Pendulum: I'm a knife seller on credit, and I'm looking for Ah Cha to collect the debt.

The Jade Emperor and a bunch of bald heads just watched calmly as Tathagata broke through the defenses, and watched as Tathagata sang and danced like a lunatic on the top of the Lingxiao Palace, summoning Lingshan in all kinds of fancy ways.

But the answer is obvious, there has never been any response.

This made Tathagata begin to doubt his life.

Not only Tathagata did this, many monks also began to summon the things in their caves:

"My my Chuan Chuan, my Chuan Chuan, come back soon."

"I spent a lot of effort to make my purple gold robe. I bought all the gems on it one by one. Come back soon."

"My spiritual fields!! They mature once every 3000 years and are almost ready, next month!! Rice, please come back soon, how can I live without you?"

"If you ask me, this is all Maitreya's fault. Where was Maitreya when we were ejected just now?"

……

The hall, which was originally filled with the howling of ghosts and wolves, suddenly became quiet, and all the monks began to look for Maitreya.

Even the monks who once stood on the same front with Maitreya were like this.

Maitreya was the last one to pop out. He had already quietly hidden himself among the large group. His signature silly smile had long been put away, and for a moment no one recognized him.

Hearing someone say this, Maitreya quickly buried himself in the crowd. Anyway, everyone was wearing similar monk robes and it was difficult to tell them apart.

"Brother, I see that you have a big belly. Could that be Maitreya?" A fat man next to Maitreya suddenly said, and Maitreya was immediately full of question marks.

At this moment, he didn't want to laugh anymore. His serious expression was very different from the Maitreya in the past. How could anyone recognize him?

"I see your belly is quite big." Maitreya raised his head and said confidently, "Maybe you are Maitreya."

"You didn't think I wouldn't recognize you if you didn't smile, did you?" Tathagata suddenly teleported behind Maitreya and grabbed him. "If it weren't for that strange contract you signed with that knife seller, would we have lost Lingshan? Wasn't this all your fault? What about the future Buddha? I think there's something wrong with the original prophecy."

Tathagata had been unhappy with Maitreya for a long time, and this time he had seized a perfect opportunity.

Miroku's mind was full of questions: "I was just making a harsh statement at the time. I didn't want to sign a contract with him at all. Who knew he would just sign it, and this contract has not been able to be terminated until now."

Speaking of this, all the monks in Lingxiao Hall were filled with indignation:

"Who told you to say such harsh words, you psychopath!"

"If it weren't for you, I would still be lying in my cave chanting scriptures."

"Give me back my cave. Is there anyone like you?"

"What's the meaning of the Buddha coming from the East? The Tathagata is called the West Heaven, and you are called the East. What's the meaning?"

"The prophecy says you're just a future Buddha. Tathagata isn't dead yet, what the hell are you doing?"

"You're clearly a Bodhisattva, but you're the one telling others you're a Buddha, right? I call you Maitreya Buddha, do you really think you're the Buddha?"

"That's hilarious! It's a good thing the Buddha hasn't left yet. If Lingshan fell into your hands, it would be doomed sooner or later!!"

……

The Jade Emperor watched this group of monks scolding Maitreya, and especially when he saw Tathagata's harmless-looking face, he thought that the bald man must be very happy.

Otherwise, why do people say that these monks are very good at debating?

They know how to strike at the softest part of people's hearts.

That's not just ordinary pain.

Mi Le's face turned green. He seemed to be able to endure it at first, but then he couldn't bear it anymore and roared out: "What qualifications do you have to criticize me? I asked you to go and negotiate with that knife seller on credit. Do you dare to go? In the end, I was the one who went."

At this point, Maitreya seemed to have been unsealed, and suddenly he spoke with confidence: "I am negotiating with all of them alone, and I feel uncomfortable in my heart. What do you have to say? Can you guarantee that if you go, you won't hand over Lingshan?"

"If you ask me, I should have just returned what was mine in the beginning. I was too soft-hearted and took you all with me, which is why I ended up like this."

"Now, we are like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. You should think about how to get Lingshan back and find a suitable person to negotiate with Song Yuan instead of blaming me for my mistakes!"

"Now, can anyone of you bring Lingshan back?"

……

I have to say that Maitreya's thinking is still very clear.

After saying this, all the monks fell silent.

Tathagata's face also looked very ugly. It was Maitreya who stepped forward during the negotiations. To be honest, there was nothing to blame.

But this result is certainly not what they want.

The Jade Emperor smiled and said, "As far as I know..."

He spoke in a low voice, but when he opened his mouth, all the Buddhas focused their eyes on him. After all, the Jade Emperor had experience in negotiation.

"The knife seller of this generation is very special. He is very powerful. I can even say that he is invincible in my eyes." The Jade Emperor decided to tell these ignorant monks about how powerful Song Yuan was, so that they would not anger Song Yuan and have him buried with him.

Another indiscriminate attack would be bad.

But when the monks heard what the Jade Emperor said, some of them laughed out loud.

The Jade Emperor's expression turned grim and darkened instantly: "What do you mean?"

The monks who laughed looked at each other. There was a tall and thin one among them, who should be the Arhat Subduing the Dragon. The Jade Emperor had some impression of him.

The Dragon-Subduing Arhat scratched his head in embarrassment. "But your specialty isn't fighting, but management. Otherwise, why did you ask our boss for help with the monkey incident?"

The Jade Emperor looked very unhappy. He had known for a long time that these monks were good at debating, but wasn't it too that they had no emotional intelligence?

Do they argue with everyone and criticize everyone?

This is just like the joke in the human world, where Tathagata said to his face: You have been beaten by a monkey.

"You know better than me what happened with the monkey," the Jade Emperor said with a grim expression. "Journey to the West was originally a large-scale variety show featuring immortals. The ultimate beneficiary is you, the Western Paradise. What else do you want? Then why don't you just go and mess with that knife seller?"

The Jade Emperor spread his hands and said, "Haven't you all done this before? Didn't you eat several knives sold on credit? And you still say that knives sold on credit are very nutritious and better than six-winged golden cicadas."

Tathagata's expression changed, and he scolded the Dragon-Subduing Arhat: "Shut up, what's your business?"

At this point, Tathagata looked at the Jade Emperor with a flattering expression: "You have dealt with this knife seller Song Yuan quite a lot. So, tell me, how should I solve this problem?"

The Jade Emperor sneered: "I don't know, and besides, this is my territory, you bunch of wandering monks, stay away from meddling."

As he said this, the Jade Emperor stomped his feet.

Except for Tathagata and a few Buddhas with profound Buddhist knowledge, the rest of the monks simply turned into a meteor, soaring into the sky like a scallion pulled out of dry land, and disappeared into the horizon.

"It feels pretty good. No wonder he uses this method." Although he failed to get Tathagata out, the Jade Emperor felt very comfortable.