[Journey to the West] Monkey, be good

Seeing the cold look in his eyes, I couldn't help but shiver in my heart.He seemed to be angry, but it didn't look like pure anger.He rushed into the woods anxiously, his gaze was like a torch, wishing he could penetrate through layers of dense forest.

I knew he was looking for me because without that red thread, I was out of his grasp.For the first time, he couldn't probe into my heart, couldn't determine my location, didn't even know what I was doing, and whether I was safe or not. He must be very anxious. You can see it from his eyes and his chest rising and falling while running.

Eventually, he stopped in front of me.He was panting, his face turned slightly pale, he pinched my severed finger, and turned his eyes to look for it.But I was right in front of him, but he didn't recognize me.

He has long forgotten me in Pantaoyuan.

Now I have turned into what I used to be, an ugly tree with a crooked neck, he stood in front of me, but he was still looking for me in the woods.

I thought this might be the last time I saw a monkey up close.So close, as if he had never been so close to me.I only need to lower my head a little, and I can kiss his forehead.If you nodded a little lower, you could touch his slightly parted lips.

But it seems that he has never been so far away from me.Although he was in front of me, for the first time I knew so clearly that he belonged to someone else, never belonged to me.Even the scene where we met was all because of his protection of Jin Chan.

I think of myself 500 years ago, and the monkey 500 years ago.At that time, he picked a tree of flowers for me, and turned himself into a big peach to make me happy.So, I fell in love with him easily.

Silly, isn't it?He only treats me a little bit nicely, not even on purpose, but just to make him happy, but I can't extricate myself because of this.Thinking about it now, what moved my heart, and what I have been persisting in until today, was nothing more than the smile in his glazed pupils after the monkey threw the fallen flowers on me, and the golden light covered by the scorching prosperity. It's just me who pours out the victory but is full of spring in the garden.

The monkey stopped by my side for a while and then ran to the depths of the forest.He seemed to suspect that I was hiding behind a certain tree, or climbing up a tree to hide in a sea of ​​leaves and flowers, so he kept looking at the crown of the tree.

I looked at his receding back until I could no longer see him, then reluctantly closed my eyes, untied a vine wrapped around my waist, and turned back into a human body.The scar on my waist is too obvious, and the Wisdom is also there, if I don't wrap a green vine to cover the scar and the Wisdom, even if I turn into a tree, he can recognize it at a glance.

After confirming that the monkey had gone looking elsewhere and would not return for a while, I hurriedly drew a low cloud and headed west.The cloud was really short, less than a foot above the ground.Because I am worried that if I fly high, the monkey will see it when it looks up.

There are many rules in Lingshan, and it is quite troublesome to say. One of them is, "People who are not from the West Heavenly Court can not use magic power when climbing Lingshan. They must climb from the foot of the mountain one step at a time." This is why it took me half a day to climb the mountain before. , and had the opportunity to dig a lot of grass jelly along the way.

This time, when I flew to the foot of Lingshan Mountain and jumped off the clouds to prepare to climb the mountain, I saw the guardian spirit boy standing at the entrance of the mountain from a distance, and I don’t know who I am picking up.

I am a mere monster in the mortal world, I would not naively think that the other party is waiting to pick me up, but out of courtesy, I still took the initiative to say hello.I said: "Hello, soul boy, who are you waiting for here early in the morning?"

"Jintao." The guardian of the mountain nodded politely to me. His face was still bruised, with one arm hanging on his chest, and he looked seriously injured.I think maybe it was beaten when the monkey made a big fuss half a month ago.He made a "please" gesture with his still movable hand, and said, "Please come with me, all Buddhas have been waiting for a long time."

I was taken aback and asked, "How did the Buddha know that I would come today?"

The spirit boy guarding the mountain said: "The Buddha knows everything, so he naturally knew that you would come today."

"Ah... what you said makes sense." I suddenly realized, followed the soul boy to a golden lotus platform, and said: "That's really troublesome for you, you are obviously injured and almost paralyzed, and you still have to come to the mountain to pick me up. "

"..." The corner of Shoushan Lingtong's mouth twitched, he glanced at me, and said nothing.

