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

Just as the monkey was about to step forward, Tang Seng called out from behind, "Wukong, let's go together."

Elder Tang felt a little sad. Seeing these monks suffering like this, he couldn't wait any longer.

So the master and his disciples went straight into the Jinguang Temple.

The monks, wearing shackles, pushed open the main hall and invited Elder Tang to go up to the hall to worship Buddha.

Whenever he came across a temple along the way, Elder Tang would go and pay his respects, but the monkeys and the other three pretended not to see it.

To use the monkey’s words, in Buddhism, except for the Buddha and Bodhisattva, everyone who sees me must bow to me!

Tang Seng couldn't say anything about this matter.

Elder Tang entered the hall alone, offered incense, and kowtowed sincerely.

After paying homage, he turned to the back and saw six or seven young monks locked there. Elder Tang couldn't bear it, so he turned around and called his disciples.

The third disciple came in, and the monkey just blew a breath, and the shackles that were locking the little monks fell to the ground one after another.

Upon seeing this, the monks immediately stepped forward and kowtowed, asking, "Are the four saints the holy monks who came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures?"

As soon as the monkey heard it, he knew it was time to come.

He turned to look at Zhu Bajie who was eating, and Sha Seng who was slacking off, and thought to himself that he must make these two guys do more this time.

"Can you predict the future? How do you know where we come from?" Seeing that the monkey didn't respond, Zhu Bajie asked.

"Four holy monks! We have the ability to predict the future, but we have been wronged and have no other choice but to pray to the Buddha every day.

I think it must have alarmed the Buddha and Bodhisattva.

"Last night, everyone had a dream, saying that there was a holy monk from the Tang Dynasty in the East who could save our lives and help us redress our grievances. After meeting the four of you today, I know that you are not ordinary people, so I asked this question." The old monk said while crying.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the monks knelt down.

Elder Tang now understood that this was probably another difficulty for them. He hurriedly helped the monks up.

"Don't worry. Wukong, get them some food and drink." Elder Tang has become much older now.

Judging from their appearance, they probably haven’t had a full meal for a long time.

"You go!" The monkey pointed at Zhu Bajie and asked him to go.

"I want to hear their grievances. Let Junior Brother Sha go!" Zhu Bajie was extremely lazy.

The monkey looked at Sha Seng...

Sha Seng thought about it and realized that the way the eldest brother looked at them just now clearly showed that he disliked the two of them for doing nothing.

If I don't go begging for alms now, I might have to help these monks seek justice.

Then he might as well go begging for food, but then he changed his mind and thought, considering the status of monks in the country of Jisai, what kind of food could he beg for?

If I leave Jinguang Temple, I will be lucky enough to get a pair of small shackles. That would be a disaster for me...

"I also want to seek justice for them!" Sha Seng said immediately.

"Good! Very good!" said the monkey with a sneer. "I will go find them some food now, and you stay here and listen to his grievances.

If you can't redress his grievances after hearing this, I, Old Sun, will give you two idiots a beating!"

"Bimawen, just beg for alms! This time, Junior Brother Sha and I will help them!" Zhu Bajie was angry when the monkey scolded him.

Elder Tang just felt it was too embarrassing...

He turned to the monks and said, "My three disciples love to play around. Don't worry, if you have any grievances, just tell us and we will redress your grievances!"

How could these monks laugh at them?

Now Tang Seng and his disciples are their only lifeline. If they don’t hurry up and grab them, how dare they make fun of them…

"The story began a long time ago." The old monk said with a depressed look.

Zhu Bajie didn't expect this sentence to be so long.

“It is said that seven or eight hundred years ago, when there was no Jisai Kingdom, there was already the Jinguang Temple.

However, the abbot of Jinguan Temple at that time did not practice Buddhism and was punished by the Buddha, and the original Jinguan Temple was directly destroyed.

The current Jinguan Temple is 300 years old. It was built by Zen Master Jiechen after he rescued the victims during a disaster, and then the people spontaneously helped to build it.

After the new Jinguang Temple was built, the Buddha sent down treasures, and the pagoda was shrouded in auspicious clouds and auspicious mist rising high; at night it emitted rosy clouds that could be seen thousands of miles away; during the day it emitted colorful gas, and all the small countries in the four directions came to pay tribute and worship it.

Just one year ago, at midnight one day, it rained blood.

At dawn, every family was afraid and sad. The ministers reported to the king that they did not know why the gods and Buddhas blamed them. At that time, Taoist priests were invited to hold a ceremony and monks were invited to read scriptures to thank the heavens and the earth.

The golden pagoda in my temple became dark, and all the civil and military officials in the court said that the monks in my temple had stolen the treasures from the pagoda, which caused the gods and Buddhas to send down the bloody rain.

The tyrant emperor actually believed it. Those corrupt officials arrested our monks and tortured them in various ways.

As long as the Buddha treasure is in Jinguang Temple, we will enjoy its glory. How could we possibly steal it?" The old abbot cried in grievance.

Elder Tang tried to hold back for a long time, but finally couldn't help crying and started crying too.

At this time, the monkey had already brought vegetarian food and spring water.

