The old river god is actually an honest man, not like his daughter who has a delicate heart.
But this is also true. A person who is too honest, especially in a place like Heaven, will actually not realize that his behavior has caused trouble many times.
Even if he was in the Black Water River back then, and he left all the affairs of the Water Mansion to his daughter and went to retreat to practice, wouldn't he still cause trouble?
That is to say, the little dragon was merciful. If it were another person who acted violently, his life would not be saved.
In fact, whether it is the old river god or the little dragon, it is difficult for them to survive in the "officialdom" with their temperaments. On the contrary, this princess of the Blackwater River is quite scheming. If she is given a chance, she may not be able to prove it. Own.
It was also the Old River God who took the initiative. He knew that he could not hide himself in front of Master Sanzang, the "Holy Buddha". This time, he followed Master Sanzang out of the water to explore the reasons for both sides of the river. He originally wanted to invite Sanzang. The mage gives some advice.
But an honest person like him often doesn't know how to speak when asking for help.
Otherwise, when Master Tripitaka and his disciples came to the Heishui River, it would not have been the little dragon that showed up first. He even listened to the great sage's shouts before he showed up to meet them.
If you tell the truth, he is also inactive.
He is obviously the Lord of a River, but he just sits back and watches the aquatic tribe in the river grow bigger, causing demons to become infested. How can he fulfill his duties as an "inspector school captain"?
"Please, holy monk, please save me." At this moment, the old river god didn't care anymore and bowed to Master Tripitaka.
Fahai did not let him kneel down, stretched out his hands to hold him, and said: "If the donor has something to say, you might as well say it directly, and let the poor monk hear the whole story first."
The old river god did not dare to hide it, so he quickly informed Master Sanzang about his promotion by the Heavenly Court Water Department.
Fa Hai knew about this before, but he did not interrupt and listened carefully to what the old river god said. After comparing it with what Princess Shicai said, he knew that what the two said was basically consistent, and there was no big deviation.
Especially on the matter of "the daughter persuaded, the old river god was determined to prove himself", the words of the father and daughter were highly consistent.
"So, what's the problem?" Fahai looked at the old river god.
"The little god is frightened." The old river god looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he finally told the truth: "I am not afraid of the Holy Buddha's jokes. When the little god first took office, he also secretly promised in his heart that he would make some great achievements. After all, everyone knows where this inspection captain came from. Although the little god is incompetent, he is not willing to lose face. Even if it is not for himself, even if it is for his daughter, he still wants to win. "
Fahai deeply agreed with what the old river god said. Although he had borrowed the power of Xihai and Erlang Zhenjun, since he had reached this position, no matter what the reason was, he could not slack off.
Sometimes, it still depends on practical actions.
The theory of mind and traces in the Three Realms has always been a major debate, and even many cultivation methods are mostly discussed around these two.
However, Fahai, who has lived in two lifetimes, believes that both should be given equal importance. After all, if he does not have a tough enough heart, how long can he sustain himself if he just talks about his deeds?
Fahai did not speak, but gave the other party a firm look, indicating for him to continue.
"Not long after Xiao Shen took office, he discovered that things were not as simple as he imagined. The inspection captain seemed to have a low position and high authority, but in fact, alas, he was just a decoration."
When the old river god said this, he seemed to notice something was wrong. After a short pause, he quickly added: "It is the little god who is incompetent and cannot perform his divine duties."
"Don't say these false words." Fa Hai stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "Whether it is the donor's inability to reach it or the problem of the inspector's position itself, the poor monk now just wants to know what kind of trouble the donor has encountered. How do you want me to help you?"
The old river god gritted his teeth and said: "Holy Buddha Mingjian, because the incident of the Wan Sheng Dragon King colluding with the Nine-Headed Insect caused quite a commotion in the Three Realms. Although the matter of Bibotan has been settled, the little god thought that Bibotan colluded with the demons. It was not a special case, so I continued my inspection duties and boldly inspected several waters."
"What did you find out?"
"Just as the little god thought before, all water bodies, whether it's the Dragon King's Dragon Palace or the Water God of the Water Mansion, are deeply colluded with the local demons." The old river god lowered his head as he spoke, thinking of himself back then.
