Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 130: Sun Wukong Makes Trouble at Wuzhuang Temple (Additional Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote)
Time flies so fast that before I knew it, more than a month has gone by.

The group of pilgrims who were seeking the scriptures went through a difficult test of their hearts by the four sages, and then headed west. After walking for a long time, they passed by Wanshou Mountain and stopped at the Wuzhuang Temple to rest.

The two boys Qingfeng and Mingyue who stayed behind in the temple received an order from Zhen Yuanzi. They took out golden hammers and beat two ginseng fruits for Tang Monk to eat. Tang Monk saw that the ginseng fruits looked like those of babies and he dared not eat them.

When the two boys Qingfeng and Mingyue saw it, they were overjoyed. They took the ginseng fruit away, went into their own rooms, and ate one each.

The two of them were in the Taoist room, swallowing the ginseng fruit with gurgling sounds.

Qingfeng finished eating, still not satisfied, and said: "Brother, that Tang Monk is just a man of words and gossips, with mortal eyes, he can't recognize such a rare treasure from the immortals."

Mingyue said, "That's exactly the point. Before Master left, he said that his three disciples had some tricks and told us to be on guard against his subordinate Luo Tao. Now we must have not taught them that."

Qing Feng heard this and said, "I heard from Master that one of his three disciples is Sun Wukong, and he is Guangxin's junior brother. Guangxin made things difficult for us in the past, why don't we make things difficult for him as well?"

Mingyue said, "No, no! What abilities do we have? Master once said that Sun Wukong was a man who could kick the sky and dig wells, and he once caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Our abilities are inferior to his, so we can just curse him from behind."

Qing Feng gritted his teeth and said, "That Guangxin made us lose face in the past. How can we not take revenge? We have not made any progress in our cultivation over the years, and it is also because of Guangxin. We can't do anything to Guangxin, but we can do something to this monkey."

Mingyue said, "That evil beast Guangxin's words have made me furious, but we can't do anything about it. So let's just stop doing anything to the monkey. I have a medicine. Let him eat it. His bones will become soft and his muscles will become numb. Let him eat it with tea and food. Then he will let us do whatever we want to him. We will avenge him."

Qing Feng said, "What will Master say when he finds out about the blame?"

Mingyue said, "There are no six ears here. Master, please go to heaven to listen to the lecture. You will not know this matter."

The two boys had been harboring a grudge against Sun Wukong for a long time and wanted to murder him, but they didn't realize that walls have ears.

But Zhu Bajie was a man with a big appetite. He stared at the two ginseng fruits and followed them to the Taoist room to eavesdrop. When he heard the two boys trying to murder him, he panicked and went to a Taoist room.

The practitioners here are both enlightened and pure.

The fool walked away, shouting, "Misfortune, misfortune!"

The Monkey King was impatient and stepped forward to grab him, saying, "Fool, what disaster are you talking about? Is there not enough food? Let the old monk eat his fill, otherwise he will make trouble. Later, we will go to some rich people's houses and beg for some food so that you can have enough."

The fool said, "Brother, this is not a disaster, it is a danger to one's life."

The traveler asked, "How do you say that?"

Bajie said, "I heard last time that there is a treasure in the temple, called 'ginseng fruit', which is very delicious. I saw two boys in the temple taking two fruits to give to the master, but the master didn't eat them, so he asked the two boys to keep it secret and eat it himself."

The traveler asked, "How can this be considered a life-threatening situation?"

Bajie said, "Brother, let me ask you, are you the junior fellow apprentice of the Master Guangxin of Hezhou, Xi Niu, and are you from the same sect?"

The traveler said, "Brother, I have known you for some time. To be honest, Master Guangxin is indeed my senior brother and has been very kind to me."

After hearing this, Wujing said, "Big Brother, you are actually from the same sect as Master Guangxin. I have also received great kindness from Master Guangxin."

The traveler smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

Bajie said, "The root of the trouble is here, the root of the trouble is here! You don't know that it is because I am a fellow disciple with Master Guangxin that I am in danger of death."

