Everyone walked in the forest for another half an hour before finally finding a place to stay in the mountains.
From a distance, you can see the candlelight coming from the two small houses in the mountains, and the smoke is floating in the air. It seems that these people are cooking.
The two mud houses are built against the mountain. Although they look quite simple, they give people a sense of tranquility and tranquility, and a sense of wildness.
Everyone climbed up the stairs, and Tang Monk stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Boom, boom, boom.
"Who is it?" A voice buzzed, sounding full of energy.
"We are travelers passing by. It's getting late and we want to stay here for the night." Tang Monk said softly.
Squeak...
The firewood door opened slightly, revealing the man in the room.
"Why are you going into the mountains so late at night? There are tigers and snakes here. If you look carefully, there won't be any scraps left."
The person who opened the door was a big-bodied hunter. He looked very tall, but he had a kind-hearted face, not a fierce look.
"It's my first time here. I'm inexperienced and a lot of troubles. I wonder if the donor can be convenient and let me stay here for a night." Tang Seng said.
"It turns out he is a wandering monk." Orion suddenly realized, then looked at the nine bored people behind him, his expression slightly changed, "My small place cannot accommodate so many people."
"It's okay, you just need to worry about him, we don't need to." Qi Zhen waved her hand from a little distance and said.
The hunter looked Tang Monk up and down again. He was wearing a noble cassock, and his Zen staff was not an ordinary thing. He said, "You said you came from Chang'an. Why did you go west?"
"On the order of the King of Tang, I rushed to the West to obtain the true scripture." Tang Monk said calmly.
"It turns out to be a holy monk. Oh, look at me. I have offended many times." Orion said, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Not a holy monk, just an ordinary monk." Tang Seng said without daring.
Gulu~
Tang Seng's stomach rumbled and his face turned slightly red.
"Holy monk, please stay here. I am a mountain villager who is not afraid of meat and vegetables, so I will make some vegetarian food for you." Orion said.
"Thank you, sir." Tang Monk thanked him.
In fact, Tang Seng had prepared a lot of dry food when he came out of Chang'an City, but he had no choice but to carry the dry food with his two followers. General Na Yin not only ate the two followers, but also poured his rations into his stomach.
"No need to bother, can you make a snake?" Liang Sicheng asked.
"Amitabha." Tang Monk said the Buddha's name with an embarrassed look on his face.
"People from the mountains can't rely on the mountains and eat the mountains." Orion said.
boom!
A nearly 100-meter-long mountain python appeared curled up in the open space in front of the house.
"We want to have a meal of snakes, you can watch it." Liang Sicheng said, "We will take care of this monk's meal."
The hunter's eyes lit up when he saw this giant python, and he said: "This guy is the most cunning hunter in the mountains. Many hunters have fallen into his hands. I once saw him from a distance when I was a child. I didn’t expect that I would be killed by you today.”
"Then this snake will be given to you. All we need to do is eat the snake meat." Qi Zhen answered with a smile.
"What's wrong with this?" Orion waved his hands repeatedly, "This snake meat is just the most worthless thing. Snake skin and snake gall can be exchanged for a lot of money."
"Then this will be the monk's accommodation fee today." Qi Zhen said with a smile.
Orion resisted again and again, but in the end he couldn't defeat the team and put the snake away.
Tang Seng looked at Qi Zhen aggrievedly, his meaning was very obvious, he was hungry.
Qi Zhen smiled and took out the steaming flatbread, pickles, and a bowl of pumpkin porridge from the human race bag, and handed them to the other party.
Wheat and rice are naturally not uncommon in this era, but pumpkins were only introduced to China after the Ming Dynasty. Tang Monk ate the novelty, but he didn't bother to ask more questions, and started to eat.
After running for his life in a hurry, escaping from the tiger's mouth, and the sudden bumps, Tang Seng was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.
After a while, the roasted snake meat and snake soup were ready.
Although the taste was not as good as that of a five-star hotel chef, the ingredients were too rare. Qi Zhen estimated that if the mountain python hadn't fallen into the hands of the team, it might not have been long before it became a spirit.
The snake meat is delicious and even has the effect of invigorating people. Such a big snake is enough for everyone in the team to have a full meal.
During the meal, everyone knew the name of this hunter, Liu Boqin.
After hearing the experiences of everyone in the team, Liu Boqin was still frightened. The tiger and the mountain python were the two veritable mountain kings in the mountain. The villagers at the foot of the mountain even worshiped them as mountain gods, and they could survive under the eyes of the two beasts. They can even fight back. These people in front of them are destined to be extraordinary.
Liu Boqin himself was an honest and straightforward man just like his appearance. He suggested that the whole team live in the house, and it wouldn't be a problem for him to spend the night outside the house.
Finally, after Qi Zhen conjured up several tents like a magic trick, Liu Boqin became more sure that the team was probably not just a mortal, so he accepted the proposal, but his attitude towards everyone in the team was more respectful.
It was naturally the first time that Tang Seng saw people "doing magic", and he kept exclaiming that it was magical.
It's just that he is still thinking about half of what Qi Zhen said before, his curiosity has been aroused, and he started asking urgent questions after eating.
Qi Zhen smiled and told him a story.
There is a Taoist fortune teller outside Chang'an City. He is very good at arithmetic. He usually predicts divination for the people around him, and he always gets it right without missing a beat. He is very famous.
