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Chapter 611: Advice to Wukong, Yao Ji's Opinion

Hong Chen was startled and quickly stepped back, saying in shock: "Daoyou, you, your face..."

Sun Wukong rubbed his face and tried to force a smile: "Nothing, nothing, I'm afraid you may have had your eyes dazzled just now."

"Oh?"

Seeing Hong Chen's puzzled expression, Sun Wukong quickly changed the subject and said, "Since you don't know whether it's good or bad, why do you keep carving? Why don't you learn how to identify good materials first, and then you can carve wood with half the effort?"

"Makes sense."

Seeing Hong Chen listening to his advice, Sun Wukong laughed and said, "That's good. But these cut pieces of wood are really wasted."

Hong Chen shook his head: "How can you say it's a waste? I cut them down. Although these woods can't be made into a zither, they can be used to make various wooden objects. The long ones can be used to make beams, and the thick ones can be used to make coffins. Even those short branches can be used to make fire, cook, boil water and keep warm. How can it be a waste?"

Sun Wukong was stunned, then scratched his head: "That's right, Taoist friend, you are right. But if you had learned to distinguish wood earlier, you wouldn't have to cut down so many trees."

"Even if I don't learn how to distinguish wood, I can always find the right wood to make a zither after cutting down a lot of wood. As for the damaged wood, they will always have their own uses and places, so it can't be considered a waste."

After a pause, Hong Chen smiled and said, "A useless piece of wood can also become useful, and a useless thing can eventually become very useful. My carving of wood is like a person's life, which consumes little time. It may seem that time is passing by in vain, but every bit of it is an experience. If you can reflect on yourself every day, it is experience. How can you say that the past days have been lived in vain?"

Hearing this, Wukong suddenly understood something and his eyes lit up.

After a while, he came to his senses and blinked his eyelids repeatedly. At this time, he looked at Hong Chen again, and his eyes were full of admiration. So he bowed and stepped forward, saying with a smile: "Daoyou, what you said makes sense, but I didn't see it clearly. Thank you for using the wood to illustrate people. I will definitely keep this teaching in mind."

Hong Chen smiled naturally. He stretched out his hand and gently touched the monkey's chest. "It's said to be in the heart, but it can be used in the brain and in the body. If you can really remember and come back to understand from time to time, then my teaching you will not be in vain."

As soon as the words fell, a gentle breeze blew and the figure disappeared in the wind.

Sun Wukong was suddenly startled, and saw that the broken wood, bark and debris around him suddenly condensed together to become whole wood. The cut and felled parts healed quickly, and the trees came back to life in an instant, and even grew greener than before.

Only then did he realize that he had met a powerful person. Not only could his sharp eyes not tell the truth from the false, but he could even see the other party's magical powers as blurry and unclear.

Sun Wukong jumped in the woods, touching this tree and rubbing that tree, with even more surprise in his eyes.

After a while, he faced the sky with his understanding, bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, great god!"

Afterwards, he stayed in the forest for a long time before flying away on a cloud.

When he found Tang Monk, Wukong had already prepared some nice words, but unexpectedly, when Xuanzang saw him, he spoke first.

"You left for half a day, and I thought about it for half a day. Now I think you had good intentions, but I ignored you and kept blaming you. This is my fault."

Wukong was a person who would rather be soft-hearted than hard-hearted. After hearing these words, the last bit of resentment in his heart immediately disappeared. He hurried forward to support Tang Seng and said with a smile: "Master, I was wrong too. I didn't care that you were a monk and had the precepts against killing. I only cared about my own pleasure. Although it was protection, it shouldn't be like this."

Tang Seng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Since we are both at fault, this should be a lesson for us, both master and disciple. In the future, you and I should think more carefully about everything, so that we won't leave unhappily and with resentment in our hearts. How do you think?"

"Good! Good! Good! Master is right!"

Wukong was also very happy.

The misunderstanding between the two was resolved and they immediately got back on the road.

After walking for a while, Wukong couldn't help but say, "Master, you chased me away this morning and I was really angry, but I didn't expect you to reflect on yourself and even apologize to me!"

Hearing this, Tang Seng turned his head and looked back at Chang'an. He suddenly sighed, "I don't know why I was so stubborn on this journey. Fortunately, when I was resting just now, I suddenly thought about it and realized that I was wrong. In the past, you were a capable person. You had your own habits in thinking and doing. Once you enter my Buddhist sect, how can you change in an instant?
Besides, the bandits in the mountains are not good people. Those six thieves just chopped you with their knives. If you were not capable, you would have died under their knives. You killed them, which was also a good deed to eliminate evil. How can I blame you?"

Hearing this, Wukong, who was leading the horse, turned back suddenly, his eyes sparkling, and asked, "Master, are you serious?"

Tang Seng smiled and said, "Of course it is true."

