On the starry night, in the quarry, a group of monks sat on the ground around Xuanzang.

Tiancang stood beside Xuanzang, listening to him continue to comfort the monks. The others, except for the little white dragon who was taking care of the dragon, were all patrolling back and forth around the perimeter, watching out for the defenders of the quarry.

The night breeze blows slowly, and the raised sand and gravel spread like ripples under your feet.

The defenders of the quarry had all been forced to the edge of the fence, one by one holding their blades and watching the black bear spirit and the shutter warily.

A soldier quietly walked up to the bearded general and whispered, "General, are we just waiting? There are only a few of them, or ......?"

"Fart!" the bearded general scolded in a low voice: "Today they are in the bazaar, and they beat away the entire escort team in three or two clicks, do you think Lao Tzu died fast enough?"

"Then we ......"

"Don't do anything, since the national teacher asked us to press the soldiers, we will not move!"

"No!"

At this time, dozens of feet away from the fence behind them, a large number of troops had quietly gathered.

Taking advantage of the night, they spread out like a pool of flowing black water, lined up the shield wall, and drew their hard bows.

A soldier walked in briskly through the main entrance that had been pushed down by the monkey, and squeezed past the dense crowd of soldiers on the edge of the fence to reach the bearded general.

"General, the army has arrived. ”

Glancing at the visitor, the bearded general whispered, "I heard it." What did the national teacher say?"

"The national teacher asked the general to withdraw from the quarry. ”

Hearing this, the bearded general waved his hand. The soldiers began to move towards the main entrance in an orderly manner.

The monks in the quarry looked at each other in amazement, and they all held their breath.

"What's going on?

"Are you going to let us go?"

Canopy looked at the retreating guards. He turned his face to the side of the curtain and said, "It's time to release the arrow." ”

"No, it won't. The shutter whispered, "Even if they really want to kill." I guess he just wanted to kill us. I don't want all the monks to be buried together. ”

"It's hard to say. Tian Peng snorted coldly and said, "I always feel that this car Chi Guo is far more strange than it seems on the surface. It stands to reason that when we make such a fuss in the market today, they will either solicit or encircle and suppress...... Although it is impossible to encircle and suppress, at least, they should send someone to talk and try to solicit it. Until now. Have you seen the messenger sent by the king?"

The face of the roller shutter was faintly ugly.

There were nearly 2,000 monks present, and if the other party released arrows, it was estimated that it would be impossible to persuade Xuanzang to leave them and run. Don't leave them behind...... How much shield does it have to be to protect them?

Looking back, although there are some places to hide inside and outside this quarry, there are no less than 2,000 people to hide after all.

"Or ...... Capture the thief and capture the king first?"

"Nope. Tianpeng half-squinted his eyes and said, "Wait a little longer, let's see the situation first." ”

......

"Report-!" A soldier flew in front of the multi-eyed monster and arched his hand: "Teacher, those monks have already begun to shrink in. ”

"Shrink in?" the multi-eyed monster was stunned for a moment, and his long bearded hand paused in the air.

"Yes. The soldier looked up slightly and said, "Just shrink into the quarry." It seems to be trying to avoid the rain of arrows. ”

"They didn't attack?" said the multi-eyed monster, rubbing his long beard, lost in thought.

The three Taoist priests beside him looked at each other.

"Your Excellency. The Taoist priest in an orange robe arched his hand and said, "It's not as good as that." Just let the arrows go. As long as you release the arrows and shoot a few monks to death, you are not afraid that there will be no way to force them out!"

The multi-eyed monster slowly shook his head and muttered to himself, "You didn't take the initiative to attack...... Are they, already aware of something?"

......

Underworld.

The monkey walked back and forth in front of the temple of life and death with a golden rod.

The fire squeaked in the iron basin beside him, and the ghost soldiers on both sides stood motionless, ghost fires roaring overhead.

Looking back, the boundless underworld looks like a bustling night market, and only when you get closer can you realize the eerie horror in it.

The golden hoop stick was slammed, and only a loud "bang" was heard, and the stone bricks under his feet were cracked.

The ghost soldiers around them shrank slightly in fright.

"What do you mean? It's been so long, and you haven't come yet? Hey, does that mean that King Jizo isn't in this underworld at all?"

With that, the monkey lifted his legs and stepped up the steps step by step.

The ghost soldiers around them all watched, and no one dared to step forward to stop them. Because, what the monkeys did here more than 600 years ago, they all know.

The gate of the Temple of Life and Death is right in front of you.

Just as the monkey had already walked halfway up the steps, a voice came from behind him.

"Wait! Great Sage! Wait!"

King Qin Guang lifted the front swing and was panting towards the monkey.

Glancing back at King Qin Guang, the monkey's feet took another step forward.

King Qin Guang jumped in front of the monkey, knelt on his knees, and shouted, "Great Sage, don't!"

"No?" the monkey gave him a blank look and snorted, "Didn't you go and ask the Jizo King?"

King Qin Guang wiped his cold sweat and said, "Shizun will be there soon, will be there soon." ”

"How long is it soon?" The monkey shook his head, and suddenly he was ruthless, grabbed King Qin Guang's collar and dragged him up from the ground, his eyes widened and he roared viciously: "A stick of incense, a quarter of an hour, or an hour?

The bruised tendons on his forehead, his bloodshot eyes, and his fangs were all close at hand.

