Chechiguo, Huiyuan County.
The clouds are dense, the wind is howling, the goose-feather snow is falling, and the area is covered with snow for thousands of miles.
The vast 800-mile Tongtian River was also completely frozen, and many pedestrians...
No, to be more precise, it’s a demon-turned-pedestrian walking on the ice!
Just like the original time and space, the Inspiration King had the idea of eating Tang Monk's meat after learning that Tang Monk and his party had arrived at Chenjiazhuang.
At the suggestion of his subordinate, the spotted-robed mandarin woman, he used magic to freeze the Tongtian River. When the four masters and disciples of Tang Monk and his disciples walked to the river, the ice burst out and captured them back to the cave.
"Brother Li, am I, Sun, right?"
The monkey pointed at the ice and snow below and complained: "That guy is really audacious! He can only call for wind and rain, but he also uses such means to forcefully change the weather and freeze this hundred-mile radius! He has not followed the rules of heaven. , I don’t take you seriously, Brother Li!”
Li Anran: "..."
Li Anran ignored the monkey and glanced at the Tongtian River below, but he was muttering in his heart.
The King of Inspiration's method of freezing thousands of miles was quite powerful. He froze the entire Tongtian River. The ice layer was at least ten meters thick, and the ice surface was far harder than ordinary ice.
But precisely because of this, the traces of man-made spells are very obvious!
Plus there are the seemingly fake merchants coming and going on the river.
Let alone a monkey with fiery eyes, any monk with a normal mind can see the fishiness in this!
However, in the original time and space, the three brothers Monkey, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng seemed to be blind and brain-dazzled at the same time. They led Tang Seng onto the ice to cross the river on the ice!
There is only one possibility for this obviously abnormal phenomenon——
The three monkey brothers did it on purpose!
The only uncertainty is that the three monkeys, or to put it more directly, the monkey who made the final decision, deliberately used Tang Seng as a bait to get rid of the demon, and then accidentally made a mistake, causing Tang Seng to be caught.
Still aware of the trick behind Xitian's Buddhist scriptures, he deliberately let the monster capture Tang Monk.
"If I hadn't traveled through time, as Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng, I should still know some inside stories about the Buddhist scriptures in the West. Only the monkey was completely kept in the dark and didn't know anything."
"With the monkey's mind and the caution raised under the Five Elements Mountain, after experiencing so many things, it's time to notice some clues. It's very possible to use Tang Monk to test Lingshan's reaction."
Li Anran prefers the second possibility.
Monkeys are never kind people, let alone hate evil as much as they hate evil.
Looking at the many times he defeated demons and slayed demons on his journey to the west, either the demons first captured Tang Monk and provoked him, or they were just trying to show his holiness in front of others.
It is unlikely that he would use Tang Seng as bait for a mere Chenjiazhuang!
It's more likely that he is using Tang Monk to test Lingshan's reaction!
However, Li Anran estimated that the monkey in the original time and space might not have expected that he would pretend to be stupid and make nonsense of the suggestion of crossing the river on ice.
The two brothers Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng really dared to respond!
Especially Zhu Bajie, he used a nine-tooth rake to chisel the ice surface of Tongtian River with all his strength, leaving only nine white spots!
For such an obvious anomaly, he insisted that the ice layer was thick enough and would not break!
Then he pretended to bring some straw to wrap the white dragon horse's hooves, saying that it would be less likely to slip!
Then, he took Tang Seng onto the ice and allowed the Inspiration King to break through the ice and capture Tang Seng.
But the three brothers flew into the air, nothing happened!
After that, the three brothers were not in a hurry to save anyone. Instead, they went back to Chenjiazhuang and had a feast before going back to save Tang Seng!
All they had to do was show that they did it on purpose and were not worried about Tang Monk's safety at all!
After that, the monkey encouraged Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng to go down to the river to catch monsters, while he stayed on the shore to paddle and fish.
I only swung a few sticks randomly when the inspiration king jumped out of the water, and I couldn't wait to go to Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea to test Guanyin's reaction!
As a result, they saw Guanyin in disheveled clothes weaving a bamboo basket early in the morning, and hurriedly left him behind, rushed to Tongtian River, captured the King of Inspiration, and killed all the creatures in Tongtian River!
Tang Seng was safe and sound!
It was probably at this time that the monkey guessed that there was something fishy behind Xitian's Buddhist scriptures, so he began to work hard and call in reinforcements.
Unlike when he faced the Yellow Wind Monster, the Black Bear Monster, and the Red Boy before, he only went to find someone for help after he was really helpless or suffered a big loss.
Compared to the original time and space, the monkey in front of me knows more about the truth behind the journey to the West.
He already knew the Buddhism hidden behind Xitian's Buddhist scriptures, and he also knew Buddhism's intention to make him surrender his name and break with Taoism.
