[Journey to the West] The monster was captured by the master

Chapter 5

After Wukong rescued Xuanzang, he was silent all the time. Xuanzang wanted to ask what happened several times, but he held back after seeing Wukong's loveless face.

Wukong noticed that Xuanzang hesitated to speak and was worried about him, but he was thinking in his heart: without the white dragon horse, what would the master use for legs.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look down at Xuanzang's feet.

It didn't matter after looking at it, he found that Xuanzang's feet were actually white and clean, intact as before.

Regardless of where the herbs wrapped in Xuanzang's feet went, the fact that his feet healed overnight is enough to surprise Wukong: "Master, your feet..." He pointed at Xuanzang's feet .

Xuanzang looked down at his feet when he heard the words, his toes curled up unconsciously, like five poor little dolls.

"What's the matter—hey, it seems to be all right." He looked at his two feet that were as white as jade.

"What, what's going on here?" Xuanzang subconsciously felt that it was his disciple Wukong who did it.

"Master, don't look at me, I still want to ask you? When did your feet get better?" Wukong spread his hands.

In the end, of course, no answer was found, but neither of them cared much.After all, for things like sudden recovery from illness, the reason is not important, but the result is the most important.

"Then why did you wake up in that cave?" Xuanzang asked.

"You were captured by that goblin—it's all the disciple's fault. If I hadn't fallen asleep last night, you wouldn't have nearly died at the hands of other goblins." Wukong clenched his fists and blamed himself.

"Wukong, don't think like this. Didn't you rescue me as a teacher? Is it just such a small thing that makes you unhappy? Don't be like this. I didn't suffer anything for my teacher. Look, my feet are fine now. It's a shame. How can you know that it is not a blessing." But Xuanzang was still a little puzzled, "Why did the monster catch me and not you?"

"...Because he was hungry." Wukong explained.

Xuanzang touched his bald forehead, and suddenly said: "Oh, it's because I have a lot of meat on my body, and it looks better than Wukong." As he said that, he looked at Wukong with a straight face: "Apprentice, you will want to eat more meat in the future." Eat more food and grow some meat back. You see, the goblins think you have less meat and won't eat you."

Wukong was a little speechless: "Master, if the goblin wants to catch you, it doesn't matter who has more meat and less meat. Even if you are skinny and I have a big belly, the goblin will catch you first."

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Because you are Tang Seng. Everyone in the demon world knows that you are a good person who has practiced for ten lifetimes. Your body is extremely precious. If you eat a bite of your meat, you can live forever. How many goblins and immortals have worked hard to cultivate for a lifetime, and what they want is immortality. To the elves, you are extremely attractive. So you must be careful in the future. If you encounter a situation where I am not around, you must not trust others easily, because it is very likely that those people are all elves who have changed to deceive you. of."

Wukong said finally, his tone was very serious.In fact, in his previous life, he was wronged and suffered a lot because Xuanzang was deceived by the goblin.The three dozen bones are still a thorn in his heart.

Xuanzang nodded seriously when he heard the words: "Don't worry, Wukong, he will be cautious as a teacher. But since my meat is so useful, Wukong, would you like to eat some first?"

"...Master, what are you kidding?" Wukong's eyes widened.

"It's not a joke, Wukong. Being a teacher is serious. When I came to this world as a teacher, my only wish is to save all sentient beings. To save ten thousand is to save, and to save one is also to save. You said that I can live forever if I eat a bite of my meat. Why not make it easier for you first? You have been with the teacher for so long, and the teacher has nothing to give you, and now this physical body has some use, so naturally it will benefit you first." He rolled up his sleeves as he spoke. , "Wukong, what kind of meat do you want to eat? How about the one on the wrist? Or breast meat is better? Or thigh meat?"

Wukong put Xuanzang's sleeves down, put his clothes back together, and said helplessly, "Master, I don't want to eat any meat from you. I have already learned the art of immortality, and I don't need to rely on eating your meat to get rid of it." May I live forever."

"Oh." Xuanzang replied with some disappointment, "Then it seems that my meat is not of much use."

"You can't say that," Wukong quickly comforted, "How can you say that your meat is useless? How many people are looking forward to immortality if you eat just one bite of your meat. Even if you don't eat it, just lick it. It can strengthen the body. You are still very precious and useful."

"Oh? There is still this effect? ​​Does it have any effect on healing?" Xuanzang asked.

"Uh, probably, maybe, there should be—there must be. Your precious meat can even achieve immortality, and it's no problem to heal injuries." Wukong affirmed.

"Oh, then..." Xuanzang hesitated to speak.

Wukong said: "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Oh, good." Xuanzang frowned, "Did the monster I saw in the cave just now be seriously injured?"

"Yes, I just wounded him, crippled his internal organs and meridians, and made him immobilized, so he couldn't come out to make trouble for a while." Wukong replied with some vigilance. He thought Xuanzang suspected him of killing again. .You must know that in the previous life Xuanzang had many conflicts with him because of his murder. In this life, Xuanzang's realm is higher and more benevolent. Maybe this time he will not even allow him to kill demons.Fortunately, this time, he didn't want to kill the demon either.

But he still underestimated Xuanzang.

"He is so pitiful, I want to heal his wounds," Xuanzang said.

"No, no, no! Master, what are you thinking? He wants to eat you! Do you still want to help him?" Wukong dared not reply.

"Wukong, I'm not as good as hell who goes to hell. He just needs to eat a bite of my meat, and he doesn't want to kill me. I just need to cut a piece of my meat for him to eat. His wish is fulfilled, and he will never die again. Wukong, you have to know that my desire to save sentient beings is not just a word in my mouth, nor is it just a grand goal. I am always trying to practice this belief. As long as it can benefit him, I will So what about a small piece of meat?" Xuanzang showed a benevolent smile on his face, and then he asked Wukong again: "Wukong, are you sure you don't need to eat a bite of my meat? Do you want to try it first? Maybe it will have other effects?"

