Guanyin Caught Tang Sanzang Eating Meat

[Current phase evaluation. Scripture Seeker Tang Sanzang has preliminarily abandoned his old understanding of Buddhist teachings and begun promoting the host's "New Buddhism," causing minor disturbances to faith in localized areas. The interference plan has shown initial results.]

[Mission reward issued. Merit Points: 100,000.]

Another hundred thousand Merit Points in the bag!

Lin Zhu's eyes shifted slightly. It seemed the system—or rather, the Rules behind it—offered quite generous rewards for "throwing the original Journey to the West script into chaos."

And this was only the reward for "Phase One." If Tang Sanzang could continue spreading this "New Buddhism," or rather, if he could seek the scriptures in even more outrageous ways, the Merit he could reap would likely be an astonishing sum.

"Interesting."

Lin Zhu mused to himself.

"This is only the beginning. Wine and meat pass through the intestines; Eight Precepts are for others... There are plenty more 'exquisite' Buddhist teachings waiting to be 'imparted.' For example, killing to protect life, severing karma rather than people? Or perhaps, the Buddha too has fire, Vajra Wrathful Gaze? Mm, I'll need to find the right moments and influence him subtly."

He could practically see it already: on the road west, a fierce Tang Sanzang gnawing on a roasted Demonic Beast leg in his left hand, gripping a blood-dripping zen staff in his right, and shouting, "Physical Salvation—off to meet the Buddha Ancestor with you!" And the iron-blue faces of all the Buddhas on Spirit Mountain.

Just imagining it made one... quite happy.

The next morning, sunlight streamed into Liu Family Village. Tang Sanzang awoke from his hangover and stretched lazily, feeling utterly refreshed and full of energy. The headache and weakness from the previous night had vanished without a trace.

He smacked his lips, as if he could still savor the