I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 472 The Traveler's Misfortune

After receiving the paper money, the White Dragon and Sandy immediately began chanting the name of "Great Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva" and began to pray devoutly.

Seeing this, Pigsy did not get involved. Instead, he said, "I can't let that monkey have his fun alone. I'll go to the Ghost Market in Fengdu to buy some wine too."

The White Dragon and Sandy ignored him, continuing to clear their minds and pray devoutly.

After an unknown amount of time, the White Dragon and Sandy suddenly felt a bright light before their eyes. When they opened their eyes, they found that they were no longer in the Ksitigarbha Hall, but in a lotus pond.

Their souls were lifted up by a green lotus leaf and slowly rose above the lotus pond.

At this moment, someone splashed a pool of water at the two people's souls. Strangely enough, the two people, who were clearly in a soul state, were drenched by the pool water.

The two of them jumped in surprise and turned their heads to look, only to hear a burst of giggling laughter. When they saw who it was, the White Dragon and Sandy immediately exclaimed, "Red Boy?"

Who else could that mischievous boy be but Red Boy? He already had a grudge against the group on their journey to the West, so naturally he wanted to play a trick on them now that he saw them.

However, someone soon called out to Red Boy, who pouted and then stepped aside to stand there.

Then two figures arrived at the edge of the lotus pond. When the White Dragon and Sha Wujing looked up, they saw that it was Huian Xingzhe and the Dragon Girl holding the pearl, who were the attendants to the left and right of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The White Dragon and Sandy immediately realized that they had arrived at the Eight Directions Lotus Pond in the Purple Bamboo Forest of Luojia Mountain, so they quickly put their palms together in greeting.

Then Huian Xingzhe laughed and said, "I am here by the decree of the Bodhisattva to stay at the temple with the Jade Maiden, to observe the incense offerings from all directions and listen to the prayers from all sides. What important matter do you have to pray for?"

At this point, Huian Xingzhe suddenly stopped smiling, frowned, and said, "Huh? Why are you only left with your souls? Where are your physical bodies?"

The White Dragon said, "Reporting to Huian Xingzhe, our physical bodies were killed by demons, but we have been taken in by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and are now living in the underworld."

Huian Xingzhe was taken aback and asked, "How was he killed? Where is the Great Sage?"

The White Dragon then recounted the whole story, concluding, "Therefore, we sincerely prayed to the Bodhisattva to save us from danger."

After listening to the White Dragon's account, Huian Xingzhe sighed and put his hands together, saying, "Amitabha, you have come at an inopportune time. The Bodhisattva is not in Luojia Mountain."

Upon hearing this, both the White Dragon Horse and Sandy were taken aback, and then asked, "Where did the Bodhisattva go?"

Huian Xingzhe said, "The Bodhisattva was invited by the Old Mother of Lishan to travel overseas, and his whereabouts are unknown."

Upon hearing this, Sha Wujing said, "Second Brother, this is really bad timing."

The White Dragon sighed as well. At this moment, Huian asked, "Since you reside with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, has Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva offered any guidance?"

The White Dragon and Sandy exchanged a glance, then shook their heads and said, "We have never received any guidance."

Huian Xingzhe said, "You can go and ask. As for the monster on Kuliu Mountain, I'll take Red Boy to see it. If we can capture it, it will help you get through this ordeal. Then we'll figure out a way to revive you two."

Upon hearing this, the White Dragon Horse and Sandy were overjoyed and bowed to Huian Xingzhe, saying, "Then thank you very much, Huian Xingzhe."

Huian Xingzhe waved his hand and said, "Then I'll take you two back first."

After saying this, Huian Xingzhe waved his whisk, and the lotus leaves under the feet of the White Dragon and Sha Wujing immediately sank slowly. Soon after, everything went black before their eyes, and when they looked again, they were back in the Ksitigarbha Hall where they had been before.

After the two woke up, they looked around but did not see Zhu Bajie, so they guessed he had not returned yet.

