You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

Chapter 39: It’s not easy to be an immortal, so I have to perform on the streets.

Gis City——

The city walls are majestic and towering, and people are coming and going under the city: guards checking, pedestrians hurrying, scholars strolling leisurely, and monks begging for alms, not asking for gold, silver or other valuables, but only for linen and coarse food.

Outside the city gate, Xia Zhiming leaned on the girl's shoulder and waited until Qingxin found a piece of bluestone to sit down before asking:

"Qingxin, why are you here?"

"I want to come~"

"Okay, then we'll walk around and look for the monkeys."

"Um……"

Sitting on the bluestone, the little girl responded absentmindedly, just looking up at the passers-by in front of her and looking around, frowning from time to time, as if she was thinking hard.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Make money and go to the city~"

"?"

Xia Zhiming tilted his head and was about to speak, but he found that the little girl had stood up and walked to the city gate under the gaze of some idle people. Then she found the monk sitting at the city gate and begging for alms. He saw that the monk -

Coarse cloth and tattered clothes cover the precious body, and broken bowls and rotten pots transform hundreds of causes and conditions.

His face looks old and frail, but his eyes are bright and shining.

In summary, he is a truly accomplished monk.

Xia Zhiming immediately became interested. You know, Buddhism is not that easy to practice. Buddhist practice does not focus on life but only on nature. If one can cultivate to the level of having a precious body that emits light and a spirit as bright as a mirror, he will be much stronger than those so-called monks who occupy the precious temple.

At this moment, under the gaze of the people around him, the monk who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed and chanting also noticed the man and the snake in front of him. After a divine light flashed in his eyes, he put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist name, then asked:

"Amitabha, my Buddhist name is Jin Guang. What is it that the two Taoist masters have come to see me about?"

"I want to ask you for money~"

Under Xia Zhiming's speechless gaze, Xiao Qingxin directly extended her hand to the monk in front of her. The people around who noticed immediately began to whisper and say some immoral words.

Monk Jin Guang didn't pay attention to the gossips of the people around him. He was stunned when he heard Qing Xin's words, then he smiled bitterly and said:

"Master, you're joking. I wear patchwork clothes and eat at hundreds of homes. How can I get money from this?"

"But I saw that you did."

“But there really isn’t…”

"Isn't that what you're wearing?"

Xiao Qingxin tilted her head with a puzzled look on her face, and pointed her finger at the monk's chest. Xia Zhiming looked in the direction of her finger and actually saw a bit of golden light through the patchwork clothes.

Across from him, the monk Jin Guang thought for a moment after hearing this. Amid the exclamations of the onlookers, he took out a longevity lock from his bosom and sighed:

"Amitabha, Taoist Master, you may not know that I have worn this item since I was young. It was left to me by my biological parents, and this is also how I got my Dharma name..."

"You're reluctant to give it?"

"..."

Monk Jin Guang was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, he gave a wry smile: "How can I bear to..."

Xia Zhiming stretched out his snake body, ignored those insignificant people, and then looked at the somewhat distressed monk, and couldn't help but ask:

"Venerable Monk, how many years have you been a monk?"

"Five whole years."

"Do you still have a home?"

"My mother is still alive at home."

"Can you let it go?"

"I can't let it go."

"Do you miss home?"

"How can I not think..."

Xia Zhiming sighed immediately, rubbed Qingxin's cheek and said nothing more.

Qingxin didn't know what to do for a moment. She just lowered her head to look at the "Lingyan Sutra" in her arms, as if she wanted to say something to the monk.

pop~

Noticing the girl's actions, Xia Zhiming, who was on her shoulder, directly put the tail to the girl's mouth, stopping her from saying what she wanted to say.

When the girl turned around and looked over, Xia Zhiming shook his head and sighed, "If you want to make money, you can try other methods. Don't make things difficult for this monk."

Xiao Qingxin nodded immediately, and then asked cautiously: "Zhiming, can you dance?"

"?"

Xia Zhiming immediately asked a question, then looked at Qing Xin, who didn't seem to be joking, and asked uncertainly:

"You want to be a snake charmer?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Qingxin, you are such a little genius~"

"Can I~"

Xiao Qingxin's eyes lit up slightly, and Xia Zhiming was about to pat her pretty face with his tail, but at this moment -

Ding-ling~ the copper coins fall to the ground!

Ding-ling~ the copper coins fall to the ground!

Dingling~Copper Coin Loli!

Clap clap clap!

"This kid is really good at snake charmer! Here's a reward!"

"Such a small baby can actually ventriloquize!"

"Reward! Reward!"

The man and the snake were stunned for a moment, and when they turned around, they found that the onlookers were all clapping and cheering, including men, women, young and old.

The man and the snake looked at each other in bewilderment, speechless for a moment.

It turned out that they were asking the monks for money, and then singing and shouting, and many people around them had already noticed their peculiarity.

