Tang Seng's Memoirs (Essays)
Recently, I don’t know if I have reached the menstrual period or have really reached the point of enlightenment. I always like to sit on the stone under the tree in front of the temple and think about the past. And once I sit down for about a day, I didn’t sit down because of the pain one day after something grew on my butt, but this still couldn’t stop me from looking back on the past.
Wukong doesn't know what's going on now. He used to be with the monkey, and he was quiet for a few minutes. Even when he saw a pretty pretty village girl on the road, he insisted on saying that she was a monster. Alas, I don't know the little bit of pain in his heart. It's because he suffered this, especially after passing by the woman named Zixia, so as long as he saw a good-looking woman, he immediately felt distrustful. But I know that he just wanted to escape. The sorrow was more than a heartbreaking heart. Even if the monkey jumped out of the stone, it was still a virtue.
Actually, I think Zixia's girl is good. In addition to being a little bit slight, her figure and appearance are really good. What makes me think is that she is even willing to wait for hundreds of years for a monkey who only knew how to climb trees and steal peaches at that time. Not to mention the past, there is probably no other girl like this even after thousands of years. Why didn't I meet such a woman before I became a monk? Otherwise, I wouldn't have to knock wooden fish all day long to live, and life fades out.
Every time there is sunset in my impression, Wukong likes to look up and look at me, and his eyes are so melancholy that he can almost kill a cow. Once he stood there for a long time, I really couldn't stand it anymore. He walked over and patted his shoulder to make him think it was a little more open. As a result, the monkey didn't say anything, and gave me a big fart with his butt. After that, he shamelessly patted his butt and said comfortably: "I have been brewing for a long time, and finally I was released by my old grandson."
However, Wukong is very conscientious in his work. Every time I was caught by a monster, he would jump up and down everywhere for help. But I wondered several times why Sister Guanyin told me that this guy was making a big fuss in the Heavenly Court, but since he went to obtain scriptures with me, he was either sucked into a gourd to refine medicine or a broken fan and slapped to the sky. Did he really become bad after being pressed by Wuzhishan for hundreds of years?
Fortunately, the prestige he accumulated back then was quite useful. Although this monkey was no longer in the world, his legend was circulating everywhere in the world. Basically, every monster would widen his eyes when he was my apprentice, and would tremble. He shouted that Wukong had done all kinds of things when he was young and frivolous. Because he was hesitant for a while, he would attack me a few hours later. So Wukong had enough time to find Taishang Laojun, Erlang Shen and other defeated generals who had helped save me.
Speaking of the monsters that captured me, the one who impressed me the most was the White Bone Demon.
That period from getting to know each other and being separated should be the first time I experienced love in my life, and it also made me regret the decision to become a monk for the first time. I knew I had fallen in love with her hopelessly, and she loved me desperately, but the union of the shemale and demon is destined to end in a tragedy, and the power of public opinion and morality in the world is really powerful, because I bear the expectations of countless villagers in the Tang Dynasty, and more importantly, if I am with the White Bone Spirit, then Wukong, Bajie and Sha Wujing are destined to be unable to complete the task, and then they will only live in the world without human or demon for the rest of their lives.
Wukong could not go back to Huaguo Mountain to dominate Xiaoyao, Bajie could not go and take care of his sister, Sha Seng had to continue pretending to be a river monster to scare people. The consequences were terrible, so in the conflict of interests, I could only say goodbye to the White Bone Demon, but women's persistence in love was often amazing. Even if I left resolutely, she still followed me, becoming a village girl, an old woman, or even an old man, all of whom were just hoping to say a few words to me, but Wukong and the others refused, because they were afraid that my old love would rekindle, so basically every time the White Bone Demon was driven away under their coercion.
I was angry and angry, and even broke up with Wukong, but I still couldn't change anything. Love is just like this. It's precious, but it can be done with just a few words and actions. But it's cheap, but some people have been looking for it for life, waiting for it for life, and even not even experienced true love until the moment they die.
The last time I saw the White Bone Demon was on a dark and windy night. That night, she secretly appeared after Goku and the others slept. She stood by the woods in the distance and looked at me quietly. The light in her eyes was even more flashing than the stars in the sky. She pointed at herself and pointed at me again. Finally, she pinched her little hand into a fist and placed it on her chest on her left, and smiled sadly at me.
I feel bitter in my heart, but she feels thousands or thousands of times more painful than me. I really understand that some people love each other, even if they are separated from the ends of the world and the corners, as long as they take it to heart, it will be almost the same.
