In this Dongzhen Palace, the children of the immortal officials in the heavenly court and the children and disciples of the great masters of Taoism and Buddhism are the most domineering, especially they will form groups to bully other students without any background.

Li Haoran's father, Li Bai, was just a Taoist immortal with a humble background, but his mother, Yue Youyou, had a great background.

He is the fourth disciple of the great Taoist master 'Julu Sun Zhenjun', so although Li Haoran sat down silently, he still felt angry in his heart. You know, with his mother's background, there are also a group of Taoist students surrounding him in this Dongzhen Mansion.

"Wu Kong," Master Huike called to the grandson of King Qingyuan of Jidu, "you answer."

Upon hearing this, Wu Kong immediately stood up, glanced proudly at Li Haoran who was sitting there, and said, "Master, one flower, one world, one leaf, one Bodhi tree" This refers to our wisdom and enlightenment. From the wound of a petal, we can see through and understand the essence of the world. From a Bodhi leaf, we can see the root of the entire Bodhi tree. It means 'seeing the big picture from the small, and realizing the truth suddenly.'"

Master Huike nodded and said, "Well said."

Upon hearing this, Wu Kong immediately raised his head like a proud general who had won a battle, and the dozens of students around him also applauded and cheered.

Master Huike said to Wu Kong, "Please sit down."

"Yes." Wu Kong bowed respectfully and then sat down.

After Master Huike sat down at Wukong, he looked at the students in the hall and said, "The time for today's lecture has come to an end. Now it's time to ask questions and seek truth. Do you have anything to ask me?"

As soon as Master Huike finished speaking, the grandson of King Huaidu Changyuan who was standing next to Wu Kong immediately raised his hand.

"Bo Yuan, what's your problem?" Master Huike asked Bo Yuan by name.

Bo Yuan stood up, bowed to Master Huike, and then asked, "Master, I would like to ask, the Buddhist scriptures say that there is a Buddha in the heart of every living being. Can I become a Buddha?"

This question immediately attracted the attention of all the students in the hall. Li Haoran snorted, showing great disdain for Bo Yuan's question.

Master Huike smiled and said, "The fact that you can ask this question shows that you cannot become a Buddha."

"Why?" Bo Yuan asked unconvincedly, "Why can't I become a Buddha just by asking?"

Master Huike said, "The Buddha is the One who has perfect enlightenment and practice. The fact that you ask this question shows that you don't even have 'self-awareness'. How can you become a Buddha?"

Hearing the chuckles coming from all around, Bo Yuan was very dissatisfied and said, "I think I can become a Buddha anyway." After that, he sat down by himself.

Although it was very rude, Master Huike did not care about it and continued to ask, "Does anyone have any questions?"

"I, I have a question." At this time, a clear and loud voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look, with different expressions.

The children of the immortal officials in the heavenly court had obvious hostility towards this student, while the students of Taoism and Buddhism showed disdain, but also took him very seriously.

Only those independent cultivators and demon clan disciples showed expressions of admiration and support when they saw this person, as if they were a group of minions looking up to their boss.

"It's him again." Mei Xianzhang, who was sitting nearby and listening, said to Xuanying with a smile. Xuanying also smiled softly and said, "He's a guy who was born to rebel."

Master Huike was also troubled by the sight of this little fellow, but he could only bite the bullet and say, "Baibai, what do you want to ask?"

That's right, the little fellow that attracted everyone's attention was none other than the little white rat demon 'Bai Bai'. Bai Bai immediately asked, "Master, if I kick the Tathagata Buddha off Mount Lingshan, can I still sit on the lotus platform?"

Master Huike took a deep breath and then said, "I remember when fellow Daoist Wang Chongyang was teaching you the sutras last time, you asked if you could kick Taishang Laojun out of Tushita Palace so that you could become the Daoist Patriarch yourself, right?"

"Yes." Bai Bai said, "This is what I'm more concerned about."

But before Master Huike could answer, Wu Kong shouted, "Who do you think you are? You're just a rat demon, fit only to scavenge for food in the gutter. How dare you speak nonsense about the Taoist and Buddha here?"

Bai Bai didn't flinch at all when she heard this. She folded her arms around her round belly and looked at Wu Kong and said, "How dare you, a fellow who relies on your grandfather's influence, speak so arrogantly? You sons of immortal officials are all so conceited, relying on your fathers' and grandfathers' power to do evil. When I rebel and march to the Heavenly Palace, the first thing I'll do is kill all of you second-generation heirs."

“Bold!”

"How dare you plot treason?"

As soon as Bai Bai finished speaking, all the immortal officials' children in the hall were furious. They stood up and started to criticize Bai Bai.

Master Huike was also helpless. Every time the little mouse demon spoke, the result would be the same. He pressed his hands, releasing some majesty to intimidate all the students, and then said, "Well, today's lecture ends here. Let's go."

After saying this, Master Huike immediately turned around and fled from the Huayan Dharma Hall.

After Master Huike left, the Taoist and Buddhist disciples immediately stood up and walked out of the Huayan Dharma Hall, then stood by the window and looked inside.

After a complicated ideological struggle, those independent cultivators and demon clan disciples all chose to protect themselves. After looking at Bai Bai, they quietly stood up and left.

Only two little demons stood firmly beside Baibai, and what they had to face were more than a hundred children of immortal officials who surrounded them.

However, Baibai was not panicked at all. He stood there calmly with the two little demons. They had seen this kind of scene many times. It was nothing more than a beating.

Seeing Baibai and the two little demons surrounded by more than a hundred disciples of immortal officials, Mei Xianzhang and Xuanying could no longer bear to watch. Mei Xianzhang immediately stood up and said, "No fighting in the Dharma Hall."

Those disciples of the immortal officials turned around and looked at Mei Xianzhang. They didn't know Mei Xianzhang's background, but they knew they couldn't beat Mei Xianzhang.

Because they had tried this many times before, after Mei Xianzhang finished speaking, Wu Kong pointed at Bai Bai and the other two and said harshly, "Just wait, you three, it'll be your turn sooner or later."

Then, these more than one hundred disciples of immortal officials turned around and left the Huayan Dharma Hall, while those independent cultivators and students from the demon tribe who left first had already disappeared.

(End of this chapter)