Seeing the joy between Tang Monk's brows, Cheng Long smiled slightly, raised his hands to the Immortal Zhen Yuanzi and asked: "Immortal, ginseng fruit is an extremely rare immortal fruit in the world. Sanzang is an ordinary monk, except for the gift from Guanyin Bodhisattva before leaving. There is nothing else I can do to compensate you for the brocade cassock and the Jiuxi Zen staff.”
"I don't know if you want the brocade cassock, the Jiuxi Zen staff as compensation, or both?"
"..."
When Tang Monk heard this, his face Shang's smile froze instantly. The brocade cassock and the Jiuxi Zen staff were all treasures given by the Bodhisattva, and he didn't want to lose any of them.
But the great immortal has to give him face.
It doesn't matter if others don't come to the door, but they have already come to ask for an explanation, and let him give some compensation to redeem the two disciples. If he hesitates at this time, or refuses verbally, then how can he have the face to go to the West to worship Buddha and seek scriptures?
Is a person who doesn’t even care about his disciples for the sake of his treasure still qualified to learn scriptures and preach?
"Elder, since Sun Dasheng has spoken, I have to give him face, so I will use a brocade cassock or a nine-xi Zen staff to compensate!"
Bajie Sha Monk Zhen Yuanzi was very angry at first after eating more than a dozen ginseng fruits, which was probably a bit too much, but the amount of ginseng fruits was not enough to make him go crazy and shout for beatings and killings.
Unless all his ginseng trees are planted.
Although the brocade cassock and Jiuxi Zen staff given by Guanyin are not as valuable as a dozen fruits together, it is impossible for him, the ancestor of the earthly immortals, to claim the same amount.
After all, Tang Seng is just an ordinary monk who doesn’t know how to practice.
The gods and Buddhas in the sky are watching, there is no need to make things too ugly.
"This...let me think about how to compensate!"
Tang Monk was unwilling to give up his cassock and Zen staff from the bottom of his heart. Each one was precious to him, but for My disciple, in order to maintain the reputation of the Holy Monk of the Tang Dynasty, must hand over one piece today.
After making repeated decisions.
Tang Monk reluctantly handed over the Jiuxi Zen Staff. Although this thing is good, it does not have the effect of repelling insects and mosquitoes, and is invulnerable to water and fire. It is also a little heavy to hold in the hand. Handing it over to redeem two disciples can also reduce the burden and make yourself feel more relaxed.
"Okay, I'll take your nine-ring tin stick and let the debt be settled. Now, do you want to go back with me to pick them up, or do you want to wait here for them?" Zhen Yuanzi ran over to claim for compensation. , mainly because he wanted to fulfill his agreement with Buddhism. Now that the task has been completed, his attitude immediately became friendly.
The person who was so aggressive just now seemed like he was not him.
"Brother Sun, what do you think?"
Tang Monk subconsciously turned back to look at Cheng Long.
Since the two met at the Two Realms Mountain, Sun Wukong has slowly become his backbone.
Cheng Long has long been accustomed to this, and said with a smile: "Just wait here, it's only a few hundred miles away, Bajie and Sha Seng will catch up in a while."
"That's okay, too. Then take a rest here."
Tang Monk had just given away the nine-ring tin staff given by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and he really didn't want to return to this sad place of Wuzhuang Temple.
Zhen Yuanzi originally wanted to take the two of them back and pick four fruits to entertain them, but he didn't expect to get such a reply.
But it’s normal that Tang Seng and Sun Wukong don’t want to go back when things are like this.
So, Zhen Yuanzi did not force it.
"Great Sage, you and I have never known each other before we fought. If you happen to pass by my Wuzhuang Temple in the future, you can come to me to discuss the Tao at any time. I am a poor Taoist."
Said Then, Zhen Yuanzi took a step back, disappeared into the void without a trace, leaving only a ripple in the air, like a drop of rain falling on a calm lake, blending into it in the blink of an eye, and disappearing without a trace.
"Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi is truly the ancestor of the Earth Immortals. He can teleport so naturally. It seems that we should find some time to discuss things with him later."
Although Cheng Long can also do it. His attainments in teleportation and space law are not low, but compared with Zhen Yuanzi, he is still a little behind. Youdao is the best jade in the world and can attack the stone.
When the realm is stagnant, it is undoubtedly the best choice to find a like-minded Taoist friend to sit down and discuss the Tao, which is beneficial to both parties.
Discussing the Tao is actually something that many powerful people can do.
The partners in the "Wealth Couple Dharma Ground" of the four major elements of practice refer to like-minded Taoist friends, not narrow-minded Taoist partners who can be lustful.
The two of them stayed where they were and waited for not long before Bajie and Sha Seng rushed over panting.
One was covered in bruises and the other was pale. It was obvious that he had been tortured by Qingfeng Mingyue during his imprisonment.
