What kind of Journey to the West is this?

"Can a hundred ounces of gold cure it?"

Doctor Xiong opened his dim eyes and said, "Please allow me to try."

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The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 4 [Dare to Kill My Horse]

"This girl has nine fatal wounds on her body. It is impossible to save her even with the best of hands. She needs two precious medicines that can revive the dead and restore the world to the level of an immortal."

"May I ask which two medicines they are?"

"One is the six-leafed flower, the other is the red gentian, and I also need a Tumudan as a medicine to harmonize yin and yang. These are all treasures of the immortals, and I don't have them here."

Doctor Xiong felt the pulse and added, "The Six-Leafed One-Branch Flower is a treasure of the highest yin nature. Abbot Honghai of Kaiyuan Temple outside the city should know this. The Red Dragon Gallbladder is a divine object of the highest yang nature. You'll need to deal with the demons of Huilong Peak. As for the Tumu Pill, that's easy. You'll find the two immortals Yuan and Liu at Luoniu Slope. Ask them for it, and you'll definitely get it."

"I can only extend this girl's life for one month. If I still can't find her after one month, I'll just have to leave it to fate."

Yan Xia gave Doctor Xiong a deep look, then stood up and thanked him, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior."

Doctor Xiong sneered and said, "It's just a business of saving lives and curing illnesses. You can't go back on the gold you promised."

"nature."

Yan Xia nodded in agreement and immediately called the maid to prepare the carriage.

Kaiyuan Temple is the closest to Cangzhou Prefecture. It is a Buddhist holy place dedicated to Manjushri Bodhisattva. Because there is an iron lion statue in the temple, it is also called Iron Lion Temple.

Yanxia also knew a little about Huilong Peak and Luoniupo, located on Wuhe Mountain north of Cangzhou Prefecture. Huilong Peak had always been known for its prevalence of robbers, having been a bandit's lair for several years. Later, when Li Shimin led his troops through, the bandits surrendered, and the mountain finally settled.

Luoniupo is known by woodcutters and merchants as the abode of immortals. The hillside rises like a crouching ox, hence the name Woniupo. Legend has it that if someone gets lost in the woods and is lucky enough to encounter a monkey, they can find their way out of the forest and reach Luoniupo. It's a truly miraculous sight, and in a matter of moments, they'll reach the official road.

The girl rode her horse at full speed and soon left the city.

To be honest, it is quite dangerous for Yanxia to find these three medicines.

Although she has built a solid foundation and has the golden light of good deeds to protect her body, if she really has to face a large number of bandits and robbers, even with the two martial arts masters Bai Zhu and Cang Yue, she may not be able to win.

But, she will cheat...

Once the game is loaded, no matter what monsters and demons there are!

So she didn't involve the two maids, but went ahead herself.

Before reaching Kaiyuan Temple, Yanxia first saw a pine forest, which was covered by pine smoke and shrouded in mist. At a glance, the ancient trees were lush and green, and the sky was invisible.

According to Luo Sushang's teachings, this is called a place where yin energy breeds and a forest where no one is allowed to enter.

"Those monks built their temple in a place like this?"

Yan Xia muttered, held down her two maces, and rode her horse into the woods.

It must be said that it is indeed deserted.

On the branch, three squirrels with big tails were holding pine nuts, swinging their tails like water wheels. They all looked at her and stretched out their hands to hand over the nuts, not afraid of people at all.

The girl dismounted and took the nut.

On the other side, the horse that stayed in place stamped its hooves, saw a very bright golden color, neighed, and slowly walked over.

It was a small bird with golden back, a bit like a golden pheasant but the size of a house sparrow. It was lying on a stone slab, belly up, next to some leftover sunflower seeds. Sunlight streamed through a gap in the trees, catching its belly.

Bang!

The horse's tongue pressed against the stone slab, rolling up the melon seeds.

Hearing the noise, the little bird flapped its wings, stood up and looked, only to see a tall horse and tremble with fear.

"Heh! Whose horse are you? How dare you trespass into my Golden Pine Forest? Listen carefully, I am the Demon King of the Golden Pine Forest, Golden Sparrow Fairy!"

"..." The horse flicked its tail and sneezed without even looking up.

