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Chapter 642: Tang Sanzang cultivates the red lotus, and his fellow disciples compete to see how miserable they are

"Xiao Qi, I want to see the Great Sage Lingzhu!"

Looking at the young woman kneeling at the entrance of the cave and bowing respectfully, Tang Sanzang could only sigh and lament that he was really unlucky.

He had walked countless miles and years on this journey. He finally wanted to get a vegetarian meal and help out his disciples, but he didn't expect to fall into the monster's trap again.

Moreover, after being captured by so many monsters, Tang Sanzang has learned a lot.

If a monster calls himself this king or that king, he usually doesn't have much real ability, and only a few of them can become a formidable enemy of a few disciples.

Anyone who dares to call himself a "Great Sage" right from the start is usually not a monster to be trifled with. Just like his eldest disciple Sun Wukong, who used to call himself "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven".

Although he didn't know the origin of the Lingzhu Great Sage he was about to see, he thought that he should be someone who was not easy to mess with.

Soon, as Xiao Qi kowtowed and asked for a meeting, the smooth stone wall of the cave entrance opened with a rumbling sound.

Tang Sanzang was picked up by Xiaoqi again and walked straight into the cave.

Of course Tang Sanzang was afraid, but if he was really afraid of death, he didn't think that he might die.

After all, he had been caught too many times, and this ordinary monk had gradually developed a little courage, although not much.

After a while, Tang Seng was thrown to the ground, rolled half a circle and then fell to the ground.

Then, he heard a very childish voice coming from the cave.

"I told you not to disturb me easily. I've been busy practicing swordsmanship recently. The swordsmanship of my master is unmatched in the entire prehistoric world, except for saints. Although I'm not specialized in swordsmanship, my fellow disciples have learned it. If I can't do it, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the master's sect... By the way, I also taught you some basics. How are you seven doing?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qi bowed to the ground with a respectful look and responded, "Thank you, Great Sage, for your teachings. We sisters naturally dare not neglect them. Now that we sisters have all entered the sect, we have lived up to the Great Sage's expectations."

"Eh? You've all gotten started? Hahaha, not bad, it seems like you guys are talented."

Xiao Qi raised her head slightly. Although there was a hint of smile on her lips, her voice was still steady and solemn: "I don't deserve the praise from the Great Sage. We sisters are lucky to have the Great Sage lead us on our journey. From now on, I only hope to live up to his kindness."

"Come on, come on, what's the point of telling me all this? You've all killed people and eaten people. I kept you alive at first just to use you casually. Now you're still using you conveniently, but it can't make up for the sins you've committed. Humph, if you want to truly settle down, you'll have to suffer in the future. Otherwise, if my master finds out, I'll blow you all to death in one breath!"

Xiao Qi quickly put away his smile, and fell to the ground again, saying with a trembling body: "We know that we have committed serious sins, and we will definitely do good deeds in the future to repay the karma, even if we die, we will not regret it!"

"It's good to have this awareness. You can go down."

"As ordered!"

Xiao Qi stood up, but still bent over, and walked away slowly.

After she left, she heard the voice again: "Hey, little monk, I gave you red lotus tea, and you don't even give me face?"

Hearing this greeting clearly directed at him, Tang Seng hurriedly tried to raise his head, but still could not see the other person's true face. He could only defend himself: "I am a mortal monk with mortal eyes and cannot recognize immortal creatures. I spoke nonsense for a moment and offended the Great Sage. I hope the Great Sage will show mercy."

As he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a gust of wind coming, and the gentle force lifted him up from the ground, from a prone position to a standing position. It was also at this time that he saw the Lingzhu Great Sage sitting high on the stone platform.

The other person looked like he was eight or nine years old, but he had a body with three heads and six arms.

Three heads and six eyes were staring at him at the same time, while six arms each held a different magic weapon. Each magic weapon was emitting brilliant light, with bursts of innate spiritual energy floating around, which was truly extraordinary.

When Tang Sanzang saw this appearance, although he didn't know the other party, he could clearly feel that the other party was not the ferocious monsters he had seen in the past. In fact, if all his magical powers were revealed, he would almost think that the other party was a cute child.

Knowing that he had offended the true god with his careless words this time, Tang Sanzang sighed inwardly and only hoped that his disciples would not be impulsive and cause misunderstandings between the two parties.

So he hurriedly said, "I am Tang Sanzang, a poor monk, and I am honored to meet the Great Sage Lingzhu. This time I am really wrong, and I will apologize to the Great Sage."

When Nezha heard this, all three heads laughed at the same time: "Monk, you speak in a very nice way."

"I don't deserve it. Great Sage, please allow me to report that I have three disciples. They have all made mistakes in the past and have some abilities. I have been away for a long time, and I am afraid that they may have offended you in their search for me. I wonder if you could let me explain to the disciples to avoid any misunderstandings."

