Chapter 483 A Very Unsuspicious Suspect
Chapter 483 A Very Unsuspicious Suspect
Inside the Xiezhi Cave, Wen Rui sat on the Demon King's throne, while Jin Guangxian bowed slightly and reported respectfully like a subordinate.
Back then, Jin Guangxian was a famous figure around Master Tongtian, while Wen Rui was a nameless person in the sect. If it weren't for his father Wen Rui, he wouldn't have been qualified to attend the Jiejiao Assembly of Immortals as a little Karami who was just there to make up the numbers.
To make a weak analogy, it's like the baby that the richest man was taking care of at the celebration party after Hope's election.
Jin Guangxian thought that the child was cute and adorable, but a little naughty and always said stupid things.
Five hundred years have passed, and the little Grand Tutor Wen Rui, who was like a minion back then, has now become a person that Jin Guangxian looks up to. Although he feels uncomfortable in his heart, he does not show the slightest disrespect on his face.
"Emperor Wen, I have visited all the major demon caves, temples, and Taoist temples in Xiniu Hezhou over the past year or so. Fortunately, I have finally fulfilled my mission and heard some rumors about the whereabouts of those fairies."
The place that Jin Guangxian answered correctly was the hall of the Xiezhi Cave in the surface world version. He had no idea that his own nest had been secretly transformed by Wen Rui in just over a year.
More than a year was too short for an immortal, and he had never imagined that such a possibility would exist.
Of course, Wen Rui did not trust this guy, and would not let him know more secrets until he completely cut off ties with Western religions.
Jin Guangxian didn't even realize that the group of little demons he had gathered before had all been replaced by the Demon Alliance agents who had undergone plastic surgery.
This is normal. Many demon kings are not familiar with their demon soldiers and often cannot even see through the monkey's clumsy transformation skills. Having been fooled countless times, how can they see through the plastic surgery that is full of technology and ruthlessness?
"Oh, good. Report what you found out as soon as possible!"
Wen Rui gave the order in a stern manner, but in fact, this was just bullshit. Jin Guangxian was accompanied by a monitor like Yuan Hong during this trip, and his every move had been reported every day. Asking this question was just to coax Jin Guangxian and make him think that he was not under close surveillance.
"The various factions of the Western Church also had different opinions and were suspicious of each other. They all believed that the last five fairies fell into the hands of others."
Jin Guangxian narrated seriously, "But whenever Yuan Hong and I went to a place, he turned into a bug and secretly investigated. He searched all the major demon caves and Taoist temples, but could not find any trace of the fairy."
Wen Rui listened with a stern face and frowned. He had known all this for a long time. The reconnaissance operation in which Yuan Hong turned into a flying insect was carried out under Wen Rui's instructions.
Yuan Hong's Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts "Earth Transformation" transformation technique is one major realm higher than the Monkey's Seventy-Two Transformations "Object Transformation" transformation technique, and his reconnaissance capability is first-class in the three realms.
In order to prevent Jin Guangxian from being in a double-edged sword under pressure and not putting in enough effort, Wen Rui assigned Yuan Hong to follow him and conduct secret investigations at the same time as a double insurance.
"I have traveled to all the major mountains and eliminated all the impossibilities. There is only one possibility left. The only possibility I did not dare to go to is the Lingshan Mountain in the West. I am afraid that the fairies are really taken away by a Buddha or Bodhisattva and hidden on the Lingshan Mountain as the rumors say."
Jin Guangxian finally stated his conclusion.
Wen Rui pinched his brows and said, "What did I say? The Jade Emperor should have listened to my advice and mobilized all the forces of the Heavenly Court to send troops to Lingshan and overturn the lotus platform of Tathagata Buddha."
Although he said this, Wen Rui actually disagreed with Jin Guangxian's speculation.
This guy said that he had searched all the major Western religious sects in Xiniu Hezhou. In fact, judging from the information reported by Yuan Hong, he has not achieved full coverage.
He has never been to the Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain in Xiliang, the Three-Star Cave of the Slanting Moon on Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai, the Ksitigarbha Soul-Calming Tower in the Eighteen-Level Hell, or the Western Paradise, and he is not qualified to go there.
"Of course, based on speculation alone, it is impossible to say that the Jade Emperor would start a war between the East and the West."
Wen Rui changed the subject and asked, "Is there any more definite evidence? If you can produce hard evidence, our Heavenly Court is not a soft persimmon. The Jade Emperor cannot mobilize the power of the entire Heavenly Court and dares not touch the Western Church. If I coordinate and help him persuade the eight Fuqing gods of the Heavenly Court to work one by one, it is not impossible to have a big fight with the Western Church."
"There is evidence!" Jin Guangxian said hurriedly as if offering a treasure: "I found out that when the Dharma protectors, demon kings, and boys were fighting for the fairy, the man who secretly attacked used the great power of the Mahayana Divine Foot Passage, so he came and went without a trace, and his Buddhist practice far exceeded that of all the Western disciples." "The Yellow Wind Monster, who often steals the Lingshan incense oil to drink, also specifically mentioned that he smelled a familiar sandalwood scent on the mysterious man, which was the scent of the top-grade milk sea sandalwood enshrined in the Tathagata's main hall."
Jin Guangxian said excitedly: "This means that the person must be from Lingshan, and is close to Tathagata. Otherwise, he would not be able to smell the fragrance of the Great Hall."
"Oh, really?"
Wen Rui also became excited, stroking the three strands of long beard on his chin, and said thoughtfully: "It is indeed a good evidence, but relying on the one-sided words of a demon king raised by the Western Church as a reason for launching a war is not convincing enough."
Yuan Hong had never reported this information. It was estimated that he had turned into a small insect and was flying around in Huangfeng Ridge at that time.
Could it be that the Seven Fairies were really abducted by Tathagata?
However, there are many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats who can enter the Main Hall, and the core disciples of the Western Religion on Mount Lingshan are not all honest. Ananda and Kasyapa have often taken kickbacks behind the back of Tathagata.
All we can confirm is that it is very likely that someone close to Tathagata committed the crime.
who can that be?
Buddha's attendant disciples?
Ananda and Kasyapa were only greedy for money, not lustful.
Eighteen Arhats?
They are on duty every day and need to pose motionless in the main hall, so they have no time to commit crimes.
Dipankara Buddha and Maitreya Buddha?
Their two temples are located in Xixia Randeng Temple and Fanjing Mountain Jinding Temple respectively, neither of them are in Lingshan Da Leiyin Temple, so they cannot be scented with the unique sandalwood scent of the Main Hall.
Buddha's mount?
Before becoming a Buddha, Tathagata had a six-tusked white elephant as a mount, but after becoming a Buddha he released the mount and only sat on the lotus pedestal.
Could it be that person?
Wen Rui suddenly had an idea and thought of something. The time seemed to make sense.
……
Although he thought of a suspected target, it was still just Wen Rui's subjective guess. Moreover, the personality of that person was difficult to connect with the abduction fairy, so the possibility of a wrong guess was very high.
But it doesn’t matter. Wen Rui had no intention of investigating the case properly from the beginning. He began to seriously consider whether he could use this as an excuse to provoke a war between Heaven and Lingshan.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
If the two strongest forces in the Three Realms don't beat the gods into dog brains, how can Jiejiao take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters to find a precious opportunity for rise?
After a few hundred years, the two sides will join hands to plan the Journey to the West catastrophe, and Wen Rui Ke will no longer be able to make any waves.
(End of this chapter)