The great meritorious king claimed to be the reincarnation of the Buddha, and he always said he couldn't bear to see people suffer.
And as soon as he sees the suffering people, he will kill them, and even claims to help them escape from the sea of suffering.
His men followed suit. The demon in front of him, who was proficient in animal-making magic, came up with the absurd theory that as long as all people were turned into animals, no one in the world would suffer...
Zhang Xiu gave water to the five sheep he had brought, and the five sheep immediately turned into five wailing children.
Zhang Xiu called Yan Feng and asked him to dispose of the demon's body and send the child and woman home.
He turned into the demon, took Yang Jian and Jigong, and headed towards Tianmu Mountain, the lair of the meritorious king.
The lair of the King of Merit is a temple. The temple stands on a cliff next to a stream. A clear white water stream flows down from the mountain stream, forming many waterfalls and deep pools in the ten-mile bamboo sea. The valley is steep and the water is clear. The bamboos and green rocks are strange. The ethereal artistic conception makes People feel like entering a fairyland, like traveling in a dream.
If someone mistakenly enters it, they may really regard it as a dojo for gods and Buddhas. Once they go in to worship, they will be eaten by the hundreds of monsters inside without leaving any bones.
Guarding the gate are two pig demons wearing vine armor and holding spears.
Seeing Zhang Xiu leading two strangers, one of the pig demons shouted: "Password!"
Zhang Xiu replied: "The merits are immeasurable."
The pig demon nodded and asked Zhang Xiudao: "Arhat of Mercy, why did you bring two strangers back?"
Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "The two of them admire the king very much. I will bring them to join the gang."
Jigong shook his cattail leaf fan and laughed: "Yes, I heard that following the king will provide you with meat, so I came here specially to join the gang!"
Pig Demon: "..."
I can’t see why he admires the king at all!
The pig demon's cheeks twitched slightly as he went in to report. He came back after a while and said, "Take them in. The king said he would personally test them."
Zhang Xiu nodded with a smile and took Jigong and Yang Jian to the temple hall.
The temple is well built and houses a statue of Buddha.
However, this Buddha statue looks very fierce, has a beard, and holds a big sword in its hand. It does not look like a serious Buddha.
This Buddha statue is carved according to the appearance of the King of Merit. The King of Merit is wearing a cassock and has a purple gold bell hanging around his waist. He is sitting on the futon in front of the Buddha statue with his eyes slightly closed and a look of compassion on his face.
Seeing Zhang Xiu and the others coming in, King Gongde glanced at the faces of Jigong and Yang Jian twice, and asked, "What are your names?"
Yang Jian and Jigong replied.
"Sandoku."
"Seal."
The King of Merit asked: "People in the world are suffering. How can we help them escape from their suffering?"
Jigong chuckled: "I close my eyes and don't look. I can't see them suffering, so they won't suffer."
The King of Merit frowned slightly, then looked at Yang Jian.
Yang Jian said expressionlessly: "Kill them all."
The King of Merit nodded approvingly: "You are very good. I will make you a killing arhat and give you twenty subordinates."
Jigong asked expectantly: "Your Majesty, what about me, monk?"
The King of Merit showed disgust and said: "I will make you the leader of the cooks, and you will go to the kitchen and supervise the cooks to cook."
Jigong chuckled: "A monk doesn't mind being an official, just take care of the food."
The King of Merit grunted with satisfaction and said to Zhang Xiu: "Take them down."
Zhang Xiu took the order and led the two of them out of the hall.
Arriving at a deserted place, Zhang Xiu asked in a low voice: "How is it? Have you seen his cultivation and true identity?"
Jigong shook his cattail leaf fan and said, "At least fifteen hundred years of cultivation, and a magic weapon for protection. The bell hanging on his waist looks like a powerful magic weapon."
Yang Jian said: "His true body is a hedgehog."
Zhang Xiu thought about it and said, "Then I steal his magic weapon first and then deal with him?"
Jigong smiled and said: "Go ahead, dinner is about to begin. Monk, I will go to the kitchen to take up my duties first."
After that, Zhang Xiu didn't need to show the way and headed towards the kitchen with his head shaking.
Yang Jian went to fetch twenty monsters, took them down the mountain, walked around in the mountain, and finally came to a remote small mountain col.
A demon soldier stopped when he saw Yang Jian leading the way, looked left and right for a while, and asked in confusion: "The Killing Arhat, there is not even a human figure here, who are we going to cross out of the sea of suffering?"
Yang Jian's right hand flashed with light, and a three-pointed two-edged sword appeared in his hand. He said with a stern look: "To save others, save yourself first, and I will help you escape from the sea of suffering first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Jian swung his three-pointed two-edged sword and swept through thousands of troops. After the sword flashed, the twenty demon soldiers didn't even have time to shout, and they became the souls of Yang Jian's sword.
In the kitchen, Jigong set up a large iron pot and boiled the water in it. He sat aside and fanned himself, patiently guiding a rabbit demon to cook: "Yes, that's it, cut the carrots into pieces. Put it in the pot.”
The rabbit demon followed his instructions, peeling carrots into the pot, and asked: "Chief, do you want to make carrot soup today? If there is no human flesh to eat, the king will be unhappy."
Jigong chuckled: "It's not carrot soup. Today we eat carrot stewed rabbit."
The rabbit demon was stunned, looked around the kitchen, and questioned: "But there are no rabbits in our kitchen?"
Jigong smiled evilly and looked at his face, which immediately made the rabbit demon tremble and the hair on his body exploded: "!!!"
When the rabbit demon was trembling with fear, Zhang Xiu came to the hall with an anxious look on his face, saluted the King of Merit, and said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"
The Great King of Merit opened his eyes with some displeasure and said, "What important matter is it that disturbs this Great King from meditating?"
Zhang Xiudao: "I found out that there was something wrong with the two people I brought!"
The King of Merit frowned: "What's the problem?"
Zhang Xiu took out a piece of paper, walked forward and presented it with both hands, while saying: "Your Majesty, please take a look!"
The King of Merit looked at the math test paper handed over by Zhang Xiu. Looking at the questions on it, he couldn't help but doubt his life: "@#￥%￥#@..."
The two newcomers really have a lot of problems...
His cheeks twitched hard twice, and the King of Merit angrily scolded: "I think you are the one with the problem, get out of here. If you dare to disturb me again, I will peel off your skin!"
Zhang Xiu was so frightened that he turned around and ran out, saying at the same time: "Your Majesty, spare your life, my subordinates will never dare to do it again!"
Arriving outside the main hall, Zhang Xiu found a deserted place and took out the purple bell.
After looking at it carefully for a moment, Zhang Xiu took a bite of the purple bell with his teeth, and his expression became sad and angry.
"It's not gold at all, damn devil, this is too petty!"
(End of chapter)
