On the way to learn the scriptures, I had a basic relationship with my love rival.

A big river with wide waves.

The river is deep, the water is dangerous, the waves on the water surface are rolling, and the underwater undercurrent is surging.

The river is so wide that even Monkey King's piercing eyes, which claim to be able to see a thousand miles, can only vaguely see the opposite bank.

But this big river just blocked the way for the Buddhist scriptures to go west.

When Chongjiu said it was a river, Qi Yue still didn't believe it, saying that the widest river in the world couldn't be so wide, so it must be a big lake.

"This is the river." Chong Jiu said patiently.

"Lake!" Qi Yue insisted.

"It's really a river."

"lake!!!"

"This……"

“Lake Lake Lake Lake!!!!!!”

Chongjiu: ...

The two argued for a long time, but still failed to reach a result.

In the end, Tang Seng, who was chanting sutras, was so quarreled that he couldn't read any more, so he scolded them: "Stop arguing!"

Chong Jiu shut up.

However, Qi Yue still refused to give up, pointing at Chong Jiu: "Will you bet or not?"

"Bet!" The big snake wagged its tail excitedly, "The winner can put forward any conditions."

Just as Qiyue was about to agree, Tang Seng said: "Amitabha! You must not gamble. The evil karma you created in the past was caused by the three poisons of greed, hatred, and ignorance. These three poisons are the most harmful to the body and mind. , are all born from this. Gambling is a crime of greed.”

The big snake suddenly lost its energy, alas, otherwise it would not be a mount.

Qi Yue rolled his eyes at Chong Jiu, hey, you little snake, if the monk hadn't stopped you, you wouldn't have any pants left.

Tang Seng saw that the two were not convinced, so he called everyone over and asked, "Do you know what is the standard for testing truth in the Three Realms?"

Chongjiu said "Buddha", Sun Wukong said "mana", and Zhu Bajie said "Heaven".

"I think what senior brother said is right, and second senior brother is also right." After Drifting finished speaking, he pondered for a while.

Just when Qi Yue thought he was about to express his own opinion, Drifting said again: "Xiao Jiu may be right."

Now, only Qi Yue didn't say anything, and everyone looked at him in unison.

Qi Yue straightened his clothes, cleared his throat, showed a perfect smile with eight teeth, and then gave a standard answer:

"practice!"

"En." Drifting nodded quickly and added, "What Xiaobai said should be right."

"Exactly." Tang Seng smiled and praised those who answered correctly, "Xiaobai and Wujing are still smart."

Qi Yue smiled reservedly, Drifting smiled honestly.

Several others gave them warm applause.

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. A great man said: There is only one truth, and whoever discovers the truth does not rely on subjective exaggeration, but on objective practice." Tang Seng explained, saying, "We Buddhists, When you encounter a problem, you can’t judge who has the loudest voice, but you have to be down-to-earth and get the answer through practice. Xiaobai, you go to practice, fly around, and see if this is a river or a lake.”

Qi Yue accepted the order happily, turned into a silver dragon, and flew up excitedly.

Monsters who haven't studied geography in high school are stupid. How could there be such a big river in the Western Regions? It's clearly the Aral Sea!

This flight took half a day.

He was exhausted to death, through practice and personal inspection, and finally he was slapped in the face and returned disappointed.

This unscientific!

He looked up to the sky and wailed: "Teacher Geography, you are lying to me!"

But at the same time, he was also secretly glad that he didn't make a bet with Chongjiu, otherwise, the scapegoat he found with great difficulty would leave Tang Seng after a few days.

Anyway, it doesn't matter whether it's a river or a lake, they can't get through it.

It stands to reason that Chong Jiu can also swim, after all, after staying in Bibotan for so long, he is almost turning into a water snake.But for some reason, he couldn't swim with Tang Seng on his back, and almost drowned Tang Seng in the river, which made the scripture learning project end early.

Several people had to walk along the river, looking for boats crossing the river.

This walk lasted for two weeks.

Tang Seng is not in a hurry, anyway, after a few years of walking, he must be able to bypass the river.

In order to let Tang Seng ride the snake with peace of mind and not miss the horse, Qi Yue got him a chair that fit on the snake.The chair has cushions, a seat cushion, and a small table that can be stretched out in front.

Seeing Qi Yue painstakingly get such a thing for himself, Tang Seng felt more and more filial to this apprentice.

Now, Tang Seng sits on the snake every day, flips through books, recites scriptures, and when he is tired, he drinks tea and looks at the scenery along the way.

Sure enough, riding a snake is good!How can it be so comfortable to ride a horse and suffer from bumps and bumps.

