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第十三回
陷xiàn虎hǔ穴xué金jīn星xīng解jiě厄è
雙shuāng叉chā嶺lǐng伯bó欽qīn留liú僧sēng

Trapped in the Tiger's Den, the Gold Star Dispels the Peril · At Twin-Fork Ridge, Liu Boqin Takes In the Monk

第十三回
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大dà有yǒu唐táng王wáng降jiàng敕chì封fēng，欽qīn差chāi玄xuán奘zàng問wèn禪chán宗zōng。大dà有yǒu唐táng王wáng降jiàng敕chì封fēng，钦qīn差chāi玄xuán奘zàng问wèn禅chán宗zōng。
堅jiān心xīn磨mó琢zhuó尋xún龍lóng穴xué，著zhuó意yì修xiū持chí上shàng鷲jiù峰fēng。坚jiān心xīn磨mó琢zhuó寻xún龙lóng穴xué，着zhuó意yì修xiū持chí上shàng鹫jiù峰fēng。
邊biān界jiè遠yuǎn遊yóu多duō少shǎo國guó，雲yún山shān前qián度dù萬wàn千qiān重chóng。边biān界jiè远yuǎn游yóu多duō少shǎo国guó，云yún山shān前qián度dù万wàn千qiān重chóng。
自zì今jīn別bié駕jià投tóu西xī去qù，秉bǐng教jiào迦jiā持chí悟wù大dà空kōng。自zì今jīn别bié驾jià投tóu西xī去qù，秉bǐng教jiào迦jiā持chí悟wù大dà空kōng。
法門寺夜

卻què說shuō三sān藏zàng自zì貞zhēn觀guān十shí三sān年nián九jiǔ月yuè望wàng前qián三sān日rì，蒙méng唐táng王wáng與yǔ多duō官guān送sòng出chū長cháng安ān關guān外wài。一yí二èr日rì馬mǎ不bù停tíng蹄tí，早zǎo至zhì法fǎ門mén寺sì。本běn寺sì住zhù持chí上shàng房fáng長zhǎng老lǎo，帶dài領lǐng眾zhòng僧sēng有yǒu五wǔ百bǎi餘yú人rén，兩liǎng邊biān羅luó列liè，接jiē至zhì裡lǐ面miàn，相xiāng見jiàn獻xiàn茶chá。茶chá罷bà進jìn齋zhāi，齋zhāi後hòu不bù覺jué天tiān晚wǎn。正zhèng是shì那nà：却què说shuō三sān藏zàng自zì贞zhēn观guān十shí三sān年nián九jiǔ月yuè望wàng前qián三sān日rì，蒙méng唐táng王wáng与yǔ多duō官guān送sòng出chū长cháng安ān关guān外wài。一yí二èr日rì马mǎ不bù停tíng蹄tí，早zǎo至zhì法fǎ门mén寺sì。本běn寺sì住zhù持chí上shàng房fáng长zhǎng老lǎo，带dài领lǐng众zhòng僧sēng有yǒu五wǔ百bǎi余yú人rén，两liǎng边biān罗luó列liè，接jiē至zhì里lǐ面miàn，相xiāng见jiàn献xiàn茶chá。茶chá罢bà进jìn斋zhāi，斋zhāi后hòu不bù觉jué天tiān晚wǎn。正zhèng是shì那nà：

影yǐng動dòng星xīng河hé近jìn，月yuè明míng無wú點diǎn塵chén。影yǐng动dòng星xīng河hé近jìn，月yuè明míng无wú点diǎn尘chén。
雁yàn聲shēng鳴míng遠yuǎn漢hàn，砧zhēn韻yùn響xiǎng西xī鄰lín。雁yàn声shēng鸣míng远yuǎn汉hàn，砧zhēn韵yùn响xiǎng西xī邻lín。
歸guī鳥niǎo棲qī枯kū樹shù，禪chán僧sēng講jiǎng梵fàn音yīn。归guī鸟niǎo栖qī枯kū树shù，禅chán僧sēng讲jiǎng梵fàn音yīn。
蒲pú團tuán一yí榻tà上shàng，坐zuò到dào夜yè將jiāng分fēn。蒲pú团tuán一yí榻tà上shàng，坐zuò到dào夜yè将jiāng分fēn。
眾僧議論

眾zhòng僧sēng們men燈dēng下xià議yì論lùn佛fó門mén定dìng旨zhǐ，上shàng西xī天tiān取qǔ經jīng的de原yuán由yóu：有yǒu的de說shuō水shuǐ遠yuǎn山shān高gāo，有yǒu的de說shuō路lù多duō虎hǔ豹bào；有yǒu的de說shuō峻jùn嶺lǐng陡dǒu崖yá難nán度dù，有yǒu的de說shuō毒dú魔mó惡è怪guài難nán降xiáng。三sān藏zàng箝qián口kǒu不bù言yán，但dàn以yǐ手shǒu指zhǐ自zì心xīn，點diǎn頭tóu幾jǐ度dù。眾zhòng僧sēng們men莫mò解jiě其qí意yì，合hé掌zhǎng請qǐng問wèn道dào：「法fǎ師shī指zhǐ心xīn點diǎn頭tóu者zhě，何hé也yě？」三sān藏zàng答dá曰yuē：「心xīn生shēng，種zhǒng種zhǒng魔mó生shēng；心xīn滅miè，種zhǒng種zhǒng魔mó滅miè。我wǒ弟dì子zǐ曾céng在zài化huà生shēng寺sì對duì佛fó說shuō下xià洪hóng誓shì大dà願yuàn，不bù由yóu我wǒ不bú盡jìn此cǐ心xīn。這zhè一yí去qù，定dìng要yào到dào西xī天tiān，見jiàn佛fó求qiú經jīng，使shǐ我wǒ們men法fǎ輪lún回huí轉zhuǎn，願yuàn聖shèng主zhǔ皇huáng圖tú永yǒng固gù。」眾zhòng僧sēng聞wén得dé此cǐ言yán，人rén人rén稱chēng羨xiàn，個gè個gè宣xuān揚yáng，都dōu叫jiào一yì聲shēng：「忠zhōng心xīn赤chì膽dǎn大dà闡chǎn法fǎ師shī！」誇kuā讚zàn不bú盡jìn，請qǐng師shī入rù榻tà安ān寐mèi。众zhòng僧sēng们men灯dēng下xià议yì论lùn佛fó门mén定dìng旨zhǐ，上shàng西xī天tiān取qǔ经jīng的de原yuán由yóu：有yǒu的de说shuō水shuǐ远yuǎn山shān高gāo，有yǒu的de说shuō路lù多duō虎hǔ豹bào；有yǒu的de说shuō峻jùn岭lǐng陡dǒu崖yá难nán度dù，有yǒu的de说shuō毒dú魔mó恶è怪guài难nán降xiáng。三sān藏zàng箝qián口kǒu不bù言yán，但dàn以yǐ手shǒu指zhǐ自zì心xīn，点diǎn头tóu几jǐ度dù。众zhòng僧sēng们men莫mò解jiě其qí意yì，合hé掌zhǎng请qǐng问wèn道dào：「法fǎ师shī指zhǐ心xīn点diǎn头tóu者zhě，何hé也yě？」三sān藏zàng答dá曰yuē：「心xīn生shēng，种zhǒng种zhǒng魔mó生shēng；心xīn灭miè，种zhǒng种zhǒng魔mó灭miè。我wǒ弟dì子zǐ曾céng在zài化huà生shēng寺sì对duì佛fó说shuō下xià洪hóng誓shì大dà愿yuàn，不bù由yóu我wǒ不bú尽jìn此cǐ心xīn。这zhè一yí去qù，定dìng要yào到dào西xī天tiān，见jiàn佛fó求qiú经jīng，使shǐ我wǒ们men法fǎ轮lún回huí转zhuǎn，愿yuàn圣shèng主zhǔ皇huáng图tú永yǒng固gù。」众zhòng僧sēng闻wén得dé此cǐ言yán，人rén人rén称chēng羡xiàn，个gè个gè宣xuān扬yáng，都dōu叫jiào一yì声shēng：「忠zhōng心xīn赤chì胆dǎn大dà阐chǎn法fǎ师shī！」夸kuā赞zàn不bú尽jìn，请qǐng师shī入rù榻tà安ān寐mèi。

曉行季秋

早zǎo又yòu是shì竹zhú敲qiāo殘cán月yuè落luò，雞jī唱chàng曉xiǎo雲yún生shēng。那nà眾zhòng僧sēng起qǐ來lái，收shōu拾shí茶chá水shuǐ、早zǎo齋zhāi。玄xuán奘zàng遂suì穿chuān了le袈jiā裟shā，上shàng正zhèng殿diàn，佛fó前qián禮lǐ拜bài道dào：「弟dì子zǐ陳chén玄xuán奘zàng，前qián往wǎng西xī天tiān取qǔ經jīng，但dàn肉ròu眼yǎn愚yú迷mí，不bù識shí活huó佛fó真zhēn形xíng。今jīn願yuàn立lì誓shì：路lù中zhōng逢féng廟miào燒shāo香xiāng，遇yù佛fó拜bài佛fó，遇yù塔tǎ掃sǎo塔tǎ。但dàn願yuàn我wǒ佛fó慈cí悲bēi，早zǎo現xiàn丈zhàng六liù金jīn身shēn，賜cì真zhēn經jīng，留liú傳chuán東dōng土tǔ。」祝zhù罷bà，回huí方fāng丈zhàng進jìn齋zhāi。齋zhāi畢bì，那nà二èr從cóng者zhě整zhěng頓dùn了le鞍ān馬mǎ，促cù趲zǎn行xíng程chéng。三sān藏zàng出chū了le山shān門mén，辭cí別bié眾zhòng僧sēng。眾zhòng僧sēng不bù忍rěn分fēn別bié，直zhí送sòng有yǒu十shí里lǐ之zhī遙yáo，噙qín淚lèi而ér返fǎn。三sān藏zàng遂suì直zhí西xī前qián進jìn。正zhèng是shì那nà季jì秋qiū天tiān氣qì，但dàn見jiàn：早zǎo又yòu是shì竹zhú敲qiāo残cán月yuè落luò，鸡jī唱chàng晓xiǎo云yún生shēng。那nà众zhòng僧sēng起qǐ来lái，收shōu拾shí茶chá水shuǐ、早zǎo斋zhāi。玄xuán奘zàng遂suì穿chuān了le袈jiā裟shā，上shàng正zhèng殿diàn，佛fó前qián礼lǐ拜bài道dào：「弟dì子zǐ陈chén玄xuán奘zàng，前qián往wǎng西xī天tiān取qǔ经jīng，但dàn肉ròu眼yǎn愚yú迷mí，不bù识shí活huó佛fó真zhēn形xíng。今jīn愿yuàn立lì誓shì：路lù中zhōng逢féng庙miào烧shāo香xiāng，遇yù佛fó拜bài佛fó，遇yù塔tǎ扫sǎo塔tǎ。但dàn愿yuàn我wǒ佛fó慈cí悲bēi，早zǎo现xiàn丈zhàng六liù金jīn身shēn，赐cì真zhēn经jīng，留liú传chuán东dōng土tǔ。」祝zhù罢bà，回huí方fāng丈zhàng进jìn斋zhāi。斋zhāi毕bì，那nà二èr从cóng者zhě整zhěng顿dùn了le鞍ān马mǎ，促cù趱zǎn行xíng程chéng。三sān藏zàng出chū了le山shān门mén，辞cí别bié众zhòng僧sēng。众zhòng僧sēng不bù忍rěn分fēn别bié，直zhí送sòng有yǒu十shí里lǐ之zhī遥yáo，噙qín泪lèi而ér返fǎn。三sān藏zàng遂suì直zhí西xī前qián进jìn。正zhèng是shì那nà季jì秋qiū天tiān气qì，但dàn见jiàn：

數shù村cūn木mù落luò蘆lú花huā碎suì，幾jǐ樹shù楓fēng楊yáng紅hóng葉yè墜zhuì。数shù村cūn木mù落luò芦lú花huā碎suì，几jǐ树shù枫fēng杨yáng红hóng叶yè坠zhuì。
路lù途tú煙yān雨yǔ故gù人rén稀xī，黃huáng菊jú麗lì，山shān骨gǔ細xì，水shuǐ寒hán荷hé破pò人rén憔qiáo悴cuì。路lù途tú烟yān雨yǔ故gù人rén稀xī，黄huáng菊jú丽lì，山shān骨gǔ细xì，水shuǐ寒hán荷hé破pò人rén憔qiáo悴cuì。
白bái蘋pín紅hóng蓼liǎo霜shuāng天tiān雪xuě，落luò霞xiá孤gū鶩wù長cháng空kōng墜zhuì。白bái苹pín红hóng蓼liǎo霜shuāng天tiān雪xuě，落luò霞xiá孤gū鹜wù长cháng空kōng坠zhuì。
依yī稀xī黯àn淡dàn野yě雲yún飛fēi，玄xuán鳥niǎo去qù，賓bīn鴻hóng至zhì，嘹liáo嘹liáo嚦lì嚦lì聲shēng宵xiāo碎suì。依yī稀xī黯àn淡dàn野yě云yún飞fēi，玄xuán鸟niǎo去qù，宾bīn鸿hóng至zhì，嘹liáo嘹liáo呖lì呖lì声shēng宵xiāo碎suì。
河州衛界

師shī徒tú們men行xíng了le數shù日rì，到dào了le鞏gǒng州zhōu城chéng，早zǎo有yǒu鞏gǒng州zhōu合hé屬shǔ官guān吏lì人rén等děng迎yíng接jiē入rù城chéng中zhōng。安ān歇xiē一yí夜yè，次cì早zǎo出chū城chéng前qián去qù。一yí路lù饑jī餐cān渴kě飲yǐn，夜yè住zhù曉xiǎo行xíng，兩liǎng三sān日rì，又yòu至zhì河hé州zhōu衛wèi。此cǐ乃nǎi是shì大dà唐táng的de山shān河hé邊biān界jiè。早zǎo有yǒu鎮zhèn邊biān的de總zǒng兵bīng與yǔ本běn處chù僧sēng道dào，聞wén得dé是shì欽qīn差chāi御yù弟dì法fǎ師shī上shàng西xī方fāng見jiàn佛fó，無wú不bù恭gōng敬jìng。接jiē至zhì裡lǐ面miàn供gōng給gěi了le，著zhuó僧sēng綱gāng請qǐng往wǎng福fú原yuán寺sì安ān歇xiē。本běn寺sì僧sēng人rén，一yì一yì參cān見jiàn，安ān排pái晚wǎn齋zhāi。齋zhāi畢bì，吩fēn咐fu二èr從cóng者zhě飽bǎo喂wèi馬mǎ匹pǐ，天tiān不bù明míng就jiù行xíng。师shī徒tú们men行xíng了le数shù日rì，到dào了le巩gǒng州zhōu城chéng，早zǎo有yǒu巩gǒng州zhōu合hé属shǔ官guān吏lì人rén等děng迎yíng接jiē入rù城chéng中zhōng。安ān歇xiē一yí夜yè，次cì早zǎo出chū城chéng前qián去qù。一yí路lù饥jī餐cān渴kě饮yǐn，夜yè住zhù晓xiǎo行xíng，两liǎng三sān日rì，又yòu至zhì河hé州zhōu卫wèi。此cǐ乃nǎi是shì大dà唐táng的de山shān河hé边biān界jiè。早zǎo有yǒu镇zhèn边biān的de总zǒng兵bīng与yǔ本běn处chù僧sēng道dào，闻wén得dé是shì钦qīn差chāi御yù弟dì法fǎ师shī上shàng西xī方fāng见jiàn佛fó，无wú不bù恭gōng敬jìng。接jiē至zhì里lǐ面miàn供gōng给gěi了le，着zhuó僧sēng纲gāng请qǐng往wǎng福fú原yuán寺sì安ān歇xiē。本běn寺sì僧sēng人rén，一yì一yì参cān见jiàn，安ān排pái晚wǎn斋zhāi。斋zhāi毕bì，吩fēn咐fu二èr从cóng者zhě饱bǎo喂wèi马mǎ匹pǐ，天tiān不bù明míng就jiù行xíng。

