The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 64: The Real Magical Use of the Red Jade Pendant! (Please Read!)

Zhu Ju hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"It is indeed a strange place..."

He looked down at the jade pendant and whispered,

"Whenever I make my dad angry, it jumps and I can feel a warm power flowing into my body."

"After doing this several times, I found that my spirits were getting better and my strength was getting stronger."

"In fact, if you cause Dad to have other emotions, such as when he's happy, he'll have some feelings, but they're smaller, not as big as directly making him angry."

"But... I didn't deliberately make him angry. After all, anger is bad for the body..."

Peng Xuan couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.

"Really not on purpose?"

He said with a smile,
"This jade pendant was red at first, right? Now it has changed color, which means it has collected a lot and has undergone a qualitative change."

"Let me calculate...it's been less than a month since you came back from Sanqing Mountain. How could you have collected so much if you didn't do it on purpose?"

Zhu Ju: “…”

"It was all accidental, not intentional."

He looked embarrassed, scratched his head, and then asked quickly,

"Master, you said that it has undergone a qualitative change?"

"What does this mean? It was indeed red at first, I'm sure! But now it has turned orange, and I didn't notice it before, but I discovered it today!"

"Is there any explanation for this?!"

Peng Xuan nodded slightly.

“Yes, it has undergone a qualitative change.”

The old Taoist stroked his beard and said with emotion,

"You are lucky to have met me. Most people don't know the magical power of this treasure, nor do they know how to discover its ability."

"In fact, this jade pendant has three functions. The first one is, of course, to protect your life and body. Your father also knows this."

"And the second point is what you have noticed. It can capture your father's emotions and feed them back to you, nourishing your spirit. Tsk tsk... This treasure is really good. If you can grab it every day, you can save ten years of hard work!"

Zhu Ju's eyes lit up.

"Is that so... Then if I deliberately provoke him occasionally, it shouldn't be a big deal..."

Peng Xuan glared.

"Who said he was a filial son?!"

Zhu Ju smiled and waved his hand:
"Just a joke, just a joke..."

Two streams of air spurted out of Peng Xuan's nostrils and he shook his head helplessly.

He continued:

"In fact, as you said, it's not just anger that can be captured. Joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock, these seven emotions can all be captured. Or, in other words, it captures your father's habits."

Zhu Ju was a little confused.

"Habit? What is this?"

Peng Xuan thought for a moment before saying:

"There is a saying in Buddhism that the nature of the self is empty, which means that the core and most fundamental thing of a person is empty. So, what drives people's thinking and activities? It is habits." "As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Life is actually a series of choices, and all the habits of a person will drive the body to make this or that decision, and ultimately lead his unique life. So, people are not actually their own masters. Every decision is made by his habits."

Zhu Ju listened carefully, but he seemed to understand something.

“And if we break down this habit, what is it?”

Peng Xuan continued,
"Buddhism says that greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt are the five skandhas that are rampant. They are the root cause of people being dominated by habits and then constantly sinking. If we can extinguish the five skandhas and enter a state of purity, emptiness and clarity, we can escape the suffering of reincarnation and attain nirvana."

"In our Dao sect, let's put it simply. Habits are the seven emotions and six desires. People are led by the seven emotions and six desires, and they are troubled and delusional, and cannot be at peace."

"Do you understand now?"

Zhu Ju said honestly:
"Just give it a try."

Based on his current understanding, at best he only has a rough understanding.

"Well, these are still too difficult for you to understand at the moment."

Peng Xuan nodded and said,
"You don't need to know why. You just need to know that when the jade pendant captures your father's emotions, it will be of great benefit to you! It doesn't have to be you who triggers it. If he has emotions, you just need to stand closer to him."

"In fact, anger is not the most efficient. It's just that you haven't seen your father's other emotions yet. Maybe one day when he is extremely sad, or when he is merciful, he can give you more power? It's hard to say."

Zhu Ju's fingers gently stroked the jade pendant, digesting Peng Xuan's words.

"And the third point is also the most secret and important one. You have to know that the purple-clothed man used the jade pendant to collect these for his own purpose."

Peng Xuan whispered,
"Don't worry about their purpose for now. Just know that the jade pendant is in your hand. You can use it to find the purple-clothed people and ask them for the treasure."

"Look, it has undergone a qualitative change now. Then we can go to their door and ask for benefits openly and discuss conditions with them! I dare to guarantee that they will be willing to give you some good things, some rare treasures in the world! This will encourage you to continue collecting and capturing your father's habits!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ju was immediately surprised.

"Can we find them? Didn't Master say that their whereabouts are strange and mysterious?"

He asked hurriedly,

"I remember my dad said that he had been looking for it for a long time but couldn't find even a single hair!"

Peng Xuan laughed and said:
"Of course you can't find them using ordinary methods, but who is your master? With this thing in hand, you don't even have to look for them, they will naturally come to you."

"So many years have passed. I guess they are all getting impatient. How come there is no movement from the jade pendant? Hahahaha, I guess your father must not have brought it with him, right?"

Zhu Ju nodded.

"It seems like... he had kept it in a treasure chest before."

He touched his chin and said in a deep voice,

"Master, what you mean is that the purple-clothed man gave Dad the jade pendant, on the one hand, to protect himself, and on the other hand, he also wanted to grab something from Dad? Their purpose is not pure!"

"Will this cause harm to Dad?"

Peng Xuan glanced at Zhu Ju with an approval look.

"You always think about your father's safety, which shows that you really care about him."

He said,

"However, your father will be fine. If they really had bad intentions, they could have just watched him die without rescuing him. Why did they go to such lengths and send treasures to a dying beggar to help him turn his life around?"

"Also, in history, all the emperors who had contact with the Purple-robed Man achieved great success and had a happy ending in the end, so you don't have to worry."

"Haha, I guess they just want to... well, let's not talk about this. I'll teach you how to lure them out first."

Peng Xuan seemed to realize something when he was halfway through his words. He quickly changed the subject and put his mouth close to Zhu Ju's ear, whispering...

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