Lin Ze replied seriously: "My disciples were born in poverty. It is common for people to swear in the name of their parents and ancestors. Later I learned that it is because they are full of admiration for their parents and ancestors."
"The reason why the disciple swears in the name of the teacher is because the disciple respects the teacher from the bottom of his heart and regards the teacher as the supreme existence that he pursues throughout his life."
The Taoist sage replied without comment: "Really?"
Lin Ze said with excitement: "The heart of a disciple is evidenced by the sun and the moon, and can be learned from the heaven and the earth."
The Taoist Saint glanced at him and said calmly: "Okay, stop talking nonsense. I heard that you have found the murderer who murdered the Buddha. Do you want to report to the teacher face to face?"
Lin Ze glanced at Zhuang Zhou with a strange expression, "Is this how you convey the message?"
Zhuang Zhou raised his eyebrows, as if he was responding, what else?
Don't worry, Lin Ze kept this in mind silently, stepped forward and wiped the stone bench, and said with a smile on his face: "Teacher, please sit down. This matter is a long story, let me tell you one by one."
Dao Sheng did not refuse. After sitting down, he urged: "To make a long story short, hurry up."
Lin Ze nodded slightly and told him everything about Xuantang coming to him and exchanging three months' rights to use the Eight Treasures Merit Pool for ten heavenly rewards.
After hearing this, the Taoist Saint frowned slightly and said: "Jin Chanzi's talent is indeed extraordinary. Compared with your senior brother Zhuang Zhou, he is no less generous. However, after all, he has been reincarnated once, and his talent has been weakened a lot. To say that he is plotting against the Buddha, it seems a bit
Lack."
"Although the method of returning from the same path is extraordinary, using the body of the third realm of heaven and human to reversely swallow the realm of saints is no different from a python swallowing a dragon. It is too bizarre and unbelievable."
"I'm afraid there's something fishy about this matter. It's definitely not as simple as you see."
Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this. Hearing what the Taoist Saint said, he didn't seem to want to get involved in this matter?
You are not playing by the rules. Where is the shock and anger when you learned that the Buddha disappeared for no reason? Where is the determination to find out the murderer? Was he eaten by a dog?
If you do all the hard work on your own, wouldn’t it mean that you are a villain in vain?
Lin Ze was unwilling to give up, and said sideways: "No matter whether there is a hidden reason behind this, it is an indisputable fact that the golden cicada swallowed the Buddha. Now he has his mind set on the Jianmu Sacred Tree. Teacher, do you want to prepare for a rainy day?
"
The Taoist sage shook his head and said: "This matter is too complicated and strange, so don't act rashly, lest you disturb the grass and scare the snake."
Lin Ze's heart sank. Does this mean he doesn't want to take care of it anymore?
Then his plan to kill two birds with one stone failed?
"Xuantang wants to use the Eight Treasures Merit Pool in exchange for heavenly rewards. How should the disciples deal with it?"
Lin Ze played the last card.
Dao Sheng replied without thinking: "Promise him and see what tricks he can come up with."
Promise him???
At this moment, Lin Ze suspected that the Taoist saint standing in front of him was someone else pretending to be him.
Lin Ze could barely accept this, knowing that the other party was a ghost, but not restraining him to avoid unpredictable consequences.
But following the other side and raising tigers would lead to disaster. This was something Lin Ze couldn't figure out.
Wait, Tao Sheng changed his attitude after learning that Xuantang was the mastermind behind this.
In the eyes of the Taoist sage, Xuantang was incapable of causing Buddha to capsize in the gutter, but in fact Xuantang had already swallowed Buddha whole.
From this we can deduce two possibilities, either Xuantang did not swallow the Buddha at all, and this was just the Buddha's plan to escape from his shell.
Either the Buddha had another back-up plan in this matter, and Xuantang might not be the final winner. The Taoist Saint saw through this, so he was unwilling to wade through this muddy water.
Damn it, a bunch of old people, none of them are good at it.
Just as Lin Ze was thinking wildly, Dao Sheng said slightly displeased: "Why, do you have any objection?"
Lin Ze came back to his senses, bowed and said: "Teacher is wise and powerful, every move must have profound meaning, and the disciple has no objection."
Taoist Saint stood up suddenly: "Let's do it then. I have gone back to the Dao Palace to practice. If there is anything urgent, please inform me in time."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Taoist saint who seemed to be standing next to Lin Ze gradually faded away and left inadvertently.
Zhuang Zhou showed his ridicule at the right time: "The bitter meat trick should not be used, junior brother, please worry about it."
Lin Ze smiled and ignored Zhuang Zhou, turned around and left in the wind.
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In Yongle Hall, Lin Ze had just returned here when Xuantang's unkind words came to his ears: "Lin Ze, are you betraying this poor monk?"
Lin Ze's face darkened: "Master, if you have any objections to me, please speak out and don't spit on me."
Xuantang dragged the Eight Treasures Merit Pool into the main hall, his face full of anger: "The poor monk saw it with his own eyes. You told Zhuang Zhou about the poor monk and also summoned the Taoist sage."
Lin Ze replied unceremoniously: "As a master in the third realm of heaven and human beings, he can rely on the power of heaven to regulate the physical state. If your eyes are not good, please treat them as soon as possible. If possible, you can also repair your brain together."
"Let me ask the Master, if I really told my teacher and senior brother what you did, do you think you would still have the chance to stand here and question me?"
"This place is only thirty miles away from the countryside. Although it is thousands of miles away from the Taoist palace, for a saint, it can be reached in an instant. If my teacher and senior brother learn of the Master's crime, does the Master think he can escape?"
After saying these words, Xuantang became so angry that he was speechless.
Regarding betraying Xuantang, Lin Ze would definitely not admit it, not even if he was killed.
After a long time, Xuantang seemed to think that what Lin Ze said was reasonable. His expression softened slightly and he asked in a deep voice: "I wonder what happened to the matter that the poor monk entrusted to the Human Emperor?"
Lin Ze replied casually: "I have convinced the teacher and senior brother Zhuang Zhou. Now it seems that there is no comparison."
"I'm suddenly a little worried. It doesn't seem wise to let an outsider get close to the Jianmu Sacred Tree."
Hearing this, Xuantang quickly said with a smile: "Human Emperor, please calm down. This matter was caused by the poor monk's unclear mind and misunderstood the Human Emperor. The poor monk hereby apologizes to the Human Emperor."
Lin Ze's eyes were deep and he said indifferently: "Is an apology useful?"
Xuantang's expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The right to use the Eight Treasures Merit Pool for five months, plus five conditions within my ability, I beg the Emperor to have a large amount to give the poor monk a way to live."
Lin Ze shook his head slightly and said: "Master should know that the Eight Treasures Merit Pool is not of much use to me. I am not particularly interested in Master's five conditions that are within my ability."
Xuantang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he heard this. He blamed himself for doubting the other party for no reason and was now in a dilemma.
There was silence for a moment, and Xuantang suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "There is an original power within the Eight Treasures Merit Pool. It is the treasure prepared by the Buddha for his promotion to the transcendent realm. The poor monk is willing to give a quarter of it to the Human Emperor.