After taking Qin Po back, all the overflowing Buddha's light returned to Mu Zha's body.
The huge Guanyin Zen Temple also collapsed layer by layer at this time, and eventually turned into a sky full of gray haze floating in the wind, as if it had never existed.
After doing this, Muzha held the guqin and returned to Luojia Mountain.
At this time, the black bear spirit who was declined by Tang Sanzang also returned to the mountain and continued to serve as the guardian of the mountain under the Bodhisattva Seat.
The immortal bamboo shoots transformed by Elder Jinchi were also replanted by him into the purple bamboo forest.
But if you want to become a human again, I'm afraid it will take hundreds of years.
"Brother Muzha, where have you been? And this piano in your arms, why does it look so familiar?"
Seeing Muzha hurrying past the bamboo forest path holding the guqin, the black bear spirit immediately said hello and broke off a bamboo shoot to nibble on it.
"Of course I am going out to do things according to the orders of the Bodhisattva,"
Muzha said warmly, but after taking a look at the bamboo shoot shells on the ground, he frowned slightly.
"Master Shanshou, once the Bodhisattva learns that you are guarding here again and secretly eating fairy bamboo shoots, I'm afraid you will be demoted to the secular world and suffer again!"
"Hey, brother Mu Zha, don't be angry, I'm just greedy for this one time, just this one time!"
After hearing this, the black bear spirit's eyes flashed, and he quickly hid the remaining half of the bamboo shoot behind his back.
Mu Zha ignored this and walked straight through the purple bamboo forest to the lotus pond.
At this moment, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is closing his eyes and concentrating beside the lotus pond.
After noticing the arrival, he immediately opened his eyes.
"Master, my disciple has followed your instructions to take back Chenyin. Today, there is no longer the power of Luojia Mountain in the Haji Kingdom."
"knew."
"But there is something that I don't understand, my disciple, and I hope Master can tell me!"
Mu Zha thought for a while and said, "Master, the Harbin Kingdom was originally your fiefdom. Why did you suddenly withdraw all the forces from the country and let it become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty?"
Others may not know, but Mu Zha knows it all too well.
In fact, the Harbin Kingdom is a human territory awarded to the Bodhisattva by the Western Sky Spirit Mountain.
The reason why Elder Jinchi was demoted to the lower realm was actually not to survive the calamity, but to serve as a white glove to take over the Haji Kingdom, a mortal country, for the Bodhisattva.
Now, Elder Jinchi has been working in Harbin Kingdom for two hundred and seventy years. Not only has he eradicated all demonic forces, but he has also suppressed many heavenly eagle dogs.
He promoted Buddhism to save all sentient beings and was deeply respected by the local people.
It won't be long before the entire Harbin Kingdom will become a Buddhist Kingdom, with Elder Jinchi taking the lead and offering devout faith and generous incense to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
But what Mu Zha couldn't figure out was why the Bodhisattva suddenly triggered the fate of Elder Jinchi when Tang Sanzang arrived, causing him to pass away and also destroying Luojia Mountain's two hundred years of painstaking management in the Harbin Kingdom. Destroyed once...
"Muzha, do you think we should be human-centered or Buddha-centered in this secular world?"
In this regard, the Bodhisattva did not speak directly, but asked like this.
"When a disciple is in Buddhism, he should take Buddhism as his foundation."
Muzha thought for a moment and responded like this.
"But I firmly believe that man can conquer heaven. What I, the Buddha, really want to do is to save all living beings, rather than enslave all living beings like heaven."
However, the Bodhisattva shook his head and explained, "Li Shimin is a human emperor who has never appeared in the world for thousands of years. Now he has fully risen and made a great wish to take the world as his own responsibility."
"He is the co-lord of the world, and what I am doing now is just to return the mortal kingdom that originally belonged to him, so why not?"
After hearing this, Muzha suddenly understood.
The reason why the Bodhisattva took the initiative to withdraw his power from the Harbin Kingdom was to make the Harbin Kingdom a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty by Tang Sanzang.
In fact, it was to recognize Li Shimin's current status and express Xitian Lingshan's sincerity in the alliance between the two parties.
At this point, Mu Zha said no more.
Then he looked towards the secular world, and towards Tang Monk and his disciples who were walking west...