"Master, stop joking. I won't eat your meat, and neither can that little white dragon. With me here, no one can hurt a single hair of your hair." Wukong straightened his expression, "Since Master's feet are healed, Let's go now then."

Xuanzang sighed regretfully, "Is it really not possible? Will the little white dragon starve to death if he can't move? Wukong, he is so pitiful, can't we go back and take care of him before leaving?"

"No. There is no discussion." Wukong picked up the luggage that had fallen by the water, and walked west without looking back.After walking two steps, he found that Xuanzang hadn't followed, so he couldn't help urging: "Master, let's go quickly. If you don't go west today, if you don't go west tomorrow, when will you get the scriptures? When you get the scriptures, you can save all sentient beings. "

Xuanzang touched the top of his head and followed Wukong with a disappointed face.

Now that the weather is cold and the mountain road is difficult to walk, Wukong is worried that Xuanzang's feet will be worn out again, so they only walked a short distance today.

In the evening they rested under an old locust tree.

Not far from the locust tree is a pine forest, one time is raw and the other is ripe, the psychological work has been done yesterday, Wukong skillfully searched some of the squirrels' collections, and picked a bunch of mushrooms under a few rotten trees, That's enough for their dinner tonight.

Yesterday Wukong found some dried fruits and nuts and a few sweet potatoes, so he and Xuanzang ate them casually.Today, the mushrooms were harvested, and Wukong was overjoyed. Thinking that Xuanzang still carried a pot with him, he planned to cook a pot of soup.He put the mushrooms on the ground and was about to unpack his bags.

"Let's come here as a teacher." Xuanzang stopped Wukong, opened the bag by himself, and started to take out the pots and pans one by one. He handed Wukong a porcelain basin, "Wukong, go and wash the mushrooms. Oh , fetch some water first."

Wukong looked at the same seasonings that Xuanzang took out, feeling confused, obediently picked up the mushrooms he threw on the ground, and went to the stream not far away.

Hey, he planned to cook it directly, but he didn't expect to wash it.

When Wukong returned after washing the mushrooms, Xuanzang had already lit the fire and set up the pot.There was boiling water in the pot, and Xuanzang was adding unknown lump seasoning to it.

"This is Baiweixian." Xuanzang shook the oiled paper bag in his hand, "When I was in Xianyang, an old man who believed in Buddhism taught me to make it. The broth was boiled and condensed into lumps, and it was eaten directly in the future. Put a small piece and it can quickly become a soup. After a while, you can put the mushrooms in and cook."

After putting the mushrooms in and cooking for a while, the fresh aroma of the mushrooms and the salty aroma of the thick soup spread under the big locust tree.Wukong waited beside him scratching his head: "Master, can you eat?"

"Wait a little longer." Xuanzang said, and put in the pine nuts and other nuts that Wukong had found.

By the time the nut and mushroom soup was finally ready to eat, Wukong's saliva was already dripping all over the floor.He is not a person with a heavy appetite. Even if he likes to eat, he prefers things like fresh peaches, or he just doesn't eat them.I didn't expect that in this cold weather, I would be so greedy by a pot of hot mushroom soup.

"Hiss—ha! Ha!" Wukong picked up a brown-black mushroom full of soup from the pot and stuffed it into his mouth. After seeing Xuanzang's disapproving gaze, he hurriedly pretended to be scalded screaming.

Xuanzang shook his head, and handed him a spoon and a bowl: "Take the spoon and eat it, scoop it into the bowl first, and wait for it to cool before putting it in your mouth." He took the bowl and picked up a pair of chopsticks to pick up the mushrooms.

Wukong took the spoon and scooped the soup and mushrooms into the bowl, but he didn't wait for it to cool down as Xuanzang ordered, instead he swallowed it up after scooping it into the bowl.This time it was eaten with hot soup, it should be hotter, but he didn't see why it was hot.

The pot of soup soon came to an end. It was said to be rations for Xuanzang, but most of it went into Wukong's stomach, and Xuanzang only ate a small part.Wukong held his stomach and felt ashamed, but Xuanzang said, "Wukong, you are too thin, you should eat more."

Wukong felt even more uncomfortable when he heard this.

It was late at night, and Wukong sat cross-legged beside Xuanzang, relishing that pot of delicious mushroom and nut soup, and Xuanzang's feet were carried in his arms as usual.

He is practicing.

When he came out from Xiaobailong, Wukong didn't tell anyone—of course, there was no one to listen to him, and his mana cultivation base dropped again.Wukong was a little panicked, he felt that he was like a leaking ladle, although there was only a small hole leaking, but with the impact of the water flow, the hole would get bigger and bigger sooner or later.The frightening thing is that he can't find where that hole is at all now.He couldn't even imagine what it would be like to defeat the Buddha without mana and cultivation.

Little Bailong had an accident, he didn't know if there would be any accidents in the future with Junior Brother Bajiesha and the others.He had to step up his practice and work hard to make up for the lost cultivation base, so that Xuanzang could go to the west to get the scriptures smoothly, so that his monkey life could return to normal.When Xuanzang obtains the scriptures, he will be the fighting Buddha who doesn't care about world affairs and is at ease.

Wukong was thinking about many things in his heart, and he practiced endlessly. During his tireless practice, Wukong fell asleep again without knowing it.

"Ka——" There was a sound of collision, but Wukong was too fast asleep.