After realizing that the King of Inspiration was not a mortal monster, Monkey decisively chose to go to heaven to file a complaint through formal channels.
Monkey should have learned this from the Great Immortal Huli who used the Five Thunder Method to pray for rain!
Although it will be more troublesome to go through formal channels, the advantage is that you don’t have any worries and no one can fault it!
The monkey said: "Brother Li, my grandson has never been good at things in the water. When going to the sea and rivers, you need to twist the water avoidance trick, or change into the shape of a fish or crab. If you twist the trick like that, you can't swing the iron rod. , I can’t use my magical powers, and I can’t defeat monsters. This time, I’m all relying on you!”
Li Anran: "..." Do you dare to lie any more! When I went to the East China Sea Dragon Palace to grab the Golden Cudgel, why didn't I see you unable to grab it?
Li Anran couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
This monkey has really changed!
In order not to cause trouble, everyone has learned to put down their dignity and take the initiative to submit!
Uh-huh!
Li Anran waved his right hand, and a golden light scattered.
The thick clouds in the sky dissipated instantly like morning fog when encountering the scorching sun, the strong wind suddenly stopped, and the snowflakes disappeared.
Golden light fell on the earth's river, and the thick snow and solid ice began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It only takes a few breaths before and after.
Huiyuan County has a radius of thousands of miles, as if it has come from the cold winter to the early spring, and everything before has disappeared like an illusion.
Only those monsters that fell into the water turned into their original forms. They were all water monsters such as catfish and crabs. They rolled twice on the river and fled to the cave.
There were also some mortals on both sides of the Tongtian River who noticed something strange outside. They were stunned and kept rubbing their eyes.
Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng also walked out together with Chen Yuanwai.
Tang Seng and Chen Yuanwei were mortal with the naked eye, but Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng saw Li Anran and the monkey in the sky at a glance.
Zhu Bajie immediately shrank his head and retreated into the room. He had suffered a big loss under Li Anran back then, and now he was still a little scared when he looked at Li Anran.
Sha Seng was better, but he was not too happy to see Li Anran. He simply pretended not to see him and stayed close to Tang Seng, as if he was protecting his master.
"Brother Li, what a good trick!" Monkey couldn't help but admire.
Restoration is much harder than destruction!
The inspiration king was frozen thousands of miles overnight, which is already impressive!
Li Anran broke the Inspiration King's spell with just one backhand without causing any harm to mortal creatures. This method is even more powerful!
"The Great Sage is ridiculous." Li Anran didn't take it seriously.
His water spell was learned from the sermons of the Supreme Saint. It would be strange if he could not compare with the Inspiration King who practices with Guanyin!
Li Anran was not going to waste time, and immediately lowered his clouds. Just as he was about to enter the Tongtian River to capture the King of Inspiration, a voice suddenly came from the distance.
"Prison God, please wait!"
Following the sound, I saw an auspicious cloud flying hurriedly in the distance.
The person on the head of the cloud is the Guanyin Bodhisattva, but at this time, the Guanyin Bodhisattva has bare feet and exposed arms. His skin is crystal clear and as white as mutton-fat jade.
He was only wearing a close-fitting jacket and a brocade skirt, his hair was a little messy, and he was not wearing a necklace. He was holding a purple bamboo basket that had not yet been woven in his left hand, and several bamboo strips in his right hand.
While shouting at them, they flew over in a hurry, while still weaving bamboo baskets.
"Bodhisattva?!" Monkey rubbed his eyes vigorously, looking like he had seen a ghost.
He had met Guanyin several times, but every time Guanyin was solemn and solemn, compassionate and condescending. This was the first time he saw Guanyin disheveled and undressed!
Was he so anxious that he didn't even finish weaving the bamboo basket and rushed here?
Li Anran was also slightly stunned.
He had met Guanyin before at Calabash Mountain, and the Hehuan Kung Fu method could not detect any of Guanyin's mood swings at all.
But at this time, he was obviously anxious!
What is hidden in the Tongtian River? Can Guanyin be so anxious?
Li Anran was even more curious, but also a little confused.
The thing behind Tongtian River is so shady, why didn’t Taishang Laojun use it as a handle to threaten Guanyin and even Lingshan, instead, he wanted to lure Tang Monk and his disciples over!
If we are just gambling and fighting for Buddhism and Taoism, wouldn't we lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds?
"The prison god."
Guanyin Yun was extremely fast and arrived in front of them in an instant. Seeing that Li Anran had not caught the King of Inspiration yet, he breathed a sigh of relief. He moved faster with one hand and kept weaving the bamboo basket.
"I've seen Guanyin Bodhisattva." Li Anran stepped forward to greet him.
Although Guanyin rebelled against Chanism and converted to Buddhism, Taoism and Taoism had always maintained superficial harmony, and he had to be respectful to Guanyin.
At least, that's how it appears on the surface.
