Chapter 986 Balance
"By the way... the Book of Life and Death was given to me correctly, right?"
After eating a few bites of the poisonous ghost fruit, Li Yuan asked casually.
"Of course I didn't make the right choice. They are all carefully selected by me for their meritorious deeds and deserve to have their lives extended. Would I dare to mess with ordinary creatures? Lord Hades will beat me up later!"
The skeleton-like Bone Ancestor was looking through the deeds of the underworld and said without raising his head.
There was a faint ghostly light in the eye sockets under the black robe of Ming Lao:
"No matter how mischievous the disciples trained by Yuan Zun are, their nature is always good."
"Even if this monkey was in a playful mood, it only added to people's lifespan and benefits, but it never had any malicious intentions and caused people to shorten their lifespans and die in vain."
Sitting on the main seat in the Netherworld Palace, the Netherworld Emperor glanced at the silent Li Yuan, and said lazily:
"It would be fine if this monkey made enemies with people in the human world and killed their enemies, but if it really shortened people's lives and did evil, the changes made to the Book of Life and Death would naturally be invalidated. Moreover, it is estimated that the 'Bodhi Patriarch' would come out to punish it..."
Li Yuan raised his wine glass, smiled leisurely, and toasted the Hades.
"Senior understands me."
Sun Wukong rushed into the ghost town and made a big fuss. He chased the King of Hell and beat him up, injuring thousands of ghost soldiers, and also snatched the Book of Life and Death and modified it at random.
This was a deliberately planned farce, but in fact it was also full of tests for Sun Wukong.
After being away from the mountain for many years, Sun Wukong became the king of Huaguo Mountain, living freely and at ease, and his temperament inevitably changed a little.
Li Yuan deliberately asked the guide to provoke the monkey, just to see if the monkey's nature still had the purity and sincerity of the past.
Now it seems that although he has become more arrogant and wanton, he still sticks to his nature and has not killed innocent people.
Whenever Sun Wukong attempted to kill the King of Hell or the ghost soldiers, the two Taoist masters in the underworld would directly intervene.
As for the cause and effect of modifying the Book of Life and Death and adding life to people, this monkey will be rewarded in the future. As to whether it is good or bad, no one can tell for sure.
After all, good and evil are just a thought away. Those who have made merits may not be meritorious all their lives, and those who have made mistakes may not be guilty of them all their lives. There are too many variables in the fate of living beings.
"After the commotion in the underworld, please ask the King of Hell to go to heaven and give this monkey a report."
“Then let’s see how it treats the gods in heaven… If it can remain unyielding and neither humble nor overbearing in the face of the high and mighty gods, then it will have lived up to my trust.”
"Also, don't forget to distribute the 'salary' I brought to the extras in the underworld to them."
Li Yuan watched the monkey making trouble in the ghost town from afar. After confirming that this guy would not really start a killing spree, he felt relieved.
He wanted to train a rebel who had the courage to fight against corruption and denounce injustice, but he did not want to teach a murderous and evil disciple.
Given Sun Wukong's personality, he is greedy, brave, aggressive, and likes to make friends with all kinds of creatures. As long as he doesn't die, when his power grows, he will sooner or later face the conflict between the human and demon races.
The demons it housed undoubtedly intensified this process. Li Yuan wanted to remind it, but he was too late.
"It's not good to have too high status and strength. Look at our Yuan Zun. He has a hard time cleaning up the corruption. Once he is in a high position, it is easy to be misunderstood by the people below him."
Meng Po's red dress is stunning, and at this moment she looks like an extremely beautiful mature woman. Her silver hair is simply tied up behind her head, but it does not reduce her ethereal temperament.
"You can't kill corruption. All I can do is to keep them from taking care of themselves."
"If they abide by their duties and have no distractions, all the spirits will offer their most sincere incense."
"If they are going to swing their butcher knife downward, I will bring them ... an iron rod that will not yield."
Li Yuan smiled, and his smile was a little complicated.
Recently he heard some information that after the creatures in Anshan became immortals, they were also involved in certain conflicts of interest.
He felt a little disappointed inside, but he also knew that this was inevitable. People always look at things from the perspective of their own interests and are inevitably biased. There is no absolute justice in this world.
The same goes for him. If he were truly fair, there wouldn't be so many creatures in Anshan ascending to heaven. If he were truly fair, he wouldn't let all creatures avoid the human race and call on them to leave the current human world.
Listening to Yuan Zun's slightly emotional words, Mingdi smiled leisurely.
“Why bother with so much? The ages are endless, the inheritance of all races is endless; the lives of countless people are endless, and the calamity of death is endless; whether it is a god or a demon, there will be a moment of decay and extinction.”
"We, the Dao Zun Emperors, are above all Daos and look down upon all living beings. We are said to be immortal, but sooner or later we will face death."
“True eternal glory and the great harmony of the world have always been just good reputations in stories and legends, and are false aspirations.”
"Just let it be, why live so hard."
Li Yuan was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
"To be humane to all living beings, to save the suffering and relieve their worries, this is the path I have chosen. As the Source Master, respected by all spirits, of course I have to find a balance for them."
"Absolute justice...does not exist, but even if it is a false desire, someone has to try."
“Even if the way is destroyed, this intention will not change; even if the sky collapses, this thought will not change.”
Ming Lao, Gu Zu and others were moved. Meng Po also looked at Li Yuan with a pair of sparkling eyes and nodded in appreciation.
"The reckless little mountain god has finally matured... and understands the meaning of being an emperor."
"The emperor of a clan, the emperor of a world, the emperor of a path, the emperor of an individual... all have their own end that they are striving for, and that is a different kind of 'balance'."
"Balance... All things, all laws, and the chaos of the three realms are all looking for this so-called balance point. Even beings like the Emperor of Heaven and the Three Heavenly Lords, standing in different positions, are always weighing and it is difficult to achieve perfection."
"Welcome to the 'world' of the true Dao Zun Emperor... Source Zun."
The Hades was originally lying on the throne, but now he sat up straight. His deep eyes were like torches under the abyss, and he looked at Li Yuan with a smile.
Li Yuan was slightly startled, then responded with a smile, walked back to the table, picked up the small wine bottle, and toasted everyone.
the other side.
In the ghost town.
Sun Wukong caused a big disturbance in the Senluo Palace, scrambled to change the Book of Life and Death, and chased the King of Hell around the palace for several laps.
While playing around with the King of Hell, he also took off the King of Hell's little hat and put it on his own head. He laughed and walked around a few times in a pretentious manner, imitating the actions of a human being, which was very funny.
He was having fun so much that he jumped around the hall and even used the judge's pen to draw a few strokes of moustache on Judge Shura's face. Once the magic power took effect, Judge Shura would probably have to appear with a moustache for the rest of his life.
Watching the monkey making a scene, Judge Shura touched his thick dark beard and felt like crying but had no tears.
"This monkey actually insulted me like this... It's so shameful!"
"You have to pay more, Master Yuanzun, you have to pay more!"