Chapter 349: Bald donkey, you're plotting against me?

Even the abbot has been settled, and still eating those farm oxen with no cultivation, it's really hard to say.

With the abbot backing you up, naturally you should eat better.

Hearing this, Juexin nodded; eating others' food, providing some ingredients is also appropriate, just............

「Just the situation of our Buddha country, Fellow Daoist Hong Zun, you also know; because of the Formation, there aren't even any demon beasts, ah. 」

Inside the Buddha country, there really are no demon beasts; they were cleared out long ago by the Fomen, and moreover the Formation blocks them, so outside demon beasts cannot get in.

Just like around the Dao Yi Sect, it's also hard to see any demon beasts or evil spirits and the like.

Juexin said with some difficulty; hearing this, Hong Zun obviously had prepared beforehand and opened his mouth to speak.

「There are none inside the Buddha country, but there are some around; if I remember correctly, outside this Buddha country there are the Crocodile Pond and the Giant Pig Forest, these two major demon beast gathering places, right. 」

「Moreover, Abbot Juexin, your relationship with these two Demon Kings isn't good, right. 」

「Fellow Daoist Hong Zun, don't talk nonsense; how could this poor monk ally with the Demon Race. 」

Hearing this, Juexin's expression changed, and he hurriedly retorted.

But this talk obviously can't fool Hong Zun; this matter had long been investigated to clarity by Junior Sister Jueying's Shadow Peak.

Inside the Buddha country, it is indeed peaceful and harmonious, but around the Buddha country, it's like two different worlds; demon beasts and evil spirits run rampant.

The main cause of this result is actually the Fomen themselves.

After all, for ordinary people, only when facing danger will faith arise, hoping someone can save them.

And the Fomen are absolutely experts at this trick; even the Fomen have secretly cooperated with demon beasts and evil spirits.

Demon beasts and evil spirits strike out to kill the surrounding civilians, and the Fomen then intervene when these civilians are most desperate, driving away the demon beasts and evil spirits.

In this way they gain a large number of followers.

As for the demon beasts and evil spirits, they also obtain plenty of blood food; in the end both sides put on a show, making it look as if they had been taken in by the Fomen.

But behind the scenes, the Fomen secretly release these demon beasts and evil spirits.

This is all standard procedure.

So, regarding Abbot Juexin's rebuttal, Hong Zun doesn't believe a word of it.

「Abbot Juexin, between us there's no need for this act; everyone knows the situation, and I also have no intention of bringing up old scores. 」

「I just think these demon beasts are completely ingredients, ah. 」

「No need for trouble; the abbot only needs to issue a task to the disciples below: whoever hunts down a demon beast gains eligibility to participate in the competition, the rules remain the same. 」

「But the Crocodile King and Giant Pig King's place............ 」

The method is very simple, but these two places both have Demon Kings guarding them, ah.

Ordinary disciples going in is no different from delivering vegetables.

Are you saying he still needs Abbot Juexin to personally go and say hello to these two Demon Kings?

But how could we say that? Our Fomen disciples are coming to hunt your demon beasts, and you two kings would just pretend not to see? Is that even possible?

But obviously, Hong Zun had already thought of this; as for the method, it's even simpler, ah.

「Just kill them, ah. 」

「What did you say? 」

Hearing that Hong Zun wants to kill those two Demon Kings, Juexin was instantly stunned; no, our years of cooperative relationship—are you making me a traitor?

Showing reluctance, seeing this, Hong Zun also wasn't in a hurry; he even leaned back and said lightly.

「Abbot Juexin won't really have developed feelings for these Demon Kings, right. 」

「Nonsense, how could this poor monk ally with demon beasts. 」

「Then that's fine, ah; you lure them out, and we'll take them down in one fell swoop. 」

「But.......... but................ 」

「Then since Abbot Juexin is having such difficulty, I won't insist either; however, these ingredients are ultimately limited, so from now on the disciples of Putuo Temple had better not come. 」

A threat, a naked threat; seeing Hong Zun's look of having victory in hand, Juexin gritted his teeth in anger but had no way.

Moreover, the Crocodile King and Giant Pig King are still useful to him, and using them is very convenient.

Suddenly wanting to act against them, Juexin truly finds it hard to do.

Just not letting him eat rice is also impossible; he can't bear it, ah.

Full of inner conflict, seeing Juexin like this, Hong Zun also didn't urge him, as if he were talking to himself.

「Demon Kings, where aren't they? Not eating here would be the unwise choice; besides, having cooperated this long, those two Demon Kings should know many secrets—if we don't silence them, what's the point of keeping them? 」

「Since it can both silence them to keep the secret and get a meal, why not? 」

Hmm???

Hearing this, Hong Zun's self-talk, Juexin's expression in his eyes kept changing, while beside him Ye Zhangqing, Xu Jie, and others all looked admiring.

Indeed worthy of Shīzūn, ah; this cajoling......... no, wait, speaking like this, it's truly reasonable and well-founded, making it impossible not to be convinced.

「Alright, Fellow Daoist Hong Zun, how do you say we should proceed; how should this poor monk cooperate. 」

As expected, in the end Juexin still gritted his teeth, nodded, and agreed.

Seeing this, Hong Zun smiled faintly, with an expression as if it should have been this way all along.

「Very simple, the abbot only needs to lure them out one by one. 」

「Good. 」

Since a decision has been made, Juexin also doesn't hesitate; he immediately nods and agrees.

Afterwards, that day the party set out, leaving the Buddha country; of course, Ye Zhangqing and the others didn't go, only Hong Zun, Qing Shi, and the others.

The party first arrived at the Crocodile Pond; Juexin entered alone, encountering no obstruction at all, and easily saw the Crocodile King.

Tall and sturdy, with a mouth full of steel teeth, the Crocodile King, upon seeing Abbot Juexin, smiled and said.

「Haha, Abbot Juexin, it's been a long time since you came to see this king; how come, could it be that you have some big move again? This time you really need to give this king a bit more time to gather blood food, ah. 」

I had thought Juexin came to seek cooperation with me, and moreover, it was a major cooperation.

Otherwise, there would be no need for Juexin to come personally.

Seeing the Crocodile King's enthusiastic appearance, Juexin remained calm on the surface, but secretly sighed in his heart.

"Amitabha, Crocodile King, don't blame me either; this old monk sees that your fate holds this calamity, which you cannot avoid."

Now Hong Zun and his men are guarding outside; as long as you follow this old monk out of the Crocodile Tooth Pond, there will only be one outcome.

It seemed like a scene of old friends meeting; who would have thought that the abbot of Putuo Temple, the leader of Dongzhou Fomen, could actually have a pleasant conversation with a demon king.

Moreover, from their conversation it is not hard to hear that they had cooperated many times before.

After some casual chat, seeing that the time was about up, Juexin found an excuse and lured the Crocodile King out of the Crocodile Tooth Pond.

"Abbot Juexin, you really gave me those few villages to the east?"

"Of course."

"Haha, then this king thanks you; although those few villages together don't have many people, even a small grasshopper is meat—rest assured, if the abbot has any business later, just send word to this king, and this king will certainly not refuse."

"Hehe, good."

"And damn it, talk about later after you survive today."

Just as the Crocodile King laughed loudly, a large hook suddenly flew out from the side-rear and precisely caught its waist.

"Huh?"

Startled for a moment, before the Crocodile King could react, a huge force directly dragged it into the thicket.