I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

Pei Xiang, Wuji and Master Kongwen set off from Liangjie Mountain and officially embarked on the journey of learning Buddhist scriptures.At the foot of the mountain, Wuji looked in the direction of Monkey King for a moment, then turned his head with a stern face and continued walking.

"What's wrong with Wuji?" Master Kongwen looked at the obviously depressed child and asked Pei Xiang in a low voice.

Pei Xiang pursed his lips—laughing, and explained: "He is a little bit reluctant to part with his new big friend."

"I'm not reluctant," Wuji retorted loudly when he heard Pei Xiang's words, "Mother, I'm sad and disappointed. Hmph, I'm sure I'm not reluctant to part with Uncle Dasheng. I'm still angry! He thinks that I am long-winded, obviously, obviously what I said is very useful, it has to be said, it is vivid and interesting, why am I so long-winded? Master Kongwen, please comment."

Kongwen: "...Amitabha Buddha."

Pei Xiang burst out laughing, feeling that Wuji's question was really embarrassing for the monk Kongwen who "monks don't tell lies".

"Mom, I'm angry and sad, why are you still laughing? Don't you care about me?" Wuji elongated his tone aggrievedly, and frowned.

Pei Xiang quickly waved her hand, indicating that she must be more serious. She forced the smile in her eyes back, and asked with a serious expression and a gentle and loving voice as much as possible:

"Son, since your great sage uncle makes you so sad, what are you going to do? Are you breaking up with the great sage from now on? Don't regard him as a good friend, so you won't be sad, right?"

"Of course not," Wuji, who was about to celebrate his eighth birthday, shook his head violently, and looked at Pei Xiang with a look of "Why are you so cruel and unreasonable?" He elaborated seriously, "It's normal for friends to have differences. Yes. When there is disagreement, of course we have to find a solution, how can we cut off the friendship if we are slightly unhappy? This is not a way to cherish the friendship between friends."

"Then how are you going to resolve this disagreement?" Pei Xiangdai asked curiously, raising her eyebrows slightly.

Wuji sighed softly, shook his head with his hands behind his back and said:

"Uncle Zhenjun said that honesty is the most important thing in getting along with friends, and misunderstandings and suspicions must be resolved in time. Therefore, I plan to send letters to Uncle Dasheng often, telling him about the things I encountered on the road and the thoughts in my heart. Step by step, I proved that what I said was well-founded and necessary, and that it was not childish and naive chattering."

Pei Xiang: "... But, son, being friends is also about respecting each other's differences in personality and temperament. Wan-Dasheng, does he think you talk too much? He won't really get bored with you because of it, but he-he definitely doesn't like it. I'm not used to this way of getting along. Wuji, you hope that your friends can understand you and agree with you. There is nothing wrong with it, but you can't turn this idea into a burden for your friends. Maybe you can try to look at it from the perspective of the Great Sage of."

Wuji showed a thoughtful expression.

After a moment of silence, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"Mother, I probably understand what you mean, and I will pay attention. However, I will still write to the Great Sage. He has been under that mountain for so long, and few people go to talk to him. I can only see the scenery in front of me. The days are too monotonous and lonely. Therefore, I plan to tell him all the beautiful scenery and strange and interesting things I have experienced on the road.

"If he thinks my letter is too long and detailed, he can read it several times. That way, maybe when my next letter arrives, he has just finished reading the last one. Well, think about it this way, actually It's pretty good too."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang smiled and patted Wuji's little shoulder encouragingly:

"Do as you want. In fact, whether you can be friends is a kind of fate, and you can't force it. After getting along, if both parties feel very happy and relaxed, then this friendship is worth continuing. If you— Fang feels unaccustomed and uncomfortable, so there is no need to forcefully cater to it. This is not the fault of anyone, it can only be said that the lack of tacit understanding to become a confidant and best friend. Wuji, regrets are indispensable in life, don't wrong yourself, and don't embarrass yourself demanding of others."

"Mother, I've made a note. Don't worry, I will make friends happily. Besides, the relationship between me and Uncle Dasheng is not that fragile. I know he likes me, but I am old. Some are unwilling to accept new things or think about new problems, so I feel that I have too many problems. But I am young, and I will understand him."

"Well, as long as you...are happy," Pei Xiang blinked, and changed the subject, "Okay, after talking so much, are you still angry and sad now? You see, Master Kongwen has always been worried about you mood."

Wuji scratched his hair, jumped up and down to Kongwen's side, smiled obediently, his brows were no longer depressed as before.However, he is a child who was pampered and grew up, so naturally he still has his own little temper.Therefore, during a temporary rest by the side of the road, he whispered to Pei Xiang:

"I'm still a little bit angry. I'm so cute and sensible, why does he dislike me, huh! When we meet next time, I will - definitely tease - Uncle Dasheng to let him know that he shouldn't dislike me casually —a smart, kind, good boy."

Facing his son who was suddenly a little arrogant, Pei Xiang nodded with a smile, a little curious about how this child will "revenge" in the future...

After this episode, the mother and son continued to protect Master Kongwen on his westward journey.

——The roads are all steep mountains and rugged mountain roads, mountains and mountains, wilderness and depressions. The three of them spent the night climbing mountains and wading. They encountered many wolves, tigers, leopards and poisonous snakes, but they rarely encountered the spiritual monsters. The stream of spirits and monsters.Occasionally appear—two, also the kind of small monsters that are not in the climate, that is, Wuji—one can deal with it.

