Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 468 A Calamity Begins, An Eye for an Eye

As darkness fell, Bai Zhenniang instructed the accountant to settle the day's accounts.

She made another round of inspections as usual, and then remembered something: she hadn't seen her husband all day.

He then summoned Biqing'er to search for the person.

Bi Qing'er went directly to ask the shop assistant.

The man didn't know much either, but he explained the situation.

"Today was the consecration ceremony for the sandalwood statue at Jiangtian Temple. All the officials and gentry from the county attended, but the shopkeeper, who donated the sandalwood, did not, which angered the county magistrate."

"Later, someone was sent to take the shopkeeper to the temple to attend the ceremony. It was said that the Zen master kept the shopkeeper there, but it's unclear whether it was to ordain him as a monk or something else," a waiter said.

Upon hearing this, Bi Qing'er was immediately terrified and ran inside to explain what had happened.

Bai Zhenniang's expression also changed drastically. She tried to calculate the yin and yang in her sleeve, but couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Strange, strange, why is it not allowed today?" Bai Zhenniang felt uneasy.

He then examined himself and his expression showed a mixture of joy and sorrow.

Why was my yin and yang readings so inaccurate today? Turns out I'm pregnant!

The joy is that this child has been born, and is expected to join the ranks of the immortals.

Tragically, Xu Jingnian was abducted to a temple, and who would raise the child he had after his birth?

Without her biological father, and since she couldn't possibly be taken to the Immortal Realm, how could she possibly survive?

"Qing'er, bring your tools and come with me to Jiangtian Temple to snatch my husband back from that bald monk," Bai Zhenniang said coldly.

She knew that Abbot Wende of Jiangtian Temple was highly accomplished in his spiritual practice and had even been granted the status of an immortal.

Therefore, she did not intend to take action immediately upon arrival, but instead tried to persuade him with courtesy before resorting to force.

If you really don't want to, then don't blame Bai Zhenniang for being ruthless.

Xu Jingnian's matter concerns her path to immortality; how could she possibly let it go so easily?

The two rode on clouds and headed towards Jiangtian Temple.

Because of her pregnancy, Bai Zhenniang's Yin-Yang technique failed, so she could only circle around Jiangtian Temple once.

They immediately found Xu Jingnian and Zen Master Wende. At the same time, Bai Zhenniang also saw familiar faces, namely Chu Danqing and Dabao.

The four of them were chatting in a pavilion in the Jiangtian Temple Garden.

Upon seeing this, Bai Zhenniang and Bi Qing'er immediately arrived on a cloud.

Before landing, Bai Zhenniang instructed Bi Qing'er: "I will go to the pavilion with you. First, plead with me kindly, and do not act out of anger. Follow my signals."

Bi Qing'er immediately agreed, and then descended from the clouds. Bai Zhenniang said, "Is Abbot Wende of Jiangtian Temple in the pavilion?"

“Since you know that it is this old monk here, why don’t you fly far away and come here?” Zen Master Wende said.

“I have come looking for my husband. I fear he has been misled by rumors and abandoned his family, which will only bring him misfortune. I beg you, Buddha, to have mercy and release my husband,” Bai Zhenniang said.

Zen Master Wende shook his head: "Master Xu is a born Buddhist, and he already has the intention to take refuge in the Three Jewels."

“I remember that you have cultivated for a thousand years and have never brought harm to the human world. Why do you linger on him? You should return to the mountain to cultivate early and you will still attain enlightenment and not lose your path to immortality.”

"If you continue to be stubborn and refuse to see the truth, I'll make sure you regret it."

Hearing this, Chu Danqing was also a little doubtful and looked at Zen Master Wende as if to ask if this could really be done.

Zen Master Wende nodded slightly, indicating that if one heeded the advice, there would be an opportunity, but it would require a long period of arduous practice and accumulating good deeds.

