Chapter 533 Taibai Jinxing's Desire to Survive
Chapter 533 Taibai Jinxing's Desire to Survive
"Don't look, you can't look!"
Taibai Jinxing smashed the projector and was then subdued by Wen Rui's immortal-level Ultron robot and pinned to the ground.
"Don't watch it? If you don't watch it, are you going to let those monks from the Western Religion who only tell lies talk nonsense?"
Wen Rui sneered and said, "Your Majesty seems to trust those monks. I can't say a word against them. You must show me the hard evidence, otherwise I will be wrongly accused to death."
"Do you think you can't watch it if you smash the projector? The equipment I manufacture is all mass-produced. I have as many as you want!"
With a snap of his fingers, a cloud of golden mist floated by, and the projector that had been broken into pieces was reassembled and repaired automatically.
"See? Old boy, nanotechnology!"
After making a sarcastic remark, the projector under Wen Rui's control projected a picture, which was the scene of Taibai Jinxing being tied to a cross in the secret dungeon of Lion Camel Ridge.
Wen Rui naturally couldn't start from the most exciting part, so he played the foreplay. Don't get me wrong, it was just the part where Taibai Jinxing was tortured and beaten.
It was a very common corporal punishment, which left Taibai Jinxing's skin torn and flesh exposed. It was indeed miserable to watch, but not as cruel and shocking as Wen Rui described.
The only thing that seemed a little off was the executioner.
Different from the stereotypical image of being ferocious, ugly and fat, the four executioners are all charming and naked little fairies.
Although the fairies looked awkward, they did not think much about it. Monsters have always been chaotic and disregarded laws and morals, so it was not surprising that they did anything absurd.
The Immortal-class Ultron robot was extremely powerful, and with the help of the gravity unit, it was no less powerful than an ordinary celestial general. Taibai Jinxing was pinned down and could not move. The more he watched the scene unfold, the more anxious he became. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Your Majesty, the ironclad evidence of the Western Cult's evildoers committing murders and killing officials of the Heavenly Court has been made public. Even if we consider the overall situation, we cannot cover up their evil deeds any longer!"
"As a special envoy of the Heavenly Court, I have been subjected to such cruel treatment. If this continues, all the immortals in the Heavenly Court may be harmed."
Taibai Jinxing seemed to have switched sides and defected to the pro-war faction of Wenrui Jiejiao in court. He even tried his best to persuade the Jade Emperor: "If Your Majesty does not make a decision, and the hearts of the ministers are chilled, even if we survive the catastrophe safely in the future, will it all be worth it?"
The Jade Emperor held his forehead helplessly, sighed secretly, and said: "Forget it, Emperor Wen, please put away the projector. My bottom line is that we must not start a war..."
"Then let's just keep watching. Your Majesty and the ministers have not yet gained a more intuitive understanding of the evil bottom line of Western religions, and they still have unrealistic fantasies."
Wen Rui said indifferently: "Whether to fight or not depends on whether the Western teachings recognize their own mistakes and whether they sincerely correct them. Otherwise, we should fight when we have to. This is the diplomatic strategy that can demonstrate our strategic courage!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Lingshan to lodge a solemn protest with Tathagata and denounce Dipankara Buddha's presumptuous and disrespectful behavior!"
Taibai Jinxing's damn desire to survive made him fearless at this moment. His whole body exuded the noble temperament of a loyal and capable official. He really seemed to be willing to kill gods and Buddhas if he met one. He didn't look so wretched at all.
"If my mission fails, the Heavenly Court army will have a legitimate reason to go to war. Then we can announce to all living beings in the world that it will not be too late to send troops to Lingshan!"
"Quick, help Taibai Xingjun up."
Seeing that he performed so well, Wen Rui quickly gave orders to the Ultron robot. The robot helped Taibai Jinxing up and straightened his robes for him to show his glorious image of devoting his life to the Heavenly Court until his death.
Wen Rui also pressed the pause button on the image playing on the projector.
When Wen Rui filmed the short film about Taibai Jinxing, he intended to use it at some critical moment to force him to submit.
