"Amitabha. This poor monk, Tang Sanzang, wishes to see Perfected Zhang Huan.”
Just as the local mountain gods left happily with the peaches of immortality, Tang Sanzang appeared right after them.
Zhang Huan turned his head to look and said,""Master, you're here again. No one's stopping you. Come in, come in.”
As she greeted him, she instructed the rat demon," Show the master some tea.”
He was so attentive that even the rat spirit was baffled. Why did he seem to be an old acquaintance of Tang Sanzang?
He was standing here to stop the journey to the west to obtain the scriptures, but he actually had such a good relationship with Tang Sanzang, the person who had obtained the scriptures?
"Thank you, Perfected One." Tang Sanzang also sat down calmly.
Zhang Huan got up and sat opposite him.""Grandmaster, what are your thoughts these days? Do you still think that the scriptures can save the Great Tang?”
"My cultivation is low and I don't have enough cultivation. Although I think what the Immortal said makes sense, I can't see through it.”
Tang Sanzang paused and said,"Therefore, I need to go to the Western Heaven to meet the Lord Buddha and ask him to answer my doubts."”
Zhang Huan pursed his lips." What can Tathagata do to you? He's more like fooling you."”
"Perfected One, you can doubt this little monk and all the living beings in the world, but please don't doubt the Buddha Lord.”
Tang Sanzang frowned. In the heart of a devout disciple like him, the Buddha Lord was much more important than him.
"Master, I've always questioned things and never targeted anyone.”
Zhang Huan said lightly," For example, the Southern Shanbu Continent of the East is vast and densely populated. It is greedy and murderous, licentious and deceitful. Because he does not follow Buddhism and does not seek good karma, he is disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust, deceiving himself and himself, and full of evil.”
"As for the Western Ox Continent, it is neither greedy nor murderous. It cultivates the spirit and stabilizes everyone's longevity.”
"Master, based on your experience, should you doubt this?”
Tang Sanzang was silent again. He lowered his head and read,"Amitabha."
Every time he faced Zhang Huan, he was unable to argue. Not only could he not argue, but he would also be questioned by the same person. In turn, his faith would also be shaken.
Not to mention Tang Sanzang, even the rat demon was shocked by these words.
He knew that this bad guy was extremely daring, but he did not expect him to be so bold that he even dared to question the Buddha Lord.
In the entire Primordial World, Zhang Huan might be the only one.
After silently reciting the sutra, Tang Sanzang spoke again," I am also willing to verify what you said with the Buddha Lord.”
Tang Sanzang didn't know what to say other than pushing everything to Tathagata.
"Master, doubt is the most precious virtue of a person. Only when there is doubt can one seek verification, find the truth, and improve.”
" However, if you push all your doubts to the lack of cultivation, and don't think that it's wrong to face illogical things, but think that you don't understand them, then you're actually running away. The so-called verification is just trying to find a reason to continue numbing yourself.”
Zhang Huan slowly poured himself a cup of tea. His words pointed to the core of the problem.
"It is His Majesty's will to go west to fetch the scriptures," said Tang Sanzang."Since I have been entrusted by His Majesty, I must complete this important task no matter what."”
He pushed the reason to Li Shiming. This was too noble to be reasonable, so he could only talk about practical problems.
The emperor's words were an imperial edict. He couldn't possibly go against the imperial edict, right?
"But the problem is that the reason why Emperor Taizong ordered you to go to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures was entirely because the Buddhist Sect had set a trap for him to threaten and bribe him. He was also deceived."”
"I don't know that Your Majesty has been deceived, nor do I believe that the Buddhist Sect is deceiving Your Majesty.”
Tang Sanzang's attitude was as if he wouldn't believe it no matter what you said. Instead, he blamed Zhang Huan and said,"Perfected One, your prejudice against Buddhism is too deep.”
What he meant was that Zhang Huan was slandering Buddhism.
He had seen with his own eyes how demons ran amok in the Western Ox Continent. This was something that he could not argue with. He did not know that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had traveled to the underworld, so he did not believe that Buddhism would be so despicable as to set a trap for others.
Perhaps he subconsciously believed that it was true, but he was still clinging to the shameless idea that it was not true as long as he had not seen it.
"Master, we're just discussing. Don't be anxious if we don't get along.”
Zhang Huan remained calm and said,"I know you have a lot of questions in your heart right now, but as long as you figure out why you're going to learn from the scriptures, these questions will disappear.”
In order to save the common people, he went to learn scriptures, but the scriptures could not save the common people. Or rather, the common people did not need the scriptures to save them.
This was very contradictory and would inevitably lead to doubts.
However, if the purpose of learning the scriptures was to become a Buddha and for one's own benefit, then there was no need for any doubt.
The life and death of the world has nothing to do with me, as long as I can get some benefits.
With this kind of thinking, it would be much easier to overcome the difficulties on the road to learning the scriptures.
Tang Sanzang didn't have any words, so he couldn't convince Zhang Huan.
The scorpion demon was already used to this, but the rat demon felt that it was very magical.
This bad guy was not only good at scolding people.
Fortunately, she was the one who muttered this in her heart and Zhang Huan did not hear it…
Tang Sanzang did not dare to argue with Zhang Huan anymore. He said directly,"Perfected One, this little monk has a request.”
"Tell me." Zhang Huan looked very straightforward.
"I hope you can release Guan Yin Bodhisattva," said Tang Sanzang.”
"Sure." Zhang Huan was also very straightforward, and it was buy one get one free.
Not only did he release Guan Yin, but he also released Taibai Jinxing.
However, Tang Sanzang was stunned. Was this powerful loose immortal so easy to talk to?
The rat spirit was also deeply surprised, and then immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Little thief, if you have the ability, just kill me.”
Guanyin was fuming as soon as she came out. She was also surprised to regain her freedom.
She had been thinking that she would be in danger again if Zhang Huan gave her another chance. She had to pay a price.
In the end, he actually escaped inexplicably. Did this little thief change his personality?
She would rather believe that Tai Neng would rise up from the west than believe that Zhang Huan would change.
"Greetings, Bodhisattva. Greetings, Celestial Lord."
Tang Sanzang reacted and quickly bowed to Guanyin and Taibai Jinxing, then explained,"I didn't know that Celestial Sovereign was here too. It was I who asked Immortal to release Bodhisattva.”
He did not take credit for it and did not count Taibai Jinxing's credit as well.
Taibai Jinxing stroked his beard and laughed,""Fellow Daoist, you let me and Bodhisattva out, so it can't be that simple, right?”
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