518: Another plague?

When Tang Ku, Ksitigarbha, and Sun Wukong returned to Chang'an, they were still heavy-hearted!

Sun Wukong and Ksitigarbha were somewhat puzzled by the agreement reached between the three of them and Tesla's group, but only Tang Ku understood it clearly.

They needed time too badly right now, so between making enemies and cooperating, he could only choose cooperation.

Furthermore, there was another reason Tang Ku chose to cooperate with Tesla: he could see that on the side of that Master, these subordinates were not monolithic.

From the scientists he had seen, he could tell that none of these guys were completely loyal to the Master; they were merely intimidated by the other party's power, which was why they were doing their best to help him.

In that case, there was a lot of room for cooperation!

However, even Sun Wukong and Ksitigarbha did not know the specific details of the agreement between the two.

After Tesla shouted his surrender, Tang Ku chose to talk to Tesla alone and reached some unknown agreement. If the contents of this agreement were truly revealed, it would shock everyone.

As for whether he would tell his companion, that Mr. Nobel, he did not know, but he would absolutely not tell anyone else about this agreement, including his closest Disciples.

In his view, this agreement only concerned himself personally and absolutely could not involve anyone else.

In the Great Tang, within Chang'an City, just as Tang Ku and the others returned, they noticed a strange atmosphere; it seemed Chang'an City was once again shrouded in some kind of gloom...

"Something happened again?"

Tang Ku frowned slightly, and the three of them flew back to Du Xin Domain... Along the way, they saw every house closed tight, pedestrians were scarce, and most of them were walking back and forth aimlessly, looking like walking corpses, lost and dejected.

Some people looked normal, but they were in a hurry, carrying paper packages or similar items in their hands, which looked exactly like medicine.

"Master..."

Head-on, Tang Ku saw Pigsy rushing out with a hurried expression. Seeing Tang Ku and the others return, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "You're back?"

Before Tang Ku could speak, he instantly smelled a scent of medicine and couldn't help but frown slightly: "We've only been gone for three days, what on earth happened in the city?"

Pigsy couldn't help but smile bitterly, turning his head to look behind him: "See for yourself..."

Tang Ku frowned, and immediately saw the scene in the courtyard. He couldn't help but frown and say: "Another plague?"

In the entire courtyard, a dozen or twenty stoves were set up, and each medicine pot was bubbling and steaming. Combined with what he had seen on the street, Tang Ku instantly understood what had happened!

"Mm, you could say that!"

Pigsy smiled bitterly, "This Chang'an City... is truly disaster-ridden... and..."

Old Pig suddenly hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping.

"You idiot, if you have something to say, just say it. Could Master possibly eat you?"

To the side, Sun Wukong had long been impatient and couldn't help but say anxiously.

Old Pig was stunned: "Monkey Brother? You've really recovered?"

"Why do you care about that? Just tell us what's going on!"

Sun Wukong said.

This time, Old Pig surprisingly did not retort, but instead said helplessly: "That Junior Brother from the human world... the monk named Bianji... he died!"

"Hum!"

Tang Ku's mind suddenly went blank, and then it seemed as if the temperature of the surrounding air dropped by several degrees instantly.

Bianji died?

Bianji actually still died?

Tang Sanzang's memories instantly flooded his mind, and sorrow welled up from within, making him feel almost at a loss.

"The specific situation..."

The feeling of grief and indignation was forcibly suppressed. He knew there must be an inside story, and getting angry or throwing a tantrum now would be useless!

The medicine pots were steaming, and all the Disciples, or rather, everyone living in the Du Xin Domain, were taking care of these medicine pots.

They were using their own methods to inject some Spiritual Qi into the medicine pots, and were so busy that they didn't even see Tang Ku and the others return.

Old Pig thought for a moment, then said: "I was just about to go to the imperial palace to see the Emperor; there are some things I need to tell him. Come with me, and I'll tell you on the way!"

Tang Ku nodded, then said to Ksitigarbha: "Bodhisattva, I'm going now. This place... might need your help!"

The two sides parted ways, and Tang Ku flew towards the Imperial City with Pigsy.

As Old Pig recounted, he finally understood what had happened.

It turned out that shortly after Tang Ku and the others left, an epidemic broke out in the city, and almost ninety percent of the people were infected.

The infected usually developed pus-filled boils the size of a baby's fist all over their bodies, suffered from high fevers, and fell into a coma, but strangely, they did not die.

"According to the few severe cases we investigated, the Life Qi in their bodies is faint, and basically all their organs have problems. Under normal circumstances, this person would basically be considered dead, but strangely, they are still hanging on by a breath..."

Old Pig said in a deep voice, "We have used all methods, including directly infusing Spiritual Qi, or using various medicines, but it has been of no avail. Currently, there is no method that can cure anyone... but..."

"But what? Mm... does it have something to do with that Huichang Temple?"

Tang Ku suddenly remembered the scene where he met Bianji before leaving. At that time, he felt that there was something indescribable about Bianji, as if he was surrounded by a kind of Death Qi... If he had known that it was his premonition as a True Buddha, he would never have let Bianji go to his death.

"You know again? Mm, that's right, that Huichang Temple... has a big problem!"

Old Pig said in a deep voice, "After Junior Brother Bianji went to Huichang Temple, he came to find us in the Du Xin Domain immediately upon his return... Although he rarely came, we all knew him. And after he entered the door, he only said three sentences before collapsing to the ground, with pus-filled sores and large blisters growing all over his body, and his flesh rotting and curling... Basically, in the time of a single breath, he breathed his last... We were all terrified at the time, because even if it were an epidemic, it would absolutely be impossible for it to break out on a person so quickly. Furthermore, although Bianji had no magic power, he had the blessing of Buddha Power, and an ordinary epidemic could not possibly infect him..."

"What did he say?"

Tang Ku couldn't help but ask.

"The first sentence he said was the three words 'Huichang Temple'... The second sentence was: 'Buddha is not Buddha, Demon is not Demon'; the third sentence was... 'The souls of all worlds wither'!"

Old Pig said in a deep voice, "Apart from the three words 'Huichang Temple', I completely don't understand the meaning of the remaining two sentences!"

Tang Ku narrowed his eyes slightly: "I can roughly guess what the second sentence means, but the last sentence still needs to be considered... Mm, you must have investigated Huichang Temple afterward, right? What exactly happened in that temple?"

Old Pig smacked his lips: "I personally transformed and went to Huichang Temple to scout out the situation. You can't even imagine what I found out..."