Chapter 754
The Sun-Shooting Bow is in hand! If the Western Paradise doesn't compensate me, I&#
Countless questions churned in Tang Sanzang's mind, but the icy golden cudgel around his neck reminded him that now was not the time to ponder these questions.
Lin Zhu ignored the stares of those around him. He was looking down at his swollen, red palms, thinking he'd need to find some ointment to apply later. Just then, something flashed through his mind, and a notification visible only to him appeared before his eyes—
[Task triggered: Collect a reasonable reward from the Western Paradise.]
[Mission Objective: The ceiling of the Western Heaven Law Enforcement Hall.]
[Quest Reward: Sun-Shooting Divine Bow (Innate Spiritual Treasure)]
Lin Zhu raised an eyebrow and a smile of excitement appeared on her face.
"The ceiling of the Hall of Law Enforcement?"
He muttered something to himself, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.
The Divine Bow That Shoots the Sun!
This is a genuine innate spiritual treasure!
Moreover, it's not an ordinary innate spiritual treasure; it's the top-tier weapon that the Wu Clan forged with the full power of their entire clan to avenge Kuafu!
Lin Zhu's mind raced through the origins of the Sun-Shooting Bow—in ancient times, Kuafu chased the sun and died, leaving the Wu tribe heartbroken and filled with grief. At that time, ten golden crows roamed the sky, scorching the earth and causing widespread suffering.
The Wu tribe mobilized the entire clan to collect innate divine iron from the depths of the primordial wilderness, combined it with the essence and blood of the twelve ancestral witches, and forged ten sun-shooting arrows. They also created the sun-shooting divine bow and the sun-covering net, forming a set of supreme equipment specifically designed to counter the Golden Crow.
The great sorcerer Hou Yi relied on these three items to shoot down nine golden crows in succession, forcing the last golden crow to hide in the Fusang Divine Tree and never dare to come out again.
This equipment has an innate suppression effect on the Golden Crow clan. As long as one is a Golden Crow, no matter how high their cultivation level is, once they are locked onto by the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, there is absolutely no way they can escape.
The nine golden crows that were shot down back then were all at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortals, but in front of the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, they had no chance to resist and were directly destroyed.
"This is good stuff!"
Lin Zhu's eyes lit up, and she had already started making plans in her mind.
He already possessed the Sun-Shooting Net, a treasure used by Hou Yi to trap the Golden Crows and prevent their escape. Combined with the Sun-Shooting Bow, he had two of the three essential Sun-Shooting Arrows! If he could acquire the final piece—the legendary set of ten Sun-Shooting Arrows—even if only one remained, its power would be enough to strike fear into the hearts of the Golden Crow clan!
"With the Sun-Shooting Bow and the Sun-Encircling Net, we're already seventy or eighty percent confident in dealing with the Golden Crow. If only we could get our hands on another Sun-Shooting Arrow..."
Lin Zhu became more and more excited as she thought about it, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
He remembered clearly that the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow was a top-tier innate spiritual treasure, of extremely high grade and immense power. As long as the bow was drawn, even without the Sun-Shooting Arrow, the mere vibration of the bowstring could annihilate a Golden Crow at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level. If paired with a genuine Sun-Shooting Arrow, it could even kill a Quasi-Saint level Golden Crow with a single arrow!
"Once this set of equipment is complete, everything else will be clear and easy to arrange."
As Lin Zhu pondered this, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards a certain direction of the ruins of Five Elements Mountain—that was the western direction.
He was determined that this time, the Western Paradise would have to pay the price.
He's got his hands on the ceiling of the Hall of Law Enforcement!
Lin Zhu snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Guanyin Bodhisattva was standing in the distance, her hands still covering her eyes, but her ten slender fingers had already spread wide apart, and her two round eyes were staring intently at this side through the gaps in her fingers.
When Lin Zhu's gaze swept over, Guanyin Bodhisattva trembled. Her fingers subconsciously clenched together, but immediately opened again—she was stunned and forgot that she was still pretending to cover her eyes.
At this moment, Guanyin Bodhisattva was trembling all over.
Her plain white dress swayed gently with her trembling, like a lotus flower swaying in the wind, but her exquisitely beautiful face was filled with two words—fear.
She saw it all clearly! When Lin Zhu slapped the Medicine Buddha, each slap was harder than the last. The Medicine Buddha's protective aura was as fragile as window paper in front of Lin Zhu, and he was so badly beaten that he couldn't even tell which way was which! What was even more deadly was that when Lin Zhu pulled out the God-Slaying Spear, the aura of annihilation made even her, who was standing at a distance, tremble in her soul!
