Chapter 1266: 1266
Fangzheng rolled his eyes . “You are so big in size, yet you are afraid of such young children?”
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The elephant shook its head and said, “Of course, why wouldn’t I be? Humans are scary…”
“Scary? Then why has This Penniless Monk often heard about you elephants harming humans? For example, entering the village to wipe clean the food in the village . ” Fangzheng refused to believe it .
The elephant said bitterly, “Do you think we want to? We are forced to do so out of no choice . The forest is chopped bare by humans, and our living areas are becoming smaller and smaller, and we are eating lesser and lesser . It’s hard to even be satiated these days . Although there’s a lot of bananas, we just keep shitting when we eat too much of it . It’s uncomfortable . ”
Upon hearing that, Fangzheng did not make any further sarcastic remarks . Instead, he fell into deep thought .
In today’s world, the human population was increasing, and the space required for survival and the amount of resources needed was increasing . Therefore, it was inevitable for humans and animals to fight for natural resources .
However, that didn’t mean that humans couldn’t practice restraint . At the very least, humans were working hard towards this direction .
Fangzheng said, “I can’t represent all humanity . I can only represent myself and apologize to you . It’s humans who destroyed your home…”
The elephant shook its nose nonchalantly and said, “There’s nothing to be sorry about . To be honest, my people don’t care about the things we don’t need taken away from us . We just want to live…”
The elephant spoke in a relaxed manner, but Fangzheng found it extremely repressive . Humans were pursuing the beauty in life and quality of life, while animals in nature were only working hard for survival… They were satisfied as long as they were alive .
Fangzheng felt a little ashamed when making the comparison .
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“How are you going to live in the future? Are you going to the human village to mess around?” asked Fangzheng .
The elephant shook its head and said, “I don’t know either . I need to eat after all . ”
Fangzheng had an idea and said, “I have a solution . It can let you have your fill in the future . You can play however you want . ”
The elephant’s eyes lit up . “What’s the solution?”
Fangzheng whispered a few words and the elephant was stunned…
Fangzheng said, “Trust me . Do as This Penniless Monk says . There’s no problem . ”
The elephant said, “Alright, I’ll give it a try once I become queen . ”
“Queen?” Fangzheng asked in surprise .
The elephant said, “Of course, I’m the princess of our elephant herd!”
“Pfft!” Fangzheng spat out a mouthful of water and exclaimed, “Princess? You are female?”
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The elephant was enraged . “Are you blind? How can I be male?”
Only then did Fangzheng recall that elephants were a matriarchal society . The matriarch elephant was in charge of leading the group’s collective movement, and the male elephants were mostly used for defense .
“Alright . Don’t be angry . This Penniless Monk will help you when you become matriarch,” said Fangzheng .
“Really?” The elephant had seen Fangzheng’s abilities and naturally believed him .
Their luck was pretty good . They found the elephant herd that afternoon . After some trouble, she successfully became the matriarch of the elephant herd . Everything that happened next succeeded according to Fangzheng’s guess .
Although it was not the most harmonious relationship between humans and elephants, the confrontation between the two ceased completely .
Fangzheng had long left Vietnam . His goal was to return home as soon as possible . He did not know how One Finger Monastery was doing .
After buying a plane ticket, he sat on the plane and woke up to find himself back in the northeast .
After getting off the plane, Fangzheng immediately activated A Golden Millet Dream to conceal his face . Otherwise, with his influence in the area, there was no way he could proceed .
After returning to One Finger Village, Fangzheng realized that the atmosphere in the village was somewhat odd .
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Upon seeing Fangzheng return, Dog Song rushed over and dragged Fangzheng into the house .
Dog Song said, “Abbot Fangzheng, you are finally back!”
Fangzheng was puzzled . “What happened?”
Dog Song said, “Indeed, something happened . Chen Jin’s son, Chen Long, has disappeared!”
Fangzheng jumped in fright when he heard that . Chen Long was a burly, young man . How could he disappear?
Dog Song continued, “This matter sounds a little odd . Wasn’t Chen Long setting up a company in the south? Later, when One Finger Village became rich, he ran both sides and sold our products to the south . For example, Frost Bamboo carvings are very popular there . He earned quite a lot of money and also gave our village a lot of economic benefits . ”
Fangzheng said, “That’s indeed a good thing . Just the production alone is not enough . Distribution channels are needed . But what does this have to do with Chen Long’s disappearance?”
Dog Song said, “Actually, I don’t know if it has anything to do with it . However, I heard from Chen Jin that something was wrong with Chen Long since last month . Every time he came back, he would tell Chen Jin that there is no conflict between science and deities . The deities are just products of higher-level technology . I’m not too sure about the specifics . No one thought much of this in the beginning, but Chen Long suddenly disappeared . I think it might be related to this matter . ”
Fangzheng said, “What’s Patron Chen Jin’s take on this matter?”
Dog Song said, “What can he say? He’s already so worried . His family is in a disheartened state and they cry every day . By the way, Chen Jin has gone south . The police there needs his help to investigate something…”
Fangzheng also agreed that the matter wasn’t that simple . However, there was too little information . He couldn’t figure out anything .
After leaving Dog Song’s house, Fangzheng was dragged into the house by Wang Yougui before he even took a few steps . It was also regarding Chen Long .
Wang Yougui was even more direct . “Abbot Fangzheng, I know you are capable . Look, can you think of a way to help Chen Jin and quickly find Chen Long?”
Fangzheng said, “Patron Wang, don’t worry . Now that This Penniless Monk knows about the matter, This Penniless Monk will definitely take care of it . Wait till This Penniless Monk returns to the monastery and prepare everything; it won’t be too late to set off . There’s no rush . ”
Wang Yougui nodded and said, “It’s fine as long as you are willing to help . Alright, go back up the mountain to take a look . ”
After Fangzheng bade farewell and left, he sadly realized that someone had pulled him to the side to tell him about the matter after a few steps . Clearly, everyone knew about it . However, it was Chen Jin’s family after all . It was a sad matter . If they were to discuss it on the streets, it might cause the Chen family greater grief .
Therefore, all of them acted like thieves…
When he finally walked out of the village and returned to the mountain, Fangzheng saw Salted Fish sitting by the door . There was a woman sitting across him crying while covering her face . Salted Fish also cried . He had no idea how long this had been going on . Fangzheng went over, the woman was already wiping her tears as she grumbled, “Why are you crying more than me?”
Salted Fish said, “There’s nothing better to do anyway . Since you’re crying, we can cry together . At least, you won’t be crying alone . ”
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