Qin Luo asked him to keep watch for him and bring him fried meatballs later.

Doctor You immediately agreed upon hearing this.

Qin Luo flashed into the spatial dimension to deal with the wild boar he had just killed.

Doctor You, dressed in blood-stained clothes, swaggered around.

When asked, he would act mysterious.

"It cannot be said, it cannot be said; you will find out in a few days!"

Zhang Niangzi and her accomplices, seeing this, huddled together and whispered amongst themselves.

Li Jun also asked Zhang Niangzi curiously.

"My lady, what exactly are these expensive ingredients that Doctor You bought? He said he was going back to make medicine and he got covered in blood. Does he have to kill someone to make just one dose?"

Zhang Niangzi glanced at him.

"What nonsense! Look at Doctor You, who could he possibly kill? It's a miracle he wasn't killed. Don't overthink it. Everyone saw the effects of those semi-finished pills. If the semi-finished product is this powerful, what would the finished product be like?"

Upon hearing her words, Li Jun's expression became much more greedy.

"Let's just wait patiently until the medicine is made, then our good days will begin, hahaha!"

Zhang Niangzi thought of two other options, but felt the progress was too slow.

"By the way! We also need to find out the differences between the little monk and the ugly girl as soon as possible. After all, a divine doctor is not enough to compare with the vine demon! Whether we can advance to the next level depends on this!"

Everyone was tempted by the promises she made.

Qi Qi promises that she will complete the task as soon as possible!

Wu E swaggered off to Jingming's side.

He immediately said that he had been baptized by Buddhism since childhood and wanted to learn from him.

Jingming naturally couldn't back down from such a direct attack.

He asked Wu to discuss the debate topic.

"Sir, please ask me a question first!"

Wu E was pleased with his humility, and then spoke with disdain.

"My surname is Wu, and my given name is E. Does the host think my name is auspicious or inauspicious?"

Jingming responded humbly.

"Amitabha Buddha, since it is Wu E, it naturally hopes that you, benefactor, will harbor good intentions and refrain from evil!"

"Really? I don't think so! I've always felt that Wu E represents someone who will do anything evil!"

He looked at Jingming with a mocking gaze.

He recounted his childhood memories.

"I was abandoned in a temple as a child. I've seen compassionate old monks, and I've also seen lazy, gluttonous, and cunning young monks. I've asked them what good is and what evil is. Do you know how they answered?"

Jingming remains humble

"This humble monk does not know, please explain, benefactor!"

"The old monk told me that goodness means being kind to everyone and influencing them with love, while evil means doing bad things to others and hurting them!"

At this point, his eyelashes trembled, as if he were recalling someone he hadn't thought of in a long time.

After a moment's thought, his expression turned disdainful again.

The young monk told me that goodness means making yourself happy and content, while evil means listening to others, hurting yourself, and not loving yourself—how can you then use love to influence others?

Jingming's heart actually agreed with half of it.

He believes that it's okay to be good to yourself, but you can't hurt others.

Then I recited a Buddhist mantra.

"Amitabha Buddha, there are countless beings in this world, and I have not seen them all. I cannot judge their right or wrong based on your one-sided account!"

He raised his eyes to look Wu E directly in the eye, his previous humble demeanor completely gone.

gentle yet firm tone

"Good and evil are separated by a single thought. You can choose not to harm others, or you can choose to be kinder to yourself; these are not contradictory!"

Wu E shook a finger.

"No, no! I did as the head monk said. I smiled at the worshippers, led the way for them, and helped them search for their lost items, but all I got in return was a beating!"

His tears were filled with malice.

"I didn't understand, so I asked those people why they treated me like that! They just said, 'Lower-class people are just lowly!' I understood even less. Didn't Buddha say that all beings are equal?"

Seeing that his tone was extreme, Jingming also changed her attitude.

"My lord, the equality of all beings refers to the equality of all beings before the Buddha, not to ordinary people. There are different classes of people, a distinction established at the beginning of time. Some are born with great power, while others are born with lives as insignificant as grass. The strong prey on the weak—this is the law of the world!"

Wu E, unconvinced, continued to argue.

"But later I did as the little monk said. I stopped taking those so-called upper-class people seriously, deliberately sabotaged their carriages, and threw their belongings and children into the back mountains. Seeing their frustrated expressions, I felt happy!"

Recalling the past, his eyes were filled with excitement.

"After searching in vain, they had no choice but to humbly beg me for help. I told them to donate a lot of money to the temple!"

Suddenly it turned into a complaint.

"But the old monk wanted to drive me away. He knew I had nowhere to go, yet he still wanted to drive me away. Isn't that evil?"

Something seemed to flash in Jingming's eyes as he stared intently at Wu E.

"My friend, no one taught you to distinguish good from evil from a young age. Your claim of being baptized by Buddhism since childhood must be something you secretly overheard the abbot lecturing on Zen! If I'm not mistaken, the old monk is the only remaining good thought in your heart, and the young monk is yourself!"

Wu E, who had been holding his hands at his sides, clenched them into fists and roared angrily.

No, no!

Jingming ignored him and continued to recount her observations.

"You must have survived by eating the temple's vegetarian meals, and you're filled with gratitude towards the temple. But they said you were too violent and couldn't enter the Buddhist order, so you held a grudge. Your so-called help to pilgrims was just for show!"

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