Chapter 43 half pine forest

After listening to what Wukong said, Laojun was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Well said!" After speaking, he turned away and disappeared from the gourd. Wukong called "Laojun" twice, but no one answered. Why did Laojun leave, he left, how did he get out?Wukong searched around in this space. Every time he came in, he was invited by Laojun, and he didn't care about it.Now he was looking for the exit, but he felt that there were obstacles in all directions, but he couldn't see anything. Wukong transported the secret of the Xuankong method, only to see where the mystery lies. There are countless formations densely packed in this space, surrounding himself in it.He smiled wryly, did he reject Lao Jun, which made him feel uneasy, and wanted to make himself suffer?How can I crack the formation of the old gentleman with my own ability.

At this time, I only heard the old gentleman say: "The seven gods and apes have all appeared in the world, and the world will no longer be peaceful. If you have no ability to save your life, what you say is useless! You eat the flat peaches, and I will protect the Dharma for you!" It turns out that Laojun thought this way, it seems that he misunderstood himself.Wukong thought to himself, he was actually just going to complete the path of learning the scriptures step by step, and the gathering of the seven gods and apes was postponed. When did he say that he would not eat flat peaches?

In Wukong's heart, there is always an obsession: the reason why it is called Journey to the West is naturally to learn from the scriptures.He slayed demons and demons all the way, and solved many puzzles like a cocoon.All these questions that have been in my mind for a long time are all inseparable from learning the scriptures, so Wukong faintly feels that he has not found the internal cause of learning the scriptures.What captures the gods and apes, gathers good fortune, and eliminates dissidents, I am afraid that they are all under the guise of the Tathagata.If you don’t finish the journey of learning scriptures, you will always feel uneasy.

What's more, the trip to get the scriptures is halfway through, and we can go to Lingshan in a few years, and the seven gods and apes have been separated for tens of thousands of years, so is it still in a hurry? Wukong yelled a few more times, but Laojun still didn't show up. At this time, silence speaks louder than words. Wukong knew that Laojun was worried that he would not eat the flat peaches, so he trapped himself here, but he was actually worrying too much. The light cathode in Laojun's gourd is slow, it is really a good place for cultivation.Wukong settled down, calmed down his thoughts, took out the jade box from his arms, and slowly opened it.

The three juicy peaches in the box are exactly the same as the ones I got in the world of good and evil.The temptation of good fortune was really hard to resist, Wukong swallowed, took out a flat peach, put the lid on the box again, and put the flat peach into his mouth. In the pagoda of Lingshan in the Western Heaven, Anuo Jiaye came back with two gray-clothed old monks and the Venerable Arhat. He tremblingly told the story of the capture of the Zhike Buddha and the gambling loss of the Vajra Indestructible Buddha to Qilin. Hearing this, Tathagata was naturally unhappy, and asked, "How did Zhike Buddha get caught?"

Anuo said: "There was an ancient figure named Zhuanxu in Qitianling, he caught him with a golden rope." "Golden rope?" Tathagata was startled, "Can you see clearly?" Anuo said: "It is indeed a golden rope. Zhuanxu doesn't know what it is called. I will tell him so that he will know." Tathagata secretly thought, there is only a golden rope in the world, I have already given it to Wukong, why is it in Zhuanxu's hands again?He said to Anuo: "Go and find Guanyin quickly, and ask him to ask Monkey King, where is the golden rope?" Anuo led the decree and left, and the Tathagata asked Kasyapa again: "What supernatural power did the man in red use to defeat the Buddha?"

Kasyapa said: "The two of them were fighting in the strong wind above the nine heavens. The disciples saw that the man broke the Buddha's handprint and grew horns from his head to pierce the palm of the Buddha's palm. After that, the two of them fought again. Flying up into the sky, the disciples don't know how they will fight against each other, but after falling down, Bubai Buddha considers himself defeated." Tathagata looked unhappy and said, "Too paranoid!" Tathagata waved to Kasyapa and told him to go out, and fell into deep thought.Although Vajra Indestructible Buddha has a loyal heart to Buddhism, he is very stubborn. Since he said that he would let Qilin deal with it, it would be difficult to change it.As for Zhike Buddha, he is an important person, how could he fall into Qi Tianling's hands?Tathagata thinks that no one can see the secrets of the three thousand Buddhas, but without one Zhike Buddha, there will only be two people free in the Buddha Pagoda, so we need to hurry up.

These two incidents made the Tathagata very unhappy. There was a faint abnormality in my practice today. When I should be clear, how could I be disturbed by other things? Just as the Tathagata was thinking, Anuo came in from the outside and said: "To the Buddha, I have seen Guanyin Bodhisattva and asked Sun Wukong, and he said that the golden rope has already been taken back by Laojun." Tathagata was slightly startled, this matter was quite different from what he had thought in his heart, he had something to do with Wukong and Qi Tianling in his own way, so he gave the treasure to Zhuanxu, but unexpectedly there was also the old gentleman who got in the way. It turns out that I have wronged the monkey.

And what is Taishang Laojun going to do, Taoist Sanqing and Qi Tianling are so close?If you think about Zhenwu and Qilin teaming up to fight against Phoenix and Xiangliu, this is even more affirmed. It's difficult, Taoism and Qi Tianling joined forces, although they won't be able to hit the Lingshan Mountain, but Tang Seng's westward journey will be even more difficult. Tathagata thought about it and said: "Tell the second monk Dongdu to protect Tang monk, and he must not be negligent for a moment!" Anuo said: "The disciple accepts the order." The Tathagata said again: "From now on, the Bodhisattva of the Western Paradise, the Venerable Arhat, will abide by his duties. Without my promise, he will not go down the Lingshan Mountain for half a step!"

