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

Chapter 146 Wukong asks his senior brother to subdue the blue bull (asking for monthly tickets)
The story goes that Wukong went up to the Lihen Heaven and entered the Tushita Palace, where he went to find Laojun to ask for his magical power. However, he did not find Laojun in the Tushita Palace, but instead found a real person.

Wukong told the Immortal what happened.

The immortal immediately understood when he heard it, it was the green ox causing trouble.

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "You monkey, if you have any more such matters, come to me. The Lord is not in the Tushita Palace here, but is going to the Sanxing Cave to meet the master. I will help you capture the demon."

Wukong bowed and said, "If I can help you, I will definitely catch this demon. But you must be careful, because the monster may have some skills, but it is hard to have a trap that can trap all the treasures of the gods and Buddhas."

Jiang Yuan said: "I know the diamond cutter of the cow."

Wukong asked: "Vajra Cutter? Big Brother, could that thief monster come from Tushita Palace?"

Jiang Yuan said, "That's right. The monster you're talking about is actually Laojun's green bull. Because the boy who looked after the bull failed to do his duty, it escaped to the lower world. The circle you mentioned is Laojun's treasured 'Vajra Cutter'."

Wukong said angrily, "I was wondering why I asked the Great Celestial Venerable to investigate the world in the sky, but I never heard of it. The monster knew me and was very powerful. It turned out to be a relative of the old official. What crime should I be punished for releasing the monster privately?"

After saying this, the monkey thought to himself, "Last time, the Bodhisattva of the Sea came to Laojun to borrow a person, and asked him to transform into a demon to harass me. Could it be that the Bodhisattva of the Sea did this as well? I dare not ask, because the Bodhisattva is still angry, and if he is angry, he will throw a clean bottle at me."

Jiang Yuan gently stroked the monkey's forehead and saw that the demonic appearance faded away, and a spiritual appearance was hidden behind it. He was confused, knowing that the monkey's practice was progressing. He smiled and said, "Wukong, don't worry, don't worry. I will go down to the world with you. As Laojun said before, we will go down to the world to look for the cow."

Wukong bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, Senior Brother."

Jiang Yuan said: "Follow me to the lower world."

Wukong said, "Yes, Big Brother."

Wukong held Jiang Yuan's hand and they both rode on a cloud to the lower world. When they reached the South Gate of Heaven, the four great marshals saw how obedient the Great Sage was, and rubbed their eyes, thinking they had seen wrong.

The Immortal and Wukong rode on the clouds to the Golden Gourd Mountain again, where the Eighteen Arhats, Li Tianwang, the Third Prince and others were already there.

Wukong said, "I'll ask my senior brother to come and subdue the demons. Please let Daoer go quickly."

Upon hearing this, all the gods bowed and called him "Master Guangxin".

Jiang Yuan returned the greetings one by one. After they were done, the Immortal arrived at the far end of the Golden Gourd Cave and said, "Wukong, that Si King recognizes me. You lure him out of the cave, and I will fight him for a while to prevent him from escaping."

The Third Prince said, "Master, be careful. That monster has a circle and is very dangerous."

The Fire Virtue Star Lord said: "I'm afraid the whisk in your hand is not enough to defeat the enemy. Why don't you borrow a sword first?"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "I know the methods of King Si. Don't worry. I have my own way."

Wukong said: "Everyone, my elder brother has great magical powers, you can rest assured."

Jiang Yuan said: "Please guard the cave. If the Si King leaves the cave, do not let him return."

The gods and arhats responded.

Jiang Yuan said, "Wukong, go and lure him into battle."

Wukong said, "Big Brother, I'm leaving now."

Say it.

Wukong leaped to the front of the Golden Gourd Cave and saw two little demons guarding the door. He shouted, "Quickly call your king to come and die."

The two little demons were trembling with fear, so they went into the mansion to inform Qingniu.

