Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 407: Sanzang Goes Astray
Day two.

Outside Gao Village.

Grandpa Gao prepared a lot of things for An Yan and the others, including silks, satins, gold, silver and jewelry, and sincerely wanted to thank An Yan and the others.

Faced with Gao Taigong's enthusiasm, An Yan and Tang Sanzang could only decline politely.

"Master Gao, I am traveling west to spread the scriptures, how can I bring these things with me?"

"If you really want to thank me, then I would be very pleased if you could read a few volumes of Taoist scriptures for me on weekdays."

An Yan took the opportunity to spread the word. He had never found a chance before, but now was the perfect time.

Tang Sanzang lowered his eyes, looking a little absent-minded, as if he was thinking about something.

"I would be more than willing to chant sutras and pray for you, Taoist priest." Mr. Gao admired An Yan's noble character, and then said with some difficulty: "It's just that this sutra."

Ordinary people do not have many Taoist scriptures.

An Yan was prepared for this, and called Xiong Bin, who was carrying the load, and said, "Xiong Bin, give the box of Taoist books you are carrying to Mr. Gao."

"Okay, Master." Xiong Bin put down his burden, took out a box of Taoist scriptures and handed it to Master Gao. Although he felt a little distressed, he still reminded him, "These are all supreme scriptures that my master obtained from the Taoist ancestor. Reciting them often can prolong your life, protect your family, and have supreme magical benefits."

"You must take good care of it and don't waste it."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Gao took the scripture with some excitement, and Gao Cai at the side hurried to help hold a corner.

"I thank you for the gift of the sutra, I will recite it often in the future."

"The sutra is given to the right person. It only takes a thoughtful heart, Mr. Gao." An Yan said with a smile.

Seeing this, Jialanjiedi in the sky wanted to rush down and shout, "Evil spirit!"

But when they thought about what Guanyin Bodhisattva had told them before she left last night, telling them not to provoke the demon without permission, and to wait until she came back from Lingshan before deciding on anything else.

The Galanjiedis had no choice but to use magic to pull up clouds to block the scene below so that they could avoid seeing it.

The people below exchanged greetings for a while, and An Yan and his group were finally able to set off.

Zhu Bajie and Gao Cuilan were reluctant to part. They had finally been together, but now they had to be separated again.

"Cui Lan, wait for me. I will come back to pick you up after I finish my quest."

Gao Cuilan's eyes were filled with tears. "Well, I will always wait for you in Gao Village."

"Bajie, let's go."

Sun Wukong, who had already walked far away, saw Zhu Bajie still staying where he was, and shouted loudly, his voice coming out melodiously.

"coming!"

Zhu Bajie didn't dare to look at Gao Cuilan again, otherwise he was afraid that he would be soft-hearted and turn around and leave with his load.

"Dad, I'll go see him off again." Looking at the receding figure, Gao Cuilan bit her lip, said something to Grandpa Gao, and chased after him.

"Hey! Hey! Cuilan!"

Grandpa Gao, who had been reluctant to let go of the scriptures, was so frightened that he immediately asked Gao Cai to take the scriptures back and put them away. He then took other servants and chased after Cuilan, fearing that something might happen to her again.

After following him all the way, we were almost out of Gao Laozhuang.

An Yan sighed, looked at Zhu Bajie and said, "Bajie, let them all go back. After sending you a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye."

Gao Cuilan followed closely behind them, and Gao Taigong, who was worried, naturally followed them with his men, so there was a large group of people following An Yan and his friends.

At this time, Zhu Bajie changed his clothes, put on a green brocade robe, put on new shoes, and carried a load on his shoulder.

After hearing An Yan's words, the others also stopped.

Tang Sanzang, who was distracted at first, also came back to his senses a little, looked back at the infatuated woman, and said to Zhu Bajie: "Bajie, we are waiting for you in front."

"Thank you, Master, An Ge'er!" Zhu Bajie's originally depressed face suddenly showed joy.

Seeing Zhu Bajie's happy expression, Xiong Bin shook his head and said in confusion, "What's so good about this love affair between a man and a woman? You might as well read more Buddhist scriptures and Taoist books."

Ever since he got those precious Taoist scriptures from his master, Xiong Bin felt like he had obtained a treasure and almost neglected sleep and food.

Just now I saw Master giving away a box of books like this, which made him feel so sad because he hasn’t finished reading many of them.

"Reading is so boring. It's so annoying." Sun Wukong has no feelings about love between men and women, and he also has no feelings about reading as mentioned by Xiongbi.

An Yan smiled when he saw this. Who would have thought that the seemingly big and strong bear was actually a bear that loved reading.

"Books contain golden houses and beautiful women. Wukong, there is no harm in reading more books."

Tang Sanzang nodded upon hearing this and smiled slightly, "You don't want people to know that you haven't read as many books as Xiongbi, right?"