陷虎穴

及jí雞jī方fāng鳴míng，隨suí喚huàn從cóng者zhě，卻què又yòu驚jīng動dòng寺sì僧sēng，整zhěng治zhì茶chá湯tāng齋zhāi供gòng。齋zhāi罷bà，出chū離lí邊biān界jiè。這zhè長zhǎng老lǎo心xīn忙máng，太tài起qǐ早zǎo了le。原yuán來lái此cǐ時shí秋qiū深shēn時shí節jié，雞jī鳴míng得de早zǎo，只zhǐ好hǎo有yǒu四sì更gēng天tiān氣qì。一yì行xíng三sān人rén，連lián馬mǎ四sì口kǒu，迎yíng著zhe清qīng霜shuāng，看kàn著zhe明míng月yuè，行xíng有yǒu數shù十shí里lǐ遠yuǎn近jìn，見jiàn一yì山shān嶺lǐng，只zhǐ得dé撥bō草cǎo尋xún路lù，說shuō不bú盡jìn崎qí嶇qū難nán走zǒu，又yòu恐kǒng怕pà錯cuò了le路lù徑jìng。正zhèng疑yí思sī之zhī間jiān，忽hū然rán失shī足zú，三sān人rén連lián馬mǎ都dōu跌diē落luò坑kēng坎kǎn之zhī中zhōng。三sān藏zàng心xīn慌huāng，從cóng者zhě膽dǎn戰zhàn。卻què才cái悚sǒng懼jù，又yòu聞wén得dé裡lǐ面miàn哮xiào吼hǒu高gāo呼hū，叫jiào：「拿ná將jiāng來lái！拿ná將jiāng來lái！」只zhǐ見jiàn狂kuáng風fēng滾gǔn滾gǔn，擁yōng出chū五wǔ六liù十shí個gè妖yāo邪xié，將jiāng三sān藏zàng、從cóng者zhě揪jiū了le上shàng去qù。這zhè法fǎ師shī戰zhàn戰zhàn兢jīng兢jīng的de偷tōu眼yǎn觀guān看kàn，上shàng面miàn坐zuò的de那nà魔mó王wáng十shí分fēn兇xiōng惡è。真zhēn個gè是shì：及jí鸡jī方fāng鸣míng，随suí唤huàn从cóng者zhě，却què又yòu惊jīng动dòng寺sì僧sēng，整zhěng治zhì茶chá汤tāng斋zhāi供gòng。斋zhāi罢bà，出chū离lí边biān界jiè。这zhè长zhǎng老lǎo心xīn忙máng，太tài起qǐ早zǎo了le。原yuán来lái此cǐ时shí秋qiū深shēn时shí节jié，鸡jī鸣míng得de早zǎo，只zhǐ好hǎo有yǒu四sì更gēng天tiān气qì。一yì行xíng三sān人rén，连lián马mǎ四sì口kǒu，迎yíng着zhe清qīng霜shuāng，看kàn着zhe明míng月yuè，行xíng有yǒu数shù十shí里lǐ远yuǎn近jìn，见jiàn一yì山shān岭lǐng，只zhǐ得dé拨bō草cǎo寻xún路lù，说shuō不bú尽jìn崎qí岖qū难nán走zǒu，又yòu恐kǒng怕pà错cuò了le路lù径jìng。正zhèng疑yí思sī之zhī间jiān，忽hū然rán失shī足zú，三sān人rén连lián马mǎ都dōu跌diē落luò坑kēng坎kǎn之zhī中zhōng。三sān藏zàng心xīn慌huāng，从cóng者zhě胆dǎn战zhàn。却què才cái悚sǒng惧jù，又yòu闻wén得dé里lǐ面miàn哮xiào吼hǒu高gāo呼hū，叫jiào：「拿ná将jiāng来lái！拿ná将jiāng来lái！」只zhǐ见jiàn狂kuáng风fēng滚gǔn滚gǔn，拥yōng出chū五wǔ六liù十shí个gè妖yāo邪xié，将jiāng三sān藏zàng、从cóng者zhě揪jiū了le上shàng去qù。这zhè法fǎ师shī战zhàn战zhàn兢jīng兢jīng的de偷tōu眼yǎn观guān看kàn，上shàng面miàn坐zuò的de那nà魔mó王wáng十shí分fēn凶xiōng恶è。真zhēn个gè是shì：

雄xióng威wēi身shēn凜lǐn凜lǐn，猛měng氣qì貌mào堂táng堂táng。雄xióng威wēi身shēn凛lǐn凛lǐn，猛měng气qì貌mào堂táng堂táng。
電diàn目mù飛fēi光guāng艷yàn，雷léi聲shēng振zhèn四sì方fāng。电diàn目mù飞fēi光guāng艳yàn，雷léi声shēng振zhèn四sì方fāng。
鋸jù牙yá舒shū口kǒu外wài，鑿záo齒chǐ露lù腮sāi旁páng。锯jù牙yá舒shū口kǒu外wài，凿záo齿chǐ露lù腮sāi旁páng。
錦jǐn繡xiù圍wéi身shēn體tǐ，文wén斑bān裹guǒ脊jí梁liáng。锦jǐn绣xiù围wéi身shēn体tǐ，文wén斑bān裹guǒ脊jí梁liáng。
鋼gāng鬍hú稀xī見jiàn肉ròu，鉤gōu爪zhǎo利lì如rú霜shuāng。钢gāng胡hú稀xī见jiàn肉ròu，钩gōu爪zhǎo利lì如rú霜shuāng。
東dōng海hǎi黃huáng公gōng懼jù，南nán山shān白bái額é王wáng。东dōng海hǎi黄huáng公gōng惧jù，南nán山shān白bái额é王wáng。
熊羆野牛

諕xià得de個gè三sān藏zàng魂hún飛fēi魄pò散sàn，二èr從cóng者zhě骨gǔ軟ruǎn筋jīn麻má。魔mó王wáng喝hè令lìng綁bǎng了le。眾zhòng妖yāo一yì齊qí將jiāng三sān人rén用yòng繩shéng索suǒ綁bǎng縛fù。正zhèng要yào安ān排pái吞tūn食shí，只zhǐ聽tīng得dé外wài面miàn喧xuān嘩huá，有yǒu人rén來lái報bào：「熊xióng山shān君jūn與yǔ特tè處chù士shì二èr位wèi來lái也yě。」三sān藏zàng聞wén言yán，擡tái頭tóu觀guān看kàn，前qián走zǒu的de是shì一yì條tiáo黑hēi漢hàn。你nǐ道dào他tā是shì怎zěn生shēng模mú樣yàng：諕xià得de个gè三sān藏zàng魂hún飞fēi魄pò散sàn，二èr从cóng者zhě骨gǔ软ruǎn筋jīn麻má。魔mó王wáng喝hè令lìng绑bǎng了le。众zhòng妖yāo一yì齐qí将jiāng三sān人rén用yòng绳shéng索suǒ绑bǎng缚fù。正zhèng要yào安ān排pái吞tūn食shí，只zhǐ听tīng得dé外wài面miàn喧xuān哗huá，有yǒu人rén来lái报bào：「熊xióng山shān君jūn与yǔ特tè处chù士shì二èr位wèi来lái也yě。」三sān藏zàng闻wén言yán，抬tái头tóu观guān看kàn，前qián走zǒu的de是shì一yì条tiáo黑hēi汉hàn。你nǐ道dào他tā是shì怎zěn生shēng模mú样yàng：

雄xióng豪háo多duō膽dǎn量liàng，輕qīng健jiàn夯hāng身shēn軀qū。雄xióng豪háo多duō胆dǎn量liàng，轻qīng健jiàn夯hāng身shēn躯qū。
涉shè水shuǐ惟wéi兇xiōng力lì，跑pǎo林lín逞chěng怒nù威wēi。涉shè水shuǐ惟wéi凶xiōng力lì，跑pǎo林lín逞chěng怒nù威wēi。
向xiàng來lái符fú吉jí夢mèng，今jīn獨dú露lù英yīng姿zī。向xiàng来lái符fú吉jí梦mèng，今jīn独dú露lù英yīng姿zī。
綠lǜ樹shù能néng攀pān折zhé，知zhī寒hán善shàn諭yù時shí。绿lǜ树shù能néng攀pān折zhé，知zhī寒hán善shàn谕yù时shí。
准zhǔn靈líng惟wéi顯xiǎn處chù，故gù此cǐ號hào山shān君jūn。准zhǔn灵líng惟wéi显xiǎn处chù，故gù此cǐ号hào山shān君jūn。

又yòu見jiàn那nà後hòu邊biān來lái的de是shì一yì條tiáo胖pàng漢hàn。你nǐ道dào怎zěn生shēng模mú樣yàng：又yòu见jiàn那nà后hòu边biān来lái的de是shì一yì条tiáo胖pàng汉hàn。你nǐ道dào怎zěn生shēng模mú样yàng：

嵯cuó峨é雙shuāng角jiǎo冠guān，端duān肅sù聳sǒng肩jiān背bèi。嵯cuó峨é双shuāng角jiǎo冠guān，端duān肃sù耸sǒng肩jiān背bèi。
性xìng服fú青qīng衣yī穩wěn，蹄tí步bù多duō遲chí滯zhì。性xìng服fú青qīng衣yī稳wěn，蹄tí步bù多duō迟chí滞zhì。
宗zōng名míng父fù作zuò牯gǔ，原yuán號hào母mǔ稱chēng牸zì。宗zōng名míng父fù作zuò牯gǔ，原yuán号hào母mǔ称chēng牸zì。
能néng為wéi田tián者zhě功gōng，因yīn名míng特tè處chù士shì。能néng为wéi田tián者zhě功gōng，因yīn名míng特tè处chù士shì。
三魔談笑

這zhè兩liǎng個gè搖yáo搖yáo擺bǎi擺bǎi，走zǒu入rù裡lǐ面miàn，慌huāng得de那nà魔mó王wáng奔bēn出chū迎yíng接jiē。熊xióng山shān君jūn道dào：「寅yín將jiāng軍jūn一yí向xiàng得dé意yì，可kě賀hè，可kě賀hè。」特tè處chù士shì道dào：「寅yín將jiāng軍jūn丰fēng姿zī勝shèng常cháng，真zhēn可kě喜xǐ，真zhēn可kě喜xǐ。」魔mó王wáng道dào：「二èr公gōng連lián日rì如rú何hé？」山shān君jūn道dào：「惟wéi守shǒu素sù耳ěr。」處chù士shì道dào：「惟wéi隨suí時shí耳ěr。」三sān個gè敘xù罷bà，各gè坐zuò談tán笑xiào。这zhè两liǎng个gè摇yáo摇yáo摆bǎi摆bǎi，走zǒu入rù里lǐ面miàn，慌huāng得de那nà魔mó王wáng奔bēn出chū迎yíng接jiē。熊xióng山shān君jūn道dào：「寅yín将jiāng军jūn一yí向xiàng得dé意yì，可kě贺hè，可kě贺hè。」特tè处chù士shì道dào：「寅yín将jiāng军jūn丰fēng姿zī胜shèng常cháng，真zhēn可kě喜xǐ，真zhēn可kě喜xǐ。」魔mó王wáng道dào：「二èr公gōng连lián日rì如rú何hé？」山shān君jūn道dào：「惟wéi守shǒu素sù耳ěr。」处chù士shì道dào：「惟wéi随suí时shí耳ěr。」三sān个gè叙xù罢bà，各gè坐zuò谈tán笑xiào。

二從遭啖

只zhǐ見jiàn那nà從cóng者zhě綁bǎng得de痛tòng切qiè悲bēi啼tí。那nà黑hēi漢hàn道dào：「此cǐ三sān者zhě何hé來lái？」魔mó王wáng道dào：「自zì送sòng上shàng門mén來lái者zhě。」處chù士shì笑xiào云yún：「可kě能néng待dài客kè否fǒu？」魔mó王wáng道dào：「奉fèng承chéng，奉fèng承chéng。」山shān君jūn道dào：「不bù可kě盡jìn用yòng，食shí其qí二èr，留liú其qí一yì可kě也yě。」魔mó王wáng領lǐng諾nuò，即jí呼hū左zuǒ右yòu，將jiāng二èr從cóng者zhě剖pōu腹fù剜wān心xīn，剁duò碎suì其qí屍shī：將jiāng首shǒu級jí與yǔ心xīn肝gān奉fèng獻xiàn二èr客kè，將jiāng四sì肢zhī自zì食shí，其qí餘yú骨gǔ肉ròu分fēn給gěi各gè妖yāo。只zhǐ聽tīng得dé嘓guō啅zhuó之zhī聲shēng，真zhēn似sì虎hǔ啖dàn羊yáng羔gāo，霎shà時shí食shí盡jìn。把bǎ一yí個gè長zhǎng老lǎo幾jǐ乎hū諕xià死sǐ。這zhè才cái是shì初chū出chū長cháng安ān第dì一yì場cháng苦kǔ難nàn。正zhèng愴chuàng慌huāng之zhī間jiān，漸jiàn漸jiàn的de東dōng方fāng發fā白bái。那nà二èr怪guài至zhì天tiān曉xiǎo方fāng散sàn，俱jù道dào：「今jīn日rì厚hòu擾rǎo，容róng日rì竭jié誠chéng奉fèng酬chóu。」方fāng一yì擁yōng而ér退tuì。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà从cóng者zhě绑bǎng得de痛tòng切qiè悲bēi啼tí。那nà黑hēi汉hàn道dào：「此cǐ三sān者zhě何hé来lái？」魔mó王wáng道dào：「自zì送sòng上shàng门mén来lái者zhě。」处chù士shì笑xiào云yún：「可kě能néng待dài客kè否fǒu？」魔mó王wáng道dào：「奉fèng承chéng，奉fèng承chéng。」山shān君jūn道dào：「不bù可kě尽jìn用yòng，食shí其qí二èr，留liú其qí一yì可kě也yě。」魔mó王wáng领lǐng诺nuò，即jí呼hū左zuǒ右yòu，将jiāng二èr从cóng者zhě剖pōu腹fù剜wān心xīn，剁duò碎suì其qí尸shī：将jiāng首shǒu级jí与yǔ心xīn肝gān奉fèng献xiàn二èr客kè，将jiāng四sì肢zhī自zì食shí，其qí余yú骨gǔ肉ròu分fēn给gěi各gè妖yāo。只zhǐ听tīng得dé啯guō啅zhuó之zhī声shēng，真zhēn似sì虎hǔ啖dàn羊yáng羔gāo，霎shà时shí食shí尽jìn。把bǎ一yí个gè长zhǎng老lǎo几jǐ乎hū諕xià死sǐ。这zhè才cái是shì初chū出chū长cháng安ān第dì一yì场cháng苦kǔ难nàn。正zhèng怆chuàng慌huāng之zhī间jiān，渐jiàn渐jiàn的de东dōng方fāng发fā白bái。那nà二èr怪guài至zhì天tiān晓xiǎo方fāng散sàn，俱jù道dào：「今jīn日rì厚hòu扰rǎo，容róng日rì竭jié诚chéng奉fèng酬chóu。」方fāng一yì拥yōng而ér退tuì。

老叟脫難

不bù一yì時shí，紅hóng日rì高gāo昇shēng，三sān藏zàng昏hūn昏hūn沉chén沉chén，也yě辨biàn不bù得dé東dōng西xī南nán北běi。正zhèng在zài那nà不bù得dé命mìng處chù，忽hū然rán見jiàn一yì老lǎo叟sǒu，手shǒu持chí拄zhǔ杖zhàng而ér來lái。走zǒu上shàng前qián，用yòng手shǒu一yì拂fú，繩shéng索suǒ皆jiē斷duàn。對duì面miàn吹chuī了le一yì口kǒu氣qì，三sān藏zàng方fāng甦sū，跪guì拜bài於yú地dì道dào：「多duō謝xiè老lǎo公gōng公gong，搭dā救jiù貧pín僧sēng性xìng命mìng。」老lǎo叟sǒu答dá禮lǐ道dào：「你nǐ起qǐ來lái。你nǐ可kě曾céng疏shū失shī了le甚shén麼me東dōng西xī？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「貧pín僧sēng的de從cóng人rén已yǐ是shì被bèi怪guài食shí了le。只zhǐ不bù知zhī行xíng李lǐ、馬mǎ匹pǐ在zài於yú何hé處chù？」老lǎo叟sǒu用yòng杖zhàng指zhǐ道dào：「那nà廂xiāng不bú是shì一yì匹pǐ馬mǎ、兩liǎng個gè包bāo袱fú？」三sān藏zàng回huí頭tóu看kàn時shí，果guǒ是shì他tā的de物wù件jiàn，並bìng不bù曾céng失shī落luò，心xīn才cái略lüè放fàng下xià些xiē。問wèn老lǎo叟sǒu曰yuē：「老lǎo公gōng公gong，此cǐ處chù是shì甚shén所suǒ在zài？公gōng公gong何hé由yóu在zài此cǐ？」老lǎo叟sǒu道dào：「此cǐ是shì雙shuāng叉chā嶺lǐng，乃nǎi虎hǔ狼láng巢cháo穴xué處chù。你nǐ為wèi何hé墮duò此cǐ？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「貧pín僧sēng雞jī鳴míng時shí，出chū河hé州zhōu衛wèi界jiè，不bú料liào起qǐ得de早zǎo了le，冒mào霜shuāng撥bō露lù，忽hū失shī落luò此cǐ地dì。見jiàn一yì魔mó王wáng，兇xiōng頑wán太tài甚shèn，將jiāng貧pín僧sēng與yǔ二èr從cóng者zhě綁bǎng了le。又yòu見jiàn一yì條tiáo黑hēi漢hàn，稱chēng是shì熊xióng山shān君jūn；一yì條tiáo胖pàng漢hàn，稱chēng是shì特tè處chù士shì：走zǒu進jìn來lái，稱chēng那nà魔mó王wáng是shì寅yín將jiāng軍jūn。他tā三sān個gè把bǎ我wǒ二èr從cóng者zhě吃chī了le，天tiān光guāng才cái散sàn。不bù想xiǎng我wǒ是shì那nǎ裡lǐ有yǒu這zhè大dà緣yuán大dà分fèn，感gǎn得de老lǎo公gōng公gong來lái此cǐ救jiù我wǒ？」老lǎo叟sǒu道dào：「處chù士shì者zhě，是shì個gè野yě牛niú精jīng；山shān君jūn者zhě，是shì個gè熊xióng羆pí精jīng；寅yín將jiāng軍jūn者zhě，是shì個gè老lǎo虎hǔ精jīng。左zuǒ右yòu妖yāo邪xié，盡jìn都dōu是shì山shān精jīng樹shù鬼guǐ、怪guài獸shòu蒼cāng狼láng。只zhǐ因yīn你nǐ的de本běn性xìng元yuán明míng，所suǒ以yǐ吃chī不bù得dé你nǐ。你nǐ跟gēn我wǒ來lái，引yǐn你nǐ上shàng路lù。」不bù一yì时shí，红hóng日rì高gāo升shēng，三sān藏zàng昏hūn昏hūn沉chén沉chén，也yě辨biàn不bù得dé东dōng西xī南nán北běi。正zhèng在zài那nà不bù得dé命mìng处chù，忽hū然rán见jiàn一yì老lǎo叟sǒu，手shǒu持chí拄zhǔ杖zhàng而ér来lái。走zǒu上shàng前qián，用yòng手shǒu一yì拂fú，绳shéng索suǒ皆jiē断duàn。对duì面miàn吹chuī了le一yì口kǒu气qì，三sān藏zàng方fāng苏sū，跪guì拜bài于yú地dì道dào：「多duō谢xiè老lǎo公gōng公gong，搭dā救jiù贫pín僧sēng性xìng命mìng。」老lǎo叟sǒu答dá礼lǐ道dào：「你nǐ起qǐ来lái。你nǐ可kě曾céng疏shū失shī了le甚shén么me东dōng西xī？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「贫pín僧sēng的de从cóng人rén已yǐ是shì被bèi怪guài食shí了le。只zhǐ不bù知zhī行xíng李lǐ、马mǎ匹pǐ在zài于yú何hé处chù？」老lǎo叟sǒu用yòng杖zhàng指zhǐ道dào：「那nà厢xiāng不bú是shì一yì匹pǐ马mǎ、两liǎng个gè包bāo袱fú？」三sān藏zàng回huí头tóu看kàn时shí，果guǒ是shì他tā的de物wù件jiàn，并bìng不bù曾céng失shī落luò，心xīn才cái略lüè放fàng下xià些xiē。问wèn老lǎo叟sǒu曰yuē：「老lǎo公gōng公gong，此cǐ处chù是shì甚shén所suǒ在zài？公gōng公gong何hé由yóu在zài此cǐ？」老lǎo叟sǒu道dào：「此cǐ是shì双shuāng叉chā岭lǐng，乃nǎi虎hǔ狼láng巢cháo穴xué处chù。你nǐ为wèi何hé堕duò此cǐ？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「贫pín僧sēng鸡jī鸣míng时shí，出chū河hé州zhōu卫wèi界jiè，不bú料liào起qǐ得de早zǎo了le，冒mào霜shuāng拨bō露lù，忽hū失shī落luò此cǐ地dì。见jiàn一yì魔mó王wáng，凶xiōng顽wán太tài甚shèn，将jiāng贫pín僧sēng与yǔ二èr从cóng者zhě绑bǎng了le。又yòu见jiàn一yì条tiáo黑hēi汉hàn，称chēng是shì熊xióng山shān君jūn；一yì条tiáo胖pàng汉hàn，称chēng是shì特tè处chù士shì：走zǒu进jìn来lái，称chēng那nà魔mó王wáng是shì寅yín将jiāng军jūn。他tā三sān个gè把bǎ我wǒ二èr从cóng者zhě吃chī了le，天tiān光guāng才cái散sàn。不bù想xiǎng我wǒ是shì那nǎ里lǐ有yǒu这zhè大dà缘yuán大dà分fèn，感gǎn得de老lǎo公gōng公gong来lái此cǐ救jiù我wǒ？」老lǎo叟sǒu道dào：「处chù士shì者zhě，是shì个gè野yě牛niú精jīng；山shān君jūn者zhě，是shì个gè熊xióng罴pí精jīng；寅yín将jiāng军jūn者zhě，是shì个gè老lǎo虎hǔ精jīng。左zuǒ右yòu妖yāo邪xié，尽jìn都dōu是shì山shān精jīng树shù鬼guǐ、怪guài兽shòu苍cāng狼láng。只zhǐ因yīn你nǐ的de本běn性xìng元yuán明míng，所suǒ以yǐ吃chī不bù得dé你nǐ。你nǐ跟gēn我wǒ来lái，引yǐn你nǐ上shàng路lù。」

