Chapter 479: Chapter 351: The State Preceptor of the Peacock Dynasty!

“Two elders, being men who have renounced worldly pursuits, and even more so as those from Ling Mountain, how can you demand yellow and white things (money) from this poor monk?”

“Could it be that you’re not afraid of Buddha’s reproach?”

Tang Xuanzang frowned and rebuked harshly, the color of disapproval in his eyes seemed about to spill over.

In this manner.

Ananda and Maha Kajia were suddenly startled.

They hadn’t thought that this scholarly-looking Tang Xuanzang, when angry, would show faint hints of the formidable Vajra.

However.

Originally, they came here with ill intentions, naturally they wouldn’t be frightened by Tang Xuanzang.

“Haha~ My Ling Mountain’s Mahayana Buddhism is a supreme sutra, do you think you can just take it away for free?”

“Moreover, your disciple just bit and damaged a gold pillar outside the temple, do you intend to skimp on paying for it?” Maha Kajia sneered.

“You…”

Tang Xuanzang was at a loss for words, unsure of what to say.

And his impression of Ling Mountain, just as his heart, plummeted to freezing point.

As the saying goes ‘see the big from the small’, he hadn’t expected the monks of Ling Mountain to behave in such a way, which revealed…. the kind of Buddha Bodhisattvas that were above.

At this moment, Tang Xuanzang was not that naive monk from his original fate but the Chief Tang who had spent a full three years in Black Wind Country. At this time.

Monkey King, who was watching from the side, could not stand it any longer.

Among the master and disciples, Monkey King and Tang Xuanzang had the best relationship because they had developed deep feelings during their time in Black Wind Country.

Especially when Monkey King learned the real identity of their former master, Bodhi Patriarch, his affection for Tang Xuanzang became much heavier.

“Master, these yellow and white things (money) are all the wages I earned in Black Wind Country!”

Monkey King pulled out several large gold ingots from his bosom and handed them over.

These were converted from the currency of Black Wind Country into gold ingots before leaving, in case they needed to use money on the way and avoid getting caught in a fix.

But they never thought that after decades of travel, they hadn’t encountered a place to spend money at all.

Yet at the foot of Ling Mountain, under Buddha’s feet, they had to use these gold things (money) and it was for buying scriptures which was ridiculed.

“Wukong, you…”

Tang Xuanzang’s lips moved, deeply moved.

He remembered Wukong, this disciple, once mentioned before that after fetching the scriptures, he was planning to start a fruit wine factory for the monkeys from Flower and Fruit Mountain. It was supposed to be funded by this money.

But he didn’t expect Wukong to use this money in advance to buy scriptures for him.

It’s said that a disciple is like half a son to a master. Shouldn’t a son spend his father’s money rather than having the father spend his son’s?

With that thought in his heart.

Tang Xuanzang couldn’t help but feel ashamed, a thought of giving up emerging secretly. With such an attitude from the other party, this Mahayana Buddhism…he might not…

However.

“Master-” Monkey King next to him showed a carefree face as he forcefully put the gold ingots in Tang Xuanzang’s hand.

“We may have performed countless plays over the past decades, but we also suffered a lot along the way. We cannot simply give up when we reach the finishing line.”

“Don’t you always want to see if the legal and economic laws of Black Wind Country are good, or Mahayana Buddhism is good?”

“Take it- If you keep on chirping about, don’t blame me, old monkey, for getting angry.” Monkey King pretended to lose his temper.

“Alright, Master will keep it.”

Tang Xuanzang took a deep breath, took the gold ingots from Monkey King and handed them over to the two monks across.

“Two elders, can you now lead this poor monk to meet Buddha and fetch the Mahayana scripture?”

Upon hearing this.

Ananda and Maha Kajia looked at each other again but didn’t answer immediately.

In fact.

They were instructed by Guanyin Bodhisattva to give a hard time to Tang Xuanzang, which led to this event.

Originally, they anticipated that these disciples, due to the lack of money, would descend the mountain to the secular Peacock Dynasty to earn money, and incidentally assume the role of the state preceptor. They never expected this naughty Monkey to carry several big gold ingots with him.

Suddenly.

“Prepare them for incense burning, bathing, and changing clothes, and they will come to Daxiong Baodian to meet Tathagata Buddha in three days!”

A holy, clear voice echoed in their ears, it was Guanyin Bodhisattva’s voice.

Ananda and Maha Kajia understood and hurriedly put away the gold ingots on the table, putting back their smiling faces at Tang Xuanzang.

“Amitabha, since you have given the money, of course it’s good… it’s good…” “Elder monks, please start by burning incense and bathing. After three days, we will go to Daxiong Baodian to meet Tathagata Buddha!”

Three days later.

Tang Xuanzang, dressed in a robe with splendid kasaya, holding a nine-ring tin rod, and a cinnabar mole on his forehead, shone with a holy light.

Even Monkey King had put on his Locking Golden Armor, his two antennae on the headdress fluttering with the wind, undeniably handsome!

Only Zhu Bajie remained bare-chested, and Monk Sha also dressed as usual.

The four disciples and the White Dragon Horse followed Ananda and Maha Kajia into the Daxiong Baodian.

Upon entering the Daxiong Baodian.

What hit them directly was an intensely pure Buddha gift, and a power as magnificent as the heavenly majesty.

What first came into view was the huge body of Tathagata reaching into the sky, and the hundreds of Arhats on both sides..