When the Green Ox heard that the monkey had come again, he put down the orange in his hand and cursed, "That thief didn't even steal the weapon, why is he fighting with me again?"

The Green Ox came out of the Golden Glove Mansion wearing armor and holding a spear, but saw that Wukong was unarmed, with a tiger-skin skirt tied around his waist, looking all alone and helpless, and very pitiful.

The monkey in this place has lost his golden master, how can he protect it?

Qingniu laughed and said, "You naughty monkey, you have no weapons, yet you dare to fight me. If you call me 'King Si', I will return your weapons to you, and you can rest for two days before you can fight me again."

Wukong said: "I am unarmed, but I have martial arts skills. Why should I be afraid of you? Don't leave. Take my palm."

Wukong suddenly leaped in front of the Green Bull, and when the Green Bull wasn't paying attention, he slapped the Bull in the face, then turned around and ran away.

Qingniu was very angry and cursed: "You Bi Ma Wen! How dare you hit me on the ear? Look at the gun!"

Qingniu held his spear and chased after him.

One in front and one behind, they walked into the mountains and forests, and the Jindou Cave was far away.

When Qingniu was halfway through the journey, he felt something was wrong and stopped. He stood still and looked around. Seeing strange rocks and forests, he said, "Forget it, forget it, forget it. Why should I compete with that weirdo? It would be better to go back to the mansion and eat some delicious fruits."

Think about it.

Qingniu turned around and was about to leave.

The traveler stopped him and said, "Wonderful thief, where are you going?"

Qingniu said: "You can't defeat me, so I will leave."

The traveler laughed and said, "I can't beat your circle, but there are people who can."

Qingniu asked, "Who?"

The traveler pointed to a spot in the forest and said, "Look who that is!"

Qingniu raised his head and took a closer look, only to see a real person standing in the forest. He pondered for a long time, pointed at the real person and said, "Guangxin, is that Guangxin?"

The immortal came forward and said with a smile, "King Si, it is me."

Qingniu smiled and said, "I didn't want to meet an old friend here. Guangxin is here. Come with me to the mansion quickly. I will have some delicious food for you."

Wukong cursed, "How can you call my elder brother by his Dharma name? That's really rude!"

Qingniu said, "Why can't I call him? When I saw him, he was still a child. He is less than a hundred years old. He is my great-grandson."

Just as Wukong was about to say something else, Jiang Yuan stopped him, stepped forward and said with a smile: "King Si is indeed the one I saw when I was young. He is a senior."

Qingniu laughed loudly and said, "What a kind-hearted person! What a kind-hearted person! You deserve a reward. I have an orange fruit. I will give it to you when I get back to the mansion."

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you, King Si."

Qingniu said, "Okay, okay."

Jiang Yuan asked, "I wonder if the Great Si King is in the lower world now. Does Laojun know?"

The blue ox-eyed man rolled his eyes and said, "It was the protagonist who sent me here."

Jiang Yuan asked: "Really?"

Qingniu patted his chest and said, "It's true!"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Do you know where this monkey is looking for me?"

Wukong approached and said, "I found my elder brother in the Tushita Palace in the Heavenly Palace."

When Qingniu heard this, he was terrified and asked, "Did the hero send you here?"

Jiang Yuan saw that Qingniu had heard what was going on, so he stepped forward and shouted, "Niu'er, since you know that Laojun sent me here, why don't you surrender quickly? You are talking nonsense here. I will not hide it from you. Laojun knew that you had escaped, so he ordered me to capture you and bring you back to heaven!"

Qingniu said, "You naughty monkey, why are you jumping around everywhere and letting my master know where I am going. Now that my master knows where I am going, I will go to another cave." After saying that,

Qingniu turned around and was about to leave.

Jiang Yuan shouted, "You little bull, since I'm here to capture you, how can I let you escape?"

Qingniu said, "Guangxin, although you have great magical powers, I am not afraid of you. You can't catch me. Leave quickly to avoid a dispute."