金星解厄

三sān藏zàng不bú勝shèng感gǎn激jī，將jiāng包bāo袱fú捎shāo在zài馬mǎ上shàng，牽qiān著zhe韁jiāng繩shéng，相xiāng隨suí老lǎo叟sǒu徑jìng出chū了le坑kēng坎kǎn之zhī中zhōng，走zǒu上shàng大dà路lù。卻què將jiāng馬mǎ拴shuān在zài道dào旁páng草cǎo頭tóu上shàng，轉zhuǎn身shēn拜bài謝xiè那nà公gōng公gong，那nà公gōng公gong遂suì化huà作zuò一yí陣zhèn清qīng風fēng，跨kuà一yì隻zhī硃zhū頂dǐng白bái鶴hè，騰téng空kōng而ér去qù。只zhǐ見jiàn風fēng飄piāo飄piāo遺yí下xià一yì張zhāng簡jiǎn帖tiě，書shū上shàng四sì句jù頌sòng子zi。頌sòng子zi云yún：三sān藏zàng不bú胜shèng感gǎn激jī，将jiāng包bāo袱fú捎shāo在zài马mǎ上shàng，牵qiān着zhe缰jiāng绳shéng，相xiāng随suí老lǎo叟sǒu径jìng出chū了le坑kēng坎kǎn之zhī中zhōng，走zǒu上shàng大dà路lù。却què将jiāng马mǎ拴shuān在zài道dào旁páng草cǎo头tóu上shàng，转zhuǎn身shēn拜bài谢xiè那nà公gōng公gong，那nà公gōng公gong遂suì化huà作zuò一yí阵zhèn清qīng风fēng，跨kuà一yì只zhī朱zhū顶dǐng白bái鹤hè，腾téng空kōng而ér去qù。只zhǐ见jiàn风fēng飘piāo飘piāo遗yí下xià一yì张zhāng简jiǎn帖tiě，书shū上shàng四sì句jù颂sòng子zi。颂sòng子zi云yún：

吾wú乃nǎi西xī天tiān太tài白bái星xīng，特tè來lái搭dā救jiù汝rǔ生shēng靈líng。吾wú乃nǎi西xī天tiān太tài白bái星xīng，特tè来lái搭dā救jiù汝rǔ生shēng灵líng。
前qián行xíng自zì有yǒu神shén徒tú助zhù，莫mò為wèi艱jiān難nán報bào怨yuàn經jīng。前qián行xíng自zì有yǒu神shén徒tú助zhù，莫mò为wèi艰jiān难nán报bào怨yuàn经jīng。

三sān藏zàng看kàn了le，對duì天tiān禮lǐ拜bài道dào：「多duō謝xiè金jīn星xīng，度dù脫tuō此cǐ難nàn。」拜bài畢bì，牽qiān了le馬mǎ匹pǐ，獨dú自zì個gè孤gū孤gū悽qī悽qī，往wǎng前qián苦kǔ進jìn。三sān藏zàng看kàn了le，对duì天tiān礼lǐ拜bài道dào：「多duō谢xiè金jīn星xīng，度dù脱tuō此cǐ难nàn。」拜bài毕bì，牵qiān了le马mǎ匹pǐ，独dú自zì个gè孤gū孤gū凄qī凄qī，往wǎng前qián苦kǔ进jìn。

嶺上艱行

這zhè嶺lǐng上shàng，真zhēn個gè是shì：这zhè岭lǐng上shàng，真zhēn个gè是shì：

寒hán颯sà颯sà雨yǔ林lín風fēng，響xiǎng潺chán潺chán澗jiàn下xià水shuǐ。寒hán飒sà飒sà雨yǔ林lín风fēng，响xiǎng潺chán潺chán涧jiàn下xià水shuǐ。
香xiāng馥fù馥fù野yě花huā開kāi，密mì叢cóng叢cóng亂luàn石shí磊lěi。香xiāng馥fù馥fù野yě花huā开kāi，密mì丛cóng丛cóng乱luàn石shí磊lěi。
鬧nào嚷rǎng嚷rǎng鹿lù與yǔ猿yuán，一yí隊duì隊duì獐zhāng和hé麂jǐ。闹nào嚷rǎng嚷rǎng鹿lù与yǔ猿yuán，一yí队duì队duì獐zhāng和hé麂jǐ。
喧xuān雜zá雜zá鳥niǎo聲shēng多duō，靜jìng悄qiāo悄qiāo人rén事shì靡mí。喧xuān杂zá杂zá鸟niǎo声shēng多duō，静jìng悄qiāo悄qiāo人rén事shì靡mí。
那nà長zhǎng老lǎo，戰zhàn兢jīng兢jīng心xīn不bù寧níng；那nà长zhǎng老lǎo，战zhàn兢jīng兢jīng心xīn不bù宁níng；
這zhè馬mǎ兒er，力lì怯qiè怯qiè蹄tí難nán舉jǔ。这zhè马mǎ儿er，力lì怯qiè怯qiè蹄tí难nán举jǔ。

三sān藏zàng捨shě身shēn拚pàn命mìng，上shàng了le那nà峻jùn嶺lǐng之zhī間jiān。行xíng經jīng半bàn日rì，更gèng不bú見jiàn個gè人rén煙yān村cūn舍shè。一yì則zé腹fù中zhōng饑jī了le，二èr則zé路lù又yòu不bù平píng。正zhèng在zài危wēi急jí之zhī際jì，只zhǐ見jiàn前qián面miàn有yǒu兩liǎng隻zhī猛měng虎hǔ咆páo哮xiào，後hòu邊biān有yǒu幾jǐ條tiáo長cháng蛇shé盤pán繞rào。左zuǒ有yǒu毒dú蟲chóng，右yòu有yǒu怪guài獸shòu。三sān藏zàng孤gū身shēn無wú策cè，只zhǐ得dé放fàng下xià身shēn心xīn，聽tīng天tiān所suǒ命mìng。又yòu無wú奈nài那nà馬mǎ腰yāo軟ruǎn蹄tí彎wān，即jí便biàn跪guì下xià，伏fú倒dào在zài地dì，打dǎ又yòu打dǎ不bù起qǐ，牽qiān又yòu牽qiān不bú動dòng。苦kǔ得de個gè法fǎ師shī襯chèn身shēn無wú地dì，真zhēn個gè有yǒu萬wàn分fēn悽qī楚chǔ，已yǐ自zì分fèn必bì死sǐ，莫mò可kě奈nài何hé。三sān藏zàng舍shě身shēn拚pàn命mìng，上shàng了le那nà峻jùn岭lǐng之zhī间jiān。行xíng经jīng半bàn日rì，更gèng不bú见jiàn个gè人rén烟yān村cūn舍shè。一yì则zé腹fù中zhōng饥jī了le，二èr则zé路lù又yòu不bù平píng。正zhèng在zài危wēi急jí之zhī际jì，只zhǐ见jiàn前qián面miàn有yǒu两liǎng只zhī猛měng虎hǔ咆páo哮xiào，后hòu边biān有yǒu几jǐ条tiáo长cháng蛇shé盘pán绕rào。左zuǒ有yǒu毒dú虫chóng，右yòu有yǒu怪guài兽shòu。三sān藏zàng孤gū身shēn无wú策cè，只zhǐ得dé放fàng下xià身shēn心xīn，听tīng天tiān所suǒ命mìng。又yòu无wú奈nài那nà马mǎ腰yāo软ruǎn蹄tí弯wān，即jí便biàn跪guì下xià，伏fú倒dào在zài地dì，打dǎ又yòu打dǎ不bù起qǐ，牵qiān又yòu牵qiān不bú动dòng。苦kǔ得de个gè法fǎ师shī衬chèn身shēn无wú地dì，真zhēn个gè有yǒu万wàn分fēn凄qī楚chǔ，已yǐ自zì分fèn必bì死sǐ，莫mò可kě奈nài何hé。

獵戶當前

卻què說shuō他tā雖suī有yǒu災zāi迍zhūn，卻què有yǒu救jiù應yìng。正zhèng在zài那nà不bù得dé命mìng處chù，忽hū然rán見jiàn毒dú蟲chóng奔bēn走zǒu，妖yāo獸shòu飛fēi逃táo，猛měng虎hǔ潛qián蹤zōng，長cháng蛇shé隱yǐn跡jì。三sān藏zàng擡tái頭tóu看kàn時shí，只zhǐ見jiàn一yì人rén，手shǒu執zhí鋼gāng叉chā，腰yāo懸xuán弓gōng箭jiàn，自zì那nà山shān坡pō前qián轉zhuǎn出chū，果guǒ然rán是shì一yì條tiáo好hǎo漢hàn。你nǐ看kàn他tā：却què说shuō他tā虽suī有yǒu灾zāi迍zhūn，却què有yǒu救jiù应yìng。正zhèng在zài那nà不bù得dé命mìng处chù，忽hū然rán见jiàn毒dú虫chóng奔bēn走zǒu，妖yāo兽shòu飞fēi逃táo，猛měng虎hǔ潜qián踪zōng，长cháng蛇shé隐yǐn迹jì。三sān藏zàng抬tái头tóu看kàn时shí，只zhǐ见jiàn一yì人rén，手shǒu执zhí钢gāng叉chā，腰yāo悬xuán弓gōng箭jiàn，自zì那nà山shān坡pō前qián转zhuǎn出chū，果guǒ然rán是shì一yì条tiáo好hǎo汉hàn。你nǐ看kàn他tā：

頭tóu上shàng戴dài一yì頂dǐng艾ài葉yè花huā斑bān豹bào皮pí帽mào，身shēn上shàng穿chuān一yì領lǐng羊yáng絨róng織zhī錦jǐn叵pǒ羅luó衣yī，腰yāo間jiān束shù一yì條tiáo獅shī蠻mán帶dài，腳jiǎo下xià屣xǐ一yí對duì麂jǐ皮pí靴xuē。头tóu上shàng戴dài一yì顶dǐng艾ài叶yè花huā斑bān豹bào皮pí帽mào，身shēn上shàng穿chuān一yì领lǐng羊yáng绒róng织zhī锦jǐn叵pǒ罗luó衣yī，腰yāo间jiān束shù一yì条tiáo狮shī蛮mán带dài，脚jiǎo下xià屣xǐ一yí对duì麂jǐ皮pí靴xuē。
環huán眼yǎn圓yuán睛jīng如rú弔diào客kè，圈quān鬚xū亂luàn擾rǎo似sì河hé奎kuí。环huán眼yǎn圆yuán睛jīng如rú吊diào客kè，圈quān须xū乱luàn扰rǎo似sì河hé奎kuí。
懸xuán一yì囊náng毒dú藥yào弓gōng矢shǐ，拿ná一yì桿gǎn點diǎn鋼gāng大dà叉chā。悬xuán一yì囊náng毒dú药yào弓gōng矢shǐ，拿ná一yì杆gǎn点diǎn钢gāng大dà叉chā。
雷léi聲shēng震zhèn破pò山shān蟲chóng膽dǎn，勇yǒng猛měng驚jīng殘cán野yě雉zhì魂hún。雷léi声shēng震zhèn破pò山shān虫chóng胆dǎn，勇yǒng猛měng惊jīng残cán野yě雉zhì魂hún。
鎮山太保

三sān藏zàng見jiàn他tā來lái得de漸jiàn近jìn，跪guì在zài路lù傍páng，合hé掌zhǎng高gāo叫jiào道dào：「大dà王wáng救jiù命mìng！大dà王wáng救jiù命mìng！」那nà條tiáo漢hàn到dào邊biān前qián，放fàng下xià鋼gāng叉chā，用yòng手shǒu攙chān起qǐ道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo休xiū怕pà。我wǒ不bú是shì歹dǎi人rén，我wǒ是shì這zhè山shān中zhōng的de獵liè戶hù，姓xìng劉liú名míng伯bó欽qīn，綽chuò號hào鎮zhèn山shān太tài保bǎo。我wǒ才cái自zì來lái，要yào尋xún兩liǎng隻zhī山shān蟲chóng食shí用yòng。不bù期qī遇yù著zháo你nǐ，多duō有yǒu衝chōng撞zhuàng。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「貧pín僧sēng是shì大dà唐táng駕jià下xià欽qīn差chāi，往wǎng西xī天tiān拜bài佛fó求qiú經jīng的de和hé尚shàng。適shì間jiān來lái到dào此cǐ處chù，遇yù著zháo些xiē狼láng虎hǔ蛇shé蟲chóng，四sì邊biān圍wéi繞rào，不bù能néng前qián進jìn。忽hū見jiàn太tài保bǎo來lái，眾zhòng獸shòu皆jiē走zǒu，救jiù了le貧pín僧sēng性xìng命mìng，多duō謝xiè，多duō謝xiè。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「我wǒ在zài這zhè裡lǐ住zhù人rén，專zhuān倚yǐ打dǎ些xiē狼láng虎hǔ為wèi生shēng，捉zhuō些xiē蛇shé蟲chóng過guò活huó，故gù此cǐ眾zhòng獸shòu怕pà我wǒ走zǒu了le。你nǐ既jì是shì唐táng朝cháo來lái的de，與yǔ我wǒ都dōu是shì鄉xiāng里lǐ。此cǐ間jiān還hái是shì大dà唐táng的de地dì界jiè，我wǒ也yě是shì唐táng朝cháo的de百bǎi姓xìng，我wǒ和hé你nǐ同tóng食shí皇huáng王wáng的de水shuǐ土tǔ，誠chéng然rán是shì一yì國guó之zhī人rén。你nǐ休xiū怕pà，跟gēn我wǒ來lái，到dào我wǒ舍shè下xià歇xiē馬mǎ，明míng朝zhāo我wǒ送sòng你nǐ上shàng路lù。」三sān藏zàng聞wén言yán，滿mǎn心xīn歡huān喜xǐ，謝xiè了le伯bó欽qīn，牽qiān馬mǎ隨suí行xíng。三sān藏zàng见jiàn他tā来lái得de渐jiàn近jìn，跪guì在zài路lù傍páng，合hé掌zhǎng高gāo叫jiào道dào：「大dà王wáng救jiù命mìng！大dà王wáng救jiù命mìng！」那nà条tiáo汉hàn到dào边biān前qián，放fàng下xià钢gāng叉chā，用yòng手shǒu搀chān起qǐ道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo休xiū怕pà。我wǒ不bú是shì歹dǎi人rén，我wǒ是shì这zhè山shān中zhōng的de猎liè户hù，姓xìng刘liú名míng伯bó钦qīn，绰chuò号hào镇zhèn山shān太tài保bǎo。我wǒ才cái自zì来lái，要yào寻xún两liǎng只zhī山shān虫chóng食shí用yòng。不bù期qī遇yù着zháo你nǐ，多duō有yǒu冲chōng撞zhuàng。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「贫pín僧sēng是shì大dà唐táng驾jià下xià钦qīn差chāi，往wǎng西xī天tiān拜bài佛fó求qiú经jīng的de和hé尚shàng。适shì间jiān来lái到dào此cǐ处chù，遇yù着zháo些xiē狼láng虎hǔ蛇shé虫chóng，四sì边biān围wéi绕rào，不bù能néng前qián进jìn。忽hū见jiàn太tài保bǎo来lái，众zhòng兽shòu皆jiē走zǒu，救jiù了le贫pín僧sēng性xìng命mìng，多duō谢xiè，多duō谢xiè。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「我wǒ在zài这zhè里lǐ住zhù人rén，专zhuān倚yǐ打dǎ些xiē狼láng虎hǔ为wèi生shēng，捉zhuō些xiē蛇shé虫chóng过guò活huó，故gù此cǐ众zhòng兽shòu怕pà我wǒ走zǒu了le。你nǐ既jì是shì唐táng朝cháo来lái的de，与yǔ我wǒ都dōu是shì乡xiāng里lǐ。此cǐ间jiān还hái是shì大dà唐táng的de地dì界jiè，我wǒ也yě是shì唐táng朝cháo的de百bǎi姓xìng，我wǒ和hé你nǐ同tóng食shí皇huáng王wáng的de水shuǐ土tǔ，诚chéng然rán是shì一yì国guó之zhī人rén。你nǐ休xiū怕pà，跟gēn我wǒ来lái，到dào我wǒ舍shè下xià歇xiē马mǎ，明míng朝zhāo我wǒ送sòng你nǐ上shàng路lù。」三sān藏zàng闻wén言yán，满mǎn心xīn欢huān喜xǐ，谢xiè了le伯bó钦qīn，牵qiān马mǎ随suí行xíng。

