Chapter 138: Bandit Suppression Mentor Chief of Staff Wen
Chapter 138: Bandit Suppression Mentor Chief of Staff Wen
"In order to support the cause of suppressing bandits and uphold justice, the Chamber of Commerce donated a thousand fire sword tubes. This time I brought a hundred of them. You can appoint a logistics manager to go to the Chamber of Commerce warehouse to pick up the remaining flying swords."
After saying that, Wen Rui took out boxes from his bag. He took out ten large boxes in total, each containing ten swords.
"This type of specialized disposable flying sword will also appear in the Chamber of Commerce's product catalog in the future. Each sword is priced at 500 Spiritual Stones. If you run out of them, you can place an order yourself."
At this point, Wen Rui smiled and said, "Just a reminder, the Fire Sword Cannon is a weapon developed specifically to deal with the Dingguang Sect's battle formation. Don't use it for other purposes. This flying sword has a very slow speed. It's OK to hit fixed targets or slow targets, but it can't hit cultivators at all."
After distributing the fire sword tubes, Wen Rui also took out ten training swords, which were fire sword tubes that could be reloaded with explosives but did not have warheads, and asked the monks to organize themselves to practice.
The combat meeting ended here, and Gu Changfeng made a summary. He said to all the monks with high morale: "How can I be so worthy of the support of all the righteous warriors and the great help of my benefactor Mr. Wen? I thought I would embark on a lonely road of revenge in this life, and eventually die under the siege of Dingguang Rabbit Bandits. Now that the great cause has just started, although it is still a difficult task, the future will surely be a scene of vigorous vitality and development. I have hope for revenge, and I am grateful! Tears flow!"
As he spoke, he actually cried, his emotion was so sincere and touching.
"Mr. Gu, I always thought you were arrogant and looked down on others, but now I know you are a real man with deep feelings and true nature!"
"Helping you is also helping ourselves. I also had brothers who were robbed by the Rabbit Bandits. I know how hateful the Rabbit Bandits are!"
"Humph, everyone is just trying to protect themselves. They are all expecting gods and Buddhas to help them when the sky falls. Who else can take care of the injustice in the world? I volunteered to join the Rabbit Slaying Alliance just to vent my anger!"
"Brother, you are my idol. You were my idol before and you are even more so now!"
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It's no wonder that Gu Changfeng has a very charming attribute. His words won the support of everyone and he has become the leader of the younger generation of monks.
Wen Rui was also moved and praised: "Mr. Gu is truly a rare talent, more responsible than the leader of a sect. The world has suffered from the bandits for a long time. If this great cause of eliminating the bandits is accomplished, it will be a great merit!"
"We swear to never reconcile with the Rabbit Bandits!" Gu Changfeng shouted the slogan loudly: "For those I love, the Rabbit Bandits must be destroyed! If the Rabbit Bandits are not eliminated, the world will not be peaceful!"
"I swear to never reconcile with the Rabbit Bandits!"
"If the rabbit bandits are not eliminated, the world will not be peaceful!"
"For my love, the rabbit bandits must be destroyed!"
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A group of monks also waved their fists and shouted slogans, and an uplifting spirit filled with faith and power gradually gathered.
"Please listen to me again, everyone." Wen Rui saw that the atmosphere was almost set, and he spoke again without losing the opportunity: "The spiritual program and fighting method for suppressing bandits have been determined, and there is one most important point that you must pay attention to!"
"Master Wen is extremely wise, please give me more guidance!" Gu Changfeng immediately acted courteously and treated him respectfully as if he were a mentor.
The monks of the Rabbit Suppression Alliance also showed a curious look. Wen Rui's arrival turned the tide of the war and also helped them to see the light in the form of struggle. Combined with his identity as the former chief of staff of the Dashang Army, he quickly gained their trust.
Wen Rui said seriously: "The alliance is fighting a guerrilla war with Dingguang Xianzong in Xiniu Hezhou. We must unite all living beings, win their broad support, and stand together with all living beings. Only then can we continue the battle and achieve the final victory!"
"All living beings? Do you mean the people of the human race within the jurisdiction of Dingguang Immortal Sect?"
"The demon tribe should also be counted. Do we still need to win the support of the demon tribe? It's totally unnecessary, right?"
"What's the use of those mortals? They are as weak as ants, ignorant and stupid. They are nothing but a burden."
"I totally don't understand. Why would mortals and demons be dragged into a fight between cultivators?"
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Discussions arose again, and it was obvious that the monks could not accept the "living beings route" proposed by Wen Rui.
Wen Rui organized his words and said solemnly, "You are wrong. If the sentient beings here do not support you, you will only become weaker and weaker, be restricted everywhere, and eventually perish. Let's take the simplest thing as an example. Are you familiar with the local geography and the true and false details of Dingguang Sect?"
The monks looked at each other and shook their heads.
"But the local beings are familiar with it. They have lived here for generations, and they know every path and every cave. Dingguang disciples like to dig holes and open up shortcuts underground. If there are no local beings to guide you, can you find it? If the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, how can we fight this battle?"
Some people's attitudes began to soften, and some people nodded slowly. "No matter how secretive your whereabouts are, can you escape the observation of all living beings? If they see you appearing or ambushing, and go to Dingguang Sect to report the news and claim the reward, the ambush will turn into an ambush!"
"I will kill those mortals who dare to tell on me..."
"Can you kill them all?" Wen Rui interrupted an excited monk and said, "Even if you can kill them all, you have committed the evil deeds of killing thousands of mortals. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the gods?"
"Ah this..."
