I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 580 The Country of the Four Evils
The kingdom of Buddha is in the palm of your hand.

In front of Fan Li was a big city, maybe even an imperial city.

There was a constant stream of merchants, travelers and guests coming and going, and the city was densely populated.

But no matter whether they are scholars, farmers, workers or businessmen, they all have smiles on their faces and are polite.

After entering the city, Fan Li discovered that goods were abundant and the people had plenty of food and clothing, a scene of prosperity.

So rich, peaceful and harmonious.

The Buddha’s kingdom in the palm of your hand is like a paradise on earth!
"How exaggerated." Fan Li couldn't help but say, "Although my Great Jin is rich and powerful, the war is like a sword hanging over our heads, and the people can't reach this mental state."

Comparing oneself to others is like comparing oneself to the dead.

The same is true for countries.

Fan Li discovered that the people under his rule did not live as happily as the Buddhist country in his palm, and he felt ashamed.

"My husband, these are all illusions." Qingqiu whispered beside him, "The so-called Buddha Kingdom is a prison cell that Changle used to confuse and imprison the four evil spirits."

Fan Li was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

It really is Changle’s method!
Even I myself was instantly deceived by the false prosperity of the Buddhist country.

However, the four evil ones, Taotie, Qiongqi, Taowu and Hundun, are all big monsters.

How can a prosperous secular town like this deal with a big monster?

Fan Li was just in a daze when suddenly a battalion of guards wearing gorgeous golden armor surrounded him and his group.

"Who are you?"

"Breaking into the Imperial City without permission, are you trying to murder His Majesty?!"

The leader of the golden-armored guards, holding a sword, stared at Fan Li and his group vigilantly.

strangeness.

He is actually a mortal warrior with no cultivation?
Fan Li only took one look and realized that the golden-armored guards were all mortals, not even capable of reaching the Qi Refining stage.

Not only the guards, but everyone he had met in this imperial city so far were real mortals.

"We...we are just ordinary travelers and have no intention of murdering His Majesty." Fan Li replied.

"Traveler?"

The leader of the guards looked Fan Li up and down, his eyes still full of vigilance.

"Your identities are suspicious, you are not allowed to walk around the imperial city at will."

"Please follow me, General. I will let you go once I have verified your identities!"

Are they going to arrest and detain our group of people?

Fan Li was a little conflicted.

Normally, he could take care of just a hundred mortals in a matter of seconds with just a sneeze.

But this is the Buddha’s kingdom in the palm of your hand, the small world where Changle suppresses the four evil spirits.

If I act on my own and affect the stability of the Buddha Kingdom in my palm, wouldn't that be a hindrance to Changle?

"Everyone, please be patient for a while." Fan Li said in a deep voice.

The crowd was led by Fan Li, so of course they did whatever he said.

So, a hundred golden-armored guards escorted Fan Li and others to the imperial prison.

"You guys seem to be sensible. Stay here and be obedient to me, General."

General Jinjia locked the wooden door of the cell, but did not put shackles on Fan Li and others.

Perhaps due to Fan Li's cooperation, the golden-armored general's expression softened a little.

"Do not worry."

"In three to five days at most, this general will find out your identities and backgrounds. As long as you are not a criminal, I will immediately set you free."

"The cells are simple, but you won't go hungry with two meals a day. Go to bed early."

General Jinjia even gave a few instructions, asking people to wrap themselves tightly and not catch a cold when sleeping, before he said goodbye and left.

Fan Li really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This Buddha country in the palm of your hand is really a country of etiquette?
When faced with this group of suspicious people of unknown origin, he simply imprisoned them without torturing them, and even cared about whether they had enough food and clothing?
You have to know that punishments were harsh in ancient times, and it would be hard to find any dynasty that would be so tolerant and kind to their people.

"Fan Li, when are we going to run away?" Zhu Yunwen suddenly came up and asked in a low voice: "This is all your plan, right? What should we do next?"

plan?

He had just arrived at the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm of His Hand and was completely in the dark. How could he have any plan?
"You can't run away."

Fan Li shook his head.

"It's not good for our investigation of the four villains to stir up trouble for no reason. Just be patient. Maybe you can get legal status in three to five days."

"Ah!?" Zhu Yunwen was dumbfounded. "Is he really going to jail? It shouldn't be that serious, right? In this shabby cell, I can't break it with just one finger..."

Zhu Yunwen said this as he poked the wooden door of the cell hard.

Fan Li was shocked!
He was afraid that Zhu Yunwen would break the cell with one finger, causing too much noise and alerting the four villains.

Just as he was about to stop him, he heard Zhu Yunwen scream "Ah!" and roll on the ground, covering his fingers.

"It hurts!"

"There's something wrong with this cell, and there's something wrong with the wooden door too?!"

I saw that the nail of Zhu Yunwen's right index finger was turned outward, no wonder he rolled on the ground in pain.

Problem with the cell?
Fan Li looked around but found nothing unusual.

He also imitated Zhu Yunwen and poked the wooden door with his fingers.

pain.

But there was no problem with the wooden door, it was just that the recoil of the force made my fingers hurt.

"wrong!"

"Our cultivation?"

Fan Li suddenly realized that he seemed to have become an ordinary person?
He looked at Hanyue, Qingqiu and others in surprise, only to find that they seemed to have no cultivation left?
"We..." Han Yue frowned slightly. "We can't use our immortal power?"

"I can't either." Qingqiu said, but pretended to be silent and thoughtful.

The same is true for Zhang Daoling and Zhang Juzheng.

