If I remember correctly, after the Liusha River disaster, the next thing we will face is the test of the Zen mind of the Four Saints.
The villa in the forest that Sha Wujing mentioned earlier, and the four women who run the villa, are quite consistent with the four Bodhisattvas in his impression.
"Junior Brother Sha, there shouldn't be anything fishy about the villa you mentioned, right?"
After hearing what he said, Sun Wukong also became a little wary.
"This thing sounds quite outrageous. A large manor can pop up in the deep mountains and old forests. There are only four weak women living there. It's lucky not to be snatched away by jackals, tigers and leopards. How can there be such a beautiful manor? Jade food?"
Zhu Bajie, who has quite a lot of experience in human life, also expressed his understanding, but he still wolfed down the food.
"According to the wishes of the two senior brothers, could it be that I have encountered a monster?"
Seeing that his hard work was not appreciated and that he was so busy and sweating profusely, Sha Wujing inevitably became a little angry.
"What about Junior Brother Sha? You've been so busy for us this early in the morning. It's too late for me, old pig, to thank you. How can I still bury you?"
"It's just that there is probably something wrong with the villa where you went to beg for alms."
Zhu Bajie said carelessly and swept away most of the cake in the blink of an eye.
Sha Wujing thought about this for a while, then nodded, and seemed to think what the two senior brothers said was quite reasonable.
"Master, the origin of the villa that Junior Brother Sha mentioned is unknown. In my opinion, it's better to be careful, or else take a detour to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Later, Zhu Bajie suggested this to Tang Sanzang.
Tang Sanzang naturally recognized his cautiousness.
But the test of Zen mind by the Four Saints is a test specially arranged by the four Bodhisattvas for their masters and disciples.
Now the leadership team of Buddhism came in person to inspect the spiritual outlook of this Xitian project team.
So even if I want to go around, it is destined to be difficult to go around. Otherwise, wouldn't I lose the face of all the big guys?
"Bajie, this is wrong!"
With this thought, Tang Sanzang shook his head, "The owner of the villa has a kind heart. How can you eat his food and say bad things about him behind his back?"
"Master, tell me, what are you going to do?"
"Those female donors not only gave us delicious food, but also used Wu Jing's words to invite us to come and discuss Buddhism as guests. How can we, the monks, refuse and live up to their wishes?"
After saying that, Tang Sanzang glanced at Sha Seng and said, "Wu Jing, you might as well take me as my master to the villa and pay him a visit!"
Although I don’t know what kind of medicine he is selling in his gourd, now that the master has spoken, Sha Wujing has no choice but to agree.
After a brief tidying up, the five masters and disciples immediately left the cave where they stayed and walked towards the villa that Sha Monk had mentioned.
Not long after, a huge manor standing in the mountains appeared in front of everyone.
At a glance, we can see that the manor covers an area of dozens of acres and is surrounded by pines, bamboos and cypress trees.
Buildings of palaces and buildings carved with gold and jade are built against the mountain, with door towers opening from the inside out. There are also pavilions, waterside pavilions and rockery gardens among them.
Waves of fairy mist linger inside and outside the villa, and there are birds singing, flowers fragrant and spring water tinkling all around, just like a fairyland on earth.
Its scale and magnificence are even greater than those of ordinary palaces in mortal countries!
only……
A grand and luxurious manor like this is suddenly located in the wilderness. It looks extremely weird and inconsistent no matter how you look at it.
"It seems that Junior Brother Sha still lacks experience in living in the human world! In such an abnormal manor, he didn't even notice anything was wrong when he was begging for alms before!"
After looking at this villa up and down, Sun Wukong said in his heart.
It's just that this manor is not as evil as he imagined. On the contrary, purple energy comes from the east, and there is a faint light of Buddha lingering, which makes him feel relieved a little.
After Tang Sanzang got off his horse, he also deliberately adjusted his clothes before walking outside the gate of the manor.
"The poor monk Tang Sanzang is a monk who came from the Tang Dynasty in the east to go to the west to obtain scriptures. Today he took the liberty of visiting with his disciples to meet the residents of the village!"
He clasped his hands together and respectfully told Zhuang Zhong his origin, identity, and intentions.
And what he did made the four disciples behind him feel very strange.
You know, when Master usually walks in the mortal world, he only has others to salute him and say hello. Afterwards, did you see him being as polite and courteous to others as he is now?
It seems that the people living in this villa must be some big shots in the world!
"It turns out that Elder Tang has come all the way. This little lady is really not honored, and she is invited to come to the village to get together!"
After a while, I saw a beautiful woman walking out of Yuanyuan in Zhuang Zhong, and she greeted her warmly.
I saw this woman, about forty or so, wearing a green silk blouse and a goose-yellow pleated skirt. The hairpin on her head was inlaid with gold and jade. She looked white and delicate.
Even if it cannot be said that the country is beautiful, it is still beautiful and beautiful, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe.
So after Zhu Bajie took one look at the woman's face, his eyes suddenly straightened and he couldn't move for a while.
"Mother Lishan!?"
Under the blazing eyes, Sun Wukong recognized the identity of the person at a glance, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in his heart!
No wonder the master was so respectful, he already knew her identity!
"But Mother Lishan has a prominent and transcendent status in the Three Realms. She is not staying in her Taoist mansion, so why did she come to this deep mountain and old forest to play house?"
Sun Wukong felt very puzzled by this.
But since the other party didn't want to reveal his identity, he had no choice but to pretend he didn't know anything. At her invitation, he walked into the manor with his master and junior brother.
After a while, the group of people entered the manor and sat down in the living room one by one.
Sha Wujing also politely placed the rice drawer on the table nearby.
"Elder Tang, I wonder how these pastries that my wife made for you taste?"
Mother Lishan glanced at the dining table, and then asked Tang Sanzang with a warm smile.
"Your Majesty... the craftsmanship of the female benefactor is naturally a delicacy in the world. My apprentice and I like it very much."
"I just don't know the name of the donor. What is the purpose of inviting us here on the occasion of a fast meal?"
In line with the idea of seeing through without telling the truth, Tang Sanzang spoke bluntly and got straight to the point.
"Oh, look at me, I only care about admiring the elder's appearance, but I forgot to tell myself my family name. It's really not thoughtful! It's not thoughtful!"
Lishan's old mother smiled apologetically, "The little woman is Jia's family. She is 45 years old this year. This villa is called Mojiazhuang. It is the ancestral property left by my deceased husband for me."
"Now, my three-year period of mourning for my deceased husband has expired, and I have already thought about remarrying. And I have three younger daughters, who are now at the age to get married."
"Just now when the monk came to ask for alms, he said that all four of you, master and disciple, are eminent monks with kind hearts. Therefore, I have taken the liberty to take advantage of this fast meal to invite you all to come to the villa for a chat, just for the sake of Find some son-in-laws for our mother and daughter to protect our family fortune!"
What?
Recruiting a son-in-law again! ?
After listening to what Lishan's mother said, Zhu Bajie, who had not yet understood the mystery, was immediately touched in his soul...
