"Why not let Wenhe speak first?" Zhang Liang said with a smile.
Lin Han waved his hand and motioned Jia Xu to speak.
Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled.
“I’ve heard folk rumors that among the people destined to be born, there is a disciple of Buddha named Jin Chanzi who has practiced for ten lifetimes. It is said that his meat can make one immortal and eternally young.
"You might as well spread the news along the journey west. If anyone in a family has an incurable disease, you can kill him in the middle of the night, cook his flesh, and eat it. If you can save one person, it will be considered a merit. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You will then attain Buddhahood."
Inside the imperial study, several people looked at each other.
"Eating his meat can make you immortal. This should have spread among the demons." Lin Han said.
"It spread among demons, but not among humans." Jia Xu said calmly, "Sometimes, human nature is more terrifying than demons, isn't it?"
“…”
Lin Han was speechless.
"If we spread this matter, won't the consequences be on us?" Zhang Liang asked with a smile.
"No, this matter was spread by the common cultivators. I also heard it from the common cultivators. What does this matter have to do with us?"
Jia Xu asked back.
"The Daxia Daily simply heard anecdotes from the people and reported them, telling the world: eating cicada meat can prolong life and cure all diseases. This is a rumor."
Lin Han was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Are you refuting a rumor or spreading it?
"Zifang, tell me about your plan." Lin Han said.
"In fact, Wenhe's method is a good idea."
"It's quite wonderful."
Lin Han nodded seriously. This was a complete test of human nature.
As a bodyguard, Sun Wukong's fiery eyes can see through the true form of demons, but he cannot see through people's hearts. If Jin Chanzi was stabbed by an ordinary person while begging for alms, his journey to the West might have ended.
But this trick is a bit too much...
Lin Han didn't know how to describe it.
"Zifang, tell me your story."
Lin Han waved his hand and didn't bother with Jia Xu's plan.
If Zhang Liang had no better plan, he could consider what Jia Xu said.
"Since the Journey to the West is a game, why can't Your Majesty be one of the players?"
Zhang Liang did not rush to tell his plan, but asked a question instead.
After he finished speaking, several people in the imperial study suddenly looked at Zhang Liang, feeling as if they had been enlightened.
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Zhang Liang added with a smile.
"The immortals are using the luck of our Great Xia Empire to set up a game. No matter which side wins, they will find a way to take away the luck of Great Xia. If that's the case, why can't we participate in person?"
"Buddhism cannot preach and forcibly takes away people's fortune. Do they have no cause and effect?" Lin Han asked.
Hearing this, Pang Tong next to him raised his hand.
Seeing this, Lin Han gestured for him to speak.
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the Great Tribulation. When the one destined by Heaven succeeds in the Journey to the West and returns to preach, the Sage will believe that the Great Tribulation is a foregone conclusion.
"The success of the Journey to the West is inevitable. If we obstruct the mission, we are defying Heaven. Heaven will be enraged, and the saints will take action against us again. We are not afraid of Heaven's karmic consequences. Today, human karmic consequences are too weak, and Heaven's karmic consequences are too strong," Pang Tong said.
Hearing this, Guo Jia was stunned, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Shi Yuan's words make sense. My previous strategy is useless. In this case, we can only destroy the Journey to the West. If the Journey to the West fails, the Saint will take action again. Humanity is powerful in cause and effect, and humanity will not stand idly by."
Lin Han pondered for a moment, nodded, and looked at Zhang Liang.
"Zifang, continue."
"Your Majesty, on the journey to the West, there are demons blocking the way. Is this the fate of Jin Chanzi?"
"Yes, the demons that descended upon the world are mostly from the Celestial Court or the Buddhist order. It's possible this was a premeditated plot. Ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties, the number of perfection."
"Heaven and Buddhism can test us, but we can't? Do our tests count as part of his tribulation? Are they variables beyond the number of perfection?"
"For example?" Lin Han asked.
"As Wenhe said, if we incite people's hearts to kill the person who has destiny, does that count as our karma?"
“Not really!”
"If someone among those destined to obtain the scriptures does not want to, or breaks unforgivable Buddhist precepts on the journey, will that count against our karma?"
“Not really.”
"We made the demon that was supposed to be their calamity stronger, and he killed the one who was destined to be theirs. Does that count as karma on our part?"
Zhang Liang asked three questions in succession.
"We made the demons stronger, so this should be considered our karma," Xi Zhicai said uncertainly.
"Not necessarily." Lin Han said, "I remembered something."
Zhang Liang and others looked at him, wanting to hear what he was saying.
"If he gets into trouble someday, just don't tell your teacher about it. This is what the sages say."
After saying this, Lin Han had a meaningful smile on his face.
"Zifang is right. Heaven has sent down karma in the calamity, and has designed the Journey to the West. If we don't directly send people to rob and kill the people destined by Heaven, then it won't be counted as our karma. But that doesn't mean we can't do anything.
On the Journey to the West, the demons that plague us are mostly from the Celestial Court and Buddhism. Their disciples and mounts have no karmic connection when they descend into the mortal realm to stop us. Why should I be held responsible for the misfortune of someone who, after giving them some simple pointers, loses a magical weapon and then gets into trouble?
After hearing Lin Han's words, Zhang Liang smiled slightly.
Obviously, Lin Han now has the answer and countermeasures.
"Why not take a two-pronged approach?" Guo Jia said, "Wenhe's plan can distract the protectors from responding, making them think we're plotting something, while they, on the other hand, have other plans."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up.
We are all the sixth among them, why should the immortals and gods live comfortably?
…
Chang'an.
After the arrival of [Journey to the West Tribulation], players continued to be teleported to Chang'an City.
Most of the people who came were dressed in strange clothes.
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