We promised to develop a game of elimination, but what the hell is going on with Havoc in Heaven?

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, clearly not quite believing it: "But he can't even afford to offend you, Great Sage, so how could he dare to take such a risk?"

Sun Wukong popped a wild fruit into his mouth and chewed it with a crunching sound: "You don't understand. That old monk has lived for over two hundred years. What kind of treasures hasn't he seen? Yet he's obsessed with the cassock. Just now, the way he looked at the cassock was like a hungry wolf seeing meat. His greed was practically overflowing."

“Besides,” he grinned, revealing sharp teeth, “he might not think that I, Old Sun, would really hold it against him. After all, in his eyes, we are just guests staying overnight, and he is the abbot of this monastery. If he really hides his robe, do you think we would tear down his monastery?”

Given a suitable reason, what is there that a monk's robe cannot disappear? After all, what wouldn't a gambler do?
Perhaps he thought that neither Sun Wukong nor Lin Xiao, although traveling with Tang Sanzang, would stand up for him?

Perhaps he thought that Sun Wukong's strength was nothing special?
After all, in the mortal world, the reputation of Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, from the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain, did not actually come from his havoc in the Heavenly Palace. After all, there were very few mortals who knew about the havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Sun Wukong's current fame is entirely due to the numerous books on Flower Fruit Mountain. With such extensive knowledge and so many books on Flower Fruit Mountain, the Monkey King is clearly a civil official. How strong can a civil official's martial arts be?
As for Guanyin Bodhisattva... Guanyin Bodhisattva is high above, and Elder Jinchi has never seen Guanyin Bodhisattva in all these years, so why would he descend for such a trivial matter?

A gambler is someone who has these wishful thinking thoughts; if he had normal thinking, he wouldn't be a gambler.

After the meal, Elder Jinchi arranged for a monk to lead Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Lin Xiao to the prepared room.

Sun Wukong didn't care about accommodations, saying he was fine with sharing a room with Tang Sanzang, while Lin Xiao, of course, couldn't share a room with them and needed a separate room.

After entering the room, even Tang Sanzang couldn't help but scold Sun Wukong, saying that he shouldn't have mentioned the cassock, which only caused trouble.

"Haha, monk, with me here, what are you afraid of? Do you really think that elder will take your cassock for himself?" Sun Wukong asked with a laugh.

“This…of course not.” Tang Sanzang shook his head and said, “This humble monk just feels that the cassock is a treasure given by Guanyin Bodhisattva, and it is not appropriate to show it to people easily. Moreover, monks are detached from worldly desires, and Elder Jinchi is really too concerned about these material possessions.”

Tang Sanzang couldn't help but sigh as he spoke. As the abbot of Guanyin Temple, Elder Jinchi was someone Tang Sanzang shouldn't have praised in this way, but he simply couldn't help it.

Sun Wukong chuckled upon hearing this.

Is all emptiness (the four elements)?

Tang Sanzang said that Elder Jinchi cared about the cassock, but wasn't he himself just as concerned about the cassock?
Who can truly achieve complete detachment from worldly desires? Even the Buddha himself couldn't do it.
"Since Elder Jinchi is a greedy person, aren't you worried that he might secretly keep your cassock?" Sun Wukong asked with a smile.

Tang Sanzang was shocked and quickly denied it, saying, "Great Sage, how could that be? Although Elder Jinchi may have selfish motives, he is still the abbot of a temple, with a high status and great prestige. How could he do such a thing?"

"Haha, if he commits such evil deeds, can he also be considered a robber or thief?" Sun Wukong did not answer, but continued to ask.

Tang Sanzang did not answer; he still could not believe that Elder Jinchi, as the abbot of a temple, would do such a thing.

“Monk, since you don’t believe me, then I, Old Sun, will make another bet with you. I’ll bet on whether Elder Jinchi will covet your cassock. Many things in this world are not as simple as you think. Thief? Stealing? Robbery? It has nothing to do with his identity.” Sun Wukong chuckled.

Tang Sanzang put his hands together, closed his eyes, and uttered a Buddhist chant: "Amitabha."

He couldn't believe that Elder Jinchi would be so unwise, but he couldn't help but waver. If even the abbot of a temple was like this, how many monks in the world must be like this?

After arriving at Guanyin Temple.

He had originally planned to discuss Buddhism with Elder Jinchi, but unexpectedly, due to various reasons, he was unable to do so.

