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Chapter 406 More money is needed!
"Please speak freely, Senior Divine Lord."

Xie Lingxin looked righteous and indignant, as if she had no choice but to do it.

In reality, she had a very clear idea in mind.

If you're capable, then do it; if you're not, just make people happy first.

I don't care about you anymore once I leave here...

He's a thief, but he's also a complete scoundrel.

But people of Jin Ren's caliber are clearly beyond his reach.

What kind of enormous trouble must his obsession be causing?

As the golden man's gaze swept over her, Xie Lingxin felt as if her clothes had been taken off.

He couldn't help but give an awkward smile.

Fortunately, the Jin people didn't seem to care, and walked to the side with their hands behind their backs.

Standing by a clear pond.

Xie Lingxin was completely baffled.

Why are you pretending to be so profound?
After a while, the golden man was finally about to speak: "I..."

But he was interrupted as soon as he opened his mouth.

"God Lord!"

A figure, ethereal as a fairy, flew down from the golden mist.

Another "flying apsara".

"My Lord! A thief has broken into the Hall of Benevolence!"

The flying figure looked hurried and alarmed.

The Jin man, upon hearing this, showed no change in expression.

"Have you captured them?"

Feitian's face turned deathly pale: "Never...and moreover..."

The Jin man said calmly, "Speak."

"The thief stole the God's 'human love'!"

Feitian knelt on the ground as if resigned to his fate.

Only then did a flicker of emotion cross the eyes of the golden man.

He looked at Xie Lingxin: "It seems that a thief has infiltrated your 'friends'."

Xie Lingxin was taken aback.

He then inexplicably recalled the mysterious expert who had previously attacked Feng Hua's Hundred Flowers Fortress.

Although many people witnessed it firsthand, he was crushed to death by the Grand Master Hua with a single finger.

But upon closer inspection, something seems a bit off.

The stronghold of a powerful family, how could that person not know how influential he is?
Is it something that a grandmaster like him could overcome?
Even if that person doesn't know, surely the Wang family behind him does?
Why send a grandmaster to his death for nothing?

But he was clearly already dead...

Could it all be a smokescreen?
What methods did he use? How could he possibly deceive the Grand Master's eyes?
"There's no need to speculate."

At this moment, the Jin man said, "Among your 'friends,' one has been subjected to the technique of possession and resurrection, and he is no longer the same person."

"Resurrection through a corpse?!"

Xie Lingxin was startled: "Such a strange technique really exists?"

"This technique is insidious and few people know it. I had only heard of it, but I never expected to encounter it today."

The Jin people showed no anger; on the contrary, they seemed quite interested.

He looked at the flying apsaras:

"The Hall of Good Dharma is no ordinary place. Even if thieves can break into the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, they cannot enter the Hall of Good Dharma."

He paused for a moment: "Who has betrayed me?"

He was very confident in his territory.

Although they were temporarily blinded by the miraculous technique of possession, even so, it was impossible for others to enter the Hall of Benevolence.

Only through collusion between insiders and outsiders could they break into that place and steal its contents.

"It is... the Vajra Song."

"The Song of Vajra..."

Only then did Xie Lingxin realize that the Jin man had experienced emotional fluctuations for the first time.

I can understand it. Xiao Nei betrayed him, and it seems he stole something he cherished. If it were him, he would have died of anger long ago.

He involuntarily stepped back and asked Hua Man behind him in a low voice, "Who is this Jingang Ge?"

Hua Man glanced at the golden man and, seeing that he had no expression, understood his meaning.

He also whispered, "The God-King has thirty-two celestial maidens serving him, four of whom are his closest and most favored."

"The Vajra Song, Vajra Dance, Vajra Flower, and Vajra Incense are revered by us as the Great Heavenly Maiden, with the Vajra Song being the foremost among them..."

Oh ~
It turned out to be the case.

This golden man looks quite imposing, so why are all his subordinates beautiful women?

Xie Lingxin gave Hua Man a somewhat malicious look.

"..."

Although Hua Man didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes clearly showed that he wasn't thinking anything good.

It seems that the most favored beauty ran off with someone else. Xie Lingxin wondered if she would go crazy if she were in that situation.

"Go down."

The golden man waved his hand, and the flying apsara, as if granted a pardon, quickly retreated.

"My Lord, um, if there's nothing else, I'll be making my way... goodbye?"

Xie Lingxin was planning to run away when she stumbled upon someone's shameful secret, and it seems she was still cheated on.

What are we waiting for if we don't leave?
"Not urgent."

Xie Lingxin's expression stiffened slightly.

"My Lord, I keep my mouth shut, my lips are sealed tight!"

"..."

The golden man's eyelids twitched slightly, his emotions somewhat thrown into disarray.

"The obsession I just mentioned is related to what the thief stole."

Listening to the Jin man talking to himself, Xie Lingxin's face fell.

The golden man stood with his hands behind his back, facing the clear pool, and said leisurely:

"I once had the privilege of glimpsing the joys of the mortal world; it was the birthday banquet of two ordinary people, both nearing the end of their lives, who should have been struggling between life and death."

"But I saw not a trace of suffering or distress in their hearts. On the contrary, they were filled with joy and peace, free from worry and fear, simply because of a small piece of osmanthus cake..." The Jin man sighed, "This is a realm I have never reached even after many years of cultivation, yet these are merely two mortals..."

"To see such bliss in the midst of the ordinary has made me doubt the Buddhist teachings I have practiced in the past..."

