The whole process of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie killing the snake demon was actually watched from a distance by two people, Birdman, and Zhizhi, who they had not seen for a long time.
a few days ago.
Zhizhi was lying on a mountain peak somewhere in Qijue Ridge, his eyes fixed on the giant snake at the bottom of the mountain. The purple golden unicorn's eyes were full of hatred. Zhizhi had been looking for this snake for a long time, but there was no clue until he returned from the swing some time ago and chatted about his journey.
, he unexpectedly knew that the snake was here. "Zhizhizhizhi! (I must kill you evil snake today!"
)" The purple-gold unicorn was about to take action, with purple fire gushing out from its body. Suddenly, a black spear flew from the sky, directly piercing Zhizhi's back from top to bottom, nailing him to the rock. The black light flashed a few times, and Birdman
Appeared next to Zhizhi. At this time, the expression on Crow's face changed drastically from usual, with a face as frosty as ice, "This is not where you should come!"
Although the body was penetrated, it seemed that the source was not injured, it was just a flesh wound, and the spell was blocked. Zhizhi struggled for a long time, unable to move, and shouted: "Zhizhizhi! (Avenge your mother!)"
"Haha." After hearing what the purple golden unicorn said, the birdman sneered, "Avenging your mother is indeed the way of heaven and earth. However, you are too weak. You can't defeat it."
"..." He was speechless.
"Just wait and watch." Birdman said, "Someone will kill it for you soon."
Then came the performances of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie.
When the people from Xiyou left Qijue Ridge, Birdman let go of Zhizhi, and the two flew to a cave in the deep mountains, where the giant snake was hiding. As they got closer and closer to the cave, Zhizhi's grief became more and more obvious.
After entering the cave and seeing a sparkling inner elixir, Zhizhi burst into tears. This was the inner elixir of Zijin Qilin's mother.
Birdman picked up the inner elixir, looked at it carefully, put it in his hand, took a long breath, and said, "Zhizhi, let me ask you, in all these years, have you ever had the thought of harming the swing?"
Zhizhi was silent for a long time and nodded.
After receiving this answer, Birdman was slightly disappointed. "You should understand that the swing is not a legacy of 'Daji'."
"Zhizhizhi! (But he may be her direct descendant!)" Zhizhi roared angrily.
"..." Birdman said, "Yes, it's not 'possible', it's 'certain'. The swing is indeed a direct descendant of 'Daji'. But that's all."
"Zhizhizhi! (Daji captured my mother and son, dismembered her body to seize the elixir. I hate her so much that I wish I could kill her nine tribes and destroy Qingqiu Mountain!)" Zhizhi roared again.
"But you didn't. You had countless opportunities to kill Swing, but you didn't." Birdman said, "Why didn't you kill her? Why didn't you avenge your mother?"
"Squeak...(I...)" Zijin Qilin didn't say anything.
"Alas~" Bird Man said, "King Zhou protects Daji as the Emperor of Humanity, so you hate human races and hate human words, even if you clearly understand and can speak them, you never speak, right? You are afraid of communicating with the swing, afraid of
When talking to Swing, you are afraid that if you talk too much, you will reveal your hatred for Swing, and you are afraid that Swing will know your inner thoughts, right?"
Zhizhi didn't reply, but it was almost acquiescence.
"So, are you afraid of hurting Swing with your words, losing Swing's trust, losing Swing's love and care for you, afraid of Swing's sadness, afraid of being embarrassed by Swing, or are you afraid of the hatred deep in your heart?" Bird Man said.
"squeak……"
"Forget it, forget it, you have to decide how to treat the swing in the future." Birdman used black fire to process the inner elixir a little and handed it to Zhizhi, "Daji built a basin to sacrifice to this snake and killed all living beings. The karma is boundless.
.After the fall of Shang Dynasty, this snake fled and sneaked in before leaving.
Daji's treasure house stole the inner elixir for cultivation. After so many years of infiltration, its karma has been introduced into the elixir. Although I have peeled off the surface, there is still a lot of deep inside. You must be careful when carrying it with you.
, don’t be entangled in karma.”
Swallowing the inner elixir into his belly with a squeak, his eyes filled with tears again.