Nezha thought to himself: I came here to cause trouble. If I ask you to go back and explain, how can I fight with that monkey?
On the surface, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I know your three disciples. If they are really reckless and dare to come to my territory to make trouble, I will naturally capture them and keep you company."

"Great Sage..."

"Okay, don't say any more!" Nezha frowned. "That red lotus tea was made by my master with great difficulty using the seeds of the fire red lotus. Even if a Daluo Jinxian drinks it, it will be beneficial. I know that you, a monk, have come from the Tang Dynasty in the East to worship Buddha and seek scriptures at the Great Leiyin Temple in the West for your great wish, so I gave you a cup. But you spilled the tea and even shouted that I was a demon. I am magnanimous and of course I can let it go, but you damaged the tea, which is disrespectful to my master. How can I forgive you easily?"

After hearing this, Tang Sanzang knew he was in the wrong and dared not argue. He could only obey and said, "Great Sage, you are right. I am willing to accept the punishment. I wonder how the Great Sage will deal with me?"

Nezha looked at Tang Sanzang, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and he made a clicking sound.

After a while, he said in embarrassment: "You are just an ordinary monk, without any magical power. If you really want to do something big, you don't have the ability. But if I just let you go, it won't work. In this case, you can go to the pond in the back mountain to cultivate red lotus. If you can cultivate a new red lotus, then I will let you go."

After saying this, he didn't care whether Tang Sanzang was willing or not, and sent him to the pond in the mountains with a wave of his hand.

However, what was flowing in the pond was not water, but magma, and in the burning magma there was only a red lotus bud that was about to bloom.

Tang Sanzang stood on the shore and was sweating profusely, with his face flushed red. He didn't know how to cultivate the red lotus, so he could only stay away from it temporarily, sit cross-legged and recite Buddhist scriptures to calm his mind. However, the verses that came out of his mouth turned into visible words, flowing like a stream into the red lotus.

With this discovery, Tang Sanzang felt relieved. He quickly collected his thoughts and continued chanting.

Let’s talk about Sun Wukong and his two companions.

Seeing Tang Seng enter the forest, the three brothers, although sitting cross-legged on the ground, were always ready to rescue him. Even though the evil spirit had not moved, they had already started to divide the work, which led to an argument and a very deep discussion.

Sun Wukong: "I, Sun, will naturally be the pioneer in exorcising demons and monsters. Bajie, you and Wujing can discuss it." Zhu Bajie: "Brother Monkey will lead the way, so I, the old pig, will naturally agree. But this place looks quiet and peaceful, and there is no strong demonic aura or intimidation. I think it is just some ordinary mountain spirits and wild monsters. In this case, let Junior Brother Sha take the lead. I, the old pig, will stay here to lead the horse, guard the luggage, and wait for Senior Brother and Junior Brother Sha to return victoriously. How do you think?"

Sha Wujing: "Big Brother has always been at the forefront of saving Master, so I am naturally convinced of your ability. And Second Brother's Shangbao Qinjin Rake is also a powerful weapon for exorcising demons, so I certainly don't dare to compare myself with him. Since Big Brother is willing to give me this opportunity, I will naturally accept it and will definitely not let Second Brother down."

"Hahaha, okay, Junior Brother Sha, we have been brothers for so many years, and you finally said something that I like to hear!" Zhu Bajie smiled and put his arm around Sha Wujing's shoulders, with a proud look on his face.

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes at Zhu Bajie and said, "You fool, just to avoid being lazy, you can say all kinds of good and bad things!"

Zhu Bajie didn't care at all: "Brother Monkey, don't use your monkey heart to rob me of my noble heart! Saving Master has always been a good deed. Brother Monkey, you have a high level of cultivation and excellent talent, so you may not care about that little bit of benefit. But Junior Brother Sha was even more miserable than you in the past. Not only was he trapped in the Quicksand River, but he also had to suffer from thousands of arrows piercing his heart every once in a while. For hundreds of years, Junior Brother Sha has not collapsed, which means he is determined."

At this point, Sun Wukong couldn't help but quickly straighten his face, and then reached out and patted Sha Wujing on the shoulder: "Old Sha, you have suffered a lot."

What people fear most is comparison.

In the past, he always felt that he had been pressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, eating copper balls when hungry and drinking iron juice when thirsty. This was considered all the suffering in the world.

But after meeting Sha Wujing in the Flowing Sand River, Sun Wukong suddenly realized that compared with the other party, his situation was actually good.

Although Sun Wukong's cultivation had not improved at all during the five hundred years he had spent under the Five Elements Mountain, and had even regressed a lot.

But Sha Wujing also had the same experience, and the thousands of arrows piercing his heart not only hurt his body and soul, but also damaged his foundation. Therefore, Sha Wujing was really much more miserable than him.

However, facing the safety of Sun Wukong, Sha Wujing seemed to be unconcerned. He just smiled and said, "Big Brother, you don't have to be like this. Now you and I are brothers. We will escort Master to the West to obtain the scriptures and have a bright future in the future."

