432: Chapter 214 Preparing for the Collision with the Court of Ancient Gods_4 432: Chapter 214 Preparing for the Collision with the Court of Ancient Gods_4 However, they had recently grown accustomed to it.
After all, who could argue when Jin Chan was the Second Buddha Ancestor, now holding a position at Mount Ling just below the Tathagata?
If the Tathagata Buddha himself didn’t mind, what could they possibly say?
Just at that moment, the Tathagata Buddha paused in his sermon and reached out to grab something.
A Jade Talisman was clasped in his hand, and when he saw the contents, a smile appeared on the face of the Tathagata Buddha.
“Jin Chan,”
he called out.
Jin Chan grumbled a few times, then turned over and continued sleeping.
The face of the Tathagata Buddha darkened.
After pondering for a moment, he called out, “Jin Chan, someone wants to eat Tang Sanzang’s flesh.”
“Who wants to eat me?”
He jolted awake and jumped to his feet, a fierce light flickering in his eyes.
All the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats looking at Jin Chan averted their gaze, not daring to make eye contact.
At that moment, Jin Chan realized this was Mount Ling, and there were no demons around.
Moreover, he was Jin Chan, not the cowardly Tang Sanzang.
What was there to be scared of?
He glared at the Tathagata Buddha, and said with dissatisfaction, “How can you be so silly?
Don’t you know you can scare people to death?”
The Tathagata Buddha smiled slightly, unbothered by Jin Chan’s disrespect.
He said with a smile, “There’s something I need you to take care of.”
“I’m not going.”
Jin Chan flatly refused.
His beautiful dream had been disturbed; to think they now wanted him to run an errand was preposterous.
He dreamed of a sizzling, oil-dripping roasted suckling pig, about to dig in when he was startled awake by the Tathagata, and now he felt like eating the Buddha’s heart out of frustration.
As for running an errand, not even a window of opportunity, let alone a door, existed.
“It involves going to Huaguo Mountain; the Great Emperor Ziwei has personally requested it.
If you don’t go, I shall inform the Great Emperor Ziwei.
If he metes out punishment, I certainly can’t save you,”
the Tathagata Buddha said with a faint smile.
Jin Chan looked disdainful and retorted, “You think I would be afraid of the Great Emperor Ziwei?”
The Tathagata Buddha responded with a smile, “Of course, being so daring, you naturally wouldn’t fear the Great Emperor Ziwei.”
However, Jin Chan’s eyes widened as he said, “Who says I’m not afraid?
Of course I’m afraid of the Great Emperor Ziwei.
He’s the Supreme of the Three Realms.
I’m just a monk, who else would I be afraid of?
Going to Huaguo Mountain is it?
Tell me, who am I supposed to fight?”
“The Queen Mother of the West, Shao Siming, and one Senior Commander-in-Chief,”
the Tathagata Buddha explained.
“Oh?
The monkey’s rebelled?
To think he left those three in Huaguo Mountain—this is getting interesting,”
Jin Chan said, his spirits lifted.
Full of gossip, he asked the Buddha, “Old monk, has the Great Emperor Ziwei fallen out with that monkey, and now they’re completely at odds?
I knew it, such relationships are unstable.
Only love for the opposite sex is true.”
The Tathagata Buddha was speechless, wondering what nonsense he was spouting.
This was the venerable Mount Ling, yet Jin Chan dared to harbor such filthy thoughts.
Moreover, if such words reached the Great Emperor Ziwei’s ears, he might very well take it out on Mount Ling.
With that thought, the Tathagata Buddha quickly said, “Stop talking nonsense.
Sun Wukong has offended the Queen Mother of the West.
She is very likely to act against Huaguo Mountain.
Sun Wukong doesn’t want the Heavenly Court to intervene and wishes to use his own strength to confront her.
That’s why you are needed.
You hold no official position in the Heavenly Court, so naturally, you do not count as court personnel.
Besides, you and Sun Wukong share a karmic connection, so it’s all the more fitting for you to act.”
“Bullshit karmic connection, looks more like a karmic debt to me.
And it’s all because of you, old monk.
You had such a good disciple and you stupidly sealed him away.
Even if he was disobedient, could he be more so than me?
You tolerate me, so why can you not tolerate Sun Wukong?
They say love skips generations.
If I were Sun Wukong’s master, you’d be his grandmaster.
How could you bear to lay hands on your own grand-disciple?”
Jin Chan rambled on, full of complaints.
Seeing the Tathagata’s displeased expression, Jin Chan grew even more scornful and continued, “There’s no need for you to be angry with me.
I’m stating a fact.
If Sun Wukong were here in Mount Ling, maybe it wouldn’t be the Great Emperor Ziwei sitting above the Great Heavenly Venerate but you, the Tathagata.
It’s such a pity that you missed such an excellent opportunity.
No wonder Sun Wukong is unkind to Mount Ling.
You suppressed him for five hundred years and then another seven thousand.
If I were him, I wouldn’t just tear down your house—I’d dig up your ancestral grave too.”
“Have you said enough?”
The Tathagata Buddha roared softly.
He couldn’t comprehend how the inherently cold and unruly Jin Chan, when combined with the cowardly Tang Sanzang, could turn into such a blabbermouth, buzzing incessantly like a fly around him.
The Tathagata Buddha simply wanted to grab Jin Chan, slice open his belly, pull out his intestines, wrap them around his neck, and then yank hard to ensure a quiet world.
Jin Chan pursed his lips, saying disdainfully, “Master, you just don’t like hearing the truth.
If you keep this up, you’ll suffer for it sooner or later.”
“Scram.”
The Tathagata Buddha’s face changed as he cursed loudly.
“Sigh.”
Jin Chan fled like a puff of smoke.
The place was left with just the Tathagata Buddha, gasping for air, clearly exasperated.
The others had odd expressions, looking at the Tathagata Buddha with pity.
Having such a disciple was enough for one to endure.
Most importantly, the Tathagata Buddha couldn’t punish Jin Chan right now.
Jin Chan had changed; he had become a powerhouse at the level of a Great Heavenly Venerate.
As the Second Buddha Ancestor of Mount Ling, he was undoubtedly a pillar of strength, and despite being a bit verbose, his power was undeniable.