Chapter 637 Tripitaka’s Journey to the West
After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty became sworn sworn sworn kinsmen to Xuan Zhang, he called him Yu Di, Dharma Master and Holy Monk!
In addition, because he wanted to obtain the Tripitaka of Mahayana Buddhism, he named Xuan Dan Tripitaka. And because he was a Dharma Master of the Tang Dynasty and a sworn brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he was finally named Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty.
How could Tang Sanzang not be moved? He made an oath in front of Tang Taizong.
"The poor monk has received such great love from Your Majesty. How can he be so virtuous and capable? Now that the poor monk is leaving, he must live a good life and work hard until he reaches the Western Heaven. If he does not reach the Western Heaven and cannot obtain the true scriptures, the poor monk will never come back even if he dies and will fall into the trap forever. In hell!”
After Tang Sanzang finished speaking, Tang Taizong really felt a little tearful!
Well done, my brother!
At this moment, Liu Ming, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Mu Zha were watching in the void.
Liu Ming was also a little moved. No wonder Tang Sanzang was so perseverant and kept going to the West. It turned out that he had made such an oath that if he didn't succeed, he would go to hell!
This is really cruel!
Only with this motivation can I succeed!
Compared to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s vow not to become a Buddha until hell is empty, it’s no less impressive!
What a great guy!
Liu Ming also admired this, and even thought about whether he should make a vow that if the demon clan did not unite the prehistoric world, he would go to hell!
But when I thought about it, I decided to pull it off. This oath I made was a bit dangerous. If I really made it, I would probably go to hell immediately, and the demon clan would be finished with it.
Hongjun and Tiandao will not let you be so presumptuous. If you dare to make such a wish, just think about it in your heart.
Guanyin Bodhisattva sang a line of Amitabha, then looked at Liu Ming and said: "Prince of the demon tribe, now the person who wants to learn the scriptures has been decided, the poor monk is going back, and the Buddha is still waiting for a report, but you have now started your own journey. As for your mission, it is also your greatest responsibility to protect the Buddhist scripture collectors, please don’t make a mistake!”
When Liu Ming heard this, he couldn't help but glared at him. What does self-mistake mean? Although he agreed to Daozu, it doesn't mean that you can teach him a lesson, right?
If he hadn't been coerced by Daozu, he wouldn't have become such a coolie, but one code is another code. If something really went wrong with Tang Sanzang, he, Liu Ming, would not be able to escape the blame!
"I got it, don't worry. I guarantee he won't die, but I don't guarantee that he will go to Xitian intact. If he is missing an arm or a leg, you don't have to ask me, huh!"
After hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva didn't say anything, just waved his hand and left.
Liu Ming sighed, come on, his bodyguard career has begun.
He and the monkey master and apprentice were protecting this little bald man, which really gave him face!
As for Zhu Wuneng and Sha Wujing, Liu Ming automatically ignored them.
These two are just two people who are just pretending to be fake, and one can only say big brother, where is the master! Senior Brother, Master is right, Master, Senior Brother is right!
The other only knows about eating, drinking, and looking at beautiful women, and he always goes on strike, resigns, and breaks up!
Liu Ming shook his head and gave a wry smile, "What's going on? Forget it, Tang Sanzang won't leave for a while, so he should just go ahead and wait for him."
If he was in danger, and of course he just suffered a little bit, Liu Ming would pretend he didn't see it. After all, if he wanted to obtain the true scripture, how could he not avoid some suffering? Treasure, no, Tathagata will also thank himself.
At this moment, after Tang Sanzang returned to his temple, everyone already knew that he was going to obtain Buddhist scriptures. In addition, Tang Sanzang was very impressive now. He was the brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!
The next day!
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty summoned the ministers and gave a purple gold alms bowl to Tang Sanzang for him to use for alms on the road.
How considerate!
Afraid that Tang Sanzang would be hungry on the way, he even gave him a purple-gold alms bowl to beg for food. No, that was alms!
It can be seen from this that Tang Taizong can be regarded as a warm man!
After a set of tedious procedures, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty wrote the Tongxing seal and the scripture collection ultimatum.
The Qin Tian Supervisor calculated the auspicious days of the zodiac, and Tang Taizong took Tang Sanzang out of the city with his ministers and a group of monks.
He also assigned two apprentices and a white horse for riding on the road!
Tang Sanzang said goodbye to everyone and headed west directly.
He led several monks and apprentices without stopping along the way. After walking for a few days, they arrived at a place called Gongzhou City.
After Tang Sanzang and his party arrived, they were welcomed in by the officials who had been waiting for them.
The younger brother of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!
This is no ordinary person!
In addition, now he is going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, which means he is on a business trip with Emperor Taizong's orders!
Tang Sanzang and his party left the next day after having a good meal and drink.
No matter where he went along the way, he was greeted and entertained, and gradually he arrived at the border of Datang.
Tang Sanzang knew that his good days were over, and the most difficult moment would come next. This was no longer in the Tang Dynasty, and no one was treating them respectfully.
But having made up his mind to obtain the true scripture, Tang Sanzang would not give up or back down.
He took his apprentice and headed straight forward, heading west!
It is said that they walked along the way and came to a mountainous place. Because there was no road, they could only clear the weeds while walking.
But I didn't dare to change the direction, because I was heading towards the west. If I changed the road, because I couldn't tell the direction, I walked for a few days and returned to the Tang Dynasty, it would be a joke!
At this moment, there was a sudden click, and Tang Sanzang, the three of them, and the white horse who sat down fell directly into the pit.
This time Tang Sanzang was so frightened that he lost his wits!
Although he had the courage to agree to come to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures, he was also mentally prepared that the journey would be difficult, but he didn't expect that he would be in dire straits just after leaving the Tang Dynasty!
After Tang Sanzang finally came to his senses, he saw that the three of him and one horse had fallen into the pit, and he felt panicked.
Tang Sanzang was thinking about how he could get out, but before he could think about it, someone shouted from outside.
"Caught, caught, pull him up quickly!"
Tang Sanzang looked up and was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, because there were more than a dozen heads lying on the entrance of the cave, all of them were monsters!
They looked at Tang Sanzang and the others with salivating expressions.
Soon, the three of them were pulled up, and Tang Sanzang saw not just a dozen, but nearly fifty or sixty monsters outside!
And there was a demon king sitting in the middle. He looked so ferocious at the moment that it made people feel weak after looking at it!
Not only that, Tang Sanzang's two disciples were already paralyzed on the ground.
They are just monks in the temple. Where have you seen such monsters?