Sun Wukong nodded heavily and said with a smile: "Well said! Junior Brother Sha, the sufferings in the world cannot take away one's will. All the past has long disappeared. Now that I have set foot on the journey to the west, I will have a good future."

Seeing the two of them acting out their deep brotherly love in front of him, even putting him in the middle, comforting and enlightening each other, Zhu Bajie didn't know whether he was jealous or what, but for a moment he couldn't help it.

"I say, Brother Monkey and Junior Brother Sha, you are miserable, but I, Old Pig, am not necessarily any better than you!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing both looked at him, and the expressions on their faces and the light in their eyes were similar.

It seems to be saying: What's so miserable about you?
Zhu Bajie was immediately very dissatisfied and indignant. He stood up shaking his pig head, put his hands behind his back, shook his head and sighed.

"Brother Monkey, Junior Brother Sha, you all know my status in the Heavenly Palace!"

Sun Wukong curled his lips and said, "Fool, you're going to say you're Marshal Tianpeng again? My ears are almost callused from hearing so much!"

Sha Wujing also laughed: "Second Senior Brother, I was also a member of the Heavenly Court in the past. Although I was not qualified to associate with Second Senior Brother at that time, Second Senior Brother's reputation was also well-known."

Zhu Bajie hummed twice in triumph, then shook his head: "Although you all know, how can you understand it completely?"

"Tsk! Didn't you flirt with the fairy Chang'e and violated the heavenly rules, so you were demoted by the Jade Emperor and ended up being reincarnated as a pig by mistake, and ended up like this now?" Sun Wukong waved his hands and said, "I have heard this story hundreds of times, so don't bother me by telling it again!"

Although Sha Wujing didn't say anything, the smile on his face clearly conveyed the same meaning.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie said unhappily, "Don't worry! What I'm saying today are all secrets that I've never told anyone before. And... I'm not afraid to tell you that, apart from the Jade Emperor, most likely even Guanyin Bodhisattva doesn't know about this!"

These words suddenly aroused the interest of Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing.

"Fool, speak up! If you speak well, I will reward you. If you speak poorly, I will also reward you!"

"There are rewards for everyone?" Zhu Bajie became happy.

Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes and said, "If it's okay, I'll give you a treasure. If it's not okay, I'll give you a stick!"

Zhu Bajie quickly put away his smiling face and said, "Don't worry, it must be something you haven't even thought of!"

After a brief pause, he looked at Sha Wujing.

"Junior Brother Sha, do you know my colleagues in heaven? They are real colleagues, not just friends who only care about food and drink."

Sha Wujing nodded upon hearing this: "Of course I know. Senior Brother, your true colleagues are only those three."

Sun Wukong asked curiously: "Which three?"

Sha Wujing: "Tianyou Deputy Marshal Zhenjun, Yisheng Baode Zhenjun and Lingying Yousheng Zhenjun, these three and my second brother are known as the Four Saints of the North Pole. They are the four marshals under the seat of the Zhenwu Dangmo Patriarch..."

"Oh?" Sun Wukong's eyes lit up. He thought that he had heard of the other three and must also know the reputation of Zhenwu Emperor.

At this moment, Sha Wujing suddenly frowned, as if the fog in his mind had suddenly been cleared away. He instantly thought of something, and a cloud of doubt unconsciously rose on his face.

He looked at Zhu Bajie and said puzzledly, "Second Brother, I never thought about it before, but now that you mentioned it today, I suddenly realized that something is wrong."

Sun Wukong: "What's wrong?"

Sha Wujing shook his head: "Big Brother, think about it carefully. With Second Brother's status and position, how could he be so easily deprived of his immortal status and even demoted to a mortal, not to mention that he was reborn into the wrong body at the last moment... It is a crime to tease the fairy Chang'e, but Marshal Tianpeng has made countless contributions in the past and is the leader of the Four Saints of the North Pole under the seat of the Great Emperor Zhenwu. He should not have suffered such a disaster."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong also came back to his senses.

"Yes! Even if the Great Emperor Zhenwu is not as good as the Great Emperor Xuanling, he should not be much weaker. When I, Sun, caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Wang Lingguan and I fought to a standstill. You, Marshal Tianpeng, can't be worse than Wang Lingguan? Bajie, what's going on?"

Zhu Bajie shook his head and sighed, looking up at the sky with melancholy.

"Many years ago, probably after the end of the last catastrophe, Marshal Tianpeng went with Emperor Zhenwu to pay a visit to Emperor Xuanling. Marshal Tianpeng was deeply moved by Emperor Xuanling's preaching, and then he went into seclusion in the North Pole Four Saints Palace and has not come out since then. And I, Old Pig... am just an incarnation of Marshal Tianpeng who stayed in the Heavenly Palace to continue to perform his duties before he went into seclusion."

(End of this chapter)