I became the Demon Emperor in Journey to the West

Chapter 96 The Confusion of the Peacock Princess

Sure enough, after hearing Zhang Yuan's reminder, Sun Wukong became furious.

"Damn monsters, let me tell you, although I am inside my belly, I have no insight into everything outside. If you dare to bring the Yin and Yang cylinders, I will turn the golden cudgel into a sharp knife and cut this The heart, liver, and lungs were all cut into pieces.”

The green-haired lion monster trembled with fright and said quickly: "No, I promise not to take that bottle, great sage, please stop making trouble, I will take you to find the Peacock Princess now."

"Hurry up and go."

...

Peacock Mountain West Wing Mountain.

This Peacock Mountain has three peaks, which look like a peacock spreading its wings when viewed from the air.

Dongchi Mountain is within the city of Shituo Kingdom, but Queshou Mountain and Xichi Mountain are not within the city.

On the three peaks, there is a cave of the Peacock Princess.

She usually lives in Dongchi Mountain because the legs of this mountain peak extend into Shituo City and are not far from the Demon Market, so she can easily purchase some items.

As for the time to practice, Princess Peacock spends most of her time in Xiyi Mountain.

Under a towering tree, Tang Monk sat on the ground, and the Peacock Princess stood in front of him.

"Why did the female benefactor capture this poor monk?" Tang Monk asked anxiously.

Along the way, all the monsters that caught him seemed to be trying to eat his own flesh.

Will this be the same?

"Elder, I am Princess Peacock. I did not catch you here today to eat your flesh. Although I am a demon, I never eat people. I just have a confusion and want to ask you for advice."

Hearing what Princess Peacock said, Tang Seng felt relieved and asked, "What's the matter with Princess?"

"The elder is a high-ranking monk in the Tang Dynasty. He must have a clear understanding of the great ways of heaven and earth."

"The princess is ridiculous. The poor monk is just a human being with naked eyes. How can he see clearly the avenue of heaven and earth? The poor monk went to Lingshan under the orders of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, in order to obtain the true scripture and help the world and save people."

"What a great helper!" Princess Peacock suddenly sneered.

"The poor monk spoke sincerely, why did the princess sneer?"

"Elder, you said that you should go to Lingshan to obtain the true scriptures so that you can save the world and save people. Then let me ask you, Shituoling and Shituo Country are not far from Lingshan. After the three demon kings came here, they will spread the eight-dimensional Not a single human in Baili was left alive, and the Golden-winged Dapeng even ate up all the humans in the Lion and Camel Kingdom, and became the king himself. You said that the Tathagata was merciful and saved people. Why didn't he care about such tragic events? Sutra Sender This is the case, if you take his so-called true scripture, how can you help the world and save people?"

"Amitabha, this..." Tang Seng was speechless for a moment.

"What's more, the green-haired lion monster and the yellow-tusked old elephant are still the mounts of Manjushri and Samantabhadra. They are Buddhists who devour human beings. How can the Buddhists say they are compassionate?"

"Maybe the Tathagata Buddha doesn't know the evil deeds of these three demon kings?" Tang Seng finally found a reason.

"I don't know?" Princess Peacock sneered again, "Tathagata Buddha knows heaven and earth, knows the past and knows the future, how could he not even know what is happening under his feet?"

"Poor monk..." Tang Monk was speechless. "Also, you took three apprentices all the way to the west. You met many monsters on the way. They sat down and did countless evil things. They also wanted to eat your flesh. In the end, how many of them were punished? You humans still have to kill people to pay for their lives. According to the theory of repaying debts, why do these monsters kill and eat people and eventually become disciples of Buddhism?"

"Princess, Buddhism saves both good people and evil people. There is a saying in Buddhism that if you commit a crime, you will become a Buddha immediately. As long as the evil person puts down the butcher's knife and repentes wholeheartedly, he should be given a chance."

"What the elder said is really ridiculous. Let me ask you, if I have hatred against you, and you are a good person who saves people, and I find an opportunity to kill you, and then put down the butcher knife, won't I need to be punished? Is your death in vain?”

"As long as the princess really puts down the butcher knife, I will use my death to eliminate the resentment and evil in the female donor's heart, and my death will be valuable."

"Haha."

Princess Peacock smiled helplessly, "Tang Monk, Tang Monk, you are really pedantic. According to what you said, why does the world need laws? Let me ask you, don't you have laws in the Tang Dynasty? Or after you retrieve the so-called Scripture , will your Tang Dynasty abandon all laws and rule the country with Buddhist scriptures?"

"The princess is wrong. The scriptures do not deviate from the law. It is just like a person walking on two legs. After the poor monk retrieves the scriptures, he will open a forum to preach the scriptures to eliminate the evil in the hearts of the world. As long as If the evil in the heart is gone, things like what the princess just said will not happen. All living beings in the world are good or evil, based on their original intentions. The poor monk went to the West to learn scriptures, which is to wash people's souls and plant seeds in their hearts. Seeds of goodness.”

"Okay then! I won't argue with you on this issue. Now please help me answer my confusion. Why is Shituoling and Shituo Kingdom at the foot of Lingshan Mountain, but Tathagata Buddha allowed three demon kings to do evil? "

"Well, the poor monk is unable to help the princess answer her confusion."

"Is it because I can't, I don't know, or I don't dare?" Princess Peacock said step by step.

"I don't know." Tang Seng could only say.

After listening to Princess Peacock's words, Tang Monk's heart was filled with ups and downs at this moment.

He couldn't answer this question, and he didn't dare to answer it. He didn't even dare to think about it.

But he also felt that what Princess Peacock said did make sense.

Princess Peacock looked up into the distance, sighed softly, and said: "The elders don't know. Although I am a demon, I never do evil. After I left Lingshan, I have been staying in Peacock Mountain. I have nothing to do with the human race here. I made good friends and received a lot of care from them, but of course, they didn’t know that I was a demon.”

"Many years ago, I went to live with the three white fox sisters in Qingqiu for several years. When I came back, the world had changed. The human race was cut off and demons occupied the city."

"Amitabha." After hearing this, Tang Monk recited another Buddha's name.

In fact, for ordinary people like him, there is no other way except to recite the Buddha's name.

But no matter what the truth is, his determination to go to Lingshan to learn scriptures is still as strong as a rock.

There may be many things and many people that he still can't change even if he takes the scriptures, but he firmly believes that he can definitely change some people, even if he can only make a wicked person put down his butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately. After all the hard work he has endured, And the hardship is worth it.

Princess Peacock continued, "Although my heart is full of hatred, I suffer from the fact that I am no match for the three demon kings. I am powerless to avenge the human race who died in vain."

"I have the intention to go to Lingshan to question him face to face, but I am a demon. If I break into Lingshan without permission, I will only end up dead. That's why I found you. I hope you can answer the confusion in my heart."

"Since you can't answer the question, please stay here for a few hours, as an eminent monk, to save the souls of those who died in vain! They have given me a lot of care, especially those lovely children, many of whom have taken care of me. Call me sister, every time I think of them, I feel uneasy."

Having said this, Princess Peacock turned back to look at Tang Seng, "That's all I can do for them."

(End of this chapter)