"I pay homage to the Buddha." I clasped my hands together and bowed my head to pay respects to the Tathagata Maitreya and the three people who lit the lamp.

The Tathagata sits in a very high position, and his Dharma image is also very tall, shining with golden light, like a huge golden mountain.No, in front of me are three big golden mountains that blind people's eyes.In comparison, I seem so insignificant that I am not as good as an ant.At this moment, the three golden mountains looked down on me condescendingly, and the Buddha's eyes full of compassion looked over deeply, casting layers of warmth on my body.

Tathagata said: "Jintao, tomorrow will be the 500-year Dao Dharma Assembly of my Buddhist disciples, and it will also be the kalpa of my Buddhas in the Western Heaven. Are you determined to take the place of Jinchan and donate Jintao?"

His voice was as bright as a bell, and he didn't listen very hard, and his mouth was far away from me, but the whole hall was echoing his voice. "Om--" "Om--" "Om--" poured into my ears.

I said: "Yes, I am willing to help the Buddhas of the Western Heaven to overcome the catastrophe."

"Very good." Tathagata smiled kindly, and said, "The merits of this move will last forever, and the three worlds of Debi. Jintao, the world will be grateful to you at that time."

"Whether someone will be grateful, I don't care." I cupped my hands and said, "But I have one condition, I hope you can agree to it. Otherwise, I won't hand over the peaches no matter what."

Tathagata said: "That is natural, we will not force you to hand over the peaches."

Maitreya reminded from the side: "Whether the peach will bear fruit or not, and whether it will bloom or not, is only a matter of Jin Tao's thought. If he really doesn't want to hand over the peach, it seems useless to force him, right?"

"..." I was expressionless.

He lit the lamp and took a sip of tea, put the cup down slowly, raised his long white eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Oh, let me hear what the conditions are, and see if I can do it."

I laughed: "It's very simple. Tomorrow, I just want to wear golden armor and ride on the clouds. When I make peaches, I want to have 1 people... at least 1 people are present. I want to be a hero that everyone is looking forward to!"

"Oh, tell me this." Tathagata pondered for a while and said, "This is simple."

I said again: "However, there is one person I don't want him to appear at that time, so I have to ask the three Buddhas to come forward and help me block it. But..." My eyes darkened, "Maybe even if he doesn't stop him, he won't let him go." Will show up."

Tathagata and the others seemed to know who the "he" I was referring to, so they didn't ask any more questions, just looked at each other, nodded and said, "Okay."

"Thank you Buddha." I said.

As soon as the Tathagata raised his hand, he immediately stepped forward to a little novice in Tsing Yi.He has delicate eyebrows, white face and red lips, which is very pleasing, but his eyes and demeanor have a bit of golden cicada charm|charm, as cold as jade.

Tathagata said: "Jintao, before attending the Dao Dharma Conference, you have to take a shower and change clothes, and you have to go through many etiquettes. Let Kongming take you there."

Kongming is the name of the little monk. He looks about my age, and in the world he is just a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old. However, he is taciturn, and his whole body has a kind of deepness that does not match his age.Maybe it's because I read too many scriptures that I lost the vivacity of young people.

The little monk Kongming took me to bathe and burn incense. I tried to talk to him on the way, but he ignored me after several conversations.

I think he is very boring, so I don't put my hot face on his cold butt.

Not long after, we arrived at the Holy Land of Tianchi.

What appeared in front of me was a steaming hot spiritual spring, with fairy mist floating on the water, surrounded by mountains and forests, full of lush trees, very beautiful and very good.

Kong Ming said lightly: "It's here, you go take a bath."

This is the first time he has spoken to me along the way.I was a little surprised, his voice was like a string beating the moon, or a zither beating a stone, it was very pleasant to hear.

So I said: "Your voice is so beautiful, it's a pity that it's only used for chanting sutras."

