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Chapter 1217 - 1211 Everything Was Planned in Advance

Chapter 1217: Chapter 1211 Everything Was Planned in Advance

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After reading the blood letter, Miss Yin underwent a significant change, taking a 360-degree turn, and she unexpectedly asked Xuan Zang to go to the outskirts of Capital City to inform her family and catch the thief.

By this time, Miss Yin obviously knew the end was near, and it was no longer possible to conceal the matter.

At that time, why did Miss Yin undergo such a great change? What exactly was the reason behind this transformation?

On closer inspection, it can be seen that it was after Miss Yin saw the blood letter brought out by Xuan Zang.

This blood letter must be completely different from the one Miss Yin left for her son eighteen years ago.

Only such an explanation could clarify the issue.

And for Elder Famíng, who was manipulating everything from behind the scenes, this was really too simple.

Of course, the audience present, along with several guests including the host Wen Chengzai, definitely could not consider it in such detail.

About this matter, Li Changlin also had a quite clear understanding in his mind.

So, he explained with a smile: "We all know that, generally speaking, when babies are abandoned, elders or parents will definitely leave something like a blood letter or a token. However, the content of these blood letters, the reasons for abandonment are varied and some are even particularly bizarre. I suspect most of these are not true. Perhaps only the baby’s exact birthdate and time could be true."

"So you mean, the original blood letter did not contain content about revenge!" Professor Luo jumped in his heart and could not help but say aloud.

"No way?" Professor Cai looked stunned and shook his head: "If the original blood letter did not contain any content about revenge, then why would Elder Famíng later want Xuan Zang to seek revenge?"

This was indeed very strange; from the book, everyone can see that Elder Famíng, Liu Hong, and Miss Yin have never contacted each other; naturally, there was no issue of grievances or grudges.

Since this is the case, then why would Elder Famíng ask Xuan Zang to seek revenge? In doing so, isn’t he creating trouble out of nothing, harming others!

Li Changlin laughed: "According to my deduction, the blood letter initially should not have contained anything about revenge. Everyone, think about it, when Elder Famíng first found the baby and saw the blood letter, he learned of the baby’s origin. Here we can assume that, after Elder Famíng picked up the baby and saw the blood letter, he then knew the baby’s surname and name, which is also called learning of the origin; additionally, after Elder Famíng saw the blood letter, he knew this baby was the person he was waiting for, so it can also be called learning of the origin. In my view, at that time, Elder Famíng’s mindset should be the latter."

"Using this assumption for deduction, many previously hard to explain aspects now can be clearly explained," Professor Cai was slightly lost in thought, then suddenly clapped his thigh, and laughed joyously, "It must be so, otherwise Miss Yin had eighteen years of time, she could completely find an opportunity to write back, why had she never taken action? It must be because although she sent away the baby, she never clarified the reason."

"Actually, if it is really as Mr. Li deduced, and Liu Hong is Xuan Zang’s biological father, then there is even less need to leave any so-called truth, as Liu Hong is still alive and well, so naturally, Xuan Zang would not have any deep-seated hatred!" Professor Luo also nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Li Changlin’s explanation.

"But why did Elder Famíng do this? What benefit could he possibly gain from making Xuan Zang go back and kill Liu Hong?" Professor Ma frowned. Although he was not as thoroughly knowledgeable about Journey to the West as Professor Cai and Professor Luo, he still possessed common sense.

Generally speaking, when someone does something, regardless of whether it is good or bad, they must have a reason, and they must derive some benefit or demand from it.

Elder Famíng had no personal grudges with Liu Hong, and he also had no connections with Miss Yin. Why would he want to harm these two people? What exactly was his purpose?

Li Changlin nodded and smiled, "Professor Ma’s question is excellent. Actually, the answer lies in this Chapter’s purpose. Through this reasoning, we now know that Liu Hong being Tang Monk’s biological father should be beyond doubt. I wonder if anyone else has different views?"

Li Changlin was not dogmatic, although he had explained the matter very clearly, he still asked for opinions from the several guests and the audience present.

Everyone naturally had no doubts. Indeed, from the beginning, nearly all the audience believed that Tang Monk should be the son of Chen Guangrui and Miss Yin.

Only Professor Cai and Professor Luo wrote the name of Emperor Taizu of Tang.

If there were any objections, it would probably concern just these two individuals.

However, whether it was Professor Cai or Professor Luo, both were evidently overwhelmed by Li Changlin’s extensive knowledge, hence they naturally had no objections.

Seeing that everyone agreed with this inference, Li Changlin continued, "If Liu Hong is indeed Tang Monk’s biological father, then why would Elder Famíng encourage Xuan Zang to kill his own father, and indirectly cause the death of his own mother? What is the actual implication of this Chapter? In fact, if we closely scrutinize Elder Famíng’s actions, it’s not hard to determine that the true purpose of the story is to make Tang Monk personally kill his biological father and indirectly cause his mother’s death."

"What could be the reason for doing this?" Wen Chengzai slightly furrowed his brow and asked with puzzlement, feeling shocked by Li Changlin’s words.

"Yes, compelling a son to kill his father and then to drive his mother to death is not something a Buddhist would do!" Professor Ma also expressed his profound sentiments.

If we were to follow what Li Changlin said, then Elder Famíng would indeed be a great villain.

"Professor Cai, Professor Luo, how do you view this matter?" Instead of rushing to answer, Li Changlin looked up at Professor Cai and Professor Luo sitting diagonally opposite him.

Professor Luo smiled awkwardly and waved his hands, saying, "Although I have been studying Journey to the West for nearly twenty years, I have never considered it as meticulously as Mr. Li, so I really couldn’t figure out what it means!"

Professor Cai also shook his head, saying, "I can’t figure it out."

"Actually, I think this is because the narrative demands it, and also because Guanyin Bodhisattva demands it," Li Changlin said with a smile. "I can affirmatively say that Elder Famíng was likely arranged by the mastermind behind Journey to the West, that is, Guanyin Bodhisattva. Both Elder Famíng and Guanyin Bodhisattva needed to create a villain as required by the narrative. Unfortunately, Xuan Zang became a pawn in their hands. Through this event, Xuan Zang would become utterly disillusioned, truly see through the secular world, and then wholeheartedly turn to Buddhism. Only in this way, Guanyin Bodhisattva could ultimately accomplish her great mission of spreading the scriptures!"