You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

Noticing his actions, Xiao Qingxin blushed slightly, but now she could no longer sense Xia Zhiming's thoughts, so she didn't think too much about it. She just reached out and grabbed him to prevent him from going too far, and then continued:

"I intend to become the demon king of Kutuo Mountain, and then preach to the demons and wild beasts in the mountains, hoping to guide them onto the right path. I wonder if you gentlemen have any good suggestions?"

Hong Qidu was about to speak again when Zhen Zhongyu beside him suddenly interrupted, "Demons often don't know good from evil. Even when they have gained intelligence, they often eat raw meat and drink blood. How can we get them to walk the right path?"

Ran Dan shook his head. "As the saying goes, when one has enough food and clothing, one knows honor and disgrace; when one has enough food and clothing, one knows etiquette and propriety. If it weren't for the Three Sovereigns ruling the world and the Five Emperors establishing the laws of nature, there would actually be no difference between humans and demons. It's just that each is born with intelligence."

Qi Hongdu agreed upon hearing this and then praised: "If that's the case, Your Majesty, if you can succeed, you can be said to be the Three Emperors in the world."

Xia Zhiming was speechless, while Qingxin looked proud. However, the girl still knew her limitations. After laughing for a moment, she shook her head and said, "It's not that great. I just hope the gentlemen can come up with a feasible solution."

Before he finished speaking, Zhen Zhongshu shook his head: "This... the Queen has made it very clear. Rule, manage, work, reward and punish, that's all."

Ran Dan praised her: "The Queen is so knowledgeable and well-mannered even though she hasn't transformed yet. She will surely be able to assist the King in achieving his imperial ambitions in the future."

Xiao Qing was suddenly happy and was about to find Xia Zhiming to ask again, but she found that he had already hidden in his arms through his sleeves, so she had to give up for the time being.

However, since he already had a basic idea, Qingxin asked the three gentlemen to help him formulate a set of rules. The three gentlemen did not refuse and left the cave under the guidance of the little demons.

After all the people and demons had left, Qing Xin reached out and grabbed the white snake's tail, pulling it out of Xia Zhiming's arms. She asked softly, "Zhiming, do you think this will work?"

“It’s useful, but not very useful.”

"why?"

"Everyone in the world knows good and evil, but what is the result?"

Xiao Qingxin recalled the stories of the human world she had witnessed, and asked with some confusion: "Why don't they follow the righteous path, seek the righteous Dharma, and seek the righteous fruit?"

"So what should we do now?" Xia Zhiming looked at the puzzled little girl in front of him, thought for a moment, and asked again: "What are the nine difficulties of cultivation?"

Xiao Qingxin was a little confused, but she still read out the words obediently:

"The first difficulty is the need for food and clothing."

"Second difficulty, the patriarch stopped me."

"Three difficulties, love and entanglement."

"The fourth difficulty is being drawn into fame and gain."

"Five difficulties, disasters and misfortunes."

"Six difficulties, constraints of the blind teacher."

"The Seven Difficulties, pointing to the side door."

"The Eight Tribulations, finally, slackness."

"Nine difficulties, the years pass by."

Xiao Qingxin told all the disasters one by one, then she understood something, lowered her head and said no more.

Seeing her like this, Xia Zhiming smiled and said, "Did you find out?"

The girl nodded: "Hmm~"

Xia Zhiming comforted him, "Don't overthink it. Even if you can only solve the most difficult problem in worldly cultivation, you will have a place in the Sainthood."

"I dare not think about it."

"Actually, I know someone who can."

"Who?"

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Chapter 32: The Three Saints Ask the Heart

Now that there is a basic procedure, Qingxin finally has something to do.

First of all, the first step is to rule the entire Kutuo Ridge. In fact, Xia Zhiming had already helped Qingxin accomplish this task with a ruler.

On the second day after Qingxin ascended the throne, Yingluan went to the cave early in the morning to call the thirty-six cave demon kings over. As Qingxin finished speaking with the ruler in his hand, the demon kings knelt down very decisively.

After that, the management methods of the three gentlemen were also released. Xia Zhiming took a look at them.

The big king governs the small king, and the small king governs the small demon.

Those that can fly deliver messages, and those that can climb pick fruits.

He can help in the kitchen by setting a fire, and he can farm when it rains.

The only ones left are the strong cattle and horses, and the only ones left are the pure cattle and horses.

