Because the closed loop of time and space was not formed until Chen Sheng returned to reality, Chen Sheng had not gone under the peach tree to look for Bai Jingjing since the establishment of Yongzhou.
Just like Aya who pursued Chen Sheng through Yggdrasil two thousand years ago. Before Chen Sheng obtained Yggdrasil in the real time and space, Aya's own history was still an illusion that had not been finalized, and it was a closed loop of time and space that had not yet been logically self-consistently linked.
It was not until Chen Sheng obtained Yggdrasil in the real time and space that Aya, who had been sleeping in the illusion for more than 2,000 years, became real and truly came to Chen Sheng's side.
The same applies to Bai Jingjing.
Before Mr. Chen went to change history, in the original history, there was actually nothing under the peach tree.
After Chen Sheng came back after changing the past history, he found a skeleton that had been there since ancient times under the peach tree.
Space-time will give an explanation for such a space-time closed loop.
The reason why Bai Jingjing has not been discovered is that 1,400 years ago she absorbed the vitality of all the fleeing monsters, including monkeys, wild boars, and catfish, which caused her to sleep for 1,400 years to integrate their powers.
Mr. Chen didn't try to dig her out in order not to disturb her.
This reason had already been sent into Chen Sheng's mind by the will of time and space when he just came back.
For the sake of the stability of time and space, Mr. Chen naturally nodded and readily agreed to this reason.
Mr. Chen looked at the excited girl in front of him and smiled with relief.
In order to keep the promise of "I will definitely come to find you", Bai Jingjing buried herself in the ground and waited for more than a thousand years.
This made Mr. Chen feel very complicated.
He didn't know what to say. If he hadn't existed, Bai Jingjing might not have existed. But after he came into being, Bai Jingjing had been lonely for more than a thousand years.
The thousands of words he was thinking about made him silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "A person's shadow cannot cover the entire earth, but some voices can be heard far away."
"After I left, you completed the unfinished business I asked you to do very well."
“It’s really great.”
Mr. Chen smiled and praised Bai Jingjing in front of him.
Not knowing how to express his complicated emotions, he chose to start with the main topic.
Before he left Xuanzang and Bai Jingjing, he asked them to deal with the remaining monsters so that human history could continue safely and normally.
Then, they both did it.
This naturally made him feel very relieved.
The task that he had not actually completed was solved by his two apprentices, which made him feel dazed as he had watched them grow up.
"I said..."
"I will definitely come to find you."
Bai Jingjing didn't care about Chen Sheng's compliment and just threw herself into Chen Sheng's arms.
There was a hint of crying in her voice.
She didn't cry when they parted.
But at this moment, she couldn't help sobbing softly.
"Thanks a lot."
Mr. Chen touched Bai Jingjing's head, comforting the child who had finally found her parents.
Bai Yu sat in a wheelchair beside him in silence.
She felt that her staying here was a bit of a spoiler, but it would seem too deliberate to just push her electric wheelchair away.
So she just sat there quietly without saying a word.
While watching the two people reminiscing about the past, I began to think about some things about this White Bone Demon.
She hadn't paid much attention to her family's past before, but now she had to take a closer look at it.
This peach tree has belonged to their family since ancient times. Even though it has experienced several turbulent times in the world, it finally returned to their hands.
Combined with the several jars of peach blossom wine exposed in the pit, one can roughly draw a conclusion: their Bai family has been involved with Yong Zhou for a long time and there is an unclear connection between them.
This made her ponder, and for a moment she wanted to explore her own history.
Could it be that my family was once the descendant of the White Bone Demon? Or that my ancestors had some inextricable connection with the White Bone Demon?
While she was thinking, the master and disciple, the man and the demon, were still communicating.
"How have you and Xuanzang been doing since I left?"
Mr. Chen asked with concern.
“It’s a long story.”
Bai Jingjing raised her head and looked seriously at Mr. Chen who was listening attentively in front of her.
Hearing this, Bai Yu, who just wanted to be a background board, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
What did she hear? Xuanzang?! Did the leader just say Xuanzang?! If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be many celebrities named Xuanzang in historical legends...
Xuanzang and the White Bone Demon made her have many unreasonable associations.
Is Journey to the West a documentary? Is Wu Chengen not a simple man? Or is Journey to the West a magical retelling of a real past? Then what role does Yong Zhou play in it?
Many speculations flashed through her mind, which made her, the first Eternal Day Blower, couldn't help but get excited.
So her eyes flickered, and then she silently took out a recorder from the space token, intending to record everything she was about to say.
These will all be valuable information.
If used as a teaching material, it can definitely increase the sense of belonging among organization members.
