My brother is so cunning

Chapter 914 Wen Xiaotianzun has no interest in money
Inside the Imperial Study, in a side hall of the Lingxiao Palace.

"Your Majesty, I humbly request that our Western Sect, as the last line of defense for humanity in the mortal realm, in order to withstand the fierce attack of the Blood Sea Demon Clan, humbly beseech the Creator Heavenly Venerable to lend us his supreme treasure, the 'Sun-Shielding Canopy,' in exchange for a thousand years of incense offerings. That fellow patted his chest and agreed, swearing that this treasure was incomparably powerful and would surely help our sect subdue demons and monsters."

Venerable Kasyapa stood before the jade table, loudly accusing others. His voice was hoarse and resonant, and his expressions and movements revealed his immense resentment.

"Who would have thought that the Level 4 access that my sect had spent a fortune to acquire would inexplicably drop to Level 1 when the demonic insects appeared! Taking advantage of the situation, the demonic insects launched an attack, wiping out both of my sect's 108 Arhat warrior monk teams. The two Venerables, Apali and Sariputra, disciples of the Buddha, were surrounded and their golden bodies were covered in dust, their lives hanging by a thread!"

"If the sacred Vulture Peak Cave, where Buddha attained enlightenment, falls into the hands of the demon race, and the two Venerable Ones perish in the line of duty, and the treasures hidden within the cave are lost, then the sin will be immense, and the negative consequences will be immeasurable!"

Kasyapa was eloquent and his speech was eloquent and moving, but the Jade Emperor, who sat behind the jade table, remained unmoved, his face expressionless and offering no reaction whatsoever.

"I understand."

After finishing his accusations, Venerable Kasyapa stared intently at the Jade Emperor for a long time before the Jade Emperor nodded and gave a perfunctory reply.

Venerable Kasyapa waited for a long time, but there was no follow-up. He then saw that the Jade Emperor was there, his eyes slightly narrowed, half-asleep, resting.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Kasyapa urged in surprise, "At this moment, Lingjiu Cave is under siege by a large army of demonic insects and urgently needs the support of the Sun-Blocking Sky Canopy to send down the True Fire of the Sun. If we delay any longer, the temple's protective formation will be breached, and then it will be too late!"

"Yes, I heard you."

"Your Majesty, the Creator Heavenly Venerable has openly deceived our sect, causing our Western Sect to suffer heavy losses and its sacred land to be in grave danger! At the very least, how is such behavior any different from that of a street swindler? At worst, it is an immeasurable evil deed of destroying temples and eliminating Buddhas! We implore the Jade Emperor to send someone to thoroughly investigate, to restore justice to our sect, and to ensure that the treacherous villain who has usurped a high position receives the punishment he deserves!"

"I will investigate. Someone, record what Your Excellency said and report it to the Heavenly Emperor of the Nine Heavens Responding to Thunder and Spreading Light for investigation. Your Excellency, please go back and wait for news."

"Hey, how can you let your father investigate his son? What could he possibly find out!"

Kasyapa was also taken aback. Even if he was slow to understand, he realized that the Jade Emperor was blatantly giving him the runaround!

"Your Majesty, the situation is extremely urgent. The protective formation of Lingjiu Cave will not last more than two hours. This humble monk has no time to wait!"

With his wide sleeves fluttering, Venerable Kasyapa took a sudden half-step forward, causing the prayer beads at his waist to rattle loudly, and his voice involuntarily rose several notes.

Upon hearing the sound, the Jade Emperor's slightly narrowed eyes snapped open, his gaze flashing with a sharp light. The oppressive aura of the Heavenly Emperor suddenly descended, and Venerable Kasyapa felt as if he were a small boat in a storm, his newly raised momentum instantly suppressed and completely dissipated.

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

Tilting his head, the Jade Emperor's face darkened, and he spoke aggressively: "My Heavenly Court has its own laws and regulations, and its own procedures for investigating cases. Do you think you, a mere envoy from a foreign religion, can interfere?"

"This humble monk dares not... It was my attachment to appearances that led me astray. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness." Venerable Kasyapa hurriedly bowed in apology, but then said with resentment, "Your Majesty, in the past, when the Heavenly Court sought our aid, our sect always responded promptly, fulfilling our duty as allies. Five hundred years ago, we even helped the Heavenly Court complete the Investiture of the Gods. Now that our sect is facing a great calamity, you cannot stand by and watch us perish. You surely understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' If our sect is destroyed, the demons will surely turn their weapons against the Heavenly Court..."

