pertwk Chapter 86 Why does it feel like everyone is plotting against Xu Xian?
Chapter 86 Why does it feel like everyone is plotting against Xu Xian?
As we were chatting, two more acquaintances walked in through the door.
One is Fahai, and the other is Xu Xian?
Shen Yi looked at the young man following behind Fahai and was momentarily stunned.
Why is Xu Xian at Banbuduo Inn?
The young man was dressed in a blue robe, with a handsome face and a scholarly air about him. He had only wanted to ask the innkeeper for breakfast, but when he saw Bai Suzhen, his eyes widened in amazement.
"Hey kid, what are you looking at!"
Xiaoqing noticed Xu Xian's gaze and immediately became displeased. She raised an eyebrow and her voice carried a hint of menace.
"I'm so sorry, I was too impulsive."
Xu Xian was startled by the shout and quickly bowed and apologized, his ears turning bright red. He obediently sat down at the next table. Fahai also glanced at Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, his eyes darkening, before sitting down opposite Xu Xian.
With his current strength, he really can't beat Bai Suzhen, not to mention that Bai Suzhen has a Green Snake by her side.
"Master, I really have no interest in worshipping Buddha."
Seeing Fahai sit down, Xu Xian felt a headache coming on. "I'm the only male in our Xu family, and I still have to carry on the family line."
Shen Yi listened intently, and by combining this with the original plot, he quickly figured out the general cause and effect.
Although Fahai had been a Buddhist for many years, he actually had no affinity with Buddhism. To prevent him from abusing the sect's magical implements, his master, Zen Master Qianye, sealed the three Buddhist treasures—the Purple Gold Bowl, the Guanyin Painting, and the Soul-Chasing Pestle—with dust-sealing talismans.
Fahai was clearly unwilling to give up, especially since he had just encountered Bai Suzhen, a powerful demon who was about to become an immortal. This was intolerable to him, and he naturally wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible.
Although Xu Xian was a mortal, his wisdom far surpassed that of Fahai. When Fahai saw this, he wanted to ask him to help copy the Guanyin Sutra so that the seal could be broken.
"That's fine..."
Hearing that it was just to help him copy the Guanyin Sutra, Xu Xian breathed a sigh of relief. He was a kind person, and he really felt embarrassed to refuse when others asked him for help. Especially now, because of Shen Yi's intrusion, Xu Xian did not have a conflict with Fahai because of Bai Suzhen, and he had no reason to refuse.
"snort!"
Although Xiaoqing didn't know why Fahai asked Xu Xian to copy the scriptures, she had absolutely no liking for him. However, since her sister wasn't around, she naturally shrank back; now that her sister was here, she immediately raised her long neck, putting on a disdainful expression towards Fahai. Fahai's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't noticed.
Shen Yi took a sip of tea and suddenly said, "Young brother, you may not know this, but we are cultivators. We cannot copy Buddhist scriptures indiscriminately, or we will incur great karmic consequences."
Xu Xian turned to look at him, puzzled. Shen Yi put down his teacup and said calmly, "Think about it. What if this monk uses your copy of the Guanyin Sutra to kill innocent people? Wouldn't the karma fall on your head?"
Come to think of it, it feels like everyone is plotting against Xu Xian.
In the original story, after Fahai used Xu Xian to break the seal, he also took the opportunity to plot against Bai Suzhen, causing Bai Suzhen to almost perish both physically and spiritually.
To save Bai Suzhen, Xu Xian had no choice but to seek help from the Wine Immortal. The Wine Immortal was not a true immortal, but a mortal who had achieved longevity through the Iron Tree Immortal Fruit. However, the Wine Immortal readily gave the Iron Tree Immortal Fruit to Xu Xian and led him to the Iron Tree Immortal, saying that as long as the Iron Tree Immortal could make the iron tree bloom, he could save Bai Suzhen with the Iron Tree Immortal Fruit.
The Iron Tree Immortal's request was simple: to have Xu Xian tell a story of profound human affection.
