The Holy Monk Is Stopped by the River of Heaven at Night; Metal and Wood in Their Mercy Rescue a Child

The Holy Monk Is Stopped by the River of Heaven at Night Metal and Wood in Their Mercy Rescue a Child The king collapsed on his throne in tears and cried till nightfall. Then Monkey stepped forward and called out, "Don't be so silly. Look at those Taoists' bodies. One was a tiger and the other was a deer. Antelope Power was an antelope. If you don't believe me, have his bones fished out and take a look at them. Is that a human skeleton? They were all mountain beasts who became spirits and came here to destroy you. The only reason they had not struck yet was because your life force is still strong; but in another couple of years when your life force was weaker they would have murdered you and your whole kingdom would have been theirs. You are very lucky that we came here in time to destroy their evil and save your life. What are you crying for? Give us our passport at once and let us go." This finally brought the king to his senses, and then the civil and military officials reported together, "The first two who died were indeed a white deer and a yellow tiger; and......