"When he died, he was as thin as a skeleton. It was not until the smell of his body filled the air that when people went in to take a look, they found that there was nothing in his room except a spiritual slip and a few tattered clothes.
So poor.
His biggest wish is not actually how much money he can make, but that someone can read his books, comment on him, criticize him, and communicate with him.
If someone could tell him how his writing was, he would be happy all day long.
In addition to this wish, he also greedily wants his book to be number one on the best-seller list and be seen by people all over the immortal world. It would be even better if it could be adapted into a film and television series.
However, he still starved to death.
What was wrong with him? He just wanted to sell his book to others, but until the day he died, no one was willing to give his book "The Catastrophe Ferryman" a free recommendation vote.
It's not a big deal with him, he just lost everything."
The monkey with six ears told Wan Lei six stories. It said this sentence six times.
But Wan Lei knew that the tragedy in this small town was far more than that.
There are too many people who have lost everything.
They are either numb, sad, or depraved, and eventually become a walking zombie.
All the tragedies in this world seemed to have happened to this unfortunate town at the same time, causing everyone to die in pain.
Wan Lei silently lit a cigarette, and the smoke drifted into the sky along with the incense.
"They give faith to the Great Sage, and the Great Sage gives them happiness.
Now do you think, is real pain good for them, or false beauty good for them?"
The monkey looked at Wan Lei seriously, as if he really wanted to get the answer from Wan Lei.
Wan Lei blew out the smoke heavily, and after thinking for a moment, he said,
"But...you trapped their souls in that dead rotting body, how long can these bodies last?
Even with the blessing of telekinesis, how long can they move? How many days? How many months?"
"The power of the Great Sage is far more magical than you imagine. As long as he is willing, the people here can be happy forever."
The monkey replied.
"But...I always feel that this is not right."
"Oh? What's wrong?"
"This is not in line with...what I consider to be order."
"order?"
"A person's life, such as spring, summer, autumn and winter, all have a certain destiny. As a human being, you should be able to live in this world. Whether you live well or live badly, whether you are happy or miserable, they are all things that need to be experienced. Regardless of
Some people may have a miserable life all the time, and some people may not always be happy.
The ups and downs, the ups and downs, are all things that need to be experienced.
When people are alive, they need to abide by the law. After death, the soul may enter the ghost world or be reincarnated. This is all order. Only a stable order can have a stable social structure.
A social structure, no matter how unreasonable, has its own order, and by doing this, you have undoubtedly broken this order."
The monkey was startled for a moment and then laughed dumbly.
"Although I don't understand what you are talking about, I can feel that the Tao you comprehend is the Tao of order."
"Yes, good people should be rewarded and bad people should be punished. This is my order.
There are so many bad people in this town. What you should do is punish those bad people and let the good people live a good life, instead of giving them a false illusion after their death so that they think they are living in happiness.
"
The monkey shook his head: "But have you ever thought about how to distinguish good people from bad people?
Is the bun shop owner a good person? But he is the one who robs Xiaohe's family of firewood.
Is the mother of that child a good person? But she violated the law by selling her body.
Is that fish shop owner a good person? But he killed so many creatures.
How can it be so easy to distinguish between good and bad people?
Everyone has done evil to some extent, even you, can you guarantee that you have not killed innocent people?
Is it possible that you can kill everyone, including yourself?"
The monkey smiled inscrutably,
"Everyone's heart is a mirror, and what they reflect is just the original appearance of the world..."
Wan Lei shook his head,
"There's no point in us arguing about this. I'm here just to investigate the truth."
"Now the truth is before your eyes. The people in this small town believe in the Monkey King, so after their death, the Monkey King gave them a happy life.
This is the truth you want, you can go back and submit your work."
Wan Lei nodded and sighed,
"It is true that if I go back with this result, I can indeed hand in my mission. In this way, my mission is completed and you can continue to be safe and sound. It's good for you and me."
After hearing this, Monkey's face darkened slightly.
Wan Lei didn't care about its expression, You Zi said,
"Among the forces and the strong, don't they just want to give each other face? Give each other a step down, protect each other, and officials protect each other. This is the way of the world."
"So, you can go back."
The monkey's tone was a bit threatening.
"But... our officials protect each other. Who will be responsible for the tens of thousands of people who died in vain in this small town? Who will redress their grievances?
Could it be that just because of a word of kindness to me, the grievances of tens of thousands of people have sunk to the bottom of the sea like this? Who will remember them?"
"Then what do you want? Take me back? Or take the Monkey King back and behead me? Let these people's dreams shatter and let them sink into endless hell?"
The monkey sneered.
"No, trial and conviction are matters of the Five Elements Palace. My task is just to investigate. I said, I only come here for the truth."
"The truth has been told to you."
The monkey sat back on the cart again, picked up a fruit and started to chew it.
Wan Lei slowly raised his head, his eyes were like a torch, he stared at the monkey sharply, and said one sentence at a time,
"Then tell me, how did these people die?
I don't believe that among these tens of thousands of people, with a stable social order, even if some are suffering, some are living well, how could they all die.
How did they die?"
The monkey smiled and looked at Wan Lei with a playful and provocative look.
"Aren't you an investigator? Why are you asking me? Can't you just investigate?
You can know as much as you can find out."
Wan Lei looked at it deeply.
There is something very wrong with this monkey. It gives the impression that it is very smart and is very difficult to deal with.
But unfortunately, it must have been involved in this matter, and he was here to investigate, so they were the opposite of each other.
So why is it saying so much to me? Is it trying to brainwash me? Turn me into a walking zombie without even realizing it?
But why didn't it just kill me? It would be nice if it was all over.