Journey to the West: Start by giving Taishang Laojun a whole life

Chapter 224 The Old Man of the Moon's Gift, Erlang Shen: Don't you fucking come any closer!

Zhang Tian was engrossed in handling official business at the God of Wealth's Mansion.

Before long, Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu returned with the heavenly soldiers, their faces full of misfortune, and I couldn't help but chuckle to myself.

Before he became an immortal.

He hung out with the Green Ox.

He has an extremely deep understanding of the old ox.

This is someone who, despite being taught by Laozi for many years, was still able to cultivate the Samadhi True Fire into the Three Stomach True Fire. He couldn't even successfully cultivate the basic supernatural powers of the Tushita Palace, let alone Zhenyuan Daxian's trump card, the Universe in His Sleeve.

Even if he didn't go to see it, he must know that the supernatural powers the Green Ox cultivated were very diverse.

Very unconventional.

Quite an eyesore!

However, it did have an effect. The green ox proudly stretched out its sleeve, and in its hand it tightly held the culprit that had been secretly absorbing wealth in the mortal world. Its whole body shimmered with gold, and it looked like a wealthy person.

Even Zhang Tian, ​​who was considered quite knowledgeable, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "It's actually a golden toad, and it even has three legs?"

As the saying goes, two-legged men are easy to find, but three-legged toads are hard to come by.

Not to mention this three-legged toad.

It was originally a rare and unusual toy.

Zhang Tian noticed something unusual. He reached out and held the three-legged toad in his palm. He immediately saw that the toad looked very pleased with itself, its nose twitching slightly as if it was absorbing his wealth energy, and it was croaking happily.

"It is indeed a golden toad that devours wealth. According to folklore, Liu Hai, the disciple of Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, once tricked a three-legged golden toad. Could this be the one?"

Zhang Tian was lost in thought, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. He simply said "interesting" and placed the cicada on the table as an ornament.

There are gold ingots, civil and military gods of wealth, and this three-legged toad.

He's truly back in his place as the God of Wealth!

Zhang Tian smiled and chatted with Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu for a few moments. Then he arranged for the two of them to go down to the mortal world to handle other matters. Just then, he saw someone coming to visit.

And it looked quite familiar.

Just as he was starting to think the man looked familiar, Qingniu suddenly rolled over like a carp and appeared right in front of him, acting all ingratiating. He immediately recognized the man's identity, saying, "Oh, isn't this my good matchmaker, Old Niu? What brings you here, sir?"

Although the official position of the Matchmaker is not high.

Although their combat strength is not strong.

But we have plenty of resources.

In the three realms, no one can hide from him whether a family has an unmarried woman or a beautiful young woman in her prime!

Qingniu was hoping he could give him some pointers and help him find a beautiful cow to properly hide his secret stash of money, so he wouldn't be tricked out of it by some shameless and unscrupulous tycoon.

The Matchmaker chuckled.

He appeared so kind.

"I've returned from the mortal realm and heard that a new God of Wealth has been appointed in Heaven, and he's a young man at that, so I came to take a look. I never imagined it would be you, you thieving ox! If I had known, I would have avoided you, you damned thieving ox!"

The matchmaker said he would avoid Zhang Tian, ​​but his eyes couldn't help but linger on him, growing more and more delighted. A handsome, single young man had come to work in the system, unmarried, and the only son of a very high-ranking leader.

Ok……

He could feel the red string in his hand jumping around non-stop; there must be at least three thousand of them!

At this moment, the Old Man of the Moon was eyeing Zhang Tian, ​​and Zhang Tian suddenly realized, thinking to himself, "No wonder he looks so familiar, it turns out he is the Old Man of the Moon who will hang on the wall in the future, specializing in tying red threads for people and managing marriages."

"what a pity."

"From now on, the business of matchmaking will be managed by the God of Wealth. As long as the money is right, you will naturally find a partner!"

But that's a matter for the future.

When Zhang Tian met this old deity from Heaven, he greeted him with a smile. This was a good connection, and he might be able to use him in the mortal world in the future, since the old deity's reputation in the mortal world was much greater than his own.