The four hungry masters and apprentices let the monks eat first. Fortunately, the monkey brought a lot of vegetarian food, enough for everyone to eat.

Tang Seng took this opportunity to tell the monkey about the Buddha treasure. After listening, the monkey laughed. "Aren't you two going to help them get justice? Then I'll leave this matter to you two."

Zhu Bajie looked at Sha Seng, and Sha Seng looked at Zhu Bajie.

Tang Seng finally said, "Wukong, why don't you come first?"

It can be seen that even Tang Seng looks down on these two guys.

"Master, no need!" Zhu Bajie said directly. "Leave this matter to me and Junior Brother Sha."

How come even the master looks down on me...

"What are you two planning to do?" Tang Seng asked worriedly.

"It's easy! I, the old pig, will transform into a god and tell the king that these monks did not steal the Buddha's treasures."

"Second Brother is right!" Sha Seng thought to himself that this was a bad plan. But in order to get away with it, he still praised it against his will.

"What a good plan!" The monkey clapped his hands and cheered. "But what if the king asks you, the immortal, where the Buddha treasure is! And if he still asks you to find the Buddha treasure for him?"

Tang Seng looked at Zhu Bajie, and the pig-head laughed and said, "That's easy. Just make him a fake one."

Hearing this, Tang Seng turned to the monkey and said, "Wukong, as the eldest brother, you have the responsibility to teach your fellow disciples not to go astray."

"Okay!" The monkey stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear.

"I know you won't accept it! Let me ask you, how long can this fake thing of yours last? It's fake after all. If it's exposed after we leave, then wouldn't that harm these monks?" The monkey said coldly.

Zhu Bajie screamed like a pig in pain...

"Big Brother! Big Brother! I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong!" Zhu Bajie shouted at the top of his voice.

"Well, it's good that you admit your mistakes." The monkey said amiably. "Since you admit your mistakes, you should be beaten three times on your left hand first, and then we can talk about other things."

"Master! Master, help me!" Zhu Bajie begged for mercy. "Master, the big brother's golden hoop weighs 18,000 kilograms. If I get hit by it, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to the West to obtain the scriptures..."

"Wukong, please spare Bajie this time." The good-natured Elder Tang said immediately.

"Junior Brother Sha, come up with an idea! If your idea is good, I will spare you two this beating. If you are also a fool, you came up with this bullshit idea.

Even if you make Master unhappy today, I will still treat you two well!" The monkey said with a sneer.

Zhu Bajie looked at Sha Seng. This fellow Sha Seng usually liked to slack off, but when it came to something big, he was actually very reliable.

Without even thinking twice, Sha Seng spoke directly, "My method is similar to Second Brother's."

"Oh! That's easy. Come and take the beating from senior brother." said the monkey, holding the golden cudgel.

"Brother Monkey! Brother Monkey! Wait for Junior Brother Sha to finish speaking." Zhu Bajie said hurriedly.

"The difference between me and my second brother is that after I became the immortal, I told the king directly that the Buddha treasure was taken away because he did not practice moral governance.

As long as he works hard and loves the people, the country can be peaceful and prosperous without the Buddha treasure." Sha Seng said calmly.

The monkey thought that this plan was much better than the pig's. But at this time, Tang Seng shook his head and refused.

"But this is still a lie!" Tang Seng said seriously. "As we travel west, the hardships we encounter are all tests for us.

If we use this method to get through this difficulty today, what about the next one? The next one!

When we get to Lingshan, do we still dare to say that we want to obtain the true scriptures?"

Faced with Elder Tang's questioning, the three disciples didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The monkey was very pleased that his master was becoming more and more like a great monk.

Zhu Bajie was sighing, it turns out that the only thing that can make a man mature is a woman. Since leaving the Kingdom of Women, Master has become less fragile than before.

Sha Seng suddenly felt that it would be better for him to stop meddling in other people's business if he followed a master like this.

So the three disciples asked together, "Then Master, what should we do?"

Hearing their question, Tang Seng blushed for a moment, "Master, there is no good solution."

"Master, we are here to exchange for a pass. In all likelihood, we will meet the king and tell him openly that the Buddhist treasure was not stolen by these monks.

As for who stole the Buddhist treasure, I will find him out!" The monkey said with a smile.

"Big Brother, wasn't the Buddhist treasure really stolen by these monks?" Sha Seng didn't want to slack off anymore.

He felt it necessary to confirm first which monk had stolen the Buddhist treasure in the end, as that would be interesting.

The monkey shook his head and said, "It's not them. These monks don't have the guts. And the abbot is right. Only when the Buddha treasures are in the Jinguang Temple can they be respected and worshipped by the world.

So this Buddhist treasure was definitely not stolen by them."

This monkey is born with the ability to see through illusions.

If it was really a monk who stole the Buddhist treasure, it would definitely not have escaped his eyes.

"With our senior brother as guarantor, they will have no problem." Sha Seng nodded. "Tomorrow we will go to see the king of Jisai country, but first we will help these monks remove their shackles."

When Tang Seng saw his three disciples discussing how to save people, he smiled. Elder Tang liked the atmosphere on the journey.

If I can always be like this, I won't cry no matter what kind of monster catches me! (End of this chapter)