太保鬥虎

過guò了le山shān坡pō，又yòu聽tīng得dé呼hū呼hū風fēng響xiǎng。伯bó欽qīn道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo休xiū走zǒu，坐zuò在zài此cǐ間jiān。風fēng響xiǎng處chù，是shì個gè山shān貓māo來lái了le，等děng我wǒ拿ná他tā家jiā去qù管guǎn待dài你nǐ。」三sān藏zàng見jiàn說shuō，又yòu膽dǎn戰zhàn心xīn驚jīng，不bù敢gǎn舉jǔ步bù。那nà太tài保bǎo執zhí了le鋼gāng叉chā，拽yè開kāi步bù，迎yíng將jiāng上shàng去qù。只zhǐ見jiàn一yì隻zhī斑bān斕lán虎hǔ，對duì面miàn撞zhuàng見jiàn，他tā看kàn見jiàn伯bó欽qīn，急jí回huí頭tóu就jiù走zǒu。這zhè太tài保bǎo霹pī靂lì一yì聲shēng，咄duō道dào：「那nà業yè畜chù那nǎ裡lǐ走zǒu！」那nà虎hǔ見jiàn趕gǎn得de急jí，轉zhuǎn身shēn掄lūn爪zhǎo撲pū來lái。這zhè太tài保bǎo三sān股gǔ叉chā舉jǔ手shǒu迎yíng敵dí。諕xià得de個gè三sān藏zàng軟ruǎn癱tān在zài草cǎo地dì。這zhè和hé尚shàng自zì出chū娘niáng肚dù皮pí，那nǎ曾céng見jiàn這zhè樣yàng凶xiōng險xiǎn的de勾gòu當dàng。太tài保bǎo與yǔ那nà虎hǔ在zài那nà山shān坡pō下xià，人rén虎hǔ相xiāng持chí，果guǒ是shì一yì場cháng好hǎo鬥dòu。但dàn見jiàn：过guò了le山shān坡pō，又yòu听tīng得dé呼hū呼hū风fēng响xiǎng。伯bó钦qīn道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo休xiū走zǒu，坐zuò在zài此cǐ间jiān。风fēng响xiǎng处chù，是shì个gè山shān猫māo来lái了le，等děng我wǒ拿ná他tā家jiā去qù管guǎn待dài你nǐ。」三sān藏zàng见jiàn说shuō，又yòu胆dǎn战zhàn心xīn惊jīng，不bù敢gǎn举jǔ步bù。那nà太tài保bǎo执zhí了le钢gāng叉chā，拽yè开kāi步bù，迎yíng将jiāng上shàng去qù。只zhǐ见jiàn一yì只zhī斑bān斓lán虎hǔ，对duì面miàn撞zhuàng见jiàn，他tā看kàn见jiàn伯bó钦qīn，急jí回huí头tóu就jiù走zǒu。这zhè太tài保bǎo霹pī雳lì一yì声shēng，咄duō道dào：「那nà业yè畜chù那nǎ里lǐ走zǒu！」那nà虎hǔ见jiàn赶gǎn得de急jí，转zhuǎn身shēn抡lūn爪zhǎo扑pū来lái。这zhè太tài保bǎo三sān股gǔ叉chā举jǔ手shǒu迎yíng敌dí。諕xià得de个gè三sān藏zàng软ruǎn瘫tān在zài草cǎo地dì。这zhè和hé尚shàng自zì出chū娘niáng肚dù皮pí，那nǎ曾céng见jiàn这zhè样yàng凶xiōng险xiǎn的de勾gòu当dàng。太tài保bǎo与yǔ那nà虎hǔ在zài那nà山shān坡pō下xià，人rén虎hǔ相xiāng持chí，果guǒ是shì一yì场cháng好hǎo斗dòu。但dàn见jiàn：

怒nù氣qì紛fēn紛fēn，狂kuáng風fēng滾gǔn滾gǔn。怒nù气qì纷fēn纷fēn，狂kuáng风fēng滚gǔn滚gǔn。
怒nù氣qì紛fēn紛fēn，太tài保bǎo沖chōng冠guān多duō膂lǚ力lì；怒nù气qì纷fēn纷fēn，太tài保bǎo冲chōng冠guān多duō膂lǚ力lì；
狂kuáng風fēng滾gǔn滾gǔn，斑bān彪biāo逞chěng勢shì噴pēn紅hóng塵chén。狂kuáng风fēng滚gǔn滚gǔn，斑bān彪biāo逞chěng势shì喷pēn红hóng尘chén。
那nà一yí個gè張zhāng牙yá舞wǔ爪zhǎo，這zhè一yí個gè轉zhuǎn步bù回huí身shēn。那nà一yí个gè张zhāng牙yá舞wǔ爪zhǎo，这zhè一yí个gè转zhuǎn步bù回huí身shēn。
三sān股gǔ叉chā擎qíng天tiān幌huǎng日rì，千qiān花huā尾wěi擾rǎo霧wù雲yún飛fēi。三sān股gǔ叉chā擎qíng天tiān幌huǎng日rì，千qiān花huā尾wěi扰rǎo雾wù云yún飞fēi。
這zhè一yí個gè當dāng胸xiōng亂luàn刺cì，那nà一yí個gè劈pī面miàn來lái吞tūn。这zhè一yí个gè当dāng胸xiōng乱luàn刺cì，那nà一yí个gè劈pī面miàn来lái吞tūn。
閃shǎn過guò的de再zài生shēng人rén道dào，撞zhuàng著zháo的de定dìng見jiàn閻yán君jūn。闪shǎn过guò的de再zài生shēng人rén道dào，撞zhuàng着zháo的de定dìng见jiàn阎yán君jūn。
只zhǐ聽tīng得dé那nà斑bān彪biāo哮xiào吼hǒu，太tài保bǎo聲shēng狠hěn。只zhǐ听tīng得dé那nà斑bān彪biāo哮xiào吼hǒu，太tài保bǎo声shēng狠hěn。
斑bān彪biāo哮xiào吼hǒu，振zhèn裂liè山shān川chuān驚jīng鳥niǎo獸shòu；斑bān彪biāo哮xiào吼hǒu，振zhèn裂liè山shān川chuān惊jīng鸟niǎo兽shòu；
太tài保bǎo聲shēng狠hěn，喝hè開kāi天tiān府fǔ現xiàn星xīng辰chén。太tài保bǎo声shēng狠hěn，喝hè开kāi天tiān府fǔ现xiàn星xīng辰chén。
那nà一yí個gè金jīn睛jīng怒nù出chū，這zhè一yí個gè壯zhuàng膽dǎn生shēng嗔chēn。那nà一yí个gè金jīn睛jīng怒nù出chū，这zhè一yí个gè壮zhuàng胆dǎn生shēng嗔chēn。
可kě愛ài鎮zhèn山shān劉liú太tài保bǎo，堪kān誇kuā據jù地dì獸shòu之zhī君jūn。可kě爱ài镇zhèn山shān刘liú太tài保bǎo，堪kān夸kuā据jù地dì兽shòu之zhī君jūn。
人rén虎hǔ貪tān生shēng爭zhēng勝shèng負fù，些xiē兒er有yǒu慢màn喪sàng三sān魂hún。人rén虎hǔ贪tān生shēng争zhēng胜shèng负fù，些xiē儿er有yǒu慢màn丧sàng三sān魂hún。
太保刺虎

他tā兩liǎng個gè鬥dòu了le有yǒu一yí個gè時shí辰chén，只zhǐ見jiàn那nà虎hǔ爪zhǎo慢màn腰yāo鬆sōng，被bèi太tài保bǎo舉jǔ叉chā平píng胸xiōng刺cì倒dào。可kě憐lián啊a，鋼gāng叉chā尖jiān穿chuān透tòu心xīn肝gān，霎shà時shí間jiān血xuè流liú滿mǎn地dì。揪jiū著zhe耳ěr朵duo，拖tuō上shàng路lù來lái。好hǎo男nán子zǐ，氣qì不bù連lián喘chuǎn，面miàn不bù改gǎi色sè，對duì三sān藏zàng道dào：「造zào化huà，造zào化huà。這zhè隻zhī山shān貓māo，夠gòu長zhǎng老lǎo食shí用yòng一yí日rì。」三sān藏zàng誇kuā讚zàn不bú盡jìn道dào：「太tài保bǎo真zhēn山shān神shén也yě！」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「有yǒu何hé本běn事shì，敢gǎn勞láo過guò獎jiǎng？這zhè個gè是shì長zhǎng老lǎo的de洪hóng福fú。去qù來lái，趕gǎn早zǎo兒er剝bō了le皮pí，煮zhǔ些xiē肉ròu，管guǎn待dài你nǐ也yě。」他tā两liǎng个gè斗dòu了le有yǒu一yí个gè时shí辰chén，只zhǐ见jiàn那nà虎hǔ爪zhǎo慢màn腰yāo松sōng，被bèi太tài保bǎo举jǔ叉chā平píng胸xiōng刺cì倒dào。可kě怜lián啊a，钢gāng叉chā尖jiān穿chuān透tòu心xīn肝gān，霎shà时shí间jiān血xuè流liú满mǎn地dì。揪jiū着zhe耳ěr朵duo，拖tuō上shàng路lù来lái。好hǎo男nán子zǐ，气qì不bù连lián喘chuǎn，面miàn不bù改gǎi色sè，对duì三sān藏zàng道dào：「造zào化huà，造zào化huà。这zhè只zhī山shān猫māo，够gòu长zhǎng老lǎo食shí用yòng一yí日rì。」三sān藏zàng夸kuā赞zàn不bú尽jìn道dào：「太tài保bǎo真zhēn山shān神shén也yě！」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「有yǒu何hé本běn事shì，敢gǎn劳láo过guò奖jiǎng？这zhè个gè是shì长zhǎng老lǎo的de洪hóng福fú。去qù来lái，赶gǎn早zǎo儿er剥bō了le皮pí，煮zhǔ些xiē肉ròu，管guǎn待dài你nǐ也yě。」

山莊在望

他tā一yì隻zhī手shǒu執zhí著zhe叉chā，一yì隻zhī手shǒu拖tuō著zhe虎hǔ，在zài前qián引yǐn路lù。三sān藏zàng牽qiān著zhe馬mǎ，隨suí後hòu而ér行xíng。迤yǐ𨓦lǐ行xíng過guò山shān坡pō，忽hū見jiàn一yí座zuò山shān莊zhuāng。那nà門mén前qián真zhēn個gè是shì：他tā一yì只zhī手shǒu执zhí着zhe叉chā，一yì只zhī手shǒu拖tuō着zhe虎hǔ，在zài前qián引yǐn路lù。三sān藏zàng牵qiān着zhe马mǎ，随suí后hòu而ér行xíng。迤yǐ𨓦lǐ行xíng过guò山shān坡pō，忽hū见jiàn一yí座zuò山shān庄zhuāng。那nà门mén前qián真zhēn个gè是shì：

參cān天tiān古gǔ樹shù，漫màn路lù荒huāng籐téng。参cān天tiān古gǔ树shù，漫màn路lù荒huāng籐téng。
萬wàn壑hè風fēng塵chén冷lěng，千qiān崖yá氣qì象xiàng奇qí。万wàn壑hè风fēng尘chén冷lěng，千qiān崖yá气qì象xiàng奇qí。
一yí徑jìng野yě花huā香xiāng襲xí體tǐ，數shù竿gān幽yōu竹zhú綠lǜ依yī依yī。一yí径jìng野yě花huā香xiāng袭xí体tǐ，数shù竿gān幽yōu竹zhú绿lǜ依yī依yī。
草cǎo門mén樓lóu，籬lí笆bā院yuàn，堪kān描miáo堪kān畫huà；草cǎo门mén楼lóu，篱lí笆bā院yuàn，堪kān描miáo堪kān画huà；
石shí板bǎn橋qiáo，白bái土tǔ壁bì，真zhēn樂lè真zhēn稀xī。石shí板bǎn桥qiáo，白bái土tǔ壁bì，真zhēn乐lè真zhēn稀xī。
秋qiū容róng蕭xiāo索suǒ，爽shuǎng氣qì孤gū高gāo。秋qiū容róng萧xiāo索suǒ，爽shuǎng气qì孤gū高gāo。
道dào傍páng黃huáng葉yè落luò，嶺lǐng上shàng白bái雲yún飄piāo。道dào傍páng黄huáng叶yè落luò，岭lǐng上shàng白bái云yún飘piāo。
疏shū林lín內nèi山shān禽qín聒guā聒guā，莊zhuāng門mén外wài細xì犬quǎn嘹liáo嘹liáo。疏shū林lín内nèi山shān禽qín聒guā聒guā，庄zhuāng门mén外wài细xì犬quǎn嘹liáo嘹liáo。
太保還家

伯bó欽qīn到dào了le門mén首shǒu，將jiāng死sǐ虎hǔ擲zhì下xià，叫jiào：「小xiǎo的de們men何hé在zài？」只zhǐ見jiàn走zǒu出chū三sān四sì個gè家jiā僮tóng，都dōu是shì怪guài形xíng惡è相xiàng之zhī類lèi，上shàng前qián拖tuō拖tuō拉lā拉lā，把bǎ隻zhī虎hǔ扛káng將jiāng進jìn去qù。伯bó欽qīn吩fēn咐fu教jiào趕gǎn早zǎo剝bō了le皮pí，安ān排pái將jiāng來lái待dài客kè。復fù回huí頭tóu迎yíng接jiē三sān藏zàng進jìn內nèi，彼bǐ此cǐ相xiāng見jiàn，三sān藏zàng又yòu拜bài謝xiè伯bó欽qīn厚hòu恩ēn憐lián憫mǐn救jiù命mìng。伯bó欽qīn道dào：「同tóng鄉xiāng之zhī人rén，何hé勞láo致zhì謝xiè。」坐zuò定dìng茶chá罷bà，有yǒu一yì老lǎo嫗yù領lǐng著zhe一yí個gè媳xí婦fù，對duì三sān藏zàng進jìn禮lǐ。伯bó欽qīn道dào：「此cǐ是shì家jiā母mǔ、小xiǎo妻qī。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「請qǐng令lìng堂táng上shàng坐zuò，貧pín僧sēng奉fèng拜bài。」老lǎo嫗yù道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo遠yuǎn客kè，各gè請qǐng自zì珍zhēn，不bù勞láo拜bài罷bà。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「母mǔ親qīn啊a，他tā是shì唐táng王wáng駕jià下xià，差chāi往wǎng西xī天tiān見jiàn佛fó求qiú經jīng者zhě。適shì間jiān在zài嶺lǐng頭tóu上shàng遇yù著zháo孩hái兒er，孩hái兒er念niàn一yì國guó之zhī人rén，請qǐng他tā來lái家jiā歇xiē馬mǎ，明míng日rì送sòng他tā上shàng路lù。」老lǎo嫗yù聞wén言yán，十shí分fēn懽huān喜xǐ道dào：「好hǎo，好hǎo，好hǎo。就jiù是shì請qǐng他tā，不bù得dé這zhè般bān恰qià好hǎo。明míng日rì你nǐ父fù親qīn週zhōu忌jì，就jiù浼měi長zhǎng老lǎo做zuò些xiē好hǎo事shì，念niàn卷juàn經jīng文wén，到dào後hòu日rì送sòng他tā去qù罷bà。」這zhè劉liú伯bó欽qīn雖suī是shì一yí個gè殺shā虎hǔ手shǒu，鎮zhèn山shān的de太tài保bǎo，他tā卻què有yǒu些xiē孝xiào順shùn之zhī心xīn。聞wén得dé母mǔ言yán，就jiù要yào安ān排pái香xiāng紙zhǐ，留liú住zhù三sān藏zàng。伯bó钦qīn到dào了le门mén首shǒu，将jiāng死sǐ虎hǔ掷zhì下xià，叫jiào：「小xiǎo的de们men何hé在zài？」只zhǐ见jiàn走zǒu出chū三sān四sì个gè家jiā僮tóng，都dōu是shì怪guài形xíng恶è相xiàng之zhī类lèi，上shàng前qián拖tuō拖tuō拉lā拉lā，把bǎ只zhī虎hǔ扛káng将jiāng进jìn去qù。伯bó钦qīn吩fēn咐fu教jiào赶gǎn早zǎo剥bō了le皮pí，安ān排pái将jiāng来lái待dài客kè。复fù回huí头tóu迎yíng接jiē三sān藏zàng进jìn内nèi，彼bǐ此cǐ相xiāng见jiàn，三sān藏zàng又yòu拜bài谢xiè伯bó钦qīn厚hòu恩ēn怜lián悯mǐn救jiù命mìng。伯bó钦qīn道dào：「同tóng乡xiāng之zhī人rén，何hé劳láo致zhì谢xiè。」坐zuò定dìng茶chá罢bà，有yǒu一yì老lǎo妪yù领lǐng着zhe一yí个gè媳xí妇fù，对duì三sān藏zàng进jìn礼lǐ。伯bó钦qīn道dào：「此cǐ是shì家jiā母mǔ、小xiǎo妻qī。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「请qǐng令lìng堂táng上shàng坐zuò，贫pín僧sēng奉fèng拜bài。」老lǎo妪yù道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo远yuǎn客kè，各gè请qǐng自zì珍zhēn，不bù劳láo拜bài罢bà。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「母mǔ亲qīn啊a，他tā是shì唐táng王wáng驾jià下xià，差chāi往wǎng西xī天tiān见jiàn佛fó求qiú经jīng者zhě。适shì间jiān在zài岭lǐng头tóu上shàng遇yù着zháo孩hái儿er，孩hái儿er念niàn一yì国guó之zhī人rén，请qǐng他tā来lái家jiā歇xiē马mǎ，明míng日rì送sòng他tā上shàng路lù。」老lǎo妪yù闻wén言yán，十shí分fēn懽huān喜xǐ道dào：「好hǎo，好hǎo，好hǎo。就jiù是shì请qǐng他tā，不bù得dé这zhè般bān恰qià好hǎo。明míng日rì你nǐ父fù亲qīn周zhōu忌jì，就jiù浼měi长zhǎng老lǎo做zuò些xiē好hǎo事shì，念niàn卷juàn经jīng文wén，到dào后hòu日rì送sòng他tā去qù罢bà。」这zhè刘liú伯bó钦qīn虽suī是shì一yí个gè杀shā虎hǔ手shǒu，镇zhèn山shān的de太tài保bǎo，他tā却què有yǒu些xiē孝xiào顺shùn之zhī心xīn。闻wén得dé母mǔ言yán，就jiù要yào安ān排pái香xiāng纸zhǐ，留liú住zhù三sān藏zàng。