Since then, she has completely disappeared into my life. After my story with her was added with the qi, and the spread of the villagers, it was only rightly evolved into the White Bone Demon seducing me. I am still a noble monk who is respected by everyone, and the White Bone Demon has become a demon and lewd woman that everyone despises...
Compared to the tenderness of the White Bone Demon to me, the King of the Kingdom of Women is also deeply in love with me. I have always been wondering. I have always followed the principle of being a low-key person, but I didn’t realize that I was wrong until I met her. Often, the potential that low-key people burst out with the greatest. Sometimes, maybe just one of my melancholy eyes is needed, a good woman may fall under my cassock. I finally know why my responsibilities are so great. The more handsome I am, the greater the responsibility!
After the White Bone Demon, she was another woman I could not give up in my life memory. It was just because of her words, I waited for you. I kept thinking about how great the pain in her heart was when she stamped the pass certificate. I had never thought about this for many years. After all, only those who really loved deeply could understand that unforgettable feeling, and I loved her, but unfortunately, I could no longer hold on to others in my heart, so naturally I didn’t have the opportunity to experience that feeling.
Many years later, I heard a tourist passing by the Kingdom of Women talk about her. It is said that she never drank the strange water that could make her pregnant. It is said that she would often look to the east alone. It is said that she has developed the habit of writing diaries. It is said that she always has a string of rosary tied to her right wrist...
I live on the top of the mountain, so the night view of the sky is always very clear at night. I think if Bajie is there, he would probably run out to see the moon every night.
Speaking of Bajie, his image in the eyes of the public is always ugly, but I don’t think so. Although he is not handsome, he is not that frustrated. At most, he is just a little casual. So every time people see me and him, they will feel that I am becoming more and more handsome, so the world’s high praise for my appearance depends almost entirely on Bajie’s contribution.
Bajie likes many women. In addition to Chang'e, which is known to the public, there is another woman that must be mentioned, that is Xiaolongnu, the third princess of the old Immortal Dragon King in the East China Sea.
According to what Bajie said at that time, Xiaolongnu was actually chasing him at the beginning. Although this process is up to be discussed, Bajie was still lustful at that time, especially when he saw those high-ranking women, he felt that he wanted to push him down from the bottom of his heart. Because of this, Wukong and I both felt that this guy was hit hard by Chang'e, so he was a little psychologically perverted. However, Bajie told us very lewdly that he was not lustful, but his confession of love omitted those complicated parts and expressed it in an extremely straightforward way.
From this point of view, Bajie is at least much more honest than those hypocritical gentlemen.
Back to the topic, Bajie liked a beautiful woman at that time, but he was not interested in Xiaolongnu who was entangled by him all day long, and always felt annoyed. Until Xiaolongnu turned into a bead that could release water in order to save the East China Sea, Bajie suddenly felt that something was missing and always felt uncomfortable. Especially when he was ruthlessly rejected by many women, he would even remember how good Xiaolongnu was to him, but this person was gone. At most, he would occasionally treat the memory of Xiaolongnu as a comfort. It would be fine if this person was a slut, but this pig was so sensational when he was a bitch. After drinking that night, he was muttering Xiaolongnu's name while howling in the voice of killing pigs, making Wukong and Sha Seng and me want to stomp him with a kitchen knife.
Under his ugly appearance, he often has an extremely fragile and humble heart. Bajie's pig heart is no exception. Before he met me, he was despised everywhere he went. It is precisely because of this that he would become a bad person. In fact, no one in this world wants to be a good person, but most of them are forced to have no way out to be a bad person. In fact, Bajie is really kind. That day, I saw him climbing to the edge of a cliff to save a rabbit. But good people cannot be eaten these days. For example, if you were refused by a girl, you were sent a good person card, and the woman would be happy with other men. For example, if you were stabbed several times for your bravery and praised as a good person, you still have to bear the high medical expenses yourself. For example, if you saw an old man and grandma falling to the ground on the way, you found your conscience and helped him up. As a result, they might even sue you.
I have considered this issue for a long time, and finally I summarized a truth for myself: Being a good person can be, but it must be meaningful only when ensuring your material foundation.
As I thought about it, I thought of Sha Seng again.
If I hadn't happened to pass by Liusha River and happened to solve my physiological needs, it would have been impossible to irritate him and jump out, and there would have been no chance of the subsequent encounter.
I was idle and had nothing to do, so I also nagged Sha Seng for a few common words, and I couldn't help but ask him about the purpose of rushing out all day long.
