Journey to the West: The Ninth Life

"Fairy Chang'e, let's leave now."

Looking at the junction between the western sky and the mortal world in front of him, Tang Xuanzang's eyes were in a trance for a moment. He smiled slightly, stopped in his tracks, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply to Chang'e with a calm expression.

Chang'e was taken aback for a moment, she grabbed Tang Xuanzang's arm and hadn't let go, she frowned anxiously, "Holy Monk, what do you mean, if you don't leave quickly—"

"I'm going back to find the Great Sage."

Tang Xuanzang's tone was very calm, and he didn't have the slightest fear of facing a crisis or even a dead end. On the contrary, he had the calmness and peace of mind that he had made all the decisions.

"The Great Sage has protected me for two lifetimes. Now, although I can't do anything for him, but..."

Tang Xuanzang smiled slightly, turned his head to look in the direction where Monkey King was, and said, I want to die with the Great Sage.

In the Western Heaven and Earth Realm, there is no sunlight, but the Buddha's light is all over the sky, but it makes Tang Xuanzang's side face very clear and beautiful.

Chang'e was taken aback for a moment, and then habitually and urgently wanted to pull Tang Xuanzang away from Xitian, her hand just touched his sleeve.

Chang'e froze slightly.

Tears were caught off guard and rolled down the eye sockets.

Some flusteredly stretched out their hands to try to wipe away the tears on their faces, but they didn't know what to say, took a deep breath, raised their heads and smiled at Tang Xuanzang.

"Chang'e go back with the holy monk."

Tang Xuanzang frowned and wanted to stop it, but was interrupted by what Chang'e said next.

"I'm narrow-minded." Chang'e exhaled softly, and smiled at Tang Xuanzang, "Marshal...is still inside, I...kept him waiting for 1000 years, we can't finally be together, but still Let him die alone?"

crackling sound——

Before Chang'e finished speaking, she was interrupted by a sudden huge beam of light.

The eyes of the two were attracted, and Chang'e habitually raised all vigilance, clenched Bai Lian in her hands, and when she was about to meet the enemy, the light dissipated, revealing the figure shrouded in the light.

"marshal!"

"Canopy!"

Seeing the bruised and completely unconscious canopy, both of them were taken aback, and quickly stepped forward to help him up.

The canopy was forcibly opened by the Monkey King and sent directly to Chang'e by opening the space barrier.

He was seriously injured, and even now, he was still unconscious. Even so, Chang'e's eyes were reddened instantly, and she wept with joy, hugging her bloody body under the canopy, and crying bitterly.

Tang Xuanzang stood beside him, heaving a sigh of relief, looking at the two of them with blessings and envy in his eyes.

Monkey King left a stream of mana in the canopy, but it kept his last breath alive and protected him from recovering slowly.

Chang'e Yungong wanted to heal the canopy, but she didn't move yet, as if she suddenly thought of something, she suddenly froze, raised her head and looked at Tang Xuanzang, not knowing what to say.

As if he knew it all the time.

Tang Xuanzang smiled at Chang'e reassuringly, and spoke before her.

"Take care of the canopy."

"Holy Monk, I..."

Chang'e suddenly understood why the powerless mortal in front of him could get the canopy's allegiance, and the Great Sage fell in love with him.

He stood there like a ray of light.

Beautiful, but candid.

"The great sage will not die." Tang Xuanzang didn't know whether he was comforting Chang'e or himself. He raised his head, looked beyond the western sky, at the broader blue sky, and said every word.

"The Great Sage will not die."

"So, you go down to earth together, go to Huaguo Mountain together, and wait for me to go home with the Great Sage."

"Tianpeng also said that he wants me to witness your marriage with the Great Sage."

After speaking, Tang Xuanzang smiled at Chang'e, glanced at the unconscious canopy, turned around with a calm expression, and prepared to leave.

Just after taking two steps, Chang'e called him to stop.

"Holy Monk."

The woman clenched her sleeves tightly, her eyes were sore and her emotions were complicated, and it took her a while to calm down. Looking at Tang Xuanzang's thin back, she spoke slowly.