長老辭葷

說shuō話huà間jiān，不bù覺jué的de天tiān色sè將jiāng晚wǎn。小xiǎo的de們men排pái開kāi桌zhuō凳dèng，拿ná幾jǐ盤pán爛làn熟shú虎hǔ肉ròu，熱rè騰téng騰téng的de放fàng在zài上shàng面miàn。伯bó欽qīn請qǐng三sān藏zàng權quán用yòng，再zài另lìng辦bàn飯fàn。三sān藏zàng合hé掌zhǎng當dāng胸xiōng道dào：「善shàn哉zāi！貧pín僧sēng不bù瞞mán太tài保bǎo說shuō，自zì出chū娘niáng胎tāi，就jiù做zuò和hé尚shàng，更gèng不bù曉xiǎo得dé吃chī葷hūn。」伯bó欽qīn聞wén得dé此cǐ說shuō，沉chén吟yín了le半bàn晌shǎng道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo，寒hán家jiā歷lì代dài以yǐ來lái，不bù曉xiǎo得dé吃chī素sù。就jiù是shì有yǒu些xiē竹zhú筍sǔn，採cǎi些xiē木mù耳ěr，尋xún些xiē乾gān菜cài，做zuò些xiē豆dòu腐fu，也yě都dōu是shì獐zhāng鹿lù虎hǔ豹bào的de油yóu煎jiān，卻què無wú甚shèn素sù處chù。有yǒu兩liǎng眼yǎn鍋guō灶zào，也yě都dōu是shì油yóu膩nì透tòu了le。這zhè等děng奈nài何hé？反fǎn是shì我wǒ請qǐng長zhǎng老lǎo的de不bú是shì。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「太tài保bǎo不bú必bì多duō心xīn，請qǐng自zì受shòu用yòng。我wǒ貧pín僧sēng就jiù是shì三sān五wǔ日rì不bù吃chī飯fàn，也yě可kě忍rěn餓è，只zhǐ是shì不bù敢gǎn破pò了le齋zhāi戒jiè。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「倘tǎng或huò餓è死sǐ，卻què如rú之zhī何hé？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「感gǎn得de太tài保bǎo天tiān恩ēn，搭dā救jiù出chū虎hǔ狼láng叢cóng裡lǐ，就jiù是shì餓è死sǐ，也yě強qiáng如rú喂wèi虎hǔ。」说shuō话huà间jiān，不bù觉jué的de天tiān色sè将jiāng晚wǎn。小xiǎo的de们men排pái开kāi桌zhuō凳dèng，拿ná几jǐ盘pán烂làn熟shú虎hǔ肉ròu，热rè腾téng腾téng的de放fàng在zài上shàng面miàn。伯bó钦qīn请qǐng三sān藏zàng权quán用yòng，再zài另lìng办bàn饭fàn。三sān藏zàng合hé掌zhǎng当dāng胸xiōng道dào：「善shàn哉zāi！贫pín僧sēng不bù瞒mán太tài保bǎo说shuō，自zì出chū娘niáng胎tāi，就jiù做zuò和hé尚shàng，更gèng不bù晓xiǎo得dé吃chī荤hūn。」伯bó钦qīn闻wén得dé此cǐ说shuō，沉chén吟yín了le半bàn晌shǎng道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo，寒hán家jiā历lì代dài以yǐ来lái，不bù晓xiǎo得dé吃chī素sù。就jiù是shì有yǒu些xiē竹zhú笋sǔn，采cǎi些xiē木mù耳ěr，寻xún些xiē干gān菜cài，做zuò些xiē豆dòu腐fu，也yě都dōu是shì獐zhāng鹿lù虎hǔ豹bào的de油yóu煎jiān，却què无wú甚shèn素sù处chù。有yǒu两liǎng眼yǎn锅guō灶zào，也yě都dōu是shì油yóu腻nì透tòu了le。这zhè等děng奈nài何hé？反fǎn是shì我wǒ请qǐng长zhǎng老lǎo的de不bú是shì。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「太tài保bǎo不bú必bì多duō心xīn，请qǐng自zì受shòu用yòng。我wǒ贫pín僧sēng就jiù是shì三sān五wǔ日rì不bù吃chī饭fàn，也yě可kě忍rěn饿è，只zhǐ是shì不bù敢gǎn破pò了le斋zhāi戒jiè。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「倘tǎng或huò饿è死sǐ，却què如rú之zhī何hé？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「感gǎn得de太tài保bǎo天tiān恩ēn，搭dā救jiù出chū虎hǔ狼láng丛cóng里lǐ，就jiù是shì饿è死sǐ，也yě强qiáng如rú喂wèi虎hǔ。」

另備素齋

伯bó欽qīn的de母mǔ親qīn聞wén說shuō，叫jiào道dào：「孩hái兒er不bú要yào與yǔ長zhǎng老lǎo閑xián講jiǎng，我wǒ自zì有yǒu素sù物wù，可kě以yǐ管guǎn待dài。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「素sù物wù何hé來lái？」母mǔ親qīn道dào：「你nǐ莫mò管guǎn我wǒ，我wǒ自zì有yǒu素sù的de。」叫jiào媳xí婦fù將jiāng小xiǎo鍋guō取qǔ下xià，著zhuó火huǒ燒shāo了le油yóu膩nì，刷shuā了le又yòu刷shuā，洗xǐ了le又yòu洗xǐ，卻què仍réng安ān在zài灶zào上shàng。先xiān燒shāo半bàn鍋guō滾gǔn水shuǐ，別bié用yòng。卻què又yòu將jiāng些xiē山shān地dì榆yú葉yè子zi，著zhuó水shuǐ煎jiān作zuò茶chá湯tāng。然rán後hòu將jiāng些xiē黃huáng粱liáng粟sù米mǐ，煮zhǔ起qǐ飯fàn來lái。又yòu把bǎ些xiē乾gān菜cài煮zhǔ熟shú。盛shèng了le兩liǎng碗wǎn，拿ná出chū來lái鋪pù在zài桌zhuō上shàng。老lǎo母mǔ對duì著zhe三sān藏zàng道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo請qǐng齋zhāi。這zhè是shì老lǎo身shēn與yǔ兒ér婦fù，親qīn自zì動dòng手shǒu整zhěng理lǐ的de些xiē極jí潔jié極jí淨jìng的de茶chá飯fàn。」三sān藏zàng下xià來lái謝xiè了le，方fāng才cái上shàng坐zuò。那nà伯bó欽qīn另lìng設shè一yí處chù，鋪pù排pái些xiē沒méi鹽yán沒méi醬jiàng的de老lǎo虎hǔ肉ròu、香xiāng獐zhāng肉ròu、蟒mǎng蛇shé肉ròu、狐hú狸li肉ròu、兔tù肉ròu，點diǎn剁duò鹿lù肉ròu乾gān巴bā，滿mǎn盤pán滿mǎn碗wǎn的de陪péi著zhe三sān藏zàng吃chī齋zhāi。方fāng坐zuò下xià，心xīn欲yù舉jǔ箸zhù，只zhǐ見jiàn三sān藏zàng合hé掌zhǎng誦sòng經jīng，諕xià得de個gè伯bó欽qīn不bù敢gǎn動dòng箸zhù，急jí起qǐ身shēn立lì在zài旁páng邊biān。三sān藏zàng念niàn不bú數shù句jù，卻què教jiào請qǐng齋zhāi。伯bó欽qīn道dào：「你nǐ是shì個gè念niàn短duǎn頭tóu經jīng的de和hé尚shàng？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「此cǐ非fēi是shì經jīng，乃nǎi是shì一yí卷juàn揭jiē齋zhāi之zhī咒zhòu。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「你nǐ們men出chū家jiā人rén，偏piān有yǒu許xǔ多duō計jì較jiào，吃chī飯fàn便biàn也yě念niàn誦sòng念niàn誦sòng。」伯bó钦qīn的de母mǔ亲qīn闻wén说shuō，叫jiào道dào：「孩hái儿er不bú要yào与yǔ长zhǎng老lǎo闲xián讲jiǎng，我wǒ自zì有yǒu素sù物wù，可kě以yǐ管guǎn待dài。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「素sù物wù何hé来lái？」母mǔ亲qīn道dào：「你nǐ莫mò管guǎn我wǒ，我wǒ自zì有yǒu素sù的de。」叫jiào媳xí妇fù将jiāng小xiǎo锅guō取qǔ下xià，着zhuó火huǒ烧shāo了le油yóu腻nì，刷shuā了le又yòu刷shuā，洗xǐ了le又yòu洗xǐ，却què仍réng安ān在zài灶zào上shàng。先xiān烧shāo半bàn锅guō滚gǔn水shuǐ，别bié用yòng。却què又yòu将jiāng些xiē山shān地dì榆yú叶yè子zi，着zhuó水shuǐ煎jiān作zuò茶chá汤tāng。然rán后hòu将jiāng些xiē黄huáng粱liáng粟sù米mǐ，煮zhǔ起qǐ饭fàn来lái。又yòu把bǎ些xiē干gān菜cài煮zhǔ熟shú。盛shèng了le两liǎng碗wǎn，拿ná出chū来lái铺pù在zài桌zhuō上shàng。老lǎo母mǔ对duì着zhe三sān藏zàng道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo请qǐng斋zhāi。这zhè是shì老lǎo身shēn与yǔ儿ér妇fù，亲qīn自zì动dòng手shǒu整zhěng理lǐ的de些xiē极jí洁jié极jí净jìng的de茶chá饭fàn。」三sān藏zàng下xià来lái谢xiè了le，方fāng才cái上shàng坐zuò。那nà伯bó钦qīn另lìng设shè一yí处chù，铺pù排pái些xiē没méi盐yán没méi酱jiàng的de老lǎo虎hǔ肉ròu、香xiāng獐zhāng肉ròu、蟒mǎng蛇shé肉ròu、狐hú狸li肉ròu、兔tù肉ròu，点diǎn剁duò鹿lù肉ròu干gān巴bā，满mǎn盘pán满mǎn碗wǎn的de陪péi着zhe三sān藏zàng吃chī斋zhāi。方fāng坐zuò下xià，心xīn欲yù举jǔ箸zhù，只zhǐ见jiàn三sān藏zàng合hé掌zhǎng诵sòng经jīng，諕xià得de个gè伯bó钦qīn不bù敢gǎn动dòng箸zhù，急jí起qǐ身shēn立lì在zài旁páng边biān。三sān藏zàng念niàn不bú数shù句jù，却què教jiào请qǐng斋zhāi。伯bó钦qīn道dào：「你nǐ是shì个gè念niàn短duǎn头tóu经jīng的de和hé尚shàng？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「此cǐ非fēi是shì经jīng，乃nǎi是shì一yí卷juàn揭jiē斋zhāi之zhī咒zhòu。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「你nǐ们men出chū家jiā人rén，偏piān有yǒu许xǔ多duō计jì较jiào，吃chī饭fàn便biàn也yě念niàn诵sòng念niàn诵sòng。」

草亭園圃

吃chī了le齋zhāi飯fàn，收shōu了le盤pán碗wǎn，漸jiàn漸jiàn天tiān晚wǎn。伯bó欽qīn引yǐn著zhe三sān藏zàng出chū中zhōng宅zhái，到dào後hòu邊biān走zǒu走zǒu。穿chuān過guò夾jiā道dào，有yǒu一yí座zuò草cǎo亭tíng。推tuī開kāi門mén，入rù到dào裡lǐ面miàn。只zhǐ見jiàn那nà四sì壁bì上shàng掛guà幾jǐ張zhāng強qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ，插chā幾jǐ壺hú箭jiàn；過guò梁liáng上shàng搭dā兩liǎng塊kuài血xuè腥xīng的de虎hǔ皮pí；牆qiáng根gēn頭tóu插chā著zhe許xǔ多duō槍qiāng刀dāo叉chā棒bàng；正zhèng中zhōng間jiān設shè兩liǎng張zhāng坐zuò器qì。伯bó欽qīn請qǐng三sān藏zàng坐zuò坐zuò。三sān藏zàng見jiàn這zhè般bān兇xiōng險xiǎn腌ā臢zā，不bù敢gǎn久jiǔ坐zuò，遂suì出chū了le草cǎo亭tíng。又yòu往wǎng後hòu再zài行xíng，是shì一yí座zuò大dà園yuán子zi，卻què看kàn不bú盡jìn那nà叢cóng叢cóng菊jú蕊ruǐ堆duī黃huáng，樹shù樹shù楓fēng楊yáng掛guà赤chì。又yòu見jiàn呼hū的de一yì聲shēng，跑pǎo出chū十shí來lái隻zhī肥féi鹿lù，一yí大dà陣zhèn黃huáng獐zhāng，見jiàn了le人rén，呢ne呢ne痴chī痴chī，更gèng不bù恐kǒng懼jù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「這zhè獐zhāng鹿lù想xiǎng是shì太tài保bǎo養yǎng家jiā了le的de？」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「似sì你nǐ那nà長cháng安ān城chéng中zhōng人rén家jiā，有yǒu錢qián的de集jí財cái寶bǎo，有yǒu莊zhuāng的de集jí聚jù稻dào糧liáng。我wǒ們men這zhè打dǎ獵liè的de，只zhǐ得dé聚jù養yǎng些xiē野yě獸shòu，備bèi天tiān陰yīn耳ěr。」他tā兩liǎng個gè說shuō話huà閑xián行xíng，不bù覺jué黃huáng昏hūn，復fù轉zhuǎn前qián宅zhái安ān歇xiē。吃chī了le斋zhāi饭fàn，收shōu了le盘pán碗wǎn，渐jiàn渐jiàn天tiān晚wǎn。伯bó钦qīn引yǐn着zhe三sān藏zàng出chū中zhōng宅zhái，到dào后hòu边biān走zǒu走zǒu。穿chuān过guò夹jiā道dào，有yǒu一yí座zuò草cǎo亭tíng。推tuī开kāi门mén，入rù到dào里lǐ面miàn。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà四sì壁bì上shàng挂guà几jǐ张zhāng强qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ，插chā几jǐ壶hú箭jiàn；过guò梁liáng上shàng搭dā两liǎng块kuài血xuè腥xīng的de虎hǔ皮pí；墙qiáng根gēn头tóu插chā着zhe许xǔ多duō枪qiāng刀dāo叉chā棒bàng；正zhèng中zhōng间jiān设shè两liǎng张zhāng坐zuò器qì。伯bó钦qīn请qǐng三sān藏zàng坐zuò坐zuò。三sān藏zàng见jiàn这zhè般bān凶xiōng险xiǎn腌ā臜zā，不bù敢gǎn久jiǔ坐zuò，遂suì出chū了le草cǎo亭tíng。又yòu往wǎng后hòu再zài行xíng，是shì一yí座zuò大dà园yuán子zi，却què看kàn不bú尽jìn那nà丛cóng丛cóng菊jú蕊ruǐ堆duī黄huáng，树shù树shù枫fēng杨yáng挂guà赤chì。又yòu见jiàn呼hū的de一yì声shēng，跑pǎo出chū十shí来lái只zhī肥féi鹿lù，一yí大dà阵zhèn黄huáng獐zhāng，见jiàn了le人rén，呢ne呢ne痴chī痴chī，更gèng不bù恐kǒng惧jù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「这zhè獐zhāng鹿lù想xiǎng是shì太tài保bǎo养yǎng家jiā了le的de？」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「似sì你nǐ那nà长cháng安ān城chéng中zhōng人rén家jiā，有yǒu钱qián的de集jí财cái宝bǎo，有yǒu庄zhuāng的de集jí聚jù稻dào粮liáng。我wǒ们men这zhè打dǎ猎liè的de，只zhǐ得dé聚jù养yǎng些xiē野yě兽shòu，备bèi天tiān阴yīn耳ěr。」他tā两liǎng个gè说shuō话huà闲xián行xíng，不bù觉jué黄huáng昏hūn，复fù转zhuǎn前qián宅zhái安ān歇xiē。

