Xue Tianqing, who left Zuojiazhuang, did not go directly to Liusha River, but made a large circle around the village.
After inking for almost an hour, he came to the river and put his hand into the water to test it repeatedly.
Finally, he concluded that the water in Liusha River was just ordinary water.
Since it is an ordinary river, why doesn’t everything float?
After a long time, he opened his vain eyes and looked into the distance, only to see strands of fluorescence emerging from everywhere above the water.
After a while, Xue Tianqing jumped into the air and rode the clouds very carefully towards the river.
Less than ten feet away from the river bank, he saw countless fluorescent lights turning into threads and rushing towards him quickly.
Seeing this, Xue Tianqing returned to the river bank in a flash, then turned around to look.
In the blink of an eye, the fluorescent thread had reached the place where he had just stood, and the speed was staggering.
Realizing that the target was gone, the thread retracted reluctantly, and then turned into fluorescent light and flickered in and out.
Seeing the strange scene, Xue Tianqing was surprised: Could this river be alive?
But soon he felt something was wrong. Why didn't anything happen when he just put his hand into the water?
Thinking of this, Xue Tianqing put his hand into the water again, and immediately saw countless fluorescent lights rushing towards him like hungry wolves, burrowing into his flesh.
But for some reason, after the fluorescent light came into contact with the palm, it turned around as if encountering a savage beast.
It's just that although the fluorescent person in front turned around and walked away, the person behind him still moved forward bravely. For a moment, his hand became a ball of light.
Seeing some light filaments coming from several miles away, Xue Tianqing was secretly surprised. Are these light filaments fighting separately or as a whole?
If they fight independently, then the sense of smell of these things is too sensitive!
But if it were a whole body, wouldn't it know that it couldn't cause harm to itself?
After a long time, Xue Tianqing waved his hand and grabbed a foraging hare from the grass and held it in his palm.
"I'm sorry, I'll give you a good birth in my next life." After saying that, he stretched out his hand and placed the hare on the water.
The next moment, the light strands that had not retreated rushed over again like a tide, and finally pierced the hare's body directly.
To his surprise, even though he was almost wrapped in a cocoon of light, the hare didn't seem to notice anything.
Suddenly Xue Tianqing felt her hands sink. It turned out that the fluorescent light began to exert its force and wanted to drag the hare into the water.
It was only then that the creature in his hand felt something was wrong and began to struggle desperately.
Xue Tianqing did not let go immediately, but looked toward the bottom of the water along the fluorescence.
It's just that even if he has the eye of illusion, he can't see clearly what's going on in the water. In the end, he could only let go and let the fluorescence drag the hare out of the water.
After Xue Tianqing retracted his hand, the water surface finally returned to its original appearance, and there was nothing abnormal except for the slightest trace of fluorescence that ordinary people could not see.
After a while, the snowy sky cleared and the clouds started to clear up. I went up the river to see if there was any other way to cross the river, but in the end I just came back disappointed.
When Xue Tianqing returned to the stone monument and it was already ugly, he stayed by the river for a while and prepared to return to Zuojiazhuang.
Who would have thought that just when he turned around, he suddenly heard the sound of water being diverted from behind, and when he turned his head, he couldn't help but be stunned.
There seemed to be two invisible walls in the water, which separated them out of thin air, revealing a river bed full of pebbles.
Looking at the alley formed by the water wall, Xue Tianqing frowned: Is this a friendly invitation or a malicious trap?
After thinking for a moment, Xue Tianqing turned around and walked towards the river.
The moment he stepped into the bottom of the river, he felt tired.
When I was in my hometown, I was just an ordinary person among hundreds of millions of people. If that was the case, why did I have to find every way to go back?
In this mythical world, although my cultivation level cannot be said to be top-notch, it is still above ten thousand people.
In this case, why should Tang Monk keep his mortal body and go to the West like a follower?
Not to mention the difficulties and dangers on the road and the rampant ghosts and monsters, what can we do if we reach Lingshan Mountain and become a Buddha?
Even if you become a Buddha, what fun is there? How can there be the happiness of occupying the mountains and becoming the king, gathering the roaring mountains and forests?
The mortal world is a place abandoned by gods, and the gods and Buddhas in the sky only know how to take, but never think about giving back. What is the meaning of such gods and Buddhas?
While in a trance, Xue Tianqing suddenly felt his eyes light up. He looked up and discovered that there was an underwater palace not far away, a palace built of translucent crystal.
The first time she saw the palace, Xue Tianqing blurted out: "Crystal Palace!"
On the palace gate, a luminous pearl the size of a bowl was emitting a dazzling light, illuminating the surrounding area brightly.
Under the white light, the entire palace is like a jade sculpture carved from ice, crystal clear and magnificent.
Just when Xue Tianqing stopped to watch, an unusually sweet voice came from the palace: "Brother, why don't you come in?"
Xue Tianqing's body trembled when she heard this, and then she seemed to have lost her ability to judge and walked towards the palace involuntarily.
Although the luminous pearl shines brightly, because the crystal used as the wall is not completely transparent, the palace gives people a hazy feeling.
Deep in the palace opposite the gate is a phoenix couch carved from amethyst, which emits a fascinating brilliance against the backdrop of night pearls.
On the phoenix couch, an extremely beautiful woman is half leaning there, wearing a light gauze, half covering her jade body, she can be called a beauty in the world.
