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Chapter 532: Lingzhuzi Awakens, Li Qingchen of the Tang Dynasty

Hong Chen grabbed the scruff of the beast's neck with one hand. At first glance, it shrank its head with its limbs hanging naturally, just like a well-behaved kitten.

A closer look reveals something extraordinary:
Tiger head, single horn, dog ears, dragon body, lion tail, and unicorn feet.

The tiger head represents wisdom and courage, the dog ears represent good listening, the dragon body represents auspiciousness, the lion tail represents patience, and the unicorn feet represent stability.

Listen carefully.

The psychic beast lying under the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's scripture desk can identify all things in the world through hearing, and is especially good at listening to people's hearts.

There is only one of its kind in the Three Realms.

With his arms raised high, Hong Chen faced Di Ting and smiled. Di Ting immediately raised his front paws and made a gesture of bowing, while speaking in human language.

"Listen carefully and pay your respects to the Great Emperor!"

Hong Chen nodded slightly and turned it to face the two Sun Wukongs.

"Can you tell which one is real and which one is fake?"

Di Ting took a quick look and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I can't see it, but I can hear it. It's just that whether to say who is real and who is fake is up to you, Your Majesty, to decide."

"If I knew whether to tell or not, would I have to arrest you? Do you think I can't tell the truth from the false?"

Hearing this, the two Sun Wukongs became obviously anxious.

Hong Chen glanced and said, "Hold it."

The two monkey kings immediately wrinkled their noses and glared at each other fiercely in perfect sync.

Immediately, Hong Chen stopped talking and only communicated with Di Ting in his heart.

"Did you send this six-eared macaque out from the Buddhist sect?"

Di Ting was stunned: "Why did the emperor ask me this? Do you really think I have the ability to understand the calculations of Buddhism?"

'Aren't you the spirit animal of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva? Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is one of the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism. Didn't you hear anything?'

"Your Majesty, you think too highly of me. I am just an ordinary little beast in the Three Realms. Besides, I am in the underworld, so I am naturally your subject."

"If you are talking nonsense like that, then I think I can try some Diting meat today."

'Great Emperor, calm down! I am not hiding anything on purpose, but Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been away from Lingshan for a long time since entering the underworld, and he knows nothing about Lingshan's plans. If the Journey to the West had not passed through the underworld, I am afraid that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would not even know about such a big thing.'

'Stupid? Is that what you call him?'

"Your Majesty, please allow me to report that I am not a rebellious person, but he is originally a fool. He was deceived and fooled, so he resolutely walked out of Lingshan and entered the underworld alone, and even made a great wish of "I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty."

It's so stupid!

It is said that saints can become saints through great aspirations, but he did not gain any benefits and instead got himself into trouble.

If I had known that he would end up like this, I would have rather committed suicide than stay with him.

You don't know that we are now in the eighteen layers of hell and on the edge of the blood sea. The netherworld is really not friendly to us, and the boundless blood sea is not friendly to us either. That life is simply not a life for beasts.'

Hong Chen burst out laughing.

After a while, he changed his mind and said, "Then listen and see, was this six-eared macaque allowed to come out by the Buddhist sect, or was he asked by others to act, or maybe he really wanted to complete the journey of obtaining scriptures on behalf of Sun Wukong and become a Buddha after his success."

After listening to these words, his body couldn't help but tremble.

This is because of the three possibilities listed by Hong Chen, except for the most unlikely third one, the remaining two all imply a very deep conspiracy.

"Emperor... I, I..."

Hong Chen: "What do you mean by 'I'? I think you're thinking about it."

"I dare not!"

Listen carefully, with a pair of dog ears erected, listening attentively.

After a while, his pupils were seen shrinking, and he was obviously shocked.

Afterwards, he did not dare to hide anything and told Hong Chen the truth directly.

After listening to this, Hong Chen couldn't help but twitching his eyebrows.

"Okay, I understand. I'll remember your contribution today. If you need anything in the future, you can find me in Xuanling City."

"Thank you, Emperor!"

Waving his hand and throwing Di Ting back to the underworld, Hong Chen turned to face the two monkeys.

"The truth has been revealed. But I don't think it's my place to resolve this matter. Go to Lingshan, or continue fighting for a few days and nights. It's up to you."

After finishing speaking, Hong Chen withdrew the top-grade innate spiritual treasure and extended his hand to see the guest off.

As expected, the two monkey kings stopped making trouble and turned around and flew out of the Xuanling Imperial Palace, and started fighting in a blink of an eye.

At this time, Ao Tingxin, who had been watching the whole process, asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, what's going on? Why are there two great saints here?"

Hong Chen smiled and said, "When someone treats things unfairly, naturally someone will rise up. They think they are holding a golden ticket that will save them from death, but in fact, in the face of real strength, it is just a chicken feather or a piece of weeds."

