"Heifengji, can you tell this poor monk how Chiyou was defeated in the end when he used you as his vehicle to conquer the three realms?"
Tang Sanzang suddenly remembered that when he was in the Lingxiao Palace, the Bodhisattva seemed to have really said that he would give him a black and white iron-eating beast.
But after these few days of contact, he always felt that this black bear spirit seemed unreliable.
"Uh...well, it's actually quite embarrassing to say..."
The black bear spirit scratched his head and said, "Back then, Emperor Chi You and Emperor Xuanyuan were fighting in a decisive battle. But when I was charging, I rolled along with the momentum. I didn't expect to throw the emperor down. When I turned back, he had already been defeated by Emperor Xuanyuan's Sword. Down……"
In response, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong looked at each other.
In ancient times, was it because of him that Chi You lost the battle?
And now, under the guidance of the Bodhisattva, he actually wants to be my mount?
But what if one day when I face a strong enemy, this guy somersaults and knocks me off my horse again like he did back then?
When he thought of this, Tang Sanzang trembled for no reason.
Although the black and white iron-eating beast has high performance, as a mount, the first thing to consider is the safety of driving.
In comparison, Xiaobailong is easier to use.
But after all, he was appointed by the Bodhisattva. If he refused directly, I'm afraid the Bodhisattva's face would not look good.
"Amitabha, the layman is loyal to the poor monk, and the poor monk is very happy."
"But the purpose of studying scriptures in the West is sincerity. I wonder if you would rather eat and sleep with me all the way, or would you like to return to Luojia Mountain and continue to be the guardian of the mountain?"
With this thought, Tang Sanzang asked the black bear spirit.
"Of course we'll go back to Luojia Mountain!"
Black Bear Spirit said without hesitation, "You don't know, everyone in Luojia Mountain regards me as a treasure. Fairy boys and fairies from all walks of life take turns to serve me. The fairy bamboo shoots in the purple bamboo forest are tender and juicy. Not to mention how happy I am there." !”
"If the Bodhisattva hadn't insisted on me coming to the human world to experience it, I wouldn't have wanted to go to Naling Mountain with you to get the Sutra!"
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang finally felt relieved.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Since you don't have this ambition, how can a poor monk force you?"
"In that case, please return to Luojia Mountain, layman. There is no need to follow me westward. If the Bodhisattva blames you later, just leave it to me to explain."
At this point, Tang Sanzang stopped being polite, and immediately borrowed the donkey from the slope to decline this unreliable disciple.
"Since the holy monk said so, that's great!"
The black bear spirit couldn't help but be happy, and looked at the fairy bamboo shoots in his arms, "If this is the case, then I can take Elder Jinchi back to Luojia Mountain and never leave!"
After saying that, as if he was afraid that Tang Sanzang would regret it, he immediately turned into a flesh ball and flew away from the place, but in the blink of an eye he disappeared into the southern sky.
"With the blessing of Bodhisattva, Benlong's job is finally saved!"
Seeing the black bear spirit leave, Xiao Bailong couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Tang Sanzang didn't feel the slightest bit distressed by sending such a disciple who came to his door home.
After all, the candidate for his apprentice has already been decided in his heart, so there is no need to add too many icings on the cake.
But now, Qin Po has recovered as before, the black bear spirit has returned to Luojia Mountain with Jin Chi in its original form, and the Great Dao Sutra has also achieved some success.
This trip to Guanyin Temple has come to an end.
In this way, Tang Sanzang stayed in Guanyin Temple for the last night.
Early the next morning, the three masters and apprentices planned to start again.
And leaving with them were all the monks in the temple, including Guangzhi Guangmou.
Elder Jinchi has passed away, all the bamboo forests in the mountains have withered, and the Guanyin Zen Temple has long existed in name only.
The monks immediately followed Jinchi's instructions before his death, divided the money and luggage in the temple, and prepared to go to other temples to find new jobs.
But when they opened the Sutra Pavilion, they discovered something strange.
