The dark clouds dispersed, the raindrops became smaller and smaller, and the lightning and thunder gradually disappeared.

Le Jing walked slowly through the streets and alleys. The county town, which used to be peaceful, harmonious and bustling, was now filled with exhausted silence.

After all, the barbarians left indelible scars on this peaceful little town.

Although he tried his best to hurry, he was still a step late.

It was also thanks to Kunhuo as his protector, otherwise he would not have been able to resolve the matter so quickly.

The loud cry of a newborn baby could be heard faintly in my ears.

The endless cycle of life and death is nothing more than this.

He never underestimated the vitality of the human race.

As he walked, he gently chanted the mantra for rebirth, to pray for the souls of those innocent people who died in vain.

Although he couldn't see it, he could clearly sense that something was wrapped around her layer by layer, and his body seemed to be much heavier.

This is karma for his karma. Sooner or later, he will suffer the consequences and retribution.

Although Le Jing practices in the Pure Land Sect, because of his identity as a Buddhist, he can learn all the Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist teachings, and even the secrets that are not passed on. Therefore, what Le Jing has learned in the past ten years is very diverse.

He still remembered a story he had read in a book of the Vajra Sect a few years ago.

The protagonist of the story is the former elder of the Vajra Sect, Master Juewu.

Countless demons, ghosts, and scum fell under Master Juewu's Vajra Pestle. Although he was trying to save people, he committed countless sins of killing throughout his life.

However, he achieved perfect merit and became a Buddha instantly.

Because he has the heart of a bodhisattva, but performs the deeds of Yama.

He kills people in order to save them.

He wants to free the evil people and demons from evil and suffering, eliminate their karma, let them return to reincarnation to wash away their sins, reshape their pure bodies, and ascend to paradise early.

Therefore, the creatures killed by Master Juewu only have gratitude towards him, but no hatred. Therefore, Master Juewu is not involved in cause and effect, does not create karma, and only has merits.

But Le Jing is not the enlightened Zen master.

He also cannot act with compassion.

Seriously speaking, he does not believe in Buddhism, does not believe in any religion, does not believe in the common people, does not believe in ghosts and gods, but only believes in himself.

If the fool had not died, he would have been the gentle, kind, compassionate and benevolent Buddhist that Buddhism has always dreamed of.

Unfortunately, after the fool died, it was Le Jing who survived.

Therefore, he knew that his action was to stop killing by killing. No matter how justified his reasons were, he had committed the sin of killing and would surely be punished in the future and suffer bad consequences.

He just wouldn't care.

He is not even afraid of death, so what does a mere retribution mean to him?

The huge black dog walked silently alongside him.

For the past twelve years, Kunhuo has been practicing with him, and two years ago, he voluntarily became his protector.

From now on, he will guard by his side, subdue demons and monsters, punish evil and promote good, just like the Sixteen Arhats who guard the Buddha.

The rain stopped, the sun shrank behind the clouds, creating layers of gorgeous clouds, and cool water vapor floated in the air.

Le Jing walked to the city gate and stood still. He opened his eyes briefly and closed them again.

The defenders of Hanyang County fled, leaving the city gates wide open. There were messy horse hoof prints and footprints on the path, and several blood-stained bodies of civilians lying on the roadside.

Le Jing silently recited another passage from the Sutra of Rebirth.

Kunhuo had been standing quietly beside him. After Le Jing stopped playing with the rosary, he tilted his head and asked curiously, "Le Jing, where are we going next?"

The young man closed his eyes and replied, "Go find Su Jian."

"Okay!" Kunhuo leaned down happily, "Le Jing, come up quickly."

Le Jing sat sideways on Kun Huo's body. The huge black dog leaped lightly and quickly rose into the air, just like the celestial dog in mythology, flying quickly through the sea of clouds.

Kun Huo's eyes curved up and he grinned, "I haven't seen Su Jian for a long time. Le Jing has grown a lot taller now. Su Jian should have grown taller too, right?"

“I think so.”

"By the way, where should we go to find Su Jian? In Baicheng?"

"No, we agreed to meet in Beihuang City."