Sun Wukong blinked his eyes. He felt sleepy when reading, so he said quickly, "I hate to compare with others. Master, An Ge'er, I'm going to explore the way."

With a somersault, Sun Wukong jumped out, and his figure had a hint of fleeing in desperation.

Let him fight monsters, he is happy to do so.

Asking him to calm down and read is more painful than beating him.

Upon seeing this, An Yan and Tang Sanzang looked at each other and laughed, then rode their horses westward.

As soon as they walked out of Gao Laozhuang, a mysterious force of destiny descended upon An Yan and others.

Among them, An Yan's luck power is the greatest.

As they had to wait for Bajie, everyone stopped and stayed for a short while.

For An Yan, it is time to reap the rewards!
During the Gaojiazhuang disaster, he ran the most places and put in the most effort, so naturally he got the most luck and merit.

It is rare for Xiaoling to come out of the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, and only at this time can this little girl show up on her own initiative.

"Dividends!"

"An Yan, my share, hurry up!"

Calming down, An Yan saw Xiao Ling, who looked anxious, and rolled his eyes, "I didn't see you so active when you were working."

"Nonsense! How can the salary be the same?" Xiao Ling took it for granted, stretched out her hand and waved, and said with a look of benefit to you: "Think about it, the more you give, the more strength I can exert when you are in danger, isn't that the truth?"

"So, this is the insurance I bought for you in advance. Cherish your life, young man!"

An Yan rolled his eyes again, "You are so eloquent, why don't you sell insurance?"

Although he felt a little sad, An Yan still gave half of the profits to Xiaoling.

Taking the luck and merits from her, Xiaoling said with a smile on her face, "Isn't this what I'm selling?"

An Yan laughed in silence and shook his head.

"Don't worry, you won't lose anything." After getting the luck and merit, Xiaoling said this, and then ran back to the Boundary Breaking Pearl.

An Yan didn't really care whether it was a loss or not. He was just curious about what Xiao Ling was doing with so much luck and merit.

Unfortunately, every time I asked her about it, Xiaoling was evasive and acted mysterious, as if she was doing something big.

An Yan, who couldn't figure it out, suppressed his curiosity and used all the luck and merit he had obtained to speed up the absorption of the black air.

The remaining black energy's luck and blessings of merit were quickly digested by the Demon Eye, and the evolution of the Demon Eye had come to an end.

It is estimated that in a few days, the evolution of the Demon Eye will be completely completed.

As the black energy was absorbed, his strength went up to a new level. He could not say that he was invincible in the Golden Immortal Realm, but now he was confident that he could fight against Wukong, who had regressed to the Golden Immortal Realm, and not be defeated. Of course, Sun Wukong, who had also absorbed the luck and merit, might have quietly condensed the Taiyi Dao Fruit again and returned to the Taiyi Realm.

Just as An Yan was digesting it, there was suddenly a sound of thunder from the sky, startling An Yan and the others.

Xiong Bin looked confused, "Who is going through the calamity of becoming an immortal?"

"It's Sanzang!"

An Yan noticed Tang Sanzang sitting cross-legged on the ground. He saw that the aura emanating from Tang Sanzang's body was not suppressed, which echoed with the calamity clouds in the sky.

This scene made An Yan a little dazed.

No, he has become an immortal already? How long has it been?
Soon, An Yan frowned at Tang Sanzang's condition.

Tang Sanzang's face turned pale, his brows were furrowed, and his breath, which had been gradually rising, became disordered, with a wisp of black air shrouding his brows.

Ao Lie, who was still in the White Dragon Horse state, was shocked when he saw this and said, "Master, Master Sanzang is being invaded by his inner demon!"

"In this state, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive the Immortal Tribulation."

"I didn't expect that a great monk like Master Sanzang would also have inner demons." Xiong Bin recalled how Tang Sanzang usually looked disillusioned with the world, and found it a little hard to believe.

It seems that Tang Sanzang is not as calm as he appears to be.

The scenes in Guanyin Temple and what he saw and heard in Gao Village tainted his Buddhist heart with dust.

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng once composed the Bodhi Gāthā.

No Bodhi tree, nor stand mirror.There is nothing, where is the dust!
But obviously, Tang Sanzang has not yet reached this level of enlightenment.

For Tang Sanzang at this moment, it is obvious that Monk Shenxiu's advice of "constantly wipe it and don't let it accumulate dust" is more suitable for him.

If left unattended for a long time, I am afraid that the bright and clear Buddha heart will be blocked by dust, breaking the state of mind, and falling into the corrupt world of the red dust, just like Elder Jinchi.

"wake up!"

Thinking of this, An Yan's eyes darkened and his voice, with a hint of thunder, sounded like a Taoist lion's roar.

The sound was like a dusk drum and a dawn bell, striking at the heart of Tang Sanzang who was on the verge of going insane.