[Haha, as expected of the Great Sage! The Great Sage is even starting to teach Tang Sanzang?]

In the original story, Tang Sanzang taught the Great Sage; now, is the Great Sage teaching Tang Sanzang? What a reversal of the Heavenly Gang!

[Hehe, actually, that's normal! After all, while the principles Tang Sanzang spoke of in the original story all made sense, they were too abstract! It's the Great Sage who speaks the most realistic truths!]

To put it bluntly, Tang Sanzang was far too naive, too simple-minded, and too idealistic!

When Lin Xiao returned to his room, he naturally turned the live stream camera on Sun Wukong.

The audience, witnessing the interaction between the two, offered a cacophony of comments and discussions.

As Sun Wukong had predicted, things turned out just as he had.

On Elder Jinchi's side.

After Sun Wukong and the others left, Elder Jinchi stared at the precious cassock in front of him, his eyes practically glued to the viewer, his affection for it almost uncontrollable.

Over the years, he had collected so many treasures, but he felt that none of them could compare to the robe before him.

No, no, it should be that even all the treasures combined cannot compare to this kasaya.

Unfortunately, this wonderful treasure doesn't belong to him. He can only have it for one night, and he must return it to its rightful owner the next morning.

For a moment, Elder Jinchi was overcome with grief and couldn't help but cry out.

The monk who came to bring water to Elder Jinchi was taken aback when he heard the crying coming from the room.

Upon arriving before Elder Jinchi, he couldn't help but ask, "Grandmaster, what's wrong with you?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Jinchi sighed, “I have been a monk at Guanyin Temple for so long, and I have never even seen the Bodhisattva herself, let alone the robe bestowed by Guanyin. How unfair is the world! If I could wear such a precious robe for even a day, I could die in peace.”

“Grandmaster, what’s so difficult about that?” The monk named Guangzhi chuckled upon hearing this. “If you let them stay one more night tomorrow, you can wear the robe for one more day. If you let them stay ten nights, you can wear the robe for ten more days.”

Elder Jinchi shook his head, his face contorted with worry, and said, "Even if we keep him for half a year, he can only wear it for half a year. When he leaves, we'll just take it back. How can we keep it for long?"

Upon hearing this, Guangzhi immediately began to ponder: "Grandmaster, are you planning to leave this place for the long term?"

Elder Jinchi nodded.

Guangzhi smiled: "That's not difficult, the only thing to do is... let him stay forever."

As he spoke, Guangzhi wiped his neck.

Elder Jinchi was stunned when he heard this, and began to struggle, his expression constantly changing.

However, when he saw the kasaya not far away, he made up his mind. He went up to Guangzhi and said, "Be careful."

Guangzhi nodded upon hearing this.

He then went out and began walking towards Tang Sanzang's room.

Unexpectedly, halfway there, he encountered Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong merely glanced at him, and he was immediately startled.

After giving Sun Wukong an awkward smile, he scrambled back to Elder Jinchi's side.

"No, no, Grandmaster! With the Great Sage protecting us, I can't even get close!" Guangzhi said.

"What... what should we do?" Elder Jinchi said anxiously.

Guangzhi's eyes darted around, and then he actually came up with a solution, saying, "Grandmaster, I think the only solution is to abandon those three meditation rooms."

As he spoke, he gestured to the candlelight not far away.

Elder Jinchi was taken aback, then nodded. With permission granted, Guangzhi prepared to take action.

At this moment, Elder Jinchi remembered something and added, "Remember, we should spare the lives of the Great Sage and the Princess if possible. We only need to keep that monk alive."

"Understood." Guangzhi nodded.

He then began to mobilize the people.

Incredibly, after receiving Guangzhi's orders, none of the monks at Guanyin Temple questioned him in the slightest, even when it came to instigating killing.

Soon, a series of very light footsteps came from outside the meditation room. Although they were deliberately kept quiet, they could not escape Sun Wukong's ears.

He glanced at Tang Sanzang and saw that Tang Sanzang was already asleep, so he didn't disturb him.

When he looked at Lin Xiao again, he was surprised to find that Lin Xiao had not slept at all. Instead, she was leaning against the window next door, watching the monks of the temple bustling around with great interest.

Sun Wukong was taken aback at first, then remembered something and laughed, "This girl has probably read 'Journey to the West' too, she's waiting here."

Lin Xiao didn't care about this matter, and neither did Sun Wukong.

Not long after, a fire suddenly broke out in the northwest corner of the Zen temple.

