Thunder Sound Temple, Mahavira Hall.
"Junior Brother Golden Cicada, you weren't paying attention during the Buddha's lecture today. Be careful of the Buddha's punishment, okay?”Jin Zha said coldly to his second brother, the Golden Cicada.
The Golden Cicada Master cursed in his heart, When have you ever been focused? I'm just jealous that I'm more handsome than you and more popular with those female Bodhisattvas, especially Guanyin Bodhisattva. When have you ever talked to her and she's always been nice to you?”However, the Golden Cicada Master did not dare to fall out with this senior brother who had an extremely strong background. His father, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, held the military power of the Heaven Realm. Even the Jade Emperor and Tathagata had to give in to his father. Not to mention himself. He could only respectfully reply,"Thank you for your teachings, Senior Brother. I will definitely learn from you."”
The Golden Cicada Master was the second disciple of Gautama Buddha. He was handsome and was publicly acknowledged as the most handsome man in the Heaven Realm. He was also polite and his every move was filled with the demeanor of a master. It was very popular with female Bodhisattvas and fairies. If it weren't for the strict laws of the Heaven Realm, he would have had many relationships with women that were beyond friendship. Of course, he had also offended many men because of this.
Jin Zha was the eldest son of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. During the Battle of the Celestial Realm of the East, Kun Lun and Jin Zhe had fought. Although Kun Lun had won, they had suffered great losses. The Buddha of the Western Paradise took advantage of the situation and supported the Jade Emperor, a puppet, to control the actual power. In order to balance the forces, Tathagata took Jinzha as his disciple and held him hostage, indirectly controlling the military power of the Eastern Heaven. However, Jin didn't know how to restrain himself. He used his strong background to bully people everywhere. He especially hated his second brother because the Golden Cicada was too handsome and stole all his limelight, so he deliberately picked on the Golden Cicada.
On this day, the opportunity finally came. The Golden Cicada Master and Guan Yin Bodhisattva were exchanging glances during Rulai's routine lecture. Jin Zha found out and took the opportunity to teach the Golden Cicada Master a lesson. The Golden Cicada Master was a person who was meek and submissive. After being scolded a few times, he left. Just now, Guan Yin Bodhisattva had sent a message after the lecture, inviting him to meet at Mount Putuo in the South China Sea. Guan Yin and Chang'e were known as the two beauties of the Buddhist Immortal Realm. How could he let go of such a good opportunity!？
The Golden Cicada Master arrived at the South Sea on a cloud and suddenly thought," Doesn't Guanyin have a disciple called Muzha? He was Jinzha's second brother, and the spy sent by Buddha to monitor Guanyin. How can I meet her here?”Thinking of this, the Golden Cicada Master stopped outside Mount Putuo in the South Sea.
Just as the Golden Cicada Master was hesitating, Guan Yin came to pick him up. Guan Yin said bitterly,"We're already at the door. Why aren't you going in?”
"I'm worried about your disciple. I was even nagged by his big brother today. He said that I wasn't paying attention when I was listening to Buddha's lecture. If he told his big brother about you and me, there would be trouble.”
Guanyin pursed her lips slightly and smiled." Don't worry. I asked him to go to the lower realm to patrol. He won't be back in a day or two. To think that you're still a man!" You're so overcautious."
"Thank you so much, Bodhisattva." The Golden Cicada Master was overjoyed. (Today might be the day I lose my virginity, hahaha...) Guanyin said faintly,"How many times have I told you not to call me Bodhisattva when there's no one else around?”The Golden Cicada Master mustered his courage and asked.
Guanyin rolled her eyes at the Golden Cicada Master and brought him to the lotus pond."I wonder how many people you've called big sister? You even asked me if I could."
The Golden Cicada Master plucked up his courage and held Guan Yin's hand."In this life, the Golden Cicada Master has only called out to Sister Guan Yin.”
Guanyin did not retract her hand. The two of them looked at each other lovingly and speechlessly. After a while, the Golden Cicada Master said with sparks in his eyes,"Sister must have suffered a lot living alone in this poor place of the South Sea, right?! My heart aches for you!"
Guanyin pouted,"You're heartbroken?" How many times have I called you? How many times have you been here?“
"Big sister wants to meet little brother, how can I not come?" The Golden Cicada Master smiled apologetically. It's just that there were outsiders around the past few times, and I was afraid of damaging your reputation, so I didn't dare to agree. I hope you can forgive me.”