So the White Dragon and Sandy went to the main hall of the Ksitigarbha Temple to pay homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and reported the matter to him.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded and said, "In that case, you shall wait and see."

Then, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva asked the two of them, "Where is Pigsy?"

The White Dragon said, "Master burned some paper money, and Pigsy took the paper money to the Ghost Market in Fengdu."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva asked, "Then why don't you two go?"

The white dragon said, "This disciple has no desire for food."

Sha Wujing replied, "I am the same."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded, then pointed to the left and said, "There are 108 volumes of the Ksitigarbha Sutra in the left hall. You need to make a copy. If you have nothing else to do, go to the left hall to make the copy."

Upon hearing this, the White Dragon and Sandy immediately cupped their hands and replied, "Yes, Bodhisattva."

The two then went to the left hall to copy scriptures, only to find that many ghosts were already there copying scriptures.

These ghosts were all very kind people in life, but because there is no good place for them to be reincarnated in the human world, they are temporarily staying in the underworld.

Of course, the underworld will also provide these ghosts with homes to live in, and once they find a good place to go in the human world, they will go there one by one to be reincarnated.

These ghosts are considered benevolent guests in the underworld, so the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva temple usually invites them to copy scriptures or do what they can in the underworld, which is also a way to accumulate merit.

Upon arriving at the left hall, the judge there gave each of them ten scrolls of scriptures and instructed them to copy them.

“Copy each of these ten scrolls of scriptures ten times,” the judge said. “Find a seat.”

The White Dragon Horse and Sandy accepted the scriptures, bowed in thanks, chose a place to sit down, and began to copy the scriptures.

Meanwhile, Huian Xingzhe called out to Hong Hai'er and said to him, "Come with me to Kuliu Mountain and see what kind of monster that is."

Red Boy nodded in agreement, and then Huian Xingzhe rode on a golden cloud, taking Red Boy with him as they left Luojia Mountain and headed towards Xiniu Hezhou.

Several days later, the two arrived at Kuliu Mountain and found their way to the cave of the Golden Cicada King.

After confirming the location, Huian Xingzhe said to Hong Hai'er, "Go and knock on the door."

Red Boy leaped to the outside of the cave, holding the Fire-Tipped Spear, and slammed it three times in front of the cave entrance.

Soon a voice came from inside the cave: "Who's outside?"

Red Boy said, "Monster, your Grandpa Bull is here. Why don't you come out and pay your respects?"

"Where did this stupid ox come from, daring to call himself 'Grandpa' and 'Ancestor' in front of me? Does he not want to live anymore?" As he spoke, the cave door suddenly opened, and the Golden Cicada King slowly walked out.

The Golden Cicada King glanced at Red Boy and then laughed, "Who do we have here? It's just a young punk. You dare to be my grandfather? Aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan?"

Red Boy, holding the Fire-Tipped Spear in both hands, said, "Demon, you killed the disciple of the pilgrim, a heinous crime. If you know what's good for you, come back with me to be punished."

"What disciple of the pilgrim?" King Jinchan said, "I have never seen any pilgrim."

Red Boy said, "You still dare to argue? I'll show you the power of the Holy Infant King!"

Seeing that Red Boy's spear was about to pierce him, King Jin Chan immediately drew his sword and engaged Red Boy in battle.

Red Boy's spear whirled like lightning, and in less than a dozen turns, King Jin Chan was panting heavily, drenched in sweat, and his back and legs ached.

At this moment, Red Boy thrust his spear, striking the Golden Cicada King squarely between the eyebrows. A burst of blood erupted, and the Golden Cicada King's head was instantly pierced through by Red Boy.

But soon, a flash of golden light appeared, and the Golden Cicada King's body suddenly turned into an empty shell, while its true form disappeared without a trace.

Red Boy's gaze sharpened, and he said, "The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell?"

The next moment, another figure flew out of the cave. Without saying a word, Red Boy raised his spear and thrust again, but this time a beam of light came straight at him.

