I am Jiang Ming, the Eternal Demon Emperor

Chapter 909 All living beings suffer
"We must use love to reform the robbers, so that they may lay down their weapons and become Buddhas on the spot. We must break their legs so that they may understand that even Buddhas have fire, but we cannot kill them. We must have the heart of a Bodhisattva."

Jiang Ming patiently explained his Buddhist and Taoist insights to the Six-Eared Macaque. The Six-Eared Macaque listened with great anger. He felt that what Jiang Ming said made sense, but he just didn't like listening. Why should he be lectured by this monk after killing an evil person? He was so annoyed.

Then, the Six-Eared Macaque ran away.

It must be said that many of the Six-Eared Macaque's behaviors are indeed similar to Jiang Ming's previous life. No wonder he could imitate the Monkey King so perfectly during the story of the True and False Monkey King. It turns out that they are from the same family and have similar traits.

Jiang Ming was traveling alone. When he was riding his white horse past Eagle's Sorrow Gorge, a flash of white light disappeared, and then his horse was gone.

After the six-eared macaque left, it didn't go far before returning.

When I got home, I saw Jiang Ming sitting by the Yingchoujian River, angrily rebuking the white dragon in the water.

“I don’t care who you are. I come from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, on my way to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek scriptures. You have eaten my horse. Do you think you can get away with it by hiding in the water? You are ruining my journey to obtain the scriptures. You will be punished by the heavens for doing this.”

"Who will help this poor monk? My eldest disciple is incredibly powerful. When he comes back, he will definitely beat you up."

"..."

The little white dragon hid in the water, having eaten and drunk his fill. Hearing the monk on the shore chattering incessantly, if it weren't for the fact that humans are the leaders of all living beings and that eating people would bring bad karma, he would have eaten the monk whole.

However, why did the monk's words sound so familiar to him?

Just then, the Six-Eared Macaque appeared. He also saw the flower hat in Jiang Ming's bundle. This was naturally because Guanyin Bodhisattva had just passed by and given Jiang Ming some dry food and this hat, all to trick the Six-Eared Macaque into wearing the headband himself.

As expected, the Six-Eared Macaque fell for the trick and put on the golden headband. By the time he wanted to regret it, it was too late.

In his anger, he actually wanted to attack Jiang Ming. At this moment, the White Dragon Horse, who had seen through everything, flew out and stopped the Six-Eared Macaque from making a move, saying, "What do you want to do? Even if you are the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, you cannot kill the pilgrims."

"Get out of the way, this monk is trying to harm me."

"The Six-Eared Macaque said excitedly."

"Wukong, don't talk nonsense and wrong your master. This hat was given to you by a kind passerby, and you wanted to wear it yourself. Did I force you?"

Jiang Ming immediately said with grief and indignation.

"That's right, Master is right. Senior Brother, wake up. I heard your conversation from the water. I saw you wearing a hat and looking very happy. You were admiring yourself in the river like a little girl."

Little White Dragon immediately told the truth.

"I'm so angry! Who is plotting against me, Old Sun?"

The Six-Eared Macaque was furious, his seven orifices blazing with rage, and he roared.

“Amitabha Buddha, you monkey, you’ve just escaped your predicament and you’re already causing trouble again.”

Just then, Guanyin finally appeared. She had planned everything all along. Now she had to show herself; otherwise, the master and disciples would become estranged, and the pilgrimage would fall apart before it even began.

The Dragon King of the East Sea was also brought over by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Because the White Dragon ate Jiang Ming's white horse, he was destined for this tribulation and needed to transform into a white dragon horse to carry Jiang Ming across thousands of mountains and rivers to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures.

As for Jiang Ming and the Six-Eared Macaque, Jiang Ming looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva and said very seriously, "Sister Guanyin, sigh, that golden headband is too brightly colored and dazzling. The size is also too bad; it's heavy in the front and light in the back, and wide on the left and narrow on the right. It's very uncomfortable for Wukong to wear, and he'll definitely have insomnia all night, which will also bother me. Even though he's a monkey, you can't treat him like this. If the authorities find out, they'll say I'm abusing animals. Speaking of that golden headband, ah~~ I think after we pass through a town, I'll find a blacksmith. He must have exquisite craftsmanship, a fair price, and honest dealings with everyone. Then, I might as well recommend you to make one for me!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva's gaze towards Jiang Ming immediately changed; she hadn't expected that the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi would be such a chatterbox in this life.

"Amitabha, Tang Sanzang, you should set off soon. This humble monk has other tasks to complete, so I will take my leave first."

Guanyin Bodhisattva fled.

Jiang Ming looked at the old Dragon King, "Are you the Dragon King of the East Sea? Your dragon head is truly exquisite and lifelike. May I touch it?" "Holy Monk, the old dragon also needs to ask someone to bring rain, so I won't disturb your journey to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures."

The Dragon King of the East Sea immediately fled.

Jiang Ming then pulled the Six-Eared Macaque towards him, and the Six-Eared Macaque immediately said, "Let's go, Master. I don't need to change the golden headband anymore. I feel quite touched right now."

Finally, the pilgrimage team set off again, a journey that lasted for more than half a year. They finally arrived at the gate of a Guanyin temple.

not bad.

Jiang Ming also felt that the food along the way was good, with all kinds of delicacies available, so he wouldn't let his stomach suffer.

The journey to the West was already quite boring.

He could also add, "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart." Anyway, if he's right, then he's right.

As for the white dragon horse, it was already broken. It never expected that even after turning into a horse, it would still have to talk to Jiang Ming and chat to relieve its boredom.

Even when Sun Wukong went out to find food, Jiang Ming conscripted him to be responsible for guarding and protecting him.

When the pilgrimage team arrived, Jiang Ming naturally went into the Guanyin Temple, sat on a prayer mat, and began to chat with the golden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

As for what the Six-Eared Macaque was doing, Jiang Ming didn't bother him.

The abbot of this Guanyin Temple is over a hundred years old and is friends with the black bear demon next to him.

At the very least, Guanyin Bodhisattva would have taken a liking to that black bear spirit.

Of course, this trip to Guanyin Temple was a calamity for the pilgrimage team, and also a calamity for the abbot of Guanyin Temple.

If he can overcome this hurdle and continue as the host, he might even attain enlightenment in the future.

If you can't get through this ordeal, you'll have to face the inevitable calamity. You'll die and your spiritual essence will vanish.

The plot didn't require Jiang Ming's control at all; it just happened naturally.

The host loves treasures and enjoys showing them off. He encountered a six-eared macaque who also loves to show off and is defiant.

Then, as soon as the brocade robe appeared, the abbot's greed was aroused, and evil thoughts arose instantly. There was no saving him.

The key point is that he also wanted to burn Jiang Ming to death, which naturally provoked the Six-Eared Macaque's revenge.

The Six-Eared Macaque, possessing great supernatural powers, directly cast a spell to protect the temple where Jiang Ming was sleeping. A chaotic wind raged, burning the Guanyin Temple to the ground. He was settling a personal score, and incidentally, he also burned the abbot and several other wicked monks to death.

He also took the opportunity to get revenge on Guanyin Bodhisattva, since she had put the golden headband on him.

Jiang Ming only needed to lie flat and wait quietly for Sun Wukong to go to the Black Bear Spirit to ask for the cassock.

The journey to the West has only just begun, and we haven't reached the part that interests Jiang Ming yet, so we should just let things take their natural course.

After all, the eighty-one tribulations have only just begun.

In this process, he naturally cultivated himself, waiting for the day when his merits were fulfilled.

(End of this chapter)