Qiao Ling'er hesitated, unable to make his final decision.
If he took one wrong step, the Buddhist School's last hope-these last two lackeys of his-might abandon him for good.
What should I do?
He pondered for a long time before finally looking at the two of them and speaking in a grave tone.
"The situation before us is dire. I'm still just an ordinary mortal, and if I can't persuade my parents, I won't even be able to join the Buddhist School."
"So there's no point in even discussing a confrontation with the Demon Sect right now."
"The most important thing is to help me resolve this issue so I can join the Buddhist School first."
"Only once I truly become Tathagata will we be qualified to clash head-on with the Demon Sect."
"But to accomplish that, we'll have to resort to other means. After all, the Buddhist School's name has already become mud."
"It's just that these means are rather underhanded. I'm not sure whether the two of you would be willing to accept them."
"After all, this will violate your principles."
"I can't force you, so you'll have to make that decision yourselves."
Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong immediately fell silent.
Neither of them was a fool.
Although they had spent so many years in the Buddhist School without actually encountering its dark side, they still knew something of it.
Now that Qiao Ling'er had put it this way, they could more or less guess what he meant, even though he had yet to spell out the details.
That instantly plunged them both into silence. Just as Qiao Ling'er had said, if they accepted what came next, they would truly be violating their principles.
But if they refused, the Buddhist School might really be finished.
*Should we accept