誦經薦亡

次cì早zǎo，那nà合hé家jiā老lǎo小xiǎo都dōu起qǐ來lái，就jiù整zhěng素sù齋zhāi，管guǎn待dài長zhǎng老lǎo，請qǐng開kāi啟qǐ念niàn經jīng。這zhè長zhǎng老lǎo淨jìng了le手shǒu，同tóng太tài保bǎo家jiā堂táng前qián拈niān了le香xiāng，拜bài了le家jiā堂táng。三sān藏zàng方fāng敲qiāo響xiǎng木mù魚yú，先xiān念niàn了le淨jìng口kǒu業yè的de真zhēn言yán，又yòu念niàn了le淨jìng身shēn心xīn的de神shén咒zhòu，然rán後hòu開kāi《度dù亡wáng經jīng》一yí卷juàn。誦sòng畢bì，伯bó欽qīn又yòu請qǐng寫xiě薦jiàn亡wáng疏shū一yí道dào，再zài開kāi念niàn《金jīn剛gāng經jīng》、《觀guān音yīn經jīng》。一yì一yì朗lǎng音yīn高gāo誦sòng。誦sòng畢bì，吃chī了le午wǔ齋zhāi，又yòu念niàn《法fǎ華huá經jīng》、《彌mí陀tuó經jīng》，各gè誦sòng幾jǐ卷juàn，又yòu念niàn一yí卷juàn《孔kǒng雀què經jīng》，及jí談tán苾bì蒭chú洗xǐ業yè的de故gù事shì，早zǎo又yòu天tiān晚wǎn。獻xiàn過guò了le種zhǒng種zhǒng香xiāng火huǒ，化huà了le眾zhòng神shén紙zhǐ馬mǎ，燒shāo了le薦jiàn亡wáng文wén疏shū。佛fó事shì已yǐ畢bì，又yòu各gè安ān寢qǐn。次cì早zǎo，那nà合hé家jiā老lǎo小xiǎo都dōu起qǐ来lái，就jiù整zhěng素sù斋zhāi，管guǎn待dài长zhǎng老lǎo，请qǐng开kāi启qǐ念niàn经jīng。这zhè长zhǎng老lǎo净jìng了le手shǒu，同tóng太tài保bǎo家jiā堂táng前qián拈niān了le香xiāng，拜bài了le家jiā堂táng。三sān藏zàng方fāng敲qiāo响xiǎng木mù鱼yú，先xiān念niàn了le净jìng口kǒu业yè的de真zhēn言yán，又yòu念niàn了le净jìng身shēn心xīn的de神shén咒zhòu，然rán后hòu开kāi《度dù亡wáng经jīng》一yí卷juàn。诵sòng毕bì，伯bó钦qīn又yòu请qǐng写xiě荐jiàn亡wáng疏shū一yí道dào，再zài开kāi念niàn《金jīn刚gāng经jīng》、《观guān音yīn经jīng》。一yì一yì朗lǎng音yīn高gāo诵sòng。诵sòng毕bì，吃chī了le午wǔ斋zhāi，又yòu念niàn《法fǎ华huá经jīng》、《弥mí陀tuó经jīng》，各gè诵sòng几jǐ卷juàn，又yòu念niàn一yí卷juàn《孔kǒng雀què经jīng》，及jí谈tán苾bì蒭chú洗xǐ业yè的de故gù事shì，早zǎo又yòu天tiān晚wǎn。献xiàn过guò了le种zhǒng种zhǒng香xiāng火huǒ，化huà了le众zhòng神shén纸zhǐ马mǎ，烧shāo了le荐jiàn亡wáng文wén疏shū。佛fó事shì已yǐ毕bì，又yòu各gè安ān寝qǐn。

亡靈超脫

卻què說shuō那nà伯bó欽qīn的de父fù親qīn之zhī靈líng，超chāo薦jiàn得dé脫tuō沉chén淪lún，鬼guǐ魂hún兒er早zǎo來lái到dào自zì家jiā宅zhái內nèi，托tuō一yí夢mèng與yǔ合hé宅zhái長zhǎng幼yòu道dào：「我wǒ在zài陰yīn司sī裡lǐ苦kǔ難nàn難nán脫tuō，日rì久jiǔ不bù得dé超chāo生shēng。今jīn幸xìng得dé聖shèng僧sēng念niàn了le經jīng卷juàn，消xiāo了le我wǒ的de罪zuì業yè，閻yán王wáng差chāi人rén送sòng我wǒ上shàng中zhōng華huá富fù地dì，長zhǎng者zhě人rén家jiā托tuō生shēng去qù了le。你nǐ們men可kě好hǎo生shēng謝xiè送sòng長zhǎng老lǎo，不bú要yào怠dài慢màn，不bú要yào怠dài慢màn。我wǒ去qù也yě。」這zhè才cái是shì：却què说shuō那nà伯bó钦qīn的de父fù亲qīn之zhī灵líng，超chāo荐jiàn得dé脱tuō沉chén沦lún，鬼guǐ魂hún儿er早zǎo来lái到dào自zì家jiā宅zhái内nèi，托tuō一yí梦mèng与yǔ合hé宅zhái长zhǎng幼yòu道dào：「我wǒ在zài阴yīn司sī里lǐ苦kǔ难nàn难nán脱tuō，日rì久jiǔ不bù得dé超chāo生shēng。今jīn幸xìng得dé圣shèng僧sēng念niàn了le经jīng卷juàn，消xiāo了le我wǒ的de罪zuì业yè，阎yán王wáng差chāi人rén送sòng我wǒ上shàng中zhōng华huá富fù地dì，长zhǎng者zhě人rén家jiā托tuō生shēng去qù了le。你nǐ们men可kě好hǎo生shēng谢xiè送sòng长zhǎng老lǎo，不bú要yào怠dài慢màn，不bú要yào怠dài慢màn。我wǒ去qù也yě。」这zhè才cái是shì：

萬wàn法fǎ莊zhuāng嚴yán端duān有yǒu意yì，薦jiàn亡wáng離lí苦kǔ出chū沉chén淪lún。万wàn法fǎ庄zhuāng严yán端duān有yǒu意yì，荐jiàn亡wáng离lí苦kǔ出chū沉chén沦lún。

那nà合hé家jiā兒er夢mèng醒xǐng，又yòu早zǎo太tài陽yáng東dōng上shàng。伯bó欽qīn的de娘niáng子zi道dào：「太tài保bǎo，我wǒ今jīn夜yè夢mèng見jiàn公gōng公gong來lái家jiā，說shuō他tā在zài陰yīn司sī苦kǔ難nàn難nán脫tuō，日rì久jiǔ不bù得dé超chāo生shēng。今jīn幸xìng得dé聖shèng僧sēng念niàn了le經jīng卷juàn，消xiāo了le他tā的de罪zuì業yè，閻yán王wáng差chāi人rén送sòng他tā上shàng中zhōng華huá富fù地dì，長zhǎng者zhě人rén家jiā托tuō生shēng去qù，教jiào我wǒ們men好hǎo生shēng謝xiè那nà長zhǎng老lǎo，不bù得dé怠dài慢màn他tā。說shuō罷bà，徑jìng出chū門mén，徉yáng徜cháng去qù了le。我wǒ們men叫jiào他tā不bù應yìng，留liú他tā不bú住zhù。醒xǐng來lái卻què是shì一yí夢mèng。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「我wǒ也yě是shì那nà等děng一yí夢mèng，與yǔ你nǐ一yì般bān。我wǒ們men起qǐ去qù對duì母mǔ親qīn說shuō去qù。」他tā兩liǎng口kǒu子zi正zhèng欲yù去qù說shuō，只zhǐ見jiàn老lǎo母mǔ叫jiào道dào：「伯bó欽qīn孩hái兒er，你nǐ來lái，我wǒ與yǔ你nǐ說shuō話huà。」二èr人rén至zhì前qián，老lǎo母mǔ坐zuò在zài床chuáng上shàng道dào：「兒ér啊a，我wǒ今jīn夜yè得dé了le個gè喜xǐ夢mèng，夢mèng見jiàn你nǐ父fù親qīn來lái家jiā，說shuō多duō虧kuī了le長zhǎng老lǎo超chāo度dù，已yǐ消xiāo了le罪zuì業yè，上shàng中zhōng華huá富fù地dì，長zhǎng者zhě家jiā去qù托tuō生shēng。」夫fū妻qī們men俱jù呵hē呵hē大dà笑xiào道dào：「我wǒ與yǔ媳xí婦fù皆jiē有yǒu此cǐ夢mèng，正zhèng來lái告gào稟bǐng，不bù期qī母mǔ親qīn呼hū喚huàn，也yě是shì此cǐ夢mèng。」遂suì叫jiào一yì家jiā大dà小xiǎo起qǐ來lái，安ān排pái謝xiè意yì，替tì他tā收shōu拾shí馬mǎ匹pǐ，都dōu至zhì前qián拜bài謝xiè道dào：「多duō謝xiè長zhǎng老lǎo超chāo薦jiàn我wǒ亡wáng父fù脫tuō難nàn超chāo生shēng，報bào答dá不bú盡jìn。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「貧pín僧sēng有yǒu何hé能néng處chù，敢gǎn勞láo致zhì謝xiè？」那nà合hé家jiā儿er梦mèng醒xǐng，又yòu早zǎo太tài阳yáng东dōng上shàng。伯bó钦qīn的de娘niáng子zi道dào：「太tài保bǎo，我wǒ今jīn夜yè梦mèng见jiàn公gōng公gong来lái家jiā，说shuō他tā在zài阴yīn司sī苦kǔ难nàn难nán脱tuō，日rì久jiǔ不bù得dé超chāo生shēng。今jīn幸xìng得dé圣shèng僧sēng念niàn了le经jīng卷juàn，消xiāo了le他tā的de罪zuì业yè，阎yán王wáng差chāi人rén送sòng他tā上shàng中zhōng华huá富fù地dì，长zhǎng者zhě人rén家jiā托tuō生shēng去qù，教jiào我wǒ们men好hǎo生shēng谢xiè那nà长zhǎng老lǎo，不bù得dé怠dài慢màn他tā。说shuō罢bà，径jìng出chū门mén，徉yáng徜cháng去qù了le。我wǒ们men叫jiào他tā不bù应yìng，留liú他tā不bú住zhù。醒xǐng来lái却què是shì一yí梦mèng。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「我wǒ也yě是shì那nà等děng一yí梦mèng，与yǔ你nǐ一yì般bān。我wǒ们men起qǐ去qù对duì母mǔ亲qīn说shuō去qù。」他tā两liǎng口kǒu子zi正zhèng欲yù去qù说shuō，只zhǐ见jiàn老lǎo母mǔ叫jiào道dào：「伯bó钦qīn孩hái儿er，你nǐ来lái，我wǒ与yǔ你nǐ说shuō话huà。」二èr人rén至zhì前qián，老lǎo母mǔ坐zuò在zài床chuáng上shàng道dào：「儿ér啊a，我wǒ今jīn夜yè得dé了le个gè喜xǐ梦mèng，梦mèng见jiàn你nǐ父fù亲qīn来lái家jiā，说shuō多duō亏kuī了le长zhǎng老lǎo超chāo度dù，已yǐ消xiāo了le罪zuì业yè，上shàng中zhōng华huá富fù地dì，长zhǎng者zhě家jiā去qù托tuō生shēng。」夫fū妻qī们men俱jù呵hē呵hē大dà笑xiào道dào：「我wǒ与yǔ媳xí妇fù皆jiē有yǒu此cǐ梦mèng，正zhèng来lái告gào禀bǐng，不bù期qī母mǔ亲qīn呼hū唤huàn，也yě是shì此cǐ梦mèng。」遂suì叫jiào一yì家jiā大dà小xiǎo起qǐ来lái，安ān排pái谢xiè意yì，替tì他tā收shōu拾shí马mǎ匹pǐ，都dōu至zhì前qián拜bài谢xiè道dào：「多duō谢xiè长zhǎng老lǎo超chāo荐jiàn我wǒ亡wáng父fù脱tuō难nàn超chāo生shēng，报bào答dá不bú尽jìn。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「贫pín僧sēng有yǒu何hé能néng处chù，敢gǎn劳láo致zhì谢xiè？」

辭金起程

伯bó欽qīn把bǎ三sān口kǒu兒er的de夢mèng話huà對duì三sān藏zàng陳chén訴sù一yí遍biàn，三sān藏zàng也yě喜xǐ。早zǎo供gōng給gěi了le素sù齋zhāi，又yòu具jù白bái銀yín一yì兩liǎng為wèi謝xiè。三sān藏zàng分fēn文wén不bú受shòu。一yì家jiā兒er又yòu懇kěn懇kěn拜bài央yāng，三sān藏zàng畢bì竟jìng分fēn文wén未wèi受shòu。但dàn道dào：「是shì你nǐ肯kěn發fā慈cí悲bēi送sòng我wǒ一yì程chéng，足zú感gǎn至zhì愛ài。」伯bó欽qīn與yǔ母mǔ妻qī無wú奈nài，急jí做zuò了le些xiē粗cū麵miàn燒shāo餅bǐng乾gān糧liáng，叫jiào伯bó欽qīn遠yuǎn送sòng。三sān藏zàng歡huān喜xǐ收shōu納nà。太tài保bǎo領lǐng了le母mǔ命mìng，又yòu喚huàn兩liǎng三sān個gè家jiā僮tóng，各gè帶dài捕bǔ獵liè的de器qì械xiè，同tóng上shàng大dà路lù。看kàn不bú盡jìn那nà山shān中zhōng野yě景jǐng，嶺lǐng上shàng風fēng光guāng。伯bó钦qīn把bǎ三sān口kǒu儿er的de梦mèng话huà对duì三sān藏zàng陈chén诉sù一yí遍biàn，三sān藏zàng也yě喜xǐ。早zǎo供gōng给gěi了le素sù斋zhāi，又yòu具jù白bái银yín一yì两liǎng为wèi谢xiè。三sān藏zàng分fēn文wén不bú受shòu。一yì家jiā儿er又yòu恳kěn恳kěn拜bài央yāng，三sān藏zàng毕bì竟jìng分fēn文wén未wèi受shòu。但dàn道dào：「是shì你nǐ肯kěn发fā慈cí悲bēi送sòng我wǒ一yì程chéng，足zú感gǎn至zhì爱ài。」伯bó钦qīn与yǔ母mǔ妻qī无wú奈nài，急jí做zuò了le些xiē粗cū面miàn烧shāo饼bǐng干gān粮liáng，叫jiào伯bó钦qīn远yuǎn送sòng。三sān藏zàng欢huān喜xǐ收shōu纳nà。太tài保bǎo领lǐng了le母mǔ命mìng，又yòu唤huàn两liǎng三sān个gè家jiā僮tóng，各gè带dài捕bǔ猎liè的de器qì械xiè，同tóng上shàng大dà路lù。看kàn不bú尽jìn那nà山shān中zhōng野yě景jǐng，岭lǐng上shàng风fēng光guāng。

兩界山別

行xíng經jīng半bàn日rì，只zhǐ見jiàn對duì面miàn處chù有yǒu一yí座zuò大dà山shān，真zhēn個gè是shì高gāo接jiē青qīng霄xiāo，崔cuī巍wēi險xiǎn峻jùn。三sān藏zàng不bù一yì時shí到dào了le邊biān前qián。那nà太tài保bǎo登dēng此cǐ山shān如rú行xíng平píng地dì，正zhèng走zǒu到dào半bàn山shān之zhī中zhōng，伯bó欽qīn回huí身shēn，立lì於yú路lù下xià道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo，請qǐng自zì前qián進jìn，我wǒ卻què告gào回huí。」三sān藏zàng聞wén言yán，滾gǔn鞍ān下xià馬mǎ道dào：「千qiān萬wàn敢gǎn勞láo太tài保bǎo再zài送sòng一yì程chéng。」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「長zhǎng老lǎo不bù知zhī。此cǐ山shān喚huàn做zuò兩liǎng界jiè山shān，東dōng半bàn邊biān屬shǔ我wǒ大dà唐táng所suǒ管guǎn，西xī半bàn邊biān乃nǎi是shì韃dá靼dá的de地dì界jiè。那nà廂xiāng狼láng虎hǔ不bù伏fú我wǒ降xiáng，我wǒ卻què也yě不bù能néng過guò界jiè，你nǐ自zì去qù罷bà。」三sān藏zàng心xīn驚jīng，掄lūn開kāi手shǒu，牽qiān衣yī執zhí袂mèi，滴dī淚lèi難nán分fēn。正zhèng在zài那nà叮dīng嚀níng拜bài別bié之zhī際jì，只zhǐ聽tīng得dé山shān腳jiǎo下xià叫jiào喊hǎn如rú雷léi道dào：「我wǒ師shī父fù來lái也yě！我wǒ師shī父fù來lái也yě！」諕xià得de個gè三sān藏zàng痴chī呆dāi，伯bó欽qīn打dǎ掙zhēng。畢bì竟jìng不bù知zhī是shì甚shén人rén叫jiào喊hǎn，且qiě聽tīng下xià回huí分fēn解jiě。行xíng经jīng半bàn日rì，只zhǐ见jiàn对duì面miàn处chù有yǒu一yí座zuò大dà山shān，真zhēn个gè是shì高gāo接jiē青qīng霄xiāo，崔cuī巍wēi险xiǎn峻jùn。三sān藏zàng不bù一yì时shí到dào了le边biān前qián。那nà太tài保bǎo登dēng此cǐ山shān如rú行xíng平píng地dì，正zhèng走zǒu到dào半bàn山shān之zhī中zhōng，伯bó钦qīn回huí身shēn，立lì于yú路lù下xià道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo，请qǐng自zì前qián进jìn，我wǒ却què告gào回huí。」三sān藏zàng闻wén言yán，滚gǔn鞍ān下xià马mǎ道dào：「千qiān万wàn敢gǎn劳láo太tài保bǎo再zài送sòng一yì程chéng。」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「长zhǎng老lǎo不bù知zhī。此cǐ山shān唤huàn做zuò两liǎng界jiè山shān，东dōng半bàn边biān属shǔ我wǒ大dà唐táng所suǒ管guǎn，西xī半bàn边biān乃nǎi是shì鞑dá靼dá的de地dì界jiè。那nà厢xiāng狼láng虎hǔ不bù伏fú我wǒ降xiáng，我wǒ却què也yě不bù能néng过guò界jiè，你nǐ自zì去qù罢bà。」三sān藏zàng心xīn惊jīng，抡lūn开kāi手shǒu，牵qiān衣yī执zhí袂mèi，滴dī泪lèi难nán分fēn。正zhèng在zài那nà叮dīng咛níng拜bài别bié之zhī际jì，只zhǐ听tīng得dé山shān脚jiǎo下xià叫jiào喊hǎn如rú雷léi道dào：「我wǒ师shī父fù来lái也yě！我wǒ师shī父fù来lái也yě！」諕xià得de个gè三sān藏zàng痴chī呆dāi，伯bó钦qīn打dǎ挣zhēng。毕bì竟jìng不bù知zhī是shì甚shén人rén叫jiào喊hǎn，且qiě听tīng下xià回huí分fēn解jiě。

英譯 The Fall into the Tiger's Den
Great was the Tang sovereign who sent down his sealed decree; by imperial commission Xuanzang would inquire into the Chan school's truth. With steadfast heart, honed and polished, he seeks the dragon's lair; with fixed intent, cultivating discipline, he climbs toward Vulture Peak. Beyond the frontier he journeys far, through how many kingdoms; cloud-wreathed mountains, crossed in a former age, rise fold on fold, ten thousand thousandfold. From this day, setting his carriage apart, he casts himself westward; upholding the Teaching and its observances, he awakens to the Great Void.