"We are waiting for your return at Huaguo Mountain."

"Holy Monk."

"You and the Great Sage...must come back alive."

Tang Xuanzang didn't look back, but his eyes were slowly soaked with warmth, like black ink dripping into clear water, slowly melting away and smudged.

He laughs.

They will definitely come back alive.

He will definitely bring the Great Sage back alive.

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"Hahahaha, Monkey King, you found out, I can't be killed."

After three times his head was blown to pieces with a stick, his heart was crushed with one hand, his bones were blown into ashes, and after he was reborn on the ground, Tathagata moved his stiff neck a few times. Hearing such teeth-stinging voices, his expression was wild and complacent. , almost ferociously distorted, yelling at Monkey King.

"You finally beat me, so what?"

Tathagata stretched out his hands, carefully feeling the power of faith that was continuously transmitted from the mortal world, feeling his gradually recovering injuries and mana, and gently closed his eyes.

"That's the difference between you and me."

"You are just a wild monkey jumping out of the cracks in the rocks, and I am the ruler of the world, the ruler of Buddhism!"

Sun Wukong's eyes were dark, as if they contained a black hole, without any emotion, as deep as the sea.

He didn't speak, but lowered his head, looking carefully at the golden cudgel in his hand.

As if distracted.

At this time, Chang'e should have brought the canopy down with Tang Xuanzang and left for Huaguo Mountain.

I don't know if Tang Xuanzang's injury is serious or not.

Thinking about it, Sun Wukong's eyes softened a lot, he shook his head slightly, sighed, feeling a little regretful in a trance.

If one knew that today's catastrophe had come so early, so fast, it would have caught people off guard.

He should look at him more and hold him tighter.

He really couldn't kill Tathagata.

Even if he has completely integrated the power of the mirror of reincarnation and can defeat the Tathagata like a thunderbolt, or even crush him to ashes, he still cannot completely kill him.

The power of faith.

Sun Wukong sneered.

The power of faith generated among ordinary people is indeed so strong that even he feels helpless. The so-called unity of will is probably what it means.

But all beings are ignorant.

What kind of devil face is the object of their belief?

Shaking his head, his eyes fell on Tathagata.

When we first met, the Tathagata was sitting on the lotus platform with a benevolent face, as if he could sympathize with the world.

But since then, Sun Wukong has intuitively hated his sanctimonious and false appearance.

Now, the disguise has been completely torn apart, the Tathagata has a ferocious face, his eyes are bloodshot and burning, except anger is hatred, where can we see the compassion and kindness of the Tathagata, the Lord of the West Heaven?

On the contrary, it is better than the demons in hell.

It's even more terrifying.

"You can't kill me."

Tathagata laughed, the wound healed with the power of faith, and the mana was still growing. Feeling the power gradually solidified in his body, he stared at Sun Wukong with gloomy eyes, and opened his mouth with murderous intent.

"As long as I am alive, Tang Xuanzang's life will be decided by me!"

"Sun Wukong, I will cut open his chest in front of you, grab his heart, let him struggle in front of you, let him be wiped out in front of you!"

Hearing Tathagata's words, Sun Wukong's eyelids trembled, stood up slowly, moved the golden cudgel, held the golden cudgel in his right hand, walked into Tathagata step by step, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

He met Tathagata's ferocious eyes without retreating, as if he had completely ignored Tathagata's provocation, he spoke calmly and slowly.

"You can try."

"See if I'll break your neck before you kill him."

The voice did not fall.

Sun Wukong's hand has already reached Tathagata's neck.

Hard.

Looking at Tathagata's face that instantly flushed red and was struggling to breathe, Sun Wukong's expression was gloomy and frighteningly cold.

In fact, in their current situation, the battle for mana has no meaning.

Tathagata can't kill Sun Wukong, and Sun Wukong can't kill Tathagata, so there is a stalemate.

There is only one way.

Sun Wukong was sober in his heart.

That is self-destruct.

If he blew himself up with the power of his whole body, then the huge power generated in the end could kill the Tathagata to scum in an instant, deprive him of all vitality in an instant, and even leave him no time to absorb the power of faith.

