I'll kill you after I finish this game!

At this moment, Chen Xuanzang, standing before the water demon, gently stirred the gourd-shaped instrument while singing a children's song that left the water demon dumbfounded and speechless.

Skadi couldn't help but twitch her lips when she saw this ridiculous scene, and countless viewers were so shocked they wanted to spit out water.

This Chen Xuanzang sings with great passion and his emotions seem genuine, but his attempt to awaken the goodness of monsters through children's songs is laughable and childish.

As the water demon listened to the song sung by Chen Xuanzang, her expression gradually became uneasy.

Even the villagers from Jinsha Water Village who had gathered around looked at each other, somewhat confused as to what Chen Xuanzang was up to.

They didn't understand, was this how exorcists performed exorcisms?

"My dear child, you must truly repent. You will always be my most beloved child..."

His expressive facial expressions and emotionally charged singing were captivating.

If it were any other song, it would be fine, but Chen Xuanzang's serious demeanor while singing a children's song made the water demon in front of him look constipated, and he kept glancing at Skadi, his eyes asking her if she could give him a quick death.

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. I accept being subdued by you, but what's with this old man singing this childish song in front of me? Is he trying to mentally insult and destroy me?

The water demon refused to look at Chen Xuanzang, but Chen Xuanzang persisted, insisting on singing in front of her.

Even though the water demon lowered her head and didn't want to look at him, Chen Xuanzang still lay on the ground and moved over little by little, singing in front of him from bottom to top.

Finally, seeing the water nymph's trembling and frozen expression, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Shut up!!!"

The water demon, unable to bear it any longer, flew into a rage and began to beat Chen Xuanzang mercilessly, punching him repeatedly in the face.

The villagers of Jinsha Water Village were also startled, thinking that the monster was about to go berserk again.

Click, click, click...

However, while Chen Xuanzang was being brutally beaten, Skadi once again used her magnetic field to unleash a chilling aura, freezing the water demon who had been beating him, except for its head, inside a block of ice.

This unexpected situation saved Chen Xuanzang, who was badly beaten and had a bruised and swollen face, and also stopped Miss Duan, who wanted to step forward to exorcise the demon.

Skadi went over and helped Chen Xuanzang, whose face was bruised and swollen, to his feet. After he thanked her, she said:

"If nursery rhymes could awaken the goodness in monsters' hearts, then not only would there be no more demons in this world, but the whole world would be peaceful and stable. What kind of brain-dead idiot taught you to exorcise demons like this?"

"......"

Chen Xuanzang's expression was extremely complicated. Apart from passing on three hundred children's songs for the exorcism ceremony, his master hadn't really taught him any other skills.

"Young master, how about I teach you how to expel his demonic nature?"

Instead of continuing to mock Chen Xuanzang, Skadi changed to a smiling expression and spoke in a seductive tone.

The method, which came from Skadi, a person skilled in exorcising demons, not only intrigued Chen Xuanzang, but also caught the attention of Miss Duan in the crowd.

"...What...what method?"

Chen Xuanzang was naturally very willing to learn this method, and a happy expression appeared on his face.

Skadi, with a smile on her face, led Chen Xuanzang to the water demon whose head was frozen solid and only remained intact, and said:

"You're an unordained disciple of Buddhism, right? I happen to know some Buddhist principles. You know the story of Buddha cutting off his own flesh to feed an eagle, right?"

"know."

"If given the chance, would you be willing to sacrifice yourself to eliminate his demonic nature?"

"...I do!"

Chen Xuanzang did not hesitate; he only glanced at Skadi before expressing his wish.

Although she couldn't read minds, Skadi knew from her intuition that Chen Xuanzang was truly willing. She nodded and continued:

"Okay, the way to expel his demonic nature is actually very simple. That is, you can resolve the hatred in his heart and make him lay down his butcher's knife, or you can personally take action to quell his resentment."

"What should I do?"

Chen Xuanzang listened attentively to Skadi's words, just like a student.

What Skadi said next chilled Chen Xuanzang to the bone and filled the surrounding villagers with fear.

"The simplest way is to kill all the villagers in this water village."

As soon as she said that, the atmosphere fell silent. The villagers immediately retreated in fear, leaving only Miss Duan standing there.

Upon hearing Skadi's words, Chen Xuanzang also looked at her with a stiff expression.

Seeing that Skadi's expression was serious, he looked at the water sprite whose expression had become excited and hateful, and finally, after a moment of silence, he spoke:

"Why? Why kill these villagers?"

"You don't think this monster eats people for no reason, do you? I can tell you that before he became a monster, he was originally a human."

"What!? You..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanzang's expression changed drastically. He looked abruptly at the water demon, and finally looked at Skadi in disbelief.

Not only Chen Xuanzang, but also Miss Duan who was watching the play and the surrounding villagers could not believe that this man-eating monster was originally a human.

"He used to be a kind man, but while saving a child by the river, he was mistaken for a human trafficker by the villagers of this water village. They beat him to death and threw his body into the river, leaving it to be devoured by fish and wild beasts. Unable to bear the resentment, he transformed into a half-fish, half-beast monster to take revenge on the villagers..."

Upon hearing this, both Chen Xuanzang and Miss Duan couldn't help but look at the water demon.

Tears streamed down the other person's face as he glared at the terrified villagers with a ferocious and hateful expression, his eyes filled with a desire to kill them all.

Chen Xuanzang never expected that this monster would be born in this way.

