Chapter 16 The kids next door are crying
The Chechi Kingdom has a vast territory. After more than half a year, Chen Mang and others walked to the border of the Chechi Kingdom. After only after passing the Yuanhui County management, they left the Chechi Kingdom.
Walking on the country road, suddenly a sound of chanting scriptures sounded.
Chen Mang and others heard the movement and followed the sound to a farm. They found that a large family had hired a Taoist priest and were doing rituals in the yard.
Wukong looked into the yard and laughed: "Master, this Taoist priest competes with us for business and wait for me to tease him."
Chen Mang rolled his eyes and said, "I don't even look at the occasion when I make a fuss. This family is obviously dead at home. I'm saving the dead souls, so don't go to make things difficult for the master's family. Next time I encounter a ritual that exorcizes ghosts and exorcists, it's not too late to go up and grab the business."
Wukong laughed awkwardly, waiting for the Taoist priest to finish the ritual and leave, then he came to the door and said, "We are monks from the Tang Dynasty in the East, and we want to make some vegetarian food."
An old man dressed in a private outfit walked out of the door and was really shocked by the appearance of Wukong and Bajie. He saw Chen Mangbao solemn and looked like a master monk. He felt relieved and went forward to salute and said, "I have seen the elder! Elder, there is a turbulent river in front of my Chenjia Village, which runs through 800 miles, and it is difficult for fish to cross it. If the elder doesn't dislike it, he can rest in my village for a night, use some vegetarian meals, and wait for the morning tomorrow to find a way to cross the river."
Chen Mang smiled and thanked: "It is rare that the donor is kind and generous. He even took in a few monks when he had fun at home. I also recited a few scriptures to save the donor's family."
"Oh, then I'll have to worry about the elder."
The outsider sighed sadly and asked Chen Mang to come before the confession.
Chen Mang came into the yard and saw two children stealing fruits after offering sacrifices. He couldn't help but feel a little happy and scared: "Those two children, carefully eat fruits, and the dead souls come to you at night to ask for them!"
When the two children saw that they were discovered, they were shocked and hurriedly ran into the house.
The official sighed and said, "Let them eat, it was originally a pre-repair of the vegetarian vegetarianism prepared for both of them."
Chen Mang was stunned when he heard this: "I see that these two children are healthy and are not premature. Why did you prepare rituals for them in advance?"
The officer-in-law Chen Mang invited him into the house and sighed, "Oh, the elder doesn't know anything. There is a Tongtian River near our Chenjiazhuang. The river god is called the King of Inspiration."
"We built temples for him and prayed to him to bless us with good weather. In addition to offering pigs, sheep and livestock every year, we also have to add a pair of boys and girls. The people in the farm take turns to contribute their children, and this year it is my turn."
Hearing Tongtianhe and the King of Inspiration, Chen Mang immediately recalled the difficulty that this was.
Wukong grinned and said to the heretic: "Your king issued an order half a year ago to break the evil gods' devotion. Why did he come to you, but he still did this!"
The official said helplessly: "I also know that the inspiration king is not a god of uprightness, but his magical power is strong. If we don't follow, we may be afraid that he will bring disaster."
Wukong said furiously: "What kind of god? It's obviously a man-eating monster. Why are you so stupid? When I, Lao Sun, take him and let it show your true form for you!"
Chen Mang grabbed him and said, "Wukong, the Tongtian River is so deep that it is not bottom-line. You have a bad water quality. When you go to the river, you will try to avoid the water with one hand, and you will only compete with him with one hand. How can you beat him? Let Bajie go."
Bajie drooped his ears and said, "Master, I, the old pig, are not afraid of the inspiration king, but I have to let me eat my stomach first."
"Elder, I'll go and have someone prepare vegetarian food!"
When the official said that they were also masters with supernatural powers, he was immediately delighted when he saw that they were going to subdue demons and eliminate demons: "To be honest, according to the convention, we will send boys and girls to the temple to enjoy in the evening. He will definitely come tonight. At that time, the elders might as well rush over and be more confident!"
Chen Mang nodded slightly, without using vegetarian food, went to the backyard to sharpen the knife, and said to several disciples with fierce eyes: "Wukong Bajie, you two are famous for being evil. If you appear like this, you may scare away the inspiration king. It is better for you to become a boy and a girl to confuse the fairy and lead him into the temple so that your master can block him."
Wukong said with a strange look on his face: "Master, you know the truth of that fairy."
Chen Mang sharpened his knife and couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "That's a carp raised by Guanyin. He has gained some magic power after listening to scriptures all year round. He stole a lotus stick in the lotus pond and became a demon. His fish was born with a strange smell. He roasted it with the true fire of Samadhi, smeared some salt, and sprinkled a little cumin. The children next door were all greedy and cried."
Wukong twitched his cheeks slightly, then he looked down at his soaked shoes... The child next door cried or not and didn't know whether he cried or not. Anyway, the red boy next to him was already drooling.
With Chen Mang in charge, the inspiration king was deceived into the temple and immediately had no way to heaven and no way to the ground. Chen Mang cut off his head with a knife and turned into a carp weighing three or four pounds.
When Guanyin's carriage arrived, the carp in the lotus pond had been cooked. Smelling the fragrant grilled fish body and stewed fish lips, Guanyin sighed helplessly, stood on the clouds and did not show up, and went straight back to the temple.
The next morning, Chen Mang came to Tongtian River with satisfaction with his disciples. A huge white old turtle appeared and claimed that he had been occupied by the inspiration king. After learning that the monster had been removed, he came to thank him and carried Chen Mang's master and disciple across the 800 miles of Tongtian River.
After walking for a while, the desolate scenery around everyone suddenly became beautiful. A small river was clear and the green willows were shrouded by the river. Behind the trees were the huts and houses.
Soon, a small boat was propped up in the shade of green willows and slowly swam towards the master and apprentice.
Bajie saw that the person who was carrying the boat was a woman with beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes. He looked at Chen Mang with spring eyes. He immediately raised his rake and said, "Master, there is a fairy!"
Chen Mang laughed and said, "You idiot, no matter how you think that any woman is a fairy, that's an ordinary woman. Why don't you put down the rake quickly so as not to scare her."
Bajie said disbelief: "Master, don't mess with me, no one is willing to let the woman come out to carry a boat!"
Chen Mang was also stunned, feeling that Bajie was saying something, so he swept his eyes to the other side. Wherever he looked, there were women, chopping firewood and carrying water, just like a man working.
After a trance, Chen Mang felt that this should have reached the territory of the Kingdom of Women. Then he thought of the scorpion spirit that could only stung the Buddha of Tathagata, and he couldn't help but feel a little headache...
At this time, Bajie saw that the water in the river was clear and he was thirsty for a moment, so he lay down by the river and started drinking.
Chen Mang heard a tumble and came back to his senses. When he saw Bajie squatting by the river and drinking water, he was standing up while rubbing the corner of his mouth, he immediately glared at his eyes.
Chapter completed!