Chapter 736 Knowing it is a plan

   At this time, Xuanzang was lighting an oil lamp in his room and carefully reading through the books.

   Probably because it gave him a little comfort. Although every book has been recited by heart, he still likes to read it over and over again whenever he is helpless, when he can’t figure it out, and when he is confused. Even if he has long been unable to find anything from it.

  While Xuanzang was concentrating on reading books, a hairy head suddenly appeared in front of him.

  The unprepared Xuanzang was stunned.

   “They asked you to pray, you must not go. That was Lingji’s idea, it must be bad!” After that, the monkey turned and disappeared.

   Before Xuanzang could react, there was already a doorbell outside the door.

   “Master Xuanzang? Is Master Xuanzang asleep?”

   This is the voice of the prince.

   Thinking of what the monkey said just now, Xuanzang was a little hesitant. However, that’s about it. After a little silence, he still put down the book in his hand, got up and walked towards the door.

  The door opened.

   Outside the door, the prince and his son bowed respectfully and said, “I’m sorry to disturb you so late.”

   Xuanzang took a deep breath and bowed back: “Where, you two are polite. I don’t know if you came late at night, what’s the important thing?”

“Uh… that’s the way it is.” The prince smiled lightly, and said hesitantly, “The people of Fengxian County have suffered disasters, and thanks to the grace of the Buddha, they were able to settle down in Leiyin County. The gratitude in my heart is beyond words. For this reason, we would like to… ask Master Xuanzang to pray for the people of Leiyin County. We hope that there will be peace in the coming year.”

   After saying that, they exchanged glances with the old county king, and they both bowed to Xuanzang neatly.

   “Pray for good fortune?” Xuanzang frowned slightly, looking at the father and son in front of him in surprise.

   The two looked at each other, and the prince said quickly, “I don’t know about Master Xuanzang. Can you agree?”

   Xuanzang’s brow furrowed even deeper. He opened his mouth and said: “If there is anything that can help the people, Xuanzang will never refuse. It’s just… what is the meaning of this prayer, poor monk, I don’t understand very well.”

   Hearing this, the monkey hiding on the eaves suddenly became angry: “What does it mean to never refuse? Didn’t you just tell him not to agree?”

The canopy on the side    sighed helplessly and said, “Master Xuanzang must know whether the prayer is good or bad, so don’t be in a hurry.”

   “Can’t you be in a hurry? I know it’s a pit. Could it be that he has to jump down?” The monkey spat bitterly. But also helpless.

   At this time, when they heard that Xuanzang was willing to help, the father and son of the prince and the king immediately smiled.

  The old county king hurriedly said: “The people of Fengxian County are able to survive the great ordeal, all thanks to the kindness of the Lord Buddha. At this time, praying for blessings is naturally to express one’s heart to the heavens.”

   Xuanzang asked suspiciously: “If you want to express your intentions, the ‘Buddha’ is in the Leiyin Temple, why not go directly? Pray for blessings. Isn’t it superfluous?”

   Being asked by Xuanzang, the two of them were a little stunned. The prince quickly replied: “Then… that’s because we are not only grateful to the Lord Buddha, but also to God and the Buddha.”

   “If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to ask the Buddha in Leiyin Temple to pray for blessings? What about the poor monk He De and He Neng?”

   “This…” The prince was suddenly overwhelmed by Xuanzang’s question.

When    was in a panic, the old county king on the side hurriedly answered: “The Buddha in Leiyin Temple is a Buddha after all, and we are mortals after all. If you want to thank you, it is more appropriate to ask Master Xuanzang to represent you.”

“If you want to talk about ordinary people, there are also many eminent monks who have not become Buddhas in Leiyin Temple. They follow the Buddha all day, and it is easier to listen to the teachings of the Buddha. Xuanzang is only a wandering monk who has passed by. If you want to represent, I am afraid, it should be Ask them to be more appropriate.”

  The prince suddenly laughed and said, “How can the eminent monks in Leiyin Temple be compared with Master Xuanzang?”

   “How not?”

   “You are the one who was summoned by the Buddha alone!”

   “They follow the Buddha every day. Haven’t they been summoned by the Buddha alone?”

   “How does this summoning resemble another summoning?”

   “How can it not be the same?”

   “The Buddha took in the people of Fengxian County for Master Xuanzang, isn’t that enough proof?”

   “The people of Fengxian County are able to turn from danger to safety because of the blessings of all living beings. When did the Buddha say that it was for the poor monks?”

   At this question, the two father and son in front of them were stunned, and they were speechless for a while.

   After a while, the two of them suddenly realized that the exchange of words had turned into a debate, and they broke out in a cold sweat.

  The old county king hurriedly tugged at the sleeves of the prince, and said angrily, “How did you talk to Master Xuanzang!”

