Journey to the West: Don’t mess with that monster

Chapter 411: Tongtian River is too wide to be crossed by boats. There seems to be a reason for the encounter with the wronged ghosts.

Tang Seng and his disciples left Chechi State and continued on their journey.

Along the way, even the white horse under Tang Seng's crotch noticed the changes in the monkey.

Although the monkey did everything in the past, everyone could feel that for him, the journey to the West was just a task that required careful and perfunctory work.

But now everything is done very carefully.

It is the kind of thoughtfulness and seriousness that comes from the heart.

After going through the ordeal in Chechi Kingdom, Tang Seng also understood which of these disciples he could truly rely on.

"Wukong, why do I hear the sound of waves?" said Tang Seng who was sitting on the horse.

He stood up and prepared to take a look, but he could only hear the sound of waves but no river.

The monkey smiled and said, "Master, the road is right under your feet!

We don't care whether it's a waste of time or not, just keep moving forward.

Let’s talk about it when we really see the river.”

"Wukong, you are becoming more and more intelligent." Tang Seng said with a smile.

So they continued on their way, and after a long time they were finally stopped by a big river.

"This river... is so wide." Tang Seng exclaimed as he looked at the river in front of him.

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 sweet friend.

Elder Tang said, "How deep can it be!"

Zhu Bajie also saw Tang Seng's concern, so he pretended to be stupid and said with a smile, "Master, just wait and see!"

The idiot just picked up a big rock and threw it into the river.

After a long time, there was no movement.

"Deep! Deep! Deep!" Zhu Bajie said the word "deep" three times in a row.

"You idiot, you know the depth of the river by throwing a stone?" Tang Seng said dissatisfiedly.

Anyway, Elder Tang is still angry about the incident in Chechi Kingdom where someone almost lost his head.

"Master, you have wronged this fool this time." The monkey said. "This fool used to be the Marshal of Tianpeng in Tianhe Water Palace, and he is proficient in water affairs.

If he says the water is very deep, then it is very deep."

The monkey took the initiative to speak for Zhu Bajie.

"We've been talking about Marshal Tianpeng all the way. Then, Bajie, do you have a way to cross the river?" Tang Seng asked angrily.

For a moment, everyone was silent.

In the past, the monkey didn’t care much about the rules of the journey, but now he feels that these rules are more like tests.

A river as big as this one cannot even stand the test of time even for Tang Monk, a mortal.

They could also cross the river by riding a cloud with Tang Seng on their backs, but this was not possible. If they came across a large river, they could take a boat, but they could not use magic to cross the river.

When crossing the Quicksand River, the God of Luojia Mountain also planned to use the gourd and Sha Seng's Buddhist beads to turn into a boat so that they could cross the river.

"Master, let me first see how wide the river is." said the monkey with a smile.

Bajie was a little surprised. The monkey really looked like a senior brother now. The monkey somersaulted into the air, and saw the bright moon and the vast shadow floating in the sky.

The spiritual school swallows up Mount Hua, and its long flow runs through hundreds of rivers.

It is as vast as the sea, and seems endless as far as the eye can see.

After a careful inspection, he retracted the cloud, returned to the river and said, "Master, this river is indeed very wide.

I, Sun, have the Fiery Eyes of Gold. I can see a thousand miles away during the day and any evil spirit can be detected. I can also see three to five hundred miles away at night.

Now I can’t see the other side, and I can’t even tell how wide the river is.”

Elder Tang's eyes turned red again when he heard this, and he said in a choked voice, "This! What should I do?"

"Master, don't cry. Look at that person standing by the water, isn't that a person? Let's go and ask about the situation first." Zhu Bajie said.

The monkey said helplessly, "Fool, open your eyes and take a look. That is 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 two lines below.

Three big characters read Tongtian River;
It was written in small characters that the path was over eight hundred miles long, but few people had ever walked on it since ancient times.

"My disciples, when I left Chang'an, I said that it would be difficult to obtain the scriptures. Although I was prepared, I didn't know that demons and monsters would block my way and the mountains and rivers would be so far away!
Wujing's Quicksand River..."

"Master, the Liusha River is now crystal clear and it is no longer the same as before." Mo Yu Luohan immediately retorted.

Tang Seng looked at Sha Seng with grievance.

"And the Blackwater River from before!"

"It was Master Qing who helped us cross the Black Water River." Zhu Bajie also said.

"Second Brother is right." Sha Wujing said.

"I mean, the rivers we encountered along the way were all so wide and so deep!" Tang Seng cried. "Let me say a few words! Wukong disliked me before! Now you two are talking about me!"

The more Elder Tang spoke, the sadder he became...

"Master, please listen, where is the sound of drums and cymbals coming from?

I think they are a vegetarian family. Let's go get some vegetarian food, ask for a ferry, and go there tomorrow." Zhu Bajie said as if he was coaxing a child.

Tang Seng wiped his tears and indeed heard the sound of drums and cymbals.

"It's not a Taoist musical instrument, it's an incident in my Buddhist family. Let's go and take a look." Everyone was relieved to see that Elder Tang had stopped crying.

The monkey helped Tang Seng onto the horse, and the group came over after hearing the noise.

There was no straight road along the way, and there was no high or low ground. After crossing the beach, I saw a cluster of houses, about four or five hundred in number, and they all lived in a very nice manner.