Jiang Yuan said: "I am here by the order of Laojun to bring you back to heaven. Since you are unwilling, don't blame me for using magic to bring you back."

When Qingniu heard this, he realized that the Immortal would definitely not let him go, so he thrust his spear forward to capture the Immortal.

Seeing the fierce power of the spear, the immortal waved his jade-handled whisk lightly and used the whisk tail to block it. No matter how powerful the Qingniu steel spear was, it could not get close to him.

One of them holds a whisk, the other holds a steel spear, they are fighting fiercely in the forest with strange rocks, the immortal's whisk tail is floating, the green ox's steel spear is strong, one is Jiang Zhenren, a disciple of Bodhi, one is a one-horned rhinoceros in the Taoist palace, one is Taiyi Zhenfa showing magic, and one is the natural way of Daluo. One says 'I am ordered to send you back to the Heavenly Palace', the other says 'How can you go back when you are busy playing around', they both fight back and forth, you are tough and I am soft, neither of them is willing to give in.

They fought for twenty rounds, but the Immortal was able to block the attacks easily, and no matter how the Green Ox attacked, he could not win.

Compared with Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen, the martial arts of this Green Ox are ultimately inferior. Its attack is powerful but not intense, and is a little sparse, so it cannot break the Immortal's whisk.

Qingniu was shocked. He had never expected that Guangxin, the former warrior, had such martial arts skills now. The protagonist often praised him. If he really had the ability, he should not be fought with. If he was not strong enough, he would be in trouble when the traveler stepped forward.

Qingniu fired a fake shot, stepped back, and said, "Look at my baby."

Say it.

Qingniu took out a white ring from his arm, which was the "Vajra Cutter". He threw the ring upwards, and Jiang Yuan used the whisk in his hand to put it on.

Qingniu laughed and said, "Guangxin, what weapons do you have to fight me?"

Jiang Yuan said, "Why did you, this little bull, take my whisk away? I wanted to compete with you in martial arts, but you took my whisk to compete with me in power and supernatural power, didn't you?"

Qingniu said, "What magical powers do you have? My circle cannot get close to water or fire, and it can trap all kinds of weapons. No matter what magical powers you have, you can't do anything to me."

Jiang Yuan said nothing, but opened his mouth and used the power of Samadhi True Fire. Black smoke appeared and red flames rose. True fire appeared in the holy fetus and burned towards the green ox.

The green ox raised the diamond chisel, and no matter how powerful the real fire was, it could not get close to it.

Qingniu laughed loudly and said, "Guangxin, if you have any other magical powers, feel free to use them."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan used Jin Gong's magical power again to gather the turbid earth energy and attach it to the Vajra Cutter. He then took out the ruler and hit the Vajra Cutter with it.

This ruler has the power to lift the sea. This diamond cutter is attached to the earth's energy and is as heavy as Mount Tai. If Laojun uses the diamond cutter, he will not be able to knock it down. Now that he is a green ox, he cannot stop the ruler.

With a loud thud, the diamond cutter that was attached to the earth's energy was knocked down by the ruler, and the whisk fell out of it.

The Green Ox was horrified and was about to pick up the Vajra Cutter, but Wukong had transformed into a fly, approached the Vajra Cutter, revealed his true form, and took the Vajra Cutter away.

The blue ox cursed, "You thief, return the diamond cutter to me quickly."

Jiang Yuan stepped forward and shouted, "Niu'er, why don't you show your true form!"

The green ox turned around and tried to escape.

Jiang Yuan pointed at Qingniu and said "fix" to cast a spell to freeze the body. Qingniu gritted his teeth, opened his eyes, spread his hands, and stood still, unable to speak or move.

The immortal took out a ruler and hit the green ox on the head. The green ox could not bear it and crawled on the ground, revealing its true form.

Wukong took advantage of the situation and went forward to fight with his bare hands.

The immortal stopped him and said, "Don't kill him. This is Laojun's cow. Don't be disrespectful."

