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

Chapter 131 The disturbance is justified, Jiang Yuan's first disciple will appear

But in Wuzhuang Temple, Qingfeng Mingyue committed a great disaster. They dodged left and right to avoid the monkey head and escaped disaster.

Sun Wukong smashed up the Wuzhuang Temple, opened his flaming eyes wide and found Qingfeng Mingyue. He leaped over to stop him, and swung his iron rod to kill him.

Qingfeng Mingyue couldn't escape and shouted, "You naughty monkey, we are disciples of the immortal and are called the same as the world. How dare you destroy my Wuzhuang Temple?"

The Monkey King said, "You killed someone first. Even if you tell Daozu about this, I am still right. Why should I kill you?"

Qing Feng Ming Yue said: "My brother never tried to kill you. He just wanted to make your bones weak and your muscles numb."

The Monkey King said, "We were so weak that you could do whatever you wanted to us. How could you not kill us? I heard that you had a grudge against my elder brother, so you wanted to harm me. Tell me what happened quickly."

Qingfeng Mingyue then said, "Listen to us. When we first became disciples, we were so happy that our master loved us. But we never expected that there would be a broad-minded person who was short-sighted and annoying. We were afraid that he would steal fruits and scriptures, so we often tried to persuade our master. Unexpectedly, our master trusted him because we warned him not to do such a thing. At that time, we had just made an old grudge. Our master once asked us to test our supernatural powers. He used magic to trick us. He talked about cultivating the mind and the law. We lost all our dignity. We blamed him for not achieving the right result. He was also to blame for our poor cultivation. We had been grudged for a long time but could not avenge him. Seeing that you had friendship with him, he had the audacity to bully you. He committed a heinous crime. Now my life is in danger. Please spare my life and forgive my crime."

The Monkey King cursed, “My elder brother taught you to cultivate your minds, that was a favor, but you were not grateful and took it as an enemy, and even came to harm me. Today I will not forgive you.”

Say it.

The walker made a move to hit.

Qingfeng Mingyue saw that the traveler was not forgiving, and said in panic, "Before my master left, he gave us a flying bird. If we are in trouble, release the bird and someone will help us. If you know what's good for you, let us go. If not, someone will come to subdue you."

The Monkey King shouted, "Listen, you plague-ridden Taoist boy. No matter who comes, I am not afraid. Who in heaven or on earth can stop me? The Jade Emperor recognizes me, the King of Heaven follows me, the twenty-eight constellations fear me, the Nine Stars officials are afraid of me, the city gods of prefectures and counties kneel before me, the Eastern Peak and the Heavenly Gods are all terrified of me, the ten generations of Yama Kings have been my servants, and the five rampant gods have been my juniors. I want to see who you can invite to surrender to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came.

"Goku."

The traveler trembled, opened his fiery eyes wide, looked up and saw auspicious clouds falling. He looked and saw who was coming. It was Master Jiang.

Jiang Yuan landed on the ground, dispersing the mist, and asked, "Wukong, why don't you go west, but make a scene at Wuzhuang Temple?"

The Monkey King trembled with fear and put away his golden cudgel. He bowed and said in panic, "Brother, don't blame me, don't blame me! There is a reason for this. I didn't mean to cause trouble in this temple."

Jiang Yuan said, "Tell me about it."

The traveler will explain what happened before, one by one, and will not dare to hide anything.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan looked at the two boys Qingfeng and Mingyue, and pondered for a long time, not knowing what to say. He said, "You two don't need to look up at the sky or the ground anymore. The place where the flying birds are heading to is the Sanxing Immortal Cave. Before the Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi left, he told me that if there are flying birds reporting, I will protect Wuzhuang Temple. It is me that you are asking for."

Qingfeng Mingyue fell to the ground, at a loss. Unexpectedly, a bird was sent to send a message to attract an enemy. With all the enemies gathered here, his life would be in danger.

Jiang Yuan said, "In the past, I followed the order of the Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi to investigate the discord among the disciples of Wuzhuang Temple. The discord among the disciples was caused by you two. All the brothers and sisters in the sect had some resentment towards you, so I used the immobilization technique to immobilize you two. Firstly, it was to disperse the resentment of the disciples, and secondly, it was to help you two calm down. I also explained the matter to the Great Immortal. How could I have expected that you two would bear a grudge against me and take your resentment towards my brothers? What's the reason?"

When the breeze and the bright moon are about to strike, how dare I argue with them?

Jiang Yuan said, "I cannot tolerate you harming my fellow apprentice here. As the saying goes, 'Catch the thief and take the stolen goods.' Wukong, can you keep the food and tea?"

Wukong stepped forward and said, "Big Brother, keep it."

Jiang Yuan said, "In that case, keep the food and tea for the Immortal Zhen Yuanzi to come back and discuss the matter with him."

Wukong said, "Big Brother, I am destroying this place to repay you. Why don't we just leave now? If that great immortal Zhen Yuanzi comes, he won't be able to say anything and will just have to bear the loss in secret."

Jiang Yuan said, "Wukong, you don't know that the Immortal Zhen Yuanzi is on good terms with Master, and the two families are as close as one family, but you can't act like this."