Originally, people passing by would just glance at them occasionally and avoid them as if they were strangers. But when they suddenly heard Xia Zhiming talking about snake charmers, they suddenly realized what was going on and believed that they were just snake charmers, so they gave them money generously!

After realizing this, Xia Zhiming and Qing Xin were speechless, but they laughed at the same time - this was the first time they had encountered such a situation!

At this moment, the applause from the crowd stopped, and a few young men dressed in fancy clothes, who looked wealthy at first glance, emerged from the crowd. They then asked a few people to throw a few copper coins and shouted:

"Come and swallow the snake!"

"I want to see it too!"

"Isn't it too big?"

“I can’t get in no matter how hard I try.”

Xia Zhiming was speechless for a moment. He turned his head and looked at the little girl, only to find that Qingxin had already stretched out her little hand and directly grasped his vital point. Her eyes were clear, and her cherry lips parted slightly, as if she was eager to try.

"Qingxin, stop playing now that you have money~"

"Zhiming, please become smaller."

"Are you really planning to perform?"

"otherwise?"

"Clam~"

……

Chapter 40: Capital

It was still morning market time in the city, and the streets were bustling with people. Xia Zhiming's snake-like body was wrapped around Qingxin's Taoist robe, rubbing the water stains on his body. The little girl didn't pay attention to his actions, but just walked along the street with the flow of people, looking around from time to time.

After a while, when Xia Zhiming came to the girl's shoulder again, he found that the little girl was already standing in front of an old man selling candied haws. She handed over two copper coins and said in a delicate voice: "Sir, I want two candied haws."

The old man seemed to be not very good at hearing and eyesight, lowering his head and asking vaguely: "Little baby, how many do you want?"

Qing Xin repeated it, and the old man nodded. He then trembled and took the two copper coins, then handed the two strings of candied haws to the girl...

The girl took it, but didn't rush to eat it herself. With a glint in her eyes, she handed it to Xia Zhiming and said, "Zhiming, I bought you a candied haws."

Xia Zhiming was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered something.

When he brought Qingxin down the mountain for the first time, the girl once said that she would buy him candied haws after he transformed.

Ten years have passed, nearly two thousand years have passed including the dream. In this different city, but with the same crowded streets, the little promise made that year has finally been fulfilled. I didn't expect that this girl still remembered it.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhiming immediately turned his head and smiled:

"Qingxin, is this what you make money for?"

"Hmm~"

"Then let me hold you."

"?"

Xiao Qingxin tilted her head and was about to speak when she heard the crowd around her exclaim. Then she found herself being lifted up by Xia Zhiming and spun around twice.

Xia Zhiming turned back into a human and ignored the frightened crowd around him. He just picked up the little girl with one hand and let her sit on his wrist, then took a bite of the candied haws.

At this time, Xia Zhiming was not planning to turn back into a snake, but just continued walking on this unfamiliar street with the little girl.

In Xia Zhiming's arms, Qingxin saw that he was rarely so interested, so she just curled her lips and silently handed the candied haws to his mouth.

"Qingxin, do you want to stay here?"

"monkey?"

"Go again in half a year."

"Good~"

After the trip was set and they finished eating a candied haws, Xia Zhiming stopped holding Qingxin and walked down the street with the little girl, strolling around naturally and looking around from time to time. Soon they saw an inn with a couplet hanging on both sides of the door:

Penglai guests regard the world as their home.

Wandering around the world like a free and easy immortal.

Store name - "Cyclamen"

After taking a quick look, Xia Zhiming took Qingxin over the threshold and walked straight in.

The shop is not small. As soon as you enter, you can see more than a dozen tables inside. There is also a waiter wiping the tables with a wooden basin. Looking inside, there is a counter. The shopkeeper is sitting inside and tapping on an abacus. There is a small altar mounted on the wall behind the counter.

Xia Zhiming glanced at the altar. It was unclear which deity was enshrined on it, but there was only a wooden statue. The incense was so thick that it seemed difficult to see clearly.

Looking at Qingxin again, I found that the girl just glanced at the counter and no longer paid attention to that place. She took her candied haws and licked it in small bites.

After all, it was early morning and there was usually no one in the inn at this time. When the shopkeeper noticed Xia Zhiming leading Qingxin in, he was stunned for a moment and then quickly came out to greet them with a smile. Xia Zhiming looked at the shopkeeper who was walking over.

The shopkeeper was not very old, looking to be in his thirties, with a solid build, dressed in a wealthy manner, with a warm smile on his face, a big mouth and a pointed chin. It was obvious that he was a good businessman.

The shopkeeper came up and first bowed to Xia Zhiming, then bowed to Qingxin beside him, and then said with a smile:

"Master, are you staying overnight or staying at the hotel?"

"How much does a good room cost?"

"How long will you stay, Taoist priest?"

"Is there an explanation?"

"Long-term and short-term stays are different. A short stay of three to five days is five cents a day, while a long stay of one month is three cents a day."

"The shopkeeper really knows how to do business."

"That's right, I wonder how long you'll stay?"