After a day of trekking through mountains and rivers, Tang Sanzang and his party had finally left the border of Harbin.
Thirty or fifty miles further along the mountain road, a medium-sized village appeared in front of the masters and disciples.
This village is about ten miles square and has about a hundred households. The dilapidated thatched and adobe houses are scattered on both sides of the village road.
But when he heard the noise from the village, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but frown.
"Listen up, untouchables, today is the birthday of Lingji Bodhisattva, please hand over the money and food from each of your families to congratulate the Bodhisattva on his birthday!"
"But...but Your Majesty, the harvest in our village is not good this year, and we really don't have much leftover food!"
"Why, do you still want to disrespect Bodhisattva?"
"No... the untouchables dare not..."
"If you don't dare, then take out everything, but don't force us to do it ourselves!"
"..."
Following the sound, ten black rat demons suddenly appeared in this dilapidated village.
These rat demons have strong bodies and shiny manes, and they each hold a steel fork in their hands.
Under their coercion, the people in the village had no choice but to hand over their money and food before them.
"Damn it, where did this monster come from! How dare you act so tyrannically in the mortal world in the name of a Bodhisattva!"
Seeing this scene, Sun Wukong's face showed waves of dissatisfaction.
Regarding this, Tang Sanzang couldn't help but have a hint of murderous intention in his eyes.
Although the previous Hajiu Kingdom could not be said to be prosperous, it was at least stable and peaceful, and evil people were not in power and monsters were not rampant.
But now, just a few dozen miles outside the country, I encountered this group of rat demons exploiting the mortal village wantonly.
They even deprived a villager of their wealth and anointment in the name of congratulating Lingji Bodhisattva on his birthday!
This is not only committing evil, but also blaspheming Buddhism!
And as a Buddhist, how could he tolerate this?
With this thought in mind, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong exchanged a look, and then walked towards the village.
At this time, all the rat demons also heard the movement behind them, and all turned their heads.
When they saw Tang Sanzang, who was riding a white horse and dressed in jewels, walking towards them, these rat demons felt like they had caught a big fish, with malicious smiles appearing in their eyes.
"Senior monk, I wonder where you come from and where you are going?"
The leading rat demon immediately stepped forward and asked with a sinister look on his face.
"Amitabha, the poor monk came from the Tang Dynasty in the east and went to the west to obtain scriptures."
"Oh, it turns out he is a monk from the Tang Dynasty. No wonder he is so elegantly dressed and well-dressed!"
The rat demon obviously didn't recognize Tang Sanzang's identity, so he immediately stretched out a hand to him.
"Monk, today is the birthday of Lingji Bodhisattva. Since you are also a member of the Buddhist sect, shouldn't you also spend some money to show your love to the Bodhisattva?"
"Oh, it's natural to wish the Bodhisattva a happy birthday!"
With that said, Tang Sanzang got off his horse and walked up to the rat demon.
Then he pointed to the nine-ring tin staff in his hand and said, "In that case, I will give you this Zen staff. Is it thoughtful enough?"
"Enough, enough! Bring it to me quickly, uncle!"
The rat demon immediately recognized the extraordinary origin of the tin staff, nodded immediately, and reached out to snatch it away.
But as soon as he stretched his claws halfway, he felt an inexplicable chill that penetrated his body, making him shiver.
Looking up, he saw that Tang Sanzang's eyes had turned cold and cold at some point.
"Young man Xiaoxiao, you dare to put your idea on my head, you really don't know how to live or die!"
Tang Sanzang shouted coldly, and then the tin staff in his hand fell heavily, hitting the rat demon head-on!
Peng! …
With a harsh sound of flesh and blood shattering, the rat demon didn't even have time to scream. The entire body was immediately shattered under the harsh light of the Buddha, turning into blood and bones splashing on the spot!
suck!
The sudden scene made the other monsters gasp in fright.
When the surrounding villagers saw this, they all panicked and ran away screaming.
"Monk... you dare to attack us, aren't you afraid that Lingji Bodhisattva will blame you!"
In response, the other rat demons screamed in fear, but couldn't stop retreating.
"You are so bold and monstrous that you still dare to throw dirty water on the Bodhisattva. Do you really think that I am a compassionate person?"
Tang Sanzang said angrily, and bursts of violent Buddha light immediately burst out from his body!
