After climbing over the hillside, the view suddenly widened, and a quiet village was located at the foot of the mountain.
There are clusters of wild flowers beside the path paved with stone slabs, only branches of the lone ancient trees remain, yellow leaves have fallen beside the path, and white clouds are floating on the mountains.
In the small courtyard within the fence, chickens and ducks look for food leisurely, and the occasional barking of dogs adds a touch of life to this pastoral scenery.
"A great place, think of it as a paradise resort!"
Tang San buried his hands and praised, although it is far less magnificent than the Yaochi, but compared with it, it has a bit more of the atmosphere of human fireworks.
"Elder Miao praised it!"
Liu Boqin threw down the tiger on his back, called for help, and led Tang San to see his mother and wife, one by one.
When Liu Boqin's mother learned that he was a monk, she said happily: "The elder came just in time. Tomorrow is the weekly memorial ceremony for Boqin's father. I have to trouble the elder to read the scriptures for peace of mind."
This was within the scope of his business, and Liu Boqin's hospitality gave him a good impression, so Tang Sanzong naturally agreed and stayed one more day.
In the evening, the table was set up with several large pots of cooked tiger meat, as well as some deer meat, snake meat, rabbit meat, and dried venison, paired with bamboo shoots, fungus, and dried vegetables picked from the mountains. It was a delicious meal.
Taking out the home-brewed sweet rice wine, Tang San was not polite and ate uncomfortably with Liu Boqin and the villagers.
What this monk does is mainly about not abstaining from anything!
I am the Buddha. I understand my mind and see my nature. What I pay attention to is the realization of a free mind.
It wasn't until late at night that I rested in the front house a little drunk.
The next day, the Liu family invited the village elders early to vacate the central hall and wait for Tang San to be buried and come to chant sutras.
After the meal, Tang San paid homage to the family hall, burned incense, and rang the wooden fish. He first recited the mantra to purify the mouth and the heart, and then opened a volume of the Sutra of Crossing the Dead.
After finishing the sutra, write down a book and recite the "Diamond Sutra" and "Avalokiteśvara Sutra" again.
Tang Sanzian thought to himself, I wonder if Guanyin senses him and will kill the general?
After lunch, a few more volumes of sutras were recited, incense was offered, and essays recommended to the dead were burned, which meant that the Buddhist service was completed.
The Liu Boqin family can be considered a good one. They are the only one in the Three Realms who can invite Daluo Jinxian to personally recite sutras and be liberated.
That night, Liu Boqin's father entrusted his family with a dream, saying that he was in the underworld and would not be able to escape reincarnation for a long time.
Fortunately, the eminent monk helped him eliminate his karma, and he was personally summoned by Lord Yama. He had already gone to the Central Plains to join a wealthy family, and asked them not to neglect the eminent monk.
On the second day, the Liu family was extremely surprised, and they were even more attentive to Tang San's burial. They wanted to keep him longer, but Tang San's burial declined.
Not far ahead, the poor monk's naughty monkey disciple was still waiting for him to save him!
Liu Boqin volunteered to accompany him, packed some dry food, dried meat, and sake, and set off again.
After walking for another half day, I saw another big mountain blocking the way. It towered into the clouds, was steep and dangerous, and was very dangerous.
Liu Boqin helped him lead the horse on the mountain road, and soon they reached the middle of the mountain.
But Liu Boqin raised his hand and said: "Elder, I can't go any further, I can only send you here."
"This place is called the Two Realms Mountain. After passing here, you will reach the realm of Tatar. But the tigers and wolves over there don't recognize me."
Good guy, you mean that all the tigers and wolves in the Tang Dynasty are under your control?
It turns out that this is the Two Realms Mountain!
Tang San said with a smile: "In that case, let's say goodbye!"
Tang Sanzun then carefully looked at the two mountains. Sure enough, there were five peaks in the mountain, varying in height, like five fingers standing upright.
The power of the five elements is hidden in the secret, which is endless and forms a world of its own.
Before Liu Boqin had walked a few steps, he heard thunderous shouts from the bottom of the mountain, "My master is here, my master is here!"
