Chapter 2638: Chang'an
Anan Kasyapa sent a pack of scriptures to Shen Long, "Now pay the Tang Dynasty Nirvana Sutra 400 volumes, the Bodhisattva Sutra 360 volumes, and the Void Tibetan Sutra 20 volumes in the Zangzong Sutra, a total of 35 volumes. 5,048 volumes were found in each of the ministries, and they were left in the Tang Dynasty with the Biography of the Holy Monk in the Eastern Land." After speaking, he waited for Shen Long's acceptance with a smile on his face.
Shen Long didn't go to check, instead he said with a smile, "The poor monk Dongtu has worked hard all the way here, what personnel do you have for us? Take it out quickly so that you can return to Chang'an with the scriptures." These words were said by Ananda Kassapa earlier Yes, just changed a few words.
Ananda Kassapa blushed immediately, and didn't know whether it was shame or anger, but the two of them didn't dare to offend Shen Long, so they could only bear it reluctantly, and took out three buckets and three liters of rice grain gold and gave it to Shen Long; Long took the gold, and then asked Sun Wukong to wait for some experience. After the acceptance, he continued to prepare for the road.
Before leaving, before Ananda Kasyapa had left, Shen Long continued, "Wukong, you are traveling fast, send this gold to the poor people in the vicinity. Your teacher is a monk, so what is the use of this gold?" ?” As soon as he said this, the corners of Ananda Kassapa’s mouth twitched, which was another slap in the face.
After walking for a while, Monkey King came back when the Eight King Kong chased after him. It turned out that Shen Long traveled from Chang'an to Lingshan in a total of 14 years, which was 5,040 days. Shen Long traveled faster than Tang Sanzang. , there is still a few months left, and the number is not enough, so the Eight Great King Kongs are needed to take them for a quick journey.
The Eight Great Vajras led Shen Long and others all the way to the east, Shen Long thought to himself, my journey was much smoother than Tang Sanzang's, I'm afraid they didn't make up the ninety-nine and eighty-one, how would they deal with it?
While flying, Shen Long kept an eye on the movements of the lower world, and only saw the bank of the Tongtian River. The Eight King Kongs threw them down, but Shen Long didn't care. He rested for a while on the west bank of the Tongtian River, and saw a big white-headed turtle protruding from the bank. The head cried out, "Holy Monk, I have been waiting for you for the past few years, but I just came back?"
Sun Wukong said with a smile, "Old Yuan, I've been tired of you for years, and now we have to meet again." Little Bailong, Bajie, and Drifting Monk were all overjoyed.
Wukong said, "Old Turtle, if you have the heart to welcome you, you can come ashore." The turtle immediately climbed up the river, Monkey King told him to lead the horse to him, Bajie was still squatting behind the horse's tail, and Shen Long was standing on the horse's neck. On the left, the Drifting Monk stood on the right, and the little white dragon walked by stepping on the water. Sun Wukong put one foot on the old turtle's neck and the other on the old turtle's head and shouted, "Old turtle, please walk steadily." Tortoise spread its four legs, stepped on the water as if walking on flat ground, and carried his four masters and apprentices, including five horses, on their backs, and came straight back to the east bank.
Walking halfway, Shen Long said, "You asked me to help you ask when you can get rid of your body. I once said that if there is a chance, I will ask for you. If not, you can't force it! But this time I have never met It's a suitable opportunity." Shen Long was too busy in Lingshan to scold the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so he really didn't have time to ask these questions.
Hearing this, the old man was about to get angry when he shook his body, Shen Long shouted sharply, "You once crossed the river with us before, but we also helped you kill the king of inspiration and take back the cave, but I don't owe you anything! , I didn't promise to help you ask at the beginning, since the opportunity has not come, then there is no need to force it, what do you mean?"
The old turtle couldn't speak after hearing it, and after thinking about it carefully, he really didn't make sense and had no reason to throw them down, so he had to send them back to the east bank without saying a word. When Shen Long and others arrived on the river bank, the old turtle was about to swim away However, the little white dragon stopped him and said, "I have some methods for the cultivation of the aquatic tribe. As long as you practice hard and do good deeds, you will be able to get rid of your body one day!" Give it to the old man.
The old turtle thanked him endlessly, "I am so narrow-minded, and the holy monk is so kind and virtuous. I am really grateful. From now on, I will take good care of the people on both sides of the Tongtian River and keep them safe.
"At the same time, he was also secretly rejoicing that if he hadn't held back his anger and thrown them into the river just now, it might not just be a problem of not getting these books of cultivation skills.
When I arrived in Zuojin Village, I met Chen Yuanwai, the father of Chen Guanbao and Yicheng Jin in the past, and he treated me very well. The incense burns unceasingly." He called Chen Guanbao, the son and daughter of the original sacrifice, and thanked him with a scale of gold, and invited them back to the temple to watch.
When they arrived at the temple, Zhu Bajie and others saw the statues of the five of them in the main hall, and they were all happy. When Bajie saw it, he tugged at Sun Wukong and said, "My brother looks very similar."
Sand Monk said, "Second Brother, yours looks pretty tight, but Master's is a bit more handsome." Shen Long thought to himself, that is, who made me look so much more handsome than you!
After watching the temple and returning to the village, the village had already prepared a vegetarian meal, and Zhu Bajie had a good time eating it. In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, Shen Long asked Monkey King to wait, packed his luggage and left Chenjia Village secretly, lest the villagers Too enthusiastic, continue to retain them.
Walking forward along the way he came here for a while, before seeing the Eight Great King Kong chasing after him, Shen Long knew that the Eight Great King Kong must make up the number of five thousand and forty days, but Shen Long did not satisfy their wishes, so He took out any door from the four-dimensional pocket, opened the door, and the prosperity of Chang'an appeared in front of his eyes.
Monkey King, Little White Dragon, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha all stared wide-eyed, "Master, is there such a prosperous place in the world?"
"The Nine Heavens will open the palace, and all nations will dress and worship the crown. It's not easy to say, let's go, as a teacher, I will take you to see the prosperity of Chang'an!" Shen Long read two lines of poems, and then walked into any door , Zhu Bajie and others followed closely behind, and when they stepped out of the gate, they arrived at Chang'an from the Tongtian River.
"Senior brother, look at these and over there. It's such a lively scene. We have traveled to so many countries and entered so many cities. I'm afraid none of them can compare to Chang'an Eleven!" In Chang'an City, Zhu Bajie felt that his eyes were not enough.
When Shen Long came to Hongfu Temple where Tang Seng used to live, he saw a few pine trees standing straight up one by one, but the crowns of the trees never faced east. Tang Sanzang once said, "After I go, maybe a year, or six or seven years, but look at the pine trees. If the branch is facing east, I will go back."
However, Shen Long came back earlier than the Buddhas of Lingshan Mountain expected, so the vision did not happen. The old disciples of Tang Sanzang in the temple saw Shen Long and hurriedly greeted them, welcoming them into the temple happily, and others rushed to the palace to report.
After arriving at the temple and talking to the disciples for a while, someone in the palace sent an order for Shen Long to go there. Shen Long washed himself, changed into new clothes, and brought a few disciples to the Taiji Palace, where he met Li Shimin. .