The birdman continued: "Sakyamuni used the bones of all the spirits killed by the Shang Dynasty to refine the Five Fingers Mountain to suppress Sun Wukong. He originally wanted to use the power of Sun Wukong's merits to redeem and calm his karma. Unfortunately, Nuwa refused, fearing that it would affect Sun Wukong's cultivation and salvation.
It only lasts five hundred years. The karma of resentment goes through those five hundred years of merit and fortune.
The infection concentration of the Tao has barely weakened, but there are still residues. I specially selected your mother's bones to send to you, and now you have obtained the inner elixir. There may be changes when the two meet, so you must be careful and don't be 'sad'."
It turns out that the statue Zijin Qilin has always valued and "loved" is actually the remains of his mother.
"Zhizhi."
The birdman said: "Karma is an evil force, a force of chaos, which can easily cause demonic obstacles. I know that what you hate the most in your heart is the Qilin tribe. You hate them for not saving your father, and you hate them for driving away your mother and son.
Your soul has been tortured by inner demons all year round. Now this
The second karma thing is around you... Sigh~ Just take care of yourself." The crow paused and continued: "I have a question to ask you, and I hope you answer it truthfully. Answer it with your heart. Don't hide your feelings... You, the future
,will it hurt the swing?”
"Zhizhi! (No!)" Zijin Qilin said with firm eyes.
"..." Birdman nodded, "You have to remember your answer today."
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A secret room in Qianhua Tower in Linglong City.
Mr. Zhu, Qiongqi's adopted son, said: "Shopkeeper Hu didn't know what his instructions were, but he asked me to come down here for the banquet at such a delicate time."
Hu Meili poured a glass of wine for Young Master Zhu, and at the same time raised his own glass and bowed deeply: "Young Master, my family is here to apologize to you today."
"Oh? What is Shopkeeper Hu's crime?" Mr. Zhu said.
"A few days ago, when I was renovating the Qianhua Building, my two children were careless and confused. I didn't know where to get some potted plants. One of them..." When Hu Meili was talking, Hu Meimei and Hu Lili had already bought the potted plant made from the corpse of the monster Fuyun.
Come up and say, "Master Zhu, if the news from the Nu family is good, this person should be a distant relative of the master, fellow Taoist Fuyun."
"Yes." Mr. Zhu did not hesitate and said, "This man was born in the same forest as me, so we are cousins. It's a pity that he was beaten to death by someone, and after his death, he was used to make potted plants as an insult."
"Young Master Zhu, forgive me." Hu Meili bent down again and said, "Sir, I promise you on my honor that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me, Qianhua Tower!"
Of course Mr. Zhu knows that Fu Yunsou's death has nothing to do with Qianhua Tower. According to the intelligence, it has been determined that Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie killed him. However, he still doesn't know why Fu Yunsou and others from Mu Xian'an provoked the Xixing group.
The making of the potted plants was probably done by a powerful person who knew the route of the people traveling to the west. "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Hu, I know you are innocent."
"Young Master is wise." Hu Meili said, "Sir, tomorrow I will send my son to take fellow Taoist Fuyun Feng Guangfeng back to Qiongqi Mountain. What do you think?"
Mr. Zhu looked at Hu Meili coldly and said, "Shopkeeper Hu, why bother testing? I think when you found out Fuyun's identity, you already knew that he 'shouldn't be' one of ours."
"Haha." Hu Meili smiled.
"Shopkeeper Hu, if you have anything to say, please say it to your face and don't beat around the bush." Mr. Zhu said, "Fuyun, as the middleman behind the 'human food' affairs between the Daughter Kingdom and Qiongqi Mountain, cannot reveal the identity of Qiongqi Mountain."
"The slave family just wants to see if Tiantiao still has any restrictions on Qiongqi Mountain after the "Contract" is terminated?" Hu Meili said with a smile.
"Tian Tiao has never had any binding force. The strength of Heaven is the binding force." Zhu Gongzi said, "For many years, 70% of the human race in the Daughter Kingdom has been sent to Qiongqi Mountain. This is a big crime. At this time, all the forces are coveting the Four Fierce Mountains.
, if this is known to others..."
"Don't worry, Young Master, the slave family will not talk nonsense." The barrier of the veil was torn, and Hu Meili did not beat around the bush, "The slave family actually wants to discuss something with Mr. Qiongqi, our White Fox Faction..."