Now Sanzang, on the third day before the full moon of the ninth month in the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan reign, had been seen out beyond the passes of Chang'an by the Tang king and his many officers. For a day or two his horse never stayed its hooves, and he came early to the Temple of the Dharma Gate. The abbot of the upper hall, at the head of more than five hundred monks, drew up his community in two ranks, received him within, and after the exchange of greetings offered tea. When the tea was done they went in to the vegetarian meal; and when the meal was over, evening had come before they knew it. It was just like this:

Shadows stir, and the River of Stars draws near; the moon shines bright, without a single mote of dust. Wild geese cry out against the far sky; the note of the fulling-block sounds from the neighbour to the west. Homing birds roost in the withered trees; the Chan monks expound the Brahmā-sounds. On the rush cushion, upon a single couch, he sits until the night is about to divide.

By lamplight the monks fell to discussing the settled aims of the Buddha's gate, and the reasons for going to the Western Heaven to fetch the scriptures. Some spoke of waters far and mountains high; some of roads thick with tigers and leopards; some of steep ranges and sheer cliffs hard to cross; some of venomous fiends and evil monsters hard to subdue. Sanzang held his tongue and said nothing, but pointed with his hand to his own heart and nodded several times. The monks could not fathom his meaning, and with palms joined they asked him: “Master, what do you mean, pointing to your heart and nodding your head?” Sanzang answered: “When the mind arises, all manner of demons arise; when the mind is extinguished, all manner of demons are extinguished. This disciple has already sworn a great and solemn vow before the Buddha at the Temple of Transformation-Birth, and I cannot but exhaust this resolve of mine. This one journey I am determined to make, until I reach the Western Heaven, behold the Buddha, and seek the scriptures — that our Wheel of the Dharma may turn again, and that the sage sovereign's imperial design may stand secure forever.” Hearing these words, the monks admired him one and all; every one of them proclaimed his praise, and together they cried out: “A Master of loyal heart and crimson gall, great expounder of the Dharma!” Their praise was without end, and they invited the Master to his couch to rest.

Soon enough the bamboo tapped as the waning moon went down, and the cock crowed as the dawn clouds formed. The monks rose and set out tea-water and the early meal. Xuanzang then donned his cassock, went up to the main hall, and before the Buddha made his obeisance, saying: “Your disciple Chen Xuanzang goes to the Western Heaven to fetch the scriptures; but these fleshly eyes are dull and deluded, and cannot know the living Buddha's true form. Today I vow: on the road, wherever I come upon a shrine I shall burn incense; wherever I meet a Buddha I shall bow to the Buddha; wherever I meet a stūpa I shall sweep the stūpa. I only pray that our Buddha in his mercy will soon reveal his golden body of one zhàng six chǐ, and bestow the true scriptures, to be handed down in the Eastern Land.” His prayer done, he returned to the abbot's quarters and took the meal. When it was finished, his two attendants made ready the saddle-horse and urged the journey on. Sanzang came out of the mountain gate and took his leave of the monks; the monks could not bear to part from him, and escorted him a full ten lǐ before they turned back, their eyes brimming. Sanzang then went straight on toward the west. It was just that late-autumn weather, and this was the sight:

About a few villages the trees are bare, the reed-flowers shattered; on a scattering of maples and poplars, red leaves come tumbling down. On the road, through mist and rain, old friends grow few; the yellow chrysanthemums are lovely, the mountains' bones are spare, the waters cold, the lotus broken, and the traveller worn and wan. White duckweed and red knotweed lie like snow beneath the frosty sky; the sinking glow and a lone wild duck fall through the vast heavens. Faint and dim, the wild clouds fly; the swallows depart, the guest-geese arrive, and their clamouring, plaintive cries shiver the night.

Master and disciples travelled several days and came to the city of Gongzhou, where the assembled officials and functionaries of Gongzhou came out to meet them and bring them into the city. They rested a night, and set out again from the city early the next day. All along the way they ate when hungry and drank when thirsty, lodging by night and travelling by dawn; and after two or three days they came once more to the garrison of Hezhou. This was the very border of the mountains and rivers of the Great Tang. The garrison-commander of the marches, together with the monks and Daoists of the place, having heard that it was the imperially commissioned Imperial Younger Brother, the Master of the Law, going to the Western Region to behold the Buddha, were reverent one and all. They received him within and provided for him, and had the monk-registrar invite him to lodge at the Fuyuan Temple. The monks of the temple came, one and all, to pay their respects, and set out the evening meal. When the meal was done, the Master charged his two attendants to feed the horse well, that they might set off before daybreak. As soon as the cock had crowed he roused his attendants; but he startled the temple's monks as well, who set about preparing tea and the vegetarian fare. When the meal was done they left the border behind. This elder's heart was in haste, and he had set out far too early. It happened that the season was deep autumn, when the cocks crow early, and it was only about the fourth watch. The party of three, with the horse a fourth, went on facing the clear frost and watching the bright moon; they had gone some tens of lǐ when they came upon a mountain range, and had no choice but to part the grass and search out a path. The ruggedness of the going was more than words can tell, and they feared, besides, that they had missed the way. In the very midst of their misgiving they suddenly lost their footing, and all three, horse and all, tumbled into a pit. Sanzang's heart quailed, and his attendants trembled with fear. Scarcely had they recovered from their fright when they heard, from within, a roaring and a loud shouting: “Seize them! Bring them here!” Then a fierce wind came rolling out, and fifty or sixty fiends surged forth and hauled Sanzang and his attendants up. The trembling Master stole a glance, and saw that the Monster King seated above was ferocious beyond measure. This was the very sight of him:

In martial might his frame is awesome; in savage temper his mien is grand. His lightning eyes flash a darting brilliance; his thunder-voice shakes all four quarters. Saw-like teeth thrust out past his lips; chisel-fangs show beside his jaws. Brocade wraps about his body; patterned stripes enfold his spine. Steel whiskers, with scarce a glimpse of flesh; hooked claws as keen as frost. The Yellow Duke of the Eastern Sea would quail before him — the white-browed king of the Southern Mountains.

Sanzang was frightened out of his wits, and his two attendants went limp with terror. The Monster King gave the order to bind them, and the whole pack of fiends together lashed the three men with ropes and cords. Just as they were about to make ready to devour them, there came a clamour from outside, and someone came in to announce: “The Mountain Lord Xiong and the Recluse Te, the two of them, have arrived.” Hearing this, Sanzang raised his head and looked, and saw that the one walking in front was a swarthy fellow. This was his manner and form:

Bold and fierce, of ample courage; nimble and strong, of burly frame. Fording streams by sheer brute force; coursing the woods, he flaunts his raging might. Long has he answered to auspicious dreams; now, alone, he shows his gallant form. Green trees he can climb and break; knowing the cold, he reads the turning seasons well. Truly a spirit at the sacred places, and so he is styled the Mountain Lord.

Then he saw that the one coming behind was a portly fellow. This was his manner and form:

Craggy and high, a crown of twin horns; grave and erect, with shoulders reared and back. By nature settled in his coat of grey; his hoofed gait for the most part slow and dragging. In his line the sire is called a bull; and from of old the dam is named a cow. Able to do the work of the man who tills the field, and so he is named the Recluse Te.

These two came swaggering and swaying in, and the Monster King, in a flurry, rushed out to receive them. The Mountain Lord Xiong said: “General Yin has been in fine fettle all this while — my congratulations, my congratulations.” The Recluse Te said: “General Yin's bearing surpasses its wont — how delightful, how delightful.” The Monster King said: “And how have my two lords fared these several days?” The Mountain Lord said: “I keep to my plain ways, no more.” The Recluse said: “I follow the seasons, no more.” Their greetings done, they each took a seat and fell to talking and laughing. Now the attendants, bound so tightly that it cut them to the quick, were weeping piteously. The swarthy fellow asked: “Where did these three come from?” The Monster King said: “They delivered themselves to my very door.” The Recluse said with a laugh: “Might they serve to entertain your guests?” The Monster King said: “By all means, by all means.” The Mountain Lord said: “Do not use them all up. Eat two, and it will do to keep the one.” The Monster King assented, and at once called to his underlings to disembowel the two attendants and cut out their hearts, and to hack their carcasses to pieces. The heads and the hearts and livers he offered up to his two guests; the four limbs he ate himself; and the rest of the flesh and bone he shared out among the several fiends. There came only a sound of crunching and gnawing, truly as of tigers devouring lambs — and in a moment they were eaten clean away. The elder was very nearly frightened to death. This, then, was the first ordeal of his setting-out from Chang'an. In the midst of his terror and dismay, little by little the east grew light. The two monsters, when the day at last dawned, dispersed, saying together: “We have imposed grievously on you today; another day we shall repay your kindness in full.” And with that they withdrew in a body.

Before long the red sun rose high, and Sanzang, dazed and reeling, could not tell east from west or south from north. Just at that point, when his life seemed past all saving, he suddenly saw an old man coming toward him, staff in hand. The old man walked up, gave a wave of his hand, and the ropes and cords all snapped apart; he breathed a breath upon his face, and Sanzang came to himself, knelt and bowed to the ground, and said: “My deep thanks, aged sir, for saving this poor monk's life.” Returning the courtesy, the old man said: “Rise. Have you perhaps lost anything of yours?” Sanzang said: “The men who attended me have already been eaten by the fiends. I only do not know where my baggage and my horse may be.” The old man pointed with his staff and said: “Is that not a horse and two bundles over yonder?” Sanzang turned his head to look, and it was indeed his own belongings, nothing lost at all; and only then did his heart set down a little of its burden. He asked the old man: “Aged sir, what place is this? And how does it come that you are here?” The old man said: “This is Twin-Fork Ridge, a lair of tigers and wolves. How did you come to fall into it?” Sanzang said: “At cockcrow this poor monk left the border of the Hezhou garrison; but not looking to have started too early, I braved the frost and brushed through the dew, and suddenly fell into this place. I met a Monster King, savage and brutal beyond all measure, who bound this poor monk and his two attendants. Then came a swarthy fellow, who called himself the Mountain Lord Xiong, and a portly fellow, who called himself the Recluse Te; and when they came in, they called the Monster King General Yin. The three of them ate my two attendants, and only at daybreak did they disperse. What great karmic affinity and lot can I possess, that I should be favoured with your coming here to save me?” The old man said: “The Recluse is a wild-ox spirit; the Mountain Lord is a bear spirit; and General Yin is an old-tiger spirit. The fiends to either side are one and all mountain-sprites and tree-goblins, monstrous beasts and grey wolves. It is only because your own true nature is fundamentally enlightened that they could not eat you. Come with me, and I will set you on your road.”

Overcome with gratitude, Sanzang bound his bundle upon the horse, took the halter in hand, and, following the old man, went straight out of the pit and up onto the high road. He had just tethered the horse to a clump of grass by the wayside and turned to bow his thanks to the aged sir, when the aged sir changed all at once into a puff of clear wind, mounted a white crane with a vermilion crown, and rose away into the sky. Then he saw, drifting down on the wind, a single slip of paper, and written upon it were four lines of a gāthā. The gāthā ran:

I am the Star of Great White of the Western Heaven, come on purpose to deliver your living soul. On the road ahead there will be divine disciples to help you; do not, for the hardships, come to resent the scriptures.

When Sanzang had read it, he bowed in worship toward Heaven and said: “My thanks to the Gold Star for delivering me from this calamity.” His worship done, he led his horse forward and, all alone and forlorn, pressed bitterly on.

Upon this ridge, the sight was truly this:

Cold and soughing, the wind through the rain-swept woods; loud and rushing, the water down the ravine. Fragrant and heavy, the wild flowers in bloom; dense and clustered, the tumbled rocks in heaps. Clamouring and noisy, the deer and the apes; in troop upon troop, the river-deer and the roe. Clashing and jumbled, the many voices of birds; still and hushed, no trace of the doings of men. That elder — trembling and fearful, his heart ill at ease; this horse of his — its strength failing and timid, its hooves scarce to be lifted.

Sanzang, staking his very life, climbed up among those steep ranges. He had journeyed half a day, yet still saw not a single hearth-smoke or hamlet. For one thing, his belly was hungry; for another, the road was rough. Just at this moment of peril, he saw ahead of him two fierce tigers roaring, and behind him several long snakes coiling; on the left were venomous insects, on the right monstrous beasts. Sanzang, alone and at his wits' end, could only lay down all thought of himself and submit to the will of Heaven. And there was no help for it, for his horse, its loins gone weak and its hooves buckling, knelt down at once and lay prostrate on the ground: beat it as he might, it would not rise; pull it as he might, it would not stir. The poor Master had not an inch of ground to set himself, and in truth was in the bitterest of straits, having already given himself up for dead, past all remedy.

Now although he had his calamity, he had his rescue as well. Just at that point when his life seemed past all saving, he suddenly saw the venomous insects scurry away, the monstrous beasts take flight, the fierce tigers slink into hiding, and the long snakes withdraw from sight. When Sanzang raised his head to look, he saw a single man, a steel trident in his grasp and bow and arrows at his waist, coming out from before the mountain slope — a stalwart fellow indeed. See him now:

On his head he wore a mottled leopard-skin cap patterned like mugwort leaves; on his body a robe of figured brocade woven from lamb's-wool; about his waist a belt clasped with a lion-and-barbarian device; and on his feet a pair of boots of muntjac hide. Ring-round eyes and staring pupils, like a mourner come to call; a curling beard in wild disorder, like the star-spirit of the River Kui. Slung with a quiver of poisoned arrows and bow; gripping a great trident of tempered steel. His thunderous voice would burst the gall of the mountain vermin; his fierce valour would shake the very souls of the wild pheasants.

Seeing him come gradually nearer, Sanzang knelt by the roadside, pressed his palms together, and cried aloud: “Great King, spare my life! Great King, spare my life!” The fellow came up before him, set down his trident, raised him with his hand, and said: “Have no fear, elder. I am no evildoer; I am a hunter of these mountains. My surname is Liu, my name Boqin, and my style is Guardian of the Mountain. I have just come out looking for a couple of mountain beasts to eat; I did not expect to meet you, and I have given you a great fright.” Sanzang said: “This poor monk is a priest sent by imperial commission under the Tang court, on his way to the Western Heaven to worship the Buddha and seek the scriptures. Coming just now to this place, I met with wolves and tigers, snakes and vermin, that hemmed me in on all four sides so that I could go no farther. Then all at once the Guardian appeared, and every beast fled and my poor life was saved. My thanks, my thanks.” Boqin said: “I make my living here among men, relying wholly on striking down wolves and tigers, and catching snakes and vermin to keep myself — that is why the beasts feared me and fled. Since you have come from the land of Tang, we are countrymen. This is still within the borders of Great Tang, and I too am a subject of the Tang court; you and I drink the same waters and eat of the same soil of our sovereign — truly we are men of one country. Have no fear; come with me, and lodge your horse at my cottage, and tomorrow I will see you on your way.” Hearing this, Sanzang was filled with joy; he thanked Boqin, and, leading his horse, went along with him.