The Monkey King was annoyed and said, "Fool, please be honest. How could my friendship with my elder brother bring about a disaster that could lead to my death?"

Bajie said, "Brother, you don't know. I saw the two boys hiding the ginseng fruit and eating it themselves, so I went forward to listen. I didn't expect to hear that the two had a grudge against Master Guangxin. They knew you were a fellow disciple of Master Guangxin and wanted to seek revenge on you. As the saying goes, 'pick the weak and pick the weak', they didn't dare to offend Master Guangxin, so they put drugs in your tea and food to trick you into eating them. Then you would definitely die."

The traveler asked, "Is it true?"

Bajie said, "I dare not lie."

The traveler was furious, his teeth clenched, and he said, "How can this be true? Let me see for myself!"

Wu Jing stopped him and said, "Big Brother, don't be anxious. As the saying goes, 'Catch the thief and the stolen goods.' If those two are here to harm us, it is right to catch them in person."

The Monkey King said, "What Junior Brother Sha said is true. I will put up with him for a while and catch the thief and the stolen goods."

While the three of them were talking, they walked to the hall and met Tang Monk.

Not long after, the two boys Qingfeng and Mingyue came into the hall with different expressions, carrying some tea and food.

Qing Feng said, "I see that you haven't made a fire yet, so you must not have had enough food, so I've brought you some tea and food to fill your stomachs."

Say it.

Mingyue brought tea and food to the group of people seeking the scriptures.

Tang Monk did not know what was going on, so he clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, "My three disciples are lazy and have not made a fire to cook. Thank you for your help, two immortal children."

Say it.

Just as Tang Monk was about to have some tea and food, Monkey stopped him.

Tang Seng asked: "What are you doing?"

The Monkey King said, “Master, the food is poisonous. If you eat it, you won’t be able to obtain the scriptures.” Upon hearing this, Tang Seng was frightened out of his wits and trembled with fear.

When Qingfeng Mingyue saw that the matter had leaked out, he was so frightened that he fell down.

Bajie laughed and said, "As the saying goes, 'Beware of the Six Ears'. You two are doomed to fail."

Sun Wukong could tell at a glance that the tea and food were poisonous. He became very angry and pulled out his golden cudgel. He swung it until it was as thick as a bowl and raised it to hit him.

The two boys Qingfeng and Mingyue had some tricks up their sleeves. They opened their mouths and sprayed a white mist that blocked the traveler. They turned around and fled, closed the door, inserted a copper lock, and fled again. They locked the front mountain gate and the second mountain gate, all in a panic.

Sun Wukong went forward to fight, but Tang Seng stopped him and asked him what was going on. Sun Wukong had no choice but to tell him everything.

The two boys Qingfeng and Mingyue knew they had caused a huge disaster and walked out of the door.

Qing Feng panicked and said, "Brother, what should we do? That Sun Wukong is determined to kill us."

Mingyue said, "Before Master left, he left a flying bird for us, saying that if our lives were in danger, we should release the bird and someone would come to save us and protect Wuzhuang Temple. So we should release the bird and have someone come to save us."

Qing Feng said: "Quickly release the bird, otherwise its life will be in danger!"

The two of them decided to go out and let the bird fly away.

……

It is said that Sun Xingzhe was talking to Tang Monk. When he finished, Tang Monk knew what was going on and sighed, "My disciple, how can this be so? We have no grudge against him, but why are you putting his deeds on us and trying to poison us?"

How could the Monkey King bear this anger? He gritted his teeth and clenched his golden cudgel again and again, saying, "I will never tolerate this. If you want to kill me, I will smash his pots and pans, break down his door, push down his ginseng fruit tree, and destroy the Wuzhuang Temple."

Say it.

The Monkey King rushed out of Wuzhuang Temple with his golden cudgel, and then he let go and smashed things all the way.

Wujing looked at the tea and rice carefully and said, "Second Brother, the poison in this tea and rice does not seem to kill people, but it seems to be a poison that makes people weak and faint."

Bajie muttered, "It's poisonous, no problem, no problem."

