Yan Luo's words made Niu Shengrong stunned for a long time: How did he die? Wasn't he the one who was beaten to death by Sun Wukong?
King Yama heard this and slapped the table: "I'm asking you why you were beaten to death by Sun Wukong so easily!"
Niu Shengrong looked innocent: "Master Yan Jun, I don't want to either. Who would want to die if you have nothing to do?"
At this moment, the chief clerk guarding the Book of Life and Death hurried into the Yama Hall and whispered in Yan Jun's ear.
Yan Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Bring Niu Shengrong to the Palace of Life and Death. If that doesn't work, use him to fill in the Book of Life and Death!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the palace. Bai Wuchang, who was following closely behind, grabbed Niu Shengrong's neck and dragged him straight to the Palace of Life and Death.
When the underworld was in chaos, Brother Xue Tianqing had already accompanied Sanzang on the road again.
Looking at the gradually changing customs and customs, Sanzang was secretly happy: Not only have the customs and customs changed, but the appearance of people has also become more and more different from that of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that Lingshan is approaching.
Sanzang's thoughts were quickly noticed by Xue Tianqing, who then poured cold water on him, because the four masters and disciples were probably not even halfway out.
Even so, Sanzang was still not annoyed, after all, every step he took was one step closer to Lingshan.
Autumn turns to winter, and months pass by in a flash.
Although there were some monsters and strong men blocking the way along the way, they were completely insignificant in front of the three brothers.
On this day, the four masters and disciples were on their way. Suddenly, they saw a group of men and horses flashing out on the road, with flags and horns fluttering.
Seeing this, Xue Tianqing called Bajie to take the white horse to the roadside, preparing to let the officers and soldiers pass first.
Unexpectedly, when the other party came closer, the leading general stretched out his hand, and the army surrounded the four of them.
"Come here, tie me up."
As soon as the general finished speaking, more than a dozen wolf-like soldiers came forward and tied up the four people.
"A few of you will escort them back to the city, and the rest will follow me."
After the large group of people left, Xue Tianqing asked the soldiers escorting him: "Master, we have never done anything illegal, why did you tie us up without asking any questions?"
The leading soldier looked Xue Tianqing up and down: "From the accent, you are not locals."
"We are monks from the Eastern Tang Dynasty who went to the Western Heaven Leiyin Temple to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. We are not local people."
The soldier sighed: "If you don't come early, if you don't come late, if you come at this time, you are unlucky. If you are really unlucky, don't blame us on the way to hell. If you want to blame, just blame you Buddhist disciples for being too unclean."
Xue Tianqing asked in confusion: "Master, what happened? Even if you die, you have to let us die clearly, right?"
The soldier pulled Xue Tianqing: "Let's go, there is still some distance to the city, let's talk as we walk. You are right, even if you die, you should be a sensible person."
Xue Tianqing smiled when he heard this: "How long is the distance from here to the city?"
"Almost half a day, elder, we actually respect the Buddhist disciples, but now it is difficult to disobey the emperor's order, so we can only feel wronged by a few of them."
"It's okay to feel wronged. Let's talk about what's going on."
From the soldiers' mouths, Xue Tianqing knew that this place was already within the Chechi Kingdom.
The Chechi State has been established for more than two hundred years. Although it is far inferior to the Tang Dynasty, it can be said to have strong military and horse strength, and it is the first-class powerful country among the surrounding countries.
After the current king ascended the throne, he led his troops on several conquests and destroyed many countries, which shocked all parties.
Upon seeing this, the other small countries bowed their heads and paid tribute every year, making Chechi country unparalleled in the limelight.
Originally, the monks and Taoists in Chechi State stood side by side and did not interfere with each other.
Unexpectedly, a year ago, King Chechi was suddenly haunted by evil spirits, causing his political affairs to be ruined.
For this reason, the palace posted a royal list and invited experts from all over the world to drive away evil spirits.
But in the end, Buddhism and Taoism not only had no way to deal with the evil spirits, but also cost several lives.
Just when everyone was at a loss, a wandering Taoist named Feiyun Zhenren came to the city.
Master Feiyun originally didn't intend to meddle in this nosy matter, but he heard that King Chechi loved his people like a son and had a good reputation, so he changed his mind and finally took off the imperial list and entered the palace to drive away ghosts.
Master Feiyun did have some skills. Although the process was somewhat tortuous, he was able to beat the evil ghost to death in the end.
Afterwards, Master Feiyun told King Chechi that this evil ghost was not an ordinary innocent soul, but a general of a country that Chechi had destroyed.
At that time, in order to protect his country, the general led tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Chechi army, and was eventually defeated and killed.
Although the army was defeated and the country perished, the general's obsession remained, and he eventually gathered the resentment of his subordinates into one body and turned into an evil ghost to seek revenge on King Chechi. This was all caused by cause and effect.
After telling the king about the origin of the evil ghost, Master Feiyun was about to say goodbye and travel away.
Thinking that he had killed countless people during his half-life in the army, the king was afraid that another evil spirit would seek revenge on him, so he tried every means to keep Feiyun alive.
Finally, the king built a Feiyun Temple in the north of the royal city for Master Feiyun. He could meditate in the temple on weekdays and come to the rescue if there was trouble in the country.
In this way, Master Feiyun reluctantly stayed.