A Nuo was slightly startled, and he also guessed that this matter had something to do with Laojun asking for the golden rope back, but he didn't expect that Tathagata would arrange it like this.Qi Tianling Dayu and others are advancing westward step by step. If this continues, how much land will be left in Xiniu Hezhou? Tathagata saw Anuo hesitate, and shouted: "Go!" Anuo hurried out of the yard, but at this time, Tathagata had a smile on his mouth.A Nuo was worried, he naturally knew, but there was nothing to worry about. Dayu and others moved westward, seemingly aggressively, and occupied a lot of land that was originally provided for the good fortune of the Western Heaven. However, because of the Avi Hell, the good fortune needed by the Western Paradise was inexhaustible. Even if there is nothing at all, it is only a little loss, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

What's more, the Tathagata lineage is retracted at this time, and the Randeng and Maitreya schools must be rampant. As the current Buddha, the Tathagata's status in Buddhism is considered extremely high no matter what.If the burning lamp wants to build a prestige for Maitreya, it must first defend against foreign enemies, so Dayu and others have nothing to worry about!Once Qi Tianling and Randeng were hand in hand, no one would stop Tang Seng from learning scriptures.As for the Daoist sect...with only Guanyin's ability, he can already withstand most of the Daoists. Tathagata was at the critical moment of cultivation at this time, he didn't dare to leave the Buddha Pagoda, he arranged these two things, and went into the pagoda to meditate and learn enlightenment. The four Tang monks were guided by Guanyin, and they walked eastward slowly. Guanyin knew that the east road had just passed, so it was all right, so he left in a hurry and returned to the South China Sea. Tang Seng and the others retreated nearly a thousand li, and then headed northwest, trying to avoid Qi Tianling.Now that he was far away from Qi Tianling, he felt much more at ease, and became interested in chatting, and said, "Wukong, why haven't you spoken in the past few days?" The fake Wukong is played by a six-eared macaque. He has a different temperament from Wukong and has always been reticent. But Tang Seng asked him, but he had to answer, saying: "It takes a lot of detours, and I feel depressed. I have nothing to say." Tang Seng said: "I see that this land is clear and bright. How can there be any monsters?" Wu Hui smiled and said, "Master, you may not recognize the monster standing in front of you!" Tang Seng said: "That's not necessarily the case. Although I have a pair of naked eyes, I have seen a lot, and I have some tricks." Wu Hui said: "What tricks, Master taught me." Tang Seng said: "Those who are born ugly and have fierce eyes are probably not good people; those who are surrounded by dark clouds and shrouded in gloom are probably not good mountains." At that time, the roads ran east, west, north, south, and they wanted to go northwest. They didn't want to make a detour, so they walked through the wilderness, and the road was very difficult.At this time, seeing a pine forest in front of him, Wu Hui said: "Master, look at the forest in front, is it a good forest?" Tang Seng covered his eyes and looked around, and said: "This pine forest is full of fresh air, with luxuriant leaves supporting the sky, and fragrant branches. It must be a good forest." Wu Ping said: "Whether it's good or bad, you'll know when you go and have a look." As soon as he approached the forest, he suddenly saw a short old man appearing from the ground, followed by a blue-faced and long-toothed ghost.Wu Hui said: "Master, you just said that there are no monsters, so it's here?" Seeing a stranger approaching, the false Wukong stood in front of the horse with an iron rod and shouted: "Who are you two, dare to block the way?" The old man held a plate in his hand, which contained several pancakes.He said: "The name of this place is Banpine Forest. I belong to the land of Banpine Forest, so there are no villages around the place. I was ordered by the Bodhisattva to offer fast to the elders of the Great Tang Sages." Tang Seng laughed and said: "I said there are no demons, and there are none." When the false Wukong heard this, he put down the iron rod, Tang Seng got off his horse, and approached the side of the land, saying: "Why is it called Bansonglin? It's a strange name." The land said: "The elder looked carefully, the pine trees in this forest only have branches and leaves in the northeast direction, and the southwest one is bare, isn't it just half-pine?" Tang Seng looked at it carefully, and it was as the land said. He was surprised and said: "All the pine trees in the world have whole branches and leaves. Why is this place an exception?" The land said: "In the early years, it was also intact. Suddenly one day, two gods in the south fought, and there was a gust of wind, and all the branches and leaves in the south fell off." As the land said, he handed the tray to Tang Seng, pretending to be Wukong and saying: "Master, be careful!" He stood in front of Tang Seng and reached out to pick it up. The land chuckled, took two steps back and said: "The body of the holy monk is ten thousand gold, you should be more cautious, and the little gods should stay away." Tang Seng felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it, and said to the fake Wukong: "Wukong, the monster must not be let go, but don't wrong the good man." The land said: "Holy monk, don't blame the great sage, it's the little god who is abrupt." Seeing that the land is very polite, Tang Seng felt good about it, went up to take the pancakes, and said, "Thank you, Father Land." The land said: "The little god will leave now." Tang Seng put down the pancakes and gave a salute. At this moment, the old man turned around, and a gust of wind swept past Tang Seng. He lifted Tang Seng up and drifted away. It was the first time Wukong encountered a demon, so he had no experience at all, and he didn't mean to be negligent, but he didn't have the supernatural power of Wukong's Xuankong method. Wu Ping was the first to react, and shouted: "Hurry up and save the holy monk!"