"Is this coming?"
Listening to the sudden Sanskrit sound, Tang Sanzang immediately put down his chopsticks.
But on the street outside the store, everyone stopped making noise at this time, but they all knelt down respectfully and worshiped in the direction of Taoshan County's city gate.
At the same time, all the workshops and shops in the city stopped what they were doing, and even the diners in the inn stopped eating, walked outside, and knelt down with the crowd.
"When Elder Jinchi came, he actually attracted the whole city to worship him. It seems that his status in the hearts of all living beings is extraordinary!"
Seeing such a grand occasion, Sun Wukong was also sighing.
"In that case, let's go take a look."
Tang Sanzang nodded and then walked out of the store.
Following the Sanskrit sounds, I saw a solemn and gorgeous team of monks entering Taoshan County.
There are about two hundred monks on this trip, and everyone is wearing gold and silver.
They may hold silver staffs, gold Buddhas, or jade beads.
Even the little novice who followed him wore a robe made of gold thread.
And among the monks, there was a carriage with eight horses driving abreast.
The entire carriage is made of gold, and is inlaid with a variety of dazzling gems and agates.
The solemn and holy Sanskrit sound resounded from the carriage.
Bursts of bright Buddha light also filled the surroundings of the carriage, condensing into phantoms of ancient Buddhas.
The phantoms of these ancient Buddhas were either flicking their rosary beads, or they were nodding their heads and looking sideways, murmuring towards the sentient beings in the city.
There is no surprise. The person sitting in this carriage must be the elder Jinchi that everyone calls him.
"Good guy!"
Seeing this scene, Tang Sanzang sighed in his heart.
Such a grand and magnificent event, those who didn’t know it would have thought it was a king’s trip!
"Master, something is wrong with this situation!"
At this moment, Sun Wukong on the side frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"The person sitting in the car doesn't seem to be an eminent monk, but more like a monster who has become a spirit!"
Wukong said.
Just because in that holy Buddha's light, he also noticed waves of demonic energy surging.
And this evil spirit came from the person in the car!
"What?"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang's expression also changed slightly.
Just as he was about to say something more, the carriage suddenly stopped.
By chance, it stopped right in front of him.
All the monks accompanying him also looked at him.
"Meet Elder Jinchi!"
"Meet Elder Jinchi!"
"Meet Elder Jinchi!"
Seeing the carriage stop, all the people present gave devout worship.
After a while, the curtain of the carriage was opened.
An old monk, his whole body bathed in Buddha's light, slowly walked out of the car.
I saw a man with a white beard and beard. Although he was old, his eyes were exceptionally bright, showing endless compassion and Zen, and he looked like an immortal.
He wears a Vairocana hat and a purple gold cassock. His whole body is woven with gold threads and inlaid with various cat's eyes, agates, emeralds and jade.
But he was holding a simple Zen staff made of purple bamboo in his hand, which seemed incompatible with his luxurious clothes.
And this old monk, needless to say, is Elder Jinchi!
"Amitabha, it is the duty of Buddhists to save all sentient beings. Why do you need to be so polite? Please get up quickly!"
At this time, Elder Jinchi spoke, and his voice, blessed by Buddhism, resounded throughout Taoshan County, making people feel calm and peaceful.
As he finished speaking, everyone stood up together.
After that, Elder Jinchi turned around and walked towards Tang Sanzang.
"A few days ago, Master Avalokitesvara entrusted me with a dream, saying that a pilgrim from the Eastern Tang Dynasty will come here and I have been specially ordered to entertain him. I wonder if he is you, the holy monk?"
Elder Jinchi bowed to him and asked respectfully.
"I'm ashamed. This poor monk is Tang Sanzang. I'm really disturbing you by taking the liberty to come here this time!"
Tang Sanzang responded like this, but he still couldn't help but feel a sense of discomfort in his heart.
As he had expected before, the favored disciple whom the Bodhisattva mentioned who could teach him the Dharma was indeed Elder Jinchi!
Tang Sanzang felt very uncomfortable when he thought that in the days to come, he would be the one to preach and answer his questions.
After all, Jin Chi regards wealth as his life and has a special liking for collecting all kinds of treasures in the world.
But those who take people have short hands and eat people with soft mouths.
What if the old man suddenly reaches out his hand and asks me to borrow the cassock while he is giving instructions on Buddhism? Is it possible that he can refuse to give it to me?
"If you are a holy monk, it would be my honor to serve you!"
At this time, Elder Jinchi said again, "I have prepared all the scriptures you need to study the day before yesterday. You can get them by yourself then."
"But it's the time of the alms ceremony. I wonder if the holy monk can wait for a while? When the ceremony is over, I will welcome you to our temple."
"If that's the case, then it's hard work."
Tang Sanzang nodded without revealing his true thoughts.
Elder Jinchi said no more, and after expressing his apology, he returned to the carriage and continued towards the place where the Dharma conference was held.
Many people around him did not stay, and followed the chariot to the inside of the city.
"I didn't expect that the Bodhisattva is so eclectic in his actions! He actually accepted a bamboo demon as his disciple, and even asked him to give you guidance, Master!"
Looking at Elder Jinchi's campus, Sun Wukong laughed.
"You said Elder Jinchi is a bamboo demon?"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang was surprised.
Sun Wukong nodded.
While the two were talking, he looked at Elder Jinchi up and down with his sharp eyes.
But they discovered that this enlightened monk who was worshiped by everyone was actually transformed from a towering purple bamboo tree!
"However, since the Bodhisattva can take this bamboo demon as his disciple, it means that he must have something extraordinary. As long as he doesn't do any evil, we can just pretend we didn't see it!"
Later, Sun Wukong added that he didn't seem to care much about whether Elder Jinchi was a human or a monster.
"In that case, let's go together and see what this so-called alms ceremony is like."
After leaving these words, Tang Sanzang said no more, then mounted the white dragon horse and walked towards the direction where the crowd left.
Not long after, everyone arrived at the center of Taoshan County.
In a wide dojo, there is an altar about nine feet high.
Surrounded by many monks, Elder Jinchi rode on the Buddha's light and stepped onto the altar. Then he clasped his hands and looked at all the living beings present.
"Amitabha, my Buddha is compassionate!"
Elder Jinchi shouted the Buddha's name, and the holy Buddha's light immediately burst out from his body, instantly covering a hundred-mile radius inside and outside Taoshan County!
The giving ceremony has officially begun!
