Chapter 411 The Tongtian River is wide and there is no boat to cross the road. There seems to be a reason for encountering the wronged soul
Tang Seng and his disciples got out of the car and continued on the road in Chiguo.
On the way, even the white horse under Tang Monk’s crotch noticed the changes in the monkey.
Although monkeys did everything in the past, everyone can feel that for him, this study of Buddhist scriptures from the West is like a task that needs to be dealt with seriously.
But now everything is done very carefully.
It's the kind of thoughtfulness and seriousness that comes from the heart.
After going through the crisis in Che Chiguo, Tang Seng also understood which of these apprentices he could really rely on.
"Wukong, why did I hear the sound of the waves?" said Tang Monk sitting on the horse.
He stood up and prepared to check something out, but he only heard the sound of waves but could not see the river.
The monkey smiled and said, "Master, the road is at your feet!
We don't care whether he is a prodigal or not, just move forward.
Wait until we actually see Dahe. "
"Wukong, you are getting more and more intelligent. "Tang Monk said with a smile.
So they continued on the road. After walking for a long time, they were finally stopped by a big river.
"This river... is so wide. "Tang Monk looked at the river in front of him and said with emotion.
Zhu Bajie squatted by the river and said, "I'm afraid it's not only wide, but also very deep."
Since the last time, Zhu Bajie is no longer Elder Tang's caring little cotton-padded jacket.
Elder Tang said, "How deep can it be!"
Zhu Bajie also noticed Tang Seng's concern. He deliberately looked stupid and said with a smile, "Master, look at it. Got it!”
The idiot just picked up a big stone and threw it into the river.
After a long time, there was no movement.
"Deep! Deep! Deep!" Zhu Bajie said three times in a row.
"How can you tell the depth of the river by throwing a stone, you idiot?" Tang Seng said dissatisfied.
Anyway, Elder Tang was still angry about how Che Chi Guoli almost lost his head.
"Master, this time you blamed this idiot wrongly." The monkey said. "This idiot used to be Marshal Tianpeng of Tianhe Water Mansion and is proficient in water affairs.
If he said the water was very deep, it was indeed very deep. "
The monkey took the initiative to speak for Zhu Bajie.
"I talked about Marshal Tianpeng all the way. So Bajie, do you have a way to cross the river? "Tang Monk still asked angrily.
Everyone was silent for a while.
Monkey didn't pay much attention to the rules of Buddhist scriptures in the past, but now he feels that these rules are more like each other. Test.
A big river like this would make Tang Monk mortal.
They could cross the river by carrying Tang Monk on their backs, but this was not possible. If you encounter a big river on the way, you can take a boat, but you cannot use magical powers to cross the river.
When crossing the Liusha River, Luojia Mountain God also planned to turn a gourd and Sha Monk's Buddhist beads into a boat so that they could cross the river in this way.
"Master, let me see how wide the river is first." The monkey said with a smile.
Bajie was a little surprised, Monkey really seemed like a senior brother now. The monkey somersaulted and was in mid-air. He saw the bright moonlight and the vast shadow floating in the sky.
The Ling sect swallowed up Huayue and flowed through hundreds of rivers.
The confusion is like the sea, and it is even more boundless as far as the eye can see.
After a careful inspection, he put away the clouds and returned to the riverside and said, "Master, this river is indeed very wide.
My old Sun has golden eyes and can see thousands of miles in the daytime. There is no way to hide any evil spirit, and you can see for three to five hundred miles at night.
But now you can’t see the other side, and you can’t even know how wide the river is.”
When Elder Tang heard this, his eye circles turned red again, and his voice choked with sobs. "This! What should we do?"
"Master, don't cry. Look at that person standing by the water. Isn't it a person? Let's go and ask about the situation first." Zhu Bajie said.
The monkey said helplessly, "Idiot, open your eyes and take a look, that's a stone tablet."
Zhu Bajie really saw it wrong.
So everyone stepped forward and saw three large seal characters on the stele, and ten small characters in the two lines below.
The three big characters say "Tongtian River";
The small characters say, "It's a journey of eight hundred miles, and it's a journey that few people have made since ancient times."
"Disciples, when I left Chang'an, I only said that it was not easy to learn the scriptures. Although I was prepared, I didn't know that the demons were blocking me and the mountains and rivers were far away!
Wu Jing's Liusha River... "
"Master, the Liusha River is crystal clear now, and it is no longer what it used to be," the fishing arhat immediately retorted.
Tang Seng looked at Sha Seng aggrievedly.
"There is also the Blackwater River from before!"
"The Blackwater River was crossed by Mr. Qing for us." Zhu Bajie also said.
"Second Senior Brother is... right." Sha Wujing said.
"I mean, the rivers encountered along the way are so wide and so deep!" Tang Seng cried. "Let me say a few words! Wukong used to dislike me! Now you two are criticizing me!"
Elder Tang became more and more sad as he spoke...
"Master, listen, where is the sound of drums and cymbals?
I think it's someone who is doing fasting. Let's go and ask for some fasting food. Ask Let’s go to the ferry to look for a boat tomorrow,” Zhu Bajie said as if coaxing a child.
Tang Monk wiped his tears, and there was indeed the sound of cymbals.
"It's not a Taoist instrument, it's an event in my monk's family. I'll go and have a look." Everyone was relieved to see that Elder Tang was no longer crying.
The monkey helped Tang Monk onto his horse, and the group heard the noise and came.
There is no straight road on this road, neither high nor low. As you pass the beach, you can see a cluster of residences. There are about four to five hundred homes, but they all live well.
