Just when Sanzang was reciting the Buddha's name, he was sounding good, and suddenly he heard someone not far away shouting: "Immortal leader, immortal leader!"
Xue Tianqing heard the sound and moved, and when she got closer, she found that it was General Jin who spoke, but at this time he was seriously injured.
General Jin grabbed Xue Tianqing's hand and said: "The last general deserves to die. He didn't listen to the Immortal Chief's words, which is why the brothers died here. Immortal Chief, you must pass Pingding Mountain when you go west, so be careful."
As he spoke, General Jin took out a big seal from his arms: "This is the golden seal of the last general. If the immortal is free, please send it back to Nujiang City and tell the prefect that although the last general is incompetent, he has never Greedy for life and afraid of death.”
Xue Tianqing pressed General Jin's back and breathed some energy into him: "General, what happened?"
It turned out that not long after Xue Tianqing left, thousands of people suddenly came on the west road, many of them injured.
According to the leader, they were all merchants and travelers from the west of Pingdingshan who were preparing to come east.
Because they knew there were monsters on the mountain, they gathered together and prepared to rush across the mountain.
I originally thought that with the strength of my numbers, the monsters would not dare to cause trouble.
Who would have thought that as soon as they arrived at the foot of Pingding Mountain, two monsters would lead a group of monsters and kill them down the mountain.
Although everyone was desperately entangled with the monster, there were too many of them. In the end, only these more than a thousand people rushed over the mountain, and the rest were either killed or captured by the monster and carried up the mountain.
After hearing this, General Jin could no longer sit still and ordered the army to break camp immediately and go to rescue the people.
Just as the sergeants were concentrating on preparations, there was a sudden chaos outside the camp. It turned out that a group of monsters from Pingdingshan had arrived.
Upon seeing this, General Jin was about to send an order to meet the enemy, but he didn't expect the civilians who had been placed in the camp to suddenly rise up, reveal their true colors, and fight with the army.
It turns out that these so-called common people are all transformed by monsters from Pingdingshan.
Caught off guard, coupled with the opponent's internal and external cooperation, the army suffered numerous casualties in an instant.
Although under the command of General Jin, the army stabilized its position and killed many monsters, it was unable to withstand the overwhelming numbers of the opponent.
Coupled with the fact that the monster he led was very skilled in magic, in the end all the soldiers he led were wiped out, and he himself was seriously injured and died soon.
When the monster left, in addition to taking away many corpses of soldiers, the dead corpses of the little monsters were also taken away, so Xue Tianqing and the others only saw human corpses all over the ground.
After telling the story, General Jin continued: "Sir, the monsters are so powerful that they are invincible. It is better to find another way to cross the mountain."
Sanzang asked anxiously: "Wukong, is there any way to save the general?"
Xue Tianqing shook her head: "The general is too seriously injured, even if the gods come, there is nothing he can do to save him."
Then he lowered his head and said to General Jin: "General, go in peace. I will definitely bring those two monsters to the general to confess their sins."
Although he didn't understand what Xue Tianqing meant, General Jin also knew that he would not give up.
For the sake of everyone's safety, General Jin wanted to persuade him again, but he was so anxious that he couldn't even breathe, so he just left.
After a long time, Xue Tianqing said softly: "After I go down, I will treat you well. After I take the lives of the two demons of gold and silver, I will bring their souls to the general to be punished."
Of course Sanzang and others knew who Xue Tianqing was talking to, so they didn't bother them.
After a long time, Sanzang spoke: "Wukong, there are billions of living beings in the world, and countless people die every day. Why do the people from the underworld always appear in time?"
Xue Tianqing smiled: "Master, isn't there a book of life and death? It clearly records when all creatures in the world will live and die. People in the underworld can naturally predict the future and prepare everything in advance by relying on the book of life and death."
Sanzang shook his head: "What kind of magic weapon is the Book of Life and Death that can have such power?"
Xue Tianqing shook his head: "I don't know. The only thing I know is that this object is an innate treasure, and it reflects the life and death of all living beings in the world."
Sanzang wanted to say more, but Xue Tianqing shook his head and said, "Master, there are many dead here, so we should bury them first."
Sanzang wondered: "How can you and I bury so many corpses?"
After seeing another blue flame jumping out from Xue Tianqing's fingers, Sha Monk said: "Brother, all living beings here are mortals, and they should be buried in peace."
Xue Tianqing smiled bitterly and said: "There are only four of you and me. There are more than a thousand corpses here. How can we bury them in peace?"
Sha Seng smiled and said, "I'll do it."
After saying that, he looked around, and then came to a sunny hillside. He made a seal with his hands, recited a mantra silently in his mouth, and said: "Get up!"
Dust was flying on the hillside, and pits appeared in front of everyone.
Xue Tianqing looked at Sha Seng in surprise and said, "Junior brother, how did you do it?"
Sha Monk smiled softly: "It's easy to pick it up, senior brother, you probably don't know my origin yet, right?"
Xue Tianqing was stunned. She really forgot to ask Sha Seng about his origin.
He had looked with his false eyes, but he could see nothing except the nameless mountain peak he was on.
Seeing this, Sha Monk smiled and said: "I was originally a stubborn rock in the nameless peak. I absorbed the essence of the entire mountain and developed spiritual intelligence. If not, why did I come out to greet my senior brother when he left?"