Red Boy was shocked. His Fire-Tipped Spear was instantly knocked away, and then the light struck him. Red Boy coughed up blood and flew dozens of feet away, seriously injured.

At this moment, the Golden Cicada King raised the glass bottle, intending to kill Red Boy in one fell swoop, but Huian Xingzhe quickly shouted, "Stop!"

King Jinchan indeed stopped, looked up at Huian Xingzhe, and then asked, "Who are you, a person of such virtue?"

Holding a whisk in his left hand and a bow in his right, Huian Xingzhe said, "I am Huian Xingzhe, a disciple of the Greatly Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva from the Purple Bamboo Grove of Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea."

Upon hearing this, King Jinchan immediately put away the glass bottle, put his hands together in a gesture of respect, and said, "So it is Huian Xingzhe. This humble demon is Jinchan, a cultivator from Kuliu Mountain. I am honored to meet you."

After saying this, King Golden Cicada asked Huian the Pilgrim, "What brings you here, Pilgrim?"

Huian asked, "I have come here to ask you why you killed the disciples of the pilgrim."

"This..." King Jin Chan was stunned for a long time before asking, "I really don't know, who is the disciple of the pilgrim?"

Huian Xingzhe then used magic to draw the appearances of the three, including the White Dragon, in mid-air. King Jinchan recognized them immediately and said, "So it's the three of them."

Then, the Golden Cicada King replied, "Journey to the West, I do not know these three people. They came to my cave that day and smashed my cave door without saying a word. I did not know why, and I killed them in self-defense."

Huian Xingzhe nodded and said, "They came to find you for a reason. It's because you stole the Zhao family's Buddhist treasure, so they were entrusted by the Zhao family to come and retrieve it."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Cicada King's expression immediately tightened, and he said, "I see."

Then Huian Xingzhe of the Golden Cicada Dynasty asked, "So, you came here for this very reason?" "That's right," Huian Xingzhe replied. "As long as you return the Buddhist treasure, you can be spared from calamity, and the matter of killing the disciples of the pilgrim will be put to rest."

King Golden Cicada said, "What if I don't want to return the Buddhist treasure?"

Huian Xingzhe said, "If that's the case, then you will surely be punished by heaven."

King Golden Cicada smiled and said, "I wish to return the favor with these words." With that, he directly summoned the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle.

The Golden Cicada King slapped the bottle, and the Three Lights Divine Water instantly flew out.

As the Sunlight Divine Water swept across the sky, Huian Walker's physical body disintegrated, while the Moonlight Divine Water and Starlight Divine Water simultaneously emitted a dazzling divine light.

At this critical moment, a beam of Buddhist light suddenly flew in, protecting Huian Xingzhe's soul and then taking him out of Kuliu Mountain.

Upon seeing this, the Golden Cicada King exclaimed, "Who are you? How dare you ruin my plans?"

But there was no response from any direction. Just as he hesitated whether to chase after them, five large carts suddenly rushed out from all directions outside his cave. Then, Red Boy flew into the sky and spewed out Samadhi True Fire from his mouth.

At the same time, the five large carts also spewed out Samadhi True Fire, instantly igniting the top of Dry Stream Mountain and simultaneously setting the Golden Cicada King's body ablaze.

The Golden Cicada King was terrified. He shouted "Samadhi True Fire" and immediately activated the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell to escape into the cave.

As a golden cicada, he dared not even touch the Samadhi True Fire, while outside, Red Boy still pushed the Five Elements Chariot to the cave entrance and started burning it towards the cave.

Soon, the Samadhi True Fire blazed nine feet above the ground, turning the Golden Cicada King's cave into a scorched red.

King Golden Cicada dared not stay any longer. He emerged from the soil behind his cave and fled down the mountain.

Although he possessed the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle, which allowed him to easily kill Red Boy, his Samadhi True Fire was so powerful that it could also instantly burn him to ashes.

Therefore, King Jin Chan dared not gamble and could only flee.