For gods, social death is ten thousand times more miserable than real death.
If you really die, it's called "bingjie". If your soul leaves your body, you can change your body and be reborn. Even if you can't find your body, you can still awaken the mystery of the womb and return to your original state after reincarnation for several lifetimes. It's just a waste of hundreds of years.
After social death, everyone will be immortal and have a good memory. We will be laughed at for billions of years!
Being laughed at until the great truth is extinguished.
If Taibai Jinxing does not exercise some subjective initiative now, his immortal life will be completely ruined. From now on, he will live in shame every day. The further he is from eternity, the greater the loss of face he will suffer.
"Your Majesty, I have served as an envoy for many years and am well versed in diplomacy. Simply being tolerant will not win people over with virtue, but will instead encourage contempt in the West."
Taibai Jinxing said solemnly, "Is our Heavenly Court weaker than the Western religion? Every time we show weakness and try to make friends, we only get contempt and humiliation! This time I will avenge my previous shame. Even if I anger Tathagata and Randang and die tragically in Lingshan, I will have no regrets!"
Compared with billions of years of social death, denouncing the Buddha on behalf of the Heavenly Court and sacrificing his life heroically for his outspokenness was truly a win-win.
The immortals in the hall began to whisper.
"Why did Taibai Jinxing change his personality? He has always been cowardly. In the past, not to mention being tough when he was sent to Lingshan, even when he was summoned to appease the demon king, he was cowardly and weak, which brought shame to the Heavenly Court."
"Perhaps this is what is called knowing shame and then being brave? After going through hardships, people will always grow. It seems that the Western religion did something unforgivable to him, which is why he is so angry."
"That's not right either. He is clearly your Majesty's dog... Well, how dare you, a loyal minister, oppose and advise your Majesty in person?"
"Perhaps, we really misjudged him? He is actually a loyal minister, not a flatterer without any bottom line, and he is also brave enough to speak out against the emperor."
"If that's the case, we should make amends to him when we have the chance and apologize for the misunderstanding we had before..."
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He did not tell the story that Taibai Jinxing and the female fairies had to tell when he reported to the Jade Emperor.
Although he is loyal, he is not stupid. He knows what to say and what not to say in front of his leader.
Based on his understanding of the Jade Emperor, this supreme being is more or less a bit morally obsessed.
If the Jade Emperor knew about this, he would definitely be disgusted with him and would gradually distance himself from this minister with a romantic stain on him.
The Jade Emperor was also confused by Taibai Jinxing's betrayal. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't understand why his favorite minister, who always knew how to agree and support him, would support Wen Rui and even offer to serve as an envoy to Lingshan.
Originally, it was only the Jiejiao faction that was making trouble in the court, and the Jade Emperor could still barely hold on. But when his own capable generals defected and supported him, the situation became drastically different.
The Jade Emperor felt helpless. Even though he was the king of all immortals, he could not judge the world's affairs with a single word.
The trend of taking a tough stance against Western religions has become a general trend in the court. If he says something else or flatly stops it, the audacious Wen Rui will really dare to refute him in public and ask, "Why is Your Majesty rebelling? Is he an undercover sent by the Western religion?"
The reason why he could become the Jade Emperor's legal lineage was said by the gods and Buddhas to be due to his high attainments in Taoism, great merits, and many tribulations he had experienced, but in fact, it came from Hongjun Daozu.
As the Taoist God King, he is too inclined to speak in the direction of Western religions. If things get out of hand, the Jade Emperor doesn't know whether the Taoist Master, who seems to have no worries and doesn't care about anything in the Three Realms, will feel dissatisfied.
Even if the Taoist Patriarch doesn't care, what is the attitude of the saints of the three Taoist religions?
Do they like to see Western religions riding on the shoulders of Taoism?
Thinking of this, the Jade Emperor said in a deep voice: "Then follow the advice of Taibai Xingjun and go to Lingshan on my behalf to ask Tathagata whether he knows that the ancient Buddha Dipankara has exceeded his authority in sending an envoy."
(End of this chapter)