Don't tell me, this group of thieves came so quickly.
Master Tripitaka and his group were just about to go out here, but he had already come to touch something.
The Kou Mansion was famous, how could they not know about its wealth?
But it was this Kou Shanren's reputation that made them afraid. Although they were invited by the housekeeper today, they had not really made up their minds.
Bang bang bang!
After a few cannons were fired, the sky was filled with drums and music, and flags and flags blocked out the sun.
Amid a commotion, Master Sanzang and his entourage went to the west to become monks, but were escorted out of the house by the bandits.
"Come on, please stop." When everyone saw Master Tripitaka going out, they advised the bandits to stop.
But Kou Yuanwai resolutely refused to obey and said repeatedly: "Although I am over a year old, I have been treated by the holy monk in the past few days. I have long since lost my old age and can still walk a few steps. I sincerely send you my best wishes. Please also ask the holy monk Wan Don’t refuse.”
"Amitabha." Seeing that the bandits were determined, Fa Hai did not insist and said, "Then there will be workers."
"Let's go!"
Kou Hui at the front shouted, and there was another cannon blast, followed by monks playing Buddhist tunes and Taoists singing mysterious sounds——
Master Sanzang and his disciples were in front, followed closely by everyone in the Kou Mansion, and the common people followed behind to watch the fun.
In fact, their master and disciples had experienced similar scenes many times, and many of them had the king of the country going out of the city to see them off.
But it was the first time that the robbers among the common people saw such a scene, and they couldn't help but whisper: "Is this Tang Sanzang really so magical?"
"I think his reputation is probably in vain." A bandit responded in a low voice, "If he is a really eminent monk, how could he not notice it if we all touched him?"
"It makes sense, it makes sense." The gangsters nodded repeatedly, thinking that this was to the point.
It's not like they haven't robbed the property of Buddhist temples in the past. You should know that the Buddhist temples in Tianzhu basically have constant incense, and the incense money is also left there. It just "helps" them, and it can be regarded as the Buddha's salvation of all living beings. .
As the gangsters glanced back and forth, they had no idea that their every move was under Wu Jing's surveillance, and even their words were all recorded in a book at this moment.
Sent all the way out of the city.
Fahai asked Kou Yuanwai not to send him far away, but Kou Yuanwai still refused, saying: "If we can't send you ten miles away, my disciple's heart will not be at ease. Please ask the holy monk to help you."
Kou Yuanwai is a sincere lover of Buddhism, and he admires Master Tripitaka's Buddhism even more. Although he cannot worship Master Tripitaka as his teacher, he is satisfied if he can call himself a disciple in front of Master Tripitaka.
This is a gift.
After all, they had walked another ten miles, and there was a basket of food and a pot of juice set up at the pavilion ten miles outside the city. It seemed that it had been prepared a long time ago.
Wu Jing naturally knew about this matter, but he did not tell his master. After all, this was the Kou Yuanwai's wish. If he had revealed it to his master in advance, it would have been unreasonable.
Kou Yuanwai was really reluctant to let Master Sanzang go. Yesterday, he even tried to force Master Sanzang to stay in the name of his second wife, saying, "If you practice public morality, you will have to practice public morality." Unfortunately, Master Sanzang did not agree, which made her feel very regretful. .
Now that we are here, this bandit is really a little tired. He holds cups and cups with Master Tripitaka, drinks and says goodbye, no longer entangled.
But he still said to Master Sanzang: "When the holy monk comes back from collecting scriptures, he must stay in his disciple's house for a few more days to fulfill his wish."
"Amitabha." Fahai had left quite a few promises along the way, including Kou Yuan's family, who immediately clasped his palms together and said, "If a poor monk goes to Lingshan and sees the Buddha, he will first ask the Buddha If you are a member of the Buddhist Association, you will definitely come to visit me when you pass by on your way back."
"Come on!" Kou Yuanwai called to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper quickly took the trays from the boys and said, "I'd like to ask the holy monk to accept some gold and silver for transportation on the road."
If these yellow and white things were sent by others, their master and disciple would naturally not want them.
Moreover, a lot of their own gold and silver were acquired from the bandits and robbers along the way. Most of them were scattered to the people, and they also kept some of them as travel expenses.
Moreover, Fahai has always said that alms are not begging for food.
If they meet a kind benefactor who accepts a meal, they will repay it with gold and silver, which is naturally the fate of both parties.
It is said that some monks who wish to fast and return to wonderful enlightenment have no chance to see the Buddha Tathagata.
Kou Yuanwai had seen that Master Sanzang was an eminent monk, and he had no regrets in his life. Watching Master Sanzang go away, Kou Yuanwai asked the housekeeper to distribute the gold and silver to the common people who came to see him off.
The people will naturally be grateful for Kou Yuanwai's generosity.
