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

Chapter 42: Zhenjian asks for help
Time flies, and before he knew it, seven years had passed. Jiang Tong'er worked hard to sharpen the wooden stick, cultivate his nature and practice Taoism, and endured the days and months.

The Wood Mother is lazy in every aspect, and will take time off whenever she can. If she is taught to go through one level today, she will never go to the second level. If she is taught to go through another level tomorrow, she will be so unwilling that she will cry and howl like a ghost.

Jiang Yuan has been practicing for seven years and has 365 acupoints on his body. He has walked through most of them, but has not walked through the remaining 99 acupoints. Mu Mu asked why he did not walk, saying that the obstacles ahead were very dangerous and that if he walked, he would be in trouble.

One day, the boy knew that Wood Mother was not going away. After a little thought, he realized what was blocking Wood Mother in his body. It must be two gods.

He expected that during the fight, the two gods would retreat and not dare to reappear. But now he dares to show up and stop the Wood Mother from completing her circulation.

Jiang Yuan thought to himself, "Second God, when I was weak in the past, you blinded me, but now I am no longer a child."

Think about it.

He concentrated his mind and found the Wood Mother in a hole in his body. When he saw this, he saw that the Wood Mother was in the shape of a pig, dozing off inside. She was indeed lazy.

Jiang Yuan ordered Xin Yuan, Jin Gong, and Yi Ma to come in front of Mu Mu and beat her without saying a word. Mu Mu jumped up, tears streaming down her face, and started crying.

Mu Mu cried out, "Kill me in pain, kill me in pain! You are the monkey with a grudge, you are blaming Jin Gong, you are the horse with a grudge, you deserve to die!"

The monkey in his heart and the black and white fish became angry. The black fish's eyes were filled with hostility and it moved forward to bite.

Mu Mu pretended to escape.

Jiang Tong'er said, "Come here, come here! Stop playing around! Mu Mu, stop talking nonsense!"

Among the eight desires of Wood Mother, she likes all kinds of disputes the most. She is careless with her words and often makes people angry. This is a "violent arena of verbal disputes and a sea of ​​right and wrong".

Jin Gong, who was distracted, came to obey the order.

Mu Mu came closer tremblingly, her heart achingly far away.

Jiang Yuan pointed at Mu Mu and said, "Mu Mu should observe the Eight Precepts, how can you violate them?"

Mu Mu said, "I dare not, I dare not."

Jiang Yuan calmed down and ignored this guy, saying that they would talk after walking around for a while. He looked towards the road ahead.

Seeing that the road ahead was long and he didn't know when he would reach his destination, he did not see any demonic obstacles, but he knew that the two gods were most similar to the Wood Mother, and it was normal for him to know that the two gods were moving.

Jiang Yuan asked, "Mu Mu, there are obstacles ahead, are you serious with me?"

Mu Mu said anxiously, "Really? Really! How dare I fool you? The obstacles ahead are so fierce and it will be difficult to walk!"

Jiang Yuan heard this and pointed out the way ahead, saying, "In that case, I will teach the Monkey King to walk with you. Just go ahead. I don't think the demonic obstacles can move you."

Mu Mufang saw the circle and complained bitterly, saying, "Why don't we go later? Let's rest for a few days."

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he pretended to fight, which frightened Mu Mu so much that she dared not complain. Fortunately, under the urging of the Monkey King, they set out together, and walked through the ninety-nine acupoints in the body. After walking this path, he would teach her the complete Zhoutian method.

……

In a quiet room.

Jiang Yuan opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath. The two gods blocking his way were no big deal. The three of them returned to their positions, and Mu Mu was about to return as well.

Just as the founder said, the fight between the will and the horse is like a fight between him and the two gods. If he wins, all five people will return to the right path. If the two gods win, his Tao will be in vain, and hundreds of years of hard practice will be nothing but a "dream of yellow millet".

The boy teaches the horse to return to the right path. It is useless for the two gods to try to stop him. Now that all five people are together, it is inevitable.

Jiang Yuanben was meditating quietly, chanting Buddhist mantras, and teaching the four people to walk faster.

Suddenly I heard a sound outside the cave.

Jiang Yuan walked out of the quiet room and heard someone knocking on the door outside. He walked over and opened the door of the cave.

There was a man standing outside the palace, his clothes were torn and he had no shoes, his hair was disheveled and he was barefoot, looking very ragged.

Jiang Tong'er asked, "Who is so anxious here?"

