novelaction Chapter 198 What a coincidence
Chapter 198 What a coincidence
A dilapidated temple stands alone at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain. This temple may have once been glorious, but now it is unrecognizable and in ruins, surrounded by a circle of collapsed earthen walls.
Exhausted, Chen Xuanzang leaned against the earthen wall, panting heavily. After nearly two days of arduous travel, he was completely worn out. Every step felt like dragging a thousand-pound burden, and his body and mind had reached their limits.
When he saw the dilapidated temple before him, an overwhelming joy welled up within him. This was the place his master had mentioned; finally, he could rest for a moment…
But where is the Buddha statue here that Master mentioned, which is 1,300 zhang tall and 360 zhang wide?
How could he not see such a large Buddha statue?
Could his master be lying to him?
Chen Xuanzang glanced around and saw only desolation, devoid of human habitation, and no Buddha statues in sight. He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Chen Xuanzang leaned wearily against the earthen wall, his body trembling slightly, his eyelids feeling as heavy as if they were being weighed down by a thousand pounds.
He blinked a few times, but finally couldn't resist the drowsiness and slowly closed his eyes, ready to get some rest.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
A gust of wind howled past, and then a dark figure descended from the sky like lightning, landing steadily in front of Chen Xuanzang.
This sudden turn of events startled Chen Xuanzang, and he abruptly opened his tightly closed eyes.
However, when he saw what was in front of him, he couldn't help but gasp – a monkey with a pointed snout and a ferocious face was standing in front of him.
This monkey was small, less than four feet tall, but its sharp gaze seemed to pierce through one's soul. At this moment, it was looking down at Chen Xuanzang with a condescending attitude, its eyes flashing with a hint of ferocity, which made people shudder.
"Sir, who are you? What do you want with me?" Chen Xuanzang asked in a low voice, arms crossed and huddled in a corner.
"You ask who I am? Hahaha! Chen Xuanzang, didn't you come to Wuzhi Mountain to find me?"
The demon king Sun Wukong burst into laughter.
Finished!
How did the demon king Sun Wukong escape the seal of the Buddha? Who broke the seal on the demon king Sun Wukong? Aren't they afraid of causing chaos in the world?
Chen Xuanzang swallowed quietly and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Mr. Sun. I didn't expect you to come out on your own. I believe that you must have reformed and turned away from evil in the past five hundred years. I am relieved to see that you are safe and sound."
“My master is waiting for me to go back for dinner, so I won’t stay here any longer. I’ll leave now and won’t disturb Mr. Sun any longer.”
Chen Xuanzang lay prone on the ground, his hands pressed tightly against the ground, moving his body forward with difficulty and slowness. His eyes were wide open, his heart was pounding like a drum, and he dared not make a sound, for fear of attracting the attention of Sun Wukong in front of him.
At this moment, his only thought was to escape this dangerous place as soon as possible and disappear without a trace right under Sun Wukong's nose.
Chen Xuanzang knew very well that with his current strength, let alone facing the powerful demon king Sun Wukong, he might not even be able to handle the little fish demon Sha Wujing he had encountered before.
Therefore, he dared not risk betting on whether Sun Wukong had reformed, after all, life is only once, and once lost, it can never be recovered.
Just as Chen Xuanzang was crawling forward with all his might, suddenly, a huge force came from behind and grabbed his collar tightly.
Before he could react, he was lifted up like a chick and suspended in mid-air. Terrified, he struggled desperately, trying to break free of his restraints.
The demon king Sun Wukong looked disdainfully at Chen Xuanzang in his hand, picked him up and leaped back to Li Qing.
He casually tossed Chen Xuanzang to the ground, then crossed his arms and grinned wickedly.
"Tell me, what should I do with you all?"
you?
Chen Xuanzang, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly turned around and looked behind him. There he saw Li Qing, whom he had met twice before.
"Mr. Li, what a coincidence! What are you doing here? Were you also captured by the Demon King Sun Wukong and brought here?"
“Him? I didn’t capture him here, you know... My seal was broken by this Mr. Li in front of you.”
"What?! This is impossible!" Chen Xuanzang was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
Li Qing remained indifferent as he slowly spoke, "Nothing is impossible. It was indeed I who broke the seal of the Buddha."
His voice was as calm as the water in a deep pool, without the slightest ripple.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanzang's eyes widened in shock. He was especially incredulous when he saw Li Qing's calm expression, unable to comprehend why he was so composed, as if this matter were a trivial matter to him.
Enraged, Chen Xuanzang glared at Li Qing and demanded sharply, "Do you know the immense disaster your actions will bring to the world? The consequences of breaking the seal are beyond your capacity to bear!"
His tone was full of anger and rebuke, because he knew all too well the disastrous consequences that might result from breaking the seal.
However, Li Qing remained unmoved in the face of Chen Xuanzang's questioning, simply standing there quietly.
Chen Xuanzang took a deep breath, "Mr. Sun, since you've come out to abandon evil and do good, why commit further acts of killing?"
"No, because killing makes me feel happy."
"If you remain incorrigible and commit further acts of killing, Buddha will not forgive you. You have escaped Buddha's seal, but Buddha is still here!"
"Hahaha, then I'll kill you first!" The demon king Sun Wukong was furious and stretched out his claws to stab Chen Xuanzang in the chest.
Seeing this, Li Qing did not stop him. He knew that Chen Xuanzang, as the pilgrim appointed by the Buddha, would not die here so easily.
Just as Sun Wukong's sharp claws touched Chen Xuanzang's chest, suddenly, a dazzling golden Buddhist light burst forth from Chen Xuanzang's chest, like a brilliant sun illuminating the entire space.
This powerful Buddhist light quickly formed an indestructible shield, steadily blocking Sun Wukong's fierce attacks.
“This…” Sun Wukong’s eyes widened, his face full of astonishment, clearly not expecting such a thing to happen.
Behind Chen Xuanzang, a glint flashed in Li Qing's eyes. If he guessed correctly, the Buddhist light should have come from the "Three Hundred Children's Songs" in Chen Xuanzang's arms.
Chen Xuanzang gazed at the holy light shimmering before him, and boundless joy welled up in his heart. He knew that the Buddha was still watching over all things in the world and would never sit idly by while demons ran rampant and caused suffering to all living beings.
“Mr. Sun, am I right? Buddha has always been there.”