Le Jing answered Kun Huo's questions absentmindedly, while thinking about something silently in his mind.

He killed all the barbarians who came here to plunder today, but it was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

The struggle between the grassland tribes and Daliang is essentially a fight for survival resources. This has nothing to do with good or evil, but only with the continuation and development of the race.

Naturally, fertile plains are more coveted than barren grasslands.

Throughout Chinese history, such struggles have been staged in every dynasty. If the Chinese dynasty prospers, the grassland tribes will tuck their tails between their legs and submit to it. The grassland is the pasture of China. If the Chinese dynasty declines, the grassland tribes will show their fangs, be ambitious, and intend to replace it. At that time, China is the hunting ground of the grassland.

Therefore, there must be a war between the grassland tribes and Daliang.

Although Daliang had a large population and the grassland tribes had few people, the Qing army only had a few hundred thousand troops when it entered the pass, of which the Manchu army had only 50,000 to 60,000. In Chinese history, there were many wars where "three thousand Vietnamese soldiers could swallow Wu" and "a snake swallowing an elephant". Even during the Anti-Japanese War, a gun-wielding devil could keep hundreds of civilians under control.

In the three thousand years of dynasty changes in China, it is only in line with the saying:

When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer.

Le Jing knew how arrogant his current behavior was.

How arrogant and crazy it is to try to go against the historical trend with one's own strength!

There's a good chance he won't be able to change anything.

But now that he has come to this world and possesses superhuman powers, it would be too cowardly to give up without even trying. This is also the fool's last wish.

Besides...he quite enjoyed the feeling of fighting the world alone.

No matter how many years have passed, he still has the passion of a young man in his heart. Changing the world is the ultimate romance that belongs only to young people.

Of course, he is alone, and he does not overestimate his own capabilities and think that he can easily change the course of history by himself, so he needs partners and must be prepared for the worst.

…

Outside Beihuang City, there were few people around, and from afar the whole city was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere.

Su Jian frowned, thinking of the information he had learned along the way, and an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.

Does he hate Daliang?

Of course he hated it.

Over the years, he often traveled in the mortal world and had a deeper understanding of Daliang's current situation. The more he did so, the deeper his disgust for Daliang became.

In his opinion, the beam was rotten to the core.

The emperor imposed heavy taxes and was incompetent, while officials were corrupt and abused their power to oppress the people. In addition, there were successive years of drought and frequent natural disasters, and the people were unable to get enough food and their lives were in misery.

Internally, there were occasional peasant uprisings in various places, but they were not very significant and were quickly suppressed by the troops sent by Daliang. Externally, the grassland tribes were watching with eager eyes and made frequent small moves.

At this time, Daliang seemed to be in a flourishing state, but in fact, he was walking on thin ice and was surrounded by dangers. In Su Jian's opinion, it was fate that Daliang could hold on to this tattered body and linger until now.

If one wants to prolong the life of Daliang, which is currently in turmoil, the only way is for the emperor to die suddenly, and for the new emperor to be wise and decisive, and to have great strength to rectify the administration of officials, assemble the army, and comfort the people. In this way, Daliang might really be able to maintain peace for another few decades.

Unfortunately, the current emperor is in good health and full of energy, and is a long-lived monarch.

Therefore, the king lives a long life, but the dynasty does not.

But even so, Su Jian couldn't just sit back and watch all this happen.

Although his father had been beheaded and the Su family had been sealed off, he could still clearly remember his father's handwritten letter hanging in the study.

"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity."

This was my father's lifelong ambition.

Gradually, it became his ambition.

"Su Jian! Why are you walking so fast? Wait for me!"

Su Jian's thoughts were interrupted. He sighed helplessly and looked back at the young lady who was running towards him angrily. He felt overwhelmed: "Young lady, why do you always follow me?"

"Who said I followed you!" Lu Qingling snorted coldly, put her hands on her hips and said proudly: "Is this road owned by your family? You can go but I can't?"

Su Jian felt a headache when he saw Lu Qingling's arrogant look.

