The old man's voice was hoarse, "Haha, Mr. Baoye, is there anyone in this world who can force you to do something?"
Baoye shook his head: "No one can force me to do things, unless... I can't control myself."
The old man realized the problem and frowned, "Did Mr. Ran Deng do anything to you?"
Baoye nodded, "Back then, I could only pay a certain price in order to sneak into Xitian Lingshan. But now, this price has become the trump card of the Lantern Buddha against me."
The old man stared at Baoye for a moment and said, "Why did you choose to do this back then?"
Baoye said: "Revenge for Yi Laomo."
Hearing this answer, the old man couldn't help but be stunned.
Obviously, he felt ridiculous.
However, Baoye did not explain anything more, but asked: "What about you, why did you become like this?"
Huangsha City is an ordinary place that has fallen into desolation.
However, the Five Desires Demon Lord is trapped here. He no longer has the overwhelming power and the aura of looking over the world. Instead, he looks like an ordinary old man who has fallen into the abyss.
Even when his old servant died, he could only swallow his anger.
This made Baoye feel unspeakably absurd, sad and puzzled.
The old man shook his head, "There are some things that once you accept them, you have to bear the punishment and price. About me... don't ask about it."
Baoye sighed and stopped talking about this.
He glanced at the densely arranged spiritual tablets and said, "Are these... all disciples of the 'Pure Land of Five Desires'?"
The Pure Land of Five Desires is the Taoism created by the Demon Lord of Five Desires in the boundless sea.
But later, with the death of Yi Daoxuan, the Five Desire Demon Lord personally disbanded the sect and chose to leave the boundless sea alone.
"Just a handful."
The old man said it calmly, but there was a hint of sadness that could not be concealed between his brows.
"Who is this unnamed spiritual tablet?"
Baoye pointed to the spiritual tablet in the corner.
"I set it up for Yi Laomo. Every time it is his memorial day, I will light three sticks of incense and toast him with a pot of wine."
The old man looked complicated, "After all... we were good friends who chatted together."
Baoye's eyes were strange, "You don't even know what happened in the God's Domain these years?"
The old man shook his head and said: "I am a sinner who is trapped in the earth as a prison. I have already given up on the road. How can I have the leisure to pay attention to those things."
Baoye sighed and suddenly raised his hand.
boom!
The wordless token exploded into pieces and flew into the air.
"what you do?"
The old man's face darkened and he said angrily, "That's just my memorial tablet for Yi Laomo. You don't like it and want to destroy it?"
Baoye said: "He is still alive."
boom!
A fleeting word, but the old man felt as if he was struck by lightning. His cloudy eyes widened and he muttered, "Alive?"
"He has been reincarnated and returned."
Bao Ye's eyes were filled with brilliance and he said, "If you pay attention to the news from the outside world, you can understand what he has done in these years without me saying anything at all."
"This...is actually true? He...is still alive!?"
The old man lost control of his emotions, his wrinkled cheeks were full of excitement and a dazed look, "That's great, that's great..."
No one knows that in the long years after Yi Daoxuan's death, he has been feeling endless guilt.
Baoye's heart was also filled with turmoil, and he sighed: "I have been holding back and waiting for an opportunity. Therefore, even though I knew he was back all these years, I have endured not meeting him."
"Who would have thought that by forbearing and waiting, instead of waiting for the opportunity, it would lead to a situation of no return..."
There was a deep sense of helplessness, unwillingness and loss in his voice.
"What exactly have you been through?"
the old man asked.
Baoye shook his head and said, "I won't ask about your affairs, and you shouldn't ask about mine either."
The old man fell silent immediately.
And Baoye said: "While I'm still awake, if you have anything you want to do, you can put it forward."
"But, don't try to escape! From the moment I see you, the Deng Deng Buddha must have understood all this even if he is far away in Lingshan Mountain in the West."
The old man knew the nature and temper of Demon Ancestor Baoye, and naturally knew that the other party would never lie at this time.
"Come with me to a place to see. I'm going to say goodbye to some people."
The old man finally made a decision and walked out of this dilapidated mourning hall.
Baoye followed him.
It was already dark, but the wind and sand were still howling, whimpering, and weeping.
In this deserted and dilapidated small town, there are not many lights at night, and it is deserted and desolate.
When walking out of the courtyard, the old man glanced at the body of the one-eyed old servant that was covered by the wind and sand. Finally, he paused, took off his outer robe, and covered the body.
Without saying anything, he turned around and was about to leave.
Baoye's voice suddenly sounded from behind:
"Your disciples are all living well. In their hearts, you, the founder of the sect, have passed away long ago. In my opinion, it is better not to see him, so as not to die with sentimentality."
The old man suddenly turned around, his turbid eyes stared at Baoye standing not far away, and said: "Lamp-burning Buddha?"
Baoye clasped his hands together, the treasure looked solemn, "Exactly."
The old man suddenly showed an angry look and said: "It's not enough for you to harm me, but you also want to harm Baoye, who has already surrendered to you?"