Sha Seng was silent for a long time, looked at Chaihuo, sighed and said that he did this, just to prove to the public that he had a person like him in this world.
I understand that he just doesn't want to be like beings. Those mischievous tricks and scares are nothing more than trying to prove his presence in this way. Because he was very unpopular in the Heavenly Court back then, he just saw the small characters in the door, and every day, the Seven Fairies and Sister Guanyin passed by him, and he wouldn't even see him at a glance.
Later, he was criticized just because he accidentally broke the Queen Mother's lantern, and directly demoted him to become a demon. It was sad to think about it. The tragic past left a shadow in his heart, and this indescribable scar has been with him to this day.
Speaking of which, his dull character in the later period also comes down to this.
However, Sha Seng was lonely for hundreds of years and said he was used to it, so he hoped to obtain the scriptures and get a name for himself. From then on, he built thatched hut by the Liusha River and planted a few peach trees outside the house. He lived the days when spring and autumn came, and he was leisurely and happy.
Many people say that Sha Seng is dull. In fact, this view is just about the surface. Sha Seng is very smart and much smarter than Wukong.
He can't make noise or make noise, quiet and quiet, and is very simple. The main reason is that Wukong and Bajie are angry with me, and there is always room for buffering, otherwise the four of us will part in the middle of the journey.
Otherwise, why would some people say that those dull and ignorant people often live the most comfortable life. If you look forward to less things, you will easily be content. If you don’t dig into the bottom line or use any means, you will naturally live a comfortable life if you have fewer worries.
After talking for a long time, Sha Seng is actually much more wise than me.
Looking back on the days when I went to the past when I was seeking the scriptures, I always felt that time passed too quickly. Although I was in a turbulent time, I had to worry about sleeping, for fear that some monster would like to see me with a tender skin. But at that time, there were still a goal to live, and there were always some exciting things along the way. There were also a few apprentices who could make trouble around me, and this life was also very exciting. No wonder the villagers always liked to tell the story of my visit to the scriptures as stories, which was indeed quite good to pass the time.
But when I got the scriptures, I suddenly felt empty and a very desolate feeling. The goal was achieved, so what else can I have in my future life? Should I really go back and continue to beat wooden fish for the rest of my life, guarding a broken temple, pickled vegetables and rice, and fooling others into Buddhism if you have anything to do?
The current situation proves that my idea was correct at that time. Over the past few hundred years, I have been living a lonely day by day, and it is repeated and monotonous. Others can still go to work at two points, but I can only look at the immortal statue of Tathagata Buddha. The most leisurely time in the day is just sitting on the top of the mountain to watch the night.
One night, I suddenly felt a little sad. From birth to now, I have never experienced family, love, and friendship. Although I am a noble saint in the eyes of the villagers, can these bring me even a little comfort in the relationship?
Scenery, honor and disgrace, the past clouds and mists.
This feels like my nominal sworn brother Li Shimin said once when he was drunk. When he was young, he forced his father to death and killed his brother in seconds and became the number one person in the Tang Dynasty. However, after becoming emperor, he began to repeat the same life every day. He had no trustworthy friends, no women he really likes, and no relatives who were blood thicker than blood, so he simply became lonely.
Speaking of Li Shimin, history always said that he and I were sworn targets, and they were so intimate about their relationship, but in fact, he was not as familiar with me as others said.
At that time, Li Shimin actually forbidden Chinese people from going abroad. I went to India to learn scriptures to put it bluntly, it was smuggling. There was no way. At that time, the competition for Buddhist positions in China was fierce. I had no background or money. When I was born, I was abandoned. I could only do chores in a dilapidated temple. Life was hard. In order to change the status quo, I finally chose to go to India to study on a dark and windy night, intending to spend a few layers of gold on my resume, so that I could find a job in the future.
The word smuggling is also very knowledgeable, but in the final analysis it depends on the achievements achieved after the smuggling people go out. Some people succeeded, and some people failed. In the end, the former returned to China to care about the prosperity of the motherland and the hometown to benefit the society, while the latter returned to China to destroy social security and harmony. Because I succeeded, I was finally given the title of "a hard-working man" when I returned to China. In order to shape his image as a wise ruler, Li Shimin simply became a sworn brother in front of the villagers. I think if I failed to obtain the scriptures at that time, I would be arrested immediately after returning to China to go to jail. The official would probably have given me the identity of a cult child. Where can I have time, I would say that the Buddha said to others. It would be good if you didn't say that you were witch-spoken.
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Chapter completed!