"From then on, I couldn't forget that piece of osmanthus cake. I just wanted to taste it and see what kind of wonderful flavor it had."

Buddhism?

world?

Xie Ling's mind raced.

Could this golden man really have come from the Land of Bliss?

And that osmanthus cake...

No wonder the only delicious thing I ate before was osmanthus cake.

Moreover, it was a delicacy he had rarely tasted.

It seems that the golden man later tasted, and perhaps it was the only earthly food he ever tasted.

really.

“My heart is clouded by the longing for that piece of osmanthus cake, and I have become attached to it. As a result, my spiritual practice has made no progress.”

"After centuries of torment, Buddhist disciples in the mortal realm burned incense and prayed for the guardian deities to descend and watch over and suppress a great demon."

The golden man waved his hand gently, and a scene appeared on the clear pool.

The lake water is clear and blue, reflecting the tall tower, and the setting sun shines in the west.

The lake reflects the pagoda, the pagoda reflects the sun, and the sun shines on the lake.

Beautiful.

Looking at the scene in the lake, the golden man said, "I then requested to descend to the mortal realm and enter Leifeng Pagoda, where I became a guardian deity."

Xie Lingxin's eyes widened.

Leifeng Pagoda?!

"Actually, I didn't care about Buddhist disciples or great demons; I was just overcome by worldly desires."

"I wanted to taste the osmanthus cake before returning to the Western Paradise,"

"But unexpectedly, within that tower, I glimpsed a single tear, which gave rise to another infatuation."

"I am endlessly curious about human love and affection, and I can't stop thinking about it."

"I... well, the past is the past, why bring it up again?"

do not!

Xie Lingxin was a little anxious.

It wasn't just because of the story told by the Jin man, but very likely because it was a legend he was familiar with.

Moreover, he had already picked up on something; there was gossip going on!
“From then on, I broke free from the Western Paradise’s precepts and hid in this mural. With this illusory world of bliss, I satisfy all kinds of desires of mortals and gain a full view of human desires.”

"Unfortunately, I have witnessed all the seven emotions and six desires of humanity, and experienced all the different kinds of feelings."

"Only human love..."

The Jin man shook his head: "I still can't figure it out, and that's what I'm obsessed with."

This was also the first time Hua Man had heard these stories from the Jin people.

I was filled with curiosity.

It turns out that the "love among men" that the deity had always treasured had such a profound origin.

Xie Lingxin's eyes darted around, and she tentatively asked, "Senior Divine Lord, may I ask a question..."

"That tear you saw... was it shed by the great demon imprisoned in the tower?"

The Jin man glanced at him and said, "You're quite clever."

This is an admission.

Xie Lingxin thought to herself, "It's not that I'm smart, it's that snake that's awesome."

It seems that even the gods from the Western Paradise have been captivated by it.

Judging from this, the Jurchens couldn't have been secretly in love with that snake all these years...

Xie Ling felt an urge to laugh when she thought about this.

Inexplicable.

"Over the years, although I have witnessed many passionate loves in the world, I have never been moved by that single tear from back then, leaving me pondering this in vain..."

Isn’t that right?
Because you fell in love with the snake that shed tears, not with the emotions others evoked in you...

Xie Lingxin muttered to herself.

The golden man continued: "That great demon has been imprisoned in the tower, and unless Leifeng Pagoda collapses, he will never be able to escape for all eternity."

"In the end, it was she who allowed me to glimpse the flavors of human love, so I have kept that tear from back then hidden for tens of thousands of years."

"Now that I've been robbed, perhaps... it's time to sever this obsession."

"You shall go in my stead, knock down Leifeng Pagoda, and set that great demon free."

The golden man looked at him and said, "This golden flower is your reward, and it also means you have repaid your debt of karma."

"..."

Xie Ling thought to herself, "I'm doomed."

Brother, aren't you sending me to fight that bald guy who doesn't understand love?
Moreover, according to Zhao Jinren, there are probably other guardian deities in Leifeng Pagoda.

How do we do this?
"Senior Divine Lord, that great demon senior... has been imprisoned in the tower and hasn't been able to come out yet?"

The golden man nodded: "Back then, I used the 'Paradise of Blissful Illusion' to carve out this desolate temple from the world, making it a secluded paradise to escape the world. Before that, the snake demon had been imprisoned in the tower for over three hundred years."

"Although I have never returned and have never seen that snake demon again, the Leifeng Pagoda is a Buddhist treasure,"

"Even tens of thousands of years cannot erase or destroy it; how easy is it for her to emerge?"

"But there is one advantage to this. Although she is not free in the tower, she can avoid disasters. Given her cultivation level, she should not perish with the passage of time and should still be imprisoned in the tower."

You knew that, yet you still made me do it?

Xie Lingxin cursed inwardly.

However, the white snake that the Jin man spoke of seemed to be different from the legend of the White Snake that he knew.

This is probably a desolate, untamed realm; otherwise, it wouldn't have remained standing for tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, there is the existence of the Golden Man, and even the place he came from—the Western Paradise!
Is this really a place he should be going to?
Xie Lingxin looked at the golden flower in her hand.

A hundred years of cultivation...

The thought struggled within him, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Senior Divine Lord, it's not that I'm unwilling, but I'm too young and weak. Even if I went, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to fulfill your wish..."

The Jin man smiled but didn't speak, knowing that he had more to say.

Xie Lingxin was determined: "Senior, I'll go, but... I'll have to pay extra!"

(End of this chapter)