Tang Sanbian smiled knowingly when he heard this, but Liu Boqin was frightened. He suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I know, this must be the divine monkey in the cave at the bottom of the mountain."
Then he began to educate himself on Tang San's burial.
"Elder, this mountain used to be called Five Elements Mountain, and it was named Liangjie Mountain after the Tang Dynasty King's Western Expedition. I once heard an old man at home say that when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, one day suddenly the gods descended from the mountain."
"There is this magical monkey pressed at the bottom of the mountain. It is not afraid of the cold and heat. It is supervised by the earth and mountain gods. It eats iron pills when hungry and drinks copper juice when thirsty. It is still alive and kicking to this day."
Tsk tsk, these grandsons have tortured a monkey to such an extent. Is this all done by humans?
Oh, they are gods and Buddhas!
"Why don't we go down and take a look?"
"Very good!"
At the foot of the mountain, inside a foot-sized hole, a gray head struggled to look out. There were overgrown weeds on the head, moss and dust fell straight away, and even mushrooms were growing.
Hericium!
Only those two eyes were quite spiritual. They turned straight, with a hint of gold in them, and their eyes were filled with joy.
Come to think of it, anyone who has been locked up in a dark room for more than five hundred years would have gone insane.
Tsk...I finally met the famous Sun Monkey!
Liu Boqin bravely asked: "Monkey God, what do you have to say?"
"Let that master come forward and speak. I have something to ask him."
Tang Sanzian smiled and said: "Monkey, what do you want to say?"
"Are you the monk sent by the King of the East to the West to learn scriptures?"
"That's right!"
"Master, master, save me!"
Tang San stepped forward and knelt down, wiping away the weeds on his head. As expected, it was much more pleasing to the eye.
"Monkey, you are suffering..."
Sun Houhou almost cried. After more than five hundred years, someone finally cared about me and talked to me. He is finally coming out!
"I am the Monkey King who made a big fuss in heaven five hundred years ago. I was suppressed here by Tathagata Buddha just because I committed the sin of disobedience."
"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva passed by a while ago. She advised me to convert to Buddhism and protect the pilgrims who go to the West to retrieve scriptures. There will be benefits after the completion of the matter, so I am waiting here."
"I hope Master can save me. I am willing to be your disciple and go to the West to learn scriptures!"
Tang San buried his hands and said, "I don't have an ax or a chisel, how can I save you?"
"Master, as long as you go to the top of this mountain and remove the Tathagata's six-character mantra, I will come out on my own."
Liu Boqin looked at Tang Sanzong, "Elder, is this true?"
"You will know after you try it, just wait here for me!"
Without waiting for Liu Boqin to speak, he headed towards the top of the mountain.
At the top of the mountain, a Dharma post was posted on a large square stone, with thousands of auspicious auras and thousands of golden clouds reaching straight into the sky.
What a magic weapon!
Tang San couldn't help but be overjoyed. This six-character mantra was also a magic weapon that the Great Luo Immortal could use, so he stretched out his hand and tore it off.
Unexpectedly, before he could take off the Dharma sticker, the six-character mantra sticker floated into the air, and a voice came out.
"I am on duty to imprison the great sage. Today his calamity has been completed. We will see my Buddha Tathagata later and go to answer the decree!"
Damn it, can you please dig some more?
What a suffocating operation...
Tang Sanzian waved his hand, cursed and went down the mountain.
"Master, are you done?"
"Okay, come out!"
The monkey said happily: "Master, you and that big brother should go farther away, don't let me break you!"
Half a day later, the two of them walked five or six miles. Before they had time to rest, they heard a shout: "Further, farther!"
After walking for four or five miles, I heard a loud bang of thunder resounding through the sky, the earth shook and the mountains shook, the sky was dark and the ground was dark, and the sky was filled with gravel.
Liu Boqin and the horses he was holding fell down together, and they were so frightened that they almost lost their souls.
"Master, I'm out!"
Suddenly, there was a monkey kneeling in front of Tang San's burial. He was about four feet tall, which was less than 1.3 meters tall in later generations. He bowed four times to Tang San's burial.