Wukong said: "How could this immortal have such a background?"

Jiang Yuan said, "You smashed the Wuzhuang Temple and knocked down the ginseng fruit tree, but there are reasons for it, and we should talk about it. Qingfeng Mingyue, you two should not leave."

The Immortal looked up and saw Qingfeng Mingyue turning around and trying to escape. He raised his hand from his sleeve, pointed at two people, and said "stop". The two of them stood there straight, unable to speak or move.

Wukong said, "Brother, your magical power is getting stronger day by day. In the past, I was ignorant and did not have the magical power like today when I tried to practice with you."

Jiang Yuan smiled and stroked the monkey's forehead, saying, "Why, you say this, but are you still willing to try out your magical powers with me today?"

Wukong said: "I dare not, I dare not!"

Jiang Yuan said: "You now have a path for cultivation. If you follow this path, your cultivation in the future will not be lower than mine. Practice well and cultivate your mind."

Wukong nodded and said, "Big Brother, since we are waiting for the return of the immortal Zhen Yuanzi, why don't we go into the temple and rest?"

Jiang Yuan said, "No need. Go and report this to Tang Monk and his followers. We will be waiting in the clouds."

Wukong didn't dare to say much and had to agree.

Jiang Yuan jumped up and his figure disappeared into the clouds.

Wukong turned around and told Tang Seng and his companions about this matter.

……

Before I knew it, several days had passed.

Many of the people who went to Wuzhuang Temple to seek Buddhist scriptures went outside to look for some fruits to fill their stomachs, because the stove in Wuzhuang Temple was also smashed by the monks, so they could not start a fire or cook.

On this day, Jiang Yuan was waiting among the clouds when he suddenly saw a myriad of bright rays of light in the sky and auspicious clouds falling. He took a closer look and found that it was the Immortal Zhen Yuanzi and his entourage.

The auspicious cloud landed in front of the Wuzhuang Temple. Everyone looked and saw that the gate of the temple had been smashed and several walls had been knocked down. The temple was in a mess, as if someone had made a big fuss. Everything, including bowls, pans, ginseng fruit trees, stoves, and furnaces, had been knocked over and smashed.

The disciples were shocked when they saw this and said, "Could it be that Qingfeng Mingyue has evil intentions and destroyed the temple and stole things away?"

The immortal said, "How can this be possible? I don't think those two people are so brave. It must be a thief who broke into the temple."

The disciples said, "Our Wuzhuang Monastery is well-known, how could thieves break in? It must be those two who did it."

Everyone was talking about it.

Jiang Yuan came down from the clouds and called out, "Great Immortal."

The Immortal Zhen Yuanzi looked up and saw Jiang Yuan, and said, "Guangxin, why are you here? Do you know what's going on in my temple?"

Jiang Yuan did not dare to hide anything and told the whole story without favoring either side.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi laughed and said, "Why is there such a thing in my Taoist temple? It was actually caused by Sun Wukong who caused a havoc in the Heavenly Palace. In this case, the commotion here is still small, still small."

The disciples said, "How could Qingfeng Mingyue be so bold as to hate Senior Brother Guangxin and seek revenge on Sun Wukong, causing the temple to be smashed and looted."

Zhen Yuanzi said, "Follow me inside and see the clear wind and bright moon."

Say it.

The immortal walked into the Wuzhuang Temple.

Jiang Yuan and a group of disciples followed behind.

When he walked into the temple, he saw the gentle breeze and bright moon. At this time, he was still fixed in place and could not move.

The immortal said, "Guangxin, please release the shackles so I can ask them a few questions." Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan pointed at two people and said "release". The two men were able to move and speak, and fell to the ground, feeling terrified.

Qingfeng Mingyue kowtowed and said, "Master, save me, save me. Those monks coming from the east are all robbers, they want to kill us."

The immortal said, "Guangxin has told me everything about this place. Why are you two still talking nonsense here?"

The breeze and the bright moon are speechless and don't know what to say.

The Immortal pointed at two people and said, "You two are cultivators, disciples of the Taiyi Xuan Sect. How can you do such a thing? You are full of hatred and plot to murder the pilgrims. How can such things be done by cultivators?"

Qingfeng Mingyue kowtowed countless times and said, "Master, we know we are wrong, we know we are wrong! We beg you to have great mercy and forgive us."

The immortal said, "You two caused the Five-Zhuang Temple to be smashed and destroyed. If you were to go before the Buddha or the Bodhi tree with your words and actions, it would be unreasonable. How can I tolerate you if you practice cultivation without cultivating your mind? You should go now and no longer be my disciples."

Qing Feng Ming Yue was shocked and said, "Master, we know our crime!"

The immortal said, "Go now, go now! In the past, those younger than you were still disciples, but you have been slow in your practice and have made no progress. This is because you have not cultivated your mind. I have indulged you many times, and now you have caused a disaster. Go now."

Seeing that the immortal had no intention of returning, Qingfeng Mingyue burst into tears and had to leave the temple.

The immortal drove the two away, turned around and bowed, saying: "This is because my disciples are not good at teaching, which led to such a crime."