"Bodhisattva." The monkey stepped forward and bowed, and couldn't help but ask: "Why is Bodhisattva here today? And...dressed like this?"
The first half of the sentence means that the monkey knows everything, and the second half of the sentence means that the monkey really didn't understand!
He has encountered it more than once when gods and Buddhas escape from their mounts and pets and become demons!
Even if this inspiration king is related to Guanyin, it won't be like this, right?
While he was talking, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng also flew over.
They originally didn't want to meet Li Anran, but now that Guanyin is here, they can't help but come out.
Seeing Guanyin dressed like this, she hurriedly bowed down and said, "We are good at doing this (offending at will), so we are guilty! We are guilty!"
Guanyin ignored them, only looked at Li Anran with a hint of shame, and said: "Prison God, the inspiration king in the Tongtian River is the goldfish raised in my lotus pond. He floats his head every day to listen to the sutras and cultivate his skills."
"I don't know what day the tide rose and I fled here. This morning I was leaning on the railing to look at the flowers, but I didn't see this guy coming out to worship. I pinched my fingers and checked his lines. I thought he had become a spirit here and had done something wrong, so I didn't have time to dress up. Use magic skills to weave a bamboo basket to catch him."
Li Anran pretended to be surprised and said: "This King of Inspiration is actually the goldfish in the lotus pond of Bodhisattva? No wonder he can do this! But Bodhisattva, don't bother so much, I will go down and catch him for you!"
After that, Li Anran was about to enter the water. Guanyin's expression changed, and in a hurry, she actually pulled Li Anran back.
Li Anran pulled his arm hard, causing Guanyin's body to lean forward, but in the end he couldn't get rid of it, so he had to turn around and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What does this mean, Bodhisattva?"
"The prison god."
Guanyin glanced at Li Anran's face, observed it carefully for a few times, but failed to see any clues, and said: "I didn't pay attention for a moment, and let the fish escape, causing harm to the world. This is wrong. How can I do it again?" Please do it! My bamboo basket is almost ready, the prison god will just wait for a while!"
Li Anran was about to refuse when he suddenly felt palpitations in his heart. He immediately changed his words and said, "In this case, I leave it to the Bodhisattva to capture the King of Inspiration."
Since enlightening on the law of cause and effect in the Golden Light Cave, Li Anran's perception has become more acute.
Just now, a premonition of impending disaster arose in his heart. If he directly rejected Guanyin, Guanyin would probably take action against him!
Then he changed his tune.
"This is what I should do." Guanyin noticed the surprised expressions of the three monkey brothers next to him, and loosened his grip on Li Anran's hand without leaving any trace.
Li Anran said: "Bodhisattva, there is something I need to explain to you in advance."
Guanyin asked: "What's the matter?"
Li Anran said: "The Inspiration King built temples and ancestral halls to obtain incense, used magic to change the sky, and forced people to sacrifice boys and girls. This has violated the laws of nature..."
While Li Anran was speaking, Guanyin's face darkened, and a terrifying aura came over her like a tidal wave.
The monkey was shocked.
Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng's eyes widened even more, and their hands and feet were trembling.
They have never seen anyone dare to talk to Guanyin Bodhisattva like this!
However, Li Anran did not dodge or evade, neither humble nor arrogant. He met the gaze of Guanyin Bodhisattva with his eyes and continued: "I need to escort it back to the heavenly prison to report it to the Jade Emperor and hand it over to the Jade Emperor for punishment!"
Guanyin didn't speak, only stared at Li Anran with one pair of eyes.
The atmosphere also became increasingly depressing.
The world seemed to be sensing something, and it became a little darker.
Just when the monkey couldn't help but want to step forward to persuade Li Anran, Guanyin finally spoke.
"It is said that the God of Prisons is highly appreciated by the God of Justice and was promoted by the God of Justice. You really learned a lot from her! I agree to this matter!"
"Thank you Bodhisattva." Li Anran's face remained calm and his tone was indifferent, but he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.
Guanyin obviously didn't want people to know what was hidden in the Tongtian River. For this reason, she no longer cared about her image or covering up.
Li Anran didn't dare to touch this bad luck and looked for any evidence. He could only do the next best thing and arrest the King of Inspiration in the sky prison.
In this way, he can know what is going on!
Guanyin stopped talking and concentrated on weaving the bamboo basket.
Soon, she weaved the bamboo basket, untied a silk ribbon from her coat, tied the basket, held the silk ribbon, half-stepped on the clouds, threw it into the river, slid up and pulled it, chanting in her mouth. Zi said: "Go to the dead and live to live; go to the dead and live to live!"
After reciting it seven times, I picked up the basket and saw a bright goldfish in the basket, with its eyes and scales cut off.
The Tongtian River is filled with death energy, and all the water monsters, fish spirits and even ordinary aquatic tribes are dead!
Their souls were also saved by Guanyin and sent to reincarnation!
No trace left in the world!
(End of chapter)