Completely, vanished.

But the price of killing Buddha like this.

die together.

Sun Wukong hooked his thin lips lightly, covering up all his emotions, looked directly into Tathagata's eyes, and opened his mouth slowly.

"If my old grandson doesn't want to live anymore, dragging you to die with him is actually not a loss, Buddha, what do you think?"

As soon as the words came out, Tathagata's face suddenly changed.

He was not stupid, so he naturally thought of Monkey King's plan in an instant. His eyes were tearing apart, and he stared at Monkey King fiercely, as if he wanted to use his eyes to kill him.

"madman!"

"You are a complete lunatic!"

"madman?"

Sun Wukong raised his eyebrows, and after thinking about these two words in his mouth, he raised his head and laughed, his black and golden eyes were full of determination and indifference.

He pinched Tathagata's neck with one hand, narrowed his eyes, and said sharply: "Do you think there is anything I can't do?"

"500 years ago, I was able to be captured for Tang Xuanzang, and was humiliated by everyone in the heavenly court."

"500 years ago, for the sake of his safety for the rest of his life and not to disturb him any more, I would die, so what's the reluctance?"

Tathagata was very angry, he struggled hard to break free from Sun Wukong's restraint, but because of the fierce struggle, Sun Wukong's throat was almost wrung by one hand, and he coughed violently.

"If you... cough cough... I let Tang Xuanzang go...you let me go..."

"Let Tang Xuanzang go?"

Sun Wukong's expression remained unchanged, he raised his other hand and placed it on Tathagata's chest.

"Do you know why you lost there?"

"As the lord of the Western Paradise, you can't compare with Tang Xuanzang's exquisite heart. Do you know why?"

Sun Wukong smiled lightly and spoke sarcastically.

"To be a Buddha, one should have compassion and the world in one's heart; to be a human being, one should have kindness and love in one's heart."

"And you have nothing."

Tathagata was already extremely angry at this time, but there was nothing he could do. Just as he was about to refute with Monkey King, he sensed the movement outside the cave, and suddenly stretched his eyebrows and laughed.

"Who told you that I lost?"

Tathagata laughed loudly, broke free from Sun Wukong's shackles, and slapped the outside of the cave with his palm.

next second.

Tang Xuanzang is already in his hands.

Sun Wukong's expression suddenly changed, completely gloomy.

"You are crazy, you want to die, but I don't want to."

Tathagata, who took the initiative in an instant, laughed loudly, with a wild expression, like the final winner, grabbed Tang Xuanzang's neck, and looked down at Monkey King.

"Now, do you still want to blow yourself up?"

"Monkey King, you are right about one thing."

"That means I have no heart."

"I am not like you stupid mortals who have a heart and are willing to die for others, so I have no weaknesses."

"Now Tang Xuanzang is in my hands, and now I'm choking his neck, do you still dare to blow yourself up? Are you willing to watch him die with me, hahaha, you dare not!"

"How did you come?"

As if he hadn't heard Tathagata speak at all, Monkey King took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked Tang Xuanzang, who was pinched by Tathagata with a painful expression.

Tang Xuanzang had difficulty breathing.

He tried his best to adjust his breathing, tried his best to make his expression look more natural, and smiled at Monkey King.

"I want to be with you."

"Great Sage... It's agreed... We will live and die together..."

Sun Wukong took a deep breath, the veins on his temples were bulging, his whole body, his hands were trembling slightly.

He can't wait to grab Tang Xuanzang by the collar and throw him out, he can't wait to give him a slap in the face so that he can clearly see what kind of life and death crisis he is in now, he can't wait, can't wait …

I can't wait to hug this fool tightly in my arms, tightly in my arms.

Knowing the danger, I will come back.

Knowing that she would die, she said she wanted to be with him.

Fool.

Sun Wukong took a deep breath, clenched the golden cudgel in his hand, raised his head and looked at Tang Xuanzang, his eyes were a little helpless, and more, it was the indulgence of fate.

