Chapter 487 No 2 Candidates
Chapter 487 The Only Choice
"In fact, think about it, elders. As long as Master Kong Wufa disagrees, you have no choice."
Tian Lin said: "Instead of threatening Master Kong Wufa, it is better to make friends with him. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can ask Master Kong Wufa for help. I think based on Master Kong Wufa's character, he will never stand idly by."
At this time, Monk Kongwu also said seriously to the elder of the Goddess Sect: "In the future, if the Goddess Sect has any request, as long as it does not violate the monk rules and regulations of my Little Leiyin Temple, I will definitely do my best to help."
This is probably the best way at the moment, and it is the last advantage that can be gained from Monk Kongwu.
The female elder of the Goddess Sect came out and said, "Master, you can't stand others' soft and hard persuasion. I'm afraid you will make promises everywhere and be calculated by others at every step. By then, you will be exhausted and will not care about the oath to my Goddess Sect."
Monk Kongwu paused. He had only been helping Tian Lin and Mei Xiangu with small favors along the way.
But after killing the Yuanying elder who was monitoring Tian Lin and Mei Xiangu, he inexplicably took in a few old women and wanted to convert them.
Now he has made a promise to the Goddess Sect to protect them—
In less than a day, he seemed to have made promises to quite a few people.
The female elder said that he had a soft character, which was absolutely true.
"From now on, mages must learn to say no to others. You must know that a person's power is limited after all. Just do what is within your responsibility and what you should complete. That's enough."
Seeing that Monk Kongwu was somewhat unconvinced, she continued, "I heard that the mage came from Xiao Leiyin Temple this time to get rid of Shang Yu and take back the Immortal Sword. Now that almost two years have passed, has the mage made any progress?"
Monk Kongwu was ashamed when he heard this and said, "I have been busy performing rituals in Beiye County and helping the villagers with trivial matters in the past two years, so I have never thought about finding out the whereabouts of Shangyou."
The female elder looked as if it was just what she expected and admonished:
"This is because you don't distinguish between the primary and the secondary when doing things, and you don't follow principles when interacting with others. For example, the master once made a great wish to perform rituals for the deceased in Beiye County. Now it has been two years, and the rituals have been completed long ago. Why is he still staying in Beiye County and hanging out with Wang Yanyu of Beiye County all day long? Is he greedy for the beauty of the mistress of the Su family?"
This statement was really slandering someone's innocence, so that Monk Kongwu's face instantly turned red, and he said angrily: "Pin Monk stayed in Beiye County because the villagers of Beiye County asked me for help with many things. Monks are compassionate, how can I just stand by and watch?"
Wang Yanyu on the other side also frowned and said, "Master Kong Wufa is a great monk. It doesn't matter if the elder slanders me with words, but it's better not to hurt Master Kong Wufa."
The female elder over there ignored Wang Yanyu. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, why should she care about Wang Yanyu's feelings?
"Since Master Kong Wufa is not attracted by Wang Yanyu's beauty, but only wants to help the people affected by the disaster, then why does he have to stay in Beiye County? Are the people of Beiye County the only ones who are considered human, and the people affected by the disaster in other states not worthy of Master Kong Wufa's help?"
Monk Kongwu was stunned for a moment, thinking that the female elder's words were unreasonable, but he didn't know how to refute.
Wang Yanyu beside him couldn't help but say: "Master Kong Wufa is helping people in Beiye County. Firstly, with the help of my Su family, it will be twice as effective with half the effort. Secondly, since all beings are equal, why should Master Kong Wufa go far away when he is in Beiye County? So it's not Master Kong Wufa who has selfish motives, but you, the elder, who is obsessed with appearances."
"it is good!"
The female elder was not angry at being offended by Wang Yanyu, but praised: "Master Kong Wufa is indeed a great monk, compassionate and merciful to everyone regardless of distance and closeness - if that's the case, now it's time for the good things to happen to our Shennu Sect, right?"
After she finished speaking, she clasped her hands together and bowed to Monk Kongwu, saying, "The people of Nanzhou are now in dire straits. I hope that Master will have mercy on them and help them get rid of the locusts, eliminate the evil, and keep them safe."
The female elder talked for a long time, and at this point her true intention was finally revealed.
"After all, it turns out that you want to keep Master Kong Wufa here to do things for your Shennv Sect." Wang Yanyu laughed angrily and confronted the female elder regardless of her own cultivation level.
How could the elders and disciples behind the female elder allow an unknown woman to disrespect their elders?
"How dare you? How dare you be disrespectful to my great elder?"
"Keep your head down and apologize now, or I'll lock you up in the fairy cave."
"court death!"
A group of female disciples cursed loudly and were about to step forward to teach Wang Yanyu a lesson, but fortunately they were stopped by the female elder.
The female elder smiled at Wang Yanyu and said, "According to what Miss Wang said, you kept Master Kong Wufa in your Beiye County with the intention of having him do things for your Su family?"
Wang Yanyu sneered and said, "I have already explained it just now. The mage stayed in Beiye County because he felt sorry for the people of Beiye County and was unwilling to go far away."
The female elder clapped her hands and said, "Yes, now I want you to stay in Beiye County because of the pity of the people in Nanzhou, not for your own selfish interests. Besides, since you are in Nanzhou now, if you go back to Beiye County to do things, wouldn't that be going too far away?"
Her words were truly surprising. She had not expected the other party to be so eloquent and to be able to use her own spear to attack her own shield.
Wang Yanyu said before that we can't give up the near for the far! Then, the female elder's request for Kong Wu to stay in Nanzhou is in line with what Wang Yanyu called the principle of proximity.
Monk Kongwu no longer had any reason to leave Nanzhou, otherwise he would be questioned for being treated differently.
If he dared to go back to Beiye County with Wang Yanyu, then the stigma of being greedy for beauty would be truly established and he would have no way to defend himself.
This time Wang Yanyu was so angry that she laughed. Fortunately, after a while, she faced the reality.
"The elder is worthy of being the great elder of the Goddess Sect. Wang Yanyu has nothing to say."
After saying this, she looked at Monk Kongwu and said, "Master, it is up to you to decide where to go. Without your help over the past two years, how could Beiye County be so stable? From now on, if you have any requests, Beiye County will definitely do its best."
Monk Kongwu knew that Wang Yanyu could not protect him.
Actually, for him, doing good deeds anywhere is a good deed.
But being forced today reminded him of his experiences over the past few days and two years.
He didn't know what moral kidnapping was, but he could feel that being forced to do good was not a happy thing.
"Okay, I can stay in Nanzhou. But I am too weak to stay in Nanzhou permanently. Maybe it won't be long before I have to go somewhere else to look for business reputation."
"How difficult is this? Master, just promise me one thing, and I will tell you Shang Yu's whereabouts."
Monk Kongwu was delighted, and even Tian Lin, who had been frowning, raised his head and looked at the great elder of the Goddess Sect.
"I wonder what the Bodhisattva wants me to do? As long as you can tell me Shang Yu's whereabouts, I will be very grateful."
Then the great elder said, "It's actually quite simple! The whereabouts of our sect's leader is unknown, and we are in need of a leader. The mage is highly respected and is the perfect candidate for the position of our sect's leader."
(End of this chapter)