He looked at me with puzzled eyes and said, "I've been thinking all this time. Master often said that the Buddha once cut his flesh to feed the eagle, and the golden cicada fed his body to the Buddha. Now...you are just a demon, why are you willing to sacrifice your body?" My own soul, come to save me who has nothing to do with you?"

"..." It turned out that he didn't speak all the way, not because of his dull personality, but because he was thinking about problems.But his question is a bit complicated, and I can't answer it for a while.

The little monk Kongming frowned, looking extremely confused, and said, "Buddha, Jin Chan, you, how did you do it? Why are you all so high in thought and so great in your actions?"

"..." I seemed to be able to answer his question, so I tugged at the corners of my mouth and said, "The reason why the Buddha and Jin Chan are willing to sacrifice their lives is because they both have a compassionate heart.

Kong Ming said: "What about you? Don't you?"

"Me?" I turned around and walked into the Lingquan step by step along the bluestone steps, sank my body into the water, and said with a wry smile: "You say I am great, but you really flatter me. The reason why I am willing to dedicate myself is because I owe you Second, because I once had a dream of chasing my whole life, but now that the dream is shattered, I suddenly don’t know why I am alive. I think, it’s actually quite difficult to be a human being, it’s better to be half Kuchiki who doesn't know anything is good."

"Ah?" Kong Ming was obviously not satisfied with my answer, he said, "You went to your death because of setbacks, isn't that obviously an escape?"

"Oh, I was talking to you just now, but you ignored me. Why are you suddenly talking too much now?" I smiled helplessly, raised my hand wearily, and said, "Hurry up, don't stand here anymore , I want to be alone for a while, quietly."

After Kong Ming left, I soaked in the hot spring for a while.I have never soaked in such a good hot spring in my life, it is so comfortable!

I leaned against the shore, patted the water with my hands, and watched the water splash. Under the sunlight, it seemed that a rainbow appeared.I squinted my eyes and looked at the Rainbow Bridge, which was suddenly far and near, and seemed to see monkeys on the bridge.

I stretched out my hand and held the shadow, as if holding a dream I had been holding on to for 500 years.

I know that when I appear at the Dao Dharma Conference tomorrow, I will be dressed in golden armor and stepping on auspicious clouds. There will be at least 1 people looking at me, and I will become a hero in the hearts of everyone when everyone is watching.I will bloom flowers all over my body at the most radiant and brilliant time, and leave with a smile and glory at the most radiant and brilliant time.

Thinking of this, my heart seemed to be much calmer, my body slowly relaxed, I closed my eyes and sank into the water.

After an unknown period of time, I suddenly felt something submerge me, and the warm fluid gently passed over my skin, gentle yet heavy.It was as if my heart was being crushed by a boulder, and I seemed to be unable to breathe.

"Hula!" Someone jumped into the water and lifted me out of the water.He didn't have much strength, so he could only half-drag and half-hold me and bring me to the shore.

"Jintao, Jintao..." the man whispered, patted my cheek lightly, and pressed my chest again and again.

"Cough! Cough cough cough!" I choked out two mouthfuls of stagnant water and slowly opened my eyes.I blinked off the drops of tears or spring water on my eyelashes, looked at the ice-like jade face leaning over me, and said blankly, "Cough, Jin... Jinchan, I...cough cough, what am I doing?" What? Why are you here?"

"I heard that you came to Lingshan to take a bath here, so I came to take a look. Who knew you were drowning, but it's okay, you can wake up." Jin Chan said, helping me up.In order to save me, he jumped into the water. At this moment, his white cassock was soaked, and his lips were also stained with water droplets. He looked like a fresh lotus just out of the water.

"Thank you, cough." I still felt a little uncomfortable in my chest, and coughed a few more times.Jin Chan patted me on the back thoughtfully.I felt better, so I lowered my eyes and explained softly: "Maybe, maybe I fell asleep."

"Just fell asleep." Jin Chan was taken aback, then pursed her lips and smiled softly, and said, "I thought you..."

I took a breath and said, "Why?"