The Buddha's avatar had already been scattered by the Illusory Light of Lapis Lazuli, and the Medicine Buddha had also run off in a hurry. Now, she was left alone with Lin Zhu in the ruins of Five Elements Mountain. What if Lin Zhu used the same method he had used on the Medicine Buddha—first spinning her into a top, then pulling out a gun to scare her—what would she do?
The more Guanyin Bodhisattva thought about it, the more frightened she became; her beautiful face turned green with fear.
She recalled the scene when Lin Zhu had ripped her off at Five Elements Mountain. Back then, Lin Zhu wasn't so ruthless, yet he had already extorted her until she was penniless. Now, not only had Lin Zhu's cultivation improved, but his methods had also become more vicious. Even the Medicine Buddha had been forced to flee in defeat. How could she, a Guanyin from Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, possibly withstand him?
What's worse, she really has nothing left! Lin Zhu had taken advantage of her so badly last time that she'd given him everything she could, and she didn't even have a decent magic weapon left. If Lin Zhu were to extort her again now, how would she compensate him?
Guanyin Bodhisattva was lost in thought when she suddenly saw Lin Zhu walking towards her step by step.
The footsteps were very light, but to Guanyin Bodhisattva, they sounded like thunder. As she watched Lin Zhu's figure approach, and saw that face with a faint smile, every hair on her body stood on end.
"Don't come any closer!"
Guanyin Bodhisattva cried out almost instinctively, her voice trembling noticeably.
She subconsciously took a half step back, her hands no longer pretending to cover her eyes, but nervously guarding her in front of her. Her posture was like that of an ordinary woman who had encountered danger, with no trace of the majesty of the Great Master of Mount Putuo in the South China Sea.
Lin Zhu paused, a bitter smile appearing on his face.
He looked down at himself—his clothes were neat and his face didn't look fierce or menacing, so why did Guanyin Bodhisattva look at him like he was a ghost?
"Great Bodhisattva Guanyin, what are you doing?"
Lin Zhu shrugged, feigning innocence, her voice tinged with grievance.
"I'm not a bad person, why are you so afraid? We're old acquaintances, didn't we have a pleasant chat at Five Elements Mountain last time?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva's lips twitched violently.
We had a pleasant chat last time? You call that pleasant? You ripped me off so badly I was broke, and I had nightmares for three days and three nights straight, all I could dream about was your face begging for money. Is that what you call pleasant?
She cursed inwardly, but dared not voice it. Looking at Lin Zhu's smiling face, her gaze involuntarily fell on his still swollen hands, and she silently cursed—
'Hide your swollen, red hands first!'
Those hands are the same weapons that just slapped the Medicine Buddha's face into a pig's head! His hands are swollen from the beating, which shows how much force he used. And now you're telling me you're a good person?
Lin Zhu noticed Guanyin Bodhisattva's gaze, looked down at his hands, and immediately understood. Somewhat embarrassed, he put his hands behind his back, coughed, and put on a serious expression.
"Great Bodhisattva Guanyin, rest assured, I have always been clear about my gratitude and resentment. Medicine Buddha attacked me first and then insulted me, so I taught him a lesson. You are different. Although you also attacked me at Five Elements Mountain last time, I have already forgiven you."
Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva not only did not relax, but became even more nervous.
She knew Lin Zhu all too well. Whenever he smiled, it was usually when he was about to extort her. Last time at Five Elements Mountain, he had the same expression and then robbed her of all her valuables.
Seeing that Guanyin Bodhisattva still looked wary, Lin Zhu didn't bother to explain further. He took two steps forward and gently patted Guanyin Bodhisattva's smooth and delicate face.
"You're quite clever."
Lin Zhu's voice was calm, as if he were praising a sensible child. "When the Tathagata's avatar dissipated just now, you took the initiative to step back and did not get involved. I am very satisfied with this attitude."
Guanyin Bodhisattva trembled in fright at Lin Zhu's action of slapping her face; her beautiful face stiffened the moment Lin Zhu's fingers touched it.
She wanted to dodge, but her body wouldn't obey her commands, and she just stood there blankly, letting Lin Zhu's fingers gently pat her face twice.
The touch was very light, even gentle, but to Guanyin Bodhisattva it was more chilling than a knife cut. She was sweating profusely, cold sweat streaming down her back, soaking her plain white dress.
"Keep it up in the future."
Lin Zhu withdrew his hand, then reached out and touched Guanyin Bodhisattva's head, as if he were petting a well-behaved spirit pet.
Guanyin Bodhisattva froze completely.
