Luojia Mountain, in the purple bamboo forest.
At this time, the heavy rain that punished Zhu Bajie was still falling.
But by the lotus pond in the Purple Bamboo Forest, four Bodhisattva Immortals gathered together and talked and laughed.
What just came to the world to test Tang Sanzang's masters and disciples was just their four incarnations.
But because Tang Sanzang recognized their identities in advance, this hastily arranged Four Saints Test of Zen Heart became quite embarrassing.
"My dear mother, the real purpose of Tang Sanzang's masters and disciples traveling westward to obtain scriptures is to establish an alliance between Tang Dynasty and Lingshan. Why do you need to go to such unnecessary lengths to test whether their Zen hearts are firm?"
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva made a cup of tea for Old Mother Lishan and asked her somewhat puzzledly.
Because this catastrophe of the Four Saints' Zen Heart Test was not her fault, but the idea of Old Mother Lishan.
"Their five masters and disciples are all suffering victims who have been tortured by Heaven. Naturally, their determination to resist the tyranny of Heaven does not need to be tried again!"
"But the reason why I did this is all for this!"
As she spoke, a silver mirror appeared in her hand.
As Old Mother Lishan waved, bursts of divine radiance immediately filled the mirror.
What Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, and Tang Sanzang saw in the mirror before appeared in the mirror again and appeared in front of the Bodhisattvas.
What appeared in the mirror was first a white skeleton crawling out of the tomb, then a purple-clothed fairy riding the sunset, and finally a red-robed goddess overlooking all living beings in the three realms.
"Excuse me, mother, what is the meaning of the three people who appear in the mirror?"
Seeing this scene, Manjusri Bodhisattva held the magic formula in his hand and asked for advice.
"The three people in the mirror are actually the love disasters Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, and Tang Sanzang will face in the future."
Mother Lishan said, "I think you all already know the identity of that white skeleton."
"It's just that the purple-robed fairy that Sun Wukong saw and the red-robed goddess that Tang Sanzang saw, I have never noticed their existence in the past thousands of years."
"And judging from their auras, the purple-clothed fairy is not weaker than the Taiyi Golden Fairy at all. As for the red-robed goddess..."
"Her Taoism is so unfathomable that even I am afraid of it!"
What! ?
After hearing this, the three Bodhisattvas, who had always been calm in dealing with things, frowned slightly.
It should be known that Lishan Mother was already a Daluo Jinxian thousands of years ago, and she can almost be on an equal footing with Tathagata Buddha and even the Jade Emperor.
But the red-robed goddess who appeared in the mirror for no reason and was one of Tang Sanzang's future love tribulations actually made her feel extremely fearful.
And who is that goddess?
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's heart was fixed, and she couldn't help but think of the billowing world of mortals that appeared unprovoked in the Snake Coil Mountain when Sun Wukong attacked the Six Desires...
"Alas, God's will is unpredictable!"
"This time Tang Sanzang goes westward, there are too many variables in their lives that are beyond our expectation. In my opinion, it's better to be vigilant and careful!"
"I also hope that the goddess who is destined to appear in Tang San's hidden love tribulation will not be an enemy of Buddhism..."
Finally, Mother Lishan expressed her worries and then took back the silver mirror.
"This matter is not trivial. From my point of view, it would be better to report it to the Buddha first."
Puxian Bodhisattva nodded and immediately paid attention to this.
And this tea party in Luojia Mountain has come to an end.
As the three people left one after another, Guanyin Bodhisattva also stood up from the lotus pond and looked towards Xiniu Hezhou where Tang Sanzang and his group were.
"Tang Sanzang, it seems that you still hide many secrets that I don't know about..."
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva murmured, then nodded slightly, and glanced across the forest where Mojiazhuang was located, looking at a fairy mountain three thousand miles away.
In the fairy mountain, there is an isolated Taoist temple, with incense lingering inside...
In the human world, Xiniu Hezhou, deep in the mountains and dense forests.
Unknowingly, three days have passed.
In the past three days, the heavy rain in the mountains and forests has not stopped, so that the originally gurgling stream next to the cave has turned into a flooded river.
But early this morning, the torrential rain finally reluctantly stopped, and the long-lost sunshine rose again from the east.
Seeing that the weather had cleared up, Tang Sanzang did not dare to hesitate. After eating a few wild fruits, he led a group of disciples and hurried towards Mojiazhuang.
When I got to the ground, I found that Mojiazhuang no longer existed.
Zhu Bajie was hanging on a crooked tree on the hillside, humming and swinging.
There was also a net made of pearls wrapped around his body, emitting bursts of golden light.
After three days of wind and rain, it seems that Zhu Bajie has suffered a lot!
Following Tang Sanzang's greeting, Sun Wukong immediately freed him from the tree and helped him pull off the net.
Sha Wujing also quickly walked up and brought up the stream water and wild fruits that had been prepared in advance.
"Master, I am such a miserable old pig!"
"In the past three days, I have been hanging on the tree, being rained on and bitten by snakes and insects. Why don't you come and help me?"
As soon as he landed on the ground, Zhu Bajie burst into tears, obviously feeling aggrieved.
"Oh, it's not that I don't want to come, it's really hard to come!"
Tang Sanzang was also quite distressed by this, "Look, this net was tied by a Bodhisattva, and this rain was also made by a Bodhisattva, just to punish you."
"If my teacher comes to help you, if the Bodhisattva is angered, wouldn't he be hung on this tree and rained on for three days like you?"
As Tang Sanzang explained this, he took some dry clothes from his luggage and asked Zhu Bajie to quickly change into them.
"Looking at you like this, I really can't bear it! If I had known this, I should have let me suffer for you!"
Tang Sanzang looked particularly remorseful and kept comforting him.
But Zhu Bajie looked at him with a sense of gloating about his misfortune.
"Okay idiot, you mighty Grand Marshal, can't you bear this physical pain? Hurry up and finish the fruit, so we can continue on our way!"
Seeing Zhu Bajie complaining non-stop, Sun Wukong patted his big ears and said angrily.
"You Bima Wen, you are making sarcastic remarks about me here again. If you have the ability, hang here for three days and try!"
Zhu Bajie ate all the fruits in two or three mouthfuls, and then reluctantly stood up from the ground.
"Bajie, I know you have been wronged, but don't worry, my teacher will definitely compensate you!"
"How about I give you a few fairy fruits to replenish your health after you get out of this barren mountain?"
With a smile on his face, Tang Sanzang drew another pie for Zhu Bajie.
"Master, do you really mean what you said?"
"When did my teacher tell lies again?"
Tang Sanzang promised steadfastly, and at the same time he looked back to the west, towards the distance deep in the dense forest.
Now that the catastrophe of the Four Saints testing their Zen hearts is over, if their masters and disciples go further, they should reach Longevity Mountain where Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the Earth Immortals, is located, right?
The ginseng fruit from Wanshou Mountain nourishes people!
