"Bajie, what happened?"
Seeing Zhu Bajie suddenly looking back in confusion, Tang Sanzang asked in surprise.
"No, it's nothing... maybe I'm leaving soon, and I still miss my homeland a little bit."
Zhu Bajie shook his head, but the feeling of loss in his heart became stronger.
It seemed that there was something very important in Fuling Mountain that was constantly calling him, making him want to go back.
But now that we have chosen to go west, how can we look back?
In the end, Zhu Bajie suppressed his desire to go back and chose to continue on his way.
By noon, the master and apprentice had walked a hundred miles away and completely left the area of Gaolaozhuang.
At this time, all the monkeys sent by Wukong to eradicate the rat infestation have returned and turned into hair and returned to themselves.
In this day, these monkeys have wiped out almost all the rat demons within a thousand miles.
Unfortunately, due to the limited scope and time of the extralegal clones, the lair of these rats has not yet been found.
"Bajie, rat infestation is rampant in Wuszang now. Do you know what's going on?"
With this thought, Sun Wukong asked Zhu Bajie.
After all, he has lived here for hundreds of years, so he naturally knows the Us Tibetan country very well.
"Humph, it's not because of the good deeds that Lingji Bodhisattva did!"
In this regard, Zhu Bajie said angrily.
Lingji Bodhisattva?
After hearing this, Tang Sanzang frowned slightly.
When I was in Liujia Village before, the villagers there had said that these rat demons were using the name of Lingji Bodhisattva to plunder people's wealth and anointing in Uszang.
At the beginning, Tang Sanzang only thought that they were trying to pull a tiger's skin and pull a big banner, and he didn't take it seriously.
And now, according to Zhu Bajie, could it be that this giant rat roaming the world really has something to do with Lingji Bodhisattva?
"Bajie, you might as well tell me the specific cause and effect here."
Tang Sanzang's expression immediately became serious.
At present, the rat infestation is raging in Uszang. If it is an ordinary evildoer, then it will be eradicated.
But once you get involved with the Bodhisattva, the situation becomes completely different.
"These rat demons do not originate from the local area, but originate from Huangfeng Mountain on the western border of Us Tibetan Kingdom."
Later, Zhu Bajie explained the whole story, "There is a demon king in Huangfeng Mountain named Huangfeng Monster, and these rat demons are actually his subordinates!"
"Three years ago, the yellow wind monster was so crazy that he released thousands of rats in the mountains and invaded the Uzbeg Kingdom to plunder the people's wealth. Even my Cuilan was almost kidnapped by them."
"For this reason, I killed hundreds of rats in a rage, then entered their lair, and fought the yellow wind monster for dozens of rounds!"
"But later I found out that this yellow wind monster has a great background. It is actually a yellow-haired marten who attained enlightenment at the foot of Lingshan Mountain and was enlightened by Lingji Bodhisattva!"
"And the reason why he lured the rats into the Uzbek Kingdom was because he was instructed by Lingji Bodhisattva!"
"So, in order not to offend the Bodhisattva, I have no choice but to retreat to Fuling Mountain and let it go. From now on, the two sides will not be in conflict with each other..."
Yellow wind monster!
Upon hearing this name, Tang Sanzang's mood suddenly worsened.
In his impression, the relationship between this demon king and Lingji Bodhisattva seems to be really extraordinary.
If he really got the Bodhisattva's acquiescence by attracting the rat infestation, then the next thing might not be easy to handle!
You must know that this time I came to Uzang Kingdom not only to pass by, but also to make it surrender and become a vassal state of the Tang Empire.
If you want it to become a vassal state, you must help the people of the country to completely eradicate the evil spirits and restore peace to the country and the people.
In this case, wouldn't it be necessary to touch the interests of Lingji Bodhisattva and have a direct conflict with him?
"Could it be that the thing I'm most worried about is coming after all?"
"And Lingji Bodhisattva used the hand of the Yellow Wind Monster to get involved in Uzang Country. What is his purpose?"
For a time, many worries and doubts rushed into Tang Sanzang's mind.
When he formed an alliance with the Harbin Kingdom before, he was worried that the interests of the Buddhas in the Western Heavens in the secular world would conflict with Li Shimin's ambition to unify the world.
But now it seems that the timing of this conflict is much earlier than I imagined.
And if I handle things a little poorly, I am afraid that I will not only offend Buddhism, but also live up to Li Shimin's high expectations...
"Master, in my opinion it's better to turn a blind eye to this matter."
Seeing that Tang Sanzang was deep in thought and had no response for a long time, Zhu Bajie said, "Lingji Bodhisattva is highly respected in Buddhism. He secretly promised the Yellow Wind Monster to enter the Uzbek Kingdom. He must have some plans for him."
"But we are just passers-by seeking scriptures. There is no need to quarrel with this country for the sake of peace. If we offend the Bodhisattva, I am afraid that our trip to the West will not be a good one."
In line with the idea that doing more is worse than doing less, Zhu Bajie persuaded Tang Sanzang.
But Bajie is a new disciple after all, and he doesn't know his true ambition.
"Bajie, don't forget that your Cuilan family is still young and fragrant now, and the Gao family has the overwhelming wealth you left behind."
In this regard, Tang Sanzang warned, "When you were in Gaolaozhuang, those monsters might not have dared to make trouble, but now that you are gone, can you still ensure that they will not come back again and loot Gaolaozhuang again?" ?”
"this……"
After hearing this, Zhu Bajie's heart trembled suddenly.
Although he was cold and decisive towards Cuilan verbally, he never really let her go in his heart.
The master's words undoubtedly hit his weakness.
"Master, what do you think we should do? Are we going to destroy the yellow wind monster completely without offending the Bodhisattva?"
For a moment, Bajie ran out of ideas and asked him this way.
"Master Yi, let's go to Huangfeng Mountain first and have a good talk with the demon king."
Regarding this matter, Tang Sanzang also felt quite troubled.
If the Yellow Wind Monster is really a disciple of Lingji Bodhisattva, then he definitely can't just kill it like he does with ordinary monsters.
But if he is allowed to indulge the rats and cause harm to the people, then the plan to make Uzang a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty will inevitably become nonsense.
How to deal with it seems to be a dilemma...
With the intention of taking one step at a time, Tang Sanzang and others immediately changed their planned itinerary and quickly headed towards the direction of Huangfeng Mountain.
But halfway through the journey, bursts of holy Buddha light suddenly burst out from the mountains not far away, attracting Tang Sanzang's attention.
"Bajie, do you know where this is and why the Buddha's light suddenly appears?"
Tang Sanzang stopped subconsciously and looked into the depths of the mountain forest.
But he saw that the Buddha's light was rich and extremely pure, and the faint sound of Sanskrit echoed endlessly in his ears, as if calling him from somewhere.
"This is Buddha Mountain. I've experienced this before, but..."
As an indigenous person, Zhu Bajie is naturally no stranger to this place.
But he glanced deep into the forest, and a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes, "It's just that when did this Bodhi tree appear? I've never seen it before!"
After hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked at the main peak of Futu Mountain. On the top of the mountain, there was a towering Bodhi tree!
This bodhi tree is a hundred feet tall, with thick and long vines entwining its entire trunk, like a spiral staircase winding upward.
Five slender branches stretch out from the top of the tree, blooming with lush branches, leaves and bodhi seeds.
Among the five branches, there is a huge bird's nest about three feet in diameter.
And that holy Buddha light emanates from the bird's nest!
"Amitabha, is this person Jin Chanzi?"
As the spectators raised their eyes, a Buddhist sound suddenly sounded from the bird's nest and fell clearly into everyone's ears.
