Chapter 167 He Doesn't Deserve It

The many Yamas present were momentarily stunned.

They didn't understand what Ying Gou meant by that sentence.

Everyone present was a shrewd individual,

Having lived for millennia, almost to the point of being mythical beings,

They could naturally infer a great deal of information from a single sentence.

But the more they tried,

The less they understood the meaning behind Ying Gou's words.

Disappointment at their lack of ambition?

A kind of,

Feeling of a father's disappointment in his son?

What the hell?

At this moment,

The figure of the Bodhisattva on the white lotus throne began to slowly dissipate.

Ying Gou ignored the surrounding Yamas.

When he said earlier that he wanted to kill Yamas,

He wasn't just joking.

If Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva hadn't appeared,

He really would have done it.

Anyway, there wasn't much time left,

What's the difference between being crazy and not being crazy?

But now Ying Gou didn't want to kill anymore.

Based on his pride,

The fact that King Pingdeng Lu had self-disintegrated and merged into his body was, in fact, an honor!

Yes,

The thought process of those in power is so novel, even laughable and absurd, but that's truly how they think!

And now,

This group of Yamas who know how to return a Buddhist greeting with one hand,

Ying Gou felt,

That killing them,

Would be a desecration to himself!

They,

Are not worthy!

Perhaps, if the Yamas present knew the truth,

They might even rejoice,

That they had degenerated,

And were unworthy.

If they were worthy,

Their fate would have been dire.

It's like everyone's a pig in a pen, and thankfully I'm the skinny one.

Ying Gou walked to the white lotus throne.

Buddhist light rose up,

Ying Gou did not resist,

The next moment,

Ying Gou's figure disappeared.

The giants gathered here looked at each other in dismay.

Many giants were expecting this suddenly appearing terrifying existence to start a war with the Underworld,

Everyone was waiting to watch the show,

But nothing happened.

Diting opened its mouth,

Seemingly with resentment and frustration,

And growled:

"Disperse, the Bodhisattva will resolve everything."

These few words,

Coming from Diting's mouth,

Were like a thunderclap.

Having received two kicks from Ying Gou, its massive body was extremely uncomfortable.

The Underworld officials naturally didn't move.

Most of the others,

Also retreated after bowing to Diting and the Yamas.

Some with bigger tempers left straightforwardly, too lazy to even say goodbye, feeling disgruntled since there was no excitement to watch.

From this,

One could see,

How weak the Underworld's control over Hell truly was.

It was like the late Qing Dynasty, where the central Qing court only had a little bit of authority left on the surface, but in the provinces, it had long been equivalent to autonomy.

Perhaps this was what Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva wanted to see.

………………

Stepping out of the light screen,

Ying Gou appeared in a small ancestral hall.

The offering table was empty,

Without a memorial tablet,

Nor a Buddha statue,

Only a few prayer mats,

And incense sticks burning.

The reason for not using a Buddha statue,

Was because the person sitting on the prayer mat wearing a kasaya and a mask,

Was himself a Buddha.

Since he is a Buddha, there is no need to worship a Buddha.

Although he isn't a Buddha in rank, just a Bodhisattva, his status is far beyond what ordinary Bodhisattvas can encompass. Saying he is a Buddha is not an exaggeration or an elevation.

When Ying Gou appeared here,

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva silently stood up,

Faced Ying Gou, and said:

"I don't know whether to address you as the master of the Nether Sea, or as General Ying?"

Ying Gou didn't answer,

Just stood there,

The Buddha,

Was something he was very interested in,

So he naturally had to take a good look.

Like a child who has received his first game console.

"Unexpected, truly unexpected, I am surprised that you are still alive."

You didn't die,

It surprised me.

Ying Gou still didn't speak,

Then,

Seeming to feel a little tired of standing,

He walked directly to the offering table,

And sat on it.

Since there is no Buddha statue,

Worship me then.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was not angry,

Although his face couldn't be seen,

One could sense that the aura on his body didn't fluctuate at all because of Ying Gou's disrespectful actions.

"I am curious."

"What..."

"Curious about your unrestrainedness, without any premonition, you appeared;

At the same time,

Also without any premonition,

You will dissipate again."

"Do... you... believe... that... before... dissipating... I... can... kill... you..."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stood solemnly,

Seemed to think for a moment,

Then shook his head,

And said:

"I don't believe it."

Ying Gou's eyes lit up,

This was the first person since his return,

Who could make his eyes light up.

Able to fool the last Mount Tai Emperor into being disabled,

Able to lead the establishment of the Underworld and sit behind the scenes and rule,

Indeed,

He isn't a simple person.

At least,

Compared to those Yamas who know how to give a Buddhist greeting with one hand,

There is indeed a huge difference.

"If it were the you of the past, I wouldn't dare to say this;

But the current you,

Really,

Cannot kill me."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's eyes under the mask met Ying Gou's.

The current master of Hell,

Truly did not lose face,

In front of the past master of Hell.

"What... is... Buddha..."