Those who do a bad job get beaten, those who do a good job get good meat.

Summary - a hodgepodge of collectivism, slavery, monarchy, and feudalism, highlighting an abstract concept.

But at least the framework is set up. If you encounter someone who is disobedient, unrepentant, or lazy, just whip him. It is simple, rough, but effective!

Monsters just respect the strong, and since they have food, they naturally won't engage in robbing and looting, and they don't have the energy to do so.

The remaining things to do in the mountains are nothing more than organizing resources, reclaiming wasteland, planting trees, cutting wood, mining stones, growing grass, and raising livestock. With the assistance of the three gentlemen, these chores must be well organized.

Speaking of those three gentlemen, Xia Zhiming usually pays close attention to them.

However, the three gentlemen worked diligently and conscientiously in the days that followed. They called Xiao Qingxin "king" more attentively than anyone else, and often made her smile from ear to ear.

As for how many times Xia Zhiming shivered and shrank his neck during this period, that is another matter.

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Time flies in the mountains. In a blink of an eye, several months have passed, summer has passed, and most of autumn has gone by. The mountains are gradually becoming colder.

One day, a man and a snake returned from preaching on the mountaintop. As soon as they sat down in the cave, they saw three gentlemen coming to greet them. They bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, we have something to report!"

Although he had heard it countless times, Xia Zhiming still felt a little numb. He turned to look at Qingxin and found that the little girl had raised her head and put on an arrogant look. Then she said softly:

"My three beloved ministers, please explain in detail~"

Xia Zhiming was in a dilemma for a moment, but he didn't want to spoil the fun of the others. He just looked at the youngest of the three, Hong Qidu, who stood up and bowed, saying:

"Your Majesty, the autumn harvest is over. We calculated yesterday and found that there is not enough food to survive the cold winter. What should we do about this situation?"

Qing Xin was not in a hurry. She hadn't been the Demon King for nothing these days, so she quickly replied:

"Do you have any wood, bluestone, firewood, furs, or feathers left? How about going back to the human world and exchanging some for them? Once the forest has a harvest next year, I'm sure this problem won't arise anymore."

As the words fell, the girl noticed the three scholars in front of her exchanged glances, and then Ran Dan stepped forward. The old man bowed and sighed, "Your Majesty, this matter really isn't a long-term solution..."

"Why not? This Kutuo Mountain is eight hundred miles long." Qingxin tilted his head to express his confusion.

In front of him, Zhen Zhongshu also stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a wry smile: "My king, do you know how many monsters have appeared in this mountain in the past three months?"

"How much?" Xiao Qingxin's eyes lit up, and she seemed a little surprised.

Hong Qidu stepped forward and sighed, "Your Majesty, you study the scriptures and preach diligently. Recently, there are over a thousand demons in the mountains who have transformed, and tens of thousands of spiritualists."

Xiao Qingxin was immediately delighted and said with a smile, "Then we can just cultivate some more land."

As soon as the words fell, the girl found that the three gentlemen all bowed, and all three of them had compassionate expressions:

"Your Majesty! The capital of Kutuo Kingdom is four hundred miles away! The demons possess magical powers! How can we possibly defeat them? Please, Your Majesty, please leave a way for us mortals to survive!"

As the words fell, the cave fell silent for a moment. Xiao Qingxin also figured out the crux of the matter—she shouldn't have been so diligent in preaching...

After figuring out the problem, Qingxin was speechless for a moment. She could only slump down on the throne, pouting and not saying anything.

Seeing Xiao Qingxin like this, Xia Zhiming didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

In fact, this was just a dream after all. If the three gentlemen had not mentioned this matter, Xia Zhiming would not have told the little girl.

It’s not the fault of these three gentlemen, because this incident was actually unavoidable.

Even if Qingxin had the assistance of these three capable ministers and established a practical management method to restrain the behavior of monsters and let them engage in production, all living creatures in the world need to eat. How could Qingxin continue to use this method of enlightening all living creatures?

Xia Zhiming himself knew very well that he could not help the little girl solve this problem, he could only let her have more fun.

Moreover, this problem is not unique to him. Immortals, gods, ghosts, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and saints cannot solve this problem.

but--

Xia Zhiming glanced at the three gentlemen in the audience with his red eyes and was speechless for a moment - why are you three making things so difficult for the child!

