When the county prince heard Elder Tang take the initiative to ask, he nodded and admitted, "I heard that this monk must abide by the rules and precepts, and eating alcohol and meat is not allowed, but maybe I heard it wrong?"

"Actually, this practice is all about cultivating the mind. As long as there is Buddha in your heart, it doesn't matter what you eat or drink, does it?" Ye Yunyang said righteously.

Because what Ye Yunyang said was too serious, the prince suddenly felt that what he said was very reasonable.

"That's right. Although we eat wine and meat, we do good deeds and accumulate virtue along the way. We never bully the weak. Isn't this cultivation?"

"That's right, I, an old pig, have eaten meat since I was born, but it does not prevent Guanyin Bodhisattva from enlightening me to go to the West to learn scriptures together. It shows that this Bodhisattva also approves."

"I, Sha Monk, do my morning prayers day and night, and never neglect to worship Buddha. This is just a matter of eating a piece of meat. What's wrong?"

Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng, in order to defend their right to eat meat, gave a lot of excuses, which only made the prince faint.

"Actually, we don't eat snake meat for the sake of appetite. We have a long journey to the Western Heavens to learn scriptures. This snake meat is very nutritious and nourishes the body. We also eat it to keep fit."

Ye Yunyang made a summary, and the four masters and apprentices had righteous and awe-inspiring looks on their faces, which completely convinced the prince.

Everyone believed Ye Yunyang's words and thought that they only ate the python meat to recuperate their bodies.

"It makes sense, hurry up, hurry up, let's give each of these four eminent monks a bowl of snake meat soup, put more meat in it, and let them replenish their bodies."

"Yes, Elder Tang must have had a hard time slaying demons along the way. What's wrong with taking some supplements?"

"We have to let Elder Tang and the others eat this meal of meat today no matter what. They helped us fight monsters, so we can't even repay this kindness."

"That's right, if it weren't for Elder Tang, how could we eat meat here so leisurely and contentedly? It would be nice if we didn't get eaten by snakes."

The villagers also heard what they said and felt that what Ye Yunyang and the others said was very reasonable. Naturally, they had to eat meat to gain strength.

They don't care about the commandment that monks cannot eat meat. Even in this village, it is very isolated. Many people don't know that monks are not allowed to eat meat.

"Don't worry, everyone. This snake spirit is so big, and it's not in vain. Each of us can eat a big bowl, so there's no need to give in."

Ye Yunyang smiled and was very humble. If there is meat, everyone must eat it together. He has no bad habit of eating alone.

Sure enough, each of these villagers filled a bowl full of snake meat soup, and there was more than half left in the pot. No one needed to grab it. They would definitely be full today.

Everyone was holding a bowl, squatting there and eating with gusto. Everyone buried their heads and ate in silence, and the sweat on their heads fell.

They had never eaten such delicious food. They didn't even have the time to speak, and they didn't even bother to put it into their mouths when it was hot and slurping.

Ye Yunyang took a sip of the soup first, and felt that the snake meat soup was so delicious that his eyebrows would fall off. The original fresh meat flavor, coupled with the simple cooking techniques, was really a masterpiece.

This made Ye Yunyang immediately think of the saying "Fresh ingredients often only require the simplest cooking method", and it was indeed true.

When I took another bite of the snake meat, I felt that the meat was firm and tender, and it had become soft and rotten due to cooking, making it melt in your mouth.

"It's delicious! It's amazing!" Ye Yunyang's mouth was full of oil. He quickly finished the bowl and felt that his whole body was hot.

This python's spiritual cultivation level is not low, and its flesh and blood is full of energy. You know, this python is full of treasures.

Next to them were Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng. The three of them were also smiling happily. Their skin was thick and thick and they were not afraid of being burned. They had already finished their second bowl.

Just when Ye Yunyang was about to fill another bowl, he saw the sky suddenly sparkling with golden light, and then bursts of fragrance appeared in the air, and flower petals began to fall from the sky.

Accompanied by the pleasant sound of the Buddha, I saw the majestic Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva appearing in mid-air. She was holding a pure vase with a willow tree on it.

"Pay homage to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, pay homage to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva!"

"The Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva has appeared! The Bodhisattva has appeared!"

Seeing the sudden appearance of Guan Shiyin Bodhisattva, the villagers were so frightened that they quickly put their bowls aside, immediately knelt down, and kept kowtowing to her.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva flicked his sleeves, and the villagers in this area immediately became motionless. It turned out that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva had used magic to immobilize them.

"Jin Chanzi, you are so bold. You dare to hide in this village and eat snake meat to break your precepts! I have heard before that you were drinking and eating meat in Lingshan. Now it seems that it is true!"

After coming down, Guanyin Bodhisattva came directly in front of Ye Yunyang and scolded him. Originally, Guanyin Bodhisattva came for the python spirit, but unexpectedly, he arrived half a step too late, and the snake spirit had been beaten to death by Tang Monk.

But what made him even more unexpected was that Tang Monk was so bold that he actually brought the snake spirit back to eat meat.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, please don't be impulsive. Listen to my explanation. I don't eat meat to satisfy my appetite. This snake spirit has been cultivated for hundreds of years. Eating it will help my cultivation.

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Ye Yunyang pulled Guanyin Bodhisattva aside and explained in a low voice, emphasizing that the flesh of the snake spirit was very useful for spiritual practice.

At the end, Ye Yunyang rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said, "Well, it tastes really good. How about you try it, Guanyin Bodhisattva?"

Ye Yunyang also had a pretty good impression of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so he wanted to share it with her. Of course, the key point was to get her into the water together.

"Jin Chanzi, please stop being sophistical here. Breaking the precepts means breaking the precepts. There is no reason. How unbecoming is it for you to eat meat for the sake of spiritual practice!"

Guanshiyin Bodhisattva was very disdainful and refused to answer Ye Yunyang's words at all. It was impossible for her to accept eating meat.

Ye Yunyang's hands danced behind her back to signal Sun Wukong, instructing him to quickly bring a bowl of meat. At the same time, she smiled at Guanyin Bodhisattva and listened to her teachings.

"Jin Chanzi, I'm not talking about you. Why has your temperament changed so much since you were reincarnated and went on the road to learn Buddhist scriptures? You have never been like this before."
Chapter completed!