Both of them have become mortals, and are scholars who are powerless!
"What's going on?" Fan Li smiled bitterly, "Could it be that the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm has already fallen, and we have walked into a trap and been ambushed by the four evil spirits?"

"No...not possible."

To Fan Li's surprise, the person who said this was Zhu Yunwen. He got up from the ground, his eyes red, and kept blowing air into his fingers.

"Why not?" Fan Li asked curiously.

"Because the Buddha Kingdom is the most benevolent." Zhu Yunwen said firmly: "I can feel that the power that maintains the Buddha Kingdom is subtly persuading people to be good. Evil demons and heretics cannot exert such power. This is the Dharma, the power of compassion!"

Fan Li was very surprised when he heard this.

To be honest, he somewhat looked down on Zhu Yunwen.

As the most famous grandson of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen had no commendable merits in Fan Li's memory.

But at the moment, even Fan Li could not find any reason to refute Zhu Yunwen's judgment.

This kid is born with Buddha nature!
"He's right."

Qingqiu suddenly stopped thinking and spoke.

"The Buddha Kingdom is still presided over by Changle, I can be sure of that,"

"The reason why we lose power is because we are in the Buddha's land and must abide by the Buddha's rules."

"In other words, the four evil spirits have also lost their power at this moment."

"It is even possible that the four evil spirits have transformed into mortal forms."

Fan Li absolutely trusts Qingqiu's judgment!

But, the four evil spirits also turned into humans?

This was really beyond Fan Li's expectations!
"Turning the four evil spirits into humans?" Han Yue didn't quite understand and asked in confusion: "What on earth does Changle want to do?"

She is a sword fairy. Whenever she is in doubt, she always uses her sword to solve the problem.

The sword is the only answer.

Hanyue really couldn't understand Changle, who had a Buddhist kingdom in his palm and weakened everyone into mortals.

Can this solve the problem and kill the four villains?

"I don't know either." Qingqiu shook his head and said honestly: "There are many secretaries in the Pure Land, but I have practiced Buddhism very little. This path does not suit my talent."

indeed.

Fan Li had never heard of any fox spirit that achieved Buddhahood throughout history.

"I have a headache."

Fan Li couldn't help but sigh.

"What exactly does Changle need us to do?"

"How great would it be if she could show up and tell me in person?"

Hanyue also imitated Qingqiu's appearance and frowned in deep thought.

After a long while, she finally spoke: "Perhaps turning the Four Evils into mortals is to make it easier to kill them? So, the Four Evils are hiding in the dark, and our mission is to find the Four Evils and then kill them?"

Fan Li listened and felt that it seemed to make some sense, but something seemed to be wrong?
Can killing people solve the problem?

Seems too easy?

"No, that shouldn't be the case." Qingqiu denied.

But seeing everyone looking at her inquiringly, Qingqiu shook her head again.

"I just felt something was wrong, but I couldn't tell what was wrong."

"As I said earlier, I have practiced very little Buddhism and have made almost no achievements."

Discussion, temporarily stalled.

Zhang Daoling and Zhang Juzheng could not come up with a reasonable explanation either.

Zhang Daoling practiced alchemy and knew nothing about Buddhism.

Zhang Juzheng was a learned scholar, but during the reign of Emperor Jiajing, Taoism was worshipped and Buddhism was suppressed. There was not even a single Buddhist scripture on the market in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there was one, Zhang Juzheng would not dare to pick it up and read it.

"well."

A timid voice attracted everyone's attention.

It’s Zhu Yunwen again.

"I have an idea, but I don't know if it's right."

"Hurry up and tell me!" Fan Li seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and hurriedly urged.

"I don't have any reason, it's just my intuition. Don't laugh at me if you tell me."

Zhu Yunwen looked shy and embarrassed, like a young girl riding in a bridal sedan, totally different from his usual dandy demeanor.

"Fan Li, you know that I am idle most of the time, and my only hobby is reading the Amitabha Sutra."

"The Buddha said that all sentient beings possess the wisdom and virtues of the Tathagata. It is only because of delusion and attachment that they are unable to attain it..."

"What I mean is that since we are in the Buddha's Kingdom, Buddha has always disapproved of killing and has always advised people to be good."

"It is said to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately."

The more Zhu Yunwen spoke, the lower his voice became.

Especially when Fan Li was staring at him, he felt more and more guilty and lacking in confidence. He felt that he was talking nonsense and wasting everyone's time.

"Go on, go on!" Fan Li could vaguely hear something and became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Oh oh." Zhu Yunwen shrank his neck and whispered, "Is it possible that the Wu Zhou Immortal King... wants to convert the four evil spirits instead of killing them?"

Convert?

Not killing?
Fan Li only felt a buzzing sound in his head, as if he suddenly got enlightened!

possible!
It's really possible!
Judging from the situation in the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, Zhu Yunwen's guess is actually the most likely!
It is about salvation, not killing.

Thinking in this way, the idea of ​​finding and killing the four evil spirits is wrong!

It shouldn't be hard to find the four evil beasts, but the hard part is converting them all!

"Are you the ones who are wandering around the Imperial City with unknown origins?"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the cell, clear and sweet, yet with a touch of official stiffness.

Fan Li was shocked!
He had heard this voice countless times in his memory.

Because this was his first woman's voice.

Fan Li turned his head and saw a familiar, graceful and beautiful figure outside the cell.

"I am Changle, the Prime Minister of the Great Shan Dynasty. I am ordered to inquire about your identities."