Chapter 22: Dissolving the Knot

Not wanting Ao Bai to be so resolute, the old dragon king Ao Yan paused and scolded in distress: "Evil obstacles, evil obstacles, people have been killed by you, what is the benefit of you dying in vain? And you, my third prince, the kindness and well-behaved and sincerity you have shown since you were a child are the only ray of sunshine that I Ao Yan has gained spiritually in the hundreds of years of hardship in the West Sea Dragon Palace. ”

"All your performances in front of me are completely the true feelings of a son, so warm and simple, so heartwarming, all of which are incomparable to the pretentiousness and grandstanding of your masked compatriots and siblings. It is precisely because of this that I love you so deliberately and cherish you, because only you can make me experience the joy of being a father, not a high-ranking and lonely king. I have told myself countless times that if you have a son like this, what more can you ask for?"

"So Ao Bai, you can't die, you definitely can't die, because with you, my father and I can always look forward to and rely on. Ao Bai, my father will never give up on you, as long as I Ao Yan is alive, the door of the West Sea Dragon Palace will always be open for you, and I still look forward to you glorifying my West Sea Gate. At this moment, Ao Yan swept away the majesty of the king, and said with tears streaming down his face, every word was like a pearl, straight into his heart, and he heard Ao Bai's heart like a knife, and he was in pain.

Ao Bai covered his face with his hands, couldn't cry, and choked up: "Father, since you attach so much importance to me, why didn't you tell me earlier, otherwise Ao Bai would not lose his faith and make a big mistake." Glorious Xihai Gate Court, can I still do it?"

The old dragon king looked excited, and replied busily: "Yes, it must be possible." Ao Bai, you are kind by nature, but because of the grievances you have suffered, you are confused for a while, and you have lost your direction, and the prodigal son will not change his money, and it is still too late to repent. Ao Bai, blame my father for thinking very highly of himself, thinking that he had arranged everything, and wronged you for no reason, so that you were unhappy and went astray. Holy monk, Ao Bai is at fault, the fault is that Ao Yan has no way to teach his son, Ao Yan is ashamed of his son, and he is guilty of the people of Hara country, and Ao Bai's unfinished punishment will be borne by me, no matter five sticks or ten sticks, although let the horse come. ”

As soon as the words came out, Tang Sanzang was extremely sweaty, and secretly muttered in his heart, Damn, this old dragon king is too individual, and he actually wants to be punished on behalf of his son, which is really too good. Ao Bai is my apprentice, this mage is understandable to punish him, you are one of the four dragon kings under the Heavenly Court, if you are beaten like this, then you will be in trouble. Others don't care about the merits of the matter, just this farce of beating the Dragon King is enough to show that the Sanzang Army has no one in their eyes and is arrogant, and when the time comes, the face of the heavenly court will not be erased, and they will not know how to put us to death?

Thinking of this, the archmage snorted and politely refused: "Dragon King, you are responsible for this matter, which is understandable, but you are wrong in education, and you should not bear much responsibility, you have lost a thousand years of life for this, if you punish again, it will be too much to say." Besides, anyone who commits a mistake should bear the responsibility for his own crimes, and others cannot be replaced, otherwise everyone will follow suit, and the world will not be in chaos? Therefore, all the consequences caused by Ao Bai's actions should be borne by him alone, and even you, as a father, cannot overstep your responsibilities. ”

Ao Yan was anxious when he heard this, and said with a slight anger: "The son is not the fault of the father, Ao Bai made this big mistake, Xiaolong is difficult to take the blame, it is really difficult to be at peace without punishment, I hope that the holy monk will pity my father and son, and fulfill us." Besides, the people who are punished are all members of my Ao family, so how can they distinguish between each other? Ao Bai has already been seriously injured, and he really can't afford to bear such a strong punishment, so why can't I, as a father, be punished on my behalf? The holy monk insists on punishing Ao Bai, is it too unkind?" As soon as the words came out, everyone present nodded one after another, expressing their deep sympathy.

Sanzang knew that he had committed public anger, so he couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly, shook his head like a rattle, and waved his hand again and again: "The Dragon King is serious, in fact, I don't plan to punish Ao Bai at all, after all, punishment is only an auxiliary means, since Ao Bai has known his mistake and sincerely decided to repent, then my goal has been achieved." As for the unfinished punishment, let's owe it first, because when people feel that they owe something, they will redouble their efforts to fight to pay it back, and this is exactly what I want to see the most. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the robbers suddenly collapsed, damn, Master, your old man is really hypocritical, just now he was shouting that he had to beat Ao Bai, no one persuaded him, why did he turn around in a while? It turns out that you didn't want to kill Ao Bai at all, isn't this very good, at least Ao Bai doesn't have to be punished anymore. So everyone sighed, it was still the dragon king's face.

Tang Sanzang's old face was slightly red, and he coughed lightly: "Ao Bai, bent on death is a manifestation of evading responsibility, it is a coward's behavior, life is a valuable thing in the world, since the big mistake has been made and cannot be changed, you should be brave to accept and face it." If you die like this, your sins will never be redeemed, and your family will be disgraced forever. ”

So the only thing you can change now is your attitude towards life, don't blindly choose to escape, live strong and brave, and find every opportunity to atone for your sins, this is the right way for people. There is no hurdle in life that cannot be passed, the boat is naturally straight to the bridge, you have to use practical actions to benefit the Quartet, in order to atone for the sins of the body, I believe that you will be full of merits. ”

These words made the robbers nod frequently, feeling deeply reasonable, only Ao Bai was still lying on the ground decadently, his eyes closed, and he was silent for a long time. Sanzang didn't feel a little disappointed, damn, Lao Tzu's words have always been very lethal, why didn't it work when you came here, it's really a hard bone, it's hard to bite.

Muzha was so nervous that he shouted: "Damn, Ao Bai fainted, Wukong come over to help, be careful to pry his mouth open, and feed Da Huandan, hehe, this thing has a miraculous effect on the recovery of bones, and then just connect Ao Bai's broken bones." ”

Hearing this, Tang Sanzang's heart suddenly fell to the ground, I damn it, it turned out that I had fainted, I said that I couldn't even listen to such exciting words, it was a little strange. But Mu Zha's right is right, Ao Bai's bones are broken, and his life is hanging by a thread, how can he still listen to me like this, it's time to rest.

At this moment, Ao Bai's expression was indifferent, his breathing was long, and it seemed that the knot in his heart that had been entangled for a long time had finally been untied. Tang Sanzang patted his chest and sighed, he really had to thank the old dragon king, otherwise it would be really hard to gnaw on Ao Bai's hard bone.