"Whether you want to be a monkey or become a Buddha, you can choose for yourself."

After San Le said this, he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head. He said no more and just quietly exposed his spiritual platform.

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One month later, Chang'an City.

In a secluded monastery in Daxingshan Temple, Xuanzang suddenly woke up from his bed, sweating profusely.

He drank a bowl of water and looked at the white fish in the night outside the window, knowing that dawn was coming soon.

"Strange, why do you always have nightmares these days?"

"Maybe it's because the weather has been too hot recently..."

Xuanzang shook his head, walked to the water tank, opened the lid and wanted to scoop another bowl of water, but he saw a slender water monkey soaking in the water tank, spitting bubbles. When he saw him

His eyes lit up.

Xuanzang was startled, but he was not afraid. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said: "My aunt, why did you run here? Come out quickly. If your senior brothers see you, you will be in trouble!"

Not only Xuanzang lived in this Zen monastery, but also other disciples of Daxingshan Temple. People often came here to scoop out water.

The water monkey dived down with a grunt, shaking its head, unwilling to come out.

Xuanzang sighed softly and said: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It seems that I have to find a way to find a place with water for you, otherwise you will be discovered sooner or later."

This water monkey was accidentally saved by him. After the flood receded, the city of Chang'an was in a mess and many people suffered from cold. Xuanzang had learned some medical skills from his master, so he took the initiative to go to the mountains to collect medicine, and met this man.

A water monkey.

It was dying at the time, and the wound was very deep, as if it had been pierced by something like a harpoon.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely not save the water monkey, and might even give him a stabbing blow, but Xuanzang was gifted with a sharp eye, and he saw that not only was there no resentment or filth in the water monkey, it even had dots of golden light of merit.

.

Apparently this water monkey is very unique and has done a lot of good things.

Xuanzang immediately picked the herbs, chewed them up and applied them to it. In order to heal its wounds more conveniently, he put it into a medicine basket and secretly took it into Chang'an City.

Now a month has passed, and the water monkey's injuries are getting better.

Xuanzang originally wanted to release it, but this water monkey was very knowledgeable about human nature and told him in writing with his hand that he was originally a human being but had been transformed into a monster by a magic spell.

Xuanzang, who was kind-hearted by nature, patted his chest and said that his eldest brother was the current national master, a true Taoist, with boundless magical power. Wuzhiqi was killed by his eldest brother, and there must be a way to change him back.

However, Xuanzang visited the Xuandu courtyard many times and was told that Li Zhenren had not returned yet.

"Xiaotang, why doesn't my eldest brother come back? Where is he now?"

Xiaotang was named by Xuanzang because he likes to eat sweets.

The water monkey continued to bubble in the tank.

"I understand, you think my eldest brother is so powerful and you are worried that he will kill you as a monster, right?"

"Haha, don't worry. My eldest brother is gifted with magical eyes. He is the reincarnation of True Lord Erlang. He can tell with just one glance that you are not a monster!"

"And although my eldest brother hates evil, he doesn't shout to kill all monsters. As long as you don't do evil, he won't be prejudiced against you."

Xuanzang's words were full of admiration, and his eyes seemed to light up when he talked about his eldest brother.

While the water monkey was spitting bubbles, he looked quietly at Xuanzang who was talking endlessly, and there seemed to be an inexplicable luster in his eyes.

The night outside the window gradually fades.

Xuanzang stood in front of the water tank and kept talking. First he talked about his eldest brother, and later he talked about his father, complaining about all the unreliability of his master. He also liked to use fake stones to perform the act of crushing rocks on his chest to cheat money. Once he

Deliberately replaced with real stone...

This little novice monk who traveled through mountains and rivers to Chang'an did not have any relatives or friends around him. He was only accompanied by the ancient Buddha Qingdeng. Sometimes he would inevitably feel a little melancholy and confused.

But now, he has found a partner with whom he can chat, even though he spends most of his time diving and blowing bubbles.

"Xiaotang, can you stop spitting bubbles? You are a water monkey, not a goldfish!"

"Gululu..."
Chapter completed!