"How dare you look down on me, the Golden Sparrow Fairy! Get a beating! I'll be eating horse meat tonight!"

The little goldfinch flapped its wings, fell from the sky, and stretched out its sharp claws.

A claw fell, and the fingertip was like a spear, instantly piercing into the horse's buttocks. With a claw, a terrible wound was immediately gouged out.

With a neigh, the horse bolted. Yan Xia heard the noise and rushed over, only to see her horse had crashed headfirst into a tree and passed out.

The Golden Bird Immortal made a series of crackling attacks, then looked up and met the girl's eyes.

An Yanxia: “….”

Golden Sparrow Fairy: “….”

"So you're a Taoist priest! You really scared me..." The little goldfinch flapped its wings and asked, "How could you, a Taoist priest, barge into someone else's Taoist temple without even saying hello?"

Yanxia was shocked when she heard a bird talk for the first time.

But her horse had just been killed by this little bird, and the girl was a little emotional, so she immediately drew her two maces.

"I was just wondering, you monster, why did you kill my horse without even saying hello?"

"Hey, this, this... I think no one wants this... Taoist priest, I'll apologize to you, okay?"

Jinquexian saw the double maces in Yanxia's hands trembling and said hurriedly, "Put down your weapons first."

Yanxia felt a little distressed when she saw her unconscious riding horse.

The horse was not expensive, but the war was not over yet, so it was really difficult to buy a horse. She had to bribe the officials to get this horse.

"Then you have to compensate me for my horse first! I still have to go to Kaiyuan Temple!"

In mid-air, the little goldfinch froze for a moment, flapping its wings and saying, "Iron Lion Temple? Hey, you've taken the wrong road. This is the Iron Lion Temple, and the Iron Lion Temple is to the east!"

"The site ahead is the former Iron Lion Temple. A few years ago, the prince, Li Jia Erlang, led his troops through and rested in the temple. When he left, he donated money to rebuild a temple for Manjusri Bodhisattva. To distinguish them, the old site here is called Iron Lion Temple, and the new temple to the east is called Iron Lion Temple. Now the monks have all moved to the east."

"Last year, this abandoned temple was occupied by a cat demon. It's very unsafe! Taoist priest, what are you looking at me with?!"

Yan Xia said: "I feel that this is quite unsafe for you..."

The little goldfinch's fur exploded, and he sputtered, "I just want to eat meat, not kill anyone! That cat demon up front is different. She's nine feet long and nine feet wide, has a face like a devil, and teeth like swords and spears. She eats ten people a day!"

Yan Xia looked at the bird in the sky with great suspicion and questioned, "Are you talking about a ball?"

Nine feet tall and nine feet wide... Sorry, she really couldn't imagine what a cat ball looked like.

"Forget it if you don't believe it!"

The Golden Bird Fairy was very temperamental. Seeing that the girl didn't believe him, he flapped his wings in anger and flew to a branch. He turned around and asked, "By the way, do you still want this horse?"

Yanxia's expression was firm.

“This is my companion who has been with me for many years!”

The Golden Bird Immortal hesitated, "I'm quite good at roasting horse meat. Well, since you want it, then forget it."

"People are iron, and food is steel. How to cook it?"

"(OдO;) You can hold on a little longer...By the way, what's your name?"

"I am a cultivator of the Xuanyuan Great Dan Sect of the Three Immortals Island in the East China Sea, the sect's chief disciple, and the number one swordsman of the Three Immortals Island..."

"It's too long, I'm asking your name."

"I will never change my name, and my surname, Luo Sushang."

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 5 [Loving Kindness and Charity, Peaceful Summer]

Jinquexian'er felt that she had been cheated.

But it doesn’t matter, horse meat is delicious.

The Golden Bird Fairy did not lie. She was indeed an expert at cooking horse meat. She spit out flames from her mouth to light the dry wood, and then brought green onions, old ginger, pepper branches, rosemary, and monkey wine from the forest. She called two squirrels to marinate them, and then started a fire to smoke them.

Yanxia ate with tears in her eyes, her mouth full of oil, and she just felt that you, my friend, were so delicious.

The Golden Sparrow Fairy flew over and said, "I killed your horse. It's my fault. But I don't have anything good here except food. So I owe you a favor. If you have any difficulties, just come to my Golden Pine Forest and I will help you!"