To put it bluntly, Tang Seng once again showed his temper and wanted to drive away Wukong, but this time Wukong refused to accept it, so he thought of a way to make Tang Seng suffer.

Fortunately, Sun Wukong still had some strength left and didn't kill him with one blow.

However, Tang Seng's behavior is enough to show his "mortal nature" at that time.

So what if he is a great monk? He is still a human being and he will deviate from the right path sometimes.

Everyone will cover up this lie for him, and even Buddhism will help him find a perfect excuse to clean up his mess.

Because the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures is impossible without Tang Monk, and even more impossible without Sun Wukong!

Buddhism has to swallow this anger honestly!
Hong Chen thought about it, made a gesture with his fingers, sent a ray of spiritual light into the human world, then turned around and returned to the palace.

The red glow of the Red Dust Sword is the outward manifestation of the murderous aura. By absorbing this murderous aura, the Red Dust Sword will become stronger and stronger.

But it would be very slow for the spirit treasure to refine itself only through its own efforts, so Hong Chen, as the sword master, had to help him.

When the Red Dust Sword has refined all the evil aura, it will naturally return to its original bright white appearance.

At that time, the Red Dust Sword will be able to continue to absorb the evil aura and evolve step by step.

Outside Fengxian County.

After his reincarnation, Lingzhuzi was worshipped as a god by Fengxian County and was well served day and night, because the river water flowing out of the cave where he was born has now become the only source of water for all the people in the surrounding area.

Although it cannot solve the years of drought, it can at least prevent more people from dying of thirst or starvation.

Lingzhuzi would often wander around the temple, and the people who met him would always kneel down and worship him with great joy.

Lingzhuzi, who is used to this scene, has now gotten used to it.

He walked into the temple, came before his statue, grabbed the fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

The onlookers looked at his adorable appearance with puffy cheeks and their smiles became even wider.

At this moment, a ray of spiritual light descended from the sky and fell straight into Lingzhuzi's crown.

Lingzhuzi, who was chewing an apple, was startled suddenly, and his two lovely eyes were instantly filled with confusion.

The people nearby could not see any spiritual light from the sky, and thought that this little deity was experiencing enlightenment, so they left the temple and did not dare to disturb him.

After a long time, Lingzhuzi shuddered, swallowed the food in his mouth, blinked his eyes, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Three Realms, I... my Lingzhuzi is back again!"

Shortly after.

Due to the little immortal’s personal instructions, a more magnificent palace was built in the temple: the Xuanling Palace!
After the new temple was built, Lingzhuzi bowed down before the statue of Emperor Xuanling.

The statue was immediately moved and sent down many treasures: Qiankun Circle, Hun Tian Ling, Fenghuo Wheel, Gold Brick, Fire Spear, Yin Yang Sword and Nine Dragon Fire Cover, etc. When the people saw him fully armed, they recognized him as the Three Altars and Sea Assembly God in the sky, so they changed the temple and his statue.

However, when he heard someone calling him "Nezha", Lingzhuzi frowned and explained seriously: "I am Lingzhuzi now, and only Lingzhuzi, not Nezha anymore!"

The people naturally obeyed his wishes, and no one called him Nezha anymore.

After that, Lingzhuzi rarely appeared in front of the people.

But I heard that on the other side of the mountain, there seemed to be an area that no mortals were allowed to approach, and that in that mountain range one could often hear the roars of various wild beasts or sounds like military training.

Tang Dynasty, Chang'an.

"Father."

A child in brocade clothes took slightly staggering steps, with a smile on his slightly pale face, and one hand gently grasped the hem of Li Zhi's clothes.

Li Zhi, who was checking memorials, glanced sideways and frowned slightly.

Immediately, he threw down the memorial in his hand and shouted angrily, "Someone come!"

The child was frightened, his eyes turned red, and his mouth pursed, as if he was about to cry.

Li Zhi glanced at him again and said coldly, "Don't cry!"

The child shrank his head and lowered it deeply, but a few tears still fell on the floor tiles, splashing out small flowers.

The eunuch guarding outside the door came over quickly, and seeing that Li Zhi was still angry, he trembled and knelt down with his head bowed.

"His Royal Highness!"

Facing the eunuch, Li Zhi did not rebuke him loudly, but only said indifferently: "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb me?"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch trembled again and again.

"Prince, forgive me!"

"Take him down and hand him over to the Crown Princess. Tell her to take good care of him."

"Yes! Thank you for your forgiveness, Prince!"

The eunuch stepped forward, gently picked up the child and left.

The child looked at Li Zhi with admiration.

Li Zhi picked up the memorial without paying any attention.

After leaving the palace, the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the child in his arms and sighed softly.

The relationship between this father and son cannot be said to be harmonious. Even the prince treats his other three illegitimate sons better than he treats the legitimate son born to the princess.

Of course, the eunuchs did not dare to discuss the reasons openly, but they were also human beings and they had their own thoughts and speculations.