Someone outside the mansion shouted, "Brother! It's me! Quickly ask Master to save me, my life is in danger, my life is in danger!" Jiang Tong'er took a closer look and realized that the person who came was an acquaintance, one of the twelve generations of the master's school, with the character 'Zhen' in the Dharma name, and his Dharma name was Zhenjian.

This junior fellow cultivated the art of "Shu" in his early years and practiced the art of talismans. I haven't seen him for many years, so why did he return to the fairy cave to ask for help today?

Jiang Yuan asked, "Zhenjian, Junior Brother, why are you here like this?"

Zhen Jian was trembling and panicking, and said, "Listen to me, brother. In the past, when I went down the mountain to learn martial arts, I thought I had great magical powers and was as arrogant as anyone. I could easily subdue demons and monsters, and I could fight tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves. I was as famous as an old Taoist. In recent years, I have been greedy for wine, money and sex, and my vitality has been depleted. I was fighting thieves and monsters in the mountains, and my magic was not effective and my Tao was not obvious. I almost lost my life. Now I come to the mountain to ask for help from my master. Brother, please don't block my way."

Jiang Yuan heard what was going on and said, "Master went out a few years ago and is not in the mountain now."

Zhen Jian burst into tears and said, "My life is over, my life is over!"

Jiang Yuan asked, "Junior brother, is there a thief monster chasing you?"

Zhen Jian said, "To be honest, Senior Brother, the thief is very brave and is chasing us closely."

Jiang Yuan looked down the mountain and saw that the Jiao Ni Palace was shaking violently, and the Yuan Shen came to help. It turned out that there was black air outside the mountain. He often patrolled the mountain in recent years, and made sure that no demons dared to enter the mountain. Now that there was evil spirit, it must be the evil spirit that was chasing the real one.

He said, "Don't worry, Junior Brother, go into the mansion first."

Zhen Jian shook his head and said, "I would never dare to burden my brother while Master is away."

Jiang Yuan said: "I have my own way to protect you."

Only after you have truly seen and heard the stories can you enter the Three Stars Immortal Cave.

Before Jiang Tong'er entered, he focused his energy with his eyes, watching for the evil spirit coming, without being anxious or impatient.

Zhen Jian hurriedly said, "Brother, why don't you come into the mansion?"

Jiang Yuan said, "Brother, please come in and wait for me to subdue this monster. Do not let it harm the spirit beasts in the mountains."

Say it.

He called upon the Monkey King Jin Gong to come for help and stopped his journey. When Wood Mother wanted to come to help, he told the boy to call her back, fearing that Wood Mother would make things worse and instigate the Monkey King and the other two to give up their mission.

Jiang Yuan jumped up, and with the help of his will, he stepped on a cloud and went out of the mountain.

When he looked carefully, he saw that his senior brother was walking on the clouds. He was shocked and surprised, and was really dumbfounded. He never thought that his senior brother was a real immortal. He recalled the past and regretted it secretly.

Not mentioned here.

But Jiang Tong'er walked on the clouds to the foot of the mountain and saw a dangerous monster trying to go up the mountain, so he appeared and blocked the way.

He looked like a kiln worker, all black in color, with a single sharp golden eye. It was hard to tell whether he was a black bear or a black panther.

The thief monster raised his red tassel spear, and seeing Jiang Tong'er's spiritual power, he felt hungry and said, "This mountain is a sacred mountain, and there is a spiritual boy here. Now that you have seen me, the King of Kuangshan, you should be my longevity."

Jiang Yuan said: "This mountain is the place of Bodhi Patriarch. How dare you invade? Leave immediately to save your life."

The thief said sternly, "Who cares about you, Bodhi Patriarch?"

Jiang Yuan was furious when he heard this. How could he allow his master to be slandered? He cursed, "I don't know what kind of magic power you have to be so arrogant."

He picked up the Yu Ding and started to smash it. Seeing the powerful force, the thief monster dodged sideways and swung his red tassel spear to attack. It was a brutal killing.

The two fought at the foot of Lingtai Mountain with the Yuzhou Ding and the Hongying Spear. The Yuzhou Ding was heavy, and the spear was sharp. Jiang Tong had strong magical powers, and the thief was powerful.

After fighting for ten rounds, it was still unclear who was better.

Jiang Tong'er secretly said that it was a difficult situation. The monster had a red tasseled spear in his hand, which was made of something unknown. It could block Yu Ding's attack. To deal with such a thing, he needed Jin Gong's help.

Without saying anything, the boy pulled himself together and showed two black and white fish...

(End of this chapter)