[Journey to the West] Monkey, be good

But the monkey grabbed me and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about it, let them go!"

"This...isn't so good, how can I say that they are just children." Ben Xianjun turned his head to look at the monkey, saw him winking at me, and said: "What's wrong with the children, there are so many monsters on the street." Catch children, eat their hearts and livers, goug out their eyeballs and make pendants."

"Ah?" The group of boys had already walked to the door. Hearing what the monkey said, they immediately stopped and hesitated.

This fairy master understood the intention of the monkey, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, and in two days it will be the Ghost Festival. At that time, the gates of ghosts will be wide open, the yin will be extremely heavy, and evil spirits will run rampant. It's super scary!"

"Ah..." The children swallowed, looked back at me and the monkey, and slowly retreated, asking, "Is what you said true?"

Zitong said: "Of course it's true, Ghost Festival, Ghost Festival, didn't your parents tell you that children must stay at home on that day and not run around?"

"We have never met our parents." They lowered their heads and whispered: "We all grew up among beggars. We said lightly that my brother's family used to be rich, and he often helped us. But now... now he It has been reduced to this point, and it has almost ignored us."

"Degenerate...uh... it's not considered degenerate, and Mr. Xiuwen is not bad now. It can be said that it is what many people dream of." Ben Xianjun said, thinking that they use the word "degenerate" to describe Mr. Xiuwen. Sure, after all, although Su Qingyan looks poor now, he is at least a god.

"Don't be joking, is there still someone who dreams of begging for food?" The boy who hit the fairy with cakes before said: "You know, brother Qingyan was once the son of Xiangguo. Wealthy."

"The son of Xiangguo?" Su Qingyan's slightly pale face appeared in my mind. He did have an innate nobility, as if he was born and raised among the rich with a golden spoon in his mouth.Thinking about his tattered clothes now, he couldn't help but sigh: "So...he seems to be more downcast than before."

Which is better, "wealth and wealth but short life" or "begging along the street but long life"?

Ben Xianjun believes that most people will choose the former, because it is easy to suffer for a while, but it is too difficult to suffer for a lifetime.And Su Qingyan went from extravagance to frugality, which was even more difficult.For him, as long as the primordial spirit persists, "a lifetime" is endless.

However, there is nothing I can do about this matter, I can only sigh.May he be taken away by kind-hearted people, and he is safe and sound now.After all, I don't have many friends, counting monkeys, he is the second.Not counting monkeys, he is the only one who can talk to this fairy, and I really want to make him a friend from the bottom of my heart.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xiuwen is now a registered immortal in the heavenly court. If he is really in danger of his life, the heavenly court will know. It is good news that there is no news about him now. At least it proves that he is not in danger of life now. .” Ben Xianjun said.

Then Zitong added a few more words.Those people became obedient under the coaxing of the fairy king and Zitong and the intimidation of the monkey, and they stopped clamoring for Su Qingyan.But judging by their expressions, they still looked like they were about to cry.

This is not difficult to understand, they have a deep relationship with Su Qingyan, and now that the good-looking person is gone, it is natural to be worried.

The fairy king promised them that once there was news of Su Qingyan in the heavenly court, he would tell them immediately; he also said that the monkey bought fish and made braised fish for them at night, and everything was calmed down.

"Play in the yard by yourself first, don't run outside." Ben Xianjun told them, and then dragged Zitong and the monkey into the house.Passing the Western Wall, the monkey stopped suddenly.Ben Xianjun said: "What's the matter?"

"I think of something." The monkey smiled, walked to the wall and kicked it up, only to hear a "bang--", the bricks flew, smoke and dust billowed, and the entire wall collapsed.

Ben Xianjun: "..."

All the children were stunned by this sound.Zitong tugged at Ben Xianjun's sleeve, leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with the Great Sage?"

"It's okay, he's okay, hehe." Ben Xianjun said.

The monkey flicked off a bit of dirt on his trousers, and said to the immortal, "No, we will demolish the wall when we come back."

"Hehe, yes, yes." Ben Xianjun smiled dryly in Zitong's bewildered eyes.I just thought the monkey was joking, but he actually pushed the wall.Waving his hand, Ben Xianjun said: "Oh, Zitong, do you still have Baiwenxiang?"

"Half of it was burnt during the conversation with Heling yesterday, and now there is half left." Zitong said.

After entering the house, Ben Xianjun closed the door casually and said, "Half root is almost enough."

Zitong asked, "What do you want Bai Wenxiang to do, or do you want to contact the Jade Emperor?"

"No, no." Ben Xianjun took out the incense burner, wiped it clean with a soft cloth, took the Baiwenxiang from Zitong and inserted it.After being nourished by the spring water of Hanchun, this fairy's mana has recovered seven or eighty-eight, and it is easy to light a stick of incense, so I don't bother Zitong anymore.

The monkey watched from the side, and when the incense was lit, he said, "Are you trying to contact Su Qingyan?"

"Well, I just remembered it too, let's try it." Ben Xianjun said.

All the gods in the sky have their own set of secret methods to communicate with each other.