With just a brief thought, he seemed to have foreseen another turmoil that would break out between the emperor and the crown prince of the Tang Empire in the future.

The eunuchs probably understood Li Zhi's thoughts, but still found it difficult to understand and agree with them.

He is such a lovely little grandson, why doesn’t His Royal Highness the Crown Prince get close to him in private?

Could a two or three-year-old child force your grandfather to abdicate like your father did?

The eunuch was having all sorts of thoughts in his mind, but on the surface he kept his head down and hurried towards the Crown Princess's residence.

The distance is not far, otherwise the little prince would not be able to walk here quietly by himself.

On the way, an official who was summoned by the prince passed by him.

The eunuch did not give way because he was holding the little grandson. Instead, the official stopped and bowed slightly.

After the official passed by, he stood up and turned around, just in time to meet the eyes of the little emperor's grandson, whose eyes were slightly red and eyelashes were tearful.

Instantly, the official's body shook and his expression was horrified!

He instinctively stretched out his hand to call out to the eunuch, but when the words reached his lips, he suddenly seemed to feel some great terror, and quickly closed his mouth and turned away.

Although he had known for a long time that the prince had a legitimate son, he had never met the little grandson because he was busy at that time.

He had just come out of retreat this time and heard that the prince's legitimate son had been born. He couldn't help feeling surprised.

He had met the Crown Princess, and judging from her appearance, she would probably be childless throughout her life.

This time when the Crown Prince summoned him, he also wanted to find out the truth, to see whether he had misread the face or if an expert had changed the fate of the Crown Princess.

I never thought that I would come face to face with the little grandson of the emperor.

But at this moment, he wished he could continue to stay in seclusion for decades or even until his death, rather than see his little grandson and then discover something that would make him lose his mind.

This official's name was Yuan Tiangang.

Soon, the little grandson returned to the Crown Princess's residence. The palace maids who had not kept an eye on the little grandson were horrified. After waking up the Crown Princess who was taking a nap, they knelt down and apologized.

But the Crown Princess had no time to care about them. She just hugged her son lovingly, wiped his tears and showed concern for him.

After being comforted, the little prince cried even more sadly, but he did not say anything directly. Instead, he asked the Crown Princess to send all the palace maids out, and then he stammered out the reason.

After hearing this, the Crown Princess couldn't help but tighten her eyes and frown.

"What a great Li Zhi, to treat my son like this! In front of Your Majesty, he pretends to be a good father!"

The Crown Princess knew clearly that this matter must not be allowed to proceed, otherwise there would be disaster in the future.

But if Li Shimin were told about this, he would definitely punish Li Zhi. But to be frank, Li Shimin would eventually leave. After Li Zhi ascended the throne, how would her son be treated?
This is exactly the case of being worried when advancing and worried when retreating.

The Crown Princess was at a loss for a moment.

I wanted to find someone to discuss it with, but I didn't want this matter to be known to outsiders to avoid any complications.

After thinking hard for a long time, I still couldn't come up with any good solution.

The Crown Princess looked at her sleeping son and couldn't help but shed tears silently.

She never regretted giving birth to this extremely cute and sensible child. She only regretted why she married Li Zhi in the first place.

heaven.

Hong Chen did not pay attention to his clone Qing Chen, because doing so might expose him because of him.

But in his heavenly priesthood system, the "Life Protection and Rebirth Department" covers all children, so the Three Heavenly Lords knew about Hong Chen's move, and one of them would often take care of Qingchen's safety in the mortal world.

But when Fairy Qiongxiao came to tell him about this, Hong Chen couldn't help but be stunned.

"Has Li Zhi lost his mind?"

Li Shimin was still alive, so why would he suppress a son who was only two years old?
Qiong Xiao smiled when he heard this, "He doesn't like the Crown Princess, and he also doesn't like the son she gave birth to. Of course, it's not ruled out that he is wary of his son because of his father's affairs."

After that, she made another suggestion: "How about you ask the underworld to shorten his life span, let him die suddenly in his sleep tonight, and directly skip him and let Li Qingchen take over."

Zhu Yuanzhang: Is there anyone else imitating me?

Hong Chen shook his head: "Not really. Li Zhi has his own destiny. If he takes action now, wouldn't he be exposed directly?"

"In other words, you don't object to doing this?" Qiong Xiao asked with a smile.

"Of course I don't object." Hong Chen also laughed. "If he behaves like a good father, it will be fine. Otherwise, we can just set up something on the way to the West to divert other people's attention. Then he can be killed by a serious illness, drowning, fire... or even a mouthful of water. By then, the matter will be settled and it won't matter if he is discovered."

Qiong Xiao nodded: "Your clone's personality will naturally follow yours. After hearing what you said, I suddenly feel that Li Zhi's worries are not unreasonable."

Hong Chen felt that she was right.

Changing the subject, he asked, "How about that woman?"

"Not honest." Qiong Xiao shook his head and added: "Very dishonest."

(End of this chapter)