By now Tang Seng's tears had dried up.

“It’s obvious that the people here live and work in peace and contentment.” I don’t know if he felt like he had vegetarian food to eat, or if he had just vented his emotions.

Elder Tang was obviously in a very good mood at this moment.

It was already getting dark, and Tang Seng said to his three disciples, "Wukong, you can stay under the eaves of other people's houses to avoid the cold dew.

Don't come, let me go to the monk's door and ask first. If you are willing to stay, I will greet you. If not, we will stay here overnight. The three of you are so ugly in the middle of the night, I am afraid you will scare people and cause trouble, so just wait here peacefully."

It was obvious that Elder Tang deliberately disdained them.

Zhu Bajie thought that this monk was very narrow-minded.

Sha Seng thinks that his second brother is right!

"That makes sense. Master, please go first, we will wait here." The monkey said with a smile.

Tang Seng then took off his bamboo hat, bare his head, shook off his thin clothes, dragged his staff, and went straight to the door of the house.

Seeing that the door was half open, Tang Seng did not dare to enter without permission.

He stood at the door and waited for a long time, then saw an old man walk out with a rosary hanging around his neck, chanting "Amitabha", and then came to close the door.

Elder Tang quickly clasped his hands together and shouted, "Old donor, I am here to greet you."

The old man returned the greeting and said, "You, monk, are late.

I will give a meal to the monks today, until they are full. I will also give them three liters of cooked rice, a piece of white cloth, and ten copper coins.

Why did you come at this time? "

Tang Seng's stomach growled, but he smiled and said, "Old donor, you have misunderstood. I am the emperor of the Eastern Land Tang who has sent me to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

I have arrived at your place now, it is already dark, I heard the sound of drums and cymbals in your house, so I came to ask for permission to stay overnight, I will set off at dawn."

The old man held back his laughter. This monk said one thing, but thought another.

"Master, why don't we go directly to that Tongtian River?" Xiaosheng looked at Master Qing who was drinking soup.

"What's the hurry?" Zhang Qingdi took another big sip of mutton soup.

This soup is fresh and tender, it's really delicious.

"Oh." Xiaosheng lowered his head to drink the soup. "Master, did you see that?"

After asking this question, Xiaosheng felt that his question was stupid.

I could see that the woman was followed by an ungrateful spirit, so how could the master not see it?

"I see." Zhang Qingdi drank his soup. "Do you want to meddle in other people's business, or do you want to be a hero?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaosheng was actually a little hesitant.

Because the woman was carrying a wronged soul, but the soul had no intention of harming her.

"Let me take another look." Xiaosheng said.

"Then let's see." After Zhang Qingdi finished speaking, he said to the mutton beauty, "Give me three more bowls of mutton soup, with more mutton!"

"Okay." The woman said with a smile.

She worked very efficiently and soon three bowls of mutton soup were served.

Zhang Qingdi continued to drink the soup and eat the meat.

The wronged soul of the woman suddenly sat in front of Zhang Qingdi.

I'm worried that the master will kill it with a look...

The wronged soul stared at Zhang Qingdi intently, and Xiaosheng looked at the wronged soul carefully for a while. This guy looked like an old man, and looked a bit like the woman.

He stared at Zhang Qingdi intently.

At this time, several constables came, led by a tall man.

"Madam Wang, where were you last night?" the man asked directly.

Madam Wang is the owner of this stall.

"I returned home before curfew last night." Madam Wang frowned. "What's wrong?"

She asked with some concern...

"Niu Er is dead!"

Niu Er was a scoundrel on the street. When he saw that Lady Wang was pretty, he began to covet her body.

But Madam Wang lost her husband three years ago and now has only 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 these days.

A few days ago, he even said that if Madam Wang did not obey him, he would kill Madam Wang's entire family.

The tall constable looked at Madam Wang and said frivolously, "Everyone on this street knows that Niu Er covets your body, the beauty of meat soup!"

After he said that, the detectives all laughed.

Madam Wang has been accustomed to these words over the years.

The wronged soul rushed towards the constable, biting his flesh and blood.

This constable must be a martial artist, he is too hot-blooded. The wronged spirit cannot get close to him.

"So I suspect you killed Niu Er."

"Niu Er is your father."

This sentence made everyone turn their eyes to Zhang Qingdi.

"He's dead, and you're so anxious and make random suspicions?" Zhang Qingdi asked, putting down the bowl.

"Who are you!"

"Don't dream, I'm not your father!" said Zhang Qingdi.

Constables know best which people can be offended and which cannot be offended. Not to mention Zhang Qingdi's demeanor, just looking at his clothes, Constable Sun knew that he could not afford to offend him.

But he felt that if he did not express anything, he would be looked down upon by others in the future.

"Does Niu Er's death have anything to do with you?"

"Do you detectives solve cases by guessing?" Zhang Qingdi said sarcastically. "I guess you are the son of Uncle Wang next door, do you believe it?"

There were a few drunks fighting in the distance. Captain Sun looked at Zhang Qingdi coldly and said, "If I hadn't been on duty today, I would have made sure you were punished!"

He left immediately after he finished speaking...

Zhang Qingdi snapped his fingers, and Captain Sun felt a chill on his shoulders, and then he shivered subconsciously.

(End of this chapter)