Chapter 312: Greed
Just as I thought this little episode had passed.
Damn, Xue Pan, that scoundrel, couldn’t hold back and blurted out to Xiao Goudan:
“What? You’re fucking drunk last night? You little brat, don’t think your Brother Pan doesn’t know, you were on a date with Qing Cuihua from the Frog Clan last night, weren’t you? When the hell did you drink with us?”
“Exactly, who the hell did you learn to lie from? You’re still so young and already know how to lie?” Gouzi also said.
Hearing the questioning from these two scoundrels, Xiao Goudan’s mouth couldn’t stop stuttering; “Th-this… uh… that…”
When I saw my two brothers pushing such a kind, upright, and sensible child to this point, I felt immense heartache.
I immediately got up and said to Xue Pan and Gouzi, “Come, let’s go to the back mountain. Big Brother has recently invented a set of extremely lethal and malicious fist techniques. Let’s go, you two, accompany me to practice.”
Hearing this, Xue Pan and Gouzi immediately got up, their foreheads covered in cold sweat from fear.
Xue Pan changed his tune, “That thing, Goudan, perhaps it’s because your Brother Pan is old, my eyesight isn’t that good anymore, I misjudged, really, I must have misjudged.”
After saying that, he cupped his hands towards me again, “Apologies, Big Brother, your little brother is a bit weak in the kidneys lately and has to pee. Uh, why don’t you ask Third Brother to accompany you, I, I need to pee.”
After Xue Pan finished speaking, before I could react, he threw his arms out and ran off barking, like a monkey eager to go home and eat.
Seeing Xue Pan escape under the guise of needing to pee, Gouzi’s face turned somewhat red.
“Uh, that Old Ghost, I, I, I uh, my stomach hasn’t been well lately, I need to go back and take a shit.”
That bastard, also imitating, wanted to escape using a shit-escape.
Just as he took a step, I grabbed his arm. I looked at him, my eyes glancing towards Xiao Goudan.
Gouzi instantly understood, nodded slightly, then turned to Goudan and shouted, “Hey Goudan, your Brother Gou isn’t young anymore, my memory is definitely not that good, I remember you were drinking with us, don’t you remember? You were the one who helped me back when we finished drinking!”
After Gouzi said this, I was satisfied and released my hand, giving him a look of great satisfaction.
Seeing that I was no longer bothering him, he pouted his butt and tried to sit back down. I saw this and stepped forward with a kick, “Didn’t you say you were going back to take a shit? What the hell are you sitting down for? You’ll shit your pants later!”
Gouzi, kicked by me, quickly rubbed his butt and said, “Isn’t that right? Fuck, how could I almost forget that! See what I’m saying, I said my memory wasn’t that good.”
As he walked away limping, he didn’t forget to look back and say, “Thanks, okay!”
Seeing that both these brothers had succumbed to Big Brother’s might and were scared away.
The other brothers, besides rolling their eyes, dared not say a single word more.
Of course, calling it might or intimidation, this was actually just how we brothers messed around normally, because no one would truly take these little teasing matters to heart.
Big Brother would certainly not, unless I was being petty, hahahahaha.
But such situations were always rare, and never happened with my brothers; only when facing an enemy would I reveal my trait of being vengeful and hating evil. Most of the time, I wouldn’t.
Even if a stranger accidentally stepped on Big Brother without paying attention, and then glared at Big Brother fiercely. Even so, Big Brother would generally not get angry, and sometimes would even say humorously, “Excuse me, sorry for letting your foot land there, did I not break your foot?”
Heeheehee, wahahahaha.
This isn’t because Big Brother is foolish, but because I disdain to entangle myself with ordinary people and waste my precious happy time. Getting angry for no useful reason is a very boring thing. Facing everything in the world playfully is the attitude a king should have.
If I were to truly discipline someone, it would only be someone whose original nature was utterly malicious and who refused to change despite repeated attempts.
Because such people are often reincarnated from the Animal Realm or the Ghost Realm. Their bad habits and karmic obstructions are very heavy, and they cannot improve without being taught a lesson.
In order to have compassion for all beings, and not give up on them because of their wickedness, sometimes Big Brother must also display the thunderous Vajra subduing demon big slap, and the vicious spicy divine incantation, to perform the ritual of exorcising demons and protecting the way.
After all, when sentient beings don’t open their minds to reason, it is necessary to make them stumble a few more times for their growth.
Moreover, such things generally do not require me to act personally. With their kind of habits, even if I didn’t teach them a lesson, they would face countless hardships.
This pattern is super simple, just like if you walk without paying attention today and step on shit, if you don’t learn your lesson, you’ll step on it again next time, and continue not learning your lesson, then you’ll always step in it without noticing.
Or like a person who, every time they are in a romance, praises the other person highly and tries their best to treat them well; the result is often not a good ending.
Or you think you are a good person, treating many people with your whole heart, why does no one reciprocate with the same sincerity?
In fact, in these matters, it seems like you are not at fault.
But the essence is the same.
It is that, without you realizing it, you have provoked the greed in their human nature.
This trait of greed mostly stems from things being too easy to obtain. When you give too much, they will unconsciously feel that it came too easily and become attached to your kindness.
These words are unpleasant, but they are the truth.
No one is willing to give their all for you. Unless you have parents who love you deeply. But even so, they will occasionally complain to you to help temper your temperament.
Sometimes parents are not called parents; they are called Bodhisattvas.
As for others, why would they be content with any kindness they show you without getting something from you?
Whether it is tangible or intangible. Tangible is better, it’s easy to discover. Intangible is as precious as mountains and seas.
No matter what they covet from you, after obtaining it, they will definitely want more. Even if what you give is enough, how can people be content? They would wish to strip you bare and pluck every hair from your body.
They take a lot from you, yet they are unwilling to spend money to treat you to a meal.
The reason is simple; they say it’s not hard, but that life is difficult to endure. But in this world, even picking up bottles can yield money, and one can eat if they can move. Those are just excuses for their unwillingness to give back and their desire for greed.
If you dare to say anything that goes beyond their aspirations, they will immediately turn hostile, using various excuses to trample on you, wishing to drag you into the abyss of hell.
How many people truly care about your silent efforts when you had nothing? How many people can see you racking your brains just to bring them light?
Are there such people? Yes, there are. But they are as rare as can be, because these people are not mortals, but Celestial Gods reincarnated to undergo training again.
More people just want to gain self-interest from you for free.
The ugliness of human nature is none more than this; even they themselves haven’t realized they are doing this.
If you dare to step on their secretly hidden tail, they will turn around and bite you. Wake up, you silly child.
To speak of feelings, you must first have a heart that is both mature and youthful.
But this! Besides truly Great Cultivators, how many people in this world possess it?
All the world is bustling, all for profit.
All the world is in commotion, all for gain.
This is human nature, regardless of good and evil.
The Way is Natural, all is for growth.
Reflecting three times a day, yet unable to cleanse a heart that is muddied by the world.
Awakening thrice in a dream, yet unable to achieve the action of knowing and then doing.
At birth, human nature is good; natures are similar, habits diverge.
Without illuminating the mind to see the true nature, how can there be genuine goodness from birth? Although habits may share similarities, they are ultimately different.
Whether dark, white, or gray, foolish and silly, the heart does not return.
When awake, it’s like a dream; when dreaming, it’s like being awake.
Turning heaven and earth, that is Big Brother.
