Chapter 209: Holy crap

Rulai still felt the massive loss Lingshan suffered last time as if it were yesterday.

So, coming here this time, he had already prepared evidence in advance.

With a wave of Rulai's hand, a magnified image appeared before all the demons, gods, humans, and the Jade Emperor.

It showed how Tang An had taken the initiative to give things to the Yellow Eyebrow Monster, and how Nezha and Yang Jian had secretly facilitated the Human Seed Bag in capturing the heavenly soldiers and generals.

And finally, how Tang An used the Diamond Bracelet to take away the Human Seed Bag and put it into her Universe Bag.

The Yellow Eyebrow Monster watched in sudden realization and pointed angrily at Tang An, but he was so furious that for a moment he didn't know where to start cursing.

The expressions of the Jade Emperor and the other immortals were as if what had happened was already within their expectations, and there were no ripples.

Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha maintained an indifferent attitude. At worst, they would just have another fight; it didn't matter.

And the most important person in this whole affair, Tang An, watched as all the images appeared and the sequence of events was presented, without any intention of stopping it.

After the images finished playing, Tang An looked at the Buddha.

"So?"

"So, is the Buddha saying that this matter has nothing to do with Lingshan, right?"

Rulai uttered, "Amituofo."

"This matter has nothing to do with my Lingshan to begin with. I ask the Destined One to release those innocent people and let this tribulation pass."

Tang An smiled. "So, Rulai, you are begging me?"

"Amituofo." He did not answer yes, nor did he answer no, but wore a look of compassion for all living things. It was as if he were saying that if Tang An were willing to release the people, he would also be willing to bow his head and beg her for the sake of all beings.

Unfortunately, this trick was of no use on Tang An.

If she didn't want to give someone face, it didn't matter who came.

"Since this matter has nothing to do with your Lingshan, then for what follows, Buddha, please do not interfere."

Tang An had a faint smile on the corners of her mouth, and then she glanced at the Jade Emperor.

That look seemed to say, "Rulai is handed over to you. If you can't stop him, I will definitely swindle you out of something big."

Jade Emperor:...

At this moment, Rulai's eyes trembled, as if he had only just realized Tang An's true purpose.

It wasn't the heavenly soldiers and generals, nor was it the Human Seed Bag. Her goal had taken a huge detour, and it was still the Yellow Eyebrow Monster! No, it was even more than just the Yellow Eyebrow Monster!

"Rulai." The Jade Emperor finally spoke. "Since this matter has nothing to do with you or me, just let her vent her anger. Once the anger is vented, won't this matter be easily resolved?"

While the Jade Emperor and Rulai were talking, Tang An took a Purple Gold Gourd out of her Universe Bag, pointing the mouth at the Yellow Eyebrow Monster and the bottom toward the sky.

"Old Ancestor Yellow Eyebrow!"

"Huh?" The Yellow Eyebrow Monster responded subconsciously; he was very surprised to hear this title from Tang An's mouth.

However, that one response was enough for him to be sucked into the Purple Gold Red Gourd.

When Rulai went to stop it, it was already too late.

"Amituofo." Rulai couldn't help but say, "This demon did not harm anyone's life; why does the Destined One not show compassion?"

Tang An shook the Purple Gold Gourd right in front of Rulai.

"I am not a monk, nor am I a nun, so why should I show compassion?"

"Hey, doesn't your Buddhist sect have that saying, 'Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot'?"

"Then is the blood on the butcher's knife in my hand not enough? Not enough to put down the knife and become a Buddha on the spot?"

"Rulai, don't be anxious. Wait for me to get some more blood on the butcher's knife, and then you can see if you can convert me into a Buddha."

Rulai's face turned livid. Tang An's mouth could truly ruin the reputation of his Buddhist sect with ease at any time.

"Destined One..."

Tang An raised her hand to signal that Rulai didn't need to say more. "The matter is already resolved. Go slowly, I won't see you off, Buddha."

"As for the rest, that is a matter between me and the Heavenly Court, so I won't trouble you to lend a helping hand."

Rulai took a deep breath and looked elsewhere, but no one knew who he was looking at.

Of course, except for Tang An.

Why was Tang An the exception?

That would require mentioning a person Tang An met yesterday evening.

No, to be precise, it was a Buddha, a future Maitreya Buddha.

A Buddha who should have appeared in this tribulation and should have helped them subdue the Yellow Eyebrow Monster, but who had sought out Tang An at that time.

Guanyin Bodhisattva knew, but precisely because she knew, she had to act as if she knew nothing.

"The Eastern Buddha coming here shouldn't be to help us subdue the Yellow Eyebrow Monster, right?"

"It is, and it isn't."

"Oh? So what exactly is the Eastern Buddha's purpose in coming here?"

Maitreya Buddha was all smiles, but the next second, Tang An felt a moment of dizziness, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived in a golden world.

Tang An could feel that Maitreya Buddha had no ill intent, so she did not panic.

Or rather, the Buddha-nature she felt in Maitreya Buddha was much purer than that in Rulai.

"I came here to help you, and also to ask for a favor, to let the Destined One help me."

"Oh?" This was fresh; an Eastern Buddha was making a deal with her.

Maitreya Buddha didn't waste words and stated his intention directly: "I am the future Buddha, but that Yellow Eyebrow Boy of mine is like a disciple and yet not a disciple."

"Because of this, I specifically borrowed the Eighty-One Tribulations to resolve the causality here."

Tang An's big eyes widened. So, had she eaten a big melon from the Buddhist sect?

"Then whose disciple is Yellow Eyebrow, after all?"

Maitreya Buddha smiled without answering, but his meaning was clear.

Between smart people, sometimes there is no need to point things out.

Tang An clapped her hands in sudden realization. "Rulai!"

"So Rulai is not only the present Buddha, but he also planted a future Buddha as a chess piece for the future Buddha?"

"Holy crap? Holy crap!"

This was a heaven-shaking melon. So the Yellow Eyebrow Monster's role wasn't in the present, but in the future!

So Maitreya Buddha wanted to use her hand to kick the Yellow Eyebrow Monster out and return him to Rulai in a legitimate way.

He wanted to use her hand to tell Rulai that he already knew and had already made a decision. This matter was already laid out in the open.

If Rulai still insisted on going his own way, then no one's face would look good.

"A master, truly a master." Tang An couldn't help but applaud Maitreya Buddha. No wonder he could be the future Buddha.

"However... what good does this do for me?" Tang An was not a warm-hearted person, and she certainly wouldn't get involved in their causality for no reason.

Maitreya Buddha's smile deepened. "What the Destined One seeks is nothing but muddy water."

"Accept what I ask for, and by this favor, I guarantee you will not lose out in the future."

Tang An's smile gradually faded. Standing with someone too smart really made one feel very uncomfortable.

"How can Tang An believe the words of the Eastern Buddha?"

Maitreya Buddha smiled. "To believe or not, to succeed or not, true and false, evil and good, all lie in a single thought, not something words can define or change."

"You and I are mutually causal; you are not losing out, am I right?"

Tang An regained her smile and changed the question. "I wonder, how does Maitreya Buddha view our group's journey through the Eighty-One Tribulations to seek the true scriptures?"

Maitreya Buddha pondered for a moment and smiled. "Topsy-turvy, yet the true scriptures have long since been obtained."

"Oh?"

Maitreya Buddha pointed his index finger at his heart. "The scriptures are in the heart; the truth is in the heart."

"The road of seeking the true scriptures through the Eighty-One Tribulations is the marrow of the true scriptures." ===== CHAPTER 210 =====