Chapter 167 The Demonic Monk Releases the Demonic Ape

"You must have worshipped Buddha and burned incense in the past, so you should know what the great elders in the temple are like. They are all vegetarians, chanting Buddhist scriptures, and are compassionate. They even sweep the floor so as not to hurt ants and cherish the moths that fly around the lampshade," Fang Kuozui said as he clasped his hands together and shook his head, acting like a foolish old monk, which made everyone in the room laugh.

Everyone in the temple is a big shot, chanting Buddhist mantras and eating people without being seen. Those present are all common people, so you have to show respect and offer sacrifices to them when you see them. You can also relieve your boredom by listening to the stories and laughing a few times. If you are not a big shot, laughing will not be as satisfying as before!
"The monk we are talking about today is a little different. He had an extraordinary life experience. When he was young, he met with danger and was put into a wooden basin and drifted down the river. He was picked up by a Zen master. He grew up in a temple and was given the Buddhist name Jianzang, also known as Jiangliu Seng." Fang Kuozui first laid the groundwork with a few simple sentences.

"That monk was a kind-hearted man with a high level of Buddhist knowledge and great enlightenment. He was invited by the Huasheng Temple to preach. Unexpectedly, he got a chance to do so," Fang Kuozui flapped his paper fan and told the story of how Jianzang viewed the Huasheng Temple and how he was enlightened by the Buddha and determined to seek the true scriptures. He remembered everything clearly as if he was watching right next to him.

Gu Qingyuan nodded repeatedly as he listened below. In order to make Sanzang famous, he naturally used all means. The demons in the Great Tianguan Temple were very familiar with it and could manipulate public opinion smoothly. They understood it more thoroughly than Gu Qingyuan. They published a book "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Demon King" overnight. Before Sanzang reached Liangjie Ridge, "The Legend of the Demon King" had already been written up to the part where Sanzang fought the White Bone Demon three times.

It doesn’t matter if the story doesn’t match. The general director of Journey to the West, Buddha Wu Tian, ​​will coordinate. At most, we can invite a few demons to perform a good show. We already have the script for “The Legend of Shi E”, so are you afraid that we won’t be able to perform it well?
Besides, mortals don’t care about the truth or falsehood, as long as the story sounds nice and exciting. The more bizarre it is, the greater the reputation of Sanzang will be, and the more likely it will be discovered by demons and evil spirits.

The thread of Fang Kuozui's story is correct, but the content is quite different, and he also borrowed a lot of allusions from this world to fill it up, which makes it seem more full.

"The Buddha bestowed the title 'Sanzang.' Sanzang had lofty aspirations and shouldered the heavy responsibility of obtaining the scriptures. He just bowed his head and said: 'The little monk thanks the great monk.' Then he left." Fang Kuozui became excited as he spoke. He had heard this story from somewhere else and knew it was a good story. There were real characters in it and it was in line with the current situation. He had a deep sense of immersion. After getting the script, he worked on adapting it overnight. He was trying it out for the first time today and he was determined to get a standing ovation!

"The journey to the west is arduous and full of dangers. Although the elder has a mighty dragon on his body to serve as a foothold, he is alone and weak. Fortunately, the Buddha is merciful and has enlightened three peerless demons to protect the elder on his journey to the west."

"The first one is a natural demon monkey with a copper head and iron bones. He eats iron juice and swallows copper balls. He is extremely naughty and was suppressed by the Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain in Liangjie Ridge to protect the elders as they go west!"

"That day, the elder rode a white horse transformed from a celestial dragon to the Liangjie Ridge, and heard waves of devilish sounds that pierced through rocks and split silk: "The one in front is a pilgrim. Hurry up and rescue me so that I can help you on your journey to the west."

"The elder took a closer look and saw a demon monkey suppressed at the foot of the Five Elements Peak. It had a hairy face with shrunken cheeks and a mouth full of fangs and sharp teeth. It was quite scary. Now it was staring at the mage with its golden eyes."

"The master sneered in his heart, thinking that it was the devil monkey Sun Xingzhe, who said: Since you know me, why don't you just call me Master? The Buddha suppressed you, how can I, a mortal monk, save you!"

