Chapter 970: Mountains and Rivers, Just for Cultivation
The various disturbances in heaven did not affect the human world.
The stone monkey who came out of the mountains to seek the truth is now on his way to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.
It is psychic, appears in human form, is gifted with intelligence, and is unrestrained and carefree.
Sometimes, they would sneak into the market town following the aroma of cooked food and look at everything with curiosity. Although they clearly had no ill intentions, their hairs all over their bodies always scared ordinary people away from touching them.
It is said that spirits will not hurt people at will, but when people really see creatures that are different from ordinary people, they will still be afraid from the bottom of their hearts.
The stone monkey didn't care. He just wanted to taste the delicious food in the human world.
We met a few peasant women on the road, who were so frightened by its appearance that they dropped the clothes in their hands and ran away.
The stone monkey scratched the back of his hand, and without paying attention, he picked up a green dress at random, and put it on roughly, imitating the way people wore clothes in his memory. He also rummaged around and found a small hat, put it on his head to cover his face, and hopped to a nearby noodle shop.
It was noon now, and the noodle shop was doing good business with people coming and going.
Although the stone monkey was dressed in human clothes, its pointed face and monkey cheeks still frightened the diners nearby and they stepped back and made way for it.
In response, the stone monkey was not polite. He chuckled a few times, bowed like a human being, and walked in with a swagger.
After a short wait, the waiter came and asked the guest what kind of food he would like to order.
In order to avoid scaring people and getting denied food, the stone monkey covered his face slightly with his sleeves, and became confused for a moment.
It had never been to this human market before, and had no idea what the rules of a noodle shop were. It took it a long time to explain what they were.
Just then, a guest nearby called the waiter and shouted, "I want a pot of wine."
The stone monkey's eyes lit up, and he shouted in a slightly sharp voice, "A pot of wine, a pot of wine!"
The waiter quickly turned around, nodded and sighed a few times.
The guest said, "I want another bowl of beef and another bowl of noodles."
The stone monkey quickly followed suit and shouted, "A bowl of beef and a bowl of noodles!"
The two sides were shouting almost one after another. The waiter was a little dizzy, but he still responded quickly.
As a result, the customer was a little unhappy, thinking that the guy sitting next to him did it on purpose, and slapped the table: "A big bowl of noodles!"
The stone monkey was simple-minded and did not think twice: "A big bowl of noodles, a big bowl of noodles!"
The waiter was quite amused and hurried over with a smile on his face: "Hey, sir, you want a big bowl too... uh..."
When the waiter saw the appearance of the stone monkey, he stood there in a daze for a few seconds and then stepped back in fear.
Some guests also noticed something unusual. After being startled, they couldn't help whispering and talking about it.
But the stone monkey was seen squatting on the table, playing with the chopsticks as if they were small sticks. He looked innocent and simple, and it seemed that he had no intention of joking. The waiter did not chase him away, but went to the kitchen in a huff.
Later, when the noodles were served on the table, the stone monkey didn't know how to use chopsticks. His funny appearance made everyone laugh.
Seeing that it behaved harmlessly and like a simple spirit, some brave diners taught it how to use chopsticks.
The stone monkey is lively and active. When he first came to the human world, he knew nothing.
Later, while eating, he tried to eat spicy food like others, but he was spicy enough because of the hot sauce on the table. He was laughed at by the diners again, and he was so angry that he tore off his clothes and rushed out of the noodle shop.
There is no need to say more about the joy here.
Starting from Cangwu Mountain in the east of China, the stone monkey crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, traveled for several years, and finally arrived at the westernmost place mentioned by the old monkey.
However, after some inquiries, whether asking people or spiritual beasts or demons, no one had ever heard of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, let alone the so-called Xieyue Sanxing Cave.
The stone monkey was confused for a moment, wondering if he had walked into the wrong place, or if the name of Patriarch Bodhi was not famous enough?
It began to waver and wondered whether it should change the place where it would learn from a master.