When they had crossed the slope, they heard once more a whistling of wind. Boqin said: “Stay where you are, elder, and sit here a while. Where the wind whistles, a mountain-cat is coming; let me take him home to make you a meal.” At these words Sanzang's heart quailed again, and he dared not stir a step. The Guardian gripped his steel trident, strode forward, and went to meet it. There, face to face, he came upon a striped tiger, which, catching sight of Boqin, turned its head at once to flee. But the Guardian, with a crash like a thunderclap, bellowed: “Where are you off to, cursed beast!” The tiger, seeing itself hard pressed, wheeled about, brandished its claws, and sprang. The Guardian raised his three-pronged trident to meet the attack. Sanzang was so frightened he went limp and slumped down on the grass. This monk, since first he left his mother's womb, had never seen so perilous a business. The Guardian and the tiger, below that mountain slope, man and beast grappling together — it was truly a fine fight. Behold:

Wrath in billows; wild wind in surges. Wrath in billows: the Guardian, his hair bristling at his cap, of mighty thews; wild wind in surges: the striped tiger, flaunting its force, spewing the red dust. That one bares its fangs and flails its claws; this one shifts his footing and turns his body. The three-pronged trident lifts to heaven and dazzles the sun; the many-flowered tail stirs the mist and sends the clouds flying. This one thrusts wildly at the breast; that one comes face-on to devour. Who dodges clear is born again into the world of men; who takes the blow will surely meet King Yama. One heard only the striped tiger's roaring, and the Guardian's savage shout. The striped tiger's roar rent the hills and streams and startled the birds and beasts; the Guardian's shout split open the courts of Heaven and laid bare the stars. That one, its golden eyes bulging with fury; this one, his stout heart swelling with wrath. Admirable, the Guardian Liu of the Mountain; worthy of praise, the ground-holding lord of the beasts. Man and tiger, each greedy of life, contend for victory; let there be the slightest slackening, and one loses his three souls.

The two of them had fought for the space of an hour when the tiger's claws slackened and its loins grew slack, and the Guardian, raising his trident, ran it straight through its breast and felled it. Alas for the beast — the steel prongs pierced clean through its heart and liver, and in an instant its blood ran out and covered the ground. He seized it by the ears and dragged it up onto the path. A fine fellow: his breath came without panting, and his colour never changed, as he said to Sanzang: “What luck, what luck! This mountain-cat will keep the elder in food for a whole day.” Sanzang praised him without end, saying: “The Guardian is a very mountain-god!” Boqin said: “What skill have I, that I should merit such praise? This is the elder's own good fortune. Come, let us skin it early and boil some of the meat to make you a meal.” With one hand gripping his trident and the other dragging the tiger, he led the way in front, and Sanzang, leading his horse, came along behind. Winding on across the mountain slope, they suddenly caught sight of a farmstead. Before its gate, the sight was truly this:

Ancient trees that pierce the sky; wild vines that overrun the path. In ten thousand ravines the wind-blown dust is cold; on a thousand cliffs the aspect is strange and rare. Along one path the wild flowers' fragrance clings to the body; a few stems of secluded bamboo hang green and lush. A thatched gate-tower, a wattle-fenced yard — fit to be sketched, fit to be painted; a flagstone bridge, whitewashed earthen walls — truly delightful, truly rare. The face of autumn is bleak and desolate; the crisp air stands lofty and alone. By the road the yellow leaves are falling; over the ridge the white clouds drift. Within the sparse woods the mountain birds go clamouring; outside the farmstead gate the little dogs go yapping.

When Boqin reached his gate, he flung down the dead tiger and called out: “Where are you lads?” Out came three or four house-servants, all of them of grotesque form and evil aspect, who came forward, hauling and tugging, and carried the tiger off inside. Boqin gave orders that it be skinned early and made ready to serve to the guest. Then he turned back to usher Sanzang within, and when they had greeted one another, Sanzang once again bowed his thanks for Boqin's great kindness and mercy in saving his life. Boqin said: “We are men of the same district — what need is there of thanks?” When they had sat down and taken tea, an old woman appeared, leading a young wife, and they made their salutations to Sanzang. Boqin said: “This is my mother, and my humble wife.” Sanzang said: “Pray let your honoured mother take the high seat, and let this poor monk pay his respects.” The old woman said: “Elder, you are a traveller from afar; let each of us stand on no ceremony, and spare yourself the bow.” Boqin said: “Mother, he is a man sent under the Tang king to go to the Western Heaven to see the Buddha and seek scriptures. Just now, on the ridge-top, he met your son, and your son, mindful that we are men of one country, has asked him home to rest his horse, and tomorrow will see him on his way.” Hearing this, the old woman was filled with joy and said: “Good, good, good. Even had we sought for it, we could not have hit on so apt a time. Tomorrow is your father's death-anniversary; pray prevail on the elder to do some good works and read a scroll of scripture, and the day after, we can send him off.” Now this Liu Boqin, though a slayer of tigers and Guardian of the Mountain, had for all that something of a filial heart; and hearing his mother's words, he set about at once to prepare the incense and paper, and kept Sanzang there.

As they were talking, evening came on before they knew it. The servants set out table and benches and brought several dishes of well-cooked tiger meat, steaming hot, and laid them above. Boqin invited Sanzang to take some for the present, saying he would have other food prepared. Sanzang, pressing his palms together at his breast, said: “Bless you! I will not deceive the Guardian: from the time I left my mother's womb I have been a monk, and have never so much as known how to eat flesh.” Hearing this, Boqin pondered a good while and said: “Elder, in my house, for generations back, we have not known how to eat vegetarian fare. We have a little bamboo shoot, and gather some wood-ears, and look out some dried greens, and make a little bean-curd — but they are all fried in the fat of roe and deer, of tiger and leopard, so there is hardly anything vegetarian about them. Even our two cooking-pots and their stoves are soaked through with grease. What is to be done? It turns out I have done wrong in inviting the elder at all.” Sanzang said: “The Guardian need not trouble himself — pray take your own meal. Even were I this poor monk to go three or five days without eating, I could bear the hunger; only I dare not break my vow of abstinence.” Boqin said: “But what if you should starve to death?” Sanzang said: “By the Guardian's Heaven-sent grace I have been saved out of the very thicket of tigers and wolves; and even were I to starve to death, it would be better than being fed to a tiger.”

Boqin's mother, hearing this, called out: “Child, do not go on wrangling with the elder; I have vegetarian things of my own, with which we can entertain him.” Boqin said: “Where would vegetarian things come from?” His mother said: “Never you mind; I have my own vegetarian fare.” She bade the wife take down the small pot, burn off its grease with fire, and scour it and scour it again, and wash it and wash it again, and then set it back on the stove. First she boiled half a pot of water for another use; then she took some leaves of mountain burnet and steeped them in water to make a tea; after that she took some yellow millet and glutinous grain and cooked up a meal, and boiled some dried greens as well. She dished up two bowls of it and brought it out and set it on the table. The old mother said to Sanzang: “Elder, pray take your meal. This is a little plain, clean fare, which I and my son's wife have prepared with our own hands.” Sanzang came down and thanked her, and only then took his seat. Boqin, for his part, set out a separate place, and spread it with tiger meat unsalted and unsauced, and fragrant roe-deer meat, python meat, fox meat, hare meat, and minced strips of dried venison — whole platters and bowls of it — to keep Sanzang company at his meal. He had just sat down and was about to lift his chopsticks when he saw Sanzang press his palms together and chant a sutra; and so startled was he that he dared not touch his own chopsticks, but rose hastily and stood to one side. Sanzang, when he had recited but a few lines, then bade him take his meal. Boqin said: “You are a monk who says a short-headed sort of sutra, then?” Sanzang said: “This was no sutra, but a single scroll of grace before meat.” Boqin said: “You monks who have left home — what a deal of fuss you make, mumbling and murmuring even over a bowl of rice.”

When they had eaten their vegetarian meal and cleared away the bowls and platters, it gradually grew late. Boqin led Sanzang out of the central hall to stroll about the back. They passed through a covered passage and came to a thatched pavilion; pushing open its door, they went inside. There Sanzang saw, hung on the four walls, several strong bows and stiff crossbows, and quivers of arrows stuck up here and there; over the beams were slung two reeking tiger-skins; against the foot of the wall were planted a great many spears and knives, tridents and staves; and in the very middle stood two seats. Boqin invited Sanzang to sit a while; but Sanzang, seeing how savage and gory a place it was, dared not stay long, and so came out of the thatched pavilion. Going on further to the back, they came to a great garden, where one could not take in all the clump on clump of chrysanthemum-buds heaped in yellow, and the tree on tree of maple and poplar hung with crimson. Then, with a sudden rushing sound, out sprang a dozen or so fat deer and a great herd of yellow river-deer, which, at the sight of men, only gazed foolishly and showed no fear at all. Sanzang said: “I suppose the Guardian keeps these deer as a household stock?” Boqin said: “Just as in your city of Chang'an the well-to-do lay up treasure, and the landed lay up stores of grain, so we hunters can only rear a few wild beasts, to provide against the days of foul weather.” The two of them talked and strolled, and before they knew it dusk had come, and they turned back to the front hall to rest.

Early the next morning the whole household, old and young, rose and set about a vegetarian feast to entertain the elder, and asked him to begin reciting the scriptures. The elder washed his hands, and together with the Guardian burned incense before the family shrine and made his obeisances to it. Then Sanzang sounded the wooden fish, and first recited the True Words for cleansing the mouth of its karma, and next the divine spell for purifying body and mind, and after that opened the Sutra for the Deliverance of the Dead, a single scroll. When he had finished chanting, Boqin asked him further to write out a memorial petition for the departed, and then to begin reciting the Diamond Sutra and the Guanyin Sutra, all in a clear, ringing voice. When these were done, they took their midday meal, and then he recited the Lotus Sutra and the Amitabha Sutra, several scrolls of each, and one scroll of the Peacock Sutra as well, and told the story of how the bhikṣu washed away his karma; and soon it was evening again. When they had presented every kind of incense and offering, burned the paper horses for the host of spirits, and burned the memorial petition for the departed, the Buddhist rites were complete, and each of them went again to rest.

Now the soul of Boqin's father, delivered by the merit of the service from its sunk estate, came betimes as a ghost to his own house, and appeared in a dream to the whole household, old and young, saying: “In the shadow-world my sufferings were hard to escape, and for long I could not win rebirth. Now, by the good fortune of the holy monk's reciting the scriptures, my burden of sin has been dissolved, and King Yama has sent men to escort me up to the rich land of the Middle Flower, there to be reborn into the house of a man of substance. See that you thank and speed the elder well, and be in no way remiss, be in no way remiss. I am going now.” And this was the very thing:

The myriad dharmas in their solemn splendour have their purpose indeed: they deliver the dead from their woe and lift them out of the depths.

When that whole household woke from the dream, the sun was already up in the east. Boqin's wife said: “Husband, tonight I dreamed our father came home, and said that in the shadow-world his sufferings were hard to escape, and that for long he could not win rebirth; but now, by the good fortune of the holy monk's reciting the scriptures, his burden of sin has been dissolved, and King Yama has sent men to escort him up to the rich land of the Middle Flower, to be reborn into the house of a man of substance. He bade us thank the elder well and not be remiss with him. When he had spoken, he went straight out of the door and wandered off; we called him but he would not answer, and could not keep him. Then I woke, and it was a dream.” Boqin said: “I too had just such a dream, the same as yours. Let us get up and go tell my mother.” The two of them were just about to go and tell her when the old mother called out: “Boqin, my child, come here; I have something to say to you.” When the two came before her, the old mother, seated on her bed, said: “Son, tonight I had a happy dream: I dreamed your father came home, and said that thanks to the elder's deliverance his burden of sin was already dissolved, and that he was going up to the rich land of the Middle Flower, to be reborn into a house of substance.” Husband and wife both laughed aloud and said: “We two, and your daughter-in-law, all had this dream, and were just coming to report it; who would have thought that mother should call us, and it is the same dream.” So they called the whole household, high and low, to rise and make ready their thanks, and to see to the pilgrim's horse; and all came before him and bowed their thanks, saying: “Our deep thanks to the elder for delivering our dead father out of his ordeal and into rebirth — more than we can ever repay.” Sanzang said: “What power has this poor monk, that he should merit such thanks?”

Boqin related the whole of the three dreams to Sanzang, and Sanzang too was glad. Early they set out a vegetarian meal, and further offered a tael of silver in thanks; but Sanzang would not take a single cash of it. When the whole family earnestly and repeatedly pressed and entreated him, Sanzang, in the end, took not a single cash, saying only: “That you are willing to show mercy and see me a stage on my way is enough, and I am deeply moved by your kindness.” Boqin and his mother and wife, at a loss what to do, hastily made up some coarse-flour griddle-cakes for dry provisions, and bade Boqin see him far on his road. Sanzang gladly accepted these. The Guardian, having received his mother's command, called two or three of the house-servants besides, each with his hunting gear, and they set out together on the high road; and they could not take in all the wild scenes of the mountains and the light on the ridges.

They had journeyed half a day when, on the side opposite, they saw a great mountain, one that truly reached up to touch the blue empyrean, towering and steep and sheer. In no long time Sanzang came up before it. The Guardian climbed this mountain as though walking on level ground; but when they had come to the middle of the range, Boqin turned about and stood at the foot of the path, saying: “Elder, pray go forward on your own; I must here take my leave.” Hearing this, Sanzang tumbled from his saddle and said: “I beg and implore the Guardian to see me one stage further.” Boqin said: “Elder, you do not know. This mountain is called the Mountain of Two Boundaries; its eastern half belongs to the governance of our Great Tang, but its western half is the territory of the Tatars. The wolves and tigers over yonder do not submit to my subduing, and I for my part may not cross the boundary; you must go on by yourself.” Sanzang was stricken with fear; he flung out his hands and clung to Boqin's clothes and sleeves, his tears falling, loath to part. And just at this moment of earnest leave-taking, there came from the foot of the mountain a shout like thunder, crying: “My master is come! My master is come!” It frightened Sanzang out of his wits, and left Boqin dumbstruck. There is no telling, in the end, who it was that shouted; and for that, you must listen to the explanation in the next chapter.

札記 Notes

One sensible order, one catastrophe. The chapter's first disaster is caused by a man doing as he was told. At the border garrison Xuanzang charges his attendants to be ready before daybreak; in deep autumn the cocks crow early, and he is on the road by the fourth watch — somewhere around two in the morning. The novel does not editorialise. It simply notes that the elder's heart was in haste, and lets him walk into tiger country in the dark. Two men die of it.

Monsters with business cards. All three fiends in the pit wear their species as a name. 山君, “Mountain Lord,” was an old polite way of avoiding the word bear, much as English once said Bruin. 處士, “retired scholar,” is about the most dignified thing a man could be called — and it is being worn by an ox, whose portrait proceeds to name his father a bull and his mother a cow. And 寅 is the third of the twelve earthly branches, the one paired with the tiger in the zodiac, so “General Yin” announces himself to anyone who can read a calendar. The joke is that the reader solves each name several lines before Xuanzang does.

The line the whole novel turns on. Asked why he keeps pointing at his chest, Xuanzang gives the monks 心生，種種魔生；心滅，種種魔滅 — when the mind arises, all manner of demons arise; when the mind is extinguished, all manner of demons are extinguished. It is standard Chan teaching, and it is also an instruction for reading the next eighty-odd chapters. Every monster the pilgrims meet can be taken twice over: as a monster, and as something belonging to somebody's mind. Note which half does the work — the second. Demons that come from the mind can be got rid of.

Why the fiends could not eat him. The old man who cuts Xuanzang loose explains what the reader has been wondering since the feast: the three lords are animal-spirits, and the monk was inedible because his own nature is fundamentally enlightened. It is a startling piece of logic. His virtue is not armour he puts on; it is a property of him, rather like being poisonous. Then the old man dissolves into wind, mounts a crane, and drops a note identifying himself as the Gold Star of Venus — heaven's senior fixer, and one of the most reliable helpers in the book.

A tiger becomes a mountain-cat. The hinge of the chapter is a change of vocabulary. For half the chapter the tiger has been a cosmic horror, described across six couplets that never once use the word. Then Liu Boqin looks up, hears the wind change, and calls it a 山貓 — a mountain-cat — and offers to fetch it home for dinner. The fight that follows is given a full battle-poem which pointedly treats the two as equals, a Guardian of the Mountain against a lord of the beasts. But the animal that terrified a pilgrim has been downgraded, in one word, to a day's meat.

The awkward dinner. Buddhist discipline rules out 葷 — meat, and also garlic, onion and leek — leaving only 素, vegetarian fare. Boqin's household has never cooked anything but game. His inventory of the problem is one of the warmest passages in the book: yes, there are bamboo shoots and wood-ear and dried greens and bean-curd, and every one of them is fried in the fat of deer and tiger, and the pots themselves have been soaking up grease for generations. He concludes, mortified, that inviting the monk was his own mistake. His mother solves it by scouring a pot down to bare metal.

What the monk can actually do. Xuanzang spends this chapter being rescued. He cannot fight, cannot escape a pit, cannot get his own horse back on its feet; a star-god saves him once and a hunter saves him twice. But the chapter is careful to show the other side. Offered tiger meat he would rather starve; offered a tael of silver he takes not a penny; and when the household asks him to perform the memorial rites for a dead father, he turns out to be entirely expert — spells, sutras, written petition, burned offerings, in correct order. The man who can do nothing for his own life does a great deal for someone else's soul, and the dead man turns up in a dream to confirm it.

The shout from under the mountain. The chapter stops at a border. Boqin's authority runs to the ridgeline of the Mountain of Two Boundaries and no further, so he sets his guest down halfway up and turns back. Xuanzang comes off his horse and clings to the hunter's sleeves in tears — a grown man unwilling to be left alone at the edge of the known world. And at exactly that moment a voice like thunder comes up from beneath the rock: “My master is come!” That is Sun Wukong, pinned there five hundred years. Everything up to here has been the pilgrim alone. The novel cuts away mid-shout, in the storyteller's oldest manner, one line before the arrangement changes permanently.