He said Tang Xuanzang, you are such a fool.

I, Monkey King, will really be killed by you fool in my life.

Tang Xuanzang's eyes were sore, and the place where his throat was pinched by Tathagata was painful. He looked at Monkey King's face and smiled foolishly, without the slightest sign of fear.

Yes, you have been killed by me all your life.

In the next life... In the next life, leave me alone.

Sun Wukong shook his head and interrupted Tang Xuanzang's words mercilessly. His tone was indifferent, but the words he said carried a fierce, unique gentleness that belonged to the Monkey King.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Tang Xuanzang, you owed me so much in your last life and this life, so your next life and the next life will be mine, so don't try to renege on it!"

Tang Xuanzang wanted to laugh, but the next second Tathagata grabbed his throat severely.

His face flushed instantly, he uttered a few broken syllables, and coughed violently.

It only takes a little force, and Tang Xuanzang's throat will be torn from it, and his vitality will be cut off.

Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes, clenched the golden cudgel tightly, and stared at Tathagata coldly, but did not act rashly immediately.

He knew that at this juncture, Tathagata would not be so foolish as to immediately kill Tang Xuanzang.

But even if he knew it in his heart, Monkey King still couldn't restrain the anger and killing intent surging in his heart.

"As men, you disobey virtue and chaos, violate the world's ethical code, so shameless, it is really a shame for my Buddhist school."

Tathagata smiled coldly, and while pinching Tang Xuanzang's neck, he walked towards the black mountain where Mahayana Buddhism was buried.

"But because Jin Chanzi still has an effect on me... I will give you a chance to redeem yourself."

"For me... summon the Mahayana Dharma, and I will let everyone go, how about it?"

Tang Xuanzang turned his head with difficulty and met Tathagata's eyes.

"No way."

He has believed in Buddhism all his life, why has he ever acted so disrespectful to Buddha?

At this moment, he turned his head away and looked in the direction of Monkey King.

The only thought in my heart was a vague thought.

He wants to laugh and feel emotional.

The so-called Tathagata Buddha is not even a finger compared to his Monkey King.

How good.

very nice.

"If you dare to touch him, we will not die today."

Sun Wukong's tone was calm, not in a hurry, as if he was talking about today's weather, but he held a golden cudgel and walked towards Tathagata step by step.

When he was still one step away from Tathagata, Monkey King waved the golden cudgel and pointed it straight at Tathagata's throat.

The killing intent is awe-inspiring, and the momentum is compelling.

He said let him go.

Tathagata laughed.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, pinched Tang Xuanzang's neck with one hand, and pinched flowers with the other.

"Sun Wukong, if you want to blame it, blame Tang Xuanzang for being too stupid and naive, so he took the initiative to send it to your door."

"Now, why do you think you still have the qualifications to negotiate terms with me? It's ridiculous!"

"I said it a long time ago, you have weaknesses, but I don't."

Curse.

What the Tathagata recited out of the formula is nothing but the mantra.

Monkey King's expression changed suddenly, and he staggered off guard and almost couldn't stand still.

He clutched his head and desperately tried to block the power of the curse, but the severe pain caused him to be covered in cold sweat uncontrollably, with a ferocious expression and muscle spasms.

Tathagata laughed.

"Do you know why I didn't say the magic spell in the first place?"

"Sun Wukong, I just want to torture you like this, and torture Tang Xuanzang."

"Great Sage, Great Sage...don't chant, don't chant! Buddha, don't chant!"

Tang Xuanzang struggled violently, trying to stop Tathagata almost with all his strength, but was slapped to the ground by Tathagata.

Regardless of the pain, he ran to Monkey King's side, trying to relieve his pain a little bit, but saw Monkey King's eyes, which were almost tormented by the golden hoop, almost protruding.

Horrible.

"Crying...why are you crying..."

Monkey King panted heavily, stretched out his hand with difficulty and smiled at Tang Xuanzang, trying to wipe his tears.

"I'm fine... I'm fine..."

"It hurts?"

Tathagata watched Tang Xuanzang run to Monkey King coldly, but did not stop him, making tactic and sarcasm at the same time.