Jiang Yuan dodged, how could he dare to accept such a gift, he said: "I don't deserve this gift."

The immortal said, "Guangxin, please wait for me in the temple for a while. I will go and apologize to the group of people who are seeking scriptures."

Jiang Yuan said: "I will wait for the Immortal here."

The immortal went to the hall.

Jiang Yuan and the others were watching, looking at the mess on the ground.

The disciples in the temple bowed to Jiang Yuan and said, "Brother Guangxin, we are going to tidy up the temple. Please forgive us for our rudeness."

Jiang Yuan returned the greeting and said, "Please go, fellow apprentices."

All the disciples went to the temple to clean up the mess. They did it with laughter and without any resentment. This was exactly how they cultivated their minds and were not moved by external things.

Jiang Yuan nodded secretly. Most of the disciples under the great immortal were kind people. People like Qingfeng Mingyue were few after all.

……

The story goes that the immortal Zhen Yuanzi walked into the hall, apologized to the group of people seeking the scriptures, and confessed all his faults and how he had misled his followers.

The monkey thought that the immortal Zhen Yuanzi came to cause trouble, but he never expected the immortal to be so open-minded and even said that there was nothing to worry about.

The immortal was in the hall, and he told his disciples to set up the stove again and serve some tea and food to the group of people who were seeking the scriptures.

Tang Seng clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, great immortal, but it is my disciple's fault that the temple has been destroyed like this."

The Monkey King was indignant and said, "Master, this is someone who has harmed us. Why do you say this?"

The traveler is feeling unhappy.

The immortal smiled and said, "It is indeed my fault, Elder. What the great sage said makes sense."

Then he said to the Great Sage, "I have heard of your fame and know your abilities, but I never thought you could even knock down my ginseng fruit tree."

The Monkey King laughed and said, "I have the power to push mountains and hills, so why can't I do that?"

The immortal said, "You are indeed capable."

The Monkey King said, "It's a pity for your tree. Why don't I use some tricks to save it? I won't hide it from you. All the gods in heaven and on earth know me. I will go and ask them for help. I will definitely be able to save your tree."

The Immortal said that there was no need for that, as he had his own way to save them.

The traveler talked with them for a long time in the temple. Before leaving, he bid farewell to Jiang Yuan. Then the group of pilgrims left and continued their journey west.

……

After the pilgrims left, the immortal set up a banquet to entertain Jiang Yuan, serving him tea and fruit with full courtesy.

Jiang Yuan asked, "Great Immortal, I wonder if we are going to adjourn the meeting now that we have returned?"

The immortal shook his head and said, "No. I felt something in my heart, so I said goodbye to Yuanshi Tianzun. Tianzun forgave me and let me return. Bodhi is still attending the meeting."

Jiang Yuan said: "It is so. Although the incident here was caused by the breeze and the moon, Wukong and I also have our faults."

The immortal said, "Don't say that. When I invited you here, I didn't want you to cause such a disaster."

Jiang Yuan was about to say something else, but suddenly he became uneasy and looked towards a place in Xiniu Hezhou.

The immortal said: "Those who are destined to be with you will be reborn, Guangxin, you should go there."

Jiang Yuan heard this and asked, "Great Immortal, I have not yet achieved success. The one who has a connection with me has not yet achieved success. How can there be someone who has achieved success here?"

The immortal smiled and said, "As the saying goes, 'Man proposes, God disposes.' Those who are destined to follow your teachings have the strongest faith in the Dao. If I don't join your sect now, I will definitely not be happy if I join again in the next life. It depends on you. Those who are destined to follow your teachings will be reborn in three days."

Jiang Yuan said: "If I accept it, wouldn't it be misleading? If I don't accept it, wouldn't it be the end of fate?"

The immortal smiled but did not answer.

Jiang Yuan wanted to ask the master, but the master was not there listening to a lecture in Yuanshi Palace, and Laojun and others were also there. He had nothing to ask, so he could only go and see what this person with his affinity with the Dharma was like.

He stood up and said, "In that case, Great Immortal, I will go there."

The immortal said, "Guangxin, please go now. The one who is destined to be with you is in Baoliang Country."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan said, "I had some affinity with Baoliang Country in the past, but I didn't expect that my disciple was born in Baoliang Country today."

The immortal said, "It's just a matter of fate."

Jiang Yuan was about to leave after paying his respects.

The immortal stopped him and said, "Guangxin, when you have nothing to do in the past, you can walk around Wuzhuang Temple with me more often."

Jiang Yuan said, "That's right. If I had disciples at that time, I would definitely ask them to come and visit more often. Then the Immortal will not blame me for being nagging."

The immortal smiled and said, "If you have a disciple, you can ask him to come here. I should have kept you in the temple for a while longer, but the one who is destined to be with you here is about to die. I shouldn't have kept you here, as it would cause trouble. So I asked you to leave."

Jiang Yuan bowed and said, "I will definitely come to the Great Immortal Temple again when I have the chance. Please stay."

The immortal nodded and sent one or two disciples to see Jiang Yuan off.

Jiang Yuan left Wuzhuang Temple and used the "Qingyun Method" to go to Baoliang State.

(End of this chapter)