The little goldfinch puffed out his chest, looking like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

Yan Xia asked suspiciously, "How can you really help?"

The Golden Bird Immortal was furious. "What are you talking about? I'm a famous demon king in this area! I can help you even if it means going to heaven or hell!"

Yanxia nodded seriously.

The girl had dinner and stayed overnight.

Wait until the next day when it gets light before getting up and heading east.

According to Jinquexian's instructions, Kaiyuan Temple is the new site of Tieshi Temple. It is easy to identify because of the circle of short bamboos on the east side of the river.

Walking along the river, you will soon see a stone tablet with the three traditional Chinese characters "Kaiyuan Temple" written on it. Behind it is a stone road with old pine trees on both sides.

Soon, an open space appeared in front of them, followed by the red-painted temple wall with a door in the middle. Behind the door, bamboos as thick as thumbs and more than ten feet high were planted on both sides, just above the tiles on the top of the temple wall.

There was a novice monk sweeping the floor and dozing off outside the door.

Yan Xia walked up to him, and the young monk woke up in panic after hearing the noise. "Abbot, I was sweeping the floor... Hey, it's a donor."

The young novice heaved a sigh of relief, clasped his hands together, and asked curiously, "Where did you come from? Where are you going?"

"People from Cangzhou Prefecture have come to pay their respects to Abbot Honghai."

"Oh! So you are here to see the abbot. I'll take you there." The little monk scratched his smooth head and turned around with his stomach beating fast.

Yanxia recalled her own experience of going hungry because she didn't eat breakfast when she was in school, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy.

The girl hesitated a little, took out some food from her small bag, and couldn't help swallowing.

"Give."

"Oh, thank you so much, benefactor!" The young monk took the long strip of something that looked like hawthorn cake, smelled it, and was filled with fragrance. He stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and his eyes lit up.

"Delicious! Benefactor, what is this?"

Yan Xia also took out a piece and put it in her mouth to chew, mumbling, "Smoked horse meat."

"???"

The little monk's chewing sound stopped abruptly.

Yan Xia didn't know what the young monk was thinking. Anyway, the little monk swallowed the meat with a look of regret on his face, and then led the way in front in a daze.

Yanxia was very happy.

She gave alms to a hungry little monk today. She is indeed a good person.

Yanxia saw that although the temple was hidden in a secluded place, it was still quite popular. The chanting monks were chanting sutras in the main hall, while two or three monks were arguing fiercely next to the stone lions in front of the hall.

The temples are also magnificent, as the saying goes: "The bell and drum tower is high, and the pagoda is beautiful." The bell and drum tower is high, and the cypress trees outside the tower can ring the bells from afar; the pagoda is beautiful, and the pine and bamboo trees below the tower are filled with the sound of Buddhist scriptures.

"Donor, it's just ahead..." The young monk pointed the way with a lost look on his face, muttering "breaking the precepts" and "keeping to righteousness" and so on.

Yanxia reminded him: "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart."

The young monk looked confused.

Instead, hearty laughter came from the room at the back.

"You've hit the nail on the head with just one word! Yuanfa, why don't you quickly thank the donor?"

An old monk with white beard and eyebrows was walking towards her. He was not dressed very well, with a dark red robe with many patches, but he was very healthy.

When they met, the old monk put his hands together and said "Namo Amitabha", then said: "Donor, you have a great opportunity."

Yan Xia's mind went blank, and a bunch of plots from her past life's immortal cultivation novels flooded into her mind. Then she blurted out something rather disrespectful, "Abbot, your next question is, are you saying that I have a connection with Buddhism?"

Abbot Honghai laughed again.

"The Buddha is the Enlightened One. Shakyamuni Buddha saw that all beings in this world's burning house were suffering, so he taught the Dharma to save people and lead them across the sea of suffering. Donors already have the Dharma to save themselves, so why do they need the Buddha to save them?"

"Yeah, that's right."

The massacre that Yanxia had expected did not happen.

She is a good person and doesn't want bloodshed in this quiet place.

She said, "Abbot, I'm here to look for the six-leafed flower."

After hearing this, Abbot Honghai looked slightly surprised.