Chapter 21 Golden Cicada
"To make a contribution to improving the global climate?"
"Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"
But after that bald guy finished the reforestation, he really did stop and did nothing else...
It seemed they guessed right.
Then, some people breathed a long sigh of relief because the bald guy wasn't causing trouble anymore.
But there were others who cried their eyes out, their mountains were gone, their rivers were gone, and their already poor transportation faced the obstruction of nine major rivers... Life seemed even harder now.
However, Tang Sanzang clearly didn't care about any of that, he covered the last piece of desert with turf and clapped his hands, "Done!"
Next to him, Tang Caiyi opened her mouth in amazement, "Dad... awesome!"
Chen Wei also added, "Impressive... Impressive..."
Tang Sanzang lazily held Tang Caiyi in his arms and looked at Chen Wei, "You're in charge of this forest from now on. When you've atoned for the karma you've created, only then can you leave, otherwise... I'll kill you!"
After saying this, Tang Sanzang walked away holding Tang Caiyi, leaving Chen Wei standing there, staring blankly...
On the road, Tang Caiyi looked at Tang Sanzang, "Dad, that woman is quite pretty. Don't you have any thoughts about her?"
Tang Sanzang yawned, "Pretty? Daughter, you must have a misunderstanding about beauty. Any woman I used to see could beat her in beauty with just her little finger."
With that, Tang Sanzang sighed, "The girls these days just aren't what they used to be..."
At that moment, Zhu Ganglie had returned to normal size, and upon hearing this, he started nodding vigorously, "Isn't that the truth? One generation is not as good as the last. But it's not their fault, the spiritual energy in this world is so scant it's almost negligible; just being alive is already good enough in such a place."
Tang Sanzang agreed, then suspiciously looked at him, "Wufan, what are you doing here?"
Zhu Ganglie replied, "Master, when you clashed with Hong Jun, that vortex trapped us in the river of time. Then, it took us brothers risking our very lives to crawl out, but that made us lose contact, no one knew where anyone went.
I came here eight years ago...
Because I was seriously injured, I didn't show up and just hid in the mountain to heal.
Who knew that you'd punch me out of hiding..."
Zhu Ganglie scratched his head, "Master, when did you get here? Why suddenly start planting trees? Are there not enough small animals to eat, so you started raising them yourself? Let me tell you, the spiritual energy in this world is too thin, anything raised won't last long, not to mention the quality of their meat, it definitely can't compare to our time... Actually, the small animals here taste pretty good..."
As Zhu Ganglie was speaking, he noticed that Tang Sanzang's gaze changed, and his saliva increased.
Tang Sanzang wiped his mouth, "Wufan, it's been a long time since we last met, didn't you bring any gifts?"
Zhu Ganglie, in a whiny tone, "Master, just say what you want... I'll cut it off for you, isn't that enough?"
Just then, a purple light burst into the sky in the distance!
At that moment, all nations panicked.
"I knew it, I knew it! That bald guy and that pig weren't aimless, they had an agenda!"
"Whatever they were so desperate to find must be something valuable!"
"What exactly is it?"
Everyone glared intensely at the screen, their eyes filled with greed.
At that moment, many dormant spies were activated, and many people rushed toward Nanfeng Village.
The Kingdom of Sufeng was the first to dispatch nearby personnel to investigate...
Suddenly, the global situation began to change.
But Tang Sanzang and Zhu Ganglie didn't care about all this, they just looked up at that purple column of light.
The column of light became brighter and ultimately exploded into a purple lotus in the sky.
As the lotus blossomed, there sat a person crossed-legged in its center!
He was draped in a Kasaya, holding a Chan staff, his majestic aura complemented by handsome features and a dash of fierceness!
When he opened his eyes, a brilliant golden light radiated, his eyes filled with pity for all mankind…
At that moment, almost everyone exclaimed, "Buddha!"
The devout followers immediately knelt and bowed their heads in prayer, while even those who did not believe in Buddha showed reverence and respect without exception.
The appearance of a living Buddha was as if nuclear bombs had exploded in the hearts of leaders from various nations, an impact even more shocking than seeing Tang Sanzang split mountains and part rivers.
After all, Tang Sanzang appeared earlier, and however formidable, he had been seen before.
But Buddha?
That was everyone's faith, the being they imagined in their hearts! In their minds, Buddha was the creator of the world, an omnipotent deity, unmatched by any bald man!
Some even believed that Tang Sanzang was a follower of this Buddha, and that everything he did was to summon this Buddha…
Thus, Tang Sanzang was somewhat diminished again.
Now, looking back at Tang Sanzang, the shock and reverence had faded, simply giving him a casual glance before turning their attention to the true Buddha.
Just as everyone was looking reverently at that Buddha, Tang Caiyi spoke up, "Dad, look, it's a fairy!"
Tang Sanzang patted her on the head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, he's just a scapegoat."
Chen Wei frowned upon hearing this, wondering if the bald man had gone mad or if he had become so powerful that he was no longer afraid of Buddha.
At that moment, from the lotus, the Buddha brought his hands together and his lips parted slightly, "Amitabha…"
Slap!
A shoe smacked directly onto Buddha's face in front of everyone, knocking him down from the lotus and plunging head-first into the ground.
In an instant, the world went silent…
The ground was littered with dropped eyeballs and jaws…
Then they saw the bald man they had disregarded, walking up to Buddha and kicking him, then mumbling something under his breath.
"Golden Cicada, stop pretending, get up, I have something to ask you!" Tang Sanzang shouted.
Golden Cicada sat up, rubbing his face and looking quite gloomy at Tang Sanzang, "Tang Sanzang, can't you speak nicely?"
Tang Sanzang clenched his fist, smiling, "How would you like me to speak nicely?"
Golden Cicada glanced at Tang Sanzang's fist and immediately shut up, grunting, "Let's just leave it at that…"
"That's more like it!" Tang Sanzang sat down with a thud and then told Zhu Ganglie, "Wufan, we need to chat, get rid of the riff-raff for me."
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Zhu Ganglie instantly understood, slamming his Nine-Toothed Rake onto the ground!
Boom!
A surge of water shot into the sky, transforming into a curtain of water that enveloped the area for hundreds of miles around. No matter how hard the outsiders tried, they couldn't break through…
Within the curtain of water, Tang Sanzang looked at Golden Cicada.
Golden Cicada said, "What if I said, everything I said before was just bragging to make you resurrect me, and actually, I know nothing, you…"
Tang Sanzang cut off Golden Cicada's words, waving his hand, "Wufan, bring a knife!"
Golden Cicada hurriedly shouted, "Wait, wait, don't get excited, I'll talk."