"Amitabha, the poor monk Tang Sanzang pays homage to Guanyin Bodhisattva——"
With such a huge battle outside, Tang Seng finally couldn't sit still in the tent and witnessed the flying sword's appearance and mysterious disappearance.
Later, he saw a slovenly beggar coming, who seemed to be very familiar with his second apprentice, Zhu Bajie.
Then, Guanyin Bodhisattva took Hui'an Walker and came to the Liusha River on clouds.
"Disciple Sha Wujing, pays homage to Guanyin Bodhisattva——"
Just as Tang Monk bowed down, there was a noise in the Liusha River, the waves rose and the river opened, and the ferocious-looking river demon came to the bank again.
Without the "True Treasure Staff for Subduing Demons" in my hand, I came to Guanyin Bodhisattva, bowed and bowed upward.
"Tang Sanzang, this monster in the quicksand river, was originally the curtain general of heaven. Because he violated the rules of heaven, he was demoted to the mortal world and was punished here."
"The poor monk saw that he was pitiful and that you needed someone to protect you while you were studying for scriptures in the West, so he asked him to wait for you here and become your disciple to protect you all the way to the West."
Guanyin Bodhisattva, the majestic treasure, carries a bit of Buddhist majesty when he appears. Not only Tang Monk and the river demon, but also Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Xiao Bailong, and Tieguai Li who happened to meet him all came to see him. Bow and salute.
As a result, Li Zhi looked a little embarrassed standing there.
He is not a Buddhist. He had a conflict with Hui'an Walker at the Water and Land Conference at the "Shenghua Temple" in Chang'an City. Now that they met again, he didn't know how to act.
"Sha Wujing, your master is right in front of you, why don't you go over to see me?"
Perhaps because he saw the river demon staying there for a long time without any action, Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help but urge him.
"Bodhisattva, it's not because I am ignorant, but they have been here for five or six days and have never said anything about retrieving the sutras."
"In the past few days, that pig and that dragon have been coming here to cause trouble. If I hadn't had the strength, I would have been injured by them."
The river demon looked at the people on the bank, felt some resistance in his heart, and couldn't help but complain.
"This is Tang Sanzang, the holy monk of the Tang Dynasty, who is also your master. That is your senior brother Sun Wukong, who was the Monkey King of Monkey King five hundred years ago. You must have heard of his name."
"The people you are fighting against are Zhu Wuneng, the second senior brother of the former Tianpeng Marshal, and Ao Lie, the third prince of Xihai Dragon Palace. They are both disciples of Tang Sanzang, and they protect the holy monk of the Tang Dynasty in Xitian's Buddhist scriptures."
"You and I are not acquaintances. We went over to meet each other and from now on we are both disciples of Tang Sanzang. We should support each other and realize the Western Heaven together -"
Guanyin Bodhisattva patiently introduced everyone on the shore one by one, but did not mention Li Zhi. Perhaps in Guanyin Bodhisattva's mind, even though Li Zhi was traveling with her, he was not a member of her Buddhist sect, right?
"Disciple Sha Wujing, pay homage to Master——"
Now that the words have come to this point, the river demon seems a little ungrateful if he continues to freeze. After all, it was Guanyin Bodhisattva who gave him a chance to start over and make corrections.
"Excuse me, you are really destined brothers. The senior brother is named Sun Wukong, and he was given the nickname of 'Walker' by his teacher; the second senior brother, Zhu Wuneng, was also given the nickname of 'Bajie' by his teacher. 's alias."
"Since your name is Sha Wujing, how about I give you another nickname, 'Monk Sha'?"
Li Zhi laughed secretly in his heart, when did Tang Monk get better at this? Every disciple has to give him a name, right?
Think about it, when these three disciples became famous all over the world in later generations, except for Sun Wukong, the other two were called Tang Monk with more famous names, just like Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha.
"Thank you Master for giving me the name. I have met the first senior brother and the second senior brother..."
Monk Sha looked at Xiao Bailong and Li Zhi, a little stunned, not knowing what to call them.