Qi Yue was also happy, he stopped and walked every day without carrying people, and yelled at Chong Jiu from time to time. Compared with the past, these days are really a world of difference.

But the other four people complained a lot.

Needless to say, Chong Jiu suffered from the torture of being a mount every day.

Sun Wukong is very troubled, he is in charge of alms, in the past, only four shares were needed, but now, Xiaobai has become a driver and has become a human being, so we can't let him eat grass, and although the nine-headed insect is a mount, it is also You can't let a snake eat grass.As a result, the workload suddenly increased by one-half, and six meals were needed.

Zhu Bajie is also annoying, there are two more people to share the meal, and if there is not enough fast food, he will be hungry.

Although Drifting didn't show it, he was still working hard, but he picked up Chongjiu's books, and after thinking about it, he knew that he must be unhappy.

Several people just walked with their own likes and sorrows.

Qi Yue often forgot to take the medicine given by Guanyin, and he didn't know what it was, anyway, he didn't see any change after taking it.But Chongjiu has a good memory and remembers to remind him every day.

After walking for a few more days, I came to a foothill area on the bank of the river.

……

The wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides of the bank.

At the foot of the mountain, on the shore, there are large tracts of farmland, yellow wheat waves, green vegetables, and tall fruit trees.

The scenery is good, it is a good place with good mountains and rivers.

During the break, Tang Monk recited scriptures, Sun Wukong begged for alms, Zhu Bajie slept, and Drifting Monk walked to the river.

The Drifting Monk was silent by the river, and Qi Yue guessed that he might have suffered from homesickness, seeing the river and falling in love, and missed his own Liusand River.

There are dense fruit trees next to it, and Qi Yue jumped onto one.

The fruit is strange, greenish-yellow, slightly bigger than a fist, like a big pear. Qi Yue didn't recognize it, so he picked a few big ones and jumped down.

Chong Jiu coiled his body under the tree.Qi Yue saw it right, and sat on him in one jump.

"What is this?" Qi Yue asked Chong Jiu with fruit in his lapel.

Chong Jiu heard the words, turned the snake's head lazily, took a look, and said, "Papaya."

Qi Yue couldn't help being happy, buddy, do you think I don't know fruit?Papaya is something we have grown up as a snack, okay? Don’t you know what it looks like?

So he categorically denied: "This is definitely not a papaya."

"This is papaya." Chong Jiu said.

"No no no no!!!"

Chongjiu regained his spirit and straightened his snake's neck.Seeing Tang Seng chanting scriptures silently, he quickly lowered his voice and asked excitedly, "Do you want to bet?"

This is not papaya, Qi Yue looked at the fruit in his hand.But he was very sure at first, but when he was asked this question, he immediately lost confidence. Could it be that my memory has gone wrong, or is the papaya variety in Journey to the West different?

"Do you dare to bet?" Chong Jiu provoked him, and Snake Xinzi vomited provocatively.

Is it right?Qi Yue racked his brains to think.

"Don't dare." Chong Jiu was aggressive.

It stands to reason that if you don't steam the steamed buns to fight for your breath, at this moment, the other party is forced to this point, so you must stick to your point of view no matter what, and you must not be cowardly.Even if you know you are wrong, you still have to grit your teeth and gamble on it.

But Qi Yue is not the kind of person who is very competitive. He put on a serious face, shook his head, folded his palms together, and said slowly: "Amitabha, worshiping the benefactor, you have violated the precept of greed, you must do it!"

Chongjiu: ...

Qi Yue no longer cared about what kind of melon it was, as long as he could eat it anyway, and he was in good health, and he could still eat it after being treated with highly toxic pesticides.

He split a fruit, and the yellow flesh inside smelled very fragrant. When it was eaten into his mouth, the taste was slightly sour and astringent, which was still acceptable.

Qi Yue split another one and handed it to Chong Jiu: "Here, here you are."

Chong Jiu was taken aback, and said softly, "Thank you."

"You don't have to be so polite." Qi Yue said, seeing that he had no hands, he fed him a bit and stuffed it into the big snake's mouth.

……

They went on and saw a village.

The scale is not large, it looks like more than a hundred families.

From a distance, the village is full of prosperity and vitality.

Cows are plowing the fields, horses are wandering in the village, and dogs are basking on the stone steps.Farmers are plowing, old people are chatting, and children are playing.

Quiet and peaceful.

This village is completely different from the village outside Jisai City.

The villagers are even more angry, and it can be seen that their life is not bad.In this age of war and chaos, it can be regarded as a paradise.

As they approached, the villagers in the village also saw them.