"Ha, it's as if the Heavenly Court owes your Western Sect something. Hasn't the Heavenly Court ever sent troops to rescue the Western Sect? Venerable One, please think about it again."

The Jade Emperor straightened his back and said with a cold laugh, "Have you remembered something? Just ten years ago, it was the Creator Heavenly Venerable who led nearly 300,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to aid Shravasti. In that battle, a total of one billion demonic insects were killed, two demonic generals under the command of Mosquito Daoist were repelled, and he even exchanged a palm strike with Mosquito Daoist from a distance. If it weren't for the Creator Heavenly Venerable's blessing that time, your Tathagata's money-making holy land, Jetavana Abode, would have fallen."

"This……"

Venerable Kasyapa was so embarrassed by the retort that his face turned red and white, and he couldn't find the words to reply for a long time.

"If the Celestial Venerable of Creation wanted to harm you, he could have simply stood by and watched the battle at Gion Abode; why would he need to swindle your money?"

The Jade Emperor said confidently, "Furthermore, is it worth the effort and trouble of the Creation Celestial Venerable to deceive the little scraps that your Western Sect has accumulated? You are underestimating the magnanimity of that fellow... cough, my Heavenly Court's important ministers. You should have seen how many resources he spent on repairing the Southern Continent while hiding in Mount Ling with your Heavenly Eyes."

"He just pulled out hundreds of billions of immortal jades and threw them into the ground without batting an eye. Although I don't know how much it costs for you to buy that level 4 VIP, compared to hundreds of billions of immortal jades, it shouldn't be considered a lot of money, right?"

"Compared to hundreds of billions of immortal jades, it is naturally not a huge fortune..."

Venerable Kasyapa murmured, “The relics, pearls, merit lotus leaves, celestial silkworm silk, and diamond sand, when converted, amount to only a few billion immortal jades. However, my sect’s western region is remote and barren, and it took a long time to gather these resources.”

"puff……"

The Jade Emperor couldn't help but sneer, "A billion or more? That's less than the amount of money a single celestial official in our Heavenly Court has embezzled over the years... Anyway, the Creator Heavenly Venerable has no interest in such a small sum of money, and wouldn't even deign to covet it."

"For a mere billion or so, I would believe your one-sided story and unjustly suspect a high-ranking official. Wouldn't that chill the heart of Little Celestial Venerable Wen?"

"Now that I and the Little Celestial Venerable Wen are on good terms, how can I allow you to sow discord? You shall leave immediately! Your accusations against the Celestial Venerable are far from sufficient. Please ask the Buddha himself to come and speak with me!"

Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and the three marshals of Lingxiao Palace, Wang Mo, Yang Sen, and the others, who had been lurking somewhere, suddenly appeared and pushed and shoved Venerable Kasyapa out of the imperial study.

He was driven away by the three marshals until Venerable Kasyapa was driven out of the Jade Palace. Only then did the three marshals stop making things difficult for him.

Standing outside the gates of the celestial palace, Kasyapa was initially filled with a burning anger of ignorance. In all these years, when had the Western missionaries ever suffered such humiliation when they visited the Heavenly Court?
When Guanyin visited, she was so beloved by all the gods and flowers that they seemed to bloom in her presence. The Jade Emperor wished he could sweep his bed open to welcome her, and he listened to her every word, treating her with the utmost respect, as if she were the supreme emperor of Heaven.

Thirty years in the Milky Way, thirty years in the Milky Way, the wheel of fortune turns, the Western Sect gradually weakens, and is further provoked by the Creator Heavenly Venerable, the number one enemy of Buddhism in this world, the Western Sect's envoys are actually being driven around like dogs!
After calming himself down a bit, and recalling what the Jade Emperor had just said, Venerable Kasyapa felt that there seemed to be some truth to it.

Would a nouveau riche who throws away hundreds of billions of dollars really cheat someone out of a mere billion dollars?
It's no wonder the Jade Emperor didn't believe his own words. Even Venerable Kasyapa himself gradually became convinced that the money had been embezzled by Venerable Ananda and framed by the Creator God to confuse the public.

(End of this chapter)