Wukong stopped and pointed at Qingniu, saying, "For the sake of my senior brother and the old official, I will spare you."

He handed the diamond cutter to the immortal and said, "Big Brother, keep this treasure and don't let the cow take it away."

Jiang Yuan took the diamond cutter and said, "I thought you were going to keep it for yourself, monkey, but you didn't want to give it back to me."

Wukong said, "How dare you do evil in front of my elder brother?"

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "If I wasn't here, would you have done something wrong?"

Wukong said, "I dare not, I dare not."

Jiang Yuan said, "Go and rescue Tang Monk, let the gods return to heaven, punish the evil spirits in the palace, and release the good ones. Don't make any mistakes. If you encounter trouble again in the future, don't be stingy with your face. Your family is looking forward to your return after success."

When Wukong heard this, tears welled up in his eyes. He bowed deeply and paid homage to the immortal.

Jiang Yuan said: "Go, go."

Wukong did not dare to stay any longer, and just said "let's go", and went to the Golden Gourd Cave in the clouds.

Jiang Yuan looked at the blue ox, patted its body and said, "You ox, you have been in the lower world for many years, have you ever harmed anyone?"

The green bull spoke in human language, saying, "No, no. But please, Master, talk to the protagonist and don't let him punish me."

Jiang Yuan said with a smile: "Why do you call me Zhenren? You should call me Guangxin. I am your great-grandson."

Qingniu said, "I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again."

Jiang Yuan accepted the diamond cutter, picked up the whisk, and blew a breath of immortal energy into his hand. A rope appeared, and he tied up the blue ox and said, "Come with me to see Laojun."

Qingniu asked, "Master, where are you going?"

Jiang Yuan pointed to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and said, "Laojun is in Sanxing Immortal Cave. Just follow me. I will return you to Laojun, and then Laojun will take you to heaven."

The green ox was speechless and moved forward as the immortal pulled it.

One man and one cow went to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain together.

……

But the traveler came out from a forest of strange rocks and walked to the Golden Gourd Cave, where he met up with the gods. He recounted what had happened before. Upon hearing what he had said, the gods were deeply impressed by the traveler's magical power.

Li Tianwang said: "In the past, the Great Sage treated the 100,000 heavenly soldiers as nothing, and the nets of heaven and earth could not do anything to him. It was the Jade Emperor who issued an order, asking the Immortal to subdue the Great Sage. At that time, the Immortal's magic power was not as profound as it is now. Now this demon almost captured us, but it could not do anything to the Immortal."

The Third Prince said, "I have heard that the Immortal has practiced for many years, his heart of Taoism has not changed, and his method has become more profound day by day. This is natural."

The Monkey King said, "Don't say that. My elder brother is not listening. Let's go in, take back the weapons, and subdue the evil spirits in the palace. My elder brother said before he left that the evil spirits in the palace will be punished if they do evil, and will be released if they do good. I will go and rescue my master and my two younger brothers first. You all go back to your own palaces. I'll ask the Heavenly King to thank the Heavenly Venerable on my behalf, and I'll ask the Venerable to thank the Tathagata on my behalf."

All the gods and arhats responded.

The Monkey King had just entered the Golden Gourd Cave. He first retrieved the golden cudgel, then went to the back hall to rescue Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing.

Tang Seng held Monkey King’s hand, tears streaming down his face, and said, “I regret not listening to Wukong’s advice. I have come across a disaster after leaving the circle. Wukong, I know what will happen.”

The Monkey King smiled and said, "You should have remembered what I said. That circle is a safe place. If you don't come out, the evil spirits won't be able to harm you."

Tang Seng said: "My dear disciple, next time I will obey your instructions and will never do the same again."

When the Monkey King heard this, he smiled but did not say anything. If this fat old monk had really listened to him, he would have gone who knows how far he would have gone on his journey to the west by now.

(End of this chapter)