"The curse is the cruelest punishment in the three realms. Since it is the highest punishment, only the Monkey King is worthy of it, isn't it?"

"Don't read it! Don't read it!" Tang Xuanzang yelled, his eyes were about to split, and he was in pain.

Tathagata laughed loudly, not intending to be irritated at all, but condescending, almost gazing at Tang Xuanzang with pity.

As if appreciating his pain, as if wanting to exacerbate his pain, "Jin Chanzi, have you forgotten?"

"Back then, you were the one who brought this golden hoop to Monkey King."

"It's you who made him wear this golden hoop, and you're the one who caused him to be in such a mess now, have you forgotten all of it?"

"Buddha, I beg you, I beg you, please stop chanting, please stop chanting..."

Tang Xuanzang's heart was shaken, and he was in pain. He spoke confusedly, at a loss, and begged the Tathagata for mercy.

"Okay, let him go, but what reward can you give me?" Tathagata looked at Tang Xuanzang condescendingly, squinted his eyes, and his eyes fell on the colorful light not far away.

Tang Xuanzang instantly understood.

Without even having time to think, he nodded desperately, nodded desperately, stood up staggeringly, and ran to the foot of the black mountain.

He said yes.

I use my heart and blood to awaken Mahayana Buddhism, you let the great sage go, you let him go.

Tathagata was noncommittal, and his smile was meaningful.

"Jin Chanzi, whether you let Monkey King go or not depends on whether you can satisfy me."

"Tang Xuanzang...Tang...Xuanzang...You give me...Get out of here...Ah...Tathagata...You are despicable and shameless..."

Monkey King hadn't finished his sentence yet, the curse was once again intensified, almost making him convulse and ache from the depths of his soul.

He fell to the ground, panting violently, and couldn't even move.

Tang Xuanzang shook his head with tears in his eyes.

His heart was twisted like a knife, his heart was in a mess, and he had no way out.

dagger.

He clenched the dagger tightly, took a deep breath, and glanced at the tormenting Sun Wukong not far away, without hesitation, he slapped his chest hard.

The cold blade cut through the soft flesh and blood of the chest, and the tip of the knife touched the heart, which was an unbearable pain for ordinary people.

Tang Xuanzang's face paled instantly, lost all color, and was on the verge of falling, but he gritted his teeth, insisted on standing where he was, and raised his head towards Tathagata.

"Now...Can I stop now?"

"Don't recite it...don't recite the magic spell..."

Tathagata laughed loudly, without the slightest intention to stop.

"As long as you summon Mahayana Buddhism, I will definitely let Monkey King go, how about it?"

"Stop... Tang Xuanzang...you...you idiot...stop me..." Sun Wukong was in extreme pain. He saw the blood stained on Tang Xuanzang's chest and the cold light from the dagger at the first glance. He roared and said the words, but because of the severe pain in his body, he lost all his strength.

Tang Xuanzang seemed to have never heard of it.

He pursed his lips and took a deep breath.

The body swayed in place, forced to stay awake, clenched the dagger, and once again pushed it hard into the body.

Bleeding.

In the almost crazy eyes of Tathagata, as expected, it contains the seven-color light of Mahayana Buddhism. After feeling the blood of Tang Xuanzang, the light flourished!

"Tathagata...I want you to die...I want you to die!"

Sun Wukong let out a loud roar, the hand holding the golden cudgel tightly was covered with bones and blood, he stood up, and was about to charge towards Tathagata waving the golden cudgel.

However, how could the Tathagata have the slightest fear of the Monkey King, who was tortured by the curse so that his life would be worse than death?

Watching Monkey King coldly rushing towards him, Tathagata made a tactic with both hands, and the powerful mana began to gather in the palm of his hand.

At this moment, everything is under his control.

He had been humiliated by Monkey King so many times before, this time, it was finally his turn to let Monkey King die, right?

Murderous eyes.

Tathagata sneered, waved his palm,

boom--

The dull sound of being hit on the body.

Like falling leaves.