People of Zhongtian Taoists usually burn "Hundred Wenxiang" when they communicate over long distances, and use the power of incense to communicate; while Western Heaven Buddhists have a whole volume of secret words.Bajie told me before that on the West Heaven Road, he communicated with the three brothers Houzi with a secret language.As for the three heavenly courts in the east, south, and north, they use the spirits of the earth, the pigeon, and Nianbo respectively.

Because the five heavenly courts have been independent for a long time, some of the secrets of the commonly used methods have evolved very differently.Not only are the methods of psychics different, but even the methods and concepts of practicing spells are also different.It is very troublesome to communicate with each other.

Fortunately, although I am practicing Taoism and Zen with the monkey, I haven't encountered any obstacles in communication so far.

However, even if I am an immortal in the same sky as Su Qingyan, the fragrance is clearly burning at this time, but I can't sense any news from him.

"..." This immortal gentleman gathered some more spiritual power to burn the incense even more, but it was still fruitless, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Any news about Mr. Xiuwen?" Zitong asked.Ben Xianjun said: "No. You said... Could it be because he didn't wear incense or didn't light the incense, so he couldn't be contacted?"

Zitong said: "It shouldn't be. Only the sender of the message needs to light the incense. As long as the recipient has the incense burning, even if the incense is not with him at the moment, he can still receive the message."

"So that's how it is." Ben Xianjun said: "We haven't ascended yet, and we don't know much about the usage of Baiwenxiang. But, then why can't we contact Mr. Xiuwen?"

"Unless..." Zitong thought of something, his eyes lit up, and said: "Unless he or others blocked him! Just like yesterday, the Jade Emperor discussed important matters with Emperor Yan and Emperor Nanyang in the South Heavenly Court and didn't have time to pay attention We, then blocked us and transferred the incense to He Ling. Therefore, if the incense you sent is blocked by others, Mr. Xiuwen will naturally not be able to receive it."

"Can the incense still be stopped?!" Ben Xianjun was slightly surprised: "Who blocked it, can't it be him?"

"It may also be a person from our fairy world." Zitong said.

"Let me take a look." The monkey said softly, he lost a bit of spiritual power into the green smoke from the incense, holding his breath to test.Ben Xianjun said unexpectedly: "Great Sage, how do you know the usage of Baiwenxiang?"

The monkey raised his eyebrows and said, "I am Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian, and I practice all three schools of thought."

"I remembered, you once taught me ghost-hunting and drawing talismans, and swordsmanship!" Ben Xianjun suddenly said, "At the beginning, I also thought that you were the one who saved me in Mancang Kingdom, but then I thought it was you who used to draw talismans. Ah and the like are things Taoist priests do, and you are a monk...just, just..."

"Can I say... Was it because I was afraid that you would recognize me, so I deliberately taught you some quack tricks?" Monkey laughed, "But you still recognized me later, which means you are not too stupid."

"Get out!" Ben Xianjun said, the air flow out of his breath almost extinguished the incense.The monkey raised his hand to block it, protecting the spark.Ben Xianjun stared nervously at the rising smoke, and asked, "How is it, can you feel it?"

"Hush—" the monkey made a silent gesture, and at the same time, the scattered smoke slowly gathered into a thin line.Ben Xianjun quickly calmed down and moved forward.

At this time, a slightly impatient male voice came from the wisp of smoke: "Hey, the three of you seem to be a little noisy."

The voice sounded a little low, with a hint of hoarseness, like a teenager in the period of voice change, with a little childishness and mischievousness.In short, it's not like Su Qingyan's.

Ben Xianjun hurriedly said: "Who are you? Where is Mr. Xiuwen, is he okay?"

"He—he's so good." The boy said, his voice was laziness, and he seemed to be yawning.

"No, you let him speak!" Ben Xianjun said: "Whether it is good or not, I have to wait until I hear Mr. Xiuwen say it himself!"

The young man seemed to turn around, and said calmly not far behind: "Xiuxiu, this man is very annoying, I have to trouble you to come here in person, or...shall I go and kill him now?"

Listening to his slow "How about...I'll go and kill him now", Ben Xianjun's back suddenly felt cold, and he couldn't help but look back.

The monkey stared at the suddenly trembling green smoke, frowning slightly.

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding you." The young man said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, only you people in the fairy world can do such things secretly, and I won't be so reckless."

Since the boy said that, at least it means that he is not from the fairy world.He is not from the fairy world, but he knows how to block the incense burning technique.

The monkey said in a deep voice, "Are you a demon or a demon?"

"Guess, hee hee." The young man said, "Monkeys... Well, don't you mean that monkeys are very smart? Since you are so smart, then guess it. Guess if I am a human or a ghost, a demon or a demon." ,Ha ha."

"Don't guess, don't guess, we don't guess!" Ben Xianjun was anxious, his face almost fell on the incense, and shouted: "Where is Mr. Xiuwen? What have you done to him? Why don't you let him speak!"

