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Chapter 143 Right and Wrong, Buddha's Heart and Demon's Heart Are Not Human Hearts! (Please Subscribe)

"Husband, is it really alright for the Holy Infant to do this?"

In the Heavenly Court's Palace of the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws, Princess Iron Fan looked at the various aspects of the Fire Cloud Kingdom reflected in the mirror before her and asked with some concern.

She feared that her son had gone too far and offended the Buddhist community and the gods of the Houtu Huangdi lineage.

"Don't worry, the Holy Infant's actions are not only without fault, but also meritorious. What problems could there be?"

Niu Jun said nonchalantly.

What is right?
What is wrong?
Everything has two sides.

For example, the purple potato monster in the Marvel Universe slaughtered half of all life in the universe, yet he could claim that he was worried about the explosive growth of cosmic resources and population, thus forcibly whitewashing his actions.

His own son was merely using the City God to test Tang Sanzang's devotion to Buddhism.

What fault could there be?

He even had the City God use this opportunity to recount his achievements and hard work, thereby showcasing the insatiable greed of mortals. Isn't that quintessential positive energy?
This was undoubtedly politically correct for the gods in Heaven.

Therefore, no one can say that Red Boy is wrong about this problem.

Not only was he without fault, but he was actually meritorious!
If the Heavenly Court and the Empress Houtu did not reward their son, they would be letting him down for his painstaking planning and unwavering loyalty.

Seeing Princess Iron Fan's confusion, Niu Jun smiled and said, "In fact, right and wrong are not important. What is important is that you speak with force and that you have strength."

As the saying goes: "Officials have two mouths, and they decide right and wrong!"
Once you reach a certain level of strength, what does it matter if you call a deer a horse or distort the truth?
After I enter the Pass, there will be great scholars who will debate with me.

Therefore, the first challenge that Red Boy set for Tang Sanzang was definitely not a problem at all. If you think there is a problem with this challenge, it's because your level of understanding is not high enough.

Didn't you see that even the Buddhist monks didn't say much, but instead cooperated obediently?

After Niu Jun finished speaking, he looked back at the live broadcast in the light mirror.

A day in heaven is equivalent to a hundred years on earth.

A day in the Immortal Realm is only three or four minutes in the heavens. Therefore, for people in the heavens, using the Mirror of Light technique to watch the live broadcast of the Immortal Realm is undoubtedly a good way to pass the time.

Serve it with sunflower seeds and a fruit platter.

It instantly brought back the joy of watching TV dramas from his previous life for Niu Jun.

Princess Iron Fan was no fool, and immediately understood the meaning behind Niu Jun's words. She smiled and said, "I was overthinking it!"

Done.

She also asked curiously, "In your opinion, is the Tang Monk of today Tang Sanzang or Jin Chanzi?"

This was a question that not only Red Boy was curious about, but she was also curious about it.

"Tang Sanzang!"

Niu Jun glanced at Tang Sanzang in the mirror, then sighed and said, "How should I put it? At this moment, you could say that Tang Sanzang is Tang Sanzang, or you could say that he is Jin Chanzi."

"Although Tang Sanzang had not yet awakened Jin Chanzi's memories at this time, Jin Chanzi's true spirit and will had already been revived and were silently eroding Tang Sanzang's soul and will."

"Or rather, the Tang Monk of today is Jin Chanzi, who is the cicada, and Tang Sanzang is the cicada shell. He is Tang Sanzang in appearance, but in reality, he is Jin Chanzi."

Niu Jun said slowly, then looked at Niu Yan in the mirror and shook his head, saying, "These three tests for the Holy Infant are no longer a problem for Tang Sanzang and his disciples at this time."

"Why do you say that?"

Princess Iron Fan frowned, somewhat puzzled.

"The Holy Infant's three problems all start from the human heart, but he overlooked one point."

"That is a difficult problem that tests people's hearts; it is people's hearts that are tested."

"You also know about Jin Chanzi's background. He was the second disciple of the Buddha, a great ancient demon, the Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm, who was extremely ferocious and devoured countless people."

“You could say he has the heart of a demon, or you could say he has the heart of a Buddha, or even the heart of a demon.”

"But one thing you can't say is that he has a human heart."

Niu Jun spoke calmly, getting straight to the heart of the matter, and commented: "This Tang Sanzang is named Tang Sanzang, but in his heart he is a demon who has entered the Buddhist order. The Holy Infant is trying to break his Dao heart by focusing on the human heart, but he has gone down the wrong path from the very beginning."

Red Boy's true thoughts.

Niu Jun, as the father, naturally knew the answer.

They simply wanted to break Tang Sanzang's resolve and prevent him from attaining the Primordial Unity of Tao.

It's not that Red Boy had any grudge against Tang Sanzang or Jin Chanzi.

Instead, the current Journey to the West universe is at its zenith, the time when the Qi of heaven and earth is at its most prosperous, which can support two to three beings of the Hunyuan Taiyi level to attain the Dao.