Hearing this, Xue Tianqing stood on the spot dumbfounded: Creatures in the stone! Should I give up the name Sun Wukong to him?
After a long time, Xue Tianqing said: "Junior brother, it is a pity that you did not visit the famous master after your death. The creatures bred by heaven and earth are by no means ordinary people. They are rare in the world."
Sha Monk chuckled and said: "When I was young, I once met an expert. He said that there is a destiny, so there is no need to force anything."
Hearing this, a figure suddenly appeared in Xue Tianqing's mind: "Is the master you met male or female? What does he look like?"
"He is a Taoist priest with an immortal style. Although we only met him once, I have learned a lot from him. If it weren't for his enlightenment, I might be no different from other spirits."
Xue Tianqing snorted: "I don't know which sentence is true and which sentence is false! One moment he said he couldn't go down the mountain, and the next moment he walked around the world and cheated."
Sha Monk was stunned when he heard this: "Brother, when have I ever done this?"
Xue Tianqing waved her hand: "I'm not talking about you, by the way, let's bury these soldiers first. They were brothers in life, and they are buried together after death, which can be considered a complete meritorious deed."
Sha Seng's methods were far higher than Xue Tianqing thought. With a wave of his hands, hundreds of corpses flew into the pit on the hillside.
"Senior brother is laughing at me. My younger brother is not good at learning and can only move these corpses at one time."
Xue Tianqing looked at Sha Seng and just rolled his eyes but said nothing. I really don't know whether he said this from the bottom of his heart or on purpose.
After all the corpses were moved into the pit, Sha Monk waved his hands again, and brand-new tombs appeared on the hillside.
Then Xue Tianqing burned the camp to the ground with nameless fire, and the four masters and apprentices rested under a big tree a little further away.
Taking advantage of Sanzang's salvation for all the soldiers, Sha Monk approached Xue Tianqing and said, "Brother, earlier you said that you must bring the two demons of gold and silver into the underworld. Do you know what kind of monsters are on Pingding Mountain?"
Xue Tianqing shook his head: "It's just a casual comment. I have never been here, how do I know what kind of monster it is."
Seeing the doubtful look on Sha Seng's face, Xue Tianqing suddenly slapped his thigh: "By the way, while the monsters have just won the battle and are getting carried away, I will go see how many monsters there are in Pingding Mountain. If possible, I will kill them by surprise."
Seeing Bajie and Sha Seng nodding, shaking their bodies, they appeared dozens of miles away in the blink of an eye.
Then he jumped into the air, put up a pergola and looked around, and found that there was billowing demonic energy coming out of a mountain in the northwest.
After a while, Xue Tianqing looked at the words "Lotus Cave" on the cave door and fell into deep thought: How did Wu Chengen write Journey to the West?
If it is true as the master said, what changes will happen after Wu Chengen's journey to learn the scriptures happens and he kills the two gold and silver boys?
Just then, I heard the cave door ringing, and several little demons walked out of the Lotus Cave.
Seeing this, Xue Tianqing hurriedly hid behind a big rock.
"Is what the king said true or false? Tang Monk meat can make people immortal?"
"Of course it's true. When did you ever see the king tell lies?"
"If I could live forever, wouldn't I be happier than the gods in the sky?"
"The gods are governed by the laws of heaven, but we can play as much as we want and eat as much as we want. Even the Jade Emperor wouldn't change our days!"
During the discussion, the leader of the little demon coughed and said: "Don't make any noise. The king said that Tang Sanzang will be passing by in the mountains in the next few days. You and I will check carefully and don't let him get away."
The monsters laughed when they heard this and expressed that it was absolutely impossible.
In order to wait for Tang Monk's arrival, the two kings had completely cut off the east-west traffic to prevent them from escaping Pingdingshan among the pedestrians.
Xue Tianqing frowned when she heard this: The two boys worked so hard for themselves!
When the little demon went away, Xue Tianqing concealed her figure and walked into the cave.
Looking at the sleeping monsters lying on the ground, Xue Tianqing nodded secretly: General Jin said that there are five thousand monsters here, which seems to be true.
But he was also puzzled: Why did Ertong bring so many monsters to such a small cave?
After avoiding the monsters and walking back, it took about a moment to burn incense before Xue Tianqing arrived at the innermost part of the cave.
Compared with the mess in front, this place is not only much cleaner, but there is also a door blocking the way.
Entering the door through the wall, you can see three extremely exquisite rooms inside: a living room and two bedrooms.
In the living room, two unusually handsome men were sitting there talking.
One of them is wearing gold and the other is wearing silver. They are the two gold and silver boys that Taishang Laojun sat down on.
I heard Yin Tong say with some worry: "Brother, is it appropriate to kill so many mortals this time?"
The golden boy smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, dear brother, we came to earth under the orders of the Jade Emperor. As long as we can keep Sun Wukong here, we will not pursue anything else."
Yintong was silent for a moment: "I always feel that too many people were killed today, which is contrary to human ethics."
The golden boy smiled again: "My dear brother, these mortal soldiers are coming here to annihilate us. If we don't kill them, why should we just sit back and wait for death? Let's wait and see what happens here. Kill all these monsters in one fell swoop and restore peace to this place for a hundred years. Is this such a meritorious deed? Isn’t it worth those mortal lives?”