When seeing outsiders, they are all wary and alert.

The Tang monk got off the snake, led his apprentices, walked to the gate of the village, and said to the villagers: "The poor monk and his apprentices came from the Tang Dynasty in the east. They went to the west to learn scriptures. They passed by the expensive land and wanted to ask for a night."

The villagers hesitated, and after a while, an old man came out.

The old man had white hair and beard, and was full of energy. He understood what he had come, nodded his head, and said, "This place is called Chenjiazhuang, and this old man is Chen Chun, the owner of the village. Since the eminent monks from the Tang Dynasty are here, please stay in our village for a few days. The ferry across the river will not come until five days later."

"Thank you." Tang Seng said.

"Eminent monk, please." Chen Chun bowed and said.

Into the village, with a vegetarian meal.

Although the villagers were polite, Qi Yue could sense that their defensive posture had not disappeared.

Tang Seng, Chen Chun and the others ate and chatted, while Qi Yue finished eating quickly, and then took the meal to Chong Jiu who was chained in the stable.

There was a big black snake lying in the stable, but the color was a bit dim, and it looked dead.

Qi Yue yelled a few times, but there was no movement.

"Get up, don't pretend to be dead." Qi Yue said, and kicked lightly, but the big snake still didn't move, and the touch from the toes was very problematic.

Qi Yue was startled, and quickly squatted down, his appearance was clearly that of Chong Jiu.

He was about to take a closer look when he heard a chuckle behind him.

Qi Yue turned his head and saw Chong Jiu turned into a human form, standing well behind him, looking at him with a pair of eyes raised, with a half-smile.

"Bitch." Qi Yue took out a bun and threw it at Chong Jiu viciously.

Chong Jiu didn't raise his hand, he raised his head and grabbed the bun.

"Where did this underground snake corpse come from?" Qi Yue asked.

Chong Jiu said while chewing, "This is my snake slough."

"You are actually lazy!" Qi Yue was very annoyed.This snake actually has this ability, and can make a fake one here.When I was a horse, I could only stay in the stable honestly.

Qi Yue threw another bun at him, turned around and left the stable.

As soon as he went out, he saw a middle-aged man who hurried over with someone in a panic.

"Hey!" The middle-aged man shouted out of breath when he saw Qi Yue, "Your big snake won't move anymore."

The people behind the man kept saying, "Are you sick? I'm the veterinarian in the village. Come and let me take a look for you."

"Thank you." Qi Yue said angrily, "Don't worry about that animal, it's hibernating."

"Oh, so it is like this." The middle-aged man said.

"That's not right." The veterinarian wondered, "It's not summer, why is it hibernating?"

"It's the time difference." Qi Yue said, "Our time in Tang Dynasty is different from yours."

Chong Jiu walked away behind Qi Yue.

"It's really extraordinary, even the time is different from ours." The middle-aged man was amazed.

"It's really insightful." The veterinarian nodded, and suddenly patted his head, "It's strange, why is there a man behind him that I haven't seen before?"

"Yeah, where did this come from?"

"Tell me, those two men don't even eat, so what are they doing in the stable?"

……

Qiyue wandered around and walked out of the village.

The village is by the river.Outside the village is the river.

Qi Yue picked up a leaf and threw it into the river, and the vortex in the river immediately swallowed the leaf.

He became interested, picked up a thin piece of stone, lowered his body and threw it vigorously.

As soon as the stone hits the water, it immediately sinks in.

Qi Yue didn't believe in evil, and threw it a few more times, but the result was exactly the same.

"What is this doing?" Chong Jiu couldn't understand.

"It's a waste of water." Qi Yue lost interest, "but the water is not suitable."

"Waterfall?"

"I'll teach you later." Qi Yue said casually.

They walked along the river for a while, and saw a stone tablet with three large characters on it, which read——

Tongtian River.

The following ten small characters: across eight hundred miles, few people have traveled since ancient times.

Qi Yue has an impression: Oh, Tongtian River, there is a king of inspiration in the river, who ran out of the lotus pond of Guanyin, and only ate virgin boys and girls.

Thinking of this, Qi Yue remembered that last time in Putuo, Chongjiu fell into the water and went to the lotus pond to fish for people. It seemed that he did not see any goldfish in the pond.

You said that this Guanyin is also real, why can't you use a little thought to take good care of the fish in your pond when you are playing with fake hoops all day long?

However, the more Qi thought about it, this Guanyin couldn't even take care of the black bear spirit and the red boy, so don't expect her to take care of the goldfish.

He thought of Avalokitesvara, and at this moment, Avalokitesvara on Mount Putuo also thought of him.