Chapter 233: Carp Hidden in Buddhist Temples, 300 Children's Songs
Yuzhang City, Dacheng Temple.
Li Daoxuan knocked on the door lightly, but found that no one opened it.
He activated his magical power of gold, stretched out his hand and gently pointed at the door lock. The next moment, the hanging iron lock opened automatically, revealing the simple and quiet scene inside.
Li Daoxuan walked into the temple and found that there was no sign of anyone living here. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds and there was a thick layer of spider webs on the firewood in the yard.
The Three Buddhas in the temple looked even more dilapidated and desolate, with even the last bit of gold foil on it having been taken away.
It is obvious that Xuanzang and Master Sanle have left here and have not returned for some time.
Li Daoxuan stopped in front of the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha and held a letter in the Buddha's hands, like pinching a flower.
Li Daoxuan took out the letter, opened it and read it.
This is Xuanzang's handwriting. His handwriting is very elegant, neat and meticulous, full of Zen meaning and unconventional.
"Brother Li, Master said he would take me on a journey and teach me the art of cultivation. I left this letter to prevent you from not being able to find me when you come here. Master said that everything in the world has its own destiny. Perhaps we will meet again soon. By then, I may surprise you."
The first half of the letter was quite normal, but the latter part revealed a sense of happiness and anticipation. It was obvious that Xuanzang was finally able to practice, and he was very confident that he would achieve success on the path of practice.
Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, maybe he would be really surprised when they met next time.
I wonder what kind of brilliance this future greatest monk of the Tang Dynasty can shine in this world?
The only pity is that Master Sanle is a very powerful helper, but we cannot invite him to join us on this trip to the Underworld.
Li Daoxuan was about to leave when he suddenly heard a sound coming from the water tank in the corner of the yard.
Boom boom!
It was as if something was constantly slapping in the water tank.
Li Daoxuan walked over, opened the water tank, and found that there was actually a small red carp. The carp looked very tired, but was still waving its tail and slapping the wall of the tank.
When Li Daoxuan opened the water tank, it became very excited.
"Strange, why is there a carp in here?"
Li Daoxuan reached his hand into the water tank and found that the little carp swam to his hand very smartly and did not resist, as if it knew that Li Daoxuan wanted to save it.
"interesting."
Seeing how smart it was, Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, activated his water-moving magical power, and a stream of clear water floated on his palm, surrounding the little carp.
Knowing that it had been hungry for a long time, Li Daoxuan specially added some spiritual energy into the water and slowly injected it into its body.
The dull scales of the little carp immediately became shiny, and its eyes sparkled even more. It jumped for joy and swam back and forth in the water.
Li Daoxuan brought it to the river and put it into the river.
The little carp was reluctant to leave, and only when it saw Li Daoxuan turning around and leaving did it dive into the water reluctantly.
…
On a steep mountain road, Xuanzang, with a dusty face, parched lips and dry mouth, was walking forward breathlessly, leaning on a wooden stick. Behind him, Master Sanle was lying comfortably on the auspicious clouds, eating grapes and floating beside his disciple.
"Xuanzang, stop and rest. You have been walking for a day and a night."
Xuanzang looked at the sweet and tempting grapes and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, but he still said resolutely: "Master, we agreed that as long as I can climb over 72 mountains, you will teach me how to practice. This is the last one, you must not break your promise!"
"I won't break my promise, I will never break my promise!"
After hearing this, Xuanzang continued to walk through the mountain road with gritted teeth.
Looking at his apprentice's resolute back, Sanle smiled with satisfaction.
When the sun was about to set, Xuanzang finally climbed to the top of the mountain. He fell to the ground exhausted, looked at the sunset in the sky, and smiled excitedly.
He did it, he succeeded!
The sunset glows through the clouds, like a red carp.
carp……
Xuanzang slapped his head and suddenly got up from the ground. His originally determined eyes were covered with a layer of mist. He was full of panic and almost cried.
"Master, this is bad, we have to go back to the temple!"
"I forgot to release Xiao Hong!"
He bought the little carp from a fishmonger because his master once said that chanting scriptures can open up one's past wisdom and awaken one's spirituality. So he bought a little carp and chanted scriptures to it every day to test whether his master's words were correct.
The effect was not very clear, but after a few times, he became more and more familiar with the little carp and regarded it as his friend.
But later on, the master suddenly said that he was going on a long journey and also wanted to teach him how to practice. Xuanzang was so excited that he forgot to release Xiaohong.
He is now very worried that Xiaohong might suffocate to death in the water tank. If so, he would be committing a serious sin.
When he thought of this, he lost all desire to practice.
Sanle counted with his fingers, and then laughed: "Xuanzang, don't worry, the little carp has been released by Li Daoxuan."
"Brother Li came to find me!"
Xuanzang's eyes lit up. Li Daoxuan was his first human friend. Before that, he could only talk to flowers, birds, insects and fish.
Sanle nodded and muttered softly, "This kid is getting into more and more trouble. Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have been dragged into it by him."