"The torturer immediately said to his master that there was a golden note from the Buddha on the Five Elements Peak and he could get out by removing it. But the elder disagreed and said: You are a born demon monkey, stubborn and hard to discipline. If I let you out, you will kill people and I will be blamed for nothing. So forget it, go and rest."

"The demon monkey wouldn't agree. He has been suppressed for five hundred years and now hopes to escape. He begged and called the master. The elder then changed his mind. It turned out that the master had already made up his mind. He could save the demon monkey, but he also wanted to restrain the demon monkey to prevent him from hurting mortals. Now seeing that the demon monkey had surrendered, he spoke slowly: I was enlightened by the Buddha and was given a boneless relic. I gained a magical power and turned it into a tight hoop. If you are sincere, you can wear the golden hoop and go all the way west. You can also achieve the right result. If not!" Fang Kuozui sneered a few times, "I have abandoned the Buddha's will and let you kill me here. As he said this, he was full of murderous aura."

"The demon monkey then surrendered and was willing to wear the golden hoop, urging: Quickly remove the Buddha's decree and let me go west. But Elder Sanzang said: Why bother with so much trouble? I still have some magic power, so watch out, naughty disciple!" Fang Kuozui shook his body.

"The master put his hands together to form a Buddha's palm, shouted loudly, flew up to the sky, and shouted "Great Power Heavenly Dragon". The white dragon horse turned into a golden dragon, and it looked like a flying dragon in the sky. With one palm strike, the Liangjie Ridge shook, and the Nine-ring Tin Staff smashed down fiercely, and the Five Elements Mountain turned into powder. A whistling cry came through, "Master, I, Sun, am here!" Fang Kuozui wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth and slapped the wake-up stick with his hand:

"This is exactly, a demon monk came from the East, not to protect life but to kill, flattened the Five Elements Two Boundaries, and released the demon monkey spirit of heaven and earth!" The sound of the wake-up stick fell, waking up everyone under the seat, and cheering continuously. Someone took out silver and said: "Sir, you tell a good story, but I have never heard it before. Here are some silver coins as tea fee. Please tell the next part!"

Fang Kuozui's eyes lit up when he saw the silver. He wiped it and put the silver into his pocket: "Okay, okay, let me take a rest for a while, drink some tea, and moisten my throat. Please wait for a moment."

After saying that, he hurried to the backstage, clenched his fists and banged his hands, extremely excited.

Seeing the storyteller leave, the people in the audience were not in a hurry. They chatted with each other and waited for the storyteller to enter again.

When the atmosphere was getting lively, the door of the teahouse opened and a man walked in. He looked to be less than 30 years old, wearing a grey robe, with a slightly pale face, messy hair, and a dusty look.

"It's Mr. Zong Qing. It's been a long time since we last met. I heard that you were on a long journey?" Someone who knew him stood up and greeted him.

Zong Qing smiled and said, "I was gone for more than ten days and just came back a few days ago. Let's go to the teahouse and sit and rest."

At a glance, thanks to the waiter, people came one after another and the hall was full, except for one table which was empty. Zong Qing walked forward.

"Brother, can you give up one seat to me?"

Gu Qingyuan smiled slightly: "Of course, sir, please take a seat."

"Thank you very much." Zong Qing bowed and called the waiter, "Bring me a pot of tea, and put the tea and snacks for this brother on my account."

The waiter smiled cheerfully and said, "Mr. Qing, you don't know, this is Mr. Xu. He's been coming here often lately and is considered an old customer. There's still a lot of money in his account, and I'm afraid he won't be able to finish drinking until next year." Rich people are often eccentric. Although he felt that Mr. Xu was gentle and polite and would not go to such lengths, he was still worried that Zong Qing would be disliked if he gave away the money.

Zong Qing was stunned, glanced at Gu Qingyuan, turned to the waiter and said, "This Mr. Xu is a handsome man. I am fascinated by him. I want to make friends with him. It's nothing to spend some money. But you should stop talking and ruin my good deeds." As he said this, he handed the waiter a few copper coins as a reward.

The waiter squeezed the coins, smiled happily, and turned to prepare tea.

"It turns out to be Mr. Qing. I occasionally heard people mention you. My name is Xu Xuan. Come and have some tea and snacks together." Gu Qingyuan pushed the snack plate as he put on his clothes.

(End of this chapter)