Just as Guan Yin and the Golden Cicada Master were about to reach their limit and were about to make their next move…Suddenly, they heard a cough. The two of them turned around and were scared out of their wits. Buddha Tathagata appeared in front of them with his eldest disciple, Jinzha, and Guanyin's disciple, Muzha.
Rulai's expression was extremely unsightly." Venerable Guan Yin, after today's lecture ended, I wanted to talk to you about the subtleties of Buddhism. Why did you leave in a hurry? What are you doing in the South Sea, you rascal? Did you offend the Venerable Guan Yin?"
Only then did Guanyin and the Golden Cicada Master come to their senses and quickly knelt down. Other than his handsome face, the Golden Cicada Master was a cowardly person. Now that his master had exposed his scandal, how could he dare to defend himself? Guanyin replied,"Today, I saw Senior Brother Golden Cicada's courtyard dark and gloomy at the lecture. It seemed that there was a demon in his head." That was why he invited Senior Brother Golden Cicada to the Southern Sea to help him remove the demonic barrier. As it was not a big matter, he did not inform the Buddha. Please forgive him!”
Tathagata was secretly furious,"You sharp-tongued Guanyin, you've completely wiped it clean." Why don't you meditate with me? Remove the demonic barrier for me? I really shouldn't have taken this pretty boy as my disciple. He knew that I had admired Guanyin for a long time, but he came to snatch Master's woman. Unfilial! Unfilial! Mistake! Mistake!" Jin Zha, who was beside him, spoke first." Junior Brother Golden Cicada, why did you hold Guan Yin's hand just now? Why didn't you say anything when you saw your master? Not paying respects?" Jin Zha had hated this disciple brother for a long time, so he exposed the flaw in Guan Yin's words.
The Golden Cicada Master still didn't dare to speak, so Guan Yin could only answer on his behalf,"Senior Brother's demonic barrier has invaded deeply. I could only hold Senior Brother's hand and use the supreme Buddhist Dharma to help Senior Brother get rid of the demonic barrier. There was indeed something indecent in the process, but there was no other reason.”
Guanyin asked Muzha,"I sent you to the mortal world to inspect the people's situation. Why did you suddenly turn back?" If there are any natural disasters in the human world, or if there are any evildoers running amok, I will hold you responsible.”
Tathagata knew that Guanyin was using the tactic of besieging Wei to save Zhao to change the topic, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't say it was Mu who reported him. Wouldn't that expose Mu as his spy? He must've been too angry. When he heard the Jin and Mu brothers report that Guan Yin and the Golden Cicada were having an affair, he was so angry that he brought them here to confront them. But now, Guan Yin had cleared everything up. He cleared his throat and said," Please don't blame me, Venerable Guan Yin. I met Muzha when I came to the South Sea. He greeted me, so I asked him to clear the way for me. There's only a drought and locust plague this year. Venerable Guan Yin, don't worry. Golden Cicada, can you get rid of the evil in your body?"”
Only then did the Golden Cicada Master come to pay his respects to his master." Thank you for your concern, Master. I'm glad to have the help of the Venerable Guan Yin. I'm fine now."”
"In that case, go to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and pay your respects to the Jade Emperor. Ask him to come to my Great Thunderclap Temple tomorrow to discuss something important.”Rulai sent the Golden Cicada Master away. Out of sight, out of mind. He would settle the score with him when he returned." I will obey the Buddha's orders." The Golden Cicada Master was also eager to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.
Not to mention that Tathagata had sent the Golden Cicada Master away, and he himself had fawned over Guanyin. However, the Golden Cicada Master was able to escape and rush towards the Southern Heavenly Gate.
At the Southern Heavenly Gate, the nephew of the Jade Emperor, Erlang Shen, led the Howling Sky Hound to stop his cousin, Weaver Girl." Cousin, where are you going? I'll go with you. The Heaven Realm isn't peaceful now, so I can protect you.”
Weaver Girl replied impatiently,"Cousin, I'm just walking around. There's no need to trouble you." Besides, how could the Heaven Realm not be peaceful? Wasn't cousin responsible for the public security of the Heaven Realm and the law and discipline of the Immortal Realm? Could it be that cousin is lazy and wasted his job?"