Hearing that Xiaohong had been released, Xuanzang breathed a sigh of relief. He began to look forward to the practice that his master was about to teach him. When he saw Brother Li again next time, he would definitely surprise him!
Sanle rubbed it in his arms, and finally took out a very exquisite book and threw it to Xuanzang.
Xuanzang opened the secret book with great excitement.
However, the next moment, he felt as if struck by lightning and could hardly believe his eyes.
"Great Joy Zen——"
"Ahem, I got the wrong one, I got the wrong one!"
Master Sanle blew a breath, and the album immediately turned into ashes.
His fat face turned slightly red. He took off his shoes and poured out a tattered secret book from them. He threw it to Xuanzang and said, "This must be the right book. This is it. It is the ultimate skill of our sect. Only the most extraordinary genius can practice it!"
Xuanzang was speechless.
The ultimate skill...you use it to pad your shoes?
But since the master said so, he still held on to a glimmer of hope, held his breath, and opened the tattered secret book.
"Three hundred nursery rhymes?"
At this moment, even Xuanzang, who was gentle and kind, could not bear it any longer. He said aggrievedly, "Master, what is this?"
What he wanted was to be like Big Brother Li, able to wield a sword to fight demons, fly into the sky and hide underground, and become a hero in the eyes of the world. He didn't want to be a street singer.
If I meet Brother Li again in the future and he asks me what I have learned, should I say that I learned to sing nursery rhymes, or three hundred of them?
Xuanzang felt his face burning. He couldn't accept it at all just by thinking about it.
Sanle touched his bald head and said with a smile: "The most dazzling pearls are often hidden at the bottom of the sea. Don't underestimate this book "300 Children's Songs". Magical powers can kill demons, but they cannot make them truly repent. This book is different. The truth, goodness and beauty in it can make the most cruel demons put down their butcher knives. How can it not be powerful?"
Seeing Xuanzang's disbelief, Sanle thought to himself that his disciple was too old to be deceived, and consoled him, " The divine self-evident. If one day you can comprehend the essence of the 'Three Hundred Children's Songs', you will find that it is indeed a peerless skill!"
After saying this, Sanle quickly fled, lay down under a tree, and said, "Master, I am sleepy, let me sleep for a while!"
Xuanzang held the book "Three Hundred Children's Songs" in his hand. Although he didn't quite believe what his master said, he still decided to give it a try.
As night fell, along with Master Sanle's snoring, the noisy children's songs could be heard.
"Little darling, quickly discover the love in your heart~~"
"Love can change everything, ah, my love~"
"Little monkey, come into my palm and learn to love. Don't pee anywhere."
brush!
A smelly shoe hit Xuanzang in the face. Sanle sat up and said angrily, "Stop singing, it's so ugly!"
Xuanzang's eyes were moist and he fell to the ground in despair, looking at the night sky. He tightly grasped the Yuchang sword at his waist and thought of Li Daoxuan.
"Brother Li, I'm afraid I won't be able to meet you again..."
Even if we meet, we have to avoid each other.
I am no longer clean.
…
“A-choo!”
In the night sky, Li Daoxuan stepped on auspicious clouds with his long hair fluttering. In an instant, he flew into the sea of stars. The mountains and rivers under his feet flew away quickly, like a shooting star.
He suddenly sneezed and couldn't help feeling a little strange. Has the weather gotten colder?
Shaking his head, Li Daoxuan continued on his way. With the magical power of summoning clouds, it only took him one hour to get from Yuzhang City to Liling City and return to his uncle's courtyard.
At this time, only one day had passed since he left for the Qingming Realm, mainly because he was delayed in the Qingming Realm for a long time.
Crisp forging sounds could be heard in the courtyard. It was Junior Brother Wu Wei forging his magic weapon. I heard that he added many unspeakable "little tricks" to his three invincible weapons.
The others had not returned yet, so Li Daoxuan did not disturb his junior fellow apprentice. Instead, he sat alone in the yard and took out two things.
One is the Sword Immortal Token, and the other is the rag doll that Mo Mo gave.
He did not plan to use the token immediately, but was going to wait until his master and uncles returned before deciding whether to use it.
As for this rag doll...
Li Daoxuan originally thought that it was just a gift from Momo to him as a souvenir, but the Empress calculated that Momo was actually one of the key factors for the success of this plan, which forced Li Daoxuan to reconsider this rag doll.
Maybe it really does hold some secrets...
"Brother, you're back!"
Wu Wei walked out of the room, holding the River-Turning-Sea-Stirring Stick in his hand. When he saw Li Daoxuan, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Brother, I was just thinking about you. I have a brilliant idea, which is to combine thunder magic with this stick, so that after hitting the enemy, in addition to the rapidly spinning spikes, it can also release thunder. What do you think?"
Li Daoxuan imagined the scene and felt a chill down his spine.
He looked at the pale golden stick with a somewhat strange look. Why was this thing getting more and more outrageous?
