Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 838 The Vegetarian Asura

He Songling once met a patient suffering from inner demons named Tang Mingyi.

However, to be honest, Tang Mingyi's abilities were inferior to Xiao Zizai's. It's not always the case that the present is inferior to the past; on the contrary, He Songling consistently advocated for the rejection of this view.

Perhaps due to the wars during the Republican era, these extraordinary individuals had too much combat experience, resulting in their fighting prowess far exceeding the current average level when they were fighting desperately.

However, it cannot be ignored that nowadays, with peace and prosperity, the efficiency of meditation and cultivation has increased significantly compared to the past.

In addition, the Trinity University and Tang Sect College created by He Songling actually led to a significant decline in combat skills, but the average life cultivation and new techniques surpassed those of the past.

Xiao Zizai was Jie Kong's personal disciple, and could even be considered one of the most talented. His life cultivation surpassed that of Tang Mingyi by a considerable margin.

Back then, he couldn't solve Tang Mingyi's inner demons, but now that he's become an immortal, he can do anything within the scope of supernatural abilities. It all depends on his imagination, and now he's going to develop his imagination.

This can also be seen as giving Tang Mingyi, who died in the War of Resistance against Japan, a way of life after his death.

Moreover, Xiao Zizai is quite an interesting character. As one netizen commented, he was initially thought to be a Buddha who kills, but turned out to be a vegetarian Asura. His ability to contend with such beings for so long and still remain on the righteous path shows that Xiao Zizai's character is no less than Ruan Feng's.

This kind of person deserves He Songling's help.

Furthermore, he did have a good relationship with Shaolin. Back then, Jie Kong had been beaten by him, and when he and Zhang Zhiwei were reading Buddhist scriptures in the Sutra Repository, it was Jie Kong who helped them from outside. There was also his connection with Wei Dayong.

Even though Jie Kong later lost all his meridians and cultivation because of Xiao Zizai, and left Shaolin to become the abbot of Lingyin Temple, his master-disciple relationship remained unchanged. If Jie Kong recognized Xiao Zizai as his disciple, did Shaolin Temple then disown Jie Kong as its disciple?

However, Xiao Zizai had no idea what He Songling was thinking. He had just killed someone, and not even in the most extreme form of torture; his bloodlust was not yet satisfied. He Songling's audacity in approaching him with such sarcastic remarks only fueled his murderous intent.

"Old Dou, help me investigate him. Has this guy done anything wrong?" Xiao Zizai revealed a cruel smile and twisted his wrist. "If he has, he'll be here with him."

"Damn it, Lao Xiao, calm down." The surging air wave carried killing intent, making Dou Le, the head of Na Du Tong's East China region, feel as if he were surrounded by thousands of thorns, and he involuntarily retreated several meters away.

“This person is a contestant sent by the Lu family to the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony. He is one of our own, so don’t shout for him to be killed.”

"Didn't they say the Lu family didn't have this person before? He's suspected to be from Trinity University. Suspected... Hmph." Xiao Zi was indeed no simpleton. His killing intent was almost overwhelming, yet he could still be so clear-headed. Even if he turned into a zombie, he would still be one of those with intelligence.

"Your information network in East China is quite efficient. Xu Si has been watching me for several days and only knows this much about me. I didn't expect you to know this on our first meeting?"

“East China is our territory after all,” Dou Le said. “This… is Ling Songhe? With the Quanxing attacking the mountain and a formidable enemy at hand, how about we coexist peacefully?”

"The Quanxing gang has been wiped out. Those who could be captured were captured, and those who couldn't were killed or fled. Their real goal was to attack Tian Jinzhong, a senior member of the Celestial Master's Mansion. At this time, all the main figures have been captured by Tian Jinzhong in the back mountains."

He Songling laughed: "Finishing up is certainly a big project, but it shouldn't be the case that the regional manager and temporary workers have to do it all themselves, right?" "Sigh..." Dou Le wanted to make one last effort: "Old Xiao, let's not stoop to his level..." But when He Songling saw that he couldn't get Xiao Zizai to listen, he actually started to tease him directly.

“Baojing, what did your master tell you? If you really can’t help but kill an innocent person, kill them first? Wrong. I’m going to correct your master now. If you really can’t help but kill an innocent person, come to me and I’ll heal you.”

Xiao Zizai's eyes turned even redder.

When he was facing his senior brother, the monk Baowen, he was able to appear relaxed and at ease, and even had the mind to tease his senior brother. This was because in that situation, it was his senior brother who was on the defensive, while he was just watching from the sidelines.

But that doesn't mean anyone can make fun of his past.

His master, Jiekong, had crippled his cultivation for him, and was willing to sacrifice his own life to save him. He wouldn't allow anyone to joke about such a thing.

"Kid, you better pray you do the right thing and sit upright, otherwise..."

"You can still hold back?" He Songling was genuinely surprised. If it were Tang Mingyi, she would have already grabbed a razor blade and attacked. No matter how strong the opponent was, she would have dared to go for it. "Jiekong taught you quite well. His lousy Buddhist teachings have really improved over the years."

He Songling thought for a moment, realizing that things couldn't continue like this. Xiao Zi's current state clearly indicated that Buddhist teachings had locked his mind. Unlike Tang Mingyi, who was originally an assassin and could vent her killing intent by killing at will.

However, Xiao Zizai's mind was always locked up, and his murderous intent and inner demons could only accumulate and intensify. Once he completely broke free of the shackles, it would be irreversible.

He Songling could certainly subdue Xiao Zizai, who was completely possessed by demons, but he still had to conduct experiments.

"How about this, isn't it supposed to be 'don't kill the innocent'?" He Songling suddenly appeared behind Dou Le, smashing his head open with a "bang," like an exploding watermelon, red and white fragments mixed with bone shards flying everywhere. "Is this alright?"

"That's great." Xiao Zizai's tone remained calm, but his aura was filled with bloodlust and brutality. He licked his lips, then unleashed a torrent of blood as he attacked.

"What's wrong with him?" Dou Le looked at He Songling and Xiao Zizai lying on the ground with a wary expression.

"It's nothing, just a little trick."

He Songling certainly couldn't directly kill the regional head of Na Du Tong, nor did he want to put himself in opposition to the authorities. It was easy enough for him to create a hallucination for Xiao Zi, making him see in his mind that he "killed" Dou Le, then fought a great battle with him, and finally collapsed from mental exhaustion.

"Who exactly are you?!" Xu Si, the North China regional manager who happened to be there to meet with the local tyrant, also witnessed this scene.

He knew the capabilities of temporary workers best. Although Xiao Zizai wasn't under his command, he was no pushover either, yet he had been defeated by him without even lifting a finger. The key question was, if he could target temporary workers in East China, could he target them in North China?
Then Feng Baobao would be in danger.

(End of this chapter)