The old monk nodded blankly, not sure if he understood.
"Don't go back and call for help." Nanfeng said every word.
The old monk frowned and looked at him, "Why not?"
Nanfeng frowned and shook his head. Just when he was about to explain, the old monk woke up. This guy drank too much water before and had to urinate urgently.
As soon as the old monk woke up, he naturally couldn't hold on to his dream. After he woke up, the old monk looked around blankly. When he saw that he was not there, he scratched his head, got up and went to relieve himself.
After untying my hands, I stopped sleeping and sat down to chant sutras.
Nanfeng didn't force himself to talk to him anymore. He had already asked about the important things, and the rest was about current affairs and people's livelihood. Even if he knew about it, he couldn't change anything.
The old monk was chanting sutras on the side, while Nan Feng frowned and thought to himself. There was still a very difficult problem to deal with at the moment, which was to try to contact Fatty and Uncle Wang.
At this time, he had roughly understood the heavenly book and could return to his physical body at any time. He had to try to contact Fatty and Uncle Wang. The main purpose of contacting the two was not to inform them of his progress at this time, but to determine the location of his physical body.
Once the official seal is destroyed and leaves Huangsha Ridge, Heaven will immediately notice it and must return to the physical body before Heaven's heavenly soldiers arrive to arrest him. To do this, one must know the exact location of the physical body. Only by knowing the location of the physical body can one leave here. Then rush over in the shortest possible time.
To be fair, the old monk is really not a good candidate. This guy is eager to return to the Western Regions. It will be very difficult for him to turn around and return to the Middle-earth. In addition, the old monk has no spiritual energy cultivation. Once he returns to the Middle-earth, he is likely to encounter Danger. To take a step back, even if he was willing to turn around and go back, he would not be beaten to death after he returned. The biggest problem is how to contact Fatty and Uncle Wang.
When he was working as a land manager in Chang'an, he told Fatty to let Uncle Wang leave Fengming Mountain and find a safe place to concentrate on repairing his body. Fatty's idea that day was to take Uncle Wang to the East China Sea and find an uninhabited island to live. , which means that the two of them are probably in the East China Sea right now. Even if the old monk returns to Middle-earth, he will not be able to find them.
After thinking about it over and over, I feel that this matter is too difficult and the chance of success is too low. The possibility of success is very slim.
But then I thought about it again, even if there was little hope for the matter, I still had to let the old monk go back. The reason was very simple. He didn’t know the location of his physical body, and Fatty and Uncle Wang didn’t know where he was. Even if the physical body was repaired next year and burned incense for three days, He did not dare to leave Huangshaling.
Sooner or later, there will be such a test. Even if the old monk is not the best candidate, he can only be chosen, because few people come to Huangshaling. In eight years, only this old monk and those few merchants have come, and those few The merchants were still lured here. Once the old monk left, God knows in what month and year someone would come here again.
I had no choice but to choose him.
Although it is difficult to ask the old monk to turn around and go back, it is not very difficult. What is difficult is how to get in touch with Fatty and Uncle Wang after the old monk returns.
The possibility of the old monk finding Fatty and Uncle Wang is very slim. If he wants to get in touch with Fatty and Uncle Wang, he can only ask Fatty and Uncle Wang to come to the old monk. But in this case, the old monk needs to let the news out. This scale is difficult to determine. If the message released is too obvious, the opponent may go over and kill him. If the message released is too secretive, Fatty may not notice it. This guy is not a careful person.
After thinking hard for a long time, I finally came up with a feasible way. Instead of letting the old monk find Fatty and Uncle Wang directly, let him find someone else and entrust others to find Fatty.
Entrusted to whom? This person must be very smart, possess a certain level of strength, and be someone he trusts and the fat man trusts as well.
Lu Pingchuan and others eliminated it first. Now they may not be able to protect themselves, so they can't cause any more trouble for them.
There are currently two people to choose from, one is Tianqizi from Taiqing Sect, and the other is Yan Feixue from Shangqing Sect. Only these two people are trustworthy, and Fatty is probably hiding now and wants him. To show your head, you must make a big move, and only the two of them can make a big noise to attract the fat man's attention.
Among the two people, the best candidate is Tianqizi. Firstly, Fatty has not had much dealings with Yan Feixue, but he only knows that he has a personal relationship with Yan Feixue. Secondly, there are certain risks in this matter. He has no feelings for Shangqing. If Zong has not made a great contribution, we cannot allow others to risk their lives. And the Taiqing Sect owed him a big favor. If he hadn't helped the Taiqing Sect suppress the civil strife and clean up the family, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Only careful consideration and strategizing in advance can lead to victory after taking action. Even if he had a candidate in mind, Nanfeng did not make an immediate decision because there were still some side issues that needed to be considered. One was the geographical issue. The Taiqing sect was in the Liang Kingdom and the Shangqing sect was in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, which is now called the Northern Qi Dynasty. Well, whether we are going to Taiqing or Shangqing, the journey is very long.
In addition, there was the aftermath of the Dongchuang incident. Most of Taiqing's purple energy masters participated in the rebellion and were killed by him. Their vitality was severely damaged. However, the Shangqing Sect had completely preserved its strength. Once the masters of Taiqing secretly helped him, If the news leaks out, they may be attacked by foreign enemies. Compared to the Taiqing Sect, the Shangqing Sect has greater ability to protect itself.