However, Tang Seng did not feel pity for what happened to his two disciples. Instead, he scolded him with a straight face: "Bajie, Wujing, this time my master paid you a nine-ring tin staff to redeem you. Master won’t say anything to you, I just hope that you Remember, this is the only time. If you do it again in the future, I will ignore it and let you fend for yourself."
"Yes, Master"
Bajie. , Sha Monk drooped his head, his face full of guilt.
He seemed to know that he was wrong and was about to change his ways.
As everyone knows, Monk Bajiesha didn’t take it seriously at all.
Especially for Bajie, once the medicinal power of the twelve ginseng fruits is fully refined, his cultivation level will surely rise, and the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal will be just around the corner.
You are one step closer to Daluo Jinxian, can you be unhappy?
Sha Seng was even more angry. Even if he didn't eat a ginseng fruit, he almost lost his life. He must find an opportunity to trick him back next time. He can't let his senior brother take advantage of it. Go.
…
One month later.
Between the mountains and fields, Cheng Long and his party were rushing on their way under the scorching sun. Zhu Bajie was leading the horse, holding his stomach with one hand as he walked and grumbling: "I'm so exhausted, old pig, and there's nothing on this road." When I see someone’s house, I eat wild fruits every day. Go, I'm going to lose weight."
"Brother, why are you telling me this? Brother Sun doesn't have barbecues recently. It's not your gluttony that has caused trouble for Master." He followed. The load-carrying monk became angry when he thought of this.
Ginseng fruit!
There are countless spiritual fruits in the world, and ordinary immortals would not have the opportunity to taste them. However, he clearly had the opportunity to taste three or five, but because of Bajie's greed, he did not taste one.
The more I think about this, the angrier I get, and the angrier I get, the more I want to hit someone.
“I don’t dare!”
Bajie did something bad and caused Master and Brother Sun to run away all night. Now that he has nothing to eat at night, he has to live with it. .
It’s just that Brother Sun has been traveling more frequently recently, and I don’t know where he went.
Sometimes when I come back, I still smell feminine.
Other Bajie may smell wrong, but the feminine scent will definitely not.
Cheng Long often left at night during this period, mainly because he had seen Zhen Yuanzi perform the teleportation technique, and felt a little in his heart that he needed a quiet place to retreat and meet the fox fairy Huayuejian.
That’s all.
Not that much thought at all. After walking through several sections of winding paths, a shade of trees appeared in front of them. Under the scorching sun, Tang Monk was already sweating profusely. He jumped off his horse, sat on a rock, and said to Cheng Long with a bit of fatigue: "Brother Sun, take a rest. .”
“Okay.”
Cheng Long nodded.
Take out two spiritual peaches from the storage ring and throw one to Tang Monk, while he grabs the other and gnaws it deliciously.
This is a spiritual peach picked near the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain. To a mortal, it is a spiritual fruit that can increase cultivation. To him, it is a thirst-quenching fruit.
Tang Seng could regain a lot of energy after eating it.
Zhu Bajie looked at Sun Wukong and Tang Monk eating peaches, and angrily threw away his rake, sat down on the ground, and shouted: "I am exhausted, old pig!"
Sha Monk was silent He put the salute aside, opened the salute, and found that there was not much dry food left inside, and the water bag was even empty.
So, carrying the purple gold alms bowl and water bag, he came to his master Tang Sanzang and said, "Master, there is nothing to eat or drink. I wonder if Brother Sun has any more?"
Tang Monk immediately turned to look at Cheng Long, "Brother Sun, do you have any dry food here?"
"No more, only water and peaches." Cheng Long shook his head.
It’s not that he didn’t want to help Tang Seng and his disciples prepare dry food. It was just that he didn’t meet many people after leaving Wuzhuang Temple, and he couldn’t even buy food or drink with money.
Hearing this, Tang Monk sighed quietly: "We can only ask for alms!"
Zhu Bajie muttered to the side: "In these barren mountains and ridges, there is not a single person to be seen for dozens of miles. Where can I go to ask for food?”
“There’s not one here. Then go a few hundred miles away and look around. With your skills, it shouldn’t take long, right?” Cheng Long looked back. Zhu Bajie said.
"Brother Sun, how can the vegetarian meal be as fragrant as barbecue? Why don't I go hunt down a wild boar and let's roast it and eat it?" Zhu Bajie drooled at the thought of the fragrant barbecue.
Although Sand Seng didn’t eat it every night before, he had eaten it many times, and he was so greedy that he felt itchy in his heart. However, when he saw the look Master Tang Seng cast, he had to say: "Big Senior brother, we can eat barbecue, but Master’s vegetarian food must not be missed!”
“It’s better than this, I’ll go hunting, and you can’t miss it!” Going to beg for alms, Master will be with Brother Sun, so there will definitely be no problem."
"I have no problem."