Although he stayed at Feiyun Temple, Master Feiyun did not open the gate to receive incense like other Taoist monks. Instead, he stayed behind closed doors every day and studied Taoism hard. This also won praise from people across the country.
Although Master Feiyun is extremely low-key, the Taoist priests in Chechi are becoming increasingly active by taking advantage of this limelight, and they have the potential to overwhelm the monks.
Fortunately, in the palace, both the queen and the princess were Buddhist believers. This prevented the Buddhists from being too weak, but it also gave the monks a deep sense of crisis.
Xiaoxiangguo Temple was originally the royal temple of Chechi Kingdom. Because the queen and princess would go to the temple to offer incense every month, the incense has always been prosperous.
But after Master Feiyun subdued the evil ghost, the people made more and more offerings to the Taoist sect. Even the incense in Xiaoxiangguo Temple was decreasing at an alarming rate.
In order to regain the disadvantage, Xiaoxiangguo Temple hosted a month-long prayer meeting to pray to the Buddha to bless Chechi and the country and the people.
A discerning person would know the purpose of Xiao Xiangguo Temple's actions at a glance, and persuaded the abbot that this was not the time to compete for favor. If he wanted to win back the hearts of the people, he should do something practical that would truly benefit the country and the people.
But instead of listening, the host specially invited the queen and princess to Xiaoxiangguo Temple to preside over the meeting.
But no one expected that during the conference, the princess would have a secret affair with a monk in the temple and do something irreversible.
Although there were rumors at the beginning, it didn't cause much trouble, because no one believed that the princess was having an affair with a monk without giving up her glory and wealth.
But after the blessing meeting, the princess still kept running to Xiaoxiangguo Temple, which eventually aroused the suspicion of the king and the consort.
Just a few days ago, the princess and the monk were caught having sex by a spy arranged by the king.
What is even more unexpected is that while Xi Zuo was reporting back to the palace, the princess actually used her identity to openly escape from Xiaoxiangguo Temple with the monks, and disappeared without a trace.
The king was furious when he got the news, so he ordered the army to capture all the monks in the country and take them back to the royal city to be executed in order to relieve his hatred.
No, not long after the troops sent to the east came out, they bumped into Master Sanzang and his disciples, so they were arrested.
Seeing Xue Tianqing looking at him in surprise, the soldier whispered: "Elder, I heard that the monk not only had an affair with the princess, but also had an affair with the queen. Otherwise, how could your majesty be so angry?"
Xue Tianqing turned to look at Tang Sanzang who was following behind her: "Master, what do you think?"
Sanzang looked slightly embarrassed: "There are many Buddhist disciples, so it is inevitable that there will be good and bad."
Xue Tianqing laughed: "If this is true, then this monk can be considered a talent."
Then he said to the soldiers: "Isn't your queen very beautiful?"
The soldier nodded, "Of course she is beautiful. Although she is over forty years old, she looks less than thirty years old."
Sanzang coughed dryly at the side: "Wukong, how long has it been, and you still have this kind of mentality?"
"What Master said, isn't it that beauty is a feast for the eyes? It's better to be beautiful than to be ugly."
Seeing that Sanzang ignored her, Xue Tianqing rolled her eyes, and then a piece of silver appeared in her hand: "The official has worked very hard to run errands. I will use this little money to buy wine for my brothers."
The leading soldier quickly waved his hand: "Elder, I know you are wronged, but I would never dare to let you go. Do you know the general who just led the army? That is our prince-in-law, do you understand?"
The soldier was waving his hands one moment, but the next moment money appeared in his hands: "Who said you let us go? I just think it's not easy for you to come out all the way."
After receiving the silver, the soldier was stunned for a long time because he just remembered that Xue Tianqing's hands were tied. How did he stuff the silver into his own hands?
Xue Tianqing smiled at the soldiers: "Let's go quickly, before it gets dark and we can't get back to the royal city."
The soldier promised, but his feet slowed down, and finally he brought Xue Tianqing to the back: "Elder, are you a god?"
Seeing Xue Tianqing shaking his head, the soldier asked again: "How can you do things that gods only do if you are not a god?"
After speaking, he whispered: "If you were a god, these monks would be saved. Although the villain doesn't know the joints, I always feel that something is fishy."
Xue Tianqing smiled: "Tell me and listen."
The soldier's reason was simple. Starting from the fact that the palace was haunted, everything was just a coincidence.
First, the palace was haunted, then Master Feiyun came to Chechi Country, and finally reluctantly stayed, and then what happened now happened.
In particular, the queen actually had an affair with a monk, which made people think it was impossible.
If the princess cannot control herself because she is young, how could the queen make such a mistake? She is the queen of a country.
Xue Tianqing pondered for a moment: "Has Master Feiyun acted unreasonably since he came to Chechi Country?"
The soldier shook his head: "A person who doesn't go out of the door all day long is almost the same as a girl who hasn't left the pavilion."
Xue Tianqing nodded: "In that case, how dare you speak ill of the queen and princess behind their back? In other words, have you seen these things with your own eyes?"
The soldier quickly waved his hand: "How is it possible? If I had seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't even know if I was alive or not. But now that everyone knows about it, it's hard for us to pretend we didn't hear it."
Xue Tianqing shook her head: "What you heard has nothing to do with you, but if you say it, you don't know what will happen."