He was doing a good deed to save a child, but he was mistaken for a child trafficker, beaten to death, and his body was dumped in the river and eaten by wild animals, resulting in a tragic end where he died without a complete corpse.

This is a classic case of good people not getting good rewards.

"Hey, by the way, the child named Shuisheng that he just ate was the same child he saved back then."

"...You arrived long ago. You saved the baby, so why didn't you save the child?!" Chen Xuanzang looked at Skadi with a puzzled expression.

"Because I don't want to, because this is her karma, what Buddhism calls cause and effect. That man saved her life, and now he's taken it back. But the baby is truly innocent in terms of karma, isn't he?"

Facing Chen Xuanzang's questioning gaze and the angry stares of many villagers, Skadi remained indifferent and calm, speaking in a nonchalant tone about why she hadn't intervened earlier.

She was only willing to save innocent people, but the only truly innocent person was that baby.

The villagers who were eaten by the monster were pitiful, but wasn't the water demon who turned from a human into a monster also pitiful?

Having learned the whole story, Skadi didn't want to help either side, because there was no innocent person except for the baby.

If you repay evil with kindness, how will you repay kindness?

Only then did countless viewers understand why Skadi only saved the baby and not the girl in front of her.

Is she cold-blooded? Yes, she is, but Skadi is definitely not evil.

Because there is no real sense of right and wrong, good and evil, between the villagers and the monsters.

It's wrong for monsters to eat people, but does that mean it's right and just for the villagers to beat a person to death while trying to save a child?

[Qiao Rulai]: The relationships are really complicated. It turns out that the reason why there are man-eating monsters in the water village is due to a misunderstanding by these villagers.

【Black and White Gentleman】: Ha, to question Buddhists with Buddhist nonsense, how wonderful!

[Environmental Emperor]: Hmph, filthy and foolish humans, they have only themselves to blame.

【The Cherry Blossom Favored by the Gods】: Look at Chen Xuanzang's complicated expression. Helping the villagers is not an option, nor is helping the water demon. Who could have imagined it would turn out like this?

[Fire Executor]: Well, both sides are at fault. It's wrong for the water demon to eat people, but these villagers... sigh... I'm speechless.

【Shui Guan】: Exorcising demons and monsters is to uphold the righteous path of humanity, but if the demons themselves originate from the inner demons of humanity, it is truly impossible to distinguish right from wrong.

[World Destroyer]: Hehe, doesn't Buddhism often say that one can become a Buddha by laying down the butcher's knife? Now I want to see if this Chen Xuanzang can make this water demon lay down his butcher's knife.

【Dimensional Witch】: If you want to persuade people to do good, the water demon's wish is inherently good. Look at Chen Xuanzang, he even began to doubt whether his own beliefs were correct.

[Mébius]: Tsk, it's just as troublesome as the birth of the Herrscher. Humanity's inherent flaws are truly incurable.

【Pink Fairy】: Hmmmm, considering the principle behind the birth of this monster, it's really hard to refute you, Mebius.

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: Water Demon Sha Wujing, Pigsy of Gao Village

Skadi's words revealed how the monsters that plagued Jinsha Water Village were born, leaving countless viewers with mixed feelings.

Without the little girl from before, Skadi could be described as cold-blooded and indifferent, but there's nothing wrong with her motive for not intervening.

After learning the truth, there was no right stance to help either the villagers or the water monster.

It's quite pitiful that people died in Jinsha Water Village because of the monster, but the person who did a good deed ended up being beaten to death and left without a complete corpse, which is obviously more pitiful than these villagers.

"how so......"

With a complicated expression, Chen Xuanzang turned to look at the villagers. He saw that they all had guilty expressions and eyes, and dared not look directly into the water demon's hateful gaze.

As a Buddhist disciple, even before he was ordained, Chen Xuanzang could distinguish right from wrong.

This incident of monsters eating people is entirely their own fault. If they hadn't killed the kind person who tried to save them, there wouldn't be this water monster that's eating people now.

"Appearances reflect the mind, hatred arises from the mind, demons arise from the mind; everything has its cause and effect, its destiny. This is also a Buddhist principle. If you don't want to kill these 'innocent' villagers, how do you think we should exorcise the demon? Should we just kill this water monster?"

Skadi chuckled and flicked her fingers, causing ice to condense in the void, transforming into sharp, cold swords that surrounded and pointed at the water demon's head.

The water demon looked terrified, but then it calmed down, appearing resigned to its fate.

The principle of "a life for a life, a debt for a debt" is a matter of course, and he has already avenged half of his revenge.

"No, no, young lady, please don't kill him..."

To the water demon's surprise and astonishment, Chen Xuanzang immediately stepped in front of it, using his own body to block the ice swords that could pierce the water demon's head. He looked at Skadi and smiled wryly:

"Young lady, could you please give him to me? I... I'll make sure he..."

"Tell him to lay down his butcher's knife and let go of his hatred? Aren't you afraid he'll devour you if you offer yourself to the demon?"

"...I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid that he'll commit more murders, and I have no right to ask him to let go of his hatred."

"Heh, you didn't give me any grand, righteous lectures, and you're just what I like."

Skadi showed Chen Xuanzang a genuine expression of admiration, casually dispelling the ice swords surrounding them and thawing the ice that had frozen the water demon.

It wasn't about preaching grand principles to make the water demon let go of its hatred; it was simply about not wanting to see another tragedy occur.

Skadi didn't dislike Chen Xuanzang's personality; on the contrary, she quite liked him.