Chapter 239

Tang An sat in the grand master chair, the smile on her lips undiminished, and the sense of watching the fun grew stronger.

Corresponding to her smile, the unease in Rulai's heart grew stronger, and there was even a feeling of blood rushing to his crown.

He prayed incessantly in his heart, praying that the treasury would not have such a big mistake again.

However...

Puxian Bodhisattva, who had gone to check the treasury, returned. Looking at his expression...

How should one put it? It was a feeling that he wanted to speak but didn't dare to. He himself was shattered, yet he could still have a feeling of sympathy and heartache for Rulai.

Rulai closed his eyes to hide his emotions, the Buddhist beads in his hand rolling to calm his restless heart.

"The treasury, was it stolen?"

Puxian Bodhisattva's lips moved, but he only shook his head.

Rulai wanted to let out a sigh of relief, but when he probed with his divine sense, the expression Puxian showed made him understand that he couldn't let out this sigh.

"Was the treasury burned too?"

Puxian didn't speak, only shook his head blindly.

Rulai glanced at Tang An; Tang An shrugged and waved her hands, looking innocent.

However, the more innocent Tang An's expression was, the stronger the unease in Rulai's heart became.

"Speak! Speak the truth!"

Puxian Bodhisattva was almost kneeling on the ground to answer, because he really didn't dare to speak.

How he regretted not dragging another Arhat along with him just now. Otherwise, at this time, he could at least have grabbed one as a shield to push out.

"It... it is... um..."

"Speak." Rulai's tone was so cold it had no temperature, yet it seemed to contain an endless storm.

Puxian was so scared he hurriedly bowed, closed his eyes, hardened his heart, and thought, "Let it be!"

"Lingshan treasury, it's empty."

"Empty?"

"Yes. Everything in the treasury has been taken away by someone. It is empty inside, not a single thing was left."

Quiet, dead quiet.

The sound of the Buddhist beads in Rulai's hand falling to the ground seemed so clear, so oppressive, and so heart-wrenching at this moment.

Suddenly, Rulai's eyes widened instantly, and a pressure radiated from his body. It could be said that it didn't distinguish between friend and foe; even their own people almost couldn't withstand it.

The various Buddhas all seemed to have heard the fantasy Puxian spoke of, and before they could react, they were shaken by Rulai's pressure. Those with weaker cultivation had already vomited blood.

And Puxian Bodhisattva, who was closest to Rulai, was directly shaken until he vomited blood, and then was blown away by a force.

Looking at Tang An's side, with the Qingping Sword there, there was a cyan light enveloping the few of them. That light didn't fear any of Rulai's suppression at all, and Tang An and the others were all moving freely.

"Yay!"

"Rulai has broken his defense; does he even hit his own people when he breaks his defense?"

"No, it's a real pity not to take a picture of this."

Not only was she fine, but she was also in the mood to take a group photo as a souvenir.

"Guanyin!" Rulai couldn't touch Tang An for the time being, so he could only reach out to Guanyin.

Only to see a golden Buddha palm suddenly appear in the air above Guanyin's head, seemingly slow, yet in the blink of an eye, it pressed down in front of Guanyin.

"Pfft—"

Guanyin tried her best to resist, but the disparity in strength was too great. Just as she confronted it, she was shaken into internal injury by Rulai.

Tang An was recording the scene of dogs biting dogs with one hand, and eating melon seeds with the other, feeling incredibly happy.

"Buddha!" Guanyin vomited two more mouthfuls of blood, her face as pale as paper.

"You attacking me in your rage is exactly falling into the Destined One's scheme."

"Ananda's misunderstanding of me was also entirely brought about by the Destined One."

"If you don't believe me, Buddha, you can ask Ananda who saved him."

Rulai looked at Anatuo; Anatuo was so scared he knelt directly on the ground.

"It... it... it was indeed Guanyin who saved me, but..."

"Pfft—"

Before he finished speaking, Anatuo felt a huge force coming. Before he could react, his body felt as if it had been hit hard. After being blown away and vomiting a mouthful of blood, he fainted and fell to the ground.

Tang An watched this scene quietly, the smile on her lips never stopping.

"Rulai, remember, the damage to my Princess Mansion's buildings must be reimbursed to me along with the egg money, okay?"

She knew Guanyin was shifting the blame onto her; it didn't matter, it was a relationship of mutual utilization. As long as the benefits were maximized, she was willing to take the blame.

Anyway, this matter was originally something she had deliberately brought about through Guanyin's hand.

Only when the bond of mutual utilization between them was deeper could Guanyin be better utilized by her.

Besides, even if she took the blame now, Rulai couldn't produce evidence. Most importantly, even if Rulai had evidence, so what?

The various Buddhas saw that the situation was increasingly out of control; besides the heavy losses of the Lingshan treasury and the scripture treasury, they were afraid they would lose a few more great generals, so they jumped out one after another to speak for Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Amituofo, my Buddha is merciful; what Guanyin said is not without reason."

"Yes, Buddha, Great Master Guanyin has been working diligently for the Journey to the West Calamity and has suffered many losses; how could she collude with the Destined One? This must be a trap set by the Destined One, a result she deliberately wanted to see."

"Amituofo, my Lingshan has already suffered heavy losses; we cannot lose any more good generals."

One person speaking, the voice wasn't enough. Three people, the voice wasn't enough. Then what about more voices?

Rulai's eyes narrowed slightly; he only then realized this serious problem.

He discovered that the various Buddhas seemed to have started not to listen to his commands, and even dared to openly contradict him to protect a Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Who was it? Who was manipulating behind the scenes?

Was it Guanyin? She didn't have that courage, nor did she have such great prestige.

Was it that Lingshan had suffered heavy losses again and again, the Buddhas were disappointed, to the point that he had lost the hearts of the people?

One doubt after another lingered in Rulai's heart; after thinking it over, he still let Guanyin Bodhisattva go.

"Was it you?" Rulai looked at Tang An again; he had a premonition that all of this had an inseparable connection with Tang An.

Tang An leaned back in the grand master chair, supporting her arm and resting her face on it.

"It's me again, again, and again?"

"Rulai, can you not find me to take the blame every time something happens?"

"My dream since I was a child was indeed to be a hero, but I don't want to be a scapegoat."

"Your Lingshan scripture treasury has a problem, and the treasury has a problem. Have you considered that the biggest problem might be your own problem?"

"How come the Heavenly Court's treasury is all fine, but it's your Lingshan's that has a problem?"

Rulai examined Tang An, thinking about something in his heart, but no one knew.

"Do you dare to swear by your Dao Heart that this matter has nothing to do with you?"

Tang An laughed, "You rascal, don't try to disturb my Dao Heart."

"Besides, whoever makes a claim must provide evidence. You splash dirty water on me, and you still want me to explain why I was splashed? Are you playing?"

"As for swearing... I do dare to swear, the problem is, are you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"..."

If eyes could kill, without a doubt, Tang An would have already been sliced by Rulai's eyes hundreds of times.

"Hey, yes, that's the look!"

"I just like the way you can't stand me, want to kill me, but are helpless and furiously incompetent."

She reached out to Rulai, raised her middle finger, and hooked it inward.

"You, come and hit me?"

!!!!!

"Pfft—"

"Yay! Yay yay yay yay! Why are you vomiting blood? Is it because your mood has been too good lately, and you've been over-nourishing yourself, Buddha?"