"It's nothing." Jin Chan said softly, he looked at me seriously, and asked: "You already know that you are the key to all the Buddhas' salvation, then...do you really decide to donate peaches at the Dao Dharma Conference tomorrow? ?”

"Yes." I said.

Jin Chan said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to. You know, even without you, it's the same with me. And, Wukong..."

"Great Sage..." I smiled and said, "Indeed. The Great Sage can live without me, but he can't live without you."

Jin Chan hurriedly said: "I'm not talking about this, Jintao, I'm talking about tomorrow's Dao Dharma Conference."

"I know you're talking about the Dao Dharma Conference." I said, "Jin Chan, why didn't you just tell me that I was the good medicine to save the Buddhas when you went to Huaguo Mountain last time? In order to protect me, you are willing to Sacrifice yourself. But why don't you think about it, if I watch you die because of me, but don't do anything, how bad will my conscience be? Moreover, sacrificing me alone can save so many people, it's not a bad thing Bar?"

"..." My question made Jin Chan speechless.After being silent for a while, he said: "It would be great if you could think like this. But making a peach will consume a lot of spirit, Jintao, I'm worried that you will..."

"Will he die?" I interrupted him with a smile.

"..." There was a trace of sympathy in Jin Chan's eyes. He didn't answer me, but just took out a special white jade bottle from his sleeve and handed it to me.

I took the bottle, looked at it curiously, and said, "What's in it?"

"Yes..." Jin Chan seemed to be at a loss as to how to speak, which was rare for him.

I suddenly had a bad premonition in my heart, and then felt an inexplicable irritability, so I said in a deep voice, "What's in it? If you don't tell me, I won't accept it!"

"It's inside..." Jin Chan said, "It's my half soul."

"!" I was startled, almost dropped the clean bottle on the ground, and said, "What did you give me your primordial spirit?"

Jin Chan said: "Based on your own cultivation base of less than 500 years, if four thousand peaches bear fruit, your soul will be exhausted. If your soul is gone, you will lose even the chance of reincarnation. Tomorrow before the Dao Dharma Assembly For two hours, you remember to swallow this half of the primordial spirit to ensure the fusion with yourself. My thousands of years of cultivation is definitely enough to help you grow peaches."

"No, Jin Chan, holy monk, this is too expensive, I can't take it." I said, and hurriedly returned the things to him, "No matter how high your cultivation level is, it will take at least hundreds of years to lose half of your primordial spirit." Can you recover? I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me. "

Jin Chan pushed the bottle to me and said, "Jintao, I'm not doing it for you, even if it's someone else instead of you today, I will still give half of the soul to him."

That's right, Jin Chan has always been merciful, if I were someone else, he would definitely save me.Looking at this posture, I seem to be unable to refuse today, so I have to accept it temporarily.But I absolutely dare not really swallow his primordial spirit, otherwise, if he has any discomfort after losing half of his primordial spirit, how should I explain to the monkey?

I put the net bottle in my arms and said gratefully: "Then thank you very much."

"No thanks." Jin Chan shook her head.At this time, Kongming took out a new dress for me to wear at tomorrow's Dao Dharma meeting. Jin Chan couldn't stay longer, so she got up and left.

I watched him leave, and felt that his steps were steady, and he didn't look like he was weak after losing half of his soul. I was a little puzzled, so I opened the lid of the clean bottle and took a look inside.

This one glance made my heart suddenly burn like a fire.

That half of the primordial spirit, or almost the whole of the primordial spirit, contained no spiritual power like that of Jin Chan's, which was warm and clear, flowing in a long stream.On the contrary, it is as majestic and raging as a nine-day torrent, with the momentum of thunder, domineering and fierce.But the golden awn and the red are intertwined, but it gives birth to a bit of tenderness and tiredness.

The primordial spirit in the clean bottle is not from the golden cicada, but from the monkey! ! !

The author has something to say: Tomorrow at noon, I will use a short chapter of 2000 characters, and the joy will be really... really cool.I feel like I don’t know how to control the number of words. Obviously I planned this chapter to be cold, but the number of words is still explosive.