156: Bajie's sincerity

Perhaps it was due to his thick skin, but Brick had never felt that the bald monk in front of him was anything to be afraid of.

In his impression, only the guy in the moon-white monk's robe was the most terrifying.

"That guy's punches are so heavy, they make my face hurt!"

Brick had thought this when he was subdued by Tang Ku.

But now, this monk, who looked like a weakling, dared to stroke the tiger's whiskers and oppose his Master's Disciple? This was truly unbearable.

"Awooo... I only know three phrases!"

With a furious roar, Brick suddenly leaped up, snatched the Coming soon falling Buddha bead into his mouth, and then, with a gulp, swallowed it.

Mahākāśyapa was instantly dumbfounded!

A Buddhist treasure! The Buddha bead that Shakyamuni True Buddha often held in his hand, polished until it was shiny and smooth, was swallowed just like that?

Can your stomach even digest that?

However, it was too late for him to escape now. Although Brick was sometimes not very smart, this time he seemed to have a sudden realization. Just before landing, his hind claws suddenly scraped against Old Pig Head's head.

Pigsy instantly shivered, realizing he had been ambushed. Anger flared in his heart, and malice rose in his guts. His rake, as if it were worthless, slammed down towards Mahākāśyapa's head.

The blow was solid. The frightened Mahākāśyapa didn't even have a chance to react before several bloody holes appeared on his head. After a scream, his body suddenly fell straight backward, clearly beyond saving!

"Damn it, this guy is so insidious! Old Pig almost fell for his Dao!" Pigsy said, leaning on his rake, still shaken. "He almost got away!"

Brick, beside him, nodded boastfully, a triumphant look on his face.

"Hehe, yes, yes, you are Master's newly adopted mount, truly capable... Hmm, that other Buddha bead... did you eat it?"

Pigsy chuckled, "Can your stomach digest it?"

Brick patted his belly with his paw and chuckled, "I only know three phrases!"

Pigsy was startled, then chuckled, "Oh, I understand... Your body is formed from flames, so it's like a Pill Furnace, or rather, a furnace for forging weapons. Basically, there's nothing you can't digest... I get it, I get it, you really are amazing!"

Footsteps came from the side. Suddenly turning his head, he saw Tang Ku standing there, looking at him with a constipated expression and asking, "Why can you communicate with him without any problems?"

Pigsy scratched his head: "I don't know either... Hmm, it's more like an intuition. Although his words are very simple, just those few phrases repeated, the meaning isn't hard to understand! Hmm, Master, why do you have such a constipated expression now?"

Tang Ku's mouth twitched: "Do you know how many of us he tricked back then? Hmm, never mind, let's not talk about it. Now that you've regained your senses, I imagine Young Miss Gao is waiting for you. Since I, your Master, have already expelled you from the sect, then stay at the Gao family and live a good life... Hmm, I will bring the Gao family to join the Great Tang. You can come along then too."

Pigsy was stunned for a moment, then suddenly his mouth drooped, his eyes skewed, and tears fell as he said, "Master, you... you don't want Bajie anymore? Bajie thought you were just putting on a show for him just now!"

His expression was truly one of extreme grievance!

Tang Ku's mouth twitched: "Stop pretending... Damn it, this isn't when you were shouting about splitting the luggage and breaking up, is it!"

Pigsy wiped his tears with the corner of his clothes and said hesitantly, "You are not un-enlightened, hehe, only you see through Old Pig's little thoughts the most, but..."

Pigsy suddenly smiled, a very bright smile, and said, "However, this time Old Pig is serious... If it weren't for you, perhaps I would have continued to wander in Chaos my whole life, never having the chance to see Cui Lan, the Gao family, or my Senior Brothers and Master. I've decided, I will continue to follow you. After this great tribulation of a thousand autumns ends, you can then grant me the right to return to secular life, allowing me and Cui Lan to live as a pair. That would be killing two birds with one stone!"

Tang Ku shook his head helplessly: "You have a beautiful idea, but have you considered that you are both Immortals who fly high, while Gao Cuilan is just a Mortal? You can wait, but can she afford to wait?"

"This..."

Pigsy's brows finally furrowed, then he sighed, "They all say to not fail the Tathagata and not fail the beloved... Why are there so many difficult choices?"

Tang Ku said helplessly, "The main reason I'm letting you return to secular life is to hope that you can accompany her and the Gao family during her limited years."

Pigsy pondered for a long time, then said, "I've got it... There are many things in this world that can grant eternal life. Not to mention Old Monarch's Immortal Pill, even the pan tao tree in the Pantao Garden, and the Ginseng Fruit in the Human Realm, all have such miraculous effects. I'll find a way to get some Heaven And Earth Treasure to make them immortal, wouldn't that work?"

Tang Ku was startled, then said, "Have you thought it through? Mortals achieving eternal life is an act against the Heavenly Dao. This is no different from you trying to guide them to Immortal Ascension... The path of Immortal Dao is not that easy to walk, you know this better than anyone. Moreover, the Immortal Realm and the Netherworld are almost dead now. Whether Immortal Pills and pan tao tree still exist is another matter; anyway, that Ginseng Fruit Tree has already been uprooted! Even if you want to find these Heaven And Earth Treasure, it will take some effort. Perhaps before you find those treasures, your in-laws will all be dead and gone..."

"Master, why do you always say such discouraging things!"

Pigsy rolled his eyes and said, "Are you determined to drive me, Old Pig, away, huh... Hehe, have you heard of dog-skin plaster? I, Old Pig, am really not leaving, hahahaha. Not to mention far away, I know one place that definitely has a pan tao tree! Hehe, you won't be able to shake me off!"

Tang Ku sighed helplessly: "You... why bother!"

"...I was banished to the Mortal Realm, reborn as a beast, and married twice before finding true love... If it weren't for you guiding Old Pig onto the Righteous Path, I might still be a man-eating monster right now!" Pigsy said with a bright smile, "As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a father for life. You've always doted on me the most, and now it's Old Pig's turn to repay you. If I were to leave you isolated and fighting alone at a time like this, would I, Old Pig, still be a person?"

It was false to say he wasn't moved. Tang Ku shook his head and sighed, "I, your Master, originally wanted to give you a chance to return to secular life..."

"There's no rush to return to secular life. After I've settled the matters here, I'll make a trip to Flower-Fruit Mountain, dig up the old tree that Monkey Brother left behind, and bring it to the Great Tang. Then I'll trouble you to look after all the people of Gao Family Village!" Pigsy chuckled, "When the time comes, we'll meet in the Great Tang!"

"Hmm, there are indeed immediate matters to attend to..."

Tang Ku suddenly stared at a hollow in the ground and sneered, "What are you still hiding? Do you really think the two of us couldn't find you!"