The sudden move frightened King Qin Guang completely, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his whole body couldn't help trembling.

At this moment, he could even clearly feel the hot breath of the monkey exhaling.

"Big ...... The Great Sage......"

"Don't scream so nicely. The monkey glared at him and said slowly, "Tell me, how long? A stick of incense, a quarter of an hour." It's still an hour. Wrong. I'll kill you on the spot!"

King Qin Guang blinked blankly and looked at the monkey. I couldn't say a word for a long time.

Seeing that King Qin Guang had been completely frightened by himself, the monkey let go of his hand and threw him aside, raising his legs to continue walking.

At this moment, a voice sounded in the minds of the monkey, King Qin Guang, and all the ghost soldiers present at the same time.

"After so many years, the Great Sage's temperament has not changed. Hahahaha. ”

Hearing this, the monkey immediately stopped and slowly turned around.

Not much. A golden light fell, and a person appeared in the square in front of the Hall of Life and Death—King Jizo.

......

The four men on the hillside were still standing quietly.

The multi-eyed monster kept rubbing its long beard, and its eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Your Excellency, it's not too late to do this. ”

"yes. My lord, if the Great Sage comes back, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be gone!"

The multi-eyed monster still squinted, looking in the direction of the quarry.

At this time, the monks of the quarry had all gathered at the foot of the stone mountain.

They used several huts in the quarry and some large stones to cover their bodies. Unfortunately, there was not enough space, and the vast majority of the monks were still unobstructed and exposed to the range of the opponent's bow and arrow.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. Mortals do. The same is true of the gods.

More than 2,000 people, with canopies and roller blinds alone. It is impossible to hold up a shield large enough to hold out all the arrows and protect everyone.

Of course, there is no problem in protecting Xuanzang.

Walking to Tianpeng's side step by step, Xuanzang said in a low voice: "Although the poor monk has never read the book of war, he also knows the truth that the thief captures the king first. If you can hold the other team's coach, maybe ......"

Xuanzang didn't continue. He looked silently at the canopy, as if seeking his opinion.

"The master doesn't know. Tianpeng sighed lightly and said: "No matter what kind of concept the country is governed, the other party should not send a special envoy to negotiate with us so far. So, I'm afraid there is something else going on here. ”

The little white dragon on the side said in a low voice: "Or, let's hurry up and inform the Great Sage?"

Tian Peng lowered his head and took out the jade slip and glanced at it, and slowly shook his head.

......

King Qin Guang bowed and ran quickly to the King of Jizo, bowed to the ground and saluted: "Humble welcome to the world!"

"No courtesy. ”

With King Jizo gently waving his hand, King Qin Guang, who had already turned blue in fright, quickly rolled to the side and crawled to the side.

In the distance, King Jizo and the monkey looked at each other.

One was indifferent, not happy or sad.

A look of contempt on his face.

After a while, the monkey glanced at the hall of life and death behind him and said, "I want to go inside and have a look, I heard that you agree." ”

"That's true. King Jizo smiled faintly, slowly rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the monkey step by step.

It is not an exaggeration to describe that action as a leisurely stroll.

Holding the golden hoop stick, the monkey said leisurely: "Then do you agree or disagree?"

"Not so good. After all, the Hall of Life and Death is related to the Three Realms, if you can check it casually, wouldn't it be a mess?"

"If I have to look up, are you going to fight me here?"

King Jizo smiled and waved his hand and said, "If you don't agree with each other, you will draw your sword to each other, this is the work of a mortal swordsman, how can a person who has attained the Tao do?"

"What does that mean?"

King Jizo touched his chin, so it was difficult.

After being silent for a while, the monkey became a little impatient, and pointed to the golden body that was thrown aside and wrapped tightly in cloth and said, "I don't look at your life and death book in vain, this golden body is returned to you, and it should be used as the money to buy the road to the palace of life and death, how about it?"

Glancing at the golden body lightly, the King of Jizo sighed softly: "The Great Sage is really bold, the golden body is returned to the poor monk like this, turn around, if the poor monk accidentally sends it to the Great Sage, how can it be good?"

"If you dare to send it, I'll just smash it. Walking to Jin's side step by step, the monkey held the golden hoop stick with one hand and aimed it at Jin's head, turned his head and said, "You can also refuse, I'll smash it in front of you now." Anyway, it's useless to keep it. ”

As soon as these words came out, King Qin Guang and the ghosts around him couldn't help frowning. Only the face of the king of Jizo is still the same.

......

On the edge of the altar, Fa Ming Rulai looked at the golden cone hanging in the air with an expressionless face.

The light emitted is getting more and more abundant. It felt as if the "thing" to be summoned was already close at hand.

......

Outside the Hall of Life and Death, the two were in such a stalemate.

After a while, King Jizo looked at the golden body and smiled slowly.

"Come on, open the door of the Temple of Life and Death for the Great Sage. ”

"No!"

A few ghost soldiers quickly bypassed the monkey and rushed towards the gate of the Hall of Life and Death.

It was only at this time that the monkey slowly put down the golden hoop stick in his hand and touched the ground.

......

At this time, outside the quarry, a fast horse with a flag in hand galloped along the shield wall.

The soldier roared all the way: "The national teacher has an order! Release the arrows!

Suddenly, a bow exploded, and a dense rain of arrows roared towards the monks in the quarry...... (To be continued......)

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