Ying Gou asked.

Back then,

A scabby-headed monk kept babbling about Buddhism in front of him,

And was slapped away by him.

Now,

He is asking the true Buddha.

Like a grandfather asking his grandson,

What does surfing the internet mean?

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva calmly replied:

"Great compassion is Buddha."

"Great... compassion?"

"Because there is yin and yang,

There will be suffering,

There will be reincarnation,

There will be precepts,

There will be weeping,

There will be screaming,

There will be all sorts of unbearable things in the world,

The former Buddhas said,

Life is a sea of suffering, the Buddhist sect saves people, this is merit;

I say,

If there were no sea of suffering,

Why would anyone need to be saved!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spoke forcefully,

"Until Hell is emptied, I will not become a Buddha!"

Regardless of right or wrong,

A person who can make such a grand vow,

Is definitely not simple!

Moreover,

His "former Buddhas,"

Is actually equivalent to separating himself from the "Buddhas,"

He looks down on those Buddhas.

Ying Gou shook his head,

And said:

"It... will... be... chaotic..."

"Would you care if the yin and yang become chaotic?" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled, "Does Xie Zhi have anything to say?"

Xie Zhi,

Back then, was because when Ying Gou was in charge of Hell,

He held his position without doing any work,

So he came down to warn and advise,

And Ying Gou broke off one of his horns,

And kicked him out of Hell.

"Are you blushing?" Zhou Ze asked.

Ying Gou ignored Zhou Ze.

Instead, he asked:

"Ten... Attendants..."

"Yes, you are not mistaken, haven't you already made that one cut off a finger?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva continued:

"Back then, that person used a pair of hands to make you fall, and you also severed that person's ten fingers.

That ring,

Turned into a black cat,

And those ten fingers,

After countless years of evolution,

Turned into people.

After the flow of yin and yang,

They returned to Hell again,

And gathered together.

I also spent a long time investigating and deducing to find out their identities, even they themselves don't know about this, after all, the era is too long ago.

But each of them is indeed not an ordinary person,

Ten fingers are connected to the heart, it is truly ten fingers connected to the heart,

With a little guidance from me,

They quickly had the same beliefs, the same ideals,

And were willing to wait for it."

"What... is... your... intention..."

"What should be his is still his, his hands, because of you back then, failed to control this Hell, now, what I am doing is nothing more than returning things to their original owner.

Just like back then,

Even if you sat in the position and did nothing, and didn't care about anything.

But yin and yang,

Are still yin and yang,

According to you,

There is no change.

But I,

Don't want this,

What I want is not destruction,

But a close-knit bond!

Since these Ten Attendants are his fingers,

Then I will put his fingers in the highest position in the Underworld,

I believe,

When his hands truly control Hell,

The boundary between yin and yang, can truly be changed, and removed!

Hell will be emptied, yin and yang will cease to exist,

This world,

Will usher in great freedom, great freedom, great transcendence!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva bowed,

Bowing to the offering table,

But not bowing to Ying Gou,

Just said:

"It's too empty up here, not good."

Ying Gou didn't speak.

"In fact, most people in the world, whether they are gods, Buddhas, humans, or ghosts, still hope that there is something to worship on the offering table in front of them.

Not everyone is like you, because there is a moon above your head, you want to smash the moon, because that person is above your head, you want to sever his hands.

Most people,

If there is no one above their heads,

If they can't worship,

Can't kneel,

They are very uncomfortable with it."

"In... comprehensible..."

For the iron-headed man to say incomprehensible, that's truly...

"What about you? Just appearing suddenly like this, and then leaving suddenly like this? You should also know that I am waiting, waiting for you to leak a little more, so I can make a move."

Ying Gou still didn't answer.

"But I have always been curious about one thing, if this is your last madness, then, what is the purpose of your madness?

Buddhism talks about cause and effect,

Everything has a cause and effect to follow.

You say you are unrestrained,

Want to end with a bang,

But it's not grand enough.

The Nether Sea has long been divided up cleanly,

But in that large swampy mire,

There are still countless sleeping old ghosts and dead souls,

If you wave your hand,

They will definitely climb out of the boundless mire and follow under your command!

Those thousands of Jiuli demon soldiers,

Even I,

Find them very棘手,

They are the dogs you raised back then,

Truly the most loyal dogs,

Want to follow you,

But you refused.

Your white bone throne is still being enshrined in that clan, and you haven't summoned it back.

In fact,

There is still too much,

Because your era is too long ago,

So long ago that even I couldn't catch up to the era you were in,

Just as you said,

When you were born,

There were no Buddhas in the world.

And it is precisely because of this,

That you casually sowed a seed,

And when you look back now,

It has already grown into a towering tree.

Since you want to gamble like a gambler and go crazy one last time,

But you still keep these usable chips…"

Speaking of this,

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva deliberately paused,

And continued:

"Do you think that you can still preserve yourself and return like you did in the past after you have leaked everything,

Or,

Do you want to,

Leave it for someone?"