In the quicksand river below, the water demon has begun to kill people.
Zhang Bairen took out a wooden sword box and pulled out a delicate wooden sword the size of a toothpick.
Seeing the river water turn blood red, Chen Xuanzang's eyes widened in horror, and he excitedly shouted out the location of the monster in the water.
Just as the water demon reached out its tentacles toward an ordinary person who had no karmic ties, Zhang Bairen flicked out his wooden sword and swiftly slashed at the water demon's tentacles.
A sword rang out, followed by a flash of silver light.
Clang!
The water demon's tentacles were immediately severed in two, and the panicked fishermen were gently slapped by the sword's edge and sent flying to the riverbank.
Overjoyed, Chen Xuanzang immediately cried out, "Young masters, please hurry and save them!"
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Zhang Bairen flicked his fingers, manipulating the silver sword to sever the water demon's tentacles and rescue the remaining innocent people from the river.
Among them, those who are guilty of sins but whose sins do not warrant death will experience extra pain when Zhang Bairen strikes them with the ridge of his sword, which can be considered a minor punishment to serve as a warning.
As for those who should pay with their lives, Zhang Bairen did not intervene to save them, but instead allowed the water demon to exact its revenge.
After avenging the water demon, we will send its soul back to the underworld.
The silver sword light darted across the river, frightening the water demon so much that it dared not continue its attack.
Seeing this, Zhang Bairen pointed directly, and a sharp silver sword light struck the fake Taoist priest on the riverbank.
The Taoist priest who proposed burning Chen Xuanzang alive has accumulated many sins and should also pay with his life.
The charlatan, who was trying to escape in the chaos, screamed and fell into the water, crashing onto the water demon.
The water demon hidden at the bottom of the river was immediately taken aback.
Then, it opened its blood-red maw and bit off the slender waist and abdomen of the charlatan.
The Taoist priest, who was not yet dead, wanted to call for help and scream in pain, but instead drank a lot of water, making himself feel even worse.
Zhang Bairen's actions were incomprehensible to Chen Xuanzang.
Even the tense shouting and loud reminders have been temporarily forgotten.
Seeing Chen Xuanzang's blank stare, Zhang Bairen explained, "That fake Taoist priest is beyond redemption, and is haunted by the thoughts of many wronged souls."
If he doesn't die, he'll only cause more deaths.
Chen Xuanzang replied in a low voice, "However, his life or death is not for you to judge."
"Oh, really?"
But the fact is now, I have already put him to trial.
"If you're not satisfied, you can avenge him," Zhang Bairen replied dismissively.
The Chen Xuanzang before us is truly kind and compassionate.
However, sometimes being too saintly can also make people feel disgusted.
For example, Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West often did good deeds but ended up doing bad things.
This is true kindness, but it doesn't resemble that of a normal, ordinary person.
Inside the Flowing Sand River, with fresh blood food offered to its mouth, the water demon's mind went mad again.
Soon, all the villagers who had killed the water demon were dead.
However, the water monster did not stop its killing spree.
Just then, a shrill shout rang in Zhang Bairen's ears: "Chang Sheng!"
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Zhang Bairen glanced to the side and saw a cute little girl about to fall into the river, while the woman who had been shouting rushed over without regard for anything else.
In a critical moment, the woman grabbed the little girl's arm, which prevented the girl from falling into the quicksand river.
However, before the woman could even catch her breath, the water demon, whose eyes were already bloodshot, opened its gaping maw and lunged at the little girl named Changsheng.
"No!" Chen Xuanzang, who was in the air, couldn't help but shout when he saw this scene.
Zhang Bairen didn't say much, only his fingers twitched slightly.
Instantly, a silver light pierced through the water demon, severely injuring it.
This sword strike successfully saved the little girl and the woman.
The water demon, its body pierced by the flying sword, let out a painful roar. With green blood flowing from its body, the water demon subconsciously activated its supernatural powers, manipulating the waters of the Flowing Sand River and sweeping towards the Golden Sand Water Village.
"How dare you continue attacking!"
Zhang Bairen flicked his finger, causing the sword light to transform into a silver screen.
In an instant, all the river water was easily blocked.
"Void Sword Technique - Slash!"
Zhang Bairen's sword finger slashed down from the sky, transforming into a flying sword on the silver screen, instantly changing from defense to offense.
Seeing that Zhang Bairen was about to kill the water demon of the Liusha River, Chen Xuanzang immediately shouted, "Senior, please have mercy! I haven't shown you my exorcism technique yet!"
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Zhang Bairen ignored everything and simply slashed down with his sword.
Instantly, the water demon with a tiger's head and a fish's body was cut in two.
The sword energy crisscrossed, and the demonic body, which had been split in two, was transformed into a stinking mass of minced meat.
The villagers of Jinsha Water Village cheered loudly, applauding Zhang Bairen.
Chen Xuanzang broke down again, feeling guilty and regretful for not being able to save the water demon.
“Master Xuanzang, I have already said it.”
Whether it's a damned human or a damned demon, I won't let them go.
You want to persuade people to do good; you want to awaken the true goodness and beauty in monsters.
Sure, but please demonstrate the ability to accomplish these things.
"As long as your fist is big enough, neither monsters nor humans will dare to ignore your words or oppose you." Zhang Bairen said after killing the water demon.
Chen Xuanzang hung his head dejectedly and muttered to himself, "Your theory, while having some merit, is not without its flaws."
However, I do not agree.
I believe they should be given a chance to reform.
"Wouldn't it be better to awaken the goodness and beauty in their hearts, let them repent and do more good deeds, than to simply kill them?"
"Womanly compassion! Whom should those who were killed by them seek justice from?!" Zhang Bairen retorted.
Chen Xuanzang was speechless again, because there is no absolutely perfect concept in the world, nor is there anything absolutely perfect.
While Buddhist philosophy possesses great wisdom, it also has some flaws.
This is true for all schools of thought, whether Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, or Legalist.
In short, it boils down to one sentence: those who walk different paths cannot make plans together!
Zhang Bairen severed Chen Xuanzang, who was bound and hanging, and used his magic to isolate the swarming villagers of Jinsha Village.
“Master Xuanzang, my senior brother and I have come here to see you.”
"Now, let's get down to business." Zhang Bairen said, looking at Chen Xuanzang.
"You all came here specifically to see me?" Chen Xuanzang asked incredulously.
"Yes, that's right. You are the reincarnation of a disciple of Buddha and a core member of the Buddhist pilgrimage to the West."
We came here to see you and your master.
"And this Miss Duan in front of me!" Zhang Bairen said, turning his gaze to the person in front of him.
A figure enveloped in white light appeared before Zhang Bairen.
“Amitabha Buddha, how did you two learn about these circumstances?”
"Is it the Taoist sect? Or the demon race?" As the figure shrouded in white light began to speak, Chen Xuanzang and the villagers, who had just been fully conscious, all fell into a deep sleep.
"Are you Guanyin Bodhisattva?" Zhang Bairen's eyes saw through the shimmering white light and clearly saw Miss Duan's solemn and dignified appearance.
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