Wukong jumped around happily, scratching his ears and cheeks, "Hehe! Master, what you said is right. What I told you about the past was not false. At that time, I held the golden cudgel, and I would beat those who were not kind to me, and I would swing it when I saw something unfavorable. I didn't care, and I was really free!"

Tang Seng smiled and continued, "And then he was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha?"

Wukong immediately waved his hands in shame: "I caused trouble in the end, and I got my retribution."

"It's okay. If you realize that it's a disaster, it means you already know that you shouldn't act that way."

Sun Wukong said nothing. After a long while, he suddenly laughed and said, "Hey, hey! That immortal really didn't lie to me!"

Tang Monk: "What immortal?"

Sun Wukong: "A useless tree can become useful, and a useless thing can eventually become useful. What do you think, Master?"

Tang Seng nodded and smiled, "Zhuangzi: The Human World."

Sun Wukong was puzzled: "Master, what did you say?"

"A book, but I don't have it with me. I'll find it for you to read when I have time."

"Okay, I'll remember that!"

Let’s talk about the other side.

Hong Chen gave Wukong some pointers, then turned around and went back to where the horse was tied, only to see a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes standing next to the slow horse that Di Ting had transformed into.

"Uncle-master." Hong Chen greeted him with a smile.

This person is none other than Emperor Haotian.

Haotian, who was stroking the horse, turned around and said with a smile: "You are here."

Hong Chen stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Master uncle is so busy, yet he still found time to come here. This really makes me ashamed."

Haotian shook his head: "It's okay, the affairs of the Heavenly Court will be taken care of by our own clones, just like the clone you placed in the Xuanling Imperial Palace. I came to find you this time to tell you that the Primordial Starry Sky has been repaired by more than half, and the efficiency of the Zhoutian stars in filtering and converting the chaotic aura outside the Primordial Starry Sky has indeed improved a lot. After the repair is completed, I believe that even if the Primordial Starry Sky cannot return to the beginning of the universe, it will be able to add a lot of innate spiritual energy and creation inspiration."

"This is good news, congratulations, uncle." "Hahaha, why are you congratulating me?"

"Uncle Master is the Emperor of Heaven. This time he has brought benefit to the prehistoric world. His merits are immeasurable. It is the Emperor of Heaven who is selfless and benefits all living beings. I think all living beings will be grateful for what Uncle Master has done, and Heaven will also be generous in its gifts. How can I not congratulate him?"

Haotian laughed loudly: "Hahaha, you. In this matter, you have made the greatest contribution. Your clone traveled through the vast starry sky, repairing the damaged stars with the power of the Great Starry Avenue. If I have made a contribution, how can you not have made a contribution?"

Hong Chen cupped his hands and said, "Then I should thank my uncle for giving me such an opportunity to make a contribution."

Haotian walked forward with a smile, patted Hong Chen on the shoulder, and said, "What I just said is only one thing. Second, I want to discuss another matter with you."

Hong Chen's eyes turned, his thoughts raced, and he asked, "But what about Yao Ji?"

"good."

Haotian nodded, with his hands behind his back: "Yaoji has been in Taoshan for many years. Although under your interference and guidance, Yang Jiao, Yang Jian and Yang Chan do not hate my uncle, but as time goes by, their feelings for their mother become more and more intense. I am not afraid of you laughing at me, but I miss my sister a little bit.

It just so happens that the Journey to the West has begun at this time, and all eyes in the prehistoric world are on it. I would like to ask for your help so that Yao Ji can be freed."

Hearing this, Hong Chen was not surprised, as this matter had been discussed long before Yao Ji was suppressed.

Looking up at the sky, Hong Chen said with emotion: "Yao Ji was suppressed because of the Heavenly Law, and the Heavenly Law was not set by the Heavenly Court or Master Uncle, but originated from the prehistoric Heavenly Law. If you want to release Yao Ji, you will be fighting against the Heavenly Law."

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"That's right!" Haotian nodded, looking at the cloudless blue sky with the same seriousness: "The way of heaven is selfless, so it is fair. But the Emperor of Heaven is sentimental, I am really ashamed of my master's teachings."

Hong Chen smiled: "All creatures and spirits in the prehistoric world all originate from Pangu. All the emotions of all living beings are Pangu's emotions. Uncle Master has emotions, so he can ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor. If he is truly heartless, I don't think Daozu would have appointed Uncle Master as Heavenly Emperor."

"Haha, you are someone who knows how to comfort others."

"That's just the fact." Hong Chen shook his head slowly. "Being selfless is the most impartial, but the principle of being 'impartial' requires a 'impartial' law. However, all living things have emotions, and the law also has emotions. If there are emotions, there can be no impartiality. This is a contradiction."

Haotian's eyes lit up: "My nephew is right. Is there a way to release Yao Ji?"