Seeing Xue Tianqing standing still, the woman sneered: "Brother, it's been so hard for me to wait. Why are you here now?"
Although there was no sparkle in his eyes, Xue Tianqing still smiled and said: "It's better to come late than never."
The woman covered her mouth: "Brother is here, do you still want to leave?"
"Why are you leaving? Instead of keeping that old monk going to some spiritual mountain, it's better to live a happy life here with my sister." As he spoke, a strange look appeared on Xue Tianqing's face.
The woman stood up and came to Xue Tianqing, putting her hands on his shoulders: "My sister has been waiting here for you, waiting for you to grow old together."
Hearing this, Xue Tianqing smiled hoarsely: "The Jade Emperor has to fight for his life with the sky, how can you and I be spared? It's better to spend the rest of our lives together than to live forever."
"Brother, have you forgotten that eating Tang Monk's meat will make you immortal? As long as my brother can lead Sanzang here, you and I can be a happy couple forever."
Xue Tianqing nodded and said: "My sister is absolutely right. I will go and catch that old monk right now."
The woman grabbed Xue Tianqing and said, "As long as Sanzang is introduced into the river, he will be a fish to be slaughtered by others."
Then she whispered a few words into Xue Tianqing's ear, and finally she chuckled and said: "Sister is here waiting for brother to return. The day Sanzang arrives is the time when you and I will get along."
When the woman spoke, the fragrant fragrance penetrated directly into Xue Tianqing's nose, making his heart flutter.
Suddenly he held the woman in his arms and said, "Why can't we accomplish good things now?"
The woman's body slipped and she broke away: "I have been waiting for you for so many years, are you not willing to wait for me for a moment?"
Xue Tianqing chuckled and said: "Sister, wait a moment, I will bring Master Sanzang and his disciples here."
After saying that, he turned around and walked straight out of the palace, his steps seeming firmer than ever before.
Looking at Xue Tianqing's back, mist formed in the woman's eyes: "It's been more than seven hundred years, and you finally came back, but why did you become like this?"
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After Xue Tianqing left, Bajie wanted to serve his master and have a rest early. But for some reason, Sanzang always felt an inexplicable irritability in his heart.
Seeing that the ugly time is over and Xue Tianqing has not come back yet, Sanzang wakes up Bajie from his nap.
"Bajie, your senior brother has been gone for a few hours and there is no news at all. Why don't you go out and take a look?"
Bajie was a little embarrassed: "Master, senior brother ordered me to take good care of you. If I leave, what should I do if something unexpected happens?"
Sanzang smiled and said: "What accident can happen to me in Zuojiazhuang? You also heard it during the dinner. There have never been monsters here, so don't worry."
"In that case, master, please be careful. I'll be back soon."
After Bajie said that, he picked up the rake and was about to go out, but when he arrived at the door, he almost bumped into Xue Tianqing.
"Senior brother, why did it take so long to come back? Master is worried."
Xue Tianqing smiled: "Master, I have found a way to cross the river, but I may have to give you a hard time."
Sanzang said happily: "As long as we can cross the river to the west, no matter how great the grievance is, it is not a grievance! Wukong, how about we leave immediately?"
Xue Tianqing hurriedly said: "Master, why are you so impatient? You should rest for a while and wait until you have enough energy to bid farewell to the owner of the village tomorrow. The owner of the village is so kind to them, so we can't leave without saying hello."
Sanzang nodded upon hearing this, and then went to bed to rest under Bajie's service.
After Bajie also fell asleep, Xue Tianqing sat cross-legged in the hall, looking at the door and wondering what to think.
The next day, Sanzang didn't even eat breakfast, so he went to bid farewell to the owner of Zuo Village.
When he heard that the three of them were leaving, the owner of the village was more disappointed than surprised, but he didn't say anything.
Although it was still early, he still ordered people to prepare breakfast and practice it for Tripitaka.
Sanzang wanted to refuse, but was stopped by Xue Tianqing.
Although the stone tablet said that the Liusha River was eight hundred miles wide, it was a bit exaggerated, but it was still a hundred miles away. Just crossing the river took a lot of effort, so I didn't care about this moment.
After hearing this, Sanzang suppressed his eagerness and sat down reluctantly.
Even though it was just breakfast, the dishes were even more sumptuous than yesterday.
Seeing that Sanzang was guarding a large table of food but had no appetite at all, the owner was quite helpless.
It was only with Xue Tianqing's persuasion that Sanzang managed to take a few bites.
Finally, the owner looked at the almost untouched banquet and gave a wry smile, and ordered his servants to bring out the dry food that had been prepared.
Sanzang wanted to refuse, but was stopped by Xue Tianqing.
Walking in the water was no better than other times. He couldn't protect Tripitaka and go out for alms at the same time.
Seeing this, Sanzang could only thank the owner of the village and accept the dry food.
The owner of the village took the whole village to the entrance of the village, and then reluctantly said goodbye to the master and apprentice.
After walking a few miles, Sanzang looked back at Zuojiazhuang in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Looking at Xiniu Hezhou, it is indeed a place to worship Buddha and worship Taoism. Compared with it, the Tang Dynasty has long been inferior.
Thinking of this, he made up his mind to welcome Mahayana teachings back to the Tang Dynasty, so that every family in Nanfanbuzhou could worship the Buddha and every household would believe in Samana.