" It was fine in the past, but a few days ago, there was a demon monkey in the lower realm who raised a flag to rebel in the Flowerfruit Mountain. He gathered a group of demons and ghosts, stole the Ocean-Pacifying Godly Needle of the Dragon King of the East Sea, and smeared the Life and Death Book of the King of Hell. Uncle was planning to eliminate him, so it was a little unsafe these few days. But Biao Younger Sister need not worry, if tomorrow Uncle orders me to eliminate it, I will definitely present the head of that demonic monkey in front of Biao Younger Sister and let Biao Younger Sister experience my martial arts." Erlang Shen refused to let go of Weaver Girl. The Heavenly King of Growth and God Erlang's subordinates who were guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate seemed to not notice them. Because they knew that Erlang had been harboring ill intentions towards the Jade Emperor's seven daughters for a long time. They could not afford to offend these two people, and they did not dare to offend either of them. In the Heaven Realm, everyone except the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother knew about them, but no one dared to say anything. After all, they were uncle and nephew. Mother died, uncle died, broken bones and tendons. Who would want to get involved in this mess?
Just as Vega was at her wit's end from God Erlang's pestering, our savior and unlucky star, Master Golden Cicada, arrived. Vega was overjoyed." Master Golden Cicada, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Cousin, I have an appointment with the Golden Cicada Master. With him around, there is no need to trouble you.”In fact, Vega didn't hate the Golden Cicada Master, and she didn't have any other reason. She just wanted to find an excuse to get rid of Erlang Shen, but Erlang Shen heard it, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The Golden Cicada Master had just escaped from his master's hands and was feeling uneasy. When he heard the Weaver Girl's words, he couldn't help but wonder, I didn't ask you out, and you didn't ask me out either?! However, he didn't see the sinister look in Erlang Shen's eyes.
Weaving Girl rushed to the Golden Cicada Master's side and hugged his arm. She winked at him and said,"Master, you said that you would accompany me to the Peach Garden. Let's go." After saying that, he didn't care whether the Golden Cicada Master was willing or not.
Erlang Shen stopped the two of them." Cousin, what are you doing?" Master Golden Cicada is a monk, how can he travel with you?”
Erlang Shen was polite to Vega, but he wasn't so polite to the Golden Cicada." Golden Cicada, why didn't you serve Buddha? Why did you come to Southern Heavenly Gate?" If there's nothing else, leave quickly. Otherwise, I'll convict you of improper behavior.”
The Golden Cicada Master was furious. What kind of luck did I have today?？Why does everyone want to find trouble with me? However, he still smiled and said,"Little Saint (Erlang Shen is also known as Chicheng Zhaohui Yingling Saint, also known as Little Saint, a level lower than Sun Wukong). Today, I have come to pay my respects to the Jade Emperor by the decree of Buddha." It's fine if you punish me for delaying the Buddha's decree. I'm afraid that I can't explain myself to the Buddha and the Jade Emperor. Fairy Weaving, I hope you can lead me to the Jade Emperor.“
Having said that, Erlang Shen no longer had the courage to stop the Golden Cicada Master and Vega Girl, so he could only glare at their backs as they left. After being pestered by Erlang Shen, the Weaver Girl was no longer in the mood to play. So he led the Golden Cicada Master to pay his respects to the Jade Emperor. After the Golden Cicada Master explained his intentions to the Jade Emperor, he immediately took his leave. He did not dare to delay any longer and left in a hurry. Otherwise, his senior brother would find fault with him again.
The next morning, Tathagata and the Jade Emperor discussed a major matter. What major matter would require the two most respected people in the Heaven Realm to discuss? It turned out that since the Han Dynasty, the population of China had increased dramatically, and it was already the most populated country in the world at that time. However, Buddhism had just risen in China. In order to spread Buddhism in China, Tathagata decided to send two people to the mortal world. One of them would first bring Buddhism from India to China and develop it completely. He had already decided on Dharma. The other person was reborn in China, went from the East to India to learn the scriptures, and then returned to China to spread the news, creating two peaks of development. Under Jin Zha's constant suggestions, the second candidate was the unlucky Golden Cicada Master.
