I was favored by the evil god, and I became a white-bone bodhisattva.

"So there are such bad guys in Sang Country..."

"Little guy, get out of the car quickly! Hand over your package." Seeing someone coming over with a knife, Tangtang quickly untied the package and took Xiaobai out.

Xiaobai flew up swayingly, and the robbers were so scared when they saw it that they pissed their pants.

Of course, the white bone relics alone are not scary, but there are four demons lying on top of them.

The four demons looked ferocious, their eyes were rolling around and it was obvious that they were alive. How could ordinary robbers have ever seen such a scene?

"Mom——"

The robbers were so frightened that they even dropped the knives in their hands and fled for their lives.

But the effect of releasing Xiaobai seems to be too good, and the car owner should not just run away with the same goods.

"Uncle, don't run!"

Tangtang quickly drove the donkey cart to stop the owner, and it took a lot of effort to calm him down.

"It, they really won't hurt anyone, right?"

"It's okay. Unless Xiaobai can't hold on any longer, they can't hurt anyone."

Uh.

The car owner was obviously not relieved, so the girl thought for a moment and said, "Everyone calls me Master Tangtang. Tangtang won't lie to you. If I say it's okay, it must be okay!"

Tangtang Wizard... Turns out you are Tangtang Wizard!

The car owner was no longer afraid, but instead looked very excited.

"Master, please get in the car quickly. I am really saving blessings for my family by taking you to Honglian Temple today!"

...........

We had a smooth journey after that and never encountered any robbers blocking the road again.

After all, we are getting closer and closer to the capital, and it is really unacceptable that bandits are still rampant.

"Thank you, uncle~"

"Haha, Master, you are too polite. Goodbye!"

After waving goodbye to the car owner, the girl came to Honglian Temple and met Yao Bingshi and Huizhen after not seeing them for more than ten days.

"Tangtang, I'm so glad you're okay."

Yao Bingshi picked up the little girl and spun her around a few times, then stuffed the alms bowl into her hands.

"Put the bowl away quickly. Master Honglian has been staring at the bowl these days."

When the little girl put away the bowl, Huizhen stepped forward and congratulated her, saying, "Well done, well done. Not only is the master safe and sound, but he also teamed up with Master Honglian to get rid of the demon mother. His merits are truly immeasurable."

Huh?

Tangtang quickly shook her head and told the two of them everything that had happened in the past few days.

"So that's the case... Wait, if that's the case, then Master Honglian is talking nonsense and deceiving the king and queen?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the monks from the surrounding Honglian Temple immediately glared at Yao Bingshi.

"Well, it's not convenient to talk here, let's go back to the house and talk." Huizhen said hurriedly.

After returning to the room, seeing that Yao Bingshi still looked unhappy, Huizhen turned the topic to Tangtang.

"Master Tangtang, is your magic power still sealed?"

"No, no, Sister Maru has already helped me untie it."

Huizhen also knew what the little girl called Sister Maru, which was just an ordinary fist-sized stone.

How can a stone break the seal?

Huizhen thought so and didn't argue with the girl.

Anyway, as long as the person is back, all other things are secondary.

"Good, good."

Without knocking, Master Honglian pushed the door open and walked in.

When he saw Tangtang, his face was full of joy, and he pulled her to go to the palace.

"Master Honglian, what you said to everyone before, why did you tell..."

Yao Bingshi was about to ask Honglian why she lied, but he heard the latter sigh and say, "Donor Yao, I am sorry that I have not been able to entertain you well these days."

No, to be honest, the hospitality was quite thoughtful.

Thinking of this, Yao Bingshi suddenly felt embarrassed to ask any more questions.

...........

When they arrived at the palace, the first person to greet the little girl was the queen.

Although she was one of the most noble people in the country, the queen was humble in front of Tangtang. She took the little girl's hand and chatted with her in a very cordial manner.

When they were talking about the Demon Mother, Honglian beside them suddenly said, "Your Highness, if you feel tired, don't be stubborn. I have repeatedly reminded you of this."

Although the queen didn't feel very tired after this interruption, she listened to Honglian's advice and interrupted the conversation with the little girl.

Soon Tangtang met King Sang again. Compared with the Queen's hospitality, the King's reception was much more "formal".

"Without the help of the little wizard, Wang'er might not be able to come back this time."

"Money is a vulgar thing. I want to build a pagoda for the young master and the master as a token of my gratitude."

Tangtang felt that she hadn't done anything, so she declined a few words.

Master Honglian also declined, but looking at his rosy face, he had already agreed in his heart.

Chapter 132 Hibernation

In the past few days, the whole Sang Kingdom has been discussing two major events. One is that the king wants to build a pagoda for Master Honglian and Master Tangtang to thank them for saving the eldest prince's life.

"I heard that the Demon Mother eats a hundred boys and girls every day, and she has countless demons at her disposal."

"Master Tangtang went to subdue the demon alone, but was captured by the Demon Mother. Later, Master Honglian secretly rescued the master, and the two of them worked together to reseal the Demon Mother."

After the Demon Mother took her child away, King Sang strictly ordered the news to be blocked in order to avoid causing widespread panic.

But now that things have passed, the prince has returned, and the witch is dead, there is no need to continue to block the news.

Based on the "truth of the matter" as told by Honglian, various artistic versions quickly emerged among the people.

The Demon Mother became a being who could stop children from crying, and Master Honglian and Master Tangtang became the representative figures of Buddhism in Sang Country.

Of course, the former had long been a figurehead of Buddhism, and the latter had only become a household name in Sang country with the help of this incident.

The second major event can actually be seen as an extension of the first major event. King Sang classified the Brahma religion as a cult on the charge of "colluding with the demon mother to harm the prince."

Since it is a cult, the government will naturally step in to crack down on it.

Brahma is quite influential in Sang Country, so it's no wonder that everyone is talking about it.

Ordinary people were just talking about it, but Honglian, who was the one who pushed this matter forward, was very nervous. He thought that using the royal power to suppress the Brahma religion was actually a risky move.

But if we don't suppress it now, the situation will only get worse in the future.

Brahma has developed silently to such an extent that it is impossible for it to be inferior to Buddhism forever.

'Faced with the government's crackdown, the Brahman religion will either go into hiding and temporarily remain dormant, or...'

Or he could really turn the table in rebellion and fight against both Buddhism and the government on his own.

Honglian himself couldn't tell which result he would prefer to see, but when all the signs showed that the Brahma Sect had finally chosen to lie dormant, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

'This way, we Buddhists will have more time to prepare.'

"First, find all the demon-sealing points in Sang Country, and then concentrate our efforts to kill the most powerful demons one by one, so that the Brahma Cult can't use those seals to stir up trouble again."

.............

"Your Majesty, the Demon Mother's magical powers are not something that ordinary people can defeat. Now that your son has returned, you should be lenient with those guards."

After the Demon Mother stole her son, all the guards who escorted the Queen to the Red Lotus Temple to burn incense that day were thrown into the Heavenly Prison and have not been released until now.

The queen was kind-hearted, and seeing that King Sang had been in a good mood in recent days, she took the opportunity to plead for them.

"..."

King Sang didn't say anything for a while, but a look of annoyance appeared between his brows.

Of course he knew that the Demon Mother was not a mere mortal's match, but when a prince of a country was "kidnapped" in the street, someone had to take the blame.

Furthermore, King Sang also needed a place to vent his anger.

"Your Majesty is known as the Buddha King, and is known for his benevolence. If you ignore them and behead them in public, I'm afraid..."

The queen knew her husband well and knew that he always valued his reputation.

Sure enough, after hearing what she said, the man's expression suddenly wavered.

After repeated soft words of pleas, King Sang finally spoke: "For the queen's sake, I will spare their lives. However, the death penalty can be spared, but the living crime cannot be escaped. All 28 guards will be punished with ink and exiled to the frontier!"

The meaning of ink punishment is: tattooing words or patterns on the face or forehead of the prisoner, and then dyeing it with ink as a mark of the prisoner.

This punishment has little actual impact on the prisoner's physical condition, but it is a humiliating punishment.

The queen was shocked and couldn't help but want to give her some more advice, but King Sang waved his hand to signal her not to say anything more.

The queen could only sigh inwardly as further persuasion would be of no use and might even have a counterproductive effect.

...........

"The twenty-eight guards will be here to be punished tomorrow, right?"

In Wancheng, near the royal capital, the criminal officer Jiang Boda was discussing the topic of the Twenty-Eight Guards with his colleagues with great interest.

"Yeah, I don't know how many will come in the end."

Jiang Boda was stunned for a moment, but soon understood the meaning of this sentence.

Not everyone can tolerate the black torture, especially those twenty-eight guards who were once the royal family’s personal guards!

It is very likely that someone will commit suicide immediately after receiving the news. I don’t know how many people will come here obediently to be punished tomorrow.

“About twenty,” someone said uncertainly.

"That's a lot, I guess fifteen!"

"Thirteen. If you guess correctly, they'll all be given to me."

It has been a long time since anyone has been sentenced to tattooing, and these judges are itching to do it.

"Ten!"

Seeing the atmosphere getting lively, Jiang Boda also guessed a number at random, and he guessed 'seventeen'.

Amidst all the chit-chatting and boasting, the sun gradually set.

Although it was not yet time to go home, everyone left in groups of three or four as they saw that the time was almost up.

After saying goodbye to several colleagues, Jiang Boda did not go back directly, but went to the Honglian Temple branch in the city to burn incense.

'It's so quiet at home, and there's no one around.'

'God bless me and grant me a good marriage.'

After bowing his head several times devoutly, Jiang Boda stood up and was about to leave the temple when a monk quickly walked up to him and said, "Donor Jiang, a monk will come to your home to check in a few days. When will you be home?"

"What to check?" Jiang Boda looked puzzled.

"The statistics of the various demon-sealing sites in Sang Country were not complete before. This time, the master has teamed up with the abbots of 173 temples to conduct a major investigation, with the focus on the ancient buildings."

..............

It seemed that his yard was quite old. Thinking of this, Jiang Boda couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Master, why don't you come back with me now to check it out! I don't want a demon to suddenly appear in my house."

"Don't be impatient, my power is not strong enough, so I won't be able to find anything even if I go."

In short, there is a shortage of staff in the temple, so they have to check one by one in order.