Maitreya simply quit. As he spoke, he stepped forward, as if he was going to fight with Ran Deng.
"Come on, who's afraid of whom?"
Ran Deng rolled up his sleeves not to be outdone.
When the surrounding Buddhas saw this, their expressions were strange.
Whoosh!
The child in Maitreya's hand suddenly flew out, and then the two Buddhas struggled together.
Seeing the child flying out, the Subduing Dragon Arhat turned pale with fright and quickly flew out to hold the child in his arms.
"Two Buddhas, stop fighting."
"What should we do? Last time Tathagata Buddha was not around, the two of them had a fight because of their different opinions. It's the same this time."
"Stop fighting, Lingshan still needs you to take charge of the overall situation..."
Ran Deng and Maitreya fought each other with fists and kicks, and the entire Mahavira Palace became chaotic in an instant. All the Buddhas began to shout and persuade the two not to take action.
Of course, there are also people who are gloating about the misfortune and cheering in the crowd.
For a time, the originally solemn and quiet Mahavira Palace turned into a place like an underground boxing ring.
The two Buddhas shook their fists like lightning.
Many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas formed a circle around the place, shouting one after another.
"Don't hit me, Lord Buddha. The baby is crying so much that I can't hold it back." The Arhat subduing the Dragon next to him was holding Lingji Bodhisattva, and Lingji Bodhisattva kept crying.
A fight would start if they disagreed.
Mainly because both of them have the right to inherit the position of Buddha.
At some point, a dry cough came from afar.
The sound was faint, as if it was deliberately intended to be heard by the Buddhas in Lingshan Mountain, and reached everyone's ears.
When everyone heard this, they were suddenly startled and hurriedly returned to their places.
Ran Deng and Maitreya were also shocked. They immediately stopped pumping their fists, turned around with bruises and faces, and looked towards the horizon.
Not far away, Tathagata came riding on clouds.
"Very good, are you going to fight with me again?" Tathagata smiled coldly, walked to the Dragon Subduing Arhat, and took the child into his arms.
Everyone just watched Tathagata walking onto the lotus platform.
Ran Deng and Maitreya's hearts were beating fast, thinking they were going to be punished.
But the Tathagata sat on the lotus platform, but miraculously he didn't say anything and had no intention of taking action.
The sun is rising in the west.
All the Buddhas looked surprised.
Previously, the saint summoned Tathagata Buddha to go up and be beaten.
Now that Buddha is back, there are no traces of being beaten on his body.
But judging from his gloomy expression, he seemed to have been beaten.
For a time, the question of whether Tathagata Buddha was beaten by the saint spread in the main hall.
After all, after being beaten, the injuries on the body can be healed through magic power.
"Landeng Ancient Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, you two go up to see the saint." Tathagata then said calmly.
"What?"
Ran Deng and Maitreya were both stunned.
Does this mean that Tathagata no longer cares about their affairs and just leaves them to the saints?
Come on, Buddha, please don’t let the saint know about this kind of fight, okay? Can you just give me a little punishment and get by?
Both of them had a look of prayer in their eyes.
"Buddha, this matter won't alarm the saint, right?" Ran Deng rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
"It's the saint who is inviting you, not me who is asking you to come over." Tathagata rolled his eyes, "I don't even bother to care about your trivial matters now. I just want to do whatever I want."
Maitreya was slightly startled and asked, "What does the saint want from us?"
"I don't know." Tathagata shook his head.
Maitreya and Ran Deng both looked at each other.
The sage asked them to go up, fearing that they would be beaten, but they had to go.
But it wasn't because of the fight, they felt a little relieved.
After pondering for a while, the two of them flew directly towards Tianwaitian.
Lingji Bodhisattva in Tathagata's arms was still crying loudly. He was thrown out by Maitreya before, but he was frightened.
However, Jianglong did not dare to say anything about this, for fear of offending Maitreya Buddha.
"Oh... don't cry, don't cry..." Tathagata kept coaxing the child.
It’s just that the child still can’t be coaxed.
Gradually, Tathagata felt a little upset.
The entire Mahavira Palace was filled with the cries of children.
This time the saint summoned him, talked a lot, and beat him for a long time.
He felt that like Guanyin, he had undergone some mental changes and became much calmer.
Just seeing the child crying, he had the urge to throw it out.
It's so annoying.
"Lohan Subduing the Dragon, tell me, how is the situation in the Daughter Kingdom?" Tathagata suppressed the irritability in his heart, and then looked at Jiang Long with a calm face.
The Dragon Subduing Arhat took a step forward, performed a Buddhist ritual, and then said: "Reveal to the Buddha, the daughter country..."
So, Arhat Subduing the Dragon repeated what he had done before.
"Does this mean that the Buddhist scripture-seeking team has left the Daughter's Country?" Tathagata asked.
Jiang Long nodded, and explained the reason why Ran Deng and Maitreya started fighting before.
"I see, Liu Er?"
Tathagata fell into deep thought.
Obviously he is also thinking about whether he should replace Sun Wukong.
After a while, Tathagata looked not far away.
With a wave of his hand, a purple gold alms bowl flew from a distance and fell into his palm.
Inside the alms bowl, there was a monkey sitting cross-legged.
Wow!
Tathagata turned the purple-gold alms bowl to the ground, and the monkey immediately flew out and landed on the ground.
This monkey looks the same as Sun Wukong, but its hair is thicker. It has three ears on the left and right, and is very good at listening.
"Liu Er, I have a task to entrust to you."
Tathagata looked at the six-eared macaque and said in a deep voice.
The six-eared macaque slowly opened its eyes, kowtowed to the Tathagata, then looked at the Tathagata with pious eyes and said, "Buddha, please speak."
"Go down to the next world, infiltrate the Buddhist scripture-seeking team as Sun Wukong, and create a disaster for them. Here are two plans for you to adapt accordingly."
"The first plan is to take the place of Sun Wukong when he is not prepared."
"The second plan is, if you can't replace Sun Wukong, you can come back after completing the disaster."
As he spoke, Tathagata waved his hand again, and a shining golden leaf fell on the six-eared macaque.
"This Bodhi leaf can withstand the attack of the Quasi-Sage, and is now given to you for protection."
In the plan, Sun Wukong was the Taiyi Golden Immortal, but now he is the Daluo Golden Immortal, so Tathagata had no choice but to train the six-eared macaque into the Daluo Golden Immortal early.
If he protects himself with bodhi leaves, Tathagata believes that even if he cannot defeat Sun Wukong, he will be able to escape unscathed in the end.
Putting away the bodhi leaf, the six-eared macaque kowtowed to the Tathagata again, "Thank you very much, Buddha, for teaching me the six-eared martial arts."
That was the prehistoric period.
He was discovered by Hongjun because he eavesdropped on Patriarch Hongjun's sermon.
Then a decree spread throughout the ancient world, saying "the Dharma is not transmitted to the six ears", which directly cut off his path of practice.
The immortals in the ancient world also shunned the six-eared macaque. For the sake of their own immortal path, they did not dare to associate with him, let alone teach him the way of cultivation.
It's equivalent to being banned.
As a result, the six-eared macaque was lonely and helpless in that era.
Fortunately, he later joined the Western religion, and Tathagata secretly trained him carefully, allowing him to possess the strength he has today.
Tathagata looked at him and said calmly: "I have violated the will of Taoist ancestors and secretly taught you martial arts. I don't ask for anything else. I only need to remember my kindness."
Liu Er said dumbly: "How can I repay the kindness of the Buddha?"
Tathagata continued: "Go and complete the task I gave you."