“My marriage to my husband is not yet severed, and now I am pregnant with his child. I beg you, Buddha, to allow my husband to return home for the time being.” Bai Zhenniang knelt down with a thud and said, “Once my worldly ties are severed, I will leave and return to the mountains.”

These words had no effect on Zen Master Wende, but Xu Jingnian became excited.

"Is this really true?!" Xu Jingnian hurriedly asked.

He naturally has two different attitudes depending on whether he has children or not.

Xu Jingnian embodies genuine feudalistic thinking, after all, he was born and raised in a feudal society.

Therefore, they understood the importance of having offspring to carry on the family line.

Bai Zhenniang said this not only to Zen Master Wende, but also to Xu Jingnian.

Chu Danqing recognized this tactic, which was called "holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords."

Zen Master Wende pulled Xu Jingnian back from helping Bai Zhenniang up.

“Stop talking too much. Humans and demons are on different paths and cannot attain enlightenment.” Zen Master Wende said, “If you are willing, then relinquish this connection. If you meet again in the celestial realm in the future, you may well be able to call each other fellow Daoists.”

After he finished speaking, Bi Qing'er, who had a fiery temper, immediately cursed, "You bald thief, spouting nonsense! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

In Bi Qing'er's view, Bai Zhenniang was, after all, a disciple of the Holy Mother Jin Ci, so how could she tolerate being bullied by a mere demon monk?

As soon as it flicked its tongue, it instantly transformed into a venomous gas that attacked.

Zen Master Wende, however, calmly threw his staff, which instantly transformed into a golden dragon that coiled and flew about.

The poisonous gas dissipated instantly, and the golden dragon headed towards the two of them.

Seeing this, Bai Zhenniang and Bi Qing'er had no choice but to reveal their true forms and fight the golden dragon.

When Xu Jingnian saw the two large snakes, one blue and one white, he turned pale with fright.

The thought of being served by a green snake and sharing a bed with a white snake filled him with extreme terror.

"Speaking of which, is it really necessary to break them up?" Chu Danqing asked.

To be honest, Bai Zhenniang was indeed willing to swallow her pride.

They begged and pleaded, and even played the emotional card.

“Master Chu, this is simply a matter of retribution,” Zen Master Wende explained.

Before Chu Danqing could ask why, Bai Zhenniang spat out the Primordial Pearl from her snake mouth. The pearl transformed into white light and struck the golden dragon.

The golden dragon shattered into pieces and fell from the sky.

When it fell to the ground, it turned into a Zen staff again.

However, Zen Master Wende smiled and said, "You wicked creature, is my Primordial Chaos Pearl any good?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zen Master Wende reached out and made a move, and the round Hunyuan Pearl suddenly turned into white light and landed in his hand.

"How could this be?" Bai Zhenniang's expression was full of shock. How could this pearl listen to Zen Master Wende?

Zen Master Wende put away the precious pearl and said, "Years ago, I cultivated in the mountains and achieved this inner elixir."

"I intended to ascend to immortality with this inner core, but you ultimately took it from me, forcing this old monk to undergo corpse liberation and reincarnation."

This item should be returned to its rightful owner.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhenniang's eyes widened in fury.

She understood; she finally understood everything.

Back then, he stole the Hunyuan Pearl, which was transformed from the inner elixir of Zen Master Wende, thus ruining his path to immortality.

Now, in turn, Zen Master Wende descended to the mortal realm to guide her husband to conversion.

No wonder Zen Master Wende said before that it was an eye for an eye.

Even Chu Danqing, who was thinking of speaking up for them, kept quiet; this was really not a matter for her to get involved in.

After all, it was you, Bai Zhenniang, who first stole someone else's inner core, and even caused that person to die and have to start over.

If it were just about taking the inner elixir, then Zen Master Wende would have simply taught the other party a lesson, taken the Hunyuan Pearl, and left; there would have been no reason to stop him.

