Chapter 688
Tang Sanzang was rendered speechless.
Yes, if he said those monks were all kind-hearted monks who saved people from suffering and rescued the world, then why had no one seen them save anyone?
If those monks possessed profound Buddhist teachings, why could they not relieve the suffering of the world?
If their Buddhist teachings were truly so profound, why did the Buddhas filling the heavens watch their disciples and believers suffer?
For a moment, he did not know what to say.
"Heh, let me tell you the truth, monk. Originally, those monks held an extremely high status in our Cart Slow Kingdom. They did no labor, owned vast fields, and lived off the support of the common people, tenant farmers, and believers."
"But every last one of them was a parasite. They only knew how to eat and could not do anything else."
"Back then, Cart Slow Kingdom suffered a terrible drought. We had those monks pray for rain, yet they could not do it. They sat there foolishly, chanting Buddhist scriptures for three days and three nights, but not a single drop of rain fell!"
"If my eldest brother had not displayed his great divine powers and brought rain, who knew how many commoners would have died in that year of disaster?"
"Is that their Buddhist teaching? What abilities did they have? What gave them the right to enjoy the offerings of the kingdom and its people? They were frauds who deceived the world and gained fame through trickery. Making them work now and experience the hardships of the people was exactly what they deserved."
Deer Strength Great Immortal spoke with rising fury, his face filled with indignation.
Tang Sanzang was left unable to reply.
But Sun Wukong was displeased. "Hey! How could you compare them like