"Wow~"
"Tsk tsk..."
"Really... well..."
"It truly didn't disappoint me. Such a miraculous plot actually unfolds. It's really worth the trip!"
...
Yang Xue circled around the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva again and again, uttering all kinds of inaudible exclamations from time to time.
Sun Wukong was extremely annoyed, feeling as if a hundred claws were scratching at his heart.
If he didn't know that this was the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva he knew, the one who was infinitely merciful and had no ulterior motives, Sun Wukong would have long since bashed this handsome man who had made Yang Xue act like a fool out of the Flower-Fruit Mountain with his cudgel!
The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sipped his tea calmly, as if Yang Xue wasn't even there. His unfathomable eyes seemed to be still immersed in his own world of spiritual practice, remaining unmoved by anything in the outside world.
"The merciful and compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has come to the Flower-Fruit Mountain. Could it be that there's some trouble here that needs to be resolved?" After admiring his beauty, Yang Xue sat opposite him and couldn't help but inquire, "Last time you came to find me. Now that the Tathagata's inner demon remains unresolved, shouldn't you be here to ask me to go back and help him get rid of it?"
"..."
"Also, in your eyes, shouldn't I be a thorn in your side, someone to be eliminated as soon as possible?" The calm and rational Yang Xue fired question after question, "Moreover, the Bodhisattva once said that the Tathagata's inner demon arose because of me. Could it be that you're here to get rid of me?"
"..." His fingers tightened slightly on the teacup, but there was no ripple in his eyes.
He thought to himself that this woman was extremely intelligent, her actions were mysterious. Although she seemed to act without a plan, in fact she had great wisdom, being a person of great wisdom appearing slow-witted.
No wonder the Tathagata had been so wary of her until now.
If Yang Xue had known that the Bodhisattva's evaluation of her was being a person of great wisdom appearing slow-witted, she would surely have been sad. Where was she slow-witted?
However, she still admitted that she wasn't smart enough.
Although in the past, she had always held a reverent attitude towards the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
But times had changed. After all, she was now the White Bone Demon. Even though she had reached the level of a celestial being in cultivation, in the Tathagata's eyes, she would always be a White Bone Demon like a clown.
The man in front of her was surrounded by celestial aura and radiant with the light of Buddha. He was not someone she should get involved with, and she had to keep her distance as much as possible.
Thinking like this, Yang Xue calmed down a bit. She picked up her teacup and suddenly met Sun Wukong's gaze, which made her shiver involuntarily.
"G... Great Sage?" She quickly put down her crossed legs and suddenly became as obedient as a sweet little girl, "What's wrong?"
"Come here!" Sun Wukong's face was gloomy. He waved his hand and pointed at the chair beside him, "Sit here."
"Okay." She got up and scurried over to sit beside the Great Sage. It was all because she had been too shocked just now and had unabashedly admired another handsome man in front of the Great Sage. Now looking into his clear black-and-white eyes, she always felt that she was going to get beaten.
"Is he really that good-looking?" Sun Wukong coldly glanced at the Bodhisattva and said disdainfully, "He's not someone you should have any inappropriate thoughts about. Compared to the Tathagata, there are few people the Great Sage respects, but the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is one of them. You..."
"What are you talking about, Great Sage? I'm just like you. I only have admiration for the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. A person like this should be respected from a distance. I just looked so intently just now because I've never seen the male form of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva before. It was just admiration." Yang Xue quickly got up to massage his shoulders.
Sun Wukong couldn't stand such an obsequious Yang Xue. He grabbed her arm and, due to the Bodhisattva's presence, didn't let her sit on his lap.
"Alright, alright. I don't blame you." With that, Sun Wukong turned to look at the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what's your real purpose for coming to the Flower-Fruit Mountain? Although you're the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, you're the Tathagata's man. The Great Sage doesn't believe that the Bodhisattva would be so idle as to come to the Flower-Fruit Mountain to force me to go on the journey to the Western Heaven to fetch the scriptures."
"I'm indeed here to remind you to start the journey to fetch the scriptures earlier. Leaving aside the Tathagata's inner demon, the highly anticipated pilgrim for fetching the scriptures is now indulging in the mortal world and can't get over the hurdle of women. If the world were to know this, wouldn't it be a laughingstock?" He got up in disappointment and walked up to Sun Wukong, "Tang Seng is about to make a private pledge of marriage with that queen of the women's country. If you don't go there soon, the scriptures fetched will lose their meaning."
Yang Xue kept silent