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

#2211 - Uncover the truth

In the northern part of the capital city of Tianzhu, there was also an extremely large temple called Ci'en Temple. It was usually filled with incense and bustling with countless worshippers.

The abbot of the temple, Master Laine, was known as the most benevolent person in Tianzhu, famed for his widespread kindness, impartiality, and selflessness.

Of course, this was just the image Laine presented to the common people. In reality, he was also an incarnation of the Buddha of the Western Paradise.

Moreover, Laine was extremely lecherous. He secretly used Buddhism as a pretext to molest female worshippers, and he even had his subordinates secretly kidnap young girls.

Within Ci'en Temple, Laine had built a special underground palace to imprison women and satisfy his lust.

At sunset, after Ci'en Temple closed its gates, Laine's righteous and kind facade changed, revealing a lewd and sinister face.

He couldn't wait to go to the underground palace to have some fun and enjoyment. The entrance to the underground palace was located behind the Buddha statue enshrined in the main hall of the temple.

"These common people worship the Buddha every day, but they don't know that this Buddha has other secrets."

"Without these foolish people, where would we get our good life?"

Ci'en said as he opened the mechanism, looking at the Buddha statue.

But at that moment, he suddenly froze, his face showing great shock.

"Buddha... Buddha! The Buddha is alive!"

Ci'en saw the eyes of the Buddha statue actually blinking. Even though he was a Buddha from the Western Paradise, he was terrified by this scene.

What he didn't see was that Zhu Bajie was hiding behind him, secretly snickering.

"You evil and lecherous Buddha, let me see how I deal with you."

Zhu Bajie muttered to himself, wanting to teach Laine, this licentious monk, a good lesson.

"Buddha."

Laine knelt down and kowtowed to the Buddha statue repeatedly. This was not faith, but fear.

"Laine, do you know your crime?"

Zhu Bajie pinched his nose and shouted at Laine.

"What crime?"

Laine wondered why this manifested Buddha would say such a thing.

They were sent by the Tathagata Buddha to the capital of Tianzhu to control the people through the temple.

Zhu Bajie snorted coldly, and at the same time, he reached out and slapped Laine's bald head, causing Laine to let out a pig-like scream.

"You have the audacity to commit such acts in the temple!"

Every time Zhu Bajie said a sentence, he would slap Laine, making Laine almost faint.

The next morning, according to the customs of the people of Tianzhu, the first thing they did every morning was to go to the temple to worship.

According to the propaganda of Buddhism, only sincere worship every day would receive the Buddha's blessing, transcend the suffering of reincarnation, and ascend to the Western Paradise after death.

Although the people didn't know where the Buddha's blessing was, or whether the Western Paradise really existed, they believed in the Buddha.

The people lined up in front of Damingjue Temple, and soon the gates of Damingjue Temple opened, but the people were all surprised.

At this time, Zen Master Juexin was kneeling before the Buddha in the main hall of Damingjue Temple, looking bruised and swollen.

In front of Zen Master Juexin, there was also a small mountain of gold and silver, all from Zen Master Juexin's private vault.

"What's going on?"

"Why is Zen Master Juexin like this? Why is there so much gold and silver?"

"What happened?"

The people were faced with such a Zen Master Juexin, faced with a mountain of gold and silver, and couldn't help but speculate in their hearts.

"I am a Buddha from the Western Paradise. This gold and silver is all the incense money I embezzled, but compared to what I handed over to the Western Paradise, this is just a drop in the bucket.

We were all sent by the Buddha to build temples, control the people in the name of Buddhism, and collect money."

Zen Master Juexin confessed his crimes, clearly telling the people.

Of course, he was unwilling to do so, but he knew that Sun Wukong was behind him. If he didn't confess his crimes, he would be tortured by Sun Wukong.

Hearing Zen Master Juexin's story, the people couldn't believe it.

"How could this be? Buddhism is actually a lie."

"They are cheating us of our money. It's really hateful."

"The Western Paradise is treating us like fools, like slaves to be exploited by them."

The people changed from surprise to anger, and many people shouted angrily, the people were filled with righteous indignation.

In Ci'en Temple, Master Laine was also tied to the Buddha Hall by Zhu Bajie, and at the same time, the gate of the underground palace was opened, and the imprisoned beautiful women were rescued.

The people looked at Laine, looked at the imprisoned women, and were also somewhat unbelievable.

"Is this the Master Laine who is known as a benevolent person?"

"To actually do such despicable and dirty things, it's simply outrageous."

"Too shameless, simply damn!"

The people angrily accused Laine.

"I am a Buddha from the Western Paradise. My task is to manage the people, control the capital of Tianzhu, and win the trust of the people in the name of Buddhism.

I am indeed depraved and shameless, and I admit my guilt for having people kidnap women!"

Laine also confessed his crimes, of course, all of these were the result of Zhu Bajie's education.

And with the imprisoned women as witnesses, the people naturally understood at a glance.

Seeing such a scene, some people were angry, but more people were confused.

All along, they had regarded Buddhism as their faith, and Buddhist teachings as their code of conduct.

But now they knew that Buddhism was a lie, and Buddhist teachings were just a means to deceive and control them.

They had been living in a deception, being exploited and oppressed as slaves, and instead worshiping those who oppressed and exploited them all day long.

Such a huge reversal caused many people to experience a huge psychological gap, and they didn't know what to do in the future.

Similar situations to Damingjue Temple and Ci'en Temple were also being staged in many temples, all of which were done by Tang Seng and Sun Wukong.

Naturally, this was also Chu Hao's idea, to let the people completely recognize the true face of the Western Paradise through this method.

There were three thousand temples in the capital of Tianzhu, and countless monks in the temples, and Laine and Juexin were just two obvious representatives.

Chu Hao also knew that most people would definitely be confused and frustrated when they knew these things, and even do more extreme things.

However, if you want to rescue the people from the control of the Western Paradise, you must let them recognize the true face of the Western Paradise, otherwise, no matter how great your ability is, you will not be able to save them.