Zhou Xu had once encountered a monk at the Rakshasa border. Although that monk had lent them a hand back then, Zhou Xu had no good impression of Wuchen Monk. It was not due to any prejudice, but simply a conclusion drawn from the facts.
What was the purpose of the monk coming to their territory?
Nothing more than spreading his religion.
And at the heart of spreading religion was the dissemination of ideas.
As the ruler of a country, Zhou Xu had Great Zhou developing perfectly well. Could he allow a group of monks to come and spread Buddhist ideas in his territory?
Those monks naturally had their own doctrines to promote Buddhism, but could their Buddhist teachings truly serve Great Zhou?
Once Buddhism entered Great Zhou, it would be equivalent to adding another school of thought within Great Zhou.
And different schools of thought would inevitably clash.
In essence, would that not be tantamount to shaking the foundation of Great Zhou?
That was why Zhou Xu's rejection of them was crystal clear.
It was not because of any personal grudge. After all, he and Wuchen Monk had no personal grudge to speak of. What he rejected was the ideology of other religions, and it had nothing to do with what kind of person the other party was.
Later, when the whole family was eating together, Zhou Xu had told his children about this matter.
After all, the monks had already appeared, so they needed to pay attention to certain things. A few reminders were necessary.
But since no monks had appeared again for so many years afterward, Xigluen had nearly forgotten about it. Who could have imagined that she would run into one now?
During this time, the old monk standing on the ship evidently had no idea