As long as Tang Sanzang does not attain enlightenment after his journey to the West ends, the fortune he carries from that journey will return to the world, giving the others the opportunity to attain enlightenment.

This is a struggle over the fundamental principles.

Unfortunately, the opportunities for enlightenment in Journey to the West had already been predetermined, and even Niu Jun could not change them.

Therefore, even if Red Boy had the desire to seize the fortune of the Journey to the West and the opportunity to attain enlightenment, he could only secretly make some small moves and did not dare to directly attack Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

Upon hearing this, Princess Iron Fan frowned deeply and said, "Should we remind the Holy Infant?"

"No need!"

Niu Jun shook his head: "The matter of the Journey to the West is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The Buddhist sect probably started planning it as early as ancient times. It would have been fine if the Holy Infant had failed to outwit Tang Sanzang, but it would have been a disaster if he had succeeded."

"There's no need to remind the Holy Infant; it's good for him to experience some setbacks."

The Buddhist community of Lingshan has been busy with preparations for the Journey to the West for countless years, and must have considered every aspect. How could they possibly let someone else reap the rewards?

So from the very beginning, Niu Jun never intended to cause trouble in Journey to the West.

"They started planning this in ancient times?"

Princess Iron Fan looked shocked and incredulous.

She had considered that the Lingshan Buddhist sect had been planning the Journey to the West for a long time, but she never imagined that the Lingshan Buddhist sect had been planning the Journey to the West since ancient times.

This matter was undoubtedly beyond her imagination.

"Actually, at the beginning, I also thought that the Buddhist sect's plan for the Journey to the West was only in the last few thousand years."

"Later, I dreamt of traveling through ancient times and discovered that the Buddhist sect of Lingshan had already begun to make moves and plan the Journey to the West in ancient times."

"Or rather, the Journey to the West was just one part of the Buddhist plan, a rather crucial and important part."

Niu Jun's face turned solemn as he spoke, and he warned Princess Iron Fan, "Although I don't know what the Buddhist sect is planning, such a massive scheme is not something the Holy Infant is qualified to get involved in."

"So it's a good thing that the Holy Infant's tricks were ineffective against Tang Sanzang. If he had succeeded, it would probably have been a disaster rather than a blessing."

In fact.

Niu Jun had already guessed some of the Buddhist sect's plans.

In ancient times, Buddhism was not the Lingshan Buddhist sect, but the Western Sect, with Amitabha Buddha as its leader, and a host of other powerful Buddhist figures such as Dipankara Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva assisting it.

Later, Lao Tzu went west out of Hangu Pass and enlightened the Buddha, establishing the Lingshan Buddhist Temple on Mount Ling.

after that.

The Western religion and the Lingshan Buddhist sect have merged into one.

The World Honored One, Tathagata Buddha, is the present Buddha; Dipankara Buddha is the past Buddha; and Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha.

Only the former leader of the Western Religion, Amitabha Buddha, has disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.

However, although Amitabha Buddha has disappeared, no one doubts his passing, because today, hundreds of millions of Buddhist disciples, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas all chant "Amitabha Buddha".

With such immense faith and aspiration, even if the immeasurable Buddha Amitabha had truly perished, he would likely have already returned after countless eons.

Then consider that the Buddha had ten direct disciples, among whom Jin Chanzi was not famous, nor was he the Buddha's favorite disciple, yet he was chosen as the pilgrim for the Journey to the West and gained the opportunity to attain enlightenment.

Niu Jun began to have some doubts.

Finally, after repeatedly sleepwalking through the past and projecting into the future, he managed to glimpse the tip of the iceberg of the Buddhist sect's scheme. He realized that the Journey to the West was merely one important part of the Buddhist sect's plan, not the whole thing.

It is precisely because we know these things.

That's why Niu Jun was unwilling to get too involved in the Journey to the West, and he never thought of changing anything.

As for what his son Niu Yan did?
Niu Jun didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, in the eyes of Niu Jun and many great supernatural beings of the Buddhist sect of Mount Ling, Red Boy's little tricks were nothing more than children's games and there was no need to care about them at all.

Anyway, the whole Journey to the West is a pre-arranged drama. If Red Boy, the son of the Heavenly Venerable, wants to act, then let's play along.

As long as it doesn't cross the Buddhist bottom line.

The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on Mount Ling are very compassionate.

"I see!"

Princess Iron Fan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

She didn't care whether the Buddhist sect had any grand plans; she only cared whether her son would get involved in trouble.

Now that I've heard Niu Jun speak, I can finally relax.

Just as Niu Jun and Princess Iron Fan were talking.

The scene reflected in the mirror changed again; the time had come to the day when Tang Sanzang was judging the case.

The trial was held at the county government office in Yanhuo City.

The large county government office was now packed with people. Many citizens of the Fire Cloud Kingdom had come to watch after hearing about the matter, eager to see how this case of a mortal suing a temple keeper and a deity would unfold.

at the same time.