If Bai Zhenniang's enlightenment is the Way, then Zen Master Wende's Way is not the Way.
"You bald thief! I will never let you get away with this!" Bai Zhenniang cursed.

However, Zen Master Wende ignored the other party's words and carried a golden bowl towards Bai Zhenniang.

The sound of Buddhist chanting emanated from the golden alms bowl, chilling Bai Zhenniang to the bone.

She turned around to run away, but found that the golden light fell and froze her in place, unable to move an inch.

Just as the golden bowl was about to engulf her and Bi Qing'er, a red light suddenly appeared from Bai Zhenniang's abdomen, shattering the golden light.

Upon closer inspection, the golden bowl that was about to capture her was also pushed back by the red light and smashed onto the pavilion.

Such a change is truly remarkable.

After relieving Bai Zhenniang's danger, the red light emanating from her abdomen dissipated.

Bai Zhenniang didn't have time to think much at this moment, and she and Bi Qing'er immediately escaped in a cloud of demonic energy.

Upon seeing this, Zen Master Wende lowered his eyelids.

Thus began the calamity of slaughter, and no one knew how to resolve it.

"Master, what was that red light just now?" Xu Jingnian actually had a guess in his heart. The red light came from his abdomen, so it must be his child.

To possess such supernatural powers and abilities, one must be extraordinary.

Zen Master Wende glanced at Chu Danqing before saying, "It is Heaven's will that your Xu family should produce a top scholar."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingnian couldn't help but gasp.

The so-called top scholar is naturally the reincarnation of the God of Literature.

At this moment, his fear of Bai Zhenniang greatly diminished.

"I don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse," said Zen Master Wende.

Xu Jingnian, however, was preoccupied with the prospect of becoming the top scholar and had lost all desire to convert to Buddhism. He only wanted to return home and reunite with his family.

Having a son who is a Wenquxing star (a star associated with literature and scholarship), what's wrong with having a snake demon wife?

On second thought, having a family with humans, gods, and demons is a great blessing, and who knows, it might even earn us a place in history someday.

However, seeing Master Wende's previous magical powers and his methods of forcibly keeping him, he knew that even if he told him, he probably wouldn't be allowed to leave.

Chu Danqing understood what Zen Master Wende meant; blessings were certainly coming, but these blessings were for the Xu couple.

Now that the God of Literature has been reincarnated into her womb, Bai Zhenniang is essentially granted a get-out-of-jail-free card.

As for the trouble, Chu Danqing and Zen Master Wende have already seen it: Bai Zhenniang has escaped.

Who knows what the other party will say next?

"Master Xu, now that you have seen the true face of the two snakes, I, this old monk, will ordain you and grant you refuge in Buddhism. What do you say?" Zen Master Wende looked at Xu Jingnian.

Xu Jingnian quickly replied, "Master, you jest. I am still bound by worldly ties."

Now he was definitely unwilling, so he made up an excuse to refuse: "My child is a top scholar, how can I let a snake demon raise him?"

"I still need to raise them to adulthood so that they can pass the imperial examination in the future."

Zen Master Wende did not believe it and immediately said, "Master Xu, do not be stubborn. Only by starting your cultivation early can you be among the immortals sooner."

"You don't need to worry about the matter of becoming the top scholar. Someone will help you. You don't need to bother."

That's what they say, but Xu Jingnian was unwilling to accept it, so he could only keep struggling.

Seeing this, Zen Master Wende could not force the issue, so he summoned several monks and took Xu Jingnian to the meditation room to lock him up.

“Master, you’re making things difficult for him. That’s not right,” Chu Danqing said. Although it was revenge, it didn’t warrant forcing Xu Jingnian to become a monk.

"Layman Chu, the calamity is about to begin. Do not forget my instructions." Zen Master Wende was now caught in the midst of the calamity and was helpless.

Chu Danqing understood what Zen Master Wende meant; this was not merely imprisonment, but also to protect Xu Jingnian from threats.

(End of this chapter)