Chapter 460: The words of the saints, at your fingertips

After walking out of the Bajing Palace for a while, the Green Bull Demon was still in shock. He couldn't believe that he could be brought out in such a swagger right under the nose of Taoist Laojun.

"That doesn't make sense. My master used to be very strict with me, saying that I had not yet eliminated my bad karma, was angry, stupid, and dull, and that running around would cause disaster. Why is he ignoring me today?"

Qingniu murmured, "Brother Wen, I know your identity. You are just a small emperor who was deified by his merits. You just have a father who was deified by his merits. How can my master let me out for your sake?"

After all, he is following a big leader. In the eyes of the Green Bull Demon, the emperor is just a lowly official.

In his eyes, Tianzun was just so-so. After all, both father and son were deified for their merits, not because they practiced Taoism, so their foundations were very superficial.

"Brother Niu, you are tens of thousands of years older than me, and calling me big brother is really embarrassing for me."

Qingniu said sincerely: "Big brother, among those who practice cultivation, those who are more accomplished come first. I have lived for tens of thousands of years like a cow. I call you Big Brother because I admire you."

"Okay, Brother Niu."

Wen Rui readily agreed and said, "Don't worry, Laojun Daozun is willing to let you out, it must be your destiny to have this opportunity."

Qingniu was surprised and asked, "Is it true that I have the chance to leave Bajing Palace in my life?"

“The sage does things without action, teaches without words, does everything without complaint, creates things without possession, does things without reliance, and does not take credit for achievements.”

Wen Rui pulled Wen up and said, "Therefore, the Grand Master Uncle will no longer interfere with you. Everything will be up to fate and everything is up to you."

This passage shamelessly plagiarized the Tao Te Ching which had not yet been officially published by Laozi.

It means that the sage treats worldly affairs with the view of inaction, and educates people in a silent way: he allows all things to arise naturally without initiating them, he takes action but does not add his own inclinations, and he does not take credit for his achievements.

This reasonably explains why Taishang Laojun did not interfere with the Green Bull Demon's pursuit of freedom.

But in fact, it was just a fabrication. Wen Rui used the heart of a villain to judge the saint's mind, and thought that the reason why Laojun did not stand up was because the saint also had to save face and was unwilling to admit that he was schemed by a junior like him.

You have just made a promise, you must not jump out and slap yourself in the face the next moment.

In the Bajing Palace, Wen Rui insisted on asking Laojun to make that promise, which was actually an open conspiracy.

In the context of the scene at that time, Laojun couldn't just say that he had to interfere, make things difficult for you, and ruin your plans.

He has to express his opinion. Sometimes silence is also a statement. Not expressing an opinion means tacit consent, which still expresses his intention to ruin the things of the younger generation.

However, once his stance was expressed, Wen Rui could use chicken feathers as a token of authority to recruit thugs at will in his Bajing Palace and Tushita Palace.

If Laojun tried to stop him, it would mean he was going back on his word, which would make him appear petty and calculative, and would bring shame to a saint.

As for why he plagiarized a passage from the Tao Te Ching to give a reasonable explanation for Laojun letting the green ox go?

Of course, that was to give the saint a way out and leave a way out so that they could meet again in the future. This would prevent the saint from holding a grudge against him and then offending him too much when he came to extort the elixir in the future, and he would be too embarrassed to ask for it.

After hearing Wen Rui's words, several fairies nodded secretly in sudden realization. Three pairs of beautiful eyes looked at Wen Rui steadily, and they felt that he was unfathomable and his realm of thought was extraordinary.

"Sister Long, Emperor Wen is truly an expert. Now I understand that it turns out that Daoist Laojun was caught by his words and was too embarrassed to go back on his word and come out to stop him."

Fairy Jiangyun secretly communicated with Longji and Yueying through her telepathy and opened a private chat space in her sea of consciousness.

"Yes, that sentence is like the words of a saint, it is really enlightening, and I have just realized the profound meaning of it."