The place where Lin Xiao, Sun Wukong, and Tang Sanzang lived was soon engulfed in flames.

But once the fire started, it was not so easy to control. The fire spread rapidly with the help of the wind, and soon illuminated half of the Guanyin Temple.

at this time.

The monks at Guanyin Temple then realized they were in a panic.

"Oh no! There's a fire! There's a fire!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"How could this happen? How could this happen!"

Shouts rose and fell, even shaking the guest rooms. Elder Jinchi trembled, never expecting things to develop this way.

[Hahaha, I was laughing so hard. 】

What a grand spectacle, orchestrated and acted by everyone involved!

What does it mean to reap what you sow? This is it!

Serves him right, hahaha, that's so satisfying!

[I hope Elder Jinchi's entire room full of robes didn't burn down too, hahaha.]

The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.

Under Sun Wukong's protection, Tang Sanzang was naturally unharmed.

However, the noise also startled him awake. He threw on his clothes and rushed out, staring at the firelight for a moment before his face filled with anxiety.
"How could there be a fire all of a sudden? This... Great Sage, please help put out the fire!"

"Put out the fire?" Sun Wukong laughed. "Monk, do you know why this fire started? It's because Elder Jinchi wanted to seize your cassock and ordered the little monks below to set fire to you and burn you to death. But an accident happened, and that's why it's like this now."

"What?!" Tang Sanzang's expression froze upon hearing this: "He actually went so far as to set fire to the courtyard for the cassock? And even tried to murder me for my money?"

Tang Sanzang could hardly imagine it.

This kind of thing actually happened in a sacred Buddhist sanctuary, and it happened to the abbot of a temple.

“Otherwise, what do you think?” Sun Wukong sneered and said, “Moreover, their movements are extremely skilled, so it must be more than the first time. Not a single person in the entire temple objected to the killing. You can imagine how many people have been killed in this temple.”

"This...this..." Tang Sanzang took two steps back in terror, his whole body even trembling.

This isn't a temple; it's a den of demons!

Unlike when Sun Wukong killed the robbers, Tang Sanzang, though feeling it was inappropriate, had to admit that what Sun Wukong and Lin Xiao said made sense.

But what happened in the temple was so shocking that it almost shattered Tang Sanzang's worldview.

"This is Guanyin Temple! Doesn't Guanyin Bodhisattva care?" Tang Sanzang asked, trembling.

"Hehe, there are so many Guanyin temples in the world, how could the Bodhisattva possibly manage them all?" Sun Wukong simply said.

Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang felt dizzy and almost fell over, but after looking around, he closed his eyes and said, "Please, Great Sage, put out this fire."

"Oh? Monk, they all want to harm you, and you still want me, Old Sun, to help put out the fire?" Sun Wukong asked.

"Yes, please, Great Sage, lend a hand." Tang Sanzang bowed to Sun Wukong.

"Very well, since that's the case, then I'll lend a hand." Sun Wukong glanced at Tang Sanzang a few times, and finally nodded, giving Tang Sanzang face.

Anyway, this fire won't kill anyone, so it wouldn't hurt to try and save them.

"Oh, right, there's also the Fourth Princess. Great Sage, you must ensure her safety!" Tang Sanzang exclaimed in surprise, remembering Lin Xiao.

What Sun Wukong just said was so unbelievable that Tang Sanzang momentarily forgot about Lin Xiao.

"Haha, don't worry, that girl is very good at protecting herself. A mere fire won't hurt her," Sun Wukong laughed upon hearing this.

These extraordinary beings in the world, in terms of self-preservation ability alone, are even inferior to Sun Wukong, so there is no need to worry about them at all.

"Lin girl, did you hear what the monk said?" Sun Wukong shouted directly in Lin Xiao's direction.

"I heard you!" Lin Xiao shouted upon hearing this, then yelled at his black horse, "Jinghe Dragon King!"

"They're here!" The Jinghe Dragon King roared, transforming into a real dragon and soaring into the sky.

If it were about extinguishing fires with rain, that would naturally be the Dragon King's specialty, and at this moment, there just happened to be a Dragon King in their pilgrimage team who was capable of doing so.

Upon seeing the Jinghe Dragon King appear, the monks of Guanyin Temple were all stunned, their faces filled with disbelief, and they exclaimed in surprise.

The Jinghe Dragon King ignored them and began to bring rain as he traveled among the clouds, extinguishing the raging fire.

(End of this chapter)