That day, outside Chang'an City.
The autumn wind is bleak, war drums are thundering, and the vast army of the Tang Dynasty is waiting for them, stretching for more than ten miles.
Surrounded by a large army, Li Shimin, who was dressed in military uniform, rode in a dragon chariot with Tang Sanzang until they reached the bank of the Jing River.
"Your Majesty's journey is unpredictable. I don't know when I will be able to return to my hometown!"
The Jinghe River was still surging. Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh as he stepped out of the car.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations and realize your majesty's grand plan of conquering the world in the west!"
Tang Sanzang was wearing a brocade cassock, holding a nine-ring tin staff, and said solemnly while performing Buddhist rituals.
"It is my great fortune to have my imperial brother as my assistant!"
In response, Li Shimin nodded happily.
At his signal, a tall, snow-white horse was immediately led up.
"This horse was specially selected by me from the army. It is brave by nature and can travel thousands of miles. It should be used as a substitute for my younger brother."
At the same time, another purple golden bowl was brought up.
"In ancient times, Dayu used sacred iron to cast the Nine Cauldrons. After the Nine Cauldrons were cast, the remaining sacred iron was treasured by successive emperors."
Li Shimin introduced, "Later, I ordered craftsmen to take the stone from Mount Tai and the gold from Kunlun, and melt it together with the divine iron to create this purple gold bowl."
"Although this Purple Gold Bowl is not as good as the Nine Cauldrons, its mysteries are enough to provide some help for my brother's home travel!"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang felt happy.
In his eyes, the Purple Gold Bowl is just an iron rice bowl used for alms on the road, but from Li Shimin's introduction, it seems that it is still an amazing magical weapon.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift!"
Tang Sanzang happily took the purple gold bowl, and immediately felt that there were bursts of human righteousness lingering in it, which made people marvel.
Coupled with the previous customs clearance documents, as well as the cassocks and Zen staff given by the Bodhisattva, the trip to the west is complete.
"My dear brother, I'm here. Today you are traveling westward for the Tang Dynasty. I should be the one thanking you!"
As he spoke, Li Shimin brought two glasses of plain wine, flicked some dust into one of them, and handed it to Tang Sanzang.
"I also invite my younger brother to drink with my elder brother. Don't forget your homeland and never miss a foreign land!"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang took the wine without hesitation and drank it down in one gulp.
"Your Majesty, I have to say goodbye after a long journey. My brother is going west now!"
After some words, Tang Sanzang immediately stood up on his horse and bid farewell to Li Shimin.
But just as he was about to ride away, he quickly stopped.
"Your Majesty, after all these years, can I see you again?"
Suddenly, a deep uneasiness suddenly emerged in Tang Sanzang's heart.
But this uneasiness is not for himself, but for Li Shimin.
Because it is already the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, but history books record that Li Shimin will die in ten years...
"My dear brother, what are you saying? I'm still waiting for you to return to your hometown and rule the Tang Dynasty with me!"
"That's good. Your Majesty, please take it seriously!"
"My dear brother, take care!"
At this point, Tang Sanzang said no more and immediately rode away, disappearing from everyone's sight in a short time.
And Li Shimin looked at his retreating figure, with a sudden change in his eyes.
I think back to that time, when he wore bright clothes and raged on horseback, he killed all the heroes in the world and established the first empire in the world.
However, the late Emperor Li Yuan was mediocre and did nothing. After the Tang Dynasty was established, he could not wait to submit to the heaven and was willing to consider himself the emperor.
Li Shimin was forced to have no choice but to bear the infamy for his whole life and replace him!
Today, thirteen years have passed since the Xuanwumen incident.
The once young hero has turned as white as frost.
"Am I...am I really old?"
For some reason, Li Shimin suddenly let out a desolate sigh.
He looked at Yuan Tiangang who was standing aside, "Master, do you know how many years I have left?"
"Your Majesty, there are only ten years left."
Yuan Tiangang counted with his fingers, but he revealed the truth with one word, and his eyes suddenly started to bleed.
"Ten years... ten years is too short!"
"Can I still wait until the day when my brother Xitian returns?"
With a sigh, Li Shimin turned around and looked in the direction of Ganye Temple.
Wu Meiniang, who was demoted to Ganye Temple, has now received Buddhist rituals and completed her tonsure.
"Wu Meiniang, if I die in the future, the country of the Tang Dynasty will only be entrusted to your hands!"
After saying this, Li Shimin immediately got on the dragon chariot and returned to Chang'an City...
Thirty-third heaven, Lingxiao Palace.
"Your Majesty, Tang Sanzang has left for the West!"
The clairvoyant eyes and wind ears came to heaven together and reported the news from the human world to the Jade Emperor.
"Is that half-human, half-Buddha monk still determined to go west as before?"
The Jade Emperor's face showed anger.
In his eyes, this Eastern Buddhist scripture seeker was insignificant.
It happened that such an ant actually killed the Jinghe Dragon King in front of him.
He also awakened the Xuanyuan Sword that had been dusted for thousands of years, causing his incarnation to die, and the Heavenly Court had to withdraw its power from the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
Now, he follows the fate of his previous life and plans to go to the West to unite the power of the Tang Dynasty in the East and Buddhism in the West to fight against the Heaven!
How can heaven tolerate this?
"Preach my will and order the heavenly soldiers to descend to the realm to kill the rebels!"
In anger, the Jade Emperor issued an order to kill Tang Sanzang.
"Your Majesty, this must not be done!"
At this moment, Taibai Jinxing stepped forward.
"My dear, I wonder if you have any objections to my decision?"
"Your Majesty, Tang Sanzang is now Li Shimin's imperial disciple and a beloved disciple of Tathagata Buddha. If he dies openly in the hands of the gods in heaven, it may be true."
Taibai Jinxing said, after all, Heaven also has the dignity of Heaven. Even if the situation is the same as fire and water, one must pay attention to the teacher's reputation.
"Then, dear, what do you think we should do?"
"Pindao recently conquered the three-headed demon king. In my opinion, we should leave this dirty work to them!"
"That's very good, then I will leave this matter entirely to you!"
"Follow the law!"
After saying that, Taibai Jinxing turned into a wisp of blue smoke and disappeared into the Lingxiao Palace.
When he appeared again, he was already at the border of the Tang Empire, above Shuangcha Ridge.
This is the only way Tang Sanzang must pass on his journey to the west.
"General Yin, Mr. Xiongshan, and Special Agents, prepare to take action!"
As Taibai Jinxing finished speaking, three demonic winds suddenly appeared, heading straight for Shuangcha Ridge from thousands of miles away!
Deep in the Shuangchaling mountain forest, there is a mountain village that is isolated from the rest of the world.
The sky where the sun was originally shining was suddenly filled with black mist and gusts of evil wind for some unknown reason.
In the horrified eyes of the villagers, three burly and terrifying monsters unexpectedly appeared in this border village.
"The location of this place is very good. We three brothers are here to prepare a generous gift for Tang Sanzang!"
The leader of the tiger demon let out a long roar, and his eyes like copper bells flashed with fierce light.
Beside him, there was a bear demon and an ox demon.
At this time, they also pulled out their butcher knives and looked coldly at the unarmed villagers around them.
It's like looking at a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Immediately afterwards, a series of shrill screams rang out from the village, and in the blink of an eye it returned to deathly silence...