When passing by the Yingshoujian of Shepan Mountain, Pei Xiang purposely walked around the vicinity, inspected it in detail and recorded the topography of the place, in preparation for Wuji might encounter a white dragon horse here in the future.

Afterwards, the three of them made a very strong dead wood raft by hand, and then propped the raft down the current, passed through the noisy and noisy Yingshou Steep like an arrow, and landed on the west bank smoothly.

From the beginning to the end, no water monsters and dragons emerged to attack travelers in this steep stream with clear water, it is indeed a clean and innocent place.

After descending from Shepan Mountain, the three of them went west for about two months.When passing Guanyin Temple, Master Kongwen led Wuji to debate with the abbot of the temple—return to scriptures and discuss—a Buddhist theory.Afterwards, the three of them stayed in the monastery for another two nights. After a short rest, they left the monastery where the accident occurred in the original book, and continued to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures.

They didn't meet the black bear spirit near the Guanyin Temple, and they naturally didn't hear about the scandal about Zhu Bajie when they were staying in Gaolaozhuang.After all, this season is many years earlier than in the original book, and Zhu Bajie's father-in-law, Gao Taigong, is in the prime of his life and has not yet reached the age to recruit a son-in-law.

However, because Zhu Bajie's identity and origin are a bit special, Pei Xiang led Wuji to the nearby Yunzhan Cave in Fuling Mountain for a walk.This-going, I just ran into the old canopy who was punished and cast into a pig fetus, and was here as the son-in-law.The rascal followed behind a female goblin named Sister Mao, and the older sister, the older sister, and the younger sister were entangled with each other.

"Wuji, this pig demon is the former Marshal of the Canopy. He was demoted to the mortal world for molesting Chang'e at the Peach Banquet, and he became malicious in the midst of his reincarnation. He secretly robbed your father Chen Guangrui's body in an attempt to occupy the magpie's nest.

"Later, Zhenjun Erlang reported this guy's evil deeds to the Heavenly Palace, and led his troops to arrest him. The Heavenly Court did not allow him to continue to occupy your biological father's body, and punished him to be transferred to a pig's fetus. But he was a Daluoxian after all. The immortality of the true spirit has its own spiritual wisdom, so after being cast into a pig fetus, it did not really fall into the animal realm, but became a pig demon, and now lives here."

Wuji observed—for a while, the fat pig with big ears whispered:

"Mother, even though he has already been punished, I still hate him. Now I really want to beat him up myself."

Pei Xiang's eyes turned slightly, and he persuaded in a gentle voice: "You are not his opponent now. If you want to beat him up, you have to rely on me to help you, are you willing?"

"Of course I don't want to," Wuji shook his head hastily, and quickly replied, "Revenge—you have to do it yourself to relieve your anger. If you rely on others to help, it's meaningless. I—must do it on my own. - Mouth. Mother, I remember the place where this pig just lived, and when I grow up and learn the skills well, I will come to him to settle the matter."

"Well, I believe there will be a day. At that time, it may not be as simple as a beating."

Pei Xiang nodded with a smile, then squinted at Zhu Gangli, who was showing off his skills with the second sister Mao, and said meaningfully.

After leaving Gao Laozhuang-dai, Pei Xiang's mother and son continued to protect Master Kongwen.

When passing through the rocky Huangfengling, Pei Xiang used magic potions and a magic circle to cover up the aura of the three of them, successfully avoiding the little monsters patrolling the mountains nearby, but also did not attract the attention of the yellow-haired marten monster in the Huangfeng Cave of Huangfengling. It can be regarded as narrowly escaped a crisis.

However, Pei Xiang was not going to leave this place directly.Before completely walking out of the precipitous and ferocious place of Huangfengling, which is eight hundred miles away, she first arranged for Master Kongwen, and then quietly returned to the mountain with Wuji.

Not long after, the mother and son squatted to a patrolling elf who seemed to have some seniority.After they knocked the little demon out, they dragged him to a hidden corner for strict interrogation.After half a day, Pei Xiang successfully interrogated the monster's appearance and housekeeping skills in Huangfeng Cave.

"Wuji, write down this information, maybe it will be useful in the future."

"Okay, mother."

After Huangfengling, there is a land of Pingyang, and the population is getting denser and denser.

When passing through a bustling city, the three of them exchanged the rare medicinal materials they picked in the deep mountains and old forests for money. Not only did they buy the necessary clothes and supplies, but they also found a chance to buy a healthy horse, and then continued on their way at full speed.This—to go, is more than three months.

On this day, the three people going west were blocked by the Kuanglan Dahe.This big river is wide and choppy, with no end in sight, and what is even more troublesome is that there are no boats on this river.If you want to cross the river, it is extremely difficult.

"Is it because the water is too fast? I can't see the boats moving." Master Kongwen got off his horse with worried eyes.

Hearing this, Wuji jumped up to the top of the tree to look at it for a while, and exclaimed after landing:

"The water looks too fierce, the wind is not strong, but the waves are so high, overwhelming."

Pei Xiang got off his horse and walked to a stone tablet on the bank, bent down to look carefully, and saw the three seal characters "Liusha River" engraved on it.