roccoschili Chapter 81: Expert, Huh? (Seeking Subscriptions)
Chapter 81: Expert, Huh? (Seeking Subscriptions)
Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Expert, Huh? (Seeking Subscriptions)[Congratulations on completing the suggestion—using the Stalling Tactic against the Fearful Sun Buddha while pushing the problem to the other party, rewarded with a Fourth-Rank Treasure Box]
When Sun Wukong heard the prompt in his mind, joy naturally filled his heart, but he did not stop there.
Seeing the Fearful Sun Buddha at a loss for words, he pressed his advantage, "Does the Buddha hesitate because his words are insincere? Unwilling to aid my Fruit Mountain?"
"Amitabha, a monk doesn’t speak falsehoods," declared the Fearful Sun Buddha with a single hand raised in salute.
"Then why are you still standing here doing nothing?" Sun Wukong asked in surprise.
The Fearful Sun Buddha fell silent. He had wandered through the Western Calabash Continent, often engaging others in contests of wit, and had subdued countless demons without a single defeat. He had not expected to be outwitted by this monkey today.
He knew that there was no hope of obtaining the formula for crafting Spirit Guiding Instruments this time, of course, he had not held much hope from the beginning.
Afterward, he bowed to the Jade Emperor and took Golden Cicada away with him.
When they had left the Heavenly Court far behind and were on their way back to the Western Paradise, Golden Cicada asked, "Fearful Sun Buddha, I am puzzled.
If the formula for crafting Spirit Guiding Instruments is so important, the Heavenly Court would never give it to our Buddha Sect. Why then did you still go and personally request the Heavenly Emperor for the formula, only to suffer humiliation for nothing?"
"Amitabha, if it benefits our Buddha Sect, what does a little humiliation matter?" the Fearful Sun Buddha laughed, "Moreover, to succeed or not, one must always try. What if we had succeeded?"
"There is no such thing as so many what-ifs," Golden Cicada frowned, feeling there was something off with such an approach.
The Fearful Sun Buddha remained silent with a smile. Though this Buddhist disciple was a direct disciple of the Buddha himself, he was still too inexperienced to know the proper etiquette when dealing with matters abroad.
When encountering treasures, one must strive to seize the opportunity, otherwise it would be difficult to explain upon returning.
Not being able to seize it is a matter of capability.
Not attempting to seize it is a problem of attitude.
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Inside Tongming Hall.
The Jade Emperor had maintained a majestic demeanor from beginning to end until the two high monks from the Buddha Sect had left, and only then did he let go of the imperial aura.
But the next words from Sun Wukong made him put on a stern face again.
"Your Majesty, I have dealt with the Buddha Sect for you, should there not be a reward for me?" Sun Wukong said playfully.
"You sly monkey, always seeking an advantage," the Jade Emperor pointed at him and said, "Since you just mentioned the difficulties of Fruit Mountain, I am not one to be petty,
Given that you are temporarily in charge of the Armory, why don’t you first replace the weapons of the heavenly soldiers and generals with the Spirit Guiding Instruments you created.
When it’s time to replace them, the old weapons will be gifted to your Fruit Mountain in batches, so that your monkey kin will have weapons to use, and save you the trouble of complaining elsewhere."
"Haha, I’ll thank you right here, thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Wukong was truly elated.
The weapons of the heavenly soldiers and generals were certainly not inferior; this was definitely a grand gift!
If he had had to