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Even if it was an accident, one could leave quickly afterward, or leave after rescuing the fishermen; why continue this charade?
Da Yu's gaze sharpened. "This is a deliberate attempt to entice the greed of these 21 people, leading them to moral decay."
……
Inside the temple, everyone was worshipping the monster, and the air was filled with the faint sound of Buddhist chants.
After the monster ate the offering, it sliced open its belly with its finger, revealing a dazzling golden light. The constables quickly caught it in a bag, while the clerks recorded the contents and distributed the treasures.
Suddenly, someone rushed forward and forcefully slashed open the monster's belly with a knife! Countless pearls and gold pieces fell to the ground!
The man was thrown away by the monster, blood streaming from his face, and he lay on the ground, gathering the pearls he found on the ground into his arms.
The constables stepped forward and detained the man, while the people stared with shining eyes at the pearls scattered on the ground and the golden light emanating from the monster's wounds.
The group swarmed forward, tearing apart the monster's flesh piece by piece, and extracting all the treasures inside.
……
Yu the Great closed his eyes and turned his head away from looking at the sky.
"Only by working together to control the floods can humanity find a glimmer of hope amidst this natural disaster."
"Such depravity, greed, and lack of ambition—these people are doomed to die."
After saying this, Yu the Great led the people to continue opening up mountains and dredging waterways.
He didn't know whether humanity would eventually prosper and fall victim to human greed.
However, that's a matter for the future. Right now, humanity is facing a calamity. To dwell on this possibility of a future outcome that may or may not come true is to put the cart before the horse.
……
The world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker.
Bai Yuechu, with a colorful lollipop in his mouth, mumbled something while looking at the sky.
Tu Shan Su Su tapped him on the head and pulled out a bag of potato chips. "Speak like a human."
"I mean, these people have no idea about long-term development. They're killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. If they just supported them properly, they would have been rich forever."
Bai Yuechu immediately let go of the lollipop in his mouth, snatched the potato chips from Su Su's hand, and held the lollipop in one hand and the potato chips in the other.
"Besides, this monster helped them. Isn't this killing their benefactor for money?"
“That’s true,” Tu Shan Su Su said thoughtfully, stroking her chin. “Although you are also very greedy, very gluttonous.”
"Nothing is more important to you than food. Every time you save someone, you ask them for lollipops or snacks as a reward."
Bai Yuechu listened to Tu Shan Susu's words with a sullen face, chewing on a corner of a lollipop to soothe her wounded heart.
"I'm not that bad."
"But... even if they can't give you a reward, you'll still save people. Everyone is greedy, but there's a fundamental difference between you and them."
……
Senior brother, oh senior brother, the world.
Youqin Xuanya stared at the sky with a solemn expression, as if she were dealing with some kind of crisis that could lead to the extinction of her clan.
"Uh, Junior Sister Youqin, what's going on..." Li Changshou looked at Youqin Xuanya hesitantly, somewhat confused.
"Senior brother," Youqin Xuanya said solemnly, "Is this sky a warning to our human race, reminding us that we might be wiped out by greed in the future?"
Li Changshou's facial muscles twitched slightly. "While excessive greed can indeed lead to self-destruction..."
“Senior brother is right! Youqin will definitely take this as a warning and immediately send a message back to Youqin Kingdom to ask Father and Mother to restrain the people.”
Youqin Xuanya slapped her palm, bowed to Li Changshou, and immediately turned and left.
"...But this time, it was this monster in the sky that deliberately lured these villagers into their depravity." Li Changshou paused for a moment before finishing his sentence.
But Youqin Xuanya had already disappeared without a trace.
……
[After an unknown amount of time, the once bustling village became deserted and gradually withered.]
A monster, stripped bare of its bones, stands on the beach, watching the village gradually decline and die.
A monk, holding a staff, walked over from a distance and sat down at the feet of the monster skeleton.
[The monk said, "My senior brother has been gone for quite some time since he descended to the mortal realm."]
The monster mumbled something for a while.
[The monk: "Speak human language."]
[Monster: "This time, I've won again, Jin Chanzi."]
Jin Chanzi looked up: "To sow chaos in people's hearts is to reverse cause and effect."
He grabbed a handful of sand, and the dirt slowly trickled through his fingers.
"My senior brother's obsession with winning and losing is both laughable and pathetic."
[Monster: "Hahahaha, if we can't win, what's the point of proving cause and effect, or human nature?"]
……
Upon hearing the monster's name, all the beings in the myriad realms immediately understood.
This monk is Jin Chanzi, and that monster... isn't that Huang Mei?!
"No wonder I said this monster was strange; it turns out Huang Mei did it on purpose! He just wanted to prove that he was right and that those who kowtowed and burned incense were inferior to him!"
"This obsession with winning and losing to the point of madness is indeed pathetic, but who doesn't want to win in this life?"
The crowd gazed at the two brothers on the sky, their feelings complicated. It was human nature to be obsessed with winning or losing, but Jin Chanzi was right.
In order to win, Huang Mei transformed into a monster and confused people's minds to prove cause and effect and people's hearts. It is truly laughable and pathetic.
In particular, winning like this is not very meaningful.
"If you take the answer to find this answer, all Huang Mei will get is this answer."
What's the point?
……
Wild world.
The saint's aura suddenly spread out, enveloping heaven and earth!
Nuwa looked displeased at the monster in the sky, now only a skeleton, her eyes filled with anger.
"How absurd! To prove cause and effect and human nature, one must rely on scheming against humanity and confusing people's minds?"
Nuwa snorted coldly. How could such a thing have mixed in with the human race she created?
"If you want to win, just study cause and effect and human nature properly. How can the result obtained through such calculations be the real result?"
"Using conjecture about the evil in human nature to lure and prove it."
"The opposite of despicable is good. Huang Mei Dao has not realized this, but has instead bred a whole basketful of obsessions."
These two brothers, one only saw the evil in human nature, and the other only saw the good in human nature; they truly deserve to be called brothers.
[130] Chang'e is just a dance leader, why is Marshal Tianpeng not good enough for her? The Jade Emperor sneered: What is the Jade Rabbit's surname?
The images on the celestial screen continued to rotate downwards.
[Chang'e was merely a dance leader, while Marshal Tianpeng commanded 80,000 celestial river soldiers. Why was he deemed unworthy of Chang'e, thus being banished to the mortal realm?]
On the left and right sides of the image, portraits of a man and a woman appear.
On the left is the Mirror of the Black Myth universe.
The reflection in the mirror showed an exceptionally handsome man.
He had a handsome and resolute face, with long, black hair tied back and a few strands falling on either side of his face, adding to his dashing appearance.
The man, clad in armor, exuded a heroic and dashing air.
Although the whole body is not visible, this brief reflection is enough to show that her appearance is exceptionally beautiful.
This is the majestic Marshal Tianpeng, commanding 80,000 naval soldiers of the Milky Way—how glorious he was!
On the right is Chang'e, the Moon Princess from the world of Honor of Kings.
Chang'e is like a dreamlike phantom, exuding a breathtakingly beautiful aura.
Her figure was light and graceful, like a willow branch swaying in a breeze; every subtle movement was like a natural dance.
Her long, flowing, pinkish-white hair was smooth and glossy, casually tied up, with a few strands of white hair falling down her fair neck, adding to her charm.
She held a small, exquisite jade rabbit in her hands.
The moonlight, like mist, formed a thin, veil-like protective shield, enveloping Chang'e in its center.
...
The story of Marshal Tianpeng being demoted for harassing Chang'e is not unfamiliar to the heavens.
Most of the world knows the story between these two immortals.