There was a poor fisherman who came to this Taoist to find a way to make a living. The Taoist told him that if you put down your pole at any time every day, you will definitely get something. The only thing you get is a red carp that day, which should be used as a reward for fortune telling.
After several days, the fisherman fished by the Jing River as the Taoist said every day. Naturally, he always had a lot of fish, but he remembered that he would give the Taoist a red carp that he would catch that day.
"The First Minister of the Ming Dynasty"
He fished every day, bought a big fish house, and expanded his family's house. He gradually became rich, but became more and more dissatisfied. He fished dozens to hundreds of kilograms every day.
The Dragon King of Jinghe River had to report that there was a fisherman on the bank who fished too much every day. If things continued like this, he was afraid that the entire aquatic life of Jinghe River would be wiped out by him.
The Dragon King of the Jinghe River could not stand this anger, so he went ashore in disguise and asked the fisherman why he caught so many fish every day. The fisherman didn't understand and told the truth, so the Dragon King of the Jinghe River came to Chang'an City. I found the Taoist who set up a stall and told fortunes.
The Taoist named Yuan Shoucheng actually saw through the background of the Jinghe Dragon King at a glance, but he didn't say anything. The Jinghe Dragon King was angry and asked Yuan Shoucheng, you are a liar who is just trying to gain fame and reputation.
Yuan Shoucheng said how about setting up a test question and making a bet between you and me?
The two parties agreed that if what Yuan Shoucheng said was inaccurate, the Dragon King of Jinghe would smash his stall and drive him out of Chang'an forever, and he would never play tricks again. If Yuan Shoucheng won, the Dragon King of Jinghe would give him a gift. Ten ingots of gold.
The content of the bet between the two parties is also very interesting, rain.
Yuan Shoucheng told the time when it would rain in a few days and the amount of rain, which shocked the people watching.
The Dragon King of Jinghe, as a rain master, laughed out loud when he heard this. It was his own responsibility to move the clouds and spread the rain. Didn't he have to listen to him when and how much it would rain?
The Dragon King hurried back to his Dragon Palace. He was still excitedly talking about the content of the bet with his subordinates, and then the Jade Emperor's imperial edict arrived.
It is exactly the same as what Yuan Shoucheng said.
The Dragon King of Jinghe River panicked, but Prime Minister Gui came up with a bad idea that could not be more bad, and asked the Dragon King of Jinghe River to change the time and number of rain without authorization.
After the agreed time, the Dragon King of Jinghe came to the door and smashed Yuan Shoucheng's stall, but Yuan Shoucheng said calmly: "You are the Dragon King of Jinghe, and you have changed the time and number of rains without authorization. You are already in disaster. And Do you care about me as a fortune teller?"
The Dragon King of Jinghe finally came to his senses and realized that the fortune teller in front of him was far from someone he could offend. He repeatedly begged for mercy and begged him for a way to survive.
Yuan Shoucheng sighed and said, for your serious crime, Wei Zheng must be executed. You might as well ask the King of Tang to save you, maybe there is still a chance of survival.
That night the Dragon King of Jinghe entrusted a dream to the King of Tang, asking him to save his life, and the King of Tang naturally agreed. The next day, the King of Tang called Wei Zheng, and the two sat facing each other and played chess until the end of the day. At this time, he didn't know that Wei Zheng fell asleep while playing chess, and was beheaded by the Dragon King of Jinghe in his dream at 3:00 noon!
This is exactly what Wei Zheng dreamed of killing the Dragon King of Jinghe River.
When the fisherman found Yuan Shoucheng again, he was told to release the red carp. He had overfished and had caused a disaster for the Dragon Palace Aquarium. He would never be able to catch another fish in the future.
Everyone listened with great interest.
"This is the first time that this poor monk has heard of this story. Is it really true?" Tang Seng asked doubtfully.
"If this story is not true, then it is impossible for you to embark on the journey of seeking enlightenment." Qi Zhen said.
"What does this... have to do with the poor monk's journey to the west?" Tang Monk wondered.
"Listen to me as I continue." Qi Zhen took a sip of water and asked him to calm down.
After the death of the Dragon King of Jinghe, his soul came to the underworld, still feeling unsatisfied, so he complained to King Biancheng, saying that the King of Tang had clearly promised him, but still caused him to be beheaded.
King Bian Cheng was one of the Ten Palaces of Hell, and was in charge of the City of Undeserved Death. He naturally paid great attention to what the Dragon King had complained about, so he asked Yin Chai to arrest the Tang King's soul and discuss the case with the three Cao officials.
If a person's three souls and seven souls are imprisoned, even if the person does not die, his life span will naturally be greatly reduced. Moreover, if this matter really breaks the news, then the Tang Dynasty King will not have any good fruits to eat.
At this time, Wei Zheng hurriedly asked the underworld judge to do something expedient. The implication should not be too wide at this time. The Dragon King of Jing River had already expired, and he was destined to suffer such a calamity. He could not be allowed to bite randomly any more.
The judge then secretly changed the book of life and death, and the king of Tang was able to return to the world.
And it was because of King Tang's one-day trip to the underworld that he finally saw countless innocent souls in the underworld. From this moment on, King Tang really decided to build a land and water amphitheater, and Monk Tang went westward.