The Dao Sutra scriptures that originally filled the Sutra Pavilion disappeared overnight for unknown reasons.
Tang Sanzang was not surprised by this.
After all, the Great Dao Sutra was specially brought by the Bodhisattva for his own practice and is not an extraordinary thing.
Now that he has achieved success in practice, this sutra has naturally been taken back by the Bodhisattva himself.
In this way, the group of people immediately left Guanyin Temple and Zizhu Mountain.
But after walking down from the mountain, Tang Sanzang did not continue westward, but rode the little white dragon and quickly flew away towards the north of Harbin Kingdom.
Not long after, a prosperous city appeared in his sight.
And this big city was the capital of the Kingdom of Xipan Hajie.
Although the disaster of Guanyin Temple has ended, the mission entrusted to him by Emperor Tang Li Shimin has not yet been completed.
Roar! …
The sky-shattering dragon roar from Little White Dragon immediately resounded throughout the city.
All the royal people in the city raised their heads and looked at the white dragon coming on the clouds, and at the white-robed monk sitting on the back of the white dragon.
"Welcome to the Prince of Tang Dynasty!"
"Welcome to the Prince of Tang Dynasty!"
"Welcome to the Prince of Tang Dynasty!"
There are many capable people and strangers in the capital of Harbin.
The huge commotion in the Guanyin Temple area in the past few days undoubtedly attracted their attention.
Now, after seeing Tang Sanzang coming on a dragon, everyone in the city immediately knelt down and bowed respectfully to the visitor.
Even the king of Hajie Kingdom hurriedly walked out of the palace hall at this moment and came to greet him in person.
Prince of Tang Dynasty...
Tang Sanzang was not surprised by this title.
After all, he was the imperial younger brother consecrated by Emperor Li Shimin himself, and he told the world that the two of them were equals and could rule the Tang Dynasty together.
In a sense, Tang Sanzang's visit to the Harbin Kingdom was tantamount to the Emperor's personal visit.
As the king of the Harbin Kingdom, he should be greeted with national courtesy, so how could he dare to neglect it?
"Amitabha, the poor monk Tang Sanzang pays homage to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for coming uninvited today!"
With this thought in mind, Tang Sanzang immediately fell from the clouds and spoke politely to the king of Harbin.
"Prince Tang, it's an honor for me to have you as ambassador to our country. I'd like to invite you as soon as possible!"
At the kind invitation of Monarch Harbin, Tang Sanzang immediately entered the palace with him, and other civil and military officials followed closely.
After entering the main hall and taking a seat, Tang Sanzang immediately took out the customs clearance document without saying any more.
The customs clearance document was Tang San's guide to the West for Buddhist scriptures, and could ensure smooth travel to various countries.
At the same time, among the documents, there were also alliance letters written by Li Shimin to the Western countries.
As long as the kings of various countries stamped their national seals on the ultimatum, they promised to voluntarily become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and bow to the Tang Emperor.
"Your Majesty, I am here today only for the good-neighborliness, friendship, and mutually beneficial alliance between the Tang Dynasty and your country. This is the letter of alliance written by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty himself. I hope your Majesty will read it!"
"Of course, if Your Majesty feels that there are any flaws in the alliance letter, we can consider it in detail!"
Skipping many complicated etiquettes, Tang Sanzang immediately handed the customs clearance document to the monarch of Harbin and got straight to the point.
He didn't have much experience in the matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries before, but he also knew how to use both kindness and power.
If the other party is acting disrespectfully and disrespecting the Holy Grace, he doesn't mind letting the other party know what it means to be magnanimous and magnanimous!
"Prince Tang made a serious statement. It is my lifelong wish to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Why do we need to discuss it again?"
However, the current alliance seems to be much simpler than Tang Sanzang imagined.
After reading the alliance letter, King Harbin was overjoyed, and then he couldn't wait to take out the jade seal and put the national seal on it.
Not only him, but also all the courtiers present looked excited and looked forward to it.
It seems that in their view, surrendering to the Tang Dynasty is a great and happy event that they can only dream of...