Tang Sanzang suddenly opened his eyes, which were bloodshot and he spurted out a mouthful of black blood.

Seeing Tang Sanzang wake up, An Yan glanced at the calamity clouds that were still gathering, then slapped Tang Sanzang on the back, sealing his meridians and dantian, isolating his body's connection with the heaven and earth.

As the connection was severed, the calamity cloud that was about to take shape quickly dissipated after losing its target.

Soon, the sky was clear again.

Just at this moment, Sun Wukong, who was exploring the way, jumped back, and Zhu Bajie also caught up.

"What happened? Why are there calamity clouds gathering?"

"Yes, I saw it from a distance and hurried back."

Then the two of them noticed Tang Sanzang with blood at the corner of his mouth and quickly surrounded him.

An Yan said: "Your master has gone astray. Fortunately, he was discovered in time and no serious harm was caused."

Zhu Bajie heard this and said, "You've vomited blood, but you're not seriously injured? Master, how about I take you back to Gao Laozhuang to rest for a few days, and then we can leave after your injury is healed?"

An Yan and the others, who thought that Zhu Bajie really cared about Tang Sanzang, turned pale.

You can't bear to leave Gao Cuilan and want to go back to stay with her for a few more days!

"Go away. I never go back." said Sun Wukong.

"Big Brother, this is not called going back on one's ways. This is called thinking about the master." Zhu Bajie argued.

"Master is fine!" Tang Sanzang waved his hand with a pale face, and stood up with the nine-ring staff, "Since Bajie is back, let's continue on our journey."

"Why show off? There's no need to rush. Sanzang, you should sit down and recuperate first, so as to avoid any future troubles." An Yan raised his hand to hold down Tang Sanzang who wanted to get on the horse, and said without saying a word.

Sun Wukong also said: "Yes, there is no need to listen to this idiot Bajie, let's just rest here and let me heal your wounds."

After hearing what An Yan and Wukong said, Tang Sanzang stopped struggling and sat down cross-legged.

After a long while, when Sun Wukong had finished healing, An Yan asked, "Sanzang, how is it?"

Tang Sanzang's face regained color, and his breathing became steady. He sighed, "I'm fine now. I didn't expect that my state of mind was flawed, which allowed the evil spirit to take advantage of the opportunity to invade."

An Yan patted Tang Sanzang on the shoulder with the look of an experienced person and said: "Walk more, see more, you will understand, don't dwell on the past."

“People, although sometimes you have to look back at the way you came, you should always look forward.”

Hearing this, Tang Sanzang smiled bitterly and said, "Perhaps. I just feel that everything I saw and heard is too different."

“For a moment, it was hard for me to accept.”

It turns out that not all monks are like him, devoted to Buddhism.

It turns out that Bodhisattvas do not see through everything. They also have joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, just like ordinary people.

So, what kind of Buddha should he cultivate? What kind of Buddha should he cultivate?
At this moment, Tang Sanzang's heart was full of confusion.

That is why when his luck and merits flowed back, he could not control his breath and directly attracted the thunder of tribulation, which in turn aroused his confusion and formed a demon in his heart.

Seeing this, An Yan didn't expect that just a few words would be enough to make Tang Sanzang wake up. He just hoped that what he said would be useful.

The group set out again, heading west.

More than a month later, An Yan and his companions left the territory of U-Tsang Kingdom.

During this month, Tang Sanzang's condition had not improved much, and had even deteriorated. He would talk to himself from time to time, debating with himself, as if he had schizophrenia.

An Yan had no choice but to hope that Sanzang could get out of it on his own.

The newly joined Zhu Bajie also successfully got along well with Ao Lie, Xiong Bin and the others, and often slacked off at work, which was very different from Zhu Ganglie from Gao Village.

According to Zhu Bajie, he has a senior brother above him anyway, so even if the sky falls, it will be Monkey Brother who will bear the brunt of it, and he just needs to shout "six six six".

Oh, I learned this number "666" from Anyan. It has a similar meaning as "awesome".

Moreover, An Yan's novel ideas as a modern person often resonate with Zhu Bajie.

The master is foolish and silly, and the junior brother is heartless, Sun Wukong sighed more than once.

Without him, the team would probably fall apart.

Every time this happened, Zhu Bajie would say it would be better for them to disperse so he could go back to be with Cuilan, which would cause Sun Wukong to beat him up, which would make An Yan and the others who were watching the show watch with great interest.

What? You're still watching TV? I'm watching it live.

That day, just after walking out of a valley, An Yan felt it getting dark ahead. He looked up and found a big mountain. He was about to ask Wukong to explore.

Then Zhu Bajie said, "Oh, we have arrived at Mount Futu."

An Yan was stunned, and a person flashed in his mind.

Futu Mountain?
Zen Master Wuchao!

The great sun has come!

(End of this chapter)