The traveler had never heard such things before, so he swung the iron rod and started hitting people randomly, destroying doors and windows, smashing pots and bowls, and pushing walls and trees against each other, as if he had the power to move mountains and ridges.

……

On the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, in the Xieyue Sanxing Cave, Jiang Yuan was refining the elixir in the alchemy room. He taught the truth from time to time, but he was also at peace and at ease. He was here, and the immortals were here, so no demons or evil spirits dared to invade the mountain.

Zhen Jian was very excited and would talk to Jiang Yuan from time to time, asking Zhenren for advice on some matters of cultivation. Under Zhenren's guidance, he made great progress.

One day, Zhen saw the fire and said, "Big Brother, there is a connection between the external elixir and the internal elixir."

Jiang Yuan sat aside, smiled and nodded, saying: "That's right, these two pills have their own connection, there is nothing that the heaven and earth do not connect."

Zhenjian sighed and said, "Junior brother, you are destined to have no chance of obtaining the inner elixir."

Jiang Yuan asked: "How do you say that?"

Zhen Jian said: "I have heard that Senior Brother talked a lot about the theory of inner alchemy. I know that those who practice inner alchemy are mostly pure yang men who have never lost their virginity. Junior Brother lost his virginity before he could even understand the difference between life and death. I am destined to have no chance of this path."

Jiang Yuan said: "Junior brother, you have not yet lost your virginity, so you can practice faster. However, if you concentrate on repairing it, you still have a chance. On the contrary, it is difficult for people in their old age to practice."

Zhenjian asked, "Big Brother, why is it so difficult for people in their old age to practice?"

Jiang Yuan said: "In old age, the roots of people are unstable, and the four medicines in the body are exhausted. If the kidneys are deficient, the roots are shallow. There is a saying that 'if the roots are not deep, the leaves will not be lush'. If the heart is deficient, the source is turbid. There is a saying that 'if the source is not clear, the flow will not be long'. The heart and kidneys are the main medicines, and the lungs and liver are the secondary medicines. In old age, the heart and kidneys are weak, so it is difficult to cultivate."

Zhen Jian said: "I remember that my elder brother has been practicing the Golden Elixir Dao for hundreds of years. How could he not have had a weak foundation and turbid source? Fortunately, my elder brother has finally succeeded."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Firstly, I have never lost my virginity. I have made clear my determination since I was young, and my soul is protecting me. Secondly, I have the Taixuan Qingsheng Talisman, Yu Ding and other items to protect me, so there will be no problem."

The true insight is sudden enlightenment.

Jiang Yuan was about to say something when he suddenly had an idea. He told Zhenjian a few words, went out of the mansion, opened the door wide, and saw a white bird flying in.

When he saw the white bird, he knew that Wuzhuang Temple was in danger.

Previously, the immortal Zhen Yuanzi came and entrusted Wuzhuang Temple to him, saying that if a flying bird came, it would mean that Wuzhuang Temple was in danger.

Seeing the flying bird, Jiang Yuan did not dare to make any mistake, so he turned around and talked to Zhenjian, asking him to take a look at the cave. He took the whisk and used the "Qingyun Method" to create a cloud of auspicious clouds that flew 240,000 miles to Wuzhuang Temple.

In a moment, Jiang Yuan arrived at Wuzhuang Temple on a auspicious cloud. He stood on the cloud and looked down, only to see Sun Wukong waving his golden cudgel and making a big fuss in Wuzhuang Temple, causing the temple to collapse here and there. He was really majestic and impressive, just like the way he made trouble in Heaven in the past.

Jiang Yuan was secretly shocked and said, "How could this monkey make such a fuss? He knocked down the ginseng fruit tree and smashed the Wuzhuang Temple. He smashed everything, including the bowls and pans. What's the reason for this?"

He once dreamed of "Journey to the West". Even if the monkey was in Wuzhuang Temple to face the calamity, it shouldn't be like this.

He just didn't know why the monkey was so angry, so he pressed down the cloud and was about to go down to ask.

(End of this chapter)