Although he did not collude with the demons in the Blackwater River, his laissez-faire attitude was probably even worse.
The Dharma Eye can see what he is thinking at a glance. After all, there are not many people in the Three Realms who can hide their thoughts in front of him. Otherwise, he would not be able to bear the title of "Right and All-Knowing".
"If it were like this in just one place, you would think there was something wrong with that water area; but it is like this everywhere." Fahai clasped his hands together, his eyes as bright as a torch, "You would then wonder if there was something wrong with you."
The old river god lowered his head and looked at Master Sanzang: "I came here carefully. Although the river gods and dragon kings everywhere have either been granted the title of heaven or received the dragon king's order, they have little magic power like the little gods. , and how to contend with those monsters?"
"It's not that the little god meant to excuse them, but what the little god said is exactly the truth. If we can't collude or compromise with those monsters, we can only seal the water house and leave them alone like the little god did back then. , turning a blind eye. But in this case, what kind of water god is he?"
The old river god has already realized his mistake, and even has a deeper understanding of the two words "ability" and "responsibility".
One's own abilities fundamentally determine the upper limit of the "responsibility" that one can bear.
As for me, I am just a little god. Even the Hebo of Heishui River cannot understand that if he continues to occupy the patrol school captain, it will not be a matter of failure.
It's more or less overestimating one's abilities.
"Donors don't need to belittle themselves."
It's a good thing to be self-aware, but sometimes things don't work out that way. After all, along the way, there were many incidents where demons killed He Bo and occupied Shui Mansion.
Besides, the water gods like them are pretty good, but the land of the mountain gods along the way is difficult. Let’s not talk about the distance, just talk about the Hao Mountain on the east bank of the Black Water River. Back then, Red Boy relied on his own son of the Bull Demon King to conquer the Hao Mountain. The gods of the mountains treat them as slaves.
Further east there is Pingding Mountain. With a word of gold and silver horns, the mountain god can come from the mountain and even chant mantras to summon the mountain god to land in his cave, one by one on duty every day.
Unless those little gods from the lower world who have been appointed to take office are really powerful and not afraid of these monsters, how can they save their lives if they don't submit to these monsters and monsters?
"There is one more thing." The old river god said to Master Sanzang: "The marriage between the daughter of the little god and Miao Jie is no secret in the Ministry of Water. The gods and monsters are afraid of Erlang Zhenjun, so they often bribe the little god. The little god has the opportunity to say a few kind words for them in front of the Dragon King of the West Sea or Erlang Zhenjun."
"You accepted it?"
The old river god waved his hands quickly and said: "How dare the little god?!"
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"If the little god doesn't accept their bribe, then he is not one of our own. If he is not one of our own, he will always be ostracized by them and be in trouble everywhere." The old river god sighed and said, "Perhaps it is also because of Mao Jie that the water department is not the same. Removing Xiao Shen from the position of patrol captain is just a stumbling block overtly or covertly. I am afraid that I want Xiao Shen to retreat in spite of difficulties."
At this point, the matter is almost clear.
The world is like this. Perhaps for Fahai now, helping a bunch of old river gods is nothing more than a piece of cake. But if you want to solve this problem from the root, even if he is now revered as the "Holy Buddha" of Buddhism, It’s also beyond our capabilities.
The good news is that the Heavenly Court now has True Lord Erlang, who is determined to innovate. The gods and demons do not dare to be too presumptuous, and all of them have restrained themselves.
But the Three Realms are really too big, and True Lord Erlang has too many things to do. He cannot keep an eye on all the gods and demons in the Three Realms all the time, so mistakes will inevitably occur.
Or maybe Erlang Zhenjun just prioritized matters and dealt with those cases that were more harmful first.
The manpower of the True Lord Temple has been replenished, but it is still not enough.
This may even give people in the True Lord Temple the illusion that our company is the only one working?
However, this situation has been alleviated recently, and this is all due to the new reward, punishment and promotion mechanism introduced by Erlang Zhenjun. Of course, even among the gods in heaven, there are inevitably some "flattering" people. For today's heavenly court, The "involution" trend is very dissatisfying.
Among them are many water gods.