"Think about it again, if the alliance wins the support of all the local people, whether they are mortals or demons, they will be willing to report to you, take in the injured and disabled guerrillas, and even provide you with food and fodder, and use the fire sword tubes you gave them to attack you secretly to help you break through the formation. How much help will it be in suppressing the bandits!"
Wen Rui's words caused everyone to think, especially the fact that mortals could also launch fire sword tubes. So when the alliance was fighting with the Dingguang Immortal Sect, they could shoot flying swords at extremely tricky and hidden angles to catch the rabbit bandits off guard.
Li Yu spoke first, saying, "Master Wen, what you said makes some sense, but within the Dingguang Immortal Sect's sphere of influence, the mortals have long been incorporated into the Western religion and educated by them, so why would they turn to us?"
Wen Rui couldn't help but take another look at him and found that this young man had great potential and he had underestimated him before.
"Good question! Fellow Daoist Li always hits the nail on the head, he must be a person who cares about all living beings!" Wen Rui smiled and praised: "As the saying goes, 'rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows', but Dingguang Immortal Sect is a group of evil rabbits. Their ancestors not only eat grass near their burrows, but also do disgusting things like betraying their master and ancestors, betraying their fellow disciples in battle, how can it be good for the subordinates to follow their example?"
"I have already done some research in secret. The people here have suffered from Dingguang Immortal Sect for a long time. The Dingguang gang has no bottom line in exploiting the people. Not only are all the people serfs, but if a family has a beautiful daughter, she will be offered to Dingguang Sect to bring disaster. If she can become a cauldron, it is predicted that she can live a few more years. If she is reduced to raw materials for making magic tools... I am afraid that it will pollute everyone's ears if I tell you!"
There was deep anger in Wen Rui's tone, and it was unclear whether it was because of the betrayal of Chang'er Dingguangxian or because of the suffering of all living beings at the hands of Dingguangzong.
"The secret teachings of Dingguang Immortal Sect are only beneficial to the chiefs, nobles, and royal families, and are quite popular among the upper class." Wen Rui gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "Mortal beings have borne the price of supreme pleasure and breaking through desires to become Buddhas. Have you ever heard of the 'daughter tax'? Under the rule of Dingguang Immortal Sect, there are such outrageous things!
"Those without daughters had to pay a large amount of money and grain, and those with daughters had to offer their daughters as sacrifices. Those who could not pay the tax had to endure unimaginable torture. So even though they were going to starve to death, the serfs still worked hard to make babies at night, not for the purpose of understanding desires or comprehending the truth, but just to linger on!"
The monks' hair stood on end when they heard this. The Western religion often preaches that "the heaven and earth are like a furnace, and all living beings are suffering", but they didn't expect it to be really so bitter!
Li Yu's eyes were bright and he asked in a deep voice, "Master Wen, what you said makes sense. Even for the sake of all the suffering people, we should kill the evil bandits of Dingguang, but how can we gain the support of all the people here?"
"It's very simple. Just be kind to all living beings and don't act superior. In short, give due respect to intelligent life." Wen Rui said with a smile: "This is a world of bad things. As long as you are not too bad, all living beings have sharp eyes and will naturally know which side to support in order to truly change the endless cycle of suffering and fate!"
"Of course, there are bad people among all living beings, but we cannot generalize. We must distinguish the bad people and punish only the main culprits, not the accomplices. We cannot kill the entire village or tribe if there is a bad person."
"Time is limited, and I have mentioned all the key points I can. I have a booklet from Jiejiao, which I will give to you to study on your own."
As he spoke, Wen Rui took out a stack of books from his bag, handed them to Li Yu, and asked him to distribute them.
Li Yu took the book and saw a line of small words at the top: "Jiejiao's Ideological Education Series to Save All Living Beings". Then he looked at the author column and saw that it was written "Master Tongtian".
That's right, Wen Rui is spreading false teachings again, using the name of Tongtian Sect Master to stir up trouble in the Western Sect's territory. If he really causes a big disaster, let the Western Buddhas go and settle accounts with the Sect Master. I think they cannot defeat him even if they join forces.
As for whether the master will seek to settle accounts with his unworthy disciple Wen Rui, given the master's protective personality, the biggest punishment would be to make him drink three cups of wine, right?
Putting himself in other people's shoes, Wen Rui felt that if Chang'er Dingguang Immortal did not die, he could achieve perfect merit and become a Buddha. When Tongtian Sect Master woke up from his dream in the middle of the night, he would probably be so angry about what he had done that he would not be able to sleep.
If Patriarch Hongjun had not issued a strict order, Patriarch Tongtian would have had to crush Chang'er Dingguang Immortal to death ten times before he could vent his anger.
Of course, this is just Wen Rui's guess. The leader might choose to forgive her.
"It's actually the words of a sage. No wonder it's so incisive and analyzes human nature, natural law and geographical advantages so thoroughly!" Li Yu opened the booklet and was more shocked the more he read. He couldn't help but sigh.
Wen Rui said proudly, "Of course. Looking at the three realms, which saint can compare with my Jiejiao Master Tongtian in teaching students? Their disciples added together are not even a fraction of my disciples!"
It is really intimidating to use the banner of Master Tongtian as a cover. Other monks who had originally disdainfully looked down on it also came to get the booklet, wanting to see the philosophy contained in the words of the saint.
Wen Ruize looked at the monks who were studying the booklet with a look of satisfaction, and murmured, "A spark, a spark..."
Under the podium, a cute female monk with a round face looked at Wen Rui with increasingly sharp eyes. She thought there must be something fishy about this matter!
(End of this chapter)