Under the bodhi tree, Fangzheng wasn't in the mood to read the Buddhist scriptures. There were many spirits in the monastery to begin with. Now that a salted fish that could speak had appeared, he was a little vexed. After all, the fish was obviously not someone to be trifled with. He had to think of a way to teach him a lesson and make him abide by the rules. Otherwise, who would be able to stand it if he jumped up and asked people to call him ancestor?
Therefore, Fangzheng got up and walked out of One Finger Monastery. He saw Salted Fish strike a pose and was about to jump into the Heavenly Dragon Pond!
Fangzheng coughed dryly. "Wait!"
However, Fangzheng had underestimated how thick-skinned Salted Fish was. The fellow had clearly heard him, but he had no intention of stopping. With a deep dive, he leaped into the air and did a 720-degree flip in midair. He struck the pose of a sleeping arhat and plunged straight into the Heavenly Dragon Pond!
Just as the Heavenly Dragon Pond was within reach, a huge hand suddenly appeared behind Salted Fish's head and lifted him into the air!
Salted Fish was enraged. "Who is it?"
He turned his head and saw Monkey's eyelids droop as he said indifferently, "Master told you to wait, but you still dare jump. It looks like you don't plan on having dinner."
Monkey was agile to begin with. Back when he was stealing things in Baiyun Monastery, he had trained his dexterity. Furthermore, the present Monkey was no longer the same Monkey from back then. Under the nourishment of Crystal Rice, Unrooted Clean Aqua, Buddhistic aura, etc., the present Monkey was a demon that didn't know any divine powers or transformation. His speed and strength were incomparable to his own kind. Catching this self-righteous and smug salted fish, who was unsuspecting, was naturally a success.
Salted Fish said disapprovingly, "I'm a fish. If I don't jump into the water, do I want to live on land with you?"
The moment he said that, Fangzheng said, "Amitabha. This Penniless Monk sees that you are living quite comfortably without water. In that case, you can live on land from now on. "
"What!?" Salted Fish immediately turned anxious when he heard that. He hurriedly shouted, "That won't do! I'm a fish after all. How can I live on land? I'll die if I do that! That's murder! Killing is a grave sin! "
"Master, don't listen to his nonsense. He has already become a spirit. An old salted fish that has lived for ninety thousand years definitely won't die even if lightning strikes him, "Red Boy said.
The moment that was said, Salted Fish suddenly held his neck and yelled. "Ahh … I can't take it anymore. I can't breathe. I'm dying! I'm going to die, it's over, it's over, it's over … ahhh … "
Monkey looked at Fangzheng helplessly. Fangzheng stroked his chin and said, "Jingfa, dig a hole. If he stops breathing, bury him."
The moment that was said, Salted Fish rolled his eyes and broke free from Monkey's grasp. He jumped to the ground and took out a pole from somewhere. With the pole in hand, he hunched his back and coughed all the way to Fangzheng. He looked like he had instantly aged. Salted Fish looked pitifully at Fangzheng. "Reverend, I'm already so old. I wish to return to my roots. Can you let me return to the pond?"
Fangzheng looked speechlessly at the clown. He silently took out a white handkerchief.
Salted Fish asked out of curiosity, "Reverend, what are you doing?"
Fangzheng sighed. "This Penniless Monk is afraid that if I'm too ruthless, my hands will be covered in blood …"
Salted Fish's expression froze as he asked, "Who are you going to hit?"
"Why don't you guess?" Then, he raised his right hand high and circulated the Dragon Elephant Body Tempering Art at full force. He felt a massive force inject into his right hand as his entire arm thickened. His huge palm was crystalline as though it was carved out of white marble! Anyone could see that once this slap landed, it would most likely kill someone!
Salted Fish obviously wasn't afraid. Although he was trash, he had lived for ninety thousand years. Even if he was a salted fish, he would have gained sentience! He wasn't someone a dabbler like Fangzheng could kill. However, he looked at the brat through the corner of his eyes and raised his hand. He subconsciously touched his body that didn't have a single scale left and hurriedly shouted. "Wait!"
"What do you want to say?" Fangzheng asked.
Salted Fish's eyes darted around as he plopped to his knees in front of Fangzheng and wailed. "Reverend, my life is tough … Boohoo … I'm already tens of thousands of years old. Take pity on me."
Fangzheng finally understood that this shameless fellow was flaunting his age when posturing didn't work. If that didn't work, he would flaunt his misery! From a certain angle, this fellow was really a talent! No, he was a fish genius! Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong place. If he had been born as a human, he might have participated in some entertainment program like King of Tragedy. Perhaps he would have won first place.
If it were any other place, Fangzheng wouldn't have bothered with him. However, he couldn't do that here. He wasn't in the alternate world of Mount Numinous where demons roamed. Every world had its own rules. Fangzheng didn't wish for this salted fish to disturb his peace. Therefore, this salted fish had to be suppressed. He had to make him understand who was the master here!
With this in mind, an idea came to Fangzheng as he thought of Red Boy. If he could seal Red Boy's Dharmic powers at any time, could he also seal Salted Fish's Dharmic powers? With this in mind, Fangzheng gave it a try …
"Aiyah! Where's my Dharmic powers? "Salted Fish suddenly jumped up from the ground and exclaimed.
Fangzheng and Red Boy laughed when they saw this.
This was especially so for Red Boy. He had always felt aggrieved because his Dharmic powers had been sealed. Now, there was finally someone to share this aggrieved feeling with him. This feeling was quite exhilarating! Indeed, suffering alone was far less satisfying than suffering with a group of people!
Seeing that Salted Fish was out of Dharmic powers, Fangzheng chuckled. "Salted Fish, if you wish to regain your Dharmic powers, perform well. If This Penniless Monk is in a good mood, he can still give you Dharmic powers. If he's in a bad mood, hmph … "
"You took my Dharmic powers? I'll fight it out with you! "Salted Fish turned anxious when he heard that. He rolled up his sleeves and charged into the sky with a roar as he charged down!
Fangzheng pricked up his brows and clenched his fists. He struck at Salted Fish who was charging at him — Fuel Sucker!
The next moment, Squirrel, Lone Wolf, Red Boy, and Monkey looked up into the sky.
They saw Salted Fish fly a hundred meters into the sky with a series of cries like a cannon!
"Wow, a fish can fly." Squirrel sighed.
Just as he said that, Salted Fish fell from the sky and cursed. "Darn baldy, have a taste of my phlegm!" As he spoke, Salted Fish opened his mouth and was about to spit! Fangzheng turned around and struck with a backhand!
Bam!
Salted Fish flew up again!
When Red Boy saw this, he was instantly amused as he exclaimed. "Master, I'll wait for you outside!"
Then, Red Boy ran out.
Squirrel, Lone Wolf, and Monkey were somewhat dumbfounded. What was he doing?
When Salted Fish landed with a long string of cries, Fangzheng changed angles and slapped him.
Pa!
Salted Fish flew over the wall and crossed the Heavenly Dragon Pond!
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