Sun Wukong's eyes were about to split open, and Tathagata's expression changed drastically.

The one who was hit was actually Tang Xuanzang? !

After catching Tang Xuanzang who fell from the sky, all the blood from Monkey King's body rushed to his brain, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

Tang Xuanzang even had the dagger stuck in his chest.

Blood trickled down the clothes.

Tathagata was furious.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid!"

You know, according to the ancient classics, the painstaking efforts of Linglong's heart must be dripped on the black mountain rocks to awaken Mahayana Buddhism, otherwise it will be a waste of effort.

But now!

Tathagata knew very well how much strength he had brought with that palm.

In other words.

Tang Xuanzang must die.

There is no doubt that he will die, that is to say, all the plans that he has planned and planned for so many years have all come to naught!

This makes him so angry?How not to be angry?

In the same way, Sun Wukong can feel Tang Xuanzang's life is cut off.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who had never changed color in front of thousands of troops and horses, was flustered at this moment, almost at a loss.

He reached out to transfer his mana into Tang Xuanzang's body. He wanted to extend Tang Xuanzang's life, but found that his body had completely cut off all mana from entering.

Life cut off.

Monkey King's throat rolled, he wanted to speak, he wanted to call Tang Xuanzang's name.

Tang Xuanzang smiled at Sun Wukong.

He is already very weak.

He knew he was dying.

He panted lightly, trying hard to see the man's face clearly.

"My lord, look... I protected you again..."

Sun Wukong's eyes suddenly became hot, and he was about to shed tears. He wished he could severely scold and beat the fool in his arms.

He wants to say who wants you to protect me?

Who allowed you to protect me? !

It was 500 years ago, and it will be 500 years from now.

How could he bear, once again, to see him die in front of him like he did back then.

How could he afford it.

"Great Sage...don't talk..." Tang Xuanzang panted softly, "I'm running out of time...listen to me...listen to me..."

Tang Xuanzang's eyes have begun to loosen and become blurred.

The smile on his lips was satisfied.

"When I was Jiang Liu'er in my last life...I died in your arms just like this..."

"In this life... Great Sage..."

Tang Xuanzang rushed towards Monkey King with difficulty, trying to touch him with difficulty.

Sun Wukong held his hand almost in a panic, tightly, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hands were hard, as if holding him tightly like this could keep him.

"I am very happy..."

"I am very happy..."

"The person I love... Monkey King... is an unrivaled hero..."

"I am very happy..."

"Next life...next life...you..."

Tang Xuanzang's pupils suddenly dilated, and he hadn't finished speaking.

The breath is cut off.

The last breath, also dispersed.

The air seemed to freeze.

Sun Wukong held his hand and sat there in a daze for a long while without saying a word.

He was thinking in a trance, what exactly was Tang Xuanzang trying to say about his next life.

In the next life, we will still be together, or in the next life, he will never come to harm him again.

Monkey King thought for a long time, and finally lowered his head to ask Tang Xuanzang.

His throat was dry and sore, before he could speak, when he saw Tang Xuanzang's blue-gray, lifeless face, he suddenly became a little dazed again.

Monkey King, Monkey King, has a body like black iron, golden eyes, immortality and 72 changes.

A somersault cloud is one hundred and eight thousand miles.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven who shocked the Three Realms.

At this moment, sitting on the ground, ignoring the dirt on his lapel, hugging a monk in white clothes and a dead person, it was like hugging the most precious treasure in this world.

His eyes were red and bloodshot.

He looked at Tang Xuanzang and closed his eyes.

He wanted to laugh.

But it flowed down the cheek.

But it was clear, it was clearly salty tears.

Tang Xuanzang.

You fool.

With a trembling voice, Monkey King carefully wiped off the blood stains on Tang Xuanzang's face.

He said you fool.

Who... who allowed you to protect me...

The author has something to say:

I originally wanted to finish writing a chapter, but found that the number of words is too much...

[-] words can be regarded as making up for the lack of updates these days I learned to play the guitar. Recorded a video and sang on Weibo for you to listen to. The second half of the finale will be bigger tomorrow.