After discussing with Sha Seng, Bajie looked up at Cheng Long and saw the other party. Without raising any objection, he immediately picked up the nine-tooth rake and went into the barren forest, as if he was afraid that Cheng Long would object if he took a step too late.
Above Baihu Ridge.
Mrs. White Bones looked at Tang Monk and Sun Wukong resting at the foot of the mountain from a distance. When she saw Bajie and Sha Monk leaving one after another, she immediately turned into a gloomy wind and went down the mountain.
When she came to the shade of a tree, Mrs. Bones swayed and transformed into a village girl. She swayed slowly forward. Now there were only Tang Monk and the seemingly ordinary Sun Wukong under the shade of the tree. There was no need to worry about others returning temporarily, her target was naturally on Tang Seng.
Although Tang Seng is still a mortal body now, I don’t know since when, a word suddenly spread in the three realms that eating Tang Seng can make you immortal and your cultivation level will skyrocket.
Immortal life, most monsters on the westward journey can achieve it. Except for the little monsters below the earthly fairyland, no one cares about immortality. However, the skyrocketing cultivation level is indeed a hurdle that many monster kings cannot overcome. .
Lady Bones is one of them.
Mrs. Bones, who transformed into a village girl, approached the two of them. Soon Tang Seng became alert and raised his head to look at the village girl.
"Hey, who are you?"
Cheng Long's lukewarm scolding came.
“Ah~~I, I am...”
The village girl was so frightened that she stepped back again and again. By coincidence, her heel tripped over a raised stone behind her before she even took two steps back. The basket in her hand fell to the ground, and the fragrant steamed buns were exposed.
"Brother Sun, you seem to have scared this female benefactor, let me do it!"
Tang Monk frowned.
It wasn’t because Cheng Long’s questioning was so fierce, but because the village girl’s behavior was a little abnormal.
Brother Sun is a high-quality man who is more handsome and fairer than him. When ordinary village girls and village flowers see him, they will try to find ways to keep him as their husbands.
The village girl in front of her was lucky, but she was so frightened by Brother Sun's not-so-serious words that she even stepped back and tripped over a stone.
There is a problem, there must be something wrong here.
Take small steps to reach Madam White Bones. Tang Monk first checked Madam White Bones and found that her ankles were not red or swollen. He breathed a sigh of relief silently.
“Female donor, your steamed buns have fallen, let me pick them up for you.”
Tang Monk picked up Mrs. Bones’ basket and silently put back the scattered steamed buns.
It's not a big deal if it's stained with a little mud. You can eat it by tearing off the skin. He's been craving for the steaming white flour buns for a long time.
This stuff tastes better to him than barbecue.
"Elder, this steamed bun..."
While speaking, Mrs. Bones raised her head and glanced at Cheng Long. Seeing that the other party was indifferent, she immediately showed her true colors, grabbed Tang Monk by the collar, and made a wild move He smiled and said: "Haha, Tang Monk, you are mine now."
The words have not yet finished.
Madam White Bones whipped up a gloomy wind and led Tang Monk to fly towards the White Bone Cave on the mountain. Cheng Long deliberately reacted slowly. When Madam White Bones flew a few miles away, he took out his weapon and aimed at White Bones with a stick. Madam smashed it down.
Bang!
The figure of Madam White Bones disappeared, and Tang Monk also turned into a piece of white bones.
"It's actually a cover-up. This banshee does have some abilities..." Cheng Long silently took back the golden cudgel, looking as if he was shocked by Madam Bones's methods.
Then, he left the place regardless and returned to the shade of the tree where a few people settled.
"Brother Sun, this monster is good at blinding, and even you have lost track of it. Why don't you ask the land here to see where this monster came from?" The white dragon horse who had always regarded himself as a mount said.
"Okay, then let's ask the land."
Cheng Long lightly stamped his feet, and the earth for dozens of miles around him was trembling. Tu Di immediately came out of the ground and stopped him: "Great Sage, stop chopping, my little old man's house is going to collapse!"
"Old Tu Tu, let me ask you, what is there nearby? What are the origins of these monsters?”
“Great Sage, there is only one monster king within a hundred miles, and that is the White Bone Lady who lives in Baihu Ridge. The female corpse turned into white bones, accidentally absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon, and transformed into a human form. She learned the art of corpse transformation, which is really powerful!”
Xiaotutu's tone was extremely exaggerated, as if Madam White Bones was a powerful figure in the demon world who could not be seen in the world. Little did he know that Madam White Bones' cultivation level was only in the realm of heaven, far inferior to even the White Dragon Horse.
Cheng Long was able to use illusions to deceive Cheng Long. That was because Cheng Long accepted Sister Guanyin’s suggestion and deliberately released the sea. He wanted Tang Monk to go through more hardships. She didn’t have many demons under her, the White Bone Lady, and her cultivation was not high. , isn’t that the ideal partner! (End of this chapter)