After sending away the followers arranged by Emperor Tang, Cheng Long turned to look at Tang Monk and said with a smile: "Elder Chen, my cave is not far from here. You were frightened just now. Why don't you go to my cave to rest for a night and recuperate before setting off again?"

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Tang Seng is in a very bad mood now, and it is indeed not suitable for him to travel any faster.

He simply stripped off General Yin's tiger skin and removed his two hind legs, and put them into his storage ring. Then Cheng Long led the delicate Tang Monk and the white horse out of the jungle.

Tang Monk, who was at the back, looked at the empty-handed mountain god Sun Wukong in front of him with envy in his eyes.

If he had the ability of the mountain god to collect objects out of thin air, he wouldn't have to work so hard to carry a bag and hold a staff.

Before, he had two followers, so he didn't have to worry about the luggage. But now the followers were sent away by the mountain god. Tang Seng was a weak monk, and it took a lot of effort for him to just carry the luggage weighing dozens of kilograms onto the horse's back.

Fortunately, the horse was still there. If it had been eaten by the monster, Tang Seng really wouldn’t know what to do.

You can't ask him to carry luggage weighing dozens of kilograms, holding a nine-ring staff weighing seven or eight kilograms, and walk to the West step by step, right?
"Elder Chen, my cave is in front of you. It's a bit simple and not as magnificent as the Buddhist temple. Please forgive me if I have been negligent." Cheng Long habitually mentioned the Buddhist temple.

There may still be ascetic monks in ancient times, but in modern society, the idea of ​​Buddha saving those who are destined to be saved has directly become the idea of ​​Buddha saving the Yuan people. It is no wonder that there were four large-scale anti-Buddhist incidents in the history of the Central Plains.

"No, no, the environment here is already very good. I am not the kind of monk who lives a life of luxury." Perhaps having heard Cheng Long's prejudice against Buddhism, Tang Seng subconsciously defended himself.

But there were some things he couldn't justify.

That was the Buddha statue in the Pure Land Temple. After he and the Tang Emperor became sworn brothers, monks soon began to gild the golden Buddha.

"Elder Chen must be a man of excellent moral character to be chosen by Bodhisattva Guanyin. Please wait here for a moment. I will go to prepare some vegetarian food..." After bringing Tang Seng into the mountain god cave where he had lived for five hundred years, Cheng Long entered the kitchen alone. The scent of Sister Guanyin was still lingering in there, and it was obvious that she had not been away for long.

He took out a tiger leg and cut off three pounds of meat. Cheng Long prepared to make himself a pan-fried tiger steak. As for Tang Seng? Just a bowl of plain noodles and some green vegetables.

Although he said it was casual, he had been seriously cultivating his cooking skills for hundreds of years and had already mastered it to perfection. A bowl of noodles that he made casually was so delicious that Tang Seng praised it again and again. He finished the whole bowl of noodles without leaving any soup.

Even after eating.

Tang Seng couldn't help but take a look at the fried tiger chops on Cheng Long's plate.

But he quickly suppressed his appetite, closed his eyes, chanted scriptures, and confessed to the Buddha.

As night fell, the Six Dings and Six Jias, the Five Directions Jie Di, the Dharma Protector Jia Lan and others saw Tang Monk chanting in the mountain god cave, and since there was peace all around them, they all disappeared.

In the middle of the night, at the foot of the mountain, a gust of cold wind blew past, and a crackling sound was heard. The sound was extremely weak, but it could not escape Cheng Long's perception...

"How could an evil spirit appear?"

Cheng Long frowned.

At this moment, the evil spirit at the foot of the mountain floated into the mountain god cave at an extremely fast speed.

With doubts in his mind, he used his telekinesis to put the cassock on Tang Seng. Sure enough, the next moment the evil spirit sneaked into the guest room where Tang Seng lived.

Tang Seng was sleeping soundly and was unaware that the evil spirit had entered the room. However, just as the evil spirit was about to touch him with its claws filled with resentment, the brocade cassock radiated infinite light and the Buddha's light spread, which actually shook the evil spirit away.

"It's not dead yet. This evil spirit is something."

Cheng Long didn't want to take action at first, but now that the evil spirits have started to attack, it would be unreasonable for him not to take action. After all, he is one of the people appointed by Guanyin to obtain the scriptures.

Although his purpose was to protect Tang Seng.

But Journey to the West without Sun Wukong would be as absurd as the West without God.

In the blink of an eye, Cheng Long had teleported out of the master bedroom and used a giant golden palm condensed from his magic power to grab the evil spirit that was bounced away by the brocade cassock.

"Zizi~~"

Oddly enough, the evil spirit that even the Buddha's light from the colorful cassock couldn't kill actually started to smoke when Cheng Long's golden giant hand touched it.

Disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"It can be hidden from my perception. It seems that the person who made the move is a saint!"

Cheng Long's mouth curled up slightly, obviously he had guessed the identity of the person who was testing him. Nuwa was his mother, the Three Pure Ones had signed a contract with him, and the two saints from the West were too late to protect himself and Tang Seng.

Then the only saint who has this strength and starting point is the Lord of the Underworld, Niangniang Pingxin.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, one of the four great Bodhisattvas in Buddhism, is a spy planted in the underworld. He has sworn to the heaven that he will not become a Buddha until hell is empty.

Is this guy trying to dig up the roots of the underworld?
If hell is empty, how can the cycle of reincarnation still function?

If all ghosts were really to be converted by Buddhism, wouldn't the entire Journey to the West world become a Buddhist world?
This is ridiculous.

Although Cheng Long moved quickly, the brocade cassock emitted infinite Buddha light, which still attracted the Six Dings and Six Jias, the Five Directions Jie Di and the guardian Galans. A group of gods looked at each other, and then one of them sent a person to head straight for the South China Sea.

The Six Dings and Six Jias also sent one person to heaven to report this unusual situation to the Jade Emperor. When Tang Seng came to the mountain god cave, there should be no evil spirits at all.

However, the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother did not react much when they received this unusual news. As long as it was not related to Sun Wukong, they did not care at all.

When Guanyin Bodhisattva learned the news, she immediately used her fingers to calculate the origin of the evil spirit.

However, there was a fog behind the deduction of the heaven's secrets, and Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't see clearly at all. The one in the underworld was truly second only to the top official, and Niangniang Pingxin had disturbed the heaven's secrets with her great supernatural powers. It was impossible to deduce who was behind the evil spirit.

When it comes to the great cause of obtaining Buddhist scriptures, Guanyin, who is in charge of the task, cares more about it than anyone else.

Such an unknown change had just occurred at the beginning, so Guanyin naturally did not dare to be careless. Unable to deduce anything herself, she went directly to the Leiyin Temple in the West to meet the Buddha.

When Tathagata Buddha learned of this, he looked calm at first, and pinched his fingers for a while before frowning.

Even he couldn't deduce the specific reason!
This is a big deal!
"World Honored One..."

Guanyin didn't expect that the person behind the scenes couldn't even figure out the situation of Tathagata Buddha, who was at the peak of quasi-saint status, and her heart sank suddenly.

Tathagata shook his head slightly and said, "I can't figure out who the evil spirit is."

"This~~"

Guanyin's expression changed drastically. If even the Buddha couldn't figure out who the other party was, then didn't it mean that the other party was most likely a being of the same level as the Buddha?

These are all old and powerful people. Almost all of them are seniors who have been to Zixiao Palace to listen to teachings. They are of the same generation as the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa.

The key is that the Buddhist sect can only suspect these powerful people at home. If they rashly go to their homes to question them, the impact will be huge. It may even cause a dispute and add a powerful enemy to the Buddhist sect, which is not worth the loss.

There was a long silence. The Tathagata Buddha looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva and said in a deep voice: "I am afraid that the spread of Buddhism to the East this time will not be so smooth. We must be cautious and let Sun Wukong use some tricks. It is simply outrageous that a great Golden Immortal can still let evil spirits get close to Tang Monk."

"Don't worry, World Honored One. I will definitely tell Wukong in secret. If the person behind the scenes dares to take action, Wukong and I will find a way to find out who the other party is."

Cheng Long has called Guanyin "Sister Guanyin" for hundreds of years, and he has developed deep feelings for her and treats her as his younger brother from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, there is a sense of intimacy in his words.

"That's great. If there's anything you can't solve, be sure to report it to me."

"Yes, Lord Buddha."

Guanyin nodded, turned and left Lingshan.

After she left, Tathagata Buddha spent some time and effort to calculate, but the result was the same as before, nothing was found, but he already had a few goals in his mind.

There are not many people who are at odds with Buddhism, have the motivation, and have the ability to do all this.

One is the ancestor of the sea of ​​blood, Minghe; one is the Shangqing saint Tongtian; and the other is the lord of the underworld, Niangxin Pingxin.

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However, both Sage Tongtian and Niangniang Pingxin are saints, so it is highly likely that they will not take action personally.

This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.

……

"Wukong~~"

At three o'clock in the morning, the voice of Guanyin Bodhisattva suddenly rang in my ears.

Cheng Long, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, looked at the Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of him, and joked: "Sister Guanyin, why are you here again? We met at noon! You missed me so soon?"

"Don't be funny. I don't miss you. I came here to tell you to take good care of Tang Monk. The evil spirit just now was just a test. There may be more tricks later." Guanyin was in no mood to make trouble with Sun Wukong. If the person behind the scenes was not found out, there might be major changes in the Journey to the West, which would affect her promotion.