She stood there, her body trembling slightly, her face displaying a complex mix of emotions—fear, shame, embarrassment, and helplessness—making her once dignified and pure face appear somewhat pitiful.
After a long pause, she managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth.
“Lin… Benefactor Lin, you…”
"take it easy."
Lin Zhu raised her hand to interrupt her, her smile gradually fading and replaced by a serious expression.
"I will definitely seek compensation from the Western Paradise. This matter cannot be left unresolved."
Upon hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva's face, which still had a slight blush, immediately darkened.
"Don't even think about it!"
She screamed almost instinctively. The experience of being fleeced last time was still fresh in her mind, and now Lin Zhu wanted compensation again? She already had nothing left, and Xitian had been thoroughly ravaged. If she continued to pay compensation, even the tiles of Lingshan would probably be taken away!
Lin Zhu didn't say anything, just looked at her with a smile.
The gaze was calm and indifferent, like looking at a child throwing a tantrum. But Guanyin Bodhisattva felt an inexplicable pressure surging from all directions as she was stared at by that gaze.
Lin Zhu's eyes clearly held no threat, yet they made her increasingly uneasy and uncertain.
After a few breaths, Guanyin Bodhisattva finally could not hold on any longer.
Her dark face gradually fell, her lips curved downwards into a wronged arc, and her eyes even turned a little red.
“Benefactor Lin, this humble monk truly has nothing left on him.”
Guanyin Bodhisattva said with a bitter smile, her voice tinged with a sense of despair.
"Last time at Five Elements Mountain, you took everything this humble monk could. I don't even have a decent magic weapon left. How can I compensate you? Please let me go."
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she became, her beautiful face filled with helplessness and heartache.
"This humble monk is just an ordinary bodhisattva from Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, not some wealthy or powerful being. If you ask this humble monk to pay compensation, this humble monk really cannot afford it."
Guanyin Bodhisattva cursed Tathagata and Medicine Buddha a thousand times in her heart—these two shameless people! One of them abandoned everything after his clone was destroyed, and the other ran away after being slapped a few times, leaving her here alone with Lin Zhu! What kind of mess is this!
The more she thought about it, the angrier and more frightened she became. Alone in the ruins of Five Elements Mountain, what would she do if Lin Zhu suddenly harbored evil intentions? She couldn't fight him, she couldn't run away, and she didn't even have anything to offer in exchange.
Something bad is bound to happen sooner or later!
This was the only thought in Guanyin Bodhisattva's mind at that moment.
Seeing Guanyin Bodhisattva's expression as if she was about to cry, Lin Zhu suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her wrist.
Guanyin Bodhisattva trembled and instinctively tried to break free, but Lin Zhu's grip was unexpectedly strong, and she couldn't escape at all.
"Someone always has to suffer a loss."
Lin Zhu stared into Guanyin Bodhisattva's eyes, his voice calm yet undeniable.
"That person is you."
Guanyin Bodhisattva's heart suddenly raced, and a hint of panic flashed across her beautiful face. Looking at Lin Zhu's face so close to hers, feeling the warmth of his hand, she tensed up to the extreme.
"How...how do you plan to repay this debt?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva bit her lip, suppressing the panic in her heart, and tried her best to make her voice sound calm.
"I was harmed because of you."
Lin Zhu said this with a self-righteous tone, as if he were the victim.
Guanyin Bodhisattva stared wide-eyed at Lin Zhu's shameless face, with only one thought in her mind—how could this person be so shameless?
She took a deep breath and decided to just give up.
"Go ahead and say it. I'd like to hear what shameless person like you has to say."
Lin Zhu really started to seriously plan ahead.
He considered his losses—the Buddha had sacrificed over a dozen acquired magical treasures to block the Medicine Buddha's illusory light, and even his clone had been shattered. The Medicine Buddha, having been slapped hundreds of times by him, his face swollen like a pig's head, was now running away like a scurrying idiot.
All things considered, it seems I haven't lost anything. On the contrary, the Western Paradise suffered heavy losses.
Upon thinking of this, Lin Zhu immediately put on a bright smile.
"I have not lost anything."
Guanyin Bodhisattva was taken aback, thinking to herself, "If you haven't suffered any loss, why are you talking about compensation?"
Before she could react, Lin Zhu continued, "But not losing money doesn't prevent me from making reasonable demands for compensation."
Guanyin Bodhisattva's face darkened.
What do you mean by demanding compensation even when you haven't suffered any loss? What constitutes a reasonable request? You slapped the Medicine Buddha hundreds of times, until his hand was swollen, and now you're demanding compensation? Is that reasonable? Is that justifiable? (End of Chapter)