Tang Seng’s tears have dried up now.
“At first glance, the people here seem to be living and working in peace and contentment.” I don’t know whether he felt that he had eaten fast food, or he had vented his emotions.
Elder Tang was obviously in a good mood at this moment.
It was getting late at this time, and Tang Monk said to the three disciples, "Wukong, you can hide yourself from the cold dew under the eaves of other people's houses.
You guys, please don't come, let me go to the gate of Nazhaigong first. Ask. If you are willing to keep us, I will greet you. If not, we will stay here for the night. The three of you are so ugly at night that you may bluff someone and cause trouble. Just wait here in peace. "
It can be seen that Elder Tang deliberately dislikes them.
Zhu Bajie felt that this monk was so small-minded.
Sha Seng thinks that the second senior brother is right!
"That makes sense. Master, please go first and we will wait here." The monkey said with a smile.
Tang Monk then took off his bamboo hat, bareheaded, shook his robe, dragged his tin stick, and walked straight to the door.
I saw that the door was ajar, and Tang Monk did not dare to enter without permission.
He stood at the door and waited for a long time. He saw an old man walking out, with a few beads hanging around his neck, chanting Amitabha, and then came to close the door.
Elder Tang quickly clasped his hands and shouted, "Old donor, the poor monk has asked for information."
The old man returned the courtesy, "You monk, you are late.
I am a monk during the day today, Eat until you are full. There are also three liters of cooked rice, a piece of white cloth, and ten copper coins.
Why did you come here just now?"
Tang Monk's stomach was growling, but he was smiling. Then he said, "The old donor misunderstood. I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty from the East who sent me to the West to learn scriptures.
When I arrived at your place today, it was already getting late. I heard the sound of drums and cymbals playing in the house, so I came here to ask for accommodation for the night. I would be on my way at dawn. "
The old man suppressed a smile. This monk said one thing, but he was doing the same thing in his heart.
"Master, why don't we go directly to the Tongtian River? "Xiao Sheng looked at Mr. Qing who was drinking soup.
"What's the rush? "Zhang Qingdi took another big mouthful of mutton soup.
This soup is fresh and tender, and it is really delicious.
"Oh." Xiao Sheng lowered his head to drink the soup. "Master, do you see it?"
After asking, Xiaosheng felt that he had asked a stupid question.
I could see that there was an innocent soul behind the woman, how could I not see it?
"I can see it." Emperor Zhang Qing drank the soup. "Do you want to meddle in other people's business, or do you want to be a chivalrous person?"
Hearing this, the little sage hesitated.
Because that woman was carrying an innocent soul, but that innocent soul had no intention of harming her.
"Let me take a look again." Xiao Sheng said.
"Let's see." After Zhang Qingdi finished speaking, he said to the mutton Xi Shi, "Here are three more bowls of mutton soup, put more mutton in it!"
"Okay." The woman smiled. said.
She worked very quickly, and soon three bowls of mutton soup were served.
Emperor Zhang Qing continued to drink soup and eat meat.
The wronged soul in the woman suddenly sat in front of Emperor Zhang Qing.
The little sage was worried that the master's look would shock it to death...
The wronged soul stared at Zhang Qingdi, and the little sage looked at the wronged soul carefully for a while. This guy looks like an old man and looks somewhat similar to the woman.
He stared hard at Emperor Zhang Qing.
At this time, several police officers arrived, led by a tall man.
"Ms. Wang, where were you last night?" the man asked directly.
Lady Wang is the proprietress of this stall.
“I went home before the curfew last night.” Madam Wang said with a frown. "What's wrong?"
She asked worriedly...
"Niu Er is dead!"
Niu Er is a rogue on this street. When he saw how pretty Lady Wang was, he always coveted her body.
But Madam Wang lost her husband three years ago and now has an old father at home. Naturally, she doesn’t want to have anything to do with Niu Er.
But Niu Er has been coming here to cause trouble in the past few days.
A few days ago, he even said that if Mrs. Wang didn't obey him, he would kill Mrs. Wang's whole family.
The tall policeman looked at Madam Wang and said in a frivolous tone, "Who on this street doesn't know that Niu Er covets your body of a brothel beauty!"
After he said this, all the policemen laughed.
Ms. Wang has been accustomed to these words for so many years.
The innocent soul bit and rushed towards the policeman.
This policeman should be a practicing man, he is too spirited. The evil spirit cannot get close to him.
"So I suspect that you killed Niu Er."
"Niu Er is your father."
One sentence made everyone turn their attention to Emperor Zhang Qing.
"He is dead, and you are so anxious that you make random suspicions?" Emperor Zhang Qing put down his bowl and asked.
“Who are you!”
"Don't dream, I'm not your father!" Zhang Qingdi said.
A police officer knows best who can and cannot be offended. Not to mention Emperor Zhang Qing's demeanor, just by looking at his clothes, Capt. Sun knew he couldn't afford to offend him.
But he felt that if he didn't express anything, he might be looked down upon by others in the future.
"Then Niu Er's death has something to do with you?"
"Do you detectives rely on guesswork to handle cases?" Zhang Qingdi said sarcastically. "I guess you are the son of Uncle Wang next door to you, believe it or not!"
There happened to be a fight between a few drunken men in the distance. Sun Captou gave Zhang Qingdi a cold look, "If I hadn't been on official business today, I would have made you look good today!"
He finished speaking. Then he left directly...
Zhang Qingdi flicked his finger, and Sun Captou felt a chill on his shoulders, and then shivered subconsciously.
(End of this chapter)