Chapter 553 - 547: Medicine King Buddha Loses Again
The Mother Mirror in Medicine King Buddha’s hand is interconnected with the Child Mirror in Lady Ming King’s hand.
At this moment, the scene appearing in the Mother Mirror is unexpectedly a live broadcast of the Silent Sea.
Within the scene, there is no sight of Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
The image within the Mother Mirror made Medicine King Buddha quite pleased.
The image in the mirror holds no other implication; it signifies only one thing, that Medicine King Buddha has won.
The only wish Medicine King Buddha has ever had in this lifetime is to defeat the Peacock Great Ming King once.
"No, no."
"Kong Xuan, what do you have to say this time?"
"You lost, I won, I won!" Medicine King Buddha shouted triumphantly.
Medicine King Buddha has always felt resentful towards the Peacock Great Ming King.
Among everyone in the sect, he was the earliest follower of the World Honored.
Before the World Honored attained enlightenment, he was the World Honored’s attendant.
In terms of seniority, he is indeed the oldest.
Medicine King Buddha listens intently to the World Honored, never defying his orders.
If the World Honored asked him to go east, he never went west.
If the World Honored asked him to hit a dog, he never chased a chicken.
Medicine King Buddha felt that even if he had no achievements, he had arduous endeavors.
However, Medicine King Buddha could sense deep within that the World Honored regarded him as a servant but treated the Peacock Great Ming King as a fellow Daoist.
Medicine King Buddha felt indignant!
He couldn’t understand why the World Honored treated him and the Peacock Great Ming King differently.
However, he dared not question the World Honored, so he could only vent this anger onto the Peacock Great Ming King.
This is why he repeatedly devised schemes to sideline the Peacock Great Ming King.
This persistence finally resulted in successfully squeezing the Peacock Great Ming King out of the sect.
Reducing one master from the sect and adding a formidable enemy.
Despite successfully driving the Peacock Great Ming King out of the sect, Medicine King Buddha did not feel he had won.
On the contrary, he believed he had lost.
It seemed that leaving the sect was exactly the Peacock Great Ming King’s intention, merely waiting for the right opportunity and justification.
And the Peacock Great Ming King achieved his purpose using Medicine King Buddha’s hand.
The apparent victory of Medicine King Buddha in expelling the Peacock Great Ming King belied the reality that the true winner was the Peacock Great Ming King.
Therefore, Medicine King Buddha cherished this victory deeply.
For it was his first meaningful victory over the Peacock Great Ming King.
"Hahaha."
"Hahahahaha."
"You Peacock Great Ming King, that’s all there is to you, that’s all there is to you."
"No matter how mighty you are, your two closest friends still died by our hands."
"Peacock Great Ming King, perhaps you are overly distraught and delusional." Medicine King Buddha laughed wildly.
After a bout of laughter, Medicine King Buddha shouted to the other Buddhas, "Fellow Daoists, let’s all strike, taking advantage of his chaotic mind and kill him."
As soon as Medicine King Buddha spoke, Treasure-Born Buddha, Lushana Buddha, Celestial Drum Thunder Sound Buddha, and One-Character Golden Tripod Buddha all froze.
They thought, it wasn’t necessary!
After all, only two friends died; the Peacock Great Ming King’s mind shouldn’t be in such chaos!
Everyone knows the Peacock Great Ming King’s achilles heel is his precious daughter. Had she died, it would be reasonable for his mind to be distraught.
How could the death of two friends affect him so?
At this moment, the other four Buddhas fell into hesitation.
They were different from Medicine King Buddha; between him and the Peacock Great Ming King was a life-and-death rivalry, whereas they had no significant grudge against the Peacock Great Ming King, certainly not enough to risk their lives.
Could it be possible that the Peacock Great Ming King was faking, deliberately orchestrating their all-out attack to then annihilate them?
In the present battlefield on the Peacock Great Ming King’s side, everyone carried their own thoughts.
Medicine King Buddha was eager to act against the Peacock Great Ming King.
Treasure-Born Buddha, Lushana Buddha, Celestial Drum Thunder Sound Buddha, and One-Character Golden Tripod Buddha were hesitantly torn between seizing the chance and fearing the Peacock Great Ming King’s plot.
As for the Peacock Great Ming King, he was focused on the scene in the Mother Mirror, riddled with doubts.
Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva had already been rescued by Lin Yuan, which he was sure of.
According to the plan, after leaving, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva would head to the Silent Sea to assist in the battle, alleviating the dire situation there.
It’s important to know that now the Silent Sea was in a precarious battle with Black Dragon Heaven retreating steadily.
The Twenty-Eight Celestial Kings were almost entirely dead or injured; even Black Dragon Heaven was severely wounded and dying.
The sect members under Lady Ming King’s command were already advancing to the seabed of Silent Sea.
At this crucial moment, the only way to turn the tide was to shoot the horse first, capture the king first.
The assassination plan was to kill Lady Ming King.
According to Elder Bai’s plan, it was Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Manjushri Bodhisattva who would carry out this assassination plan.
Moreover, Lady Ming King’s head was their pledge of allegiance.
Calculating the time, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva should have reached the Silent Sea by now.
Yet, they hadn’t appeared.
Currently, the battle at the Silent Sea had them at a stalemate in high-tier forces.
In mid- and lower-tier forces, they were at a disadvantage.
Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva had become the only hope for turning the tide.
Their failure to arrive as promised puzzled the Peacock Great Ming King.
The Peacock Great Ming King pondered if at the crucial moment, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva might have reneged, fearing to kill Lady Ming King.
If that were true, it would mean that the Peacock Great Ming King had trusted the wrong people!
Just as the idea crossed the Peacock Great Ming King’s mind, the scene on the Mother Mirror changed.
Suddenly, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva appeared at the Silent Sea.
"This is bad!"
"Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva have truly reached the Silent Sea, Lady Ming King is in danger."
"We must quickly provide support." Treasure-Born Buddha first noticed the change on the mirror’s surface and promptly spoke.
As soon as Treasure-Born Buddha finished speaking, the other Buddhas immediately looked at the mirror’s surface.
At this moment, on the mirror’s surface, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva had already attacked Lady Ming.
Joyful Buddha and Golden Wheel Buddha wanted to intervene and rescue but were tightly entangled by Guanyin Bodhisattva.
In the mirror, Lady Ming King was facing the assault by Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva, already in grave danger.
Although she barely managed to fend them off using a few treasures bestowed by her father, the World Honored, it was clear to any discerning eye that she wouldn’t last much longer.
Seeing this scene on the mirror, Medicine King Buddha’s expression shifted repeatedly.
Popping champagne at halftime proved premature!
This time, he lost to the Peacock Great Ming King again.
Furthermore, if Lady Ming King were to die, he would truly have no face to live on.
In Medicine King Buddha’s view, if it were between him and Lady Ming King, he would definitely choose Lady Ming King.