Chapter Five Hundred and Eighteen The Country of Extermination of the Buddha
The fat man looked at the smile on Tang Sanzang's face and wanted to see a life-saving straw. For the first time, he felt that the monk looked so comfortable. He nodded quickly and said, "It turns out that the master is an outsider. This is the country of Chechi, and the capital is ahead. Because His Majesty has an order, he said that if he sees the monk, he must report to the government so that he can get a bounty."
"Why can you get a reward when you see the monk report?" Sun Wukong frowned.
"Because..." the fat man opened his mouth and was about to say.
"Because Your Majesty sincerely believes in Buddhism, if a monk enters Chechi Kingdom, he will be invited into the palace, and is delicious and entertained. When talking about Buddha's scriptures, we want to help the master lead the way." The thin man next to him took over the conversation and continued with a very fast speech.
The fat man looked at the thin man in surprise, his eyes drooped slightly, and then nodded and said, "Yes, that's it."
"I didn't expect that the king of Chechi Kingdom would be such a good Buddha." Sha Wanjing was a little surprised.
"I'll both donors, you can go on the road." Tang Sanzang nodded with a smile.
"Then can we leave now?" The fat man looked happy, and the thin man beside him also had a happy face, so he was about to get up from the ground.
"Well, you can leave now, I can still send you a ride." Tang Sanzang nodded with a smile, then kicked him out one by one, turned into two black dots and directly crossed the mountain next to the official road, and fell to the other side of the mountain.
"Um?"
Everyone looked at Tang Sanzang in a daze when he became so direct and cruel.
"Master, haven't he told the truth?" Ao Xiaobai looked at Tang Sanzang with some confusion.
"Yes, if they want to introduce us, then that's a good intention." Sha Wanjing nodded, wondering why Tang Sanzang kicked both of them away? The two mortals were probably dead.
"Master, your leg skills are getting more and more flexible." He said with a smile. He thought Tang Sanzang would save them, but he didn't expect that he would solve the problem after asking.
Sun Wukong had no objection. The two of them had a little uncomfortable before. If they were to put it, she would have given them a blow. Now that Tang Sanzang has solved it, it would be great.
"They probably only told the truth. This is Che Chi Country. As for the introduction, there is no credibility at all. This is a country that destroys Buddhism." Tang Sanzang shook his head. He was quite impressed by Che Chi Country. Combined with the scene that Sun Wukong just saw, the monks working outside the city were not building some temples, but forced labor.
"The country of destruction of Buddha?" Sun Wukong looked at Tang Sanzang with some surprise, "Master, have you been here?"
"No, I have read the records in a book before, but I just mentioned it briefly, Che Chi country only respects Taoism and destroys Buddhism." Tang Sanzang shook his head. Although he remembers that there seemed to be three monsters in Che Chi country who became national masters, after experiencing all kinds of strange things along the way, he no longer believed in the things recorded in Journey to the West, so he could not speak too much.
"So that's it. No wonder the city gate is so resentful. I'm afraid there are quite a lot of monks who have died there over the years." Sun Wukong nodded, a little aware.
"Those two people are so bad!" Ao Xiaobai also looked angry, and she felt that they were a little pitiful when they were kicked away.
"If that's the case, Master, do you want to change your outfit? If you don't change it, you may be arrested if you can't even enter the city gate?" Sha Wanjing nodded thoughtfully when she heard this. If it was really what she said to Master, then the two of them were just now despised, and they deliberately wanted to trick them into the city gate and let the soldiers catch them.
"No need, we are from the Tang Dynasty, not monks from Chechi Kingdom. Moreover, this country destroyed the Buddhas but did not allow the monks to leave. Instead, they regarded them as servants and slaves and were both monks. If possible, I would like to help them." Tang Sanzang shook his head. After all, he had been a monk for eighteen years, and the people he came into contact with in the temple were monks. Whether it was a master, brothers, or those younger generations, most of them were kind-hearted and uncontested people, so he still had a good impression of monks. Since he arrived in Chechi Kingdom, even if Buddhism did not prosper again, he wanted those monks to at least be free.
"Let's go, it's getting late. Going into the city to find a place to stay. It will probably be lively these two days." Tang Sanzang nodded, and first looked at the big city where a corner of the city wall could already be seen in the distance. Judging from the reactions of the two of them just now, as long as they approached that big city, such things would probably not be interrupted.
Sure enough, the closer they got to the city gate, there were more and more pedestrians on the road. When everyone saw Tang Sanzang's expression was similar to the previous three, they all looked surprised, and then ran towards the city gate, fearing that they would not be able to receive the bounty if they were a few steps slower than others. At first glance, it seemed as if Tang Sanzang and the others were driving everyone into the city.
Not far from the city gate, three high shelves were built on the steep slope, and a tanned monk was naked, and several people were pulling a wooden cart to climb upwards. The monks were all pale and thin, and many people could even see the bones clearly, which was even worse than the hungry people.
The three statues more than two feet tall have been generally formed. They should look like three Taoist priests, and their Taoist robes are clearly visible, but their heads have not been prepared yet, so I don’t know what they look like and which Taoist master is.
There were two rows of soldiers standing at the gate of the city, with more than a dozen people. Many people were already lined up to report, pointing in the direction of Tang Sanzang and others who were walking slowly, probably reporting.
Tang Sanzang ignored the eyes of those people. Everyone stopped beside the three statues, looked up at the monks who were numbed by fatigue, frowned slightly, and it seemed that the situation was worse than he had imagined.
"The Taoist priest is here..." At this moment, a shout came from the direction of the city gate. The crowd quickly separated from the sides. Two young Taoist priests walked outward from the direction of the city gate. Even the soldiers beside them lowered their heads slightly to show respect. The ordinary people respectfully praised the Taoist priest. In addition to respect, there was a hint of fanaticism on their faces.
When Tang Sanzang heard this, he looked towards the city gate. The two little Taoist priests were seventeen or eighteen years old, with pretty eyebrows, wearing blue-purple Taoist robes, with long hair tied up on their heads, and a Hunyuan bun.
The sound of the Taoist priest came, which made the monks who were dragging the car upwards look panicked. They were originally drowsy, but they all woke up all of a sudden. The wooden car that could not be pulled up began to move slowly.
Chapter completed!