance, and come to work as servants with Taoist priests, and are treated as slaves and long-term laborers?”
Wukong obviously agrees with his identity as a monk, after all, Wukong learned the skills of the three-star hole in the oblique moon at the beginning.
In the Three Star Cave of the Oblique Moon, more or less, although Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are all taught, the Buddhist philosophy is still more deeply rooted in Wukong's heart.
The monks said: "My lord, you are humiliating us. You must be an outsider, and you don't know the situation here."
"You are right in saying that. I am indeed from another place, and I really don't understand the situation here. Tell me about it."
The monks wept and said: "The king of our country is biased and has no way. He only likes Taoists like the master, and it is Buddhas like us who are angry."
"Why is this?"
"Because of the call for wind and rain, three immortal elders came here. After solving the disaster and coaxing the king, they demolished our temple and chased after them. Giving it to the elder's family for use is suffering! But if a wanderer comes here, he will ask the king to receive a reward; if a monk comes, regardless of distance, he will be arrested and work as a servant for the elder's family."
It seems that the three Great Immortals have great supernatural powers, and everyone agrees, but in the world of cultivation, there are too many people in the Art of Calling Wind and Rain.
"Perhaps the Taoist priest has some other spells to lure the king? If it is just calling the wind and rain, it is also a small spell, so that the king can let it go?"
The monks said: "He can knead sand to refine mercury, meditate to keep his spirit, turn water into oil, and turn stone into gold. Now he builds Sanqing Guanyu, reads scriptures to heaven and earth day and night and repents, and prays that the king will never grow old, so he puts the king's heart on the ground. I'm confused."
Since ancient times, what the kings of the mortal world want most is the longevity of immortals, the immortality of eternal youth.
"So that's the case, then why don't you run away?"
"My lord, how can I get away with this? The three immortals played the role of the quasi-king, and drew us as shadows and hung them around. His car is also wide in the territory of the country, where the shops in the villages of the prefectures and counties are located. , all have a picture of a monk, with a personal inscription on it. If you have an official position, you will get a monk and you will be promoted three levels; Even monks, even those with short manes, bald heads, and thin hair, cannot escape this difficulty. There are so many arrests and wide avenues, no matter what we do, it is difficult for us to escape. We have no choice but to suffer here and wait for the arrival of the savior Bodhisattva .”
Seeing that the people in the group were smoothed by life and gave up resistance, Wukong was a little annoyed, so he said, "In that case, it's fine if you die."
The monks said: "My lord, there are some dead. There are more than two thousand monks who have been arrested and suppressed here. They can't endure the pain, can't endure the suffering, can't bear the cold, can't bear the water and soil, and they died. There were six or seven hundred, and seven or eight hundred committed suicide afterwards; only my five hundred can't beg to die!"
"Oh? Why can't you ask for death?"
"The hanging beam and rope are broken, the knife cuts without pain, the one thrown into the river floats without sinking, and the body is safe after taking the medicine."
Hearing this, Lin Yun also knew that the three great immortals might have tampered with it, but he laughed and said, "You have achieved a great fortune, and you have a long life!"
The monks said: "My lord, you are missing a word. It is a long-term punishment. I wait for the three meals of the solar eclipse, but it is a gruel made from brown rice. At night, I will sleep naked on the beach. Just close my eyes, I will go to bed." There are gods and men to support."
Hearing this, Wukong wondered: "I think I'm tired, what the hell?"
"It's not a ghost, it's Liuding Liujia and Gujiao Jialan. They come to protect them at night, and protect anyone who is about to die, so as not to let him die."
Wukong also smiled and said: "These gods didn't make any sense, it's just you, it should have let you die early, why did you come to protect you?"
The monks said: "He persuaded us in his sleep, teaching 'don't seek death, and endure it bitterly, waiting for the holy monk of the Tang Dynasty in the east, the arhat who went to the west to learn scriptures. He has an apprentice, the great sage equal to heaven, and another The God of the River, the two of them have great supernatural powers, dedicated to loyalty and goodness, repay injustice with the world, help the poor and help the needy, and care for the orphans and widows. Just wait for him to show his supernatural powers, destroy Taoist priests, and respect your monks' Zen teachings. '"
The current situation is obvious. This is obviously also the Buddha or Guanyin Bodhisattva. They discovered that there is a place in the western base camp that only respects Taoism and does not respect Buddhism. This is unbearable.
But killing the Taoists directly would not save face, so I used the excuse of learning from the scriptures to clean it up.
The previous Heishuihe was actually the Heavenly Court's use of the sutra learning team to cut a small knife at the Dragon Clan, warning and suppressing signs that shouldn't exist.
Wukong heard this and said, "It seems that we are all arranged."
"Haha, those who are capable will work harder, and this is considered a private job for them. When I go to the Western Great Leiyin Temple, I will have to ask for more personnel."
"Yes, yes."
"I am Sun Wukong Xingzhe, the apprentice of the Great Tang Sage Monk, and I am here to save your lives."
Wukong saves trouble and directly reveals his identity.
But the monks said: "No, no, we recognize the master."
"You have never seen him before, how do you know him?"
"We once saw an old man in our dream. He said that he was Taibaijinxing, and he often taught us that he said that Sun Xingzhe looked like, don't teach me to mistake him."
Interesting, Taibaijinxing also came in.
Anyway, this Taibai Jinxing is also the most powerful assistant beside the Jade Emperor, but he didn't expect that he would have a part in the matter of getting rid of the Tao.
"Oh, what did he tell you?"
The monks said: "He said: 'The great sage: He knocked on his forehead with golden eyes and bright eyes, round head, hairy face and no gills. His teeth and mouth are good-natured, and his appearance is weirder than that of Lei Gong. He is used to using golden hoops and iron rods. He once attacked the sky. Open. Now I am converted to protect the monk and come here to save disasters in the world.'”
After hearing this, Wukong was both angry and happy.
The joy is to pass on the name for him.
Annoyed that Taibai Jinxing was too lazy and told this group of mortals about Wukong's original body.
"Oh, what did Taibai Jinxing say about the river god?" Lin Yun was a little curious about how Taibai Jinxing evaluated himself, although the last time he met Taibai Jinxing was with Zen Master Wuchao.
"Back to this master, Taibai Jinxing said that the river god has a dignified appearance, and his temperament is as gentle as jade. He is the good son in troubled times. Your appearance looks a bit like it."
This evaluation was to the point, Lin Yun nodded in satisfaction, but a certain monkey was upset.
Wukong suddenly said: "It is true that everyone thinks that I am not Sun Xingzhe, but in fact I am Sun Xingzhe's disciple. Look, where is it not Sun Xingzhe?"
Pointing to the east with his hand, the monks looked back subconsciously, but he found his true face.The monks just recognized it.
So one by one fell down and worshiped: "Grandpa, I wait for the naked eyes of mortals, I don't know that it is Grandpa who has manifested. I hope that Grandpa will avenge our hatred and eliminate the disaster, and enter the city earlier, to ward off the evil and restore the righteous!"
Wukong stuck out his stick and said, "Come with me."
The monks were obedient and followed closely.