After careful consideration, I finally chose Tianqizi from the Taiqing Sect. I couldn’t owe favors everywhere, I should still owe it to the Taiqing Sect. Although Yan Feixue admired him very much, her master Tian Yuanzi came from the Taiqing Sect, and the Taiqing Sect was her own. sect.
After making up his mind, the old monk fell asleep. In fact, the old monk didn't want to sleep anymore, but in Huangshaling, he had the final say whether to sleep or not.
Since Nanfeng had revealed his identity before, the old monk knew that he was a god, so it was not a surprise to see him again.
Let’s get straight to the point and ask the old monk to turn around and return to China. The old monk will not have to ask why.
Nanfeng replied that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was in danger and needed him to go back and find friends to protect Ksitigarbha before he was enthroned.
The old monk was very nervous, but he did not ask what kind of danger Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had encountered, because the monks in the middle-earth region were currently experiencing disasters. What he asked was how Nanfeng knew who Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was.
This question is easy to answer, but it requires a lot of time. The old monk is from the Western Regions, so he naturally knows how to listen carefully. He also knows some of the deeds of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The most important thing is that he has heard about what happened in Tuhun Kingdom. We also know who converted the turtle spirit into one among ten thousand, and this completely corresponds to what Nanfeng said.
The old monk is a true monk. When he heard that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was in trouble, he wanted to take care of him, run errands and report the news, so he naturally would not refuse.
At this point, Nanfeng told him who to look for and what to say. In order to avoid accidents and the news being leaked, he kept it simple and only said one sentence, "Try to inform Ksitigarbha that I am in Huangshaling."
The old monk had no doubts at first, but after listening to Nanfeng's message, he became even more convinced that he was really going to rescue Ksitigarbha. He recited it silently several times, and after he had completely memorized the message, he got up and packed his bed.
"I will make some arrangements with you later. When I get to the Middle-earth, I will immediately hire horses and buy a cart, and try to be as quick as possible." Nanfeng said.
"I have been away for three months, and it may take a long time to go back." The old monk said.
Nanfeng nodded, took back his magical power, and let him wake up.
The old monk opened his eyes and found that he was still sitting, so he stood up and packed his luggage again. This guy had escaped and had no luggage, only a set of bedding.
The old monk packed up his bed, took a water bag, picked up the two ingots of gold that Nanfeng had brought to him, and hurried toward the southeast.
Nanfeng stood by the pool and watched the old monk leave. At the same time, he used his magical power to turn the sand into earth on the old monk's path, making it smoother.
The old monk noticed that the loose sand under his feet turned into hard soil, and secretly thought something strange. He clasped his hands together and turned around to express his thanks.
For this old monk, Nanfeng felt somewhat apologetic. In fact, Buddhism was not without its merits. Its teachings still guided people to be good, but their methods were too extreme. They blindly tolerated and sought peace, which made people stupid.
To be precise, this old monk was deceived by him, because Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was not in danger at all. It is wrong to deceive a good person, but when the situation has no choice, we can only follow the authority. After this incident, the old monk should be treated Stay in Middle-earth and treat me well.
He is a Taoist who doesn't like Buddhism very much, nor should he like it emotionally or rationally. If he gets out of trouble in the future, he will not only have to punish his opponents and expel evil spirits, but he will also have to face Buddhism.
In fact, this is not a big headache. Many things that the world thinks are very important are actually just words spoken by people in high positions while talking and laughing. He and Ksitigarbha are brothers, how could he be too disrespectful to Buddhism? Harsh.
All that can be done next is to wait.
Winter is coming, and the pond water freezes again. This is the ninth time that the pond water has frozen. The next year will be his ninth year in Huangshaling.
For some reason, this year's winter seems extra long. While waiting, Nanfeng thought about the spells he had learned one by one in his mind. In fact, after studying the heavenly book and gaining insights, he no longer needs to stick to specific spells, but after returning to the physical body In the beginning, these spells may still be used, for no other reason than that turning virtuality into reality and reality into virtuality are too overbearing. If used accidentally, it may cause serious damage to people and things around them.
In the spring of March, the grass and trees are green. According to the time, if the old monk did not encounter any accidents on the way, he should have arrived in the Liang Kingdom by now.
Every day, as usual, put a grain of sand into the small altar and calculate the time.
One day in April, May, June, and June, a figure appeared in the southeast. When this person came, there was a strong wind and sand. He was leading a camel and walking was difficult.
In order to avoid the wind and sand, this person's head and face were tightly wrapped, and his appearance was not visible. However, judging from his body shape, he should be a middle-aged man, not the old monk before, and there was nothing else on the camel except water and food bags. , and they are not like foot merchants.
Judging from the person's traveling route, he was undoubtedly heading towards the oasis. When the person entered the Huangsha Ridge, the south wind used its magical power to isolate the wind and sand.
The wind and sand suddenly disappeared, which surprised the man. He looked around anxiously and shouted loudly, "Young hero, young hero."
Since he had been trapped in Huangshaling for the past nine years, many things had been forgotten. Even if he had not forgotten, it still felt very far away. This person's voice was very familiar to him, but he couldn't remember who this person was for a while.
The man called a few times, but received no answer, so he dragged the camel to the oasis and at the same time took off his mask to block the wind and sand.
As soon as the mask was removed, Nanfeng saw the face of this person clearly. It was a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar. He recalled it carefully and finally remembered this person. The person who came was actually Hou Shulin...