Lu Qingling was the only daughter of his master, Master Bai Yuan. All the teachers and fellow apprentices in the sect spoiled her, so she had been able to get whatever she wanted in the sect since she was a child, and developed such a spoiled personality. Su Jian always kept a distance from her, but this young lady didn't know what was wrong with her, she just liked to pester Su Jian.

This time when Su Jian went out, he was again pestered by this young lady all the way. She followed him all the way from Baicheng to Beihuang City, which made Su Jian very annoyed and also wasted a lot of time along the way.

He held out his hand: "Okay, okay, then you go first?"

Lu Qingling pouted, glanced at him with her beautiful eyes full of affection and resentment, and muttered softly: "Idiot! I want to go with you!"

But Lu Qingling had already chased here, and it would be a waste of time for him to say more, so he could only say helplessly: "You can come with me, but I have to make three rules with you."

Lu Qingling's beautiful eyes lit up, she raised her chin and replied modestly: "You say."

"First, all actions must be under my command."

"Can."

"Second, don't act like a spoiled brat."

"Who is acting like a spoiled brat...Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Third, don't be rude to my friends."

"Well, I know."

A charming and hoarse voice suddenly sounded in his mind: "If someone likes you, why don't you understand romance?"

Su Jian's eyes were cold, and he replied indifferently: "I don't have time to think about these things now, and what does it have to do with me if she likes me?"

The voice teased, "You are cold-hearted."

Su Jian didn't reply.

He didn't trust the owner of the voice, even though he had helped him a lot over the years, he always felt that he had bad intentions.

The voice claimed to be surnamed Yang, and he usually called him Yang Lao. Yang Lao was a remnant soul that lived in the white jade on his waist, and usually sent him messages through his spirit.

He didn't know the identity of the remnant soul, nor did he know why he lived in the white jade - the remnant soul said that he failed to survive the tribulation, but Su Jian didn't believe it.

The only thing Su Jian could be sure of was that the remnant soul was an old monster that had lived for many years, and that this old monster had some intention towards him.

No matter what Yang Lao's purpose is, he will do his best to prevent him from succeeding.

…

As one of the largest inns in Beihuang City, Fugui Inn welcomes guests from all over the world and has always been a well-informed place.

Le Jing, wearing a bamboo hat, sat in a window seat in the lobby on the first floor, and heard several traveling merchants behind him discussing the situation in Hanyang City.

"Thank God for your help! I heard that a Bodhisattva descended from heaven and sent his black dog to devour all the barbarians who attacked the city!"

"Is this true? Will the Bodhisattva really appear?"

"Ah, why would I lie to you? I have relatives in Hanyang City. It is said that they saw with their own eyes a black dog coming down to the world and tearing the barbarian in half. Now the barbarian's body is still lying in the city!"

"Yes, I came from Hanyang City, and I saw all this with my own eyes!"

"So what do you think a Bodhisattva looks like?"

"Of course, she has long flowing hair and is wearing white silk and satin. She is as beautiful as a fairy."

Le Jing closed his eyes and laughed. He didn't expect that due to the spread of rumors, not only did his race change, but his gender also changed.

His ears moved slightly, and his spiritual sense sensed Su Jian's breath from afar.

The fool's eyes are not the eyes of cause and effect, but the eyes of destiny among the six supernatural powers, so he can see through cause and effect.

However, using the knowledge of past lives too often would cause great trauma to his spirit. Therefore, since Le Jing started practicing Buddhism, he has specially trained himself to act with his eyes closed in order to reduce the use of the knowledge of past lives. Over time, his consciousness has become extremely sensitive.

So he could sense that in addition to Su Jian, there was another female fellow Taoist who was following Su Jian closely, and the two of them were behaving intimately, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not in a serious relationship between a man and a woman.

He frowned slightly.

There has been a change of plans.

The main purpose of his meeting with Su Jian this time was to go to the grassland together to find out what was going on. It would be best if he could find the hero who had conquered the grassland and kill him in his cradle.

But why did Su Jian bring another woman? Could she be one of the concubines in the harem?

The male owner of the Dian family of the Taoist sect is troublesome. If he had entered Buddhism, he would have been accompanied by a green lamp every day, and would have been pure-hearted and free from desires, and these things would not have happened.