But looking back over the past few years, people all over the world are rushing around for profit, all are rushing around for profit, all of them are seeking fame and fortune, and no one is willing to risk his life.
Even those practitioners with profound magical powers still have all kinds of emotions and desires, and cannot cut off worldly thoughts.
This is far from the stone monkey's idea of cultivation and practicing Taoism.
After hesitating for a while, the stone monkey continued to go west until he saw a majestic mountain.
The people here are no different from those in other places, but the mountain is shrouded in fairy air and spiritual light, which makes the stone monkey feel a sense of the sacred and pure charm of the immortal Taoism and Buddhism.
The stone monkey passed by the foot of the mountain and asked sincerely: "Excuse me, old man, where is this place?"
The passerby who was stopped by the stone monkey was an old man in the village. He was used to seeing spiritual beasts, so he was not afraid of the stone monkey's pointed face and pointed to the mountain.
"Anshan, you don't even know this, hi... you are so ignorant!"
The old man casually told the stone monkey the name of Anshan, waved his hand and left.
"Anshan..."
The stone monkey paced at the foot of the mountain, scratching his ears and cheeks.
This is not Lingtai Fangcun Mountain...
Just as it was wondering, a loud and leisurely singing voice suddenly came from the mountains.
The singing voice echoed in the mountain for a long time, like the music from heaven descending to the world, and it even attracted clouds and mist to gather together, and the rhythm of Taoism flowed.
Suddenly, a golden ladder appeared before my eyes, shining brightly, and it seemed to lead directly to immortality...
The stone monkey was stunned. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but everything seemed to be just his imagination.
But the singing started again, melodious and powerful.
The stone monkey subconsciously ran into the mountain and climbed up the mountain in the direction of the singing.
Thorns and weeds cannot stop it; slopes and rock walls cannot block it.
I only heard the song:
"Selling firewood~cutting wood~living life...exchanging rice at the market~for three liters~~"
"If you are not a fairy, then you are a Taoist... When you are free, sit down with me and talk about the sutras."
As the stone monkey listened to the lyrics, he felt more and more that the other person was not an ordinary person. The meaning of these lyrics was quite profound!
Soon, among the mountains and forests, the stone monkey saw a strong...blonde woodcutter?
Without thinking too much, the stone monkey hurried forward.
"Old god!"
The stone monkey bowed on the spot with a sincere look on his face.
The blond and muscular woodcutter saw a monkey blocking his way. He was not panicked at all. He put down the firewood on his back and actually... smiled evilly???
Inside Anshan, Li Yuan and his relatives and friends saw this scene and immediately held their foreheads in silence.
Wang Shuo came down to earth just to watch the show from a close distance. When he saw it, he shouted, "Throwing thunder! It's too eye-catching... I said let me go? Master, his acting is too bad~ This is the role of a woodcutter, not the role of the Return of the Dragon King!"
Li Yuan couldn't hold it in any longer and sighed deeply: "It's okay, it's okay...at least he didn't play Bodhi Patriarch..."
At the side, a certain master in white unexpectedly showed up after a long absence: "So, are you going to act, or am I going to act?"
After hearing the entire story of Journey to the West from Li Yuan, the Emperor of Heaven felt that there was great potential here and personally came down to earth to take care of it.
Faced with Lao Zhang's question, Li Yuan was a little hesitant.
It wasn't that he wanted to give in...but he saw that Lao Zhang wanted to have fun, and he was racking his brains to figure out how to persuade Lao Zhang to give up without offending him...
After all, Shitai was the one he nurtured and had a close relationship with, so naturally he wanted to personally teach him the way to practice and be good.
Zhuge Laodeng, the first land god in history who had returned from heaven to receive education and the will of the Bodhi tree, saw that the two were silent and could not help but point at himself:
"Hurry up and make a decision! I can't just go if you two don't let me..."
Although he was known as the Bodhi Tree, Zhuge Laodeng knew that he would never be chosen to play the role of 'Bodhi Patriarch', so he was directly rejected.