Seeing that the Golden Cicada King had escaped, Red Boy put away the Samadhi True Fire and the Five Elements Chariot, and headed out of the mountain in the direction where Huian Xingzhe had been taken away.

Upon arriving outside the mountain, Red Boy immediately spotted a monk standing at the foot of the mountain below. Red Boy leaped down and saw the monk conversing with the spirit of Huian Xingzhe.

Huian Xingzhe bowed to the monk and asked, "May I ask your Dharma name, Venerable One?"

The monk smiled slightly, put his hands together in return, and said, "This humble monk is Duobao."

Huian Xingzhe suddenly realized, no wonder he said he had never seen him before! It turned out that he was a Bodhisattva who had just entered the Buddhist order.

This Daoist Duobao was originally a cultivator of the Xuanjiao sect, but was later converted into Buddhism by the Great Sun Tathagata and was given the title of 'Bodhisattva Duobao Shanjian'. He has been cultivating in the Eastern Continent ever since.

Therefore, Huian Xingzhe hurriedly bowed and said, "So it is the Bodhisattva Duobao Shanjian. This disciple has been impolite."

Bodhisattva Duobao waved his hand and said, "Why is the traveler here? And why has he become enemies with that monster?"

Huian Xingzhe sighed and explained the whole story. Duobao Bodhisattva suddenly realized and said, "No wonder. But this monster is not easy to deal with. The magic weapon in his hand is extremely powerful."

"Oh?" asked Huian Xingzhe, "Could it be that the Bodhisattva knows the origin of this treasure?"

The Bodhisattva Duobao smiled and said, "Of course I know. That treasure is called the 'Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle,' and it is a supreme acquired treasure in the hands of Tongtian Daojun, the leader of the Xuan Sect."

"Hiss!" Huian Xingzhe gasped, "How could a treasure from the day after tomorrow end up in the hands of an unknown little demon?"

Bodhisattva Duobao shook his head and smiled, "This humble monk does not know, nor would I dare to speculate."

Huian Xingzhe seemed to be deep in thought, and then asked, "Does the Bodhisattva have a method for collecting treasures?"

Bodhisattva Duobao shook his head again and said, "It was already difficult enough for me to save you, Pilgrim. As for the matter of taking back the treasure, I dare not boast."

Having said that, Bodhisattva Duobao looked at Huian Xingzhe and said, "Xingzhe, in your current state, I'm afraid you won't be able to return to the South Sea. How about this humble monk escorts you back to Mount Luojia?"

Upon hearing this, Huian Xingzhe looked down and then said helplessly, "It's no use going back to Luojia Mountain now. My physical body is gone, only my soul remains. I'll go stay with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for now."

"Very well." Bodhisattva Duobao nodded.

Then Huian Xingzhe said to Hong Haier, "Hong Haier, you should return to Luojia Mountain immediately and tell the Pearl-Holding Dragon Girl about my matter."

Red Boy cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Senior Brother."

Afterwards, Huian Xingzhe bowed and thanked Duobao Bodhisattva, and then went directly to the underworld.

Red Boy also bid farewell to Bodhisattva Duobao and headed straight for the South Sea.

As for Bodhisattva Duobao, he only glanced at the Dry Stream Mountain before riding the clouds. He was following the decree of the Great Sun Buddha to leave the Eastern Continent and return to Mount Ling to continue his Buddhist practice.

Red Boy returned to Mount Luojia and told the Dragon Girl Holding the Pearl about the death of Huian Xingzhe. The Dragon Girl was immediately shocked and hurriedly knelt down in front of Guanyin's Lotus Platform in the Purple Bamboo Forest, then burned incense and prayed.

Although she did not know where Guanyin Bodhisattva was, she believed that as long as she prayed and reported the matter, Guanyin Bodhisattva would naturally know.

In the underworld, Huian Xingzhe went directly to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's place to stay.

"Huian Xingzhe, here are ten thousand purple coins and ten of each of various top-grade elixirs. Please accept them." The judge beside Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva presented Huian Xingzhe with compensation.