Hong Chen shook his head: "Master, you think too highly of me. There is still a gap between theory and practice. For example, the Way of Heaven is everywhere, but how can I reason with it? This matter is related to my disciple, so I naturally have no choice but to do it, but I don't dare to hope to achieve my goal from any emotional perspective or means."

"But if we want to fight, how can you and I fight against the way of heaven?"

Not to mention the heavenly tribulations and punishments, even Hongjun, the Taoist ancestor who has achieved the Dao of Unity, will not show mercy to those who challenge the Dao of Heaven.

"So, this matter must be done in a roundabout way in order to find an opportunity." Hong Chen smiled lightly, his eyes passing through space and falling on Taoshan in the distance.

Beneath the towering mountain shaded by verdant pines and cypresses, there is a seal formed by interweaving chains of Heavenly Dao that are condensed from the power of Heavenly Dao.

Part of it came from Emperor Haotian, who used his authority over heaven and earth and a small amount of Heavenly Dao power to weave a cage to lock Yao Ji up. It seemed like suppression, but it was actually protection.

In addition to this part of Heavenly Power, there is also a "surveillance system" composed of the Heavenly Power brought by the Heavenly Laws of Heaven.

In short, the Heavenly Rule can give the Emperor of Heaven a favor and not kill Yao Ji according to the Heavenly Rule, but the Heavenly Rule will not give up easily because of the Emperor of Heaven. Yao Ji can just stay in Taoshan peacefully. If she wants to leave Taoshan, there will definitely be a thunderbolt of heavenly punishment that will immediately destroy her, leaving her true spirit at most.

The true spirit is the root of all living things, but the memories of the coming and going of living things mostly exist in the soul.

If it is a true spirit reincarnation, even if one achieves Daluo Dao Fruit in the next life, he or she may not be able to find his or her past self.

The same true spirit, when generating different souls during reincarnation, can be considered as two different people.

This is definitely not the result that Haotian and the Yang family want.

"I am the Emperor of Heaven, and I am close to the Way of Heaven. You are the Emperor of Heaven, but you also hold the position of the Supreme Emperor of the Underworld, and your status is equal to mine. I have been thinking about it for many years, but have not found a way to preserve myself. In the entire prehistoric world, no one else can do it except you, not even a saint." Haotian said seriously.

This does not mean that Hong Chen's strength surpasses that of a saint, but that most of the saints in the prehistoric times are saints of the Way of Heaven, and the true spiritual fruits are entrusted to the Way of Heaven. Hou Tu is only a saint of the Way of Earth, and it is not convenient for her to interfere in the affairs of the Way of Heaven.

But Hong Chen is still favored by the earth and humanity.

Perhaps only with the favor of heaven, earth and man, there will be a chance to release Yao Ji safely. At worst, her soul must be preserved for reincarnation, so that she can retain the memories of this life and reunite with her family.

Hong Chen was silent for a long time.

"To be honest, Master, I have been thinking about this matter whenever I have some free time over the years. Now I do have some ideas in my mind, but it is still a little early to take action."

Yao Ji only has one life, and if she acts rashly, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Although the four members of the Yang family and Yao Ji are not allowed to meet each other now and miss each other deeply, at least they all know that Yao Ji is still alive, and Yao Ji can also know about her family's experiences and dynamics through Haotian.

If Hong Chen acted without confidence and caused Yao Ji's death, regardless of whether the Yang family and Haotian would resent him or not, Hong Chen himself would also feel guilty about it.

Haotian naturally understood Hong Chen's dilemma and thoughts, so a smile appeared on his face. "It's okay. I just think this is a good opportunity. I'm not here to rush you. Anyway, the journey to the west is still long, you can slowly prepare. Even if the journey to the west is over, I won't let anyone disturb you. At worst, we can wait for the next catastrophe to find an opportunity. Anyway, they still have a long lifespan."

Hong Chen nodded: "Thank you for your understanding, uncle. I want to go see Yao Ji later and take a look at the power of the Heavenly Rule."

"It's up to you. My seal won't stop you." Haotian smiled and handed over a gourd: "I brought you something good."

"Oh?"

Hong Chen took it and opened the lid. He saw a golden light flashing in the gourd, and then nine colors of divine light flowed alternately, and a mouth-watering fragrance wafted to his face.

Haotian said: "Gathering the essence of the sun and the moon, gathering the divine energy of all the stars, only one drop is obtained each time. I have accumulated this pot for a long time."

"Great, great! If we use this to make wine, it will definitely be the best wine in the prehistoric world!" Hong Chen closed the lid and bowed, saying, "Thank you, uncle-master!"

Haotian smiled and said, "When you make the wine, remember to give me some to try. Okay, do as you please. If you come up with a solution, remember to let me know."

"it is good!"

After Haotian left, Hong Chen put away the gourd, looked at Tang Seng and Wukong in front of him, then patted the horse, Di Ting revealed his true form, and carried him to Taoshan.

(End of this chapter)