landbeastnovel Chapter 26 A mortal boasted of slaughtering through Mount Ling, and Monkey King followed suit, direc
Chapter 26 A mortal boasted of slaughtering through Mount Ling, and Monkey King followed suit, direc
"What exactly are you—"
"Great Sage," Lu Chen interrupted him, "I'm not here to answer your question."
"I'm here to remind you of something."
Sun Wukong took a deep breath.
"What is it?"
Lu Chen looked at him.
That usually smiling face now showed a rare hint of seriousness.
"If you continue to slack off like this, the Buddhist community will not increase its support."
"If you just come to deal with me every day, they'll see you're still persisting and think, 'We can keep putting this off.'"
"They're investigating me while they're dragging things out. When will they ever stop?"
"The more they can't find out, the more you should slack off."
"The more you slack off, the more they'll think they can still investigate."
"This is a vicious cycle."
"If this continues..."
"It's not good for anyone."
Sun Wukong frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is—"
Lu Chen smiled.
He stood up.
"We can't let this drag on. We need to make Buddhism really anxious this once."
"Why the rush?"
Lu Chen patted the dirt off his buttocks.
He spoke slowly.
"I plan to."
"Take the initiative to visit Lingshan."
The camp was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The golden cudgel in Sun Wukong's hand clattered to the ground.
Pigsy opened his mouth wide for a long time.
Sha Wujing's hand, which was wiping his staff, froze in mid-air.
The five faces of the Five Directions Protector all rose up at once.
The sound of Tang Sanzang chanting scriptures stopped.
Lu Chen looked at their petrified expressions.
He added with a smile.
"Let's pay a visit to Buddha."
"And ask him—"
"The Great Journey to the West".
"Are we still going to proceed with the process?"
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The air in the business area seemed to freeze.
No one spoke.
Everyone was looking at Lu Chen.
It's like looking at a madman.
Go to Lingshan?
Visiting Buddha?
Should we ask if the pilgrimage to the West is going to proceed?
Is this guy crazy? Or is he just reckless?
Sun Wukong was the first to come to his senses.
He picked up the golden cudgel from the ground.
I patted off the dust.
"you go?"
He sneered.
"You're just a mortal."
"Can you even climb Mount Ling?"
Lu Chen smiled.
"Great Sage".
He countered with a question.
"You think I can't get on?"
Sun Wukong opened his mouth.
He originally wanted to say, "A mortal can't even touch the gate to Mount Ling; the golden light there can burn you to ashes."
But those words were on the tip of her tongue.
He stopped.
He recalled everything that had happened in the past six months.
He recalled how he had used all his strength but was only evenly matched with his opponent.
He remembered that Manjushri's sword of wisdom had been copied exactly by the other party.
He recalled that even Manjushri and Samantabhadra combined couldn't defeat him.
He recalled that the other person knew the secrets of the Three Pure Ones and Mount Ling like the back of their hand.
He then recalled how this person had just sat opposite him, reciting the contents of today's meeting at Mount Ling, the Taoist sect's seclusion, the Heavenly Court's archives, the demon race's retreat, the Dragon Palace's withdrawal, and the Underworld's abandonment of its duties, as if reading from a note.
He read it aloud without missing a single word.
motherfucker.
The words "A mere mortal cannot even touch the gates of Mount Ling" were uttered.
He himself didn't believe it.
Sun Wukong switched the golden cudgel to another hand.
"Fine. Even if you can get up there," he changed his angle, questioning, "Go ahead and try, are you sure Buddha won't just smash you to death with his staff?"
"I'm sure."
Lu Chen answered very decisively.
"Great Sage, think about it."
"That old man, Buddha."
Who is he most afraid of?
"We're not here to cause trouble."
"They're here to cause trouble, but they won't kill them."
"If you really want to condemn something outright, the system has matched you with a fantasy novel category. Click here."
"You haven't been sent yet."
"What does that mean?"
"That means he's not sure if he can kill me."
"An elderly person of his age wouldn't easily do something that's uncertain."
"He prefers to observe further."
Sun Wukong opened his mouth.
He closed his eyes again.
motherfucker.
This analysis makes a lot of sense.
Given the Buddha's venerable nature, he certainly wouldn't intervene under uncertain circumstances. The Buddha valued "cause and effect" and "stability" above all else. If something could potentially lead to uncontrollable consequences, the Buddha would rather let it linger than intervene rashly.
Every word Lu Chen uttered hit the mark on Buddha's personality.
"So, Great Sage," Lu Chen looked at Sun Wukong, "it's safest for me to go."
"The real danger is not going at all."
"If I don't go, the Buddhist community will think I'm plotting something, and they'll keep investigating me and escalating the investigation."
"But I took the initiative to visit them."
"They'll actually breathe a sigh of relief—it wasn't some uncontrollable conspiracy after all; this guy just wanted to talk."
"A powerful being of Buddha's caliber is not most afraid of enemies."
"It's uncertain."
"By putting myself in front of him, I was telling him: certainty has arrived."
Sun Wukong: ......
He actually understood.
He actually thought there was absolutely nothing wrong with this logic.
motherfucker.
"Great Sage, if you agree," Lu Chen turned to the Five Directions Protectors, "you gentlemen."
The five guardian deities shrank back in fright.
"Please pass on a message for me," Lu Chen said with a smile, "that a mortal is going to Mount Ling to visit the Buddha. Tell Mount Ling to make preparations."
The five faces of the Five Directions Protector all turned a shade paler.
The lips of the Golden-Headed Jiedi trembled.
How can you spread such a message?
How did they begin?
They brought this news back to Mount Ling, and upon entering the side hall, King Puji Mingwang would be utterly shocked.
The most humiliating thing these five of them had ever done in their lives was being repeatedly insulted by this mortal. And now they were being asked to take those words back with them?
The most humiliating thing these five of them had ever done in their lives was being repeatedly insulted by this mortal. And now they were being asked to take those words back with them?
"I...we..." the Golden-Headed Jiedi stammered.
"bring."
Sun Wukong added coldly from the side.
"I dare not not bring it."
The five guardian deities trembled simultaneously.
They exchanged a glance.
Then, at the fastest speed they had ever traveled, they rode on a golden beam.
Swish.
It flew away.
It moved so fast that it left five afterimages.
Lu Chen looked in the direction they flew away and laughed heartily.
"Their efficiency in delivering mail is impressive."
"It's much higher than when we used to deliver official notices to the pilgrimage teams."
Sun Wukong pouted.
Lu Chen turned his head and looked at Sun Wukong.
The smile on his face carried a hint of anticipation.
"Great Sage".
"Um?"
"Will you give me a ride?"
"Send you?" Sun Wukong raised an eyebrow. "You want me to send you to Mount Ling?"
"Yes. You're going anyway."
Why should I go?
"Because—" Lu Chen leaned closer and lowered his voice.
"The Buddhist community will definitely require you to accompany them on this matter."
"They would say that since the trouble arose on the journey to the West, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven must be present."
"When the time comes, if Lingshan sends people to arrest you, you'll have to be 'invited' to Lingshan."
"You understand that 'please' gesture, Great Sage."
"It might be another round of stricter regulations."
Sun Wukong raised an eyebrow.
He subconsciously touched the gold headband on his head.
The lingering burning sensation seemed to haven't dissipated yet.
"But if you set off now," Lu Chen continued, "you'll be in the role of 'voluntarily accompanying' them."
"It sounds much better than 'forced into it'."
"People from Lingshan will have to be quite polite to you."
"We'll see," Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Lingshan, you're going there to work."
"I went to see a play."
"Let's sneak in—"
"One works, the other watches the show."
"How harmonious."