"Wu Jing, please call me Junior Brother, Little White Dragon Ao Lie. As for Jiulang, he is not a member of my Buddhist sect, but a nephew of the poor monk. You can also call him 'Little Junior Brother'——"
However, Monk Tang was considerate and resolved Monk Sha's embarrassment in time.
Xiao Bailong pulled Li Zhi, and the two took the initiative to come to Monk Sha to greet him.
According to Tang Seng's intention, Monk Sha is a senior brother. He can't let his senior brother come over to pay tribute to their two younger brothers, right?
"Amitabha, Bodhisattva, the current of this quicksand river is very fast, the waves are high, and the water is weak. It is really impossible for this poor monk to pass through in his mortal body."
Now that Monk Sha had been accepted, the next step was to cross the river. With Guanyin Bodhisattva here, Monk Tang took the initiative to ask for help.
Guanyin Bodhisattva did not reply immediately, but looked at Tang Monk in front of him with interest.
"Tang Sanzang, as a poor monk, what kind of skills have you practiced?"
When Guanyin Bodhisattva asked questions, her brows furrowed slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking.
In fact, Guanyin Bodhisattva was in a very difficult position at this moment.
Tang Monk was originally the reincarnation of Tathagata's second disciple Jin Chanzi, and he was a good person who practiced for ten lives. In this life, he was supposed to travel west to Lingshan Mountain and achieve Zhengtong.
Jin Chanzi was punished into reincarnation because of the conflict between his Buddhist principles and Tathagata, which led to the twists and turns in these ten lives.
Of course, if you want to be demoted to the mortal world, you must give an explanation that can convince the public. The sentence given to Jin Chanzi is "disrespecting the Buddha's teachings."
As for what a "dismissive" method is, it is not enough to be compared to outsiders.
"Amitabha, when the poor monk passed by the Buddha Mountain, he once met the powerful Buddhist Zen Master Wuchao. Zen Master Mengwuchao did not give up and taught the poor monk a volume of the 'Multiple Heart Sutra'."
"The poor monk recites it every day and feels that his mind is calm and his body is light and healthy. Only with this body can he better complete the great cause of studying scriptures and live up to the teachings of the Bodhisattva."
Tang Seng did not lie, but Guanyin Bodhisattva always felt that something was wrong.
"Tang Sanzang, the scriptures should not be passed down lightly. You must be a mortal and go through many hardships to obtain the true scriptures. If you become the body of an immortal Buddha, wouldn't it go against the purpose of acquiring the scriptures?"
It seems that the euphemistic statement is not enough to awaken Tang Monk, Guanyin Bodhisattva further clarifies the way.
"Amitabha, the poor monk also knows that traveling to Lingshan Mountain in the west involves hardships. Now the poor monk has given up his legs and walked to Lingshan Mountain completely, just to prove his heart to the Buddha."
"If the Bodhisattva feels that there is anything wrong with the poor monk's practice of the 'Many Hearts Sutra' and hopes that the Bodhisattva will pass on another sutra, Tang Sanzang will definitely concentrate on practicing it and not waste time on other people's sutras."
Tang Monk and Guanyin Bodhisattva were answering each other, and Li Zhi secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Li Zhi couldn't help but wonder if he had been in contact with him for a long time. Why was Tang Seng's thinking so active now?
Many opinions or rhetoric seem to come from his Li Zhi's tone.
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was also stunned and took a closer look at the Tang monk with a low eyebrow. Yes, this was the Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty a year and a half ago. Why did he feel that he had changed a lot?
"Tang Sanzang, you understand the Buddha's heart. However, the Dharma of our Great Leiyin Temple can only be passed on after you attain the Lingshan Mountain."
"Forget it, this poor monk believes in your firm belief in my Buddha, so I'd better help you cross the Liusha River first."
Guanyin Bodhisattva was also very helpless.
You said that Monk Tang is a monk, and it is natural for a monk to recite sutras.
If you don’t let people recite those scriptures now, then you have to give them some new scriptures. The problem is that if you give Monk Tang Monk the scriptures from Daleiyin Temple now, he will still have to travel to the West with all the hard work. What to do in Lingshan?