One of the gangsters who received the money couldn't help but said: "Good guy, the housekeeper of the Kou Mansion really deserves to die. Can he kill such a good person?"
Someone around him immediately sneered and said, "This is just a drop in the bucket of his wealth. I will divide the gold and silver equally tonight. Will you go?"
"Please take me with you."
It may be impossible to expect their conscience to find out in this life.
Since ancient times, wealth and silk have attracted people's hearts.
What's more, they are bandits who specialize in robbing families and homes?
After watching Master Sanzang and his entourage go away, Kou Yuanwai also got on the carriage and headed back home. He really couldn't walk anymore.
Their master and apprentice were really gone, leaving only Wu Jing's three obsessive spirits here, just in case.
After walking forty or fifty miles, we saw that it was getting late, and a great sage saw a dilapidated temple ahead from a distance, and said: "Master, as the Golden Crow sets on the mountain, why don't we go to the temple in front of us to rest for a while."
"good."
Since you have met a temple, there is no reason not to be included in it. If it is a righteous god or Buddha, it is better to burn incense. Otherwise, it is a person who pretends to be a god and a ghost. It should be enlightened and enlightened, and it should be saved.
Bajie hugged his belly and sighed as he walked: "Master, this bandit is really a good person. He should be a lucky one. He will live a long life in the future."
Fahai clasped his hands together, "It is said that good deeds are rewarded with good deeds, but in fact, these good deeds are not necessarily greater than longevity."
Several disciples thought about it for a while, each with their own understanding.
Although Bajie had some wisdom, he probably had a flash of inspiration. It would be difficult for him to figure out a Zen method. No, before he walked a few steps, he said to the master: "No matter how far you go, there will be no way." We have arrived at Lingshan. I wonder if the Buddha is as generous as Kou Yuanwai and can even feed me, an old pig, for three days."
"You're a bastard." Fahai couldn't help laughing and scolding, and said: "All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas eat grains, so how can there be smoke and fire on Lingshan Mountain?"
Seeing Bajie's face visibly drooping, Fahai comforted him again: "This is not a big deal. After we return to Ziling Mountain and Chang'an, we will invite your Majesty to bring the food in the imperial dining room to the table." You can eat it for a few years."
Bajie's eyes seemed to be full of expectations after hearing this, but he still asked cautiously: "Master, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can you really be so generous?"
"I don't mean to say that he is stingy, but I am afraid that he will regret it after seeing how much I eat, old pig."
"Hahahaha——" Everyone laughed again.
Not long after, we arrived at the place.
When everyone walked up to it, they saw a collapsed archway. There was an old plaque on the archway. On the plaque, there were four big characters that were stained with dust, which was Huaguang Xingyuan.
"Huaguang Academy?" Bajie asked because he didn't understand, and immediately asked his master for advice: "Master, which god and Buddha is enshrined in this Huaguang Academy?"
"This is the residence of Huaguang Bodhisattva. It's no wonder that you don't know that Huaguang Bodhisattva also has a past." Fahai smiled and said, "Huaguang Bodhisattva is the disciple of the Flame Five Light Buddha. He is responsible for eradicating poisons. The Fire Ghost King was demoted and turned into the Five Apparition Spirit Officer."
"It turns out to be the Five Apparition Spiritual Officer." The disciples suddenly understood.
They didn't know Huaguang Bodhisattva, but they were familiar with the Five Manifestation Spirit Officers. He was a war general in heaven. He worshiped Jiutian Dangmo Tianzun as his disciple and protected the heaven from then on. After the great sage came out of the alchemy furnace, the two of them fought a few tricks.
But Xiao Bailong asked, "Master, why was Huaguang Bodhisattva demoted when he defeated the Poisonous Fire Ghost King?"
"That's because the Poison Fire Ghost King went to Lingshan Mountain to provoke him and wanted to find a true Buddha of the Way of Fire to learn Taoism. This Huaguang Bodhisattva was originally the wick of the Buddhist temple of Leiyin Temple. After listening to the sutras for a long time, he turned into a fire. Jinghun is the best in the way of fire. In addition, he has an explosive temper and is ruthless to water and fire. Therefore, when the two were competing, the Poison Fire Ghost King died unfortunately."
At this point, Fa Hai sighed softly, "Because he committed the killing rule, Buddha punished him to reincarnate in reincarnation, first to Ma'er Mountain, and then to Tonghua Palace. Because he got into trouble when he was young, he secretly broke into the Bullfight Palace to let Feng Zhitao escape. , the second judge of Fire Peach, was executed by Emperor Ziwei."
The Great Sage continued the Master's words and said: "Huaguang Bodhisattva's spirit never dissipates. He obtains gold bricks, fire flags, and fire crows. He collects Shentu and Yulei to eliminate his sins. Therefore, he was named the Five Manifestation Spiritual Officer. When I, the old grandson, go to heaven , I heard that he offended the daily officer Deng Hua again and went to heaven instead, and was captured by Dangmo Tianzun, and then worshiped Dangmo Tianzun as his teacher."