Princess Longji said with emotion: "Emperor Wen has understood the heart of a saint, and has a tacit understanding with Taoist Laojun. Although they did not express it explicitly, they have a tacit understanding, so Taoist Laojun tacitly allowed Emperor Wen to take the blue bull away." "Our realm is too low. At first, when he forced Sister Long to take off her clothes, I thought he was a pervert who deceived us into signing an unequal treaty and took advantage of us."

Fairy Yueying said ashamedly, "I wanted to stop Sister Long, spit on him to his face, and simply stop begging him. Now that I think about it, he clearly has no desire for us, and that strange behavior may have a deeper meaning, otherwise Laojun Daozun would not only give the elixir, but also tacitly allow his mount Qingniu to help."

Princess Longji blushed, but soon came to her senses and said, "Thinking carefully, when he looked at my face and body, there was no evil in his eyes, and he even showed a hint of annoyance. This might be a wake-up call, warning me not to value appearance too much..."

The Green Bull Demon was so excited that he shook his head and said, "Brother, your words are exactly like the teachings of the master. They are even more refined and insightful. It's as if the master has pondered for a long time and wrote it down very seriously, intending to write a book and make it a classic to be passed down to future generations."

Wen Rui quickly waved his hand modestly: "It's just a casual remark. Just ignore it. As for the thoughts of the saints, we, the shallow youngsters, should not make random guesses."

The blue ox nodded its head quickly, as if it suddenly remembered something. It supported the ground with its hind hooves and raised its front hooves. Its body changed and it turned into a tall and strong man with blue skin.

The big man knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and said respectfully: "I take the master's ordinary surname, Li and given name Si. Li Si greets you, brother Wen."

"Please get up quickly, my dear brother."

Wen Rui helped the big man up, looked at him with admiration and said, "You know what, I like making friends with bull spirits. In the mortal world, there is a Bull Demon King who is also my close friend. I will introduce you two bull heroes to each other when I have time."

"Oh, the Bull Demon King? I've heard of him, too, and have long wanted to make friends with him."

The man and the cow got along better and better as they talked, just like old friends meeting after a long separation.

"Brother, what exactly do you want to talk to me about? I think you mentioned an 'elephant chief'? What does that 'elephant chief' mean?"

After chatting for a while, the Green Bull Demon brought the topic back on track.

Wen Rui was waiting for him to ask, "Oh, did you see the three fairies following me?"

The Bull Demon secretly glanced back and said, "I really envy you, big brother. You openly attract fairies in heaven and train them to be obedient. No one else can do that. Even the Jade Emperor doesn't dare to do that in broad daylight because of his status."

This cow has very high standards. It has traveled all over the Heavenly Palace. Before it met Wen Rui, the only person it looked up to was Laozi, and it had no respect for the Jade Emperor at all.

"Don't talk nonsense! There are too many people making up dirty rumors about me. It has a very bad influence and is simply slandering my character."

Wen Rui's face darkened and he said, "The relationship between me and those three fairies is a pure one between a man and a woman. I am a male fairy and they are female fairies, that's all. The reason they listened to me was only because I saved them."

"Brother, if you say it's okay, then it's okay. No matter whether others believe it or not, I believe it anyway."

Wen Rui rolled his eyes, suppressed the urge to slap him, and said seriously: "The project I'm talking about is to invite you to go and rescue the five sisters of the three fairies. They are also all beautiful and charming beauties in the sky."

"Brother, I'm afraid I didn't hear you clearly. Let me confirm. You said that because you saved those three fairies, they obeyed your orders and did whatever you said?"

"That's about it. That's probably what it means."

"You also said that you wanted me to help save their five sisters?"

"That's right. If you want to save people, you have to fight against the mounts raised by the Western Bodhisattvas. They are a group of extremely ferocious monsters, such as the Peng Demon King, the White Elephant Monster, the Lion-Lex Monster..."

"Brother, no need to say more, I, Qingniu Jing, surrender this 'Elephant Eye'!"

The Green Bull Demon put on a serious face.

(End of this chapter)

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