Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1754 - The meaning of Buddha's existence, the king's possession of the devil

It was the first time Queen Jin Sheng Gong had seen such a menacing monk. The murderous aura on his face and the blood on his body made her momentarily believe that some kind of killing god had descended.

“Are you a high monk from the Great Tang?” Queen Jin Sheng Gong asked, somewhat startled.

Tang Seng put his hands together and slowly bowed: “Amitabha, this poor monk comes from the Eastern Land of the Great Tang, here to rescue the Queen.”

The scene of Tang Seng, covered in blood, chanting the Buddha's name was indeed a bit frightening. Even Queen Jin Sheng Gong didn't dare to fully believe him, fearing he might be a transformation of that demon.

It wasn't until Chu Hao appeared that she believed Tang Seng's words, revealing an expression of gratitude: “Thank you, High Monk, for your rescue.”

“Queen, you don't need to be so polite. We can go back now.” Tang Seng said earnestly, completely without the murderous look he had before.

The group walked out of the cave. Pigsy, seeing that there were still some small demons, stayed behind.

He glanced around, then rushed over, directly using his Gluttonous Talent.

In an instant, his mouth turned into a giant abyss, the terrifying suction force pulling all the surviving little demons into his stomach.

After these countless little demons were completely eliminated, Pigsy let out a satisfied burp, feeling his strength had increased somewhat.

He walked out of the cave and found Tang Seng and the others waiting for him.

“You idiot, what were you doing again?” Sun Wukong ran over and grabbed his ear, asking.

“It hurts, Monkey Bro, it hurts! I went to clean up the aftermath, otherwise those little demons would have escaped and gathered again to wreak havoc.” Pigsy shouted.

“Pigsy did the right thing.” Tang Seng said seriously from the front.

After experiencing the previous slaughter, Tang Seng was even more deeply affected by the demonic energy.

He believed that demons were demons and must be completely exterminated, otherwise, it would be humans who suffered in the end.

Chu Hao sensed this change, but he didn't say anything.

The group took the Queen back to Zhu Zi Kingdom.

Currently, the people of Zhu Zi Kingdom were still immersed in the Buddhist assembly.

The group walked on the road and received a warm welcome from everyone.

But Tang Seng noticed that in the corners of the streets, there were still some homeless people huddled up, as if they were in a completely different world from this lively Buddhist assembly.

He didn't have time to think too much, and was soon led by the guards to the palace.

But they didn't see the King, because the King was discussing Dao with a high monk.

Tang Seng asked which high monk it was. The guard told him that it was the monk Ming Hai, who was by the abbot of Ci Jue Temple.

Hearing this, Tang Seng was a little puzzled, thinking that even if they were discussing Dao, shouldn't it be with the abbot?

With doubts, he and his disciples, along with Chu Hao, arrived at the Imperial Study.

Outside the study, the soldiers did not stop Tang Seng and the others, especially since they had learned that this high monk from the Great Tang had just rescued the Queen.

As soon as they arrived, they saw the door of the study being opened, and the King, with a heavy face, sent the monk Ming Hai out.

Monk Ming Hai looked up and glanced at Tang Seng first, then at Chu Hao behind him.

Chu Hao looked at him with a smile, as if he recognized his origin.

Monk Ming Hai didn't say anything, just silently left.

“That's great! Come, High Monk, please come in. I have something I want to ask you.” The King looked excited, but he didn't go to find the Queen immediately. Instead, he invited Tang Seng inside for a chat.

Tang Seng and the others walked into the study. Chu Hao noticed that in front of the King, there was a Buddhist scripture placed there, but the scripture was stained with a trace of demonic energy.

He didn't say anything, just quietly sat aside.

The King's face became deep again, and he sat back in his seat, opened the Buddhist scripture in front of him, and then looked at Tang Seng opposite him and asked: “High Monk, I have a question.”

“What is it?” Tang Seng asked.

“You have also seen that my Zhu Zi Kingdom has held a grand Buddhist assembly and vigorously promoted Buddhism. Why are we still abandoned by the Buddhas, and even made things difficult for me, the ruler of a country?” The King asked seriously.

Hearing this, Tang Seng was stunned, thinking, could it be that this King already knew that this calamity was arranged by the Western Heaven?

Seeing Tang Seng's silence, the King continued: “High Monk, there is no need to hide it from me. I already know that the demon was instructed by the Buddhas to harm me and also kidnapped my Queen.”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Seng got up and bowed: “Your Majesty, this matter is indeed caused by me.”

However, the King waved his hand: “High Monk is the benefactor of me and the Queen, how can you say such a thing? Tonight, what I want to discuss with you is whether this Buddha should be respected!”

Everyone in the study was shocked to hear this.

Especially Sun Wukong and the others.

They clearly saw that the King highly respected Buddhism, built temples on a large scale, and asked the people to worship. How could he suddenly say such a thing?

In response, Tang Seng thought seriously: “Buddhas should be respected, but it depends on what kind of Buddha they are.”

“Are Buddhas also divided into good and bad?” the King asked.

“That's right. Like the abbot of Ci Jue Temple, he is not a good monk, and the Buddha he worships is not a good Buddha either.” Tang Seng said, and then told the King what he had seen last night.

After listening, the King was instantly furious: “That's too much! That little girl is a life after all. How can he stand by and watch her die? Even if he knows that her life is not long, he should make the greatest effort. His behavior is clearly to stay out of it.”

Tang Seng nodded: “The monks and temples of today have long lost their original intentions…”

The more Tang Seng spoke, the more excited he became, and the demonic energy on his body emerged. He, who was originally just discussing whether the Buddha should be respected, had even risen to the Buddhas of the Western Heaven.

In his opinion, it was precisely because the Buddhas of the Western Heaven were inactive and allowed all beings to fool around that such suffering arose.

For example, the abbot of Ci Jue Temple, if the Buddha he worshiped really had an effect, then he would definitely not drive away the little girl, but would leave her behind and hand her over to the Buddha for treatment.

The King greatly agreed with this.

Previously, he had discussed this matter with the monk Ming Hai.

Ming Hai used a boat and water as an example, believing that the ruler is the boat, the people are the water, and the Buddha is just a building on the shore. It looks high and unreachable, but for the people and for the country, it is useless.

Those who are sick will not be cured by worshiping the Buddha, those who are poor will not become rich because of the Buddha, and those who are captured by demons will not return safely because of the Buddha…

The only thing you can rely on is yourself, because the Buddha can't do anything.

It was these remarks that made the King begin to rethink the meaning of the Buddha, and it happened that Tang Seng was also like this.

The two were like soulmates, and all their thoughts coincided.

Sun Wukong was shocked by the words of the two, but he didn't dare to interrupt, because he was surprised that these words were really not false.

As for Pigsy and Sand Monk, they didn't feel anything.

They originally came from the Heavenly Court and belonged to the Taoist school, and they didn't have such a strong sense of belonging to the Buddha in their hearts.