BookMe #2292 - Meet the Man in Black Again
#2292 - Meet the Man in Black Again
After a moment, Kou Shanren continued speaking to Tang Seng, with a somewhat troubled expression.
"My original intention was to hold this Merit Dharma Assembly as a mere formality, but my unworthy son made a suggestion to me.
He said that this Merit Dharma Assembly is to pray for the well-being of the people of Diling County and should not be done carelessly, but should be organized on a grand scale to show our sincerity.
I felt there was some truth in that, so I agreed to my son's suggestion and entrusted him with the full responsibility of arranging the Merit Dharma Assembly."
Hearing Kou Shanren say this, Tang Seng already had some deductions in his mind.
"So that's how it is, but this poor monk still needs to travel west with my disciples, so this Merit Dharma Assembly cannot be delayed for too long, lest it affect our journey west."
Tang Seng's words were also a kind of probing, testing how Kou Shanren viewed their journey west.
"Venerable Tang, please rest assured, this Merit Dharma Assembly will only take one day. Venerable Tang is so eager to travel west, which shows your piety and desire for the Buddha Tathagata in the Western Paradise.
I will definitely not delay Venerable Tang's journey. After the Merit Dharma Assembly, I will immediately send the Venerable Master and his disciples west."
Kou Shanren said to Tang Seng as if making a guarantee.
"Very well!"
Seeing Kou Shanren's attitude, Tang Seng had some hesitation about his judgment.
From Kou Shanren's attitude towards the Merit Dharma Assembly, Tang Seng felt that he should not be a person arranged by the Western Paradise, at least he should not be sincerely helping the Western Paradise.
But when Kou Shanren mentioned the Western Paradise and the Tathagata Buddha, he had a look of piety and reverence, which made it difficult for Tang Seng to draw a conclusion.
While Tang Seng was testing Kou Shanren, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie were also secretly monitoring Kou Shanren's son.
This son of Kou Shanren was indeed leading the Kou family in organizing the Merit Dharma Assembly.
The location of the Merit Dharma Assembly was set in a wide square in the center of Diling County, where a high dharma platform had already been erected and tables set up.
"All of you, be careful and serious. This Merit Dharma Assembly is a major event in Diling County. It is also my father Kou Hong's act of fulfilling a vow.
It is to pray for the well-being of the people of Diling County, and no mistakes are allowed. At that time, tens of thousands of people in the county will witness this great act of benevolence."
Kou Shanren's son said solemnly to his subordinates.
Hearing Kou Shanren's son say this, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie both sneered.
They knew best what kind of virtue the Western Paradise possessed from their journey west. Don't even mention holding a Merit Dharma Assembly, even if they invited the Tathagata Buddha to personally attend, it was estimated that the Western Paradise would not bother to fool any living beings.
"Brother Monkey, I think this son of Kou Shanren must be a person from the Western Paradise without a doubt."
"I think so too. This guy attaches so much importance to the Merit Dharma Assembly. It must be an arrangement of the Western Paradise."
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie discussed and made a deduction.
However, Kou Shanren's son did not stay here for long. After arranging everything, he secretly left alone.
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie immediately followed, following Kou Shanren's son to a remote place.
After arriving here, Kou Shanren's son took out a talisman, and then began to chant words to the talisman.
"This is a message talisman. Is he reporting to the Western Paradise?"
"This person is so secretive, he must not be a good thing."
When the Merit Dharma Assembly is held, this formation can be activated secretly. Through the formation, we will surely be able to subdue Tang Seng and his disciples.
As long as we control them, won't everything be in our control?"
Kou Shanren's son said to the black-robed man with great confidence.
"Don't be careless. That Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie are both cultivators with extraordinary abilities, and there is also a Chu Hao, who has the strength of a saint.
If we make the slightest mistake, it will be difficult to control the situation, causing us to fail."
The black-robed man's words showed that he was very familiar with and understood Tang Seng and his disciples.
"Brother Monkey, that's right, this black-robed man must be a big shot from the Western Paradise."
"As long as we capture him, the conspiracy of the Western Paradise can be exposed."
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie made up their minds to capture the black-robed man.
The two secretly outflanked him from the left and right sides. Sun Wukong took the lead to show himself and shouted at the black-robed man.
"You villain, I let you escape last time, but this time I will definitely not let you go, take a blow from my old Sun."
Determined that the black-robed man was a person from the Western Paradise, Sun Wukong would naturally not hold back in the slightest.
After offering the Golden Cudgel, he struck the black-robed man with all his strength. The Golden Cudgel carried the momentum of Mount Tai pressing down, heading straight for the black-robed man's head.
"Sun Wukong!"
The black-robed man was a little flustered when he saw Sun Wukong suddenly launching an attack.
"Sun Wukong, listen to me!"
The black-robed man seemed to want to explain something, but Sun Wukong's blow had already approached him, and he had to immediately take action to resist.
He saw the black-robed man wave his single arm, and then slapped out a palm. This palm collided with Sun Wukong's Golden Cudgel.
With a bang, the confrontation between the palm and the cudgel brought up endless air waves and tremors of the earth.
The black-robed man took a step back, and Sun Wukong also took a step back.
"What strong strength, to be able to resist my full blow with the Golden Cudgel with just one palm."
Sun Wukong was also surprised by the strength of this black-robed man.
Recently, the cultivation of Tang Seng and his four disciples has been advancing by leaps and bounds. Sun Wukong has already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
With the addition of the Golden Cudgel, this divine weapon, he is enough to unleash an attack equivalent to the Quasi-Sage realm. To be resisted by the black-robed man in this way shows that the black-robed man's cultivation is no less than the Quasi-Sage realm.
"Sun Wukong, don't misunderstand, listen to my explanation, we have no malice."
The black-robed man said to Sun Wukong again.
"Explain what? You want to use the power of the formation to control our master and disciples at the Merit Dharma Assembly.
Such insidious and vicious behavior is definitely an enemy, not a friend. Old Sun heard the words just now clearly."
Sun Wukong rebuked the black-robed man angrily.
"This is a misunderstanding. We set up the formation not to target you master and disciples, but mainly to deal with the conspiracy of the Merit Dharma Assembly.
… … ."
The black-robed man explained to Sun Wukong, but his attention was all on Sun Wukong.
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Bajie on the other side had already stood in a favorable position, and swung his Nine-Toothed Rake, attacking the black-robed man.
"You villain, take a rake from my old pig first."
Zhu Bajie used all his strength for this rake, it was extremely powerful and extremely powerful.