Please don't force me to be a god.

The Taoist entered the city gate.

He found a crowded place to rest his feet, ordered a bowl of tea, and listened to the gossip of the market.

The shop owner served tea and a dish of small dishes, saying, "Master, please enjoy."

The Taoist was slightly stunned: "I didn't order any dishes?"

The shop manager smiled and said, "Master, I see you are exhausted, you must be from another place, right?"

"Now that you have come to sit in the shop, it means that you have a fate with the shop. I offer you a small dish as a little token of my appreciation."

The Taoist smiled and did not explain, but said, "Thank you, layman."

Although Taoism also talks about "fate", it is not the same as the "fate" derived from Buddhism.

It's just that this saying is more popular, and ordinary people cannot distinguish the teachings of Buddhism and Taoism one by one, and they just say whatever comes to mind.

There are even many people who go to Buddhist temples to find Yue Lao and go to Taoist temples to find Guanyin.

Now he was just passing by, and the Taoist accepted it without hesitation.

The shop owner was delighted when he saw the Taoist accept it.

This Taoist looked extraordinary, maybe he was another "immortal".

If the opportunity came, and the "immortal" gave blessings, maybe it would be as famous as the "immortal cake" in Xiangyang City.

Now Zhang Tian's story has been told over and over again by storytellers in Lin'an Prefecture, and the story of this "immortal cake" is naturally well-known.

A dish of small dishes is not worth much, and the boss saw that the Taoist had an extraordinary demeanor, so it would be perfect to use it to make a "good relationship".

A diner next to him saw it and said, "Boss, the Taoist's tea money is on my head."

Seeing this, other diners immediately remembered the story of "immortal cake" and "three taels of luck".

Another customer said, "Boss, give the Taoist priest a bowl of noodles, and I'll give it to you."

"Okay."

The rest of the people saw that tea, side dishes, and noodles had been offered, and they didn't know how to "make a connection" for a while.

Most of the customers in the small shop are lower-class people. They don't have much money, and they usually sell agricultural products when they come to the city.

So, they handed over some fruits in their hands.

"Come on, immortal, please have some tangerines. They are all grown by ourselves, and they are very sweet."

"Old immortal, I have some water chestnuts, which are refreshing and not bad."

The boss immediately squinted.

These guys are too snobbish. They call themselves "Taoist priests", but they dare to call them "immortals" and "old immortals". It's clear that they want to be superior to me.

The Taoist priest was a little surprised.

I forgot to tell fortunes when I went out today. Is it a good day to go out and have good luck?

I usually travel around and rarely receive such warm hospitality from ordinary people.

He even encountered some barbaric people who equated him with a monk. They were afraid of being "begged for alms" and either hurriedly avoided him or spoke harshly to him.

Lin'an Prefecture is indeed worthy of being the imperial capital, and its customs are different.

The things sent over were not too much, but not too little. The Taoist couldn't finish them and didn't want to take them away, so he had to refuse.

The diners saw that there was no mortal who didn't want to take away small bargains.

This Taoist had a fairy-like appearance. Even if he was not a fairy, he must be a Taoist master.

This "fate" must be made today!

If you miss it, you will miss a great treasure.

So, with greater enthusiasm, they persuaded the Taoist to accept it.

In the end, he couldn't resist and didn't want to disappoint the good intentions of the lay Buddhists, so he had to take a little of each thing and put it in two large trouser pockets.

Originally, the Taoist's robe was fluttering, and he had a fairy-like appearance.

Suddenly, with two pockets of items, this "fairy wind" could no longer blow.

Before leaving, the Taoist said, "Thank you, all the laymen. How do I get to Mingde Academy?"

The boss said, "Are you going to find Zhang Shenxian?"

"Well... I guess so."

The boss thought to himself that he was indeed a fairy, and he came to find another fairy.

The boss said, "Old fairy, you have asked the right person. My boy is studying at Mingde Academy. Zhang Shenxian enlightened him for half a month. Now he is very smart."

"When you take a ten-day holiday, come and help me. You can count faster than I have in twenty years of business."

The Taoist asked a few more questions, and was secretly puzzled.

Finally, he pinched the Ziwu Jue with his hands, stood upright in front of his chest, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Wulian Tianzun."

He took two bags of things and "swayed" away.

Towards Mingde Academy.

There were many people along the way, and the Taoist was still worried that it would be too crowded.

Unexpectedly, the closer we got to the academy, the fewer people there were.

On the way, many people were persuaded by "unknown people" to go to other places, half politely and half forcibly.

The Taoist traveled all over the world, so how could he not recognize that these "unknown people" were clearly government officials.

Although they were wearing ordinary people's clothes, they were too lazy to change their official boots and swords.

The Taoist originallyStill a little worried, afraid of being persuaded to leave halfway.

Unexpectedly, no one stopped him along the way, but just looked at his trouser pockets with some surprise.

The Taoist didn't feel embarrassed, these were all his "fate" today, and he couldn't give it up lightly.

Swinging his two trouser pockets, the Taoist successfully entered Mingde Academy.

There was no need to find the classroom where Zhang Tian told stories, because the one with the most people outside was naturally the one.

The Taoist stood outside, looking at Zhang Tian from afar through the window.

At this time, the story progress of "Journey to the West" included Tang Monk, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and White Dragon Horse.

Zhang Tian began to arrange the characters of other people.

Zhu Bajie's character was too perfect, and even in later generations, there were not many changes, so this one naturally didn't need to be changed.

But Sha Monk was too honest and dull in the original work, and had no sense of existence.

Zhang Tian borrowed a few "catchphrases" from later generations:

"Big Brother~~~Master was captured by a monster."

"Second Brother~~~Master was captured by a monster."

"Big Brother~~~Master and Second Brother were both captured by monsters."

The usual speaking pattern is just a few sentences:

"Master~~~Big Brother is right."

"Second Brother~~~Big Brother is right."

"Big Brother~~~You are right!"

These words are in the original book, but not obvious enough.

Zhang Tian was lazy and used them over and over again, and suddenly, a strange image of Sha Seng came to life on the paper.

It made dozens of little kids very happy.

Later, as long as Sha Seng was mentioned, everyone guessed what he was going to say.

Dozens of little kids were reading, saying in unison: "Big Brother~~~Master was captured by the monster, chuckle chuckle..."

Xu Wen, who was listening, whispered to Fu Jinyu: "Master's arrangement must have a deep meaning."

"Brother Xu, this Sha Monk is obviously lazy, what's the deep meaning?"

Xu Wen smiled and said: "Brother Fu, I can't compare with you in poetry interpretation, but when it comes to interpreting the deep meaning of the master, you still have to look at me."

Fu Jinyu deliberately said in a literary way: "Please give me some advice..."

Xu Wen said: "Look, since Sha Monk appeared, he is the one who carries the burden on the surface and is the most tired."

"But, every time there is calamity, but he never suffered the slightest."

"When the monsters tried to capture Tang Sanzang and Zhu Bajie, they seemed to have forgotten his existence."

"In the end, it was Sun Wukong who did the most work."

"If he were a mortal, I'm afraid someone would have said he was lazy, but in the Journey to the West, everyone thought he was the most honest and the one who endured the most hardship."

"The metaphor here is worth pondering."

Fu Jinyu frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that the immortal is hinting at the ways of the world and telling us to beware of this kind of people around us? An honest person may not be honest?"

"That's right." Xu Wen was full of confidence.

"But isn't the immortal the one who doesn't understand the customs of the world? He hasn't called you by your name yet."

"Uh..." Xu Wen was stunned and didn't know how to answer.