BookMe #606 - Guess what? This is the most advanced Dharma
#606 - Guess what? This is the most advanced Dharma
Familiar actions, familiar lines.
The young man snickered nearby, but quickly scurried away.
Old Man Gao almost had his soul sent away by the murderous intent in Tang Sanzang's eyes, and stammered:
"You, you, you, what do you want to do? Robbery, is it robbery!"
Tang Sanzang held a palm upright in front of his chest, spoke of compassion, and said calmly:
"You old thief, you really have no manners! This monk and my disciple are here to help you, yet you're cursing as soon as you open your mouth."
"According to the rules of us monks, you have violated the precepts against me. I should have directly delivered you to the afterlife, but my Buddha is merciful and spares your life."
"Now tell me, can you speak properly?"
Old Man Gao trembled like a drenched old rooster, nodding repeatedly,
"Yes, yes, yes, Elder, Master, you can have money, just spare my life. I don't want to die so early!"
Only then did Tang Sanzang slowly put Old Man Gao down.
Old Man Gao originally wanted to run out and call for help, but Tang Sanzang cast a cold glance at him.
Old Man Gao immediately chickened out.
No, people will die!
Suddenly, he thought of what Tang Sanzang had said earlier. They said they were here to help?
Old Man Gao tentatively asked, "By the way, may I ask, where do you two come from?"
Sun Wukong curled his lips to the side.
As expected, the upper beam is not straight, and the lower beam is crooked. The entire Gao family, from the head of the family to the servants, are all bullies who are afraid of the strong and oppress the weak.
My master is wise, immediately seeing the only way to deal with them.
Tang Sanzang put his palms together and chanted a Buddhist prayer, saying:
"I am a monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, going to the Western Paradise to worship Buddha. Old man, don't argue, close your mouth for me."
Old Man Gao closed his mouth, trembling, not daring to speak.
However, Old Man Gao felt a bit of excitement in his heart, as if he had found a treasure.
For no other reason than that this was a monk from the Great Tang Dynasty.
"I passed through this blessed land and heard that there are妖邪 (demonic influences) causing trouble in Gao Family Village."
"We monks emphasize helping others when we see injustice, saving ten thousand ants is not as good as killing one evil person."
"You honestly tell me, what exactly happened in this place? This monk will arrange things for you."
Old Man Gao looked puzzled. "Elder, what did you just say? Aren't you monks supposed to be compassionate? How can there be a saying that saving ten thousand ants is not as good as killing one evil person?"
Tang Sanzang sneered,
"Guess what? This is the most advanced Buddhism! How can you ignorant mortals know this advanced Buddhism?"
"Quickly tell me your little troubles. This monk will distinguish between good and evil!"
Old Man Gao exclaimed, "Good heavens!"
However, he didn't dare to talk nonsense and quickly said obediently:
"In this village, from ancient times to the present, I don't know what kind of ghosts, goblins, or evil demons are causing trouble."
"It's just that I, this old man, am unfortunate to have no sons, only three daughters: the eldest is named Xianglan, the second is named Yulan, and the third is named Cuilan."
"The eldest and second daughters both married well and earned a lot of money for our Gao family, but this youngest daughter is really deserving of death! She actually misjudged and got involved with a pig!"
Tang Sanzang frowned, his face showing displeasure,
"Wait, isn't it up to you to decide whether or not the son-in-law can come to the door? Don't you know anything about it?"
"You are also responsible for your daughter's bad marriage. You even curse her to die, you're going a bit too far."
However, Old Man Gao revealed a sneer.
"Heh, a married daughter is like spilled water, but this pot of dirty water is still being poured on my own family, all because of this damned daughter's bad luck!"
"It's better to love a dog than to love her! A dog can still guard my house, she can't even get married now, what use is she?!"
"Now it's good, just because of this unlucky daughter, that pig demon has occupied my backyard. My Gao family has lost all face. I only hope she dies soon!"
"Get out of my Gao family with that pig demon!"
Tang Sanzang's fist clenched, his face already showing rage,
To be honest, the one who deserves to die the most is this old thief!
But Tang Sanzang was still a rational person after all.
This is just a microcosm of the patriarchy under heaven. Countless families are in this situation, both sad and helpless.
Tang Sanzang naturally wouldn't sit idly by, but he couldn't directly take action, otherwise he would really become a murderer.
In Tang Sanzang's view, these people are certainly hateful, but they cannot be exterminated, only gradually persuaded.
Tang Sanzang waved to Sun Wukong,
"Wukong, come with me to the backyard, let's meet this pig demon."
Tang Sanzang then said to Old Man Gao:
"Old man, you wait here. After this monk rescues your daughter, you should think carefully! After all, she is your own flesh and blood, don't be too ruthless."
Old Man Gao snorted coldly,
"Whatever you do, I just want you to kill that pig demon, don't waste my backyard. As for that unfilial daughter, hmph! A useless person, what does it matter to me whether she lives or dies?!"
Tang Sanzang curled his lips, but didn't bother to talk any more nonsense with Old Man Gao.
Sun Wukong was originally worried about Tang Sanzang going in together, but just now he thought that the pig demon didn't sound too bad.
Moreover, Sun Wukong is already a 大罗 (Da Luo) cultivator, among the demons in the mortal world, who can hurt Tang Sanzang in front of Sun Wukong?
Then, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong went to the backyard.
However, in the backyard, Tang Sanzang only saw the haggard Gao Cuilan.
Her cloud-like hair was disheveled, her jade face was unwashed and dusty, her cherry lips had no blood, and her waist was weak and leaning. She was truly haggard and pitiful.
However, at a glance, Tang Sanzang knew that Gao Cuilan was actually doing well. She didn't look too thin from eating, and her clothes weren't dirty or messy.
She was probably just a little psychologically frightened.
This couldn't help but make Tang Sanzang think highly of the pig demon. Although he was a demon, he seemed to be doing alright.
Tang Sanzang sat down and talked to Gao Cuilan, asking about the pig demon's whereabouts, but Gao Cuilan didn't know either.
The two chatted for a long time.
And Chu Hao flew backwards for a long time, and happened to fly over Gao Family Village. Seeing the situation below, he calculated with his fingers and ignored these people.
Chu Hao flew directly in another direction.
On this side, Tang Sanzang and his disciple started chatting with Gao Cuilan.
Sun Wukong suggested that he transform into Gao Cuilan and wait for the pig demon to appear!
"Imprisoning such a weak woman, if that pig demon dares to come, your Old Sun will teach him the power of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"
Sun Wukong's face was full of ferocity.
He disdained hitting people, but demons were completely okay!
Gao Cuilan looked a little flustered and stammered:
"This Elder, do you really want to kill him?"
Sun Wukong didn't have much scheming, waved his hand and said:
"Of course, your old man asked me to kill him and return your backyard."
A look of hesitation appeared on Gao Cuilan's face, and she said in a low voice, "Can you... spare his life..."
Tang Sanzang raised an eyebrow,
"Girl, can you tell me your true thoughts? Why did that pig demon imprison you?"
Gao Cuilan sighed deeply,
"Actually... at first, it was because I wanted to commit suicide. He saved me, and fearing that I would take my own life, he imprisoned me here."