Niu Yan, the ruler of Huoyun Kingdom, also brought his civil and military officials to the scene, wanting to see how this holy monk from the Tang Dynasty of the East would handle the case.

However, they did not sit in the front of the courtroom, but rather in the back, so as not to interfere with the trial.

Inside the main hall of the county government office.

After some polite refusals and requests to resign,

Wearing a five-Buddha crown and a brocade cassock, Tang Sanzang sat in the main seat of the county government office, with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing standing on his left and right sides, like guards.

As for Sun Wukong?

Then there was a restless monkey, running around greeting people.

He would call out to the yamen runners one minute and run to Tang Sanzang the next, going back and forth, clearly a restless and uneasy person.

soon.

As the trial began, yamen runners brought in Zhang Xiaofan, the mortal who had filed a lawsuit against the City God Temple Master and the City God himself.

Zhang Xiaofan, the mortal, seemed to be an honest man. Seeing so many people watching, and Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie standing next to Tang Sanzang, he became extremely nervous and frightened.

"Zhang Xiaofan, this holy monk is from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East. The king personally appointed him to handle this case. If you have any grievances, you can tell the holy monk everything you have to say. The holy monk will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

The former magistrate of Yanhuo City spoke loudly, telling Zhang Xiaofan and the onlookers inside and outside the county government about Tang Sanzang's identity and origins.

"I...I am a humble commoner, I have met the Holy Monk, and I hope the Holy Monk will grant me justice!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan hurriedly knelt down and bowed to Tang Sanzang.

He didn't know where the Great Tang Dynasty was in the East.

But he clearly heard the magistrate say that the king had personally appointed the person to handle the case, and he knew that this holy monk was the one in charge at this moment.

“There’s no need for such formalities, benefactor. You can tell this humble monk any grievances you may have. There’s no need for such formalities.”

Tang Sanzang was startled to see Zhang Xiaofan kneeling and bowing to him. He quickly stood up and instructed Sun Wukong, who was standing beside him, "Wukong, quickly help the benefactor up."

"Okay, Master!"

In front of others, Sun Wukong was undoubtedly a well-behaved monkey. He obediently came to Zhang Xiaofan, helped him up from the ground, and gently comforted him, saying:
"Old man, get up quickly. If you have any grievances, just tell my master. My master will definitely get justice for you."

With Sun Wukong's help.

Zhang Xiaofan stood up shakily, but dared not look at Sun Wukong even once.

It wasn't because he felt guilty, but because he had lived in the Fire Cloud Kingdom for over forty years and this was the first time he had come into such close contact with demons. He couldn't help but be afraid!
Its face was covered in hair, its mouth was sharp and protruding like a thunder god, and its fangs protruded outwards.

He had round eyes, protruding ears, a flat nose, sunken cheeks, a protruding forehead, and piercing eyes. His body was as thin as a "monkey that eats pine cones".

With such an appearance, it's no wonder Zhang Xiaofan, an ordinary person, was afraid.

"Thank you so much, Elder."

Zhang Xiaofan thanked him tremblingly, and dared not say another word.

Seeing this, Tang Sanzang said helplessly, "Old man, if you have any grievances, you can tell me directly. I have been entrusted by the king to seek justice for you."

no way.

The apprentices were ugly and always frightened passersby.

He, as the master, was also very helpless!
Why do you think he trusted his third disciple, Sha Wujing, so much?
It wasn't his three disciples, but only his third disciple, Sha Wujing, looked like a human being and wouldn't scare people when he walked down the street.

“Holy monk, this old man wishes to file a lawsuit against the temple priest and the city god.”

Zhang Xiaofan looked up at Tang Sanzang and mustered his courage to speak.

Hear this.

The officials and Tang Sanzang and his disciples were unfazed, as they already knew about the matter.

But the onlookers were in an uproar when they heard this. They looked at Zhang Xiaofan as if they had seen a ghost, and many of them were so frightened that they retreated as fast as they could to avoid him.

After all, this is a world of gods and demons where immortals and Buddhas manifest themselves.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows what a deity, especially a City God who oversees the judgment of Yin and Yang and guides reincarnation, means.

As the saying goes, a local official is more powerful than a distant one.

If you were to sue the mountain god, the earth god, or something similar, that would be fine.

The problem is that you live in the City of Flame and are suing the City God of Flame.

This shows a complete lack of knowledge about the meaning of "death." Aren't they afraid of being captured and interrogated by the underworld officials at night?

After hearing Zhang Xiaofan's words, Tang Sanzang said with some helplessness, "Old man, I already know your reasons for suing the City God Temple Master and the City God."

"The key point is that this humble monk does not believe that this matter is the fault of the City God!"

"Not to mention that people's birth, aging, sickness and death are all predetermined, and the City God has no way to extend people's lifespan."

"The duties of the City God are to drive away demons, protect the people, guide the souls of the dead, and judge the living and the dead. If you blame the City God for the death of your wife and daughter, and think that the City God has failed in his duty."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Tang Sanzang spoke carefully.

(End of this chapter)