Chapter 299: Guanyin Temple
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
[At that moment, Primordial Sage Nine Spirit, who had been silent all this time, spoke. “Demon Bull, don’t be rude…”
[Then, he turned to Tathagata and said, “Good. From now on, the three demons of the Lion Camel Ridge are no longer demons of the Demon race. They are members of the Buddhist League. Today, I will announce to the three realms that I will cut off all ties with the three demons…”
[Upon hearing what Primordial Sage Nine Spirit said, Tathagata’s expression did not look as good as he had expected. Instead, it became even gloomier.
[The three demons would indeed join the Buddhist League, but that would only happen after Tang Sanzang crossed the Lion Camel Ridge.
[After being enlightened by Buddhism, the three evil demons would abandon evil and become good, joining the Buddhist League.
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[Now, Primordial Sage Nine Spirit wanted to inform the three realms that the 800-mile Lion Camel Ridge had been paved with the blood and flesh of countless lives.
[Such karma would have to be borne by the Buddhist League.
“Amitabha, good, good…”
[Since things had come to this, Tathagata could only accept it. He chanted the name of Buddha and left with the monks.
[And the Demon race’s plan to clear up the internal affairs this time also came to an end.
[Although the Lion Camel Ridge had not been eliminated, the plan had also combined a large number of forces of the Demon race. The Demon Alliance had become even stronger. With the addition of the Tiger Immortal and the Scorpion Demoness, the Demon Alliance had as many as 11 Demon Sages.
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[On the 55th day, you brought a woman back to the Blackwind Cave. At the same time, the entire three realms were shaken. The reason was that an unknown person kidnaped the current Ruler of the Women’s Kingdom.
[Since the Great Elder of the Women’s Kingdom was the Jade Emperor’s Consort Xi, the Heavenly Court was naturally alerted. The Jade Emperor personally issued an order to find Jinzhi Yuye and capture the kidnapper.
[In the Blackwind Cave, you looked at the beautiful Jinzhi Yuye and felt very excited.
[Such a beautiful woman was something you had never seen in your life.
“And you are? A man?”
[At first, Jinzhi Yuye was very afraid. However, after seeing your handsome appearance, she was pleasantly surprised.
[Only now did you remember that Jinzhi Yuye had been in the Women’s Kingdom since she was young and had never seen a man.
“Yes, you don’t have to be afraid. I mean no harm,” you said calmly.
[At this time, you still had to pretend to be a gentleman.
“But, why did you bring me here?” asked Jinzhi Yuye, feeling wronged.
[From what she knew, your behavior was definitely the behavior of a bad person.
“Everyone loves beauty. Ever since I saw your face that day, I couldn’t sleep at night. I wanted to marry you, but I didn’t know what to do. I could only take action and bring you back,” you told her the truth.
[Jinzhi Yuye had just come of age and succeeded the throne this year. How could she hear such explicit words? Her small face flushed in an instant.
[She opened his mouth slightly and wanted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say.
[She was very cute. You couldn’t help but move your face closer to the pretty face of Jinzhi Yuye.
[Under the dumbfounded gaze of the young lady, you gently kissed her on the lips.
[Then, you laughed and left.]
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“My King, Monk Tang has arrived at the Eagle Snake Stream. The little white dragon has been enlightened by Guanyin and turned into a white horse. He is about to reach the Guanyin Temple,” the White-Daced Fox King reported in a soft voice.
[You didn’t directly eat up Jinzhi Yuye and thought that you wanted to have a vigorous love.
[The most important thing was to complete the mission first.
[Tang Sanzang and his disciples were about to arrive at the Guanyin Temple. This was your first time trying to change the original plot. You were very curious about what would happen.
[Thus, you headed directly to the Guanyin Temple without bringing any subordinates.
[The conflict between the Demon race and the Buddhist League was very tense, especially with the incident at Lion Camel Ridge. It’s a trap for the Buddhist League. It would be very troublesome if you brought your men there and were discovered.
[In the Guanyin Temple…
[Elder Jinchi was in a good mood today. A big benefactor had given him a lot of incense money. Elder Jinchi was planning to send a few craftsmen to add a few more layers to the pure gold Guanyin statue in the temple.
[At that moment, a young monk walked in.
“Grandmaster, there’s a Tang dynasty monk outside. He said that he’s under the orders of the Bodhisattva to go to the Western Paradise to pray to Buddha and ask for the scriptures. He wants to stay here for a night.”
[Originally, Elder Jinchi was very happy that the Tang dynasty sent a monk here. After all, he was not far from the Tang dynasty and knew how prosperous and rich the Tang dynasty was.
[However, when he heard the last part of the sentence, “under the orders of the Bodhisattva to go to the Western Paradise to pray to Buddha and ask for the scriptures, “Elder Jinchi’s face instantly froze.
[Turning his head to look at the pure gold Guanyin statue in the center of the hall, Elder Jinchi was very puzzled. In this world, if Elder Jinchi claimed to be the most devout worshiper of Guanyin, no one would dare to claim to be the first.
[Elder Jinchi had indeed received the grace of Guanyin, allowing him to live for a few hundred years.
[However, why did the Bodhisattva not hand over such an important task like collecting scriptures from the west to him, but to a Tang dynasty monk instead? This made Elder Jinchi very dissatisfied.
[All kinds of evil thoughts rose in his heart.
‘Tang dynasty monk? Alright, then this holy monk will go and meet this monk and see what abilities he has to be so highly regarded by the Bodhisattva…’
Outside the Guanyin Temple…
[A monk was leading a white horse and standing there quietly. Beside him was a monkey with a sharp mouth and ape-like cheeks, looking around.
“Master, this Guanyin Temple is beautiful. I think the monks here are all greedy fake monks…”
[Sun Wukong looked at the Guanyin Temple and gave his own opinion.
“Wukong, you are spouting nonsense.”
[Tang Sanzang reproached Sun Wukong helplessly. However, he was also puzzled by the extravagance of the Guanyin Temple.
[It was reasonable to say that some of the ancient temples in the Tang dynasty were built with grandeur due to the abundance of incense offerings.
[However, it would be a waste to build such a luxurious Guanyin Temple in a remote place with few people.
[At that moment, the tightly-shut doors of the Guanyin Temple opened. An old monk holding a Buddhist staff strode out.
[The moment he saw Tang Sanzang, Elder Jinchi frowned slightly.
[He seemed to know why Guanyin chose Tang Sanzang instead of him.
[Tang Sanzang was too young.
“May I ask if you are the monk from the Tang dynasty who is heading to the Western paradise to pray to Buddha and ask for the scriptures under the Bodhisattva’s order?” asked Elder Jinchi.
“That’s right. Greetings, old abbot…”
[Seeing that it was someone from the Buddhist League, Tang Sanzang also hurriedly returned the greeting.
“Good, good, good. It is the temple’s honor to be able to accept the person chosen by the Bodhisattva. Holy monk, please come in. I will order someone to prepare vegetarian food for you…”
[Although Elder Jinchi was dissatisfied, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he politely invited Tang Sanzang into the temple and ordered someone to prepare a vegetarian meal.]