…
Bai Jingjing didn't pay attention to Bai Yu who was excited beside her. Since her master didn't say much, it meant that the existence of this woman had no impact, so she slowly narrated the past.
Bai Yu and Chen Sheng also listened carefully.
According to Bai Jingjing, after Chen Sheng left, the two of them did not remain in silence and sadness for too long.
Soon, the two men made a decision.
Bai Jingjing went eastwards and across the oceans in search of the monster's life, while Xuanzang went westwards to Nalanda Temple to inherit the seal of Master Jiexian.
On the sea, the vast ocean that ordinary people cannot cross is just a piece of cake for Bai Jingjing.
However, Chen Sheng naturally understood that the loneliness of drifting in the vast ocean was not something to be taken lightly.
Afterwards, Bai Jingjing crossed the vast ocean and saw uncivilized people on the other side of the ocean, saw a civilization that was still in the tribal period, and saw all kinds of different animals and plants...
"There is a plant I have never seen before. Its stems and leaves are like millet, and its flowers are like rice ears. Its buds are as long as fists, its whiskers are like red velvet, and its grains are like water chestnuts, large and bright white. The flowers bloom at the top, and the fruits are at the nodes."
“Although it’s weird, it’s abundant and tastes very much to my liking.”
Bai Jingjing was obviously excited when she said this.
Obviously, during those lonely days of searching for monsters, without the company of her senior brothers and master, finding delicious food became a very memorable thing for her.
"That's called corn. It's everywhere in the Central Plains now. I'll take you there to eat it every day from now on."
Mr. Chen touched Bai Jingjing's head lovingly.
Corn originated in Central America and is the most widely distributed crop in the world today.
In the past, Bai Jingjing could only taste corn on the other side of the ocean, but today, as her master, Chen Sheng ensures that she can eat as much as she wants.
Unexpectedly, in order to find the monster's life, Bai Jingjing even crossed the Pacific Ocean and went to California, America. The hardships involved are beyond the imagination of outsiders.
Mr. Chen remained silent.
But Bai Jingjing continued to speak.
During this difficult and novel exploration process, her energy was not in vain. She finally found the monster in a rainforest and captured it.
Bai Jingjing did not give too much description of the process of this battle. For her, who had merged with the vitality of many monsters, it was not too difficult to deal with the monster transformed from the last vitality of monsters.
645 AD.
Xuanzang inherited the sealed monster vitality and a large number of Buddhist scriptures and returned to the Central Plains. She also traveled across the ocean to find the monster vitality and returned to reunite with Xuanzang.
On that day, the whole city closed its business and lined the streets to welcome the emperor. This had never happened since the beginning of the Holy Dynasty.
Most of the people in Chang'an City flocked to the place in anticipation of the holy monk's return. That day, Bai Jingjing also mixed in with the crowd and watched her senior brother show off.
Compared to her elder brother who became famous and a holy monk after traveling westward, she had hardly met anyone along the way and almost no one had heard of her.
But she didn't have any idea about it.
Bai Jingjing likes to be lively and likes to watch the various aspects of life in the folk. During the days on the other side of the ocean, there was not much to watch and she really felt a deep sense of loneliness.
But although she likes the hustle and bustle, she doesn't like to be the center of the hustle and bustle. She just wants to watch the world quietly.
So when she came back, she didn't go directly to find her senior brother.
Not long after, when Xuanzang, who had been negotiating with the then emperor Li Shimin and others for a long time, was arranged to stay in Hongfu Temple, she sneaked in quietly.
The brother and sister stayed together in Hongfu Temple for a long time, each telling each other about their experiences.
Compared to her, Xuanzang's experience is no less than hers.
At this point, Bai Jingjing's tone became a little excited: "Compared to my boring experience of not seeing any intelligent creatures, Senior Brother has experienced a lot along the way."
"Three years after you left, Master, I officially left Chang'an and set out on the journey westward."
"Although we encountered various natural disasters and dangers along the way, with the strength of my brother, he was able to force his way through them."
"No matter if it's a desert or a snowy mountain, a lake or a plain, nothing can stop you. I don't know how many horses died of exhaustion along the way, but you are still like nothing happened."
"Apart from the natural environment, if we encountered robbers or other man-made disasters on the road, my brother would tear them into pieces and bury them skillfully. It was so quick and clean that it left no trace."
"The kings along the way were only amazed and impressed by the brother's great perseverance. They directly called him a holy monk. However, they had no idea that this holy monk was merciless and everyone who saw him take action died."
Bai Jingjing excitedly recounted what she had learned from chatting with her senior brother at Hongfu Temple during those days.
Senior brother is still as fierce as ever.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen nodded with satisfaction.
It should be so!