In order to teach this unfilial disciple a lesson. Tathagata's vicious decision was to let the Golden Cicada Master reincarnate for ten lifetimes and maintain the body of a child for ten lifetimes. The poor Golden Cicada Master would suffer another 81 disasters! Only then could he successfully return to the Buddha Realm. How could the Jade Emperor dare to oppose Tathagata's decision? After all, the Jade Emperor was supported by Tathagata, so he naturally agreed with everything.
As expected, not long after, Rulai used the excuse that the Golden Cicada Master was not paying attention during his lecture and could not learn the true scriptures, so he was demoted to the mortal world and started cultivating again. First, it would remove the supreme magic power and erase all memories of the Heaven Realm. After experiencing ten cycles of reincarnation, it was finally time for the last cycle, and he began to suffer the eighty-one difficulties. Tathagata was really ruthless. In his last life, the Golden Cicada Master began to suffer in his mother's womb. When he was born, he was thrown into the water and drifted to Jinshan Temple. He was rescued by an old monk and took the Buddhist name Xuanzang. Then everyone knew that when he entered Chang 'an, he met Guanyin and was ordered to learn the scriptures. At this time, he was also known as Tang Sanzang. They passed through the Five Fingers Mountain to save Sun Wukong, the Eagle's Worry Stream to capture the White Dragon, Gao Laozhuang to capture Zhu Bajie, and the Flowing Sand River to capture Monk Sand. However, just after crossing the Flowing Sand River, history changed because of a conspiracy...
That day, at noon, Tang Sanzang said to Sun Wukong,""Wukong, your master is hungry. Go and make some vegetarian food for your master.”Sun Wukong pondered for a moment. Guanyin had just left, so there would not be any demons for a short period of time. Besides, there was also Monk Sand, so he and Bajie should be able to keep Master safe. Then he said,"Master, wait a moment. I'll be right back." With that, he flew away with a somersault cloud.
As soon as Sun Wukong left, Erlang Shen, who had been waiting for a long time, finally seized the opportunity. Erlang Shen was a narrow-minded person. He would definitely take revenge for the Weaving Girl incident at the Southern Heavenly Gate! It was just that Tang Sanzang had always been hiding in the human world. With Erlang Shen's ability, he could not find him. With Sun Wukong by his side, Erlang Shen knew that he was no match for Sun Wukong, so he had been waiting for an opportunity. Today, Mu Zha sent news that Tang Sanzang was going to pass by the flowing sand river with goose feathers sinking to the bottom. Erlang Shen turned into a bird and came to wait for the opportunity to attack.
Seeing Sun Wukong leave, Erlang Shen was overjoyed. He secretly revealed his true form and took out an item called the Moonlight Treasure Box. It was a Buddhist treasure that Jin Zha lent to God Erlang for revenge. It could travel through time and space. However, considering that sending someone to another time and space would consume too much magic power, the target was Tang Sanzang's soul. This way, it was not easy for others to find traces, and it would not consume too much magic power.
God Erlang opened his mouth and blew, causing a sandstorm to fly all over the sky, blinding the eyes of Tang Sanzang and the others. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Erlang Shen flashed to Tang Sanzang's side. He placed the Moonlight Treasure Box on Tang Sanzang's body and muttered to himself,""Bo Ruo Bo Luo Mi!" He immediately sent Tang Sanzang's soul into an unknown space. Tang Sanzang had already become a shell, and then he fell down on his horse. Seeing that he had succeeded, God Erlang didn't delay and immediately flew away like a bird.
Zhu Bajie and Monk Sand opened their eyes and saw Tang Sanzang lying on the ground. They quickly went forward to help him up. Tang Sanzang was unconscious for some reason. Fortunately, he was still breathing. Zhu Bajie hurriedly massaged Tang Sanzang's chest to calm him down while Monk Sand went to find water. Sun Wukong saw that there was a sudden strong wind and hurried back. When he saw that his master was unconscious, he quickly asked his junior brothers to carry his master to a cool place, but no matter what he did, Tang Sanzang did not wake up. The three of them were at their wit's end. Just as Sun Wukong was about to ask Taishang Laojun for Jindan to save them... Suddenly, Tang Sanzang moved slightly and slowly opened his eyes. The three of them were overjoyed and quickly went over. But as soon as Tang Sanzang opened his eyes, he shouted,"" Ghost!!!" He fainted again.
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