Guanyin Bodhisattva has a keen eye, and she can certainly see that Tang Monk is now a true practitioner and is about to complete the foundation building.
The problem is that what Tang Monk practiced was really pure Buddhist skills, which made Guanyin Bodhisattva very depressed.
Should we stop him from cultivating, or simply destroy him?
"Hui An, you and Wu Jing go build a Dharma boat."
Guanyin Bodhisattva took out a red gourd from his sleeve and handed it to Monk Hui'an who was following him. Hui'an bowed to receive it and went to cooperate with Monk Sha on his own.
...
"His Royal Highness Prince Jin, are you okay? We meet again -"
The arrival of Guanyin Bodhisattva was somewhat beyond Li Zhi's expectation.
Originally, the matter of crossing the Liusha River could be solved by just a Hui'an practitioner. Li Zhi didn't understand what went wrong, but Guanyin Bodhisattva actually came in person.
However, he himself could not think of a way to let Tang Monk cross the Liusha River. Since Guanyin Bodhisattva is willing to help, that would be the best.
Therefore, since the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Li Zhi tried his best to suppress himself, not saying a word or taking a step.
He just watched there quietly, completely treating himself as an outsider, or maybe he was just an outsider.
I originally thought that I would wait until Tang Monk and the others passed by, and then use the "Rainbow Transformation Technique" to follow. Unexpectedly, he didn't speak, and Guanyin Bodhisattva took the initiative to find him.
"I miss you, Venerable Guanyin. I'm eating well and sleeping well. I'm honored to see you again!"
Now that Guanyin Bodhisattva has spoken, Li Zhi naturally does not want to be rude. When he spoke, he even clasped his hands and bowed.
"I see that His Highness, King Jin, has a calm aura, a meaningful gaze, and a restrained spirit, but I don't know what level of cultivation His Highness has reached? Such a 'heavenly leakage body' can deceive many people's eyes."
Tang Monk's condition gave Guanyin Bodhisattva a headache, and Li Zhi in front of him made this powerful Buddhist figure even more at a loss.
Logically speaking, she should know this Li Zhi. This is actually the person that their Buddhist sect has secretly selected.
In order to promote Buddhism in China, it is not just a matter of seeking Buddhist scriptures from the West.
You must know that today's Tang Dynasty is still the world of Taoism. Although there has been an agreement with the saints of Taoism, Buddhism will flourish this time.
However, if you want to promote Buddhism in the East, you cannot bypass the Li and Tang regime.
Therefore, among the sons of Tang Emperor Li Shimin, the Ninth Prince Li Zhi was secretly selected by Buddhism.
And the operation has already begun. Another of their chess pieces is already being trained secretly. In three to five years, they will take the opportunity to send him to the palace in Chang'an.
However, Li Zhi, their default protagonist, has now followed the pilgrims to the Liusha River, which has made Guanyin Bodhisattva very embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. As you can see, this little boy's 'Heavenly Leaking Body' will never become a great weapon. This trip to the west is just to follow my uncle and take a look around."
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Now that I have traveled nearly 20,000 miles, I feel that I have benefited a lot."
Since Guanyin Bodhisattva can't see through his reality, Li Zhi will naturally not be stupid enough to reveal his own cultivation. He is somewhat grateful for his "heavenly leakage body".
"Amitabha, why does His Highness the King of Jin reject people thousands of miles away? We have been separated from Chang'an and do not want to meet here again, which is enough to prove that His Highness and I are destined to be the Buddha."
"If the poor monk wants to accept His Highness as a direct disciple, I wonder if His Highness King Jin will consider it?"
No matter how the words in Guanyin Bodhisattva's mouth change, his tone of voice and face almost never change. It seems that there is nothing in the world that deserves this Bodhisattva's joy or anger?
"Thank you for your great love, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is also a Buddhist power that I respect very much. It is your blessing to be favored by Your Majesty."
