Chapter 40: Difficulty in Communication

  "Sir, is Master Fu alright?" Jiulang asked nervously.

  Just now, Jiulang half-supported and half-dragged Bian Fuzi to the edge of Linbei's place. Then Linbei appeared, and this poor Bian Fuzi just took one look at Linbei before fainting directly, and hasn't woken up yet.

  Lin Bei's body was too frightening, over 12 meters tall and as thick as an adult's waist. This impact would be extremely strong for a forty-year-old ancient person. In fact, even if modern people suddenly saw it, many would probably faint from fright, and those with weaker nerves might even have a heart attack.

  Lin Beifeng shook his head, now they were already in the forest, but only at the edge. He had also taken a look at Ban Fu's situation earlier and it should be due to sudden fright and the hot weather that caused him to faint. As long as he waited for a while, he would wake up.

  Lin Bei also took this opportunity to observe the appearance of Bian Fuzi.

  A man in his forties is already considered old-fashioned, with a long beard under his chin and wrinkles on his forehead, but his face is pale. He looks like he usually pays attention to health preservation, but judging from his appearance, he should be a more stubborn person, and people of this type are generally not easy to get along with.

  The forest was very cool, Lin Bei and Jiulang stayed for a while, Bian Fuzi moved his hand, Jiulang exclaimed: "Master is awake."

  The eyelids under Bo Fu's eyes moved, and then slowly opened. He was a bit dazed when he just woke up, but gradually became clear-headed.

  "Master!" Kuro shouted.

  "You little brat..." Bian Fuzi directly scolded, then his eyes rolled over and saw Lin Bei on the side. His eyes widened, and his throat involuntarily let out a "gag" sound. His face turned from white to green, and it seemed like he was about to faint again.

  "Husband, don't be afraid, husband. This is the Great Dragon King, he doesn't eat humans." Jiulang hastily shouted, fearing that this husband would faint again.

  "Monster... monster... thing." Bo Fu Zi stuttered, but at least he could say a few words now, without fainting, his mental endurance was not bad.

  Lin Bei looked at Jiu Lang, but he himself remained still for a moment. He had to let Jiu Lang clarify the situation first.

  "Master, although the adult is a monster, his nature is very good and he won't eat humans, so Master you don't have to be afraid. Moreover, the adult can write and communicate with us..." Jiulang hastily said.

  "Nonsense!" Bian Fuzi suddenly became fearless: "The demon is good at confusing people's minds, I think you are being confused by it. Demon, the sky is clear and bright, how dare you come out? Are you not afraid of being struck by thunder?" The last sentence was directed at Lin Bei.

  Lin Bei was suddenly speechless.

  "Husband, no, the master wouldn't do that." Jiulangtao got anxious, fearing that if the husband said something to anger the master, he would be eaten. "Master... Master is a good demon, Master has come to help us."

  Jiulang said that, Bian Fuzi thought Jiulang was being bewitched by Lin Bei's evil magic. Bian Fuzi's face showed a stern and upright air, he stood up and pointed at Lin Bei: "Evil creature, I don't know how you've bewitched Jiulang, but don't think you can bewitch me too! Jiulang, quickly go back to the village, gather people and beat this evil creature to death with sticks, it's a good deed for the world."

  Lin Bei was speechless, I haven't done anything yet and you're already thinking of getting rid of me.

  Lin Bei realized that bringing this Wen Fu Zi might be a mistake. Scholars, because of their knowledge, understand more and are not easily deceived. Moreover, before the Tang Dynasty, scholars' traditions were more complete, not those weak bookworms who only knew how to read books. They had to learn the six arts: ritual, music, archery, charioteering, writing, and arithmetic, which was even more impressive than our modern physical education. Therefore, any scholar who mastered these six subjects was quite formidable and had their own beliefs, making it difficult for outsiders to change their minds. Now that Wen Fu Zi has determined Lin Bei to be a monster, Lin Bei is afraid it will be hard to change his mind.

  Jiulang was so anxious on the side that he pulled his hair straight, he had already determined that Lin Bei was a good monster, but he also knew what kind of person Bian Fuzi was, and he was clearly not a eloquent person, so at this time, being impatient and flustered would not help in the slightest.

  "Hurry up and go?" Bo Fu Zi shouted, staring tightly at Lin Bei. He was thinking of sacrificing himself for justice, letting himself and the monster in front of him dance around each other, while Jiulang went back to call people to come and kill the monster. At this moment, Bo Fu Zi felt that Confucius had possessed his body, such things were great, so he wasn't afraid at all.

  Jiulang looked at Lin Bei.

  Lin Bei's snake face couldn't have any expression, so Jiulang couldn't see Lin Bei's helplessness at this time. Lin Bei could only write a few words on the ground: "I don't eat people!!!!" and added three exclamation marks to express his thoughts.

  "Ah, you demon, you must have infiltrated our human dwellings to be able to recognize characters! How dare you be so brazen? Aren't you afraid that the Heavenly Master will capture you?"

  Lin Bei was initially a bit depressed, but then he felt a surge of joy. Could it be that Master Bian actually recognized the characters he had written? And all of them at that? If so, then there might be a way to communicate after all.

  So Lin Bei hastily wrote: "Even if it's a demon, there is a distinction between good and evil. I have never eaten humans, nor have I harmed anyone. Master, what makes you certain that I am an evil demon to be killed? Heaven still has the virtue of giving life. Moreover, haven't you heard the phrase 'born with knowledge'? My learning comes from heaven."

  "Born with knowledge? You demon, how dare you be so arrogant, do you think you are Confucius?"

  The Han Dynasty abolished the Hundred Schools of Thought and only respected Confucianism, so only Confucius could be called a sage. When Bian Shao saw a monster claiming to have been born with knowledge, he was not impressed.

  Lin Bei continued: "I don't dare to think of myself as a sage like Confucius, but no matter what, I was born with this knowledge. Moreover, the Cui family and Alan have already contacted me several times, you can ask them if I've ever done anything to harm them. On the contrary, I even helped them make money by giving them mountain game, not only did I not hold a grudge, but I also showed kindness. You humans emphasize repaying kindness, so Master Fu says I'm an evil demon, I won't agree with that. If I were truly an evil demon, wouldn't it be better to just eat you all up? Why bother speaking so much?"

  Who would have thought that Lin Bei's words would make Bo Fu Zi widen his eyes: "So it was you, this monster, who was causing trouble. Nowadays, the people of Xishan Village are restless and anxious, and there are even some reckless heroes in the countryside who stir up trouble. It's all because of the disasters you brought, you monster, your heart is punishable."

  Lin Beicheng's head was about to spew out a mouthful of old blood, damn it, this kind of forced and artificial phrase came easily to his lips. Lin Beicheng now really wished he were a monster, swallowing this old man in one gulp would purify the world. But scholars weren't just him alone, yet Lin Beicheng could only think about it, eating people was something he dared not do.

  Seeing Lin Bei no longer writing, Bian Fuzi thought he had won, "Monster, what else can you say?"

  Lin Bei couldn't help it and heavily wrote on the ground: "A summer insect cannot speak of ice."

  PS: Thank you for the two rewards from Chenxi Weilu, thank you.