As soon as he thought of this, the three gentlemen in the audience all looked over, but Xia Zhiming glared back without giving in.

The three gentlemen were speechless for a moment, just looking at each other, and soon they smiled and shook their heads.

On the stage, Xiao Qingxin lowered her head in deep thought, but she didn't notice the eye contact between the three people and the snake. It was not until a long time later that she thought of something. She reached out and touched Xia Zhiming in her arms, and asked softly:

"Zhiming, do you have any ideas?"

"Qingxin, please don't cry. I'm not very good at coaxing girls."

"Zhiming, do you have any ideas?"

“There really isn’t that problem…”

On the stage, Xiao Qingxin looked down at the still lazy white snake in her arms, and was stunned for a moment. After a long time——

"Zhiming, I don't want to preach anymore..."

"Listen to me, just talk about yours~"

"But……"

"No buts."

Interrupting Qingxin's words, Xia Zhiming looked at the little girl who had walked into a dead end in front of him and couldn't help but say:

"The saints wrote down the Dao scrolls, and the immortals left behind the true Dharma."

"The Buddha recited scriptures, and the Bodhisattva stepped onto the earth."

"The gods established heaven, and the ghosts established reincarnation."

At this point, Xia Zhiming looked at the silly girl and chuckled: "Qingxin, preaching to all living beings, saving the world and saving people, all the immortals in the sky have been doing it all the time."

Xiao Qing was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while, she nodded firmly again. Then she looked towards the three gentlemen below the stage, only to see—

Ran Dan sighed: "Bodhi is really lucky to have caught two at once."

Hong Qidu looked displeased and snorted, "I'll go find Bodhi and get them both over here."

Zhen Zhongshu chuckled softly: "You have a nice thought. This little girl is the boy that Bodhi has been raising for over a thousand years, and the white snake was also raised by Bodhi."

On the stage, Qingxin was stunned for a moment as he watched the three people singing in unison. Then, just as he was about to speak, he saw the three scholars flash and change their shapes.

Then I saw them——

A man with white hair and beard, kind eyes, wearing a Yin-Yang Bagua robe, holding a whisk in his hand - Taiqing Daode Tianzun!

A man with black hair and beard, born gentle and elegant, wearing a Chaos Starry Sky Robe, holding a red pill in his hand - Jade Purity Original Heavenly Venerable!

A man with black hair and beard, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, wearing a purple smoke jade morning robe, holding a Ruyi in his hand - Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun!

On the stage, Xiao Qingxin was stunned when she recognized the three people. She recalled how she had ordered these three people around a while ago. Her face turned red with shame. She quickly went off the stage and bowed three times to the three people. On her shoulder, Xia Zhiming also nodded three times obediently.

When the girl finished her worship, she heard Lingbao Tianzun say with a smile: "It is a good thing to have this intention to spread the teachings to all living beings, but don't be obsessed with it in the future."

Qingxin just thought it was advice from an elder and nodded obediently.

Xia Zhiming was speechless when he heard what the girl said.

Legend has it that Lingbao Tianzun has tens of millions of incarnations, and he never refuses anyone who seeks the truth. He tells Qingxin not to be too obsessed with preaching to all living beings, but he doesn't know that the person in the world who is most obsessed with this is himself.

Bang!

A crisp knocking sound was heard!

Xia Zhiming felt a sharp pain in his head, and then he saw Lingbao Tianzun knock the Jade Ruyi directly onto his head and scolded him with a smile: "You little snake really deserve a beating."

Xia Zhiming felt a little numb about the snake, so he could only shrink his neck and burrow into Qingxin's arms. Qingxin's heart knot had been untied by this time, and she was also happy to see this scene - why did her white snake always get beaten?

Taiqing chuckled, raised his whisk to stop Lingbao, and said with a smile: "Lingbao, are you angry with this youngster?"

Yuanshi's face was full of joy. He chuckled and teased Lingbao, "Lingbao, are you angry because your thoughts were exposed?"

Hearing Taiqing and Yuanshi's teasing, Lingbao's face suddenly darkened, and then he put away Ruyi with some embarrassment and turned his head away.

Seeing him like this, Tai Qing finally turned around and looked at Xia Zhiming and said with a smile: "You, the white snake, can see clearly, but your mind is really unconventional."

When Lingbao heard this, he seemed to remember something, but he didn't take what happened just now to heart. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Xia Zhiming and smiled: