What kind of Journey to the West is this?

Several monks in the medicine garden sighed, especially the two young monks in charge of guarding the storehouse. They had panda eyes and were about to fall asleep.

They were severely troubled by this thief.

At this moment, a monk pushed open the door and said with folded hands, "Abbot, the Cangzhou Taoist An Yanxia and her two friends who you invited have arrived at the west wing."

Elder Fa Ming immediately perked up and shouted, "Hurry up to the west wing to pay your respects to the Immortal!"

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After a while, An Yanxia, Xue Shier and Yu Qinghuai were invited to the monks' room.

The monks in the medicine garden looked at each other in bewilderment, unaware of the three's fame. But Elder Fa Ming remembered An Yanxia's discerning eye, so he offered tea to the three and said straight to the point:

"Hurry up, Mortal! I have something urgent that I need your help with."

The three of them sat at a table, with Elder Fa Ming sitting on the right and An Yan Xia sitting on the left.

Elder Fa Ming said, "I've taken the liberty of calling the Immortal here to apprehend the thief who has been repeatedly invading our Nanshan Herb Garden."

An Yanxia was confused. Why did they call her to catch the thief?

She only knows how to beat people into pieces!

It's almost the same as asking her to make beef balls.

"This little thief is no ordinary person," Elder Fa Ming pointed to the monks sitting there and explained, "These are the ones guarding the storehouse in the Nanshan Herb Garden. Let them talk about it."

First, a young monk said, "That night I was playing Pai Gow with some fellow monks, and suddenly..."

Yan Xia stopped him from talking, feeling it was outrageous, "You monks can gather together to gamble at night?"

The young monk smiled sheepishly and said, "I have taken the Five Precepts, which only prohibit killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and drinking alcohol. I don't have much money to play with..."

Elder Fa Ming coughed, his face embarrassed, and he said loudly: "Let's talk business!"

The young monk quickly said, "Suddenly, a gust of black wind swept through the warehouse. My brothers and I felt something was wrong, so we turned on the lights and went to check inside. Unexpectedly, a bag of elk fat was missing!"

"Master, we have many precious medicines hidden in our storehouse, so naturally the door is locked tightly. When we went to check, the lock was still there, and we don't know how it got in."

When Yan Xia heard this, she was like, wow, at least he’s a sorcerer!

She raised the corner of her mouth, looked at Xue Shi'er who was drinking tea, and joked: "So he is your relative. His skills are even better than yours."

"Cough cough cough..."

Xue Shi'er almost choked and angrily corrected him, "I retired a long time ago!"

This definitely wasn't done by Xue Shi'er. But to be able to sneak in like that, he must have some kind of wall-walking technique.

The gatekeeper monk also agreed: "I feel like it's earth escape."

But the other monks disagreed and said:

"Every time it comes, there is a strong wind. It should be Wood Release."

"Nonsense, the lock didn't move at all, it was a golden escape!"

"It could also be Fire Release."

"Maybe it's water escape?"

A group of people talked at once, and the more they talked, the more outrageous it became. In the end, they almost said that this little thief had all 72 transformations.

Yan Xia complained, "You might as well say it was the Jade Emperor who stole it."

Let's not talk about these for now. After these young monks have outlined the matter in detail, Elder Fa Ming said:

"That's basically what happened. Master, the medicine garden storehouse still contains medicinal herbs and other valuables that are to be supplied to the imperial court this year. It's not a lot, so we can move them, but I'm afraid this little thief might see these treasures in the storehouse and take them all along.

"I don't have any treasures to offer as a reward, but last year I was fortunate enough to listen to Master Daoxin's lecture on Shuangfeng Mountain. There I found a rare treasure called the Purple Gold Glazed Lamp, which is quite good. I can give it to the Immortal."

After saying this, Elder Fa Ming picked up a wooden box from the table and opened it. Inside was a lamp with a purple gold base and colored glass.

Yan Xia took a look and felt that this thing was extraordinary. It seemed as if there was a flame hidden in the lamp.

Fa Ming explained, "This glass lamp has many uses, except that it can contain flames. Whether it's ordinary fire, divine fire, or heavenly fire, simply bathe it in it and its flames will be absorbed."

“It is said that this treasure fell from the sky and was originally broken. After being repaired by craftsmen, it regained 70% to 80% of its original power.

"However, our Jinshan Temple does not practice magic, so treasures like this will just gather dust here. If a real person can use it, that would be great. If not, you can sell it. This purple gold is very useful and is worth a lot of money."

Can absorb flames!

An Yanxia hadn't thought of its use at first, but then she thought: Isn't this just a reusable talisman paper!

She possesses a Three Palaces Divine Fire that can burn the heavens and earth, and even make ghosts and gods worry. However, fire magic is always fierce, and ordinary talismans cannot bear it. Moreover, the conditions for releasing her divine fire are very limited:

The three yang energies of time, place and people must be gathered together as the foundation to start the fire.

With this treasure in hand, as long as you can store fire in it, you don't need these conditions when releasing it, which is much more convenient.

She said to herself: This thing is destined for me.

So I agreed without hesitation.

"Leave it to me!"

Yu Qinghuai felt that there was no need for Yanxia to waste her energy on this matter, so he said, "I have a magic trick that can turn beans into soldiers. I can spread some bean soldiers around the garden and the warehouse to guard them, and when that thief comes, I can catch him right away."

"The Zen masters need to rest and rotate, but my bean soldiers don't need to rest, so it's more convenient to use them to guard the goal."

Fa Ming shook his head and said, "It won't work."

"That thief has some magical powers. He has been able to sneak into the warehouse without anyone noticing. I once sent three guardian Jie Di to guard it, but they found nothing."

"This is going to be difficult."

Yu Qinghuai also frowned.

Elder Fa Ming sighed and said, "Back in Youzhou Prefecture, when Golden-headed Jie Di met Master An, Jie Di was also an expert at concealing his aura, yet Master An saw through him at a glance. This shows that Master An has a keen eye. I invited Master An here with my talent."

"My Jinshan Temple is really at its wit's end, so I'm turning to you, the Immortal Master, for help."

Journey to the West by the Supreme Immortal: Chapter 267 [Sitting and Watching the Fisherman, Envious of the Fish]

As the sky darkened, the bell and drum tower in Qingyun County struck a few times, and the sound reached Nanshan Medicine Garden.

This medicinal garden is right next to Jinshan Temple. Although it is called Nanshan, it is actually just a small slope. The monks in the temple have cultivated a nursery on this slope to grow medicinal herbs.

Lights were on in the storeroom, and several monks were drinking tea to relieve their fatigue.

An Yanxia, Xue Shier and Yu Qinghuai also walked around the medicine garden several times but found nothing.

Yan Xia muttered, "Will the thief not come tonight?"

Her words really came true. Until three o'clock in the morning, there was no sign of the medicine thief.

This left them with nothing to do, so Yan Xia simply dug some taro in the yard for Yu Qinghuai to roast in the evening.

The medicine thief had not been caught yet, but An Yanxia was the first to pick the edible medicine from the field.

She reached out and plucked two ripe, golden apricots. She then went to the warehouse and asked, and found some Job's tears, fresh from July. So she asked for a bag of them, a bag of red beans, and a bag of chestnuts.

First, boil the red beans in a sand pot until soft, then add the barley and a few chopped apricots and simmer over low heat. A fresh, sweet, and delicious flavor will slip into your mouth. Yu Qinghuai roasts the chestnuts and taro. The high temperature raised by the snow lion roasts them until they are cooked through, and then they burst open into agate flesh, and the aroma fills your nose.

The fragrance even attracted the two young monks guarding the warehouse, who came over with two iron bowls to beg for food.

Yanxia also accepted everyone who came and served them porridge and rice, and everyone ate happily.

Another hour passed, and just as they were relaxing their guard, a chilly wind blew in. The two gatekeepers shivered and looked around, "It's a bit chilly tonight!"

An Yanxia glanced over and saw a thin and long black shadow flying past at a speed much faster than her flying in the clouds, flying straight into the warehouse.

The shadow was extremely slender, only about two or three inches tall and four or five feet long. It looked like a python spirit.

Yan Xia frowned, feeling that this was a demon causing trouble.

The door to the warehouse was tightly locked, and there were no windows. At such a high speed, if it hit the wall, it would probably turn into a pool of meat paste.

But when An Yanxia went over to take a look, she found that there was no trace on the wall at all.

This should be some kind of wall-walking technique, or some kind of escape technique. For example, Jiang Banxia knows half of the earth escape technique, and the tiger at Yuwang Mountain also has an earth escape technique.

If he had this kind of magical power, even she would not be able to trap him easily.

She muttered, "What a powerful magical power."

Two young monks rushed over and asked in surprise, "Master, has the thief already gone in? We should..."

"Stop!"

Yan Xia stopped the two of them and said, "You two should guard the door first. Be patient and don't alert the enemy. I'll go out and take a look."

As they walked out, Xue Shi'er and Yu Qinghuai, who had been waiting for a long time, asked nervously, "Did they catch him?"

When the cold wind blew over just now, neither of them felt anything.

Yan Xia said, "It's still in the warehouse. Qing Huai, please go and draw a circle around the warehouse."

Yu Qinghuai was surprised and asked, "Is that all?"

"I'm afraid not. This thief's escaping skills are amazing, and I don't have much confidence in being able to trap her. I just hope to stop her in her tracks, and it would be best if I could see her true face."

An Yanxia shook her head. It was okay for her to chop the thief into minced meat, but it was really difficult for her to trap the thief.

But she didn't know what the thief who stole the medicine was doing. The medicinal materials he stole were also common - although deer antlers and elk fat were expensive and rare, they were only worth a few dozen taels of silver.

You can't beat someone to death just for a few dozen taels of silver, right?

After Yu Qinghuai drew a prison on the ground and a large circle around the warehouse, An Yanxia asked Xue Shier to roar.

"Ouch!!!"

The strange cry really startled the thieves in the warehouse.

With a few whooshing sounds, a slender black shadow pierced through the air and emerged directly from the wall. Seeing this, Yu Qinghuai pinched his fingers and suddenly a golden light flashed, and a golden shield enveloped the warehouse.

But the black shadow ignored it, passed through the cage easily, flew into the grass and moved quickly.

Xue Shier smelled the scent and wanted to chase it, but the black shadow ran so fast that she couldn't even smell its exhaust.

But as he was chasing, he suddenly heard a few hissing sounds of breathing air.

A closer look revealed that the thief had been walking so fast and hurriedly that he had accidentally stumbled into the bonfire where Snow Lion was roasting taro. The flames were still blazing and crackling, and the slender snake was throbbing with the heat, its skin blackened from three to seven inches.

People say that hairy creatures are weak to fire. But unexpectedly, this snake monster was also weak to fire. As soon as it came into contact with the flames, it was burned and trembled, hissing and wailing.

If there was someone in Jinshan Temple who knew fire magic, he would have caught it long ago.

Xue Shier rushed over to take a look and exclaimed in surprise, "It's Bai Xianer!"

This cry called Yan Xia over, and when she took a look, she saw that it was indeed a big white snake, which she estimated to be about twelve or thirteen meters long.

But it definitely wasn't Bai Xian'er, because the white snake was working for her in Wuhe Mountain. Xue Shi'er also realized it later and said, "No, this smell is not right."

Seeing that the real culprit had been caught, Yan Xia was about to take action, but she saw that the white snake's vertical pupils were full of caution. It endured the severe pain of the burns, hissed a few times threateningly, and moved its body to escape again.

This white snake's escape technique is amazing. I'm afraid it will escape by the time An Yanxia takes out the bronze mace.

It definitely won't work if you force it.

The girl thought to herself: Oh no, my purple gold glass cup is going to fly away.

In a flash, a brilliant idea suddenly came to my mind.

An Yanxia said, "Don't move! You're still injured!"

The sound stunned the white snake, but it felt two fingers brushing across its abdomen. It felt icy and cool, even subduing the burning sensation from the flames. Then the girl said, "Don't move. This is an ointment for burns. It won't hurt you."

"Look, you feel better now, don't you?"

Yanxia applied the ointment from the three-inch mark to the snake's tail. She touched the tail and found that it was still a female snake.

Only the White Snake was very confused.

This person is so close to you, isn't he afraid that you are a poisonous snake and will bite him?

Even if you have some achievements in practicing Buddhism or Taoism, you can't be so bold, right?

The white snake hissed twice, looked at Xue Shi'er, then at An Yanxia, and unexpectedly spoke in human language. It asked cautiously and puzzledly, "Weren't you eating with the monks from Jinshan Temple? You wanted to stop me just now, why are you helping me now?"

Yan Xia snorted, "A doctor's heart is full of compassion!"

"Then you must be a good person."