   Before Xuanzang could react, he saw that the prince had already knelt on his knees and kowtowed: “This disciple is reckless, Master Xuanzang please forgive me!”

   This scene came so quickly, Xuanzang, who was still thinking about praying for blessings, couldn’t react. Just when he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help the prince, the old county king stopped in the middle, opened his eyes wide and looked at Xuanzang, and said sternly: “The old man has no way to teach his son, I implore Master Xuanzang to forgive my disobedient son. !”

   “This…” Xuanzang suddenly panicked, and said quickly: “The old county king is serious. It’s just a little bit of heated debate. How can you forgive me?”

However, the old county king did not seem to have heard Xuanzang’s words, he turned around to face the prince, kicked him to the ground, and angrily said, “Master Xuanzang’s kindness to the people of Leiyin County is as heavy as a mountain. Today, you can’t ask Master Xuanzang to forgive you, so Master Xuanzang refuses to pray for my Leiyin County, let’s see how Father treats you!”

   Hearing the words, the prince slapped his head one by one and cried out, “This disciple knows it’s wrong! This disciple knows it’s wrong! I beg Master Xuanzang’s forgiveness!”

   After seeing this scene, Xuanzang was stunned. For a while, I didn’t know what to do.

   On the eaves, the monkey cursed bitterly: “Old fox! Why didn’t I see it when I was in Fengxian County? If I knew it earlier, he should have returned to heaven without knowing it!”

“It’s the county king.” Tian Peng shook his head helplessly and said, “It was originally just a question of whether or not to pray for blessings, but now it’s a question of whether Master Xuanzang is willing to forgive. Buddha, what a pity. Not to mention Master Xuanzang, even if it is changed, everyone will get his way.”

   “You mean… I should replace him to study the scriptures?”

   “What’s the matter?” Tian Peng hummed and said: “He can take the initiative because Master Xuanzang has compassion. If it is replaced by someone who doesn’t care about the life or death of the prince, do you think it’s useless for him to say this?”

   “That’s true.” The monkey sighed, helplessly continued to look down, and said leisurely, “Humans are not as good as heaven.”

  The prince’s forehead had been knocked out with blood. The little bright red stained on the masonry on the ground looked shocking.

   At this moment, Xuanzang couldn’t take it any longer, so he had to push the old prince away and strode forward, reaching out to help the prince.

   raised his head, the prince asked dumbly, “Master Xuanzang forgives the disciple?”

   “There is no blame, so how can you forgive?”

   “In that case, Master Xuanzang promised to pray for Leiyin County?”

   At this question, Xuanzang was stunned.

   “Look, you really did this trick.” The canopy on the eaves suddenly laughed, helpless: “Don’t you think that this trick is what Buddhism is best at? You also lost in this trick at the beginning.”

   glanced at the monkey lightly, and Tian Peng added: “You have compassion, and Master Xuanzang has compassion.”

   After saying this, the monkey’s face suddenly became a little ugly, and he only stared at Xuanzang below.

   Bean-sized beads of sweat slowly fell from his forehead, and Xuanzang’s hand stopped in mid-air.

   In front of him, is a sincere prince. Out of the corner of the eye, there was the old county king who stretched his neck and waited for a reply.

   After a long time, Xuanzang nodded slightly.

  …

“Are you sick? You jump even though you know it’s a pit? You jump in the pit of Lingji, but what about the pit of the Tathagata? I’m afraid you’ll be smashed to pieces before you reach Lingshan!” Inside the closed door, the monkey roared hoarsely. Then, he flipped the table over.

   If it wasn’t for the sound suppression technique, this move would have attracted the entire palace of the county prince.

  From start to finish, Xuanzang just sat cross-legged on the couch and didn’t move.

   The gaze of the canopy on the side kept going back and forth between the monkey and Xuanzang.

   “You said! How do you solve this trouble?”

   Xuanzang replied with an expressionless face: “The soldiers will come to block it, and the water will come to cover it with soil.”

   “A good soldier will come to block, and water will come to cover it! Do you know whether it is soldiers or water? Lao Tzu’s Huaguo Mountain is so alive that they are completely consumed!”

   Xuanzang stopped talking, just looked straight ahead, like a Buddha statue.

  The monkey was already panting with anger, and his teeth clenched, but there was nothing he could do.

   After a long time, the canopy on the side said softly: “This is the end of the matter, there is no point in arguing, let’s think about what Lingji wants to do.”

   “To figure out what he wants to do, do we still need to be here?” With a roar, the monkey threw another chair and turned away.

   Only Xuanzang and the canopy were left in the room.

   After hesitating for a while, the canopy folded his hands and walked out the door.

   In the small room, Xuanzang was the only one left. Still sitting silently, holding the heart-hiding stone tightly in his hand. (To be continued~^~)