Xu Xian's words were certainly touching, but the reason given by the Iron Tree Immortal for the tree blooming was hard to believe—he told Xu Xian that a long time ago someone told him that he could only become an immortal when the iron tree bloomed, and his wife, in order to make him become an immortal, threw herself into the lake with their child.
It sounds touching, but if you think about it carefully, isn't this just the same old story of Cao An killing his son and Guo Ju burying his child?
Moreover, given the lifespan of the Iron Tree Immortal, which only blossoms now, why can't he wait until his wife and children have died of old age before becoming an immortal? That would be a profound enlightenment.
But because of Xu Xian's words, the flower bloomed and he became an immortal.
No matter how you look at it, this is all about making Xu Xian owe him a favor, deliberately creating karma. Shen Yi even suspects that the other party can't actually bloom at all, and is deliberately using Xu Xian's words to help him bloom and become an immortal. Maybe even Fahai is being used as a pawn.
"That makes sense!"
Xu Xian was easily swayed and had previously felt it was difficult to refuse Fahai's request. However, after Shen Yi's explanation, he found it quite reasonable. If he didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of him, the sin would be immense.
"Hmph, you associate with demons, what right do you have to speak ill of this humble monk?"
Fahai's face instantly darkened, his gaze sharp as a knife, piercing straight at Shen Yi.
"demon?"
Xu Xian blinked. Where were the demons?
He subconsciously turned his gaze to Eleven, who had the fiercest-looking face.
eleven:……
"And you call yourself a monk?"
Shen Yi remained calm and took another sip of tea. "Among the six realms of sentient beings and the cycle of reincarnation in the three realms, there are many who were demons in their past lives and are human in this life. To regard someone as a demon based solely on their origin is simply laughable."
Dude, you're a ninth-dan in Key Power, and you want to argue with me? Are you looking for a beating?
Xu Xian, who was initially a little scared, thought about it and realized that it made perfect sense.
Even in ancient times, there were many legends of benevolent demons, not to mention that in this mythical world, some people may have seen them with their own eyes.
"That seems to make sense."
Even the rough and uncultured Eleven, after hearing Shen Yi's simple yet insightful words, found them reasonable and well-founded. His gaze towards the two women immediately softened, since he had already opened his Yin-Yang Eyes and could naturally tell that the two women were snake demons.
Fahai was speechless for a moment, his face changed repeatedly, his lips moved but he could not utter a single word.
He even felt his Buddhist heart tremble slightly. He had always firmly believed that "a demon is a demon," but when he suddenly heard Shen Yi's rebuttal, "He was a demon in his past life and a human in this life," his worldview began to crumble.
Because this is a real and ever-present fact, he cannot ignore it; the ironclad law of the six realms of reincarnation is right there.
Upon hearing this, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing's beautiful eyes lit up, and they looked at Shen Yi with increasing pleasing eyes. Not only was he handsome, but he also spoke so pleasantly.
"By the way, sir, you don't seem to be a cultivator. What brings you to the Half-Step Inn?"
Shen Yi ignored Fahai's expression and turned to look at Xu Xian. He liked this version of Xu Xian very much, and even admired him. Not everyone would dare to stand up to Fahai for love, especially since this Fahai had become a demon.
Xu Xian sighed and explained with some helplessness.
It turned out that it rained in Luoshui Town yesterday, and he accidentally stepped into the lake. He thought he was going to drown, but was rescued by a boatman. The boatman said there was an inn nearby where he could rest, so he took him there.
Boatman?
Shen Yi raised an eyebrow. Could it be the one who was later entrusted by Guanyin Bodhisattva to become Bai Suzhen's housekeeper?
He remembered that the guy was originally a deity, responsible for guiding half-step humans, immortals, and demons to salvation.
But that's not the key point. The key point is that in the original story, Eight Liang, or Eleven, accidentally used a talisman to teleport Xu Xian to a passage halfway to the demonic path, and it was this boatman who led him into the demonic path.
That was certainly because Xu Xian and Eleven asked for help, but if the boatman really wanted to save them, he should have taken them back to the human realm instead of leaving them to die in the demonic realm.
What makes Xu Xian so different?