As the most important event in Buddhism, the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures was naturally guaranteed in all aspects.

Anything related to the pilgrimage to the West receives special treatment. For example, if someone dies while helping the pilgrims, they can register directly with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and not only will they not be immediately reincarnated, but they can also receive compensation.

As for whether he can be resurrected, that depends on how strong his backing is. Obviously, Huian Xingzhe doesn't need to worry about this issue; his backing is as strong as it gets.

After receiving the compensation, Huian Xingzhe asked the judge, "Where are Tang Sanzang's disciples, the White Dragon and the others?"

The judge laughed and said, "Pigsy went to the Ghost Market in Fengdu, while the White Dragon Horse and Sandy are copying the Ksitigarbha Sutra in the Left Hall."

Huian Xingzhe nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me."

So Huian Xingzhe also came to the left hall, received ten volumes of scriptures from the judge of the left hall, and with a glance, found the little white dragon and Sha Wujing who were engrossed in copying the books.

So Huian Xingzhe sat down next to the White Dragon, but the White Dragon and Sha Wujing were too engrossed in their work to notice him.

Upon seeing this, Hui'an Xingzhe asked, "Fellow Daoists, how many scrolls have you copied?"

The White Dragon Horse and Sandy glanced at it, then turned away, but quickly turned back again in surprise. "Huian, you're here?"

Huian Xingzhe spread his hands and said, "Obviously, I am dead too."

The White Dragon and Sha Wujing were completely stunned. The White Dragon said, "Didn't we tell you that the glass bottle is very powerful and that you should be careful?"

Huian Xingzhe sighed and said, "We were very careful, but we still couldn't prevent it."

But soon a smile appeared on Huian Xingzhe's face. "However, I do know the origin of the treasure in that monster's hands."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the White Dragon and Sandy were delighted and hurriedly asked, "What is their origin?"

Huian Xingzhe said, "That treasure is called the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle. It is said to be a supreme treasure acquired by the Tongtian Daojun, the leader of the Xuanjiao Sect."

"A supreme treasure!" The White Dragon and Sandy were stunned. "No wonder its power is so incredible."

Sha Wujing said, "Could it be that the Xuanjiao sect wants to stop us from obtaining the scriptures? Otherwise, how could such a precious treasure fall into the hands of a mere demon?"

Huian Xingzhe said, "That's hard to say, but it's good that we can find the source. Once we find out the origin, we'll have the person in question. Then we just need to go find the person in question."

Upon hearing this, the White Dragon and Sha Wujing nodded slightly.

But soon a new problem arose: "Who should we send? Our eldest brother is still drunk and unconscious in the Heavenly Palace, and we are all in the Underworld. We can't expect our master, a mere mortal, to go to the Eastern Continent to confront the Tongtian Daojun, can we?"

Huian Xingzhe laughed and said, "There's no need to go looking for anyone specifically, just file a complaint."

"Complain?" Little White Dragon and Sandy looked puzzled and asked, "Who should we complain to?"

Huian Xingzhe laughed and said, "Who's in charge of Dongsheng Shenzhou now?"

The White Dragon said, "Is that even a question? After the Five Emperors ruled the land, the Eastern Peak Emperor was naturally in charge of the Eastern Continent. Monkey King, do you mean to complain to the Eastern Peak Emperor?"

Huian Xingzhe nodded and smiled, "Yes, it's fine to tell them that the Xuanjiao sect has been disciplining them, causing the acquired treasure to fall into the human world, causing harm to the region and hindering the journey to obtain the scriptures."

Sha Wujing also realized what was going on and said, "That's right, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak also has the authority to govern the underworld, so let's go to the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak to file a complaint!"

So the three of them put down the scriptures, first asked the judge for leave, and then went directly to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to present their ideas.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva naturally supported the three of them. After listening to their plan, he said, "In that case, this humble monk will arrange for you to have an audience with the Lord of the Eastern Peak."

(End of this chapter)