Chapter 22 Wishes of the Livings Are Open to Question (1/2)
”Hey, are you stupid? The person in front of us determine whether it works or not”, Liu Shuai patted my shoulder.
I then opened my eyes and smiled when I saw these wishes, such as ”let me win five million in lottery next time” “my wife isn't good-looking, give me a beautiful mistress” “my boss is too mean to me, give me another one” and so on. Beside, one the back of the five million wish said, “donation: one yuan”.
”One yuan?” I snorted. “It takes two yuan to buy the lottery ticket. Does it count as a wish?”
”Well.” Zhang Chi Hang sighed, “those who want to obtain something without any effort, use something small to win something big, or gain something impractical are all asking for the power of gods and Buddha. That’s ridiculous.”
“There is one wish not so vulgar.” I pointed to one, which read, “Please grant me great wisdom”.
“Look, this is a nice wish, why not satisfy it?” Ignoring all else, just based on this person’s desire to increase his intelligence, to me he was worthy of praise. This should be more than a positive wish. I wondered if this stingy Bodhisattva had any excuse for it.
”Which one?” Zhang Chi Hang raised his head and looked, ”Oh, the words behind this wish are blocked,” as he said this, he waved his hand, and the form grew longer.
I looked at his actions and was immediately speechless. ”So your Wishing Record is recorded in Excel? What kind of sacred art is that!?”
”Nonsense,” Zhang Chi Hang's face reddened. “What Excel? Look carefully, this is clearly WPS. How could a stingy and principled Bodhisattva like me use use foreign goods?”
”Is that so?” I looked down at his clothes which clearly wrote in English—Prada.
”What are you looking at. That’s made in China!” Zhang Chi Hang seemed to know what I was thinking. He continued to explain, “ignore it, and look here carefully—”
When I looked up at the wish again, I was amused and annoyed. It said: ”Please grant me Great Wisdom’s all stocks, and let price of the stock I purchase increase, while drop immediately after I sell out.”
”Isn't it a too much for him if stock price raises after he buys and drops as he sells out?” I said angrily, ”Isn’t this clearly a 'sheriff can set fire but not allow people to light lamps?”
After I finished speaking, I felt that something was wrong, while Zhang Chi Hang smiled and added, ”You’re only half right. This person is only a commoner, and what he wants is a rule that only he can set fires but no others can light lamps. But as long as he becomes an official, then the situation would be, as you said, 'sheriff can set fire but not allow people to light lamps.”
”Of course we can't allow people like him become officials.” I looked at the wishes.
”Your words are unintentional, but they make a lot of sense.” Zhang Chi Hang continued, ”Is it because the sheriff forbids others to light the lamps in order for him to be a sheriff? Perhaps, but at the very least, he already had this desire when he was a commoner. However, due to various reasons, he could not show it, but when he comes to a high position and faces all sorts of temptations, he seems to have changed. But do you think he really changed? After seeing so many mortals in the mortal world, I don't think that it's a change, just a chance to release. So, why should I respond to their wishes? Human has greatly flourished, only those who can see through the surface and understand the heart have the true great ability. You only saw me using the same software as you and suspected me of having some great ability, but you could not see how the most primitive desire of mortals can be dissolved in my divine ability, just like him — ”