Having been stuck in the middle stage of Quasi-Saint for so many years, she really wants to make progress!

"Don't worry. Actually, I noticed the evil spirit when it appeared at the foot of the mountain. I just wanted to see its purpose, so I didn't take action immediately." Cheng Long gave Guanyin an injection to reassure her.

"That's great, just be careful."

Guanyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that he wasn't careless.

……

On the second day, Cheng Long prepared a large basket of meat buns, a basket of vegetable buns and a basket of steamed buns and set off. If nothing unexpected happened, after crossing Liangjie Mountain, they would encounter robbers who blocked their way on the road.

In the original drama, Tang Xuanzang was compassionate, but the robbers were beaten to death one by one by Sun Wukong in front of him.

Tang Seng was so angry that he was furious and scolded Sun Wukong several times. Sun Wukong, who had just escaped from the trap, was unruly and had never been scolded like that before. He flew away in anger and passed by the East China Sea. He ran to see his old neighbor. After hearing the indirect advice from the Dragon King of the East China Sea, he had an idea and returned to Tang Seng. However, during his absence, Guanyin gave Tang Xuanzang a flower hat with a golden hoop hidden in it. Since then, Sun Wukong wore the golden hoop and was controlled by others, no longer free.

As an outsider, Cheng Long felt sorry for Sun Wukong when he first saw these things. It was because of the golden hoop that Sun Wukong's wildness was gradually worn away during his journey to the West.

The journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures is a process of polishing the character of each master and his disciples. During this process, whether it is Tang Xuanzang's devotion to Buddhism, or Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng, under the influence of Tang Xuanzang, each of them develops a sense of identity with Buddhism.

You have to know that at the beginning, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng only agreed to Guanyin Bodhisattva to protect Tang Monk on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures out of helplessness due to various reasons. At that time, they definitely had no thought about becoming Buddhists.

However, after more than ten years of journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, under the subtle influence of Tang Monk, Sun Wukong and his two companions, as well as the white dragon horse, were all influenced by Buddhism and eventually entered the Buddhist sect.

The final ending seems perfect, but in fact, in Cheng Long's eyes, not to mention other people, just Sun Wukong is almost a different person. The source of all this can be traced back to the golden hoop.

Even Sun Wukong might not be Sun Wukong, but a substitute, Liu Er Mihou…

Cheng Long had never seen the golden hoops, so he couldn't tell what kind of treasure they were. He could only guess about their origins. Most likely, they were three golden hoops transformed from the Golden Hoop Immortal, a former disciple of the Jiejiao sect.

The ability to take root in the flesh is something that no ordinary spiritual treasure can possess.

Everything seemed to be destined. Not long after Cheng Long led Tang Seng out of Liangjie Mountain, several robbers jumped on the road. Each of them looked ferocious and had no idea how many lives they had taken. Killing them was a good thing.

"I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, if you want to live here, stay and buy it..."

bang bang bang...

Without waiting for the robbers to say anything, Cheng Long immediately took out his golden cudgel and hit them on the head one by one.

The six bandits hid directly underground, leaving only half of their heads exposed. Their noses could still breathe, their eyes could still see, but their mouths could not speak.

Because their mouths are buried.

"Elder Tang, let's go!"

Cheng Long put away his golden cudgel and turned to speak to Tang Seng.

"Lord Mountain God, if you bury them underground, will they be eaten by wild beasts? Otherwise, please dig them out!"

Tang Seng spoke cautiously.

Lord Mountain God is fierce and decisive in his actions, which certainly makes people feel safe, but killing is never a good thing.

If possible, he hopes to change Lord Sun's character from beginning to end through his own little efforts.

"No need. Bandits like them have gangs behind them. Someone will come to rescue them soon..."

There is a saying on the Internet that the six bandits who were sent underground by Cheng Long are called the Six Senses of Sun Wukong, because the names of these six bandits, eyes to see joy, ears to hear anger, nose to smell love, tongue to taste thoughts, opinions to desire, and body to worry, represent the six senses of Buddhism.

The eyes are the root of vision, the ears are the root of hearing, the nose is the root of smell, the tongue is the root of taste, the body is the root of touch, and the mind is the root of thought. In other words, it is very likely that the person sent by Tathagata was sent to test Tang Monk and his disciples, and was not an ordinary bandit.

Only after Sun Wukong killed these bandits could he purify his six senses and enter Buddhism.

"Lord Mountain God, what you said is true. Is there really a group of bandits coming to rescue them?"

"Of course it's true. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave."

Cheng Long urged impatiently.

Seeing this, Tang Seng pulled his white horse towards Yingchoujian. (End of this chapter)