Parents may not necessarily expect their children to become rich, but they will definitely expect their children to get married. Even if you are extremely wealthy, if you don't get married, it's practically a heinous crime!
Before the two could exchange more than a few words, the green ox, its eyes darting around, was clearly up to no good. It shamelessly said, "Old Man of the Moon, you are an elder in the Heavenly Court, and this kid is a junior in my old ox family. Is it appropriate for an elder to meet a junior empty-handed?"

He actually started asking for a gift when we met.

The Matchmaker was somewhat at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

He was just going out to visit a neighbor; he didn't intend to bring anything with him. But after a moment's thought, he reached into his left sleeve and pulled out a black rope. Not to mention Zhang Tian.

Even the numerous civil and military gods of wealth.

Even the thief ox, who knew almost everything about the wealth in the Three Realms, was completely bewildered.

"Hey, Old Man of the Moon, are you perhaps getting senile? You've picked up the wrong thing, taking the black rope instead of the red one? Feel it again, feel it again, I, Old Ox, will help you!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

The Old Man of the Moon dared not let this thieving ox get his hands on him, and repeatedly explained.

He is in charge of marriage.

But these things are preordained.

Those red threads that govern marriage are not given away at will, so they naturally cannot be used as a gift when meeting someone.

"There are preordained marriages, and there are righteous marriages, which are naturally linked by the red thread. But in the world, besides righteous marriages, there are also karmic marriages. These are usually disliked by all living beings and not many people like them. They wander in the three realms and have been collected by this old man."

So the black rope in his hand.

It is also known as the rope of karmic entanglement.

The Old Man of the Moon stroked his beard smugly, “There are countless red ropes in the world, but only a few black ropes that symbolize ill-fated relationships. They are so numerous that even Buddha himself would find it difficult to escape them.”

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone gasped in shock. Even if the other party was exaggerating, it was enough to show how powerful the black rope was.

Zhang Tian quickly took it and played with it in his hand. However, he noticed with his sharp eyes that there were already two black ropes in the sleeve of the Old Man of the Moon, which disappeared into the void on both sides, obviously taking effect.

He asked curiously, "What is this?"

The matchmaker immediately explained, "This was arranged by Guanyin Bodhisattva for the pilgrim on his journey to the West."

It's only because the pilgrims lacked trials and tribulations.

Furthermore, one must also aspire to Buddhahood.

One must let go of one's desires.

How can we get ordinary people to let go of their desires?

"The Bodhisattva Guanyin intends to subject the pilgrim to two karmic entanglements and to make him experience the physical suffering caused by lust, so that he will remember it and not succumb to lust!"

Zhang Tianyi listened to Guanyin.

And then I heard about the suffering of the flesh.

Upon careful consideration, it became clear that the pilgrim must have arrived in the Kingdom of Women and indeed encountered two tragic love affairs, each with a completely opposite personality. One was with the Queen of the Kingdom of Women, who was like a gentle and kind girl next door who had just come of age.

The other is the scorpion, like a domineering female judge who forces love, fierce and shrewish.

The suffering of the body is pregnancy and miscarriage.

A combination of gentle warmth and physical suffering.

Zhang Tian thought about it and realized that after this ordeal, the pilgrims had no more succumbing to emotional attachments and had truly devoted themselves to Buddhism. He sighed, "Guanyin Bodhisattva is truly considerate; I am far inferior to her!"

He inquired about the person with whom the ill-fated relationship had taken place.

There was only Chen Xuanzang there.

Zhang Tian's eyes darted around, and his hand trembled slightly, causing the cursed black rope to fall from his grasp. "Oops, my hand slipped!"

Matchmaker: ...

Matchmaker: God, your hand was shaking. Was it intentional or accidental?

But he didn't care.

After all, it's just a tragic love affair; at most, it'll be a farce. What are they going to do about it?
Meanwhile, in the human realm...

Chen Xuanzang suffered severe stomach pain after drinking the water from the Zimu River, while the Little Celestial Venerable, who also drank it, experienced no reaction whatsoever, except for a slight...

Ok……

Little Celestial Venerable squinted at Erlang Shen, feeling something was off. Why did his second senior brother also seem so handsome?

(End of this chapter)