Traveling through time as a goblin, just wanting to live a leisurely life

"As for the catfish monster, go away. I am not on the side of humans. I am only responsible for solving this matter, so I will not kill you. Just don't come to Mud River City to cause trouble again."

Yigan turned and said to the catfish monster.

"I think that humans have the support of powerful humans, and monsters must also have the support of your monster king. There is no need to be so afraid of humans. Next time you see an unreasonable human, just kill him directly. As long as he is not in Nihe City, it is none of my business."

These words to the catfish monster made all the monks frown, but they dared not say anything.

I originally thought that humans had a strong person to back them up, and they could easily imprison the catfish monster. But I didn't expect that after hearing what the catfish monster said, they actually took the seafood's perspective to solve the problem.

All the monks were wondering whether the goblin would get angry and join the catfish monster in attacking humans and killing all those who released them.

This made the monks very uncomfortable. Although they were all practitioners, they had lived in human cities for a long time and were accustomed to looking down on other creatures from a superior attitude. Although they said that all beings were equal every day, they were full of comparison mentality in their bones. They were full of prejudice against people of lower status than themselves and non-human species.

That’s why some people think that releasing a few fish is a very loving act, and they don’t care whether the fish survive or not after entering the water. After all, “if there were no kind-hearted people like us who released the fish, they would have been eaten on the table long ago.”

"Hmph! Finally there is a reasonable person. I can't beat you. As long as you are here, I will not come to Nihe City again. But if humans continue to kill innocent people, don't blame me for treating all of humanity as my enemy and killing all of humanity with the same means!"

After the catfish monster finished speaking, it transformed into a big catfish and jumped into the water, disappearing.

The splashes of water soaked Yigan and the monks on the shore. All the monks frowned even more deeply. Everyone was dissatisfied with Yigan for releasing the catfish monster without consulting them. Some people even began to be wary of Yigan, fearing that it would suddenly turn into a beast and open its bloody mouth at the monks.

Igan didn't care about it at all. It was not the same race as humans, and it was normal for it to be treated differently by humans. These monks were no worse than magicians.

But Master Jie Jing couldn't just ignore them. As the abbot of Youqing Temple, he had to manage the monks' practice and their attitude towards the outside world. Unlike other practitioners who hid in the mountains and forests to practice alone, Youqing Temple was a popular temple in Nihe City and usually received many ordinary pilgrims.

It is difficult to practice in the secular world, but if you can resist the temptation of the secular world, the tempering of your mind is incomparable to other methods of practice. Master Jie Jing himself also realized that he had a comparative mind in this incident. Even he was like this, and the monks under him would be even more serious.

Must be constrained.

"Everyone, sit and meditate!"

A majestic but calm voice sounded, and Master Jie Jing's words made all the monks look serious and sit cross-legged obediently.

The river water that splashed on their bodies has not dried yet. It can be imagined that when the river water dries up, these monks will be covered with mud.

"We all made mistakes. Do you know what mistakes we made?"

Master Jie Jing asked.

"I don't know!"

"Know!"

The two different answers made Master Jie Jing shake his head slightly.

"Sit down and think. When you have figured it out, return to the temple."

Some things, no matter how much you try to explain, will never be understood by those who don’t want to understand, and this is also true for practitioners. So Master Jie Jing did not explain, but realized it himself.

Upon seeing this, Yi Gan stopped looking at the group of monks and went straight back to Jiuxian Linghuo to report his mission.

It is neither a fish nor a human, so it does not need to consider the thoughts of both parties. As long as the culprit who attacked Nihe City does not cause more damage to the city, it will have completed its mission.

As for things like holding people accountable and paying with one's life, whoever wants to do it can do it themselves. It has nothing to do with it.

The delivery mission went very smoothly, and the Nine Fairies Spiritual Goods gave it 20 kilograms of Heart Dust as a reward, which made Yi Gan smile. Finally, Yi Gan also took a message back to the fairyland.

"Inner Demon, I actually have a question."

After returning to the fairyland, Yi Gan questioned his inner demon.

"According to Buddhism, there is definitely no merit in killing."

The inner demon replied.

"Then why do these people still do this? As long as the monks tell them that what they are doing is of no benefit, normal people should give up, right?"

Igan asked.

The inner demon cannot answer either.

Humans have always been one of the most emotionally complex animals in the world, and it is not easy for goblins to understand their behavior.

So they left this question until dawn and asked Master Zhengguang.

“Amitabha, they may not have merit, but they can still get the happiness brought by Buddhism.”

Master Zhengguang said.

Happiness is a very subjective emotion. Although the things that make humans happy are generally similar, we cannot deny that there are some people in this world who rely on killing to gain happiness.

"What's the use of such happiness?"

Yigan doesn't think this is a benefit.

"Amitabha, it's useless to a goblin like you who controls his instincts with desire, and it's also useless to an immortal like me who has already ascended to heaven, but for ordinary people, this kind of happiness is very important."

Master Zhengguang continued:

"The sea of ​​suffering is endless. Human desires are numerous and complex. We want everything, but we don't know that the more desires we have, the more suffering we will have. If we don't numb ourselves, how can we survive in this world?"

"So this kind of happiness is actually a kind of anesthesia?"

The inner demon asked.

"It depends on the degree. If you just want to take a breath, it's called proper release. If you blindly pursue and lose the ability to think, it's anesthesia. The most serious degree is fanaticism. At that time, not only will you lose the ability to think, but you will also forget your own desires. You will only remember the feeling of happiness and find it difficult to extricate yourself."

Master Zhengguang said.

"It sounds like drugs."

Igan said.

Master Zhengguang neither agreed nor disagreed.

No one knew what the inner demon was thinking, and it remained silent.

"I think humans are just too stupid. They first pursue a lot of desires at the same time and make themselves miserable, and then seek spiritual comfort. Wouldn't all problems be solved if we don't pursue so many desires at once?"

Yi Gan asked one last question, but Master Zhengguang just smiled bitterly and didn't answer.