"..." There was a sudden silence, and it wasn't until the Immortal Lord's patience was about to disappear that he heard the boy's voice again: "Xiuxiu, he sounds like he is worried about you. Why don't you talk to him. "

"Cough, cough cough!" Su Qingyan coughed lightly, his throat seemed to be sealed for a long time, and he gasped slightly, "Cheng, Cheng Xianjun, don't worry, I haven't...cough, it's okay..."

Ben Xianjun said: "What does it mean to be fine for the time being?! Mr. Xiuwen, where are you now? Tell us quickly, so we can help..."

"Okay, the call is over!" The young man smiled, and blocked us again before I could finish my sentence.

"Hey! Hey, hey!" Ben Xianjun yelled a few times, but there was no response.

At this time, there is only less than one finger left of Baiwen Incense Burning, which is about to go out.The monkey possessed himself slightly, and successfully extinguished the little spark with a breath.

Ben Xianjun said: "Don't rush to extinguish the incense, I haven't asked about the situation yet."

"You don't need to ask." The monkey said: "It wasn't me who sensed Su Qingyan just now, but the young man took the initiative to remove the shield, so we can contact him. Now that he has dropped the shield again, even if he rekindles Baiwen Fragrant, it's useless."

"Who is he who has such ability." Ben Xianjun rubbed his brows, his head ached from thinking, "He sounds like a half-grown child, what kind of enmity and grudges did he have with Mr. Xiuwen?"

"Your Majesty, why do I feel... Listening to his tone when he spoke to Mr. Xiuwen, it doesn't seem like he has a grudge against Mr. Xiuwen."

Zitong had been by the side and didn't say much before, but now he spoke suddenly, but it was like enlightenment, and this fairy master grasped an important point.

"What did he call Xiu Wenjun just now?"

"It seems to be... shame." Zitong stuck out his tongue: "Your Majesty, I have goosebumps, this name is too sour."

Monkey corrected: "It's not shame, it's 'Xiuxiu'."

"Yes!" Zitong said: "It should be Xiuxiu, just a word from 'Xiuwen Zhenjun'. But it's quite sour."

Ben Xianjun looked at the monkey, and tentatively said: "That, empty...empty?"

Zitong shivered, hugged his shoulders and said, "Hey~"

The corner of the monkey's mouth twitched, he suppressed a smile and pretended to be indifferent, and said, "Cough, don't make trouble."

"Ha, I'm just joking." Ben Xianjun apologized, and said again: "But after you said it, it seems that Mr. Xiuwen is safe by that kid's side, and it's no big deal. But when I heard Mr. Xiuwen's voice just now, I felt He seems to have been injured a little bit, but he is still a little worried."

"My lord, why are you so worried about Mr. Xiuwen?" Zitong asked.

"Huh? I'm worried that he is..." Ben Xianjun glanced at the monkey, but saw the monkey take out fresh grass carp from the bag, turned around and walked to the kitchen, and said softly, "I'm going to stew the fish."

Ben Xianjun said loudly: "Mr. Xiuwen is my new friend from your family. It is natural for friends to be related to each other. Besides, we are all fellow Taoists. If something happens to him, how can I sit idly by?"

After speaking, the monkey laughed happily from behind.

"Oh." Zitong nodded.Ben Xianjun patted him on the shoulder and said: "Go and play, maybe we will return to Heaven in a few days, and it will be difficult for you to have so many playmates by then."

Although Zitong said that he was tired of playing, he immediately rekindled his enthusiasm when he heard that there was no time to play back in Tianting, and turned around and ran out to join the pinball battle.Ben Xianjun turned to the kitchen and saw the monkey squatting on the ground with its sleeves rolled up and neatly picking up the internal organs of the fish.I leaned against the door frame, folded my hands, and said with a smile, "Great Sage, tell me the truth, did you use the name 'Chang Liu' three months ago?"

The monkey paused, then lifted the fish to the cutting board with a normal expression, picked the scales of the fish, and said without raising his head: "Used."

"Let me just say, your movements and demeanor when you clean up the fish are exactly the same as him." Ben Xianjun said.

"Well, if I knew I wouldn't be cooking fish today, how could I have been exposed?" The monkey smiled and skillfully cut several crosses on the belly of the fish, then pinched the head and tail of the fish and put it into the pot.

Now the monkey speaks lightly, but I can't figure out what kind of mood the monkey was in when I first ascended, pretending to be a mortal and accompanying me to control the water. Seeing that I was busy and didn't care about eating, I made it myself Give it to me on the embankment.At that time, he couldn't be sure of the identity of this fairy, but cautiously tried a little bit.

A few times when I woke up at night, Ben Xianjun saw him sitting beside my bed, wanting to touch me, but he hesitated to put his hand down after reaching halfway.At that time, under the moonlight, his dark eyes were frighteningly bright.

However, these are things of the past.Now that it has passed, there is no need to delve into what the monkey was thinking or what mood he was sitting by my bed at that time.Ben Xianjun breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "I have always reserved the east wing room for you. If you don't want to live in the courtyard next door, you can move here."

The monkey made an inch of it, and said shyly, "Since they've all moved, why didn't you tell me to move to your room?"