Because the gods of the water department, except for the water deity star king and the four star kings of the twenty-eight constellations who follow the water department, very few people are left in the heaven. Everyone is basically in the lower world, so compared with other gods themselves It will be much more comfortable.
But in terms of status, these mountain gods, land gods and Hebo water gods in the lower realm are always shorter than the "immortals" who serve in the sky.
Of course, gods such as Erlang Zhenjun and Zhenwu Emperor are not included in this list.
"If that's the case, we shouldn't let the poor monk save his life." Fahai and the old river god looked at each other: "It seems that you have found something that you should not know."
Seeing that the old river god was about to say something, Fahai raised his hand to stop him, "After all, the poor monk is a member of the Buddhist sect. If this is an internal matter in the heavenly court, there is no need to inform the poor monk. We will only wait five days for your love and Tao. Jie’s wedding is complete, the benefactor might as well personally inform Erlang Zhenjun.”
"In these five days, this poor monk can keep you safe."
Five days later, this matter was handed over to True Lord Erlang, who would naturally protect the old river god.
Before Master Sanzang could finish speaking, he saw a clear light not far away. This light fell to the ground beside the two of them. The old river god was so frightened that he hid behind Master Sanzang.
But he saw Master Sanzang smiling and not nervous at all. At a strange moment, he saw that after the clear light dissipated, the figure of Zhenjun Erlang was actually revealed.
It turned out to be Erlang Zhenjun!
The old river god breathed a sigh of relief, moved his steps again, and came out from behind Master Sanzang. When he was about to greet him, he was still a step too slow.
Because Master Erlang and Master Sanzang were already greeting each other.
"Holy Monk."
"True Lord."
The two looked at each other and smiled again, and said hello.
The old river god found that Master Sanzang didn't seem surprised by the sudden appearance of Master Erlang. How did Master Sanzang know that Master Erlang would come?
"Brother Lu heard the conversation between the holy monk and the patrol officer under the Water Palace Operation Envoy, so he notified me immediately."
The Brother Lu mentioned by True Lord Erlang is naturally none other than the six-eared macaque who is now the supervisor of the three realms of the True Lord Temple. Although everyone knew it well, Yang Jian still explained to Master Tripitaka
This is the magical power of the six-eared macaque. He always leaves one ear with the master. Whenever the master is in trouble or needs help, he will always know it immediately. Because of this, he often gets some unexpected gains.
For example, this is the case today.
This matter involved the Tianting Water Mansion, and this old river god was the father-in-law of Mrs. Yang's cousin. The six-eared macaque used his magical power to inquire about the matter a little bit, and then he chose to inform Zhenjun Erlang about it. .
It can be seen that this matter is indeed not small.
Erlang Zhenjun looked at the old river god, and the old river god quickly paid his respects to Erlang Zhenjun: "Xiao Shen Shui Mansion Transportation Department Inspection Colonel, I have met Zhenjun."
"No gift."
After the old river god got up, Fahai said to the True Lord Erlang: "Since the True Lord is here, the poor monk will leave."
"Holy monks don't have to be like this." Zhenjun Erlang kept Master Tripitaka in custody and said, "This matter has something to do with Buddhism."
Since it is related to Buddhism, Fa Hai did not need to avoid it because of this. He also asked: "How can it be related to Buddhism? If so, I will not avoid it."
"That's how it should be."
"Tell me, what exactly did you discover?" Although Erlang Zhenjun has already learned some relevant information from the six-eared macaque, he, like Master Sanzang, also hopes that the old river god can discover him personally. Talk about it.
If you just keep it in your heart like this, problems will occur sooner or later.
With the support of Master Erlang and Master Sanzang, this was a scene that he had never dared to expect. The old river god even wanted to enjoy more time in such a comfortable atmosphere.
After all, he had been on duty in the Shuifu Transportation Department these days, and he had really suffered a lot of grievances and frustrations.
"The little god accidentally discovered the water transfer envoy and wanted to use the water gods and water tribes in the many waters of Xizhou as a gift to join Buddhism."
Fahai:? ? ?
Fa Hai calmed down his slightly shocked expression, turned to look at Erlang Zhenjun, and asked very solemnly: "Do you know which Bodhisattva is going to save him?"
(End of chapter)
