A cat that lingers beside a saint

Nezha's temperament is well-known throughout the Three Realms.

When she's in a good mood, her petite figure is so innocent and adorable.

If they were dressed in clothes that ordinary children would wear, they would be even more endearing.

If he's in a bad mood, anyone who tries to talk to him will only be asking for trouble and might even get a cold shoulder.

Earlier, Yang Jian had already gained some understanding of Nezha.

When this kid was guarding the South Heavenly Gate, he often went down to the mortal realm and came to his temple to eat and drink.

Now that I suddenly hear that they've started seriously guarding the South Heavenly Gate, something seems a bit off.

Yang Jian rarely enters the Heavenly Court unless there is something important to do or the Jade Emperor issues an edict. Otherwise, he at most uses his Heavenly Eye to observe some interesting things happening in the Heavenly Court.

Seeing Nezha standing outside the South Heavenly Gate, still fully armed, he knew after a moment's thought what he was up to.

"Little Cat Daoist, to tell you the truth, although I, Yang Jian, do not enter the Heavenly Court, I occasionally observe its movements. On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the mortal realm, I saw you and Nezha secretly break into Li Tianwang's palace. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's eyes widened slightly, and he almost bit off his own tongue while licking the tea.

"I also saw you and Nezha were just about to go in when that white-haired rat demon stopped you."

"However, based on my past experience, that white-haired rat spirit can't stop you at all."

Although Su Bai is a cat, she is not stupid.

Upon hearing Yang Jian's words, he immediately found a flaw in them.

"You've been there too?"

Yang Jian's lips curled slightly upward as he picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and then stood up, saying, "I've been there, and I've smashed things."

As if he had thought of something, Yang Jian pondered for a moment and continued, "The palace was almost destroyed, and we even had to work together with that monkey to repair it."

"It wasn't smashed?"

Yang Jian shook his head and chuckled, "If you really want to smash that pagoda, it's not difficult at all; it will just take some effort."

"But what happens after it's smashed?"

"The consequences are beyond our ability to bear."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai fell silent.

Now it's his turn to bear the consequences.

Yang Jian couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw Su Bai's silent demeanor.

"Since there is no one else in my residence today, I will address you as Martial Uncle."

"Although Martial Uncle Cat's cultivation level is not high, in my opinion, Yang Jian, his temperament is quite good."

"While his temperament is good, his state of mind needs improvement."

Yang Jian waved to Su Bai, then took him and flew into the sky.

Inside the temple, the Celestial Hound saw its master fly away and was about to chase after him when it heard Yang Jian's voice.

"Guard the house well, I'll be right back."

"Waaah~"

……

Above the clouds, Yang Jian held Su Bai in his arms, feeling the clouds drift by. After a moment, he asked softly, "Uncle-Master possesses many magical treasures. If any one of these treasures were to appear in the Three Realms, it would cause a huge sensation."

"Besides these magical treasures, I'm sure my uncle has countless other ways to save his life, but supernatural powers and spells are ultimately just unorthodox methods."

"When I last saw Uncle Cat, I saw that your life force was balanced and your Dao energy was flowing smoothly, but today, it seems that your Yin and Yang are somewhat out of balance."

Su Bai was slightly taken aback by Yang Jian's words.

When he was standing on Nezha's shoulder to check his personal panel, he noticed that his cultivation techniques were somewhat unbalanced.

He simply couldn't find the reason himself.

Looking back now, perhaps the reason why his master agreed to let him come out of the void was to help him find a way to maintain balance.

However, spiritual practice is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Finding the root of one's problems cannot be explained in just a few words.

Seeing Su Bai remain silent, Yang Jian put one hand behind his back and dragged Su Bai with the other, continuing to fly into the distance.

"What does Master Cat think the Dao is?"

road?

Su Bai lay in Yang Jian's palm.

Thanks to Yang Jian's protection, the fierce winds did not cause him any harm; instead, he was met only by a gentle breeze.

He recalled that when he was in the Taoist temple, the old Taoist priest had talked to him about many things related to the Tao.

He had asked the same question before.

"What is the Tao?"

However, this time, Yang Jian's question was not a question, but more like a test.

Su Bai racked his brains and suddenly recalled the answer Yang Chan had given him when they were at Mount Hua.

Immediately afterwards, the answer came out naturally.

"I am the Tao, you are the Tao, these things are the Tao, everything is the Tao."

Yang Jian looked at him with slight surprise, but when he saw the cunning glint in Su Bai's eyes, Yang Jian instantly understood.

"It's good to apply what you've learned, but it's not good if you learn something that you can't apply to your own life."

As the saying goes, life is finite, but knowledge is infinite.

"If one blindly pursues supernatural powers and magical treasures without considering the growth of one's mind, one will be burdened by them."

There's an old saying: "Do what you can according to your ability. If you lack the ability but dream of reaching for the sky, you will eventually suffer the consequences."

"Uncle Cat has clearly become somewhat lax in his cultivation of mental state."

Hearing someone raise a question about his cultivation was like finding a guiding light for Su Bai.

Looking up at Yang Jian, she hurriedly asked, "Then how should I cultivate my mental state?"

Yang Jian remained silent.

The issue of cultivating one's state of mind cannot be explained in just a few words.

However, after the Nezha incident, Yang Jian felt that Su Bai might be more restrained, and at least wouldn't cause such a big mess again.

"I can't teach you this, but I think someone can help you."

"Who is it?"

"This person... can't even be considered a person."

"This monkey was born on Flower Fruit Mountain. He was a natural stone monkey. Later, he learned some skills from somewhere and became king in the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain, where he became sworn brothers with several great demons."

"In fact, if this monkey were to cultivate diligently and not cause trouble for himself, he would one day be among the immortals. However, with his restless mind, it is impossible to make him cultivate with his head down."

"However, later, this monkey caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha of the Western Paradise. After going through eighty-one tribulations, he has finally achieved enlightenment. As for how to improve one's state of mind, he is probably the only one in the Three Realms who knows the most."

"Monkey head? Sun Wukong?"

As Su Bai lay in Yang Jian's palm, he recalled the person he and Yang Jian and his sister had encountered when they left Wuzhuang Temple.

"This monkey asked me for a ginseng fruit last time. I never expected that this favor would be used in this place. I guess it's fate."

"What if he stops teaching me?"

"Won't."

Why are you so sure he can teach me?

Yang Jian glanced in the direction of the Heavenly Court and chuckled, "Because we're all pretty much the same."