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Chapter 1215 - 1209 The Child is the Root of All Evil

Chapter 1215: Chapter 1209 The Child is the Root of All Evil

He chuckled and said, "In the original text of ’Journey to the West’, it is written: ’By good fortune, the next morning, Liu Hong suddenly had urgent business far away. Miss Yin thought to herself, if the child were to wait for the thieves to return, his life would surely be forfeit. It would be better to abandon him into the river early on and leave his fate to destiny.’"

"From this, it is clear that the person who made the decision to abandon the infant wasn’t Liu Hong, but Miss Yin herself. She sneaked to the riverside to abandon the infant on her own, without Liu Hong’s knowledge."

"So, why did Miss Yin decide to abandon the infant in the river?"

"The general explanation is that Miss Yin feared Liu Hong would harm her son, but this explanation doesn’t hold up at all. By casting the infant into the river, his death would come much more swiftly."

"The consequences of such an act are even greater and more immediate than the potential outcomes Miss Yin was worried about, so logically speaking, this answer is untenable."

Professor Cai nodded in agreement with Li Changlin’s claim, "Speaking honestly, abandoning one’s own child to the river to let fate decide, the infant’s chances of survival are virtually none."

"Personally, I think that in such a situation, Miss Yin could have pleaded with Liu Hong, and she was more than capable of securing his mercy. After all, from the child’s birth, he was meant to be killed, but Liu Hong didn’t lay a hand on him until a full month had passed. That must have been due to Miss Yin’s pleas—Liu Hong indeed spared the child’s life at that time," Professor Ma interjected from the side.

Upon hearing this, Professor Luo nodded and smiled, "Moreover, Miss Yin could have left the child in a crowded street area. That way, there would have been a good chance for the child to be picked up by someone, which is far better than being thrown into the river to drown."

"Exactly!" Li Changlin chuckled and said, "At that time, Miss Yin was about to throw Tang Monk directly into the river. The original text describes it like this: ’As she was about to abandon [him], she suddenly saw a wooden board floating along the riverbank. Miss Yin bowed to the heavens in prayer, placed the child on the board, tying him down with straps, hung a blood-written note on his chest, pushed him into the river, and let fate take its course.’"

"From this, we can imagine that if a piece of wood had not floated by, Miss Yin would certainly have thrown Tang Monk directly into the river."

"And even with a wooden board for support, an infant adrift in the river would not easily be discovered," Professor Ma frowned and said, "If not found by someone in two or three days, the infant would undoubtedly die."

"If Tang Monk were to die, wouldn’t that be the grand finale of ’Journey to the West’!" Opposite, Wen Chengzai could not help but mutter.

Upon hearing this, everyone could not help but burst into laughter, and the crowd below joined in the merriment.

Li Changlin also could not help but chuckle softly, then gestured with his hand and continued, "If Miss Yin feared Liu Hong plotting against Tang Monk, then her decision to abandon the infant to the river to let fate decide is no different from attempted murder. In fact, by doing so, she made the child’s death even more imminent. Hence, throwing the child into the river is in itself a problematic action."

"Mr. Li, please elaborate," Professor Cai said, knowing that Li Changlin was about to come to the crucial point, so he couldn’t help but straighten his back.

Li Changlin smiled lightly and said, "Actually, the text has already provided a clear answer as to why some wet nurses would abandon their own children."

"Really?" Professor Cai opened his eyes wide in astonishment.

"How come I don’t remember that!" Professor Luo also blinked in surprise.

As for Professor Ma, he was just tagging along, so he also looked utterly baffled.

Li Changlin glanced over and realized that a detailed explanation was in order, so he said with a smile, "When the Tang Monk was born, a deity named Nanji Xingjun came to Miss Yin and said: ’This child will grow to achieve remarkable fame, he is no ordinary being.’"

"In fact, it means to tell Miss Yin that her son won’t die and will be quite extraordinary in the future."

"After that, Nanji Xingjun also instructed Miss Yin to protect the child with diligence."

"However, Miss Yin didn’t protect him diligently at all. Not only did she not protect him, but she even threw the baby into the river. This clearly seems like an attempt to kill the Tang Monk!" Professor Cai felt his brain struggling to keep up. The question he had just asked wasn’t this, was it? But now why does it seem like Miss Yin wanted to kill the Tang Monk? This is far too unscientific!"

It wasn’t just Professor Cai who was bewildered; everyone else was just as perplexed.

They say even tigers do not eat their offspring. It’s still uncertain whether Liu Hong is truly the Tang Monk’s biological father, but there is no doubt that Miss Yin is definitely his birth mother. So why would Miss Yin want to kill her own son?

"Why would Miss Yin want to kill her own son?" Before the audience could voice this question, Li Changlin brought it up himself, saying with a smile: "Because Nanji Xingjun told Yin Wenjiao, ’Your husband has been saved by the Dragon King, and in the future, husband and wife will reunite, mother and child will come together again, and you will have a day to redress your grievances.’"

"Indeed, there’s that line!" Professor Cai nodded repeatedly, then suddenly realized and said, "That’s right, after hearing this, Miss Yin’s reaction was very abnormal as she ’had no strategy at all’!"

"What does that mean?" Professor Luo asked, frowning.

"It’s simple, the meaning in the text has already made it clear; keeping this child would become a root of disaster, and in the future, he will undoubtedly seek vengeance against her and Liu Hong. Now it appears, the real reason Miss Yin abandoned the baby in the river was not out of fear that Liu Hong would kill the baby, but to kill the baby to protect Liu Hong!" Professor Cai slapped the coffee table in front of him, laughing excitedly.

Once you accept that Liu Hong is the Tang Monk’s biological father, then everything becomes very easy to explain.

Because the Tang Monk is a harbinger of disaster, the reason why Miss Yin and Liu Hong ended up this way is entirely because of this child. Moreover, since she became pregnant with this child, their string of bad luck began.

So you see, the child is the source of all evil roots.

And now that deities have explicitly told Miss Yin that this child will bring harm to them again in the future, it’s normal that neither Liu Hong nor Miss Yin would want this child.

"Correct, Professor Cai’s analysis is on point," Li Changlin said with a nod and a smile. In fact, Professor Cai’s analysis came as a result of listening to Li Changlin’s reasoning, but naturally, Li Changlin wouldn’t let on about that.

"Who would have thought, who would have thought, a simple Chapter about one’s background could contain so much inference. Today, I’ve truly had an eye-opener!" Professor Ma exclaimed in admiration.

Professor Luo was also nodding repeatedly in shock.

As for the audience below the stage, they were already stunned speechless by Li Changlin’s insights.

Damn, following Li Changlin’s reasoning, Liu Hong might indeed be the Tang Monk’s biological father!