"Tsk, it's really like taking tea to cool off."
When everyone walked into the courtyard, they saw that the corridors and rooms were all collapsed, the walls were leaning, and there was no trace of people, just overgrown weeds. The great sage couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect that this huge courtyard would be in ruins. "
"Isn't this a normal thing?" Bajie snorted twice, "Even if Huaguang Bodhisattva is gone, who will come to worship in this temple? Who will show up after worshiping? If you don't say anything else, just talk about your Huaguo Mountain, Brother Monkey, you are just trapped under Wuzhi Mountain, and you are not dead yet. But after you went back last time, what kind of miserable scene have the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain been in? Not to mention the Huaguang Academy. Already."
Boom!
Just as Bajie finished speaking, there was a sound of thunder in the sky.
"oops!"
Bajie screamed and quickly jumped behind the master, wrapping the master's cassock tighter, otherwise he could just pull the cassock over and cover his head.
call--
The wind howled again.
In an instant, dark clouds covered the sky, and the sky was not bright at all.
Amidst the sound of wind and thunder, it seems that Bajie's cry of mercy can still be heard: "Disciple is talking nonsense, disciple is talking nonsense, please God, please calm down, calm down!"
Crash--
Before Bajie finished speaking, it started to rain heavily.
"You idiot!" The Great Sage grabbed Bajie's ears, took him out from behind the master, and scolded him with a smile: "It's just ordinary clouds and rain, look at how scared you are!"
Little Bailong was already in the sky at this moment, because he saw that the person who had just stirred up the clouds and rain was none other than his eldest brother, Ao Moang, the eldest prince of Xihai.
Wukong chanted a spell and raised the earth and wood out of the air. In a few breaths, he repaired the broken house to pieces. Not to mention it was complete, but it was able to cover the wind and rain, and it was still safe to hide from the wind and rain.
Howl——
Amidst the sound of wind and rain, there were some other movements. After the Great Sage's fire eyes glanced around, he said to the master: "Master, there are many demons and ghosts here. It must be that after Huaguang Bodhisattva was demoted, there are no monks to look after this monastery. , let them take over."
"Stop hiding, come here to me, Old Sun."
The great sage scolded, and within a moment, many mountain ghosts and goblins ran outside the house, kowtowing and shouting: "Please, eminent monk, spare us."
"Come in."
Then I saw a group of wet little ghosts and goblins, carefully stepping into this broken house.
One of the little ones, facing Bajie, was frightened and cried immediately.
The mother held her for a while and coaxed her, but it didn't work.
Bajie was upset when he heard that, and immediately threatened: "If you cry again, Grandpa Pig will eat you!"
The little demon stopped crying immediately and became very quiet.
But Bajie couldn't be happy.
It rained heavily at night.
The officers and soldiers who were originally ordered to ambush outside the Kou Manor suddenly became slack. If the prefect had not personally led the team, they would have gone back.
In such thunderstorm weather, ghosts don't want to go out.
The prefect is also a good observer of people's hearts. He was originally worried that these bandits would not come today, but if it rains, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for them to commit crimes?
He committed a crime in the rain tonight, but when it clears up tomorrow, where will there be any traces left to check?
Sure enough, the thieves are in their stronghold.
"Brother, why is it raining so heavily tonight? Why don't we go there tomorrow?"
"Stupid!" The elder brother kicked him: "There is no progress at all. Tonight is the right time. Let's take advantage of the rain at night. People on the street will not be on guard, and the fire armors will not patrol. We will start tomorrow morning and there will be no trace. , it can be said that God is unaware of it.”
"Brother, what if the housekeeper sells us?"
"Yes, brother. After all, he is not one of our own." Another person said: "Also, why is it that we are the ones who take action, but he is the one who takes over the Kou Mansion in the end?"
The eldest brother narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "No one is left in the Kou family. We took the gold and silver and flew away."
All the bandits agreed in unison. How could the so-called eradication of the weeds leave behind such a huge disaster?
This group of strongmen and the housekeeper of the Kou Mansion, no one can say that the other has a bad heart. These are just two different things. They are completely the same, otherwise they would not be able to get along together.
All the thieves came together in the rain, carrying daggers, caltrops, crutches, sap, hemp ropes, and torches.
oops!
The officers and soldiers lying in ambush around the Kou Mansion immediately became excited when they saw someone actually coming in the rain. Their previous laziness was far away from their previous state of laziness.
What kind of bandits are there in front of me? They are clearly merit and bounty!
The robbers kicked open the door of Kou's house to storm in.
"Take it!"
When the magistrate saw the thief entering the urn, he directly ordered action to prevent innocent people from being harmed.
(End of chapter)
