My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1046 Parting ways
The woman who was the reincarnation of Venerable Kasyapa had skin as white as jade soaked in dew, almond eyes half-closed, dark eyes like warm water moistening jade, and light pink, moist lips. When she spoke, her voice was as soft as dew.

Her whole being was like a pure lotus flower with dew on it; her appearance reflected her character, and her heart was full of Buddha-nature.

However, his words and attitude toward demons were as cold as ice.

The contrast was so stark that Yun Zhongzi was speechless, staring at her blankly, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Kasyapa noticed the change in Yun Zhongzi's expression and softened his tone, patiently advising, "Brother Dao, even if we take a step back and assume that the wicked creature we abducted hadn't had a chance to harm anyone, and we've wronged her, it's still a blessing she has earned through many lifetimes to be able to dedicate herself to the great cause of eliminating evil and protecting the gods."

"She was born with incomplete senses. No matter how many good deeds she did in this life, she could not repay the karmic debts she owed. In the next life, she was destined to fall into the evil realms and be reborn in the three realms of animals, hungry ghosts, and hell for all eternity."

"If she confesses honestly and provides testimony identifying the evil god, using her own flesh and blood as evidence, I will personally deliver her soul, and at least ensure she is reborn as a human in her next life."

"Wouldn't this be the best of both worlds, a hundred times better than aiding and abetting evil in this den of demons?"

Yun Zhongzi finally realized that people can actually laugh when they are speechless. After hearing Kasyapa's profound words, he couldn't help but chuckle.

He sneered, “Your Excellency is indeed a great monk. Your perspective on all things is truly unique. You never confine yourself to a single lifetime when it comes to guiding sentient beings.”

"Brother, you flatter me. Ordinary people have too shallow a vision. How could they possibly understand the principles of cause and effect and reincarnation? Even if my Western religion were to preach, it could only teach them the rudimentary principle of 'suffering in this life and enjoying blessings in the next.' The Mahayana Buddhist principles of transcending reincarnation and attaining ultimate bliss and perfection are something that even if the Buddha himself transmitted them, only one in ten thousand of these foolish people could comprehend even a fraction of them."

Venerable Kasyapa did not detect the sarcasm in Yun Zhongzi's words and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist is also an enlightened person. Sometimes, appearances do not tell the truth. In the eyes of my Western Sect disciples, all phenomena are empty appearances. What is there to grieve about in life or suffering in death? The sooner these demons and monsters die, the sooner they are freed. Isn't that a kind of compassion?"

"Being able to describe kidnapping, torture, murder, and dismemberment in such a fresh and elegant way is a skill in itself."

Yun Zhongzi's expression changed, and he waved his sleeve, saying, "We have different paths, so we cannot work together. Thank you for providing the clues, Venerable One, but let's go our separate ways and investigate according to our own methods."

Kasyapa was taken aback by what he heard, his face full of confusion. He really couldn't understand how Yun Zhongzi, who had been so ruthless to the demons and immortals of the Jie Sect back then, had changed his nature after hundreds of years.

"Brother Dao, do not mislead yourself and let the demons in this city, who are good at disguising themselves, bewitch your mind and forget the mission that Heaven has given to us gods and Buddhas."

Yun Zhongzi turned hostile, and Jia Ye was immediately anxious. After his reincarnation, his ability to disguise himself had greatly improved, but his combat power had plummeted.

With her current female form, kidnapping a witch who is suspected to be a demonic insect in disguise and bringing her back to Xiniu Hezhou within the jurisdiction of the Demon Alliance police is countless times more difficult than Tang Sanzang's solo journey to the West to obtain the scriptures.

The reason they approached Yun Zhongzi, wanting to recruit an ally of the Chan Sect, was because they valued Yun Zhongzi's strength. They figured that with Yun Zhongzi leading the charge to draw the attention of the Demon Alliance's military and police, they could feign one move while secretly making another, and successfully complete their mission.

As for whether Yun Zhongzi would be captured by the demon alliance's military police, or even killed on the spot for being arrested, that was not something Venerable Kasyapa was concerned about.

If Yun Zhongzi dies within the territory of the Jie Sect, it would be a perfect opportunity to sow discord between the Chan and Jie Sects. If the two sects use this as a trigger to start another internal conflict, the Western Sect could, like during the Investiture of the Gods, profit from the conflict and make a fortune. "Heaven's will has revealed that the human race should prosper. Look at this city, the human population accounts for less than 30%, while demons and monsters rule."

Venerable Kasyapa patiently explained the "principles of heaven" in an attempt to persuade Yun Zhongzi: "Those 'human autonomous regions' are mainly populated by humans, but they are far less prosperous than this city. This city is just an ordinary one among the cities of the Demon Alliance."

"In this day and age, it is no longer a time of 'great prosperity for humanity,' but rather a time of 'demons and monsters in chaos'!"

"This is blatantly defying heaven and morality, and you are destined to be punished by heaven in the future. As a disciple of the Chan Sect, how can you be so soft-hearted as to allow demons and monsters to suppress the human race's fortune?"

"For the sake of the pitiful life of a mere beast, we have been unable to expose the evil god Wen Rui's conspiracy to wreak havoc on the three realms. If we delay any longer, the evil god's evil plan will succeed, and everything will be irreversible. This would ruin everything!"

"Stop talking!"

Venerable Kasyapa's earnest persuasion had the opposite effect. Yun Zhongzi's eyes grew even more resolute, and he said resolutely, "Stop with your flowery words. I have my own judgment on right and wrong, good and evil, and I don't need your instigation! You'd better stay away from me right now. Don't think that just because I'm an enlightened immortal, I don't hit women!"

After saying this, Yun Zhongzi left Venerable Kasyapa behind without looking back and walked alone towards that area of ​​the street.

Venerable Kasyapa hurriedly chased after her to stop her, but Yun Zhongzi showed her no mercy. He raised his hand and slapped her across the face, knocking her to the ground.

He held back his strength in that slap, making her dazed but not brain-damaged. Otherwise, with Venerable Kasyapa's reincarnated form, Yun Zhongzi could have easily knocked her head off with just a fraction of his true power.

Venerable Kasyapa lay prone on his side, covering his pretty face marked with a handprint, watching with a sorrowful expression as the heartless Yun Zhongzi walked away, but he dared not get up and go forward to entangle him.

"Sigh, yet another heartless man bewitched by a girl with a bug-like heart."

"Tsk tsk, that's right. His first wife was also a top-notch beauty, yet he so heartlessly abandoned her and even resorted to domestic violence. He's the worst kind of scumbag."

"How many is this this month? It's one thing that the previous wives were ugly, but even a top-notch beauty like this can't compete with the Insect Girl? It's unbelievable!"

Passersby witnessed Yun Zhongzi slapping down Venerable Kasyapa, unaware that it was actually a low-intensity battle between gods and Buddhas. They mistook it for a domestic violence incident and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"It's no wonder those men are heartless. Comparisons are odious. Ever since these insect girls moved to our city, they've really disrupted the local marriage market. The men in the city have all opened their eyes to the world. They no longer look at those mediocre but overpriced old hags."

"I heard that the local prostitution market has been severely impacted. Those women who sell their bodies probably never imagined that what defeated them wouldn't be their competitors, but rather a cross-species force..."

(End of this chapter)