Chen Sheng's purpose in training Xuanzang was to reduce the hardships of Xuanzang's journey to the West and to strengthen Xuanzang's decisive character with clear likes and dislikes.
Isn’t this the effect? To the outside world, Xuanzang is a holy monk who is well-known to everyone and has great perseverance to insist on traveling west. To the inside world, Xuanzang is a reckless Vajra who kills gods and Buddhas and insists on what he believes is justice.
However, even with his participation, the development of history seems to have not changed much.
Everything seems to be concluding up to the same conclusion, and the result is no different from real history.
Bai Yu, who was standing aside, had already opened his mouth wider as he listened.
From Bai Jingjing's narration, she roughly understood that Xuanzang was the Xuanzang who traveled to the West in history, not the Xuanzang in Journey to the West.
It’s just that this Xuanzang is somewhat different from the Xuanzang in history that she knows.
Xuan Zang, the one with great perseverance, turned into a rough King Kong in Bai Jingjing's mouth? He easily cleared the Journey to the West dungeon by himself?!
If it were Journey to the West, it would say that Tang Sanzang overcame 81 difficulties by himself, easily killed a monster with one punch, and finally went directly to the Leiyin Temple in the West to take the true scriptures.
She wanted to complain: Where did this unofficial history come from?! As the saying goes, a parody is not nonsense, and an adaptation is not random fabrication...
However, considering the important role her organization played behind the history, she had to accept a fact that shocked her three views: Xuanzang was an extremely powerful man and the leader's former disciple. It seemed that he traveled west not only to find the real Buddhist scriptures, but also to complete a task that the leader had entrusted to him.
However, when she thought about this, some historical records made her a little confused.
If most of the details recorded in history do not match the image of Xuanzang as a macho man, it can probably be attributed to errors and changes in historical records.
But the record that Xuanzang died of illness in his later years should not be wrong, right?
How could such a fierce man end up like this? Could the pain and illness of the mortal world really kill such a fierce man? Before she could ask, Bai Jingjing continued to tell her the answer.
"It's a pity that Senior Brother's life wasn't very good afterwards."
"Although he said he was happy translating Buddhist scriptures, I could see the chaos in his body. He was just pretending to be fine."
"After inheriting a large amount of monster vitality from Master Jiexian, he has been tortured by the monster vitality before he reaches the eighth consciousness realm."
"For example, Master Jiexian only sealed the monster's vitality for a few years, but he became confused, seriously ill, and physically weak. After handing over the monster's vitality to Xuanzang, he entered the countdown to his death."
"Although my senior brother is more intelligent and has a high talent in the spiritual practice system, he has never been able to reach the realm of the eighth consciousness and has been tortured by the monster's vitality in his body for many years."
"I wanted to help absorb some of the monster's vitality, but I found that I couldn't absorb so much."
"After Li Shimin passed away, Li Zhi came to power and launched a massive crackdown on old officials. My senior brother was also dragged into this and was placed under long-term house arrest by Li Zhi. In short, all kinds of worldly troubles followed one after another."
"I want to kill Li Zhi, the troublemaker, but my senior brother told me not to get involved in politics, just like you said, Master, don't interfere with the trend of the times. He just wants to quickly complete your instructions before you left."
"Fortunately, he finally touched the realm of the eighth consciousness and resolved everything before his death."
"After that, I went to the Jiangnan area and found a family that made good wine. After giving them some luck, I fell asleep under their peach tree."
After Bai Jingjing finished telling Chen Sheng everything that had happened in the past, she looked at him resentfully.
This made Chen Sheng silent.
Xuanzang's choice to let the wind blow from all directions was obviously because he had once punched a corrupt official to death who had embezzled disaster relief grain, which had caused an impact and forced Chen Sheng to leave early.
After so many years, Xuanzang still remembered this incident.
Therefore, when it comes to the general trend of the times that concerns himself, Xuanzang subconsciously chooses to obey.
His pain made Chen Sheng feel that he seemed to have some reasons for it.
Moreover, the death of Master Jiexian was also partly influenced by him. Although Master Jiexian was willing to bear the pain, and the time of his death was no different from the original history.
But Mr. Chen still couldn't help but remain silent.
Fortunately, though, there was something he could do.
"Xuanzang has touched a trace of the eighth consciousness, and the eighth consciousness of the spiritual practice system corresponds to the fourth level of the true god realm of the spiritual power practice system."
"That is to say, he was at the demigod level before his death, and realized a hint of immortality."
Mr. Chen spoke slowly.
"Master, what do you mean?!"
Bai Jingjing's breathing quickened when she heard that.
"He's not dead yet, I can save him!"
(End of this chapter)