There is an eternal pursuit in Journey to the West, and that is immortality. The monsters in the book are tireless in their desire for immortality. Not only is human life limited, but even carefree monsters have infinite fear of death. Their short life filled them with regrets.
Therefore, the Tang Priest from the Eastern Tang Dynasty became the prey of all kinds of monsters, and it was thrilling everywhere. He was reincarnated as a disciple of the Tathagata Buddha, Golden Cicada, and was robbed of his ignorance of Buddhism. It is said that eating his meat can make you live forever. Even the female monster wants to marry Tang Yan, not only because he looks good, but also because they want to become immortal with the help of Tang Yan's Yuanyang, so that they don't have to suffer from the cycle of life and death.
However, there is a man in the book who didn't eat the flesh of Tang Priest, but he was able to bring him back to life and add a new year's birthday just because he did a lot of good things and entertained Tang Priest and his disciples when they arrived.
Kou Hong is very rich in the local area. Although he owns property that ordinary people can't own, he is not a rich and heartless local rich man, but a philanthropist. At the age of forty, he vowed to entertain ten thousand monks. At the age of sixty-four, he was about to complete his merits, and 9,994 people had been entertained. At this time, four eminent monks from the Tang Dynasty had just realized their ambition of becoming a monk.
Because the Tang Priest came from the mysterious Tang Dynasty and was the royal brother of Emperor Taizong, the three disciples around him were all stunted, so Koushan treated them with courtesy and put countless delicacies on them.
Everyone will think that Koushan is a great good man. According to our traditional concept, good people are rewarded. He does have wealth that ordinary people can't envy, but it also brings him disaster. After staying in Koushan's home for a few days, these four people are going to learn from the scriptures. Kou Shanqiang couldn't stay any longer. He used a lot of ostentation and extravagance to see off the four priests of the Tang Dynasty, but he happened to be targeted by gangsters.
As soon as the four left, the robbers ransacked Koushan's home at night, and Koushan was also killed by the robbers. A group of robbers were on the road with boxes full of gold, silver and jewels, and four Tang Taoists happened to bump into them. The Monkey King took the money back, and they returned the gold and silver to their homes.
At this time, the Kou family was immersed in the grief of Koushan's death. They thought that the Tang Priest was ungrateful, so they robbed the money and killed people, so they reported four innocent people to the government and went to prison.
Fortunately, the Monkey King, the master elder brother, is well-connected. He did a somersault and went all the way to the underworld to save Master from suffering. When Yan Luowang met the Great Sage, he was respectful and unflagging. After the Monkey King explained his purpose, Yan Luowang did not dare to kiss the Monkey King's good pleasure, and added another year to Koushan's life.
The Monkey King brought Koushan back to life, and the truth came out after being clarified by Koushan. You may have questions. What's your age? Twelve years, actually.