"It's a pity that the boy is a member of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, and he has the important responsibility of opening up branches and branches for me, Li Tang. Moreover, the boy is originally a person who is greedy for the world of mortals."
“I was worried that being passionate would harm my holy life, and when I entered the mountains, I was afraid that I would not be able to fall in love with the city.
Is there any way to have both ends of the world? If you live up to your honor, you will live up to your honor. "
Well, in this situation, Li Zhi did not even let go of Tsangyang Gyatso in later generations.
He even somewhat expected that Guanyin Bodhisattva could continue chatting with him. At any rate, he really remembered a lot of the Buddhist lover's personal belongings.
"Amitabha, in this case, the poor monk has no choice but to give up. However, the quota of monk Tang's disciples has been filled. Is it inappropriate for Your Highness to continue traveling westward?"
If you fail to recruit a disciple, then just drive him away. If you succeed in recruiting a disciple, there will be more reason to take Li Zhi away.
Guanyin Bodhisattva finally figured out that perhaps the Ninth Prince of the Tang Dynasty played a major role in why the Buddhist scripture-seeking team turned out like this.
"Hey, Your Majesty may not know what I'm going through, but now I have a country and it's hard for me to surrender, and I have a home and it's hard for me to return!"
"I don't know who listened to the slander, but my father has already made it clear to the world that Li Zhi will be sent to the wild lands of the Western Regions. He will not be able to return without an edict within three years."
"It's only been a year and a half now. If I go back at this time, Mr. Yu will be ignoring the court's laws and despising the royal authority. Mr. Yu will be violating my father's wishes."
"The king tells his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die; the father asks his sons to die, and the sons have to die. The boy is both a minister and a son. What's more, this is not asking me to die, it's just an exile. If I can't abide by this, What's the difference between a boy and an animal?"
Li Zhi spoke with great emotion and wished he could squeeze out a few tears to match such a wonderful atmosphere, but Guanyin Bodhisattva was shocked.
"No, we must separate this son from Tang Sanzang. The 'quibbles' of these two people are exactly the same -"
"Amitabha, what His Highness Prince Jin said is not unreasonable. There are only about a year and a half left. I hope His Highness will take care of himself."
After Guanyin Bodhisattva finished speaking, he glanced meaningfully at Li Zhi again, turned around and left on the clouds.
…
At this time, Monk Tang, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha had all built Dharma boats with the help of Hui'an Walker and crossed the Liusha River to the west.
Tieguai Li, who came down from heaven to check, also left quietly at some point.
Tieguai Li was a thoughtful person. He didn't find any clues himself, and the other party was a group of Buddhists working here. He couldn't stay longer, so he had better return to the "Tushita Palace" quickly to recover.
The only ones left on the east bank are senior brother Sun Wukong and little white dragon Ao Lie.
Sun Wukong was worried about Li Zhi's safety, and Li Zhi had also told Sun Wukong about the turmoil between him and Hui'an Walker.
Although he knew that Guanyin Bodhisattva was a powerful figure who could not be offended, Sun Wukong could not just watch Li Zhi suffer a loss and just stand by silently.
As for Xiao Bailong Ao Lie, he is still thinking about his so-called "opportunity".
As soon as he came to the Liusha River, Xiao Bailong had some strange thoughts in his heart. He always felt that there was a chance for him to break through to the Golden Immortal in this Liusha River.
This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly in words. Fortunately, everyone is a practitioner and can understand his behavior that transcends consciousness.
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Ao, why haven't you left yet? Have Uncle Clan and the others gone over?"
Li Zhi looked into the Liusha River, and sure enough, there was no trace of the Dharma boat.
The Liusha River is a large river that runs from northwest to southeast. It is eight hundred miles wide from east to west, and its distance from north to south is unknown.
"I, Sun, am waiting for you, but Xiao Bailong wants to take a stroll in the Liusha River. How about we take a trip together?"
Tang Seng and the others left first. With Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha guarding them, nothing should happen. Besides, Sun Wukong still had a trace of his spiritual thoughts on Tang Seng.