Baoye, strictly speaking, was Baoye whose mind was controlled by the Lantern Buddha. He looked calmly and said: "He only wants to avenge Yi Daoxuan, but he has never truly been loyal to me."
The old man's expression suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "So you are going to use Bao Ye's hand to kill me this time?"
"good."
"Why!?"
The old man's cloudy eyes were red, and he was clearly irritated. "Back then, I had already sworn not to get involved in any right or wrong, and I also agreed to your conditions. I would dissolve the Pure Land of Five Desires, leave the Boundless Sea alone, and never care about the rights and wrongs of the world."
"But you guys never keep your promises and never let me go!!"
The emotions that the old man had been holding back for endless years erupted like a volcano.
"My disciples were arrested by you one by one. They died and were injured!"
"And in order to save the lives of those disciples, you forced me to compromise again and trapped myself in this yellow sand city with exhausted spiritual energy!"
"Okay, I agreed! But how did you do it?"
"In the past long years, everyone who came into contact with me was brutally killed by you!"
As he spoke, the old man's voice was hoarse, his cheeks were ashen, full of grief and anger, "Just tonight, even the old servant next to me, a dying mortal, was killed by you!!"
Each word, like the cry of a beast crying for blood, spread across the night sky, covering up the sound of the roaring wind and sand.
"Baoye" stood there quietly, listening with a calm expression, without any disturbance.
"Why? I made a vow long ago. I don't want to get involved in the turmoil. I just want to stay away from those right and wrongs!"
"But why don't you believe it and continue to force me step by step!?"
The old man's beard and hair were fluttering, and his eyes were about to burst. "Now, you, Ran Deng, are still trying to manipulate Bao Ye to kill me! You... are so shameless! If I had known this, I shouldn't have agreed to your conditions back then.
!!”
Baoye finally spoke, with a calm expression: "Yan Chi really avenged Yi Daoxuan and even died without regrets. Baoye avenged Yi Daoxuan and endured the burden. Although Dieyun never took revenge, he has been silently doing things for Yi Daoxuan.
.”
"Leave aside these three people, Jin He, Tianlan Shengjun, Jin Yuanzi, Shen Ning and others have all wisely come to us and work for us sincerely."
"You are the only one who has the least understanding of your five desires. You don't want to be used by us, but you also want to stay away from grudges. How can there be such a cheap thing in this world?"
The old man's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and his skinny chest was heaving violently.
"So, what I despise the most is your five desires."
Baoye looked indifferent, "For the lives of those sect disciples, you have chosen to give in and be patient again and again, and that's why you have fallen to this level, living like a human being or a ghost."
"But this can only be blamed on your cowardice! Isn't it?"
His words were like thousands of swords gathering in his heart, making the old man tremble all over and his face changed, full of pain and grief.
His voice was bitter and hoarse, and he said: "I just want to protect my disciples and stay away from those grudges. Is it wrong?"
Baoye's eyes were calm: "You are wrong because you and Yi Daoxuan were in the same camp. In our eyes, the enemy who flees in fear of fighting... is also an enemy!"
As he spoke, he shook his head, "It's a pity that your five desires don't understand such a simple truth, and you still try to retreat in a whimsical way. It's ridiculous and sad."
The old man was so angry that he was trembling all over. His painful and angry look made him look particularly helpless and desolate.
"Yes, I was wrong. My mistake was that I believed in your promise back then!"
The old man gritted his teeth and said word by word, "But now, do you really think you can kill me?!"
Baoye looked pitifully and said: "You still want to trap the beast and fight? Can you really be so cruel that you don't care about the lives of those disciples?"
The old man's whole body froze, as if someone had hit him hard with a sap, and his whole body was stagnant.
Bao Ye said with an indifferent expression: "All this is a punishment for you and a punishment for Bao Ye. To blame... I can only blame Su Yi for the terrible things he has done recently."
Su Yi?
The old man's eyes were blank.
"He is the reincarnation of Yi Daoxuan."
Bao Ye said calmly, "If my prediction is right, he will come to you soon. Unfortunately, you can't wait until then. Only by letting you die in Bao Ye's hands can Su Yi experience what pain is."
A blow to the heart.”
As he spoke, he raised his right hand.
boom!
A ball of light suddenly appeared, like a bright and scorching sun rising in the dark night, shining through the sky and earth, and illuminating this desolate and dilapidated small town.
"If you die, your disciples can live."
"If you resist, all the sacrifices you have made for those disciples over these long years will be in vain."
Baoye said indifferently: "Choose for yourself."
The old man looked uncertain, gritted his teeth, and was clearly struggling inside.
"I……"
The old man took a deep breath and was about to say something.
A roar as angry as thunder suddenly sounded:
"What a choice! When did that old bald donkey fulfill his promise to you? Why are your five desires so confused!!"
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ps: Do you feel that the Five Desire Demon Lord is stupid?
People, once you compromise on a key issue, you will be forced to compromise again and again, just like putting out a fire with a salary. If the salary is not exhausted, the fire will never be extinguished. Don't say you don't understand the meaning of putting out a fire with a salary (╯^╰)