If Tang Monk is really in danger, Sun Wukong can arrive in a moment.
"Haha, Senior Brother Ao is still thinking about his 'opportunity', right? But the water in this quicksand river is weak, and I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."
When it comes to skills in this water, Li Zhi is indeed much inferior, let alone in weak water.
"If junior brother is willing to accompany a certain family, I will give you this 'water-avoiding bead'——"
Suddenly, Xiao Bailong took out something from his waist, but it was a water-blue bead, slightly smaller than a chicken.
"Is this a 'water-avoiding bead'? You dragons really have a lot of treasures."
Sun Wukong grabbed it and played with it in his hand. Under the sun, it was shining brightly, like a spiritual glass world?
"Senior...Senior brother, this is for my junior brother. Even if there are treasures in the Dragon Palace, there are not many of them. There is only one for each family in all directions."
Seeing Sun Wukong snatching the "water-avoiding pearl", Xiao Bailong was helpless, but he couldn't rush forward to take it back.
"Hey, look at your petty arrogance? Could it be that I, the old grandson, will steal my brother's things? Take--"
Raising his hand, Sun Wukong threw the "water-avoiding bead" to Li Zhi, who was so frightened that Li Zhi quickly caught it with both hands.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Ao, but how should I use this bead?"
With the "water-avoiding bead" in his hand, Li Zhi felt a strong aura of water. He had heard that this thing was transformed from the eyes of dragons and fishes, and he became even more curious as to whether it was true or not.
"There is no need to cast a spell, just wear it on the body. It can open up a dry path in the huge waves, and walk in the water as if walking on flat ground."
Li Zhi understood and directly put the "water-avoiding beads" in the sea of consciousness. Anyway, there were already a lot of things in that place. If you put one more thing, it would probably not be a mess.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Ao. This is a favor that I owe you. I will definitely repay it someday -"
Li Zhi was really touched. This "water-proof bead" was a good thing, at least it was very practical for him now.
He didn't expect Ao Lie to be so generous. They didn't seem to have much friendship on weekdays.
"Haha, this thing only has the function of repelling water. It's not of much use here. I just need to use it."
Ao Lie felt a little more at ease when he saw Li Zhi thanking him so solemnly.
It turned out that in his spare time, Li Zhi had told Xiao Bailong in detail the whole story of what happened in "Yingchou Stream".
Xiao Bailong naturally knew very well about his cousin Ao Ling. In Xiao Bailong's view, she was able to finally get that opportunity because of Li Zhi's help.
This has nothing to do with incompetence. The key lies in the word "Fuze", and Li Zhi is the lucky star.
When he arrived at the Liusha River, it was true that Xiao Bailong was moved, but he was not completely sure of getting that elusive "opportunity".
The little white dragon transformed into a white dragon horse. Sometimes it is easier to observe everyone from the horse's perspective. Many actions of Li Zhi and Sun Wukong were seen by him.
Who would be wary of a horse?
The importance Sun Wukong places on Li Zhi, and the care Sun Wukong gives to Li Zhi, are really seen by Little White Dragon.
He even believed that once the scripture-seeking team really encountered danger, the first person Sun Wukong would rescue would be Li Zhi, not his master Tang Seng.
Therefore, making friends with Li Zhi is equivalent to making friends with the senior brother Sun Wukong.
Xiao Bailong was born in the West Sea and was ranked third in the Dragon Palace. If he hadn't been gifted, he wouldn't have received the attention of the Dragon King of the West Sea.
Even so, among all the dragons in Xihai, he is not the one ranked highest.
The overt and covert fighting among the dragon sons is no less than the fight for the right to inherit the throne in Chang'an City, or even worse.
Xiao Bailong has grown up in such an environment for hundreds of years. Although he doesn't like those intrigues by nature, under the influence of his ears and ears, the occasional small test can achieve miraculous results.
For example, the gift of "water-avoiding beads" to Li Zhi was both sincere and just right.
Li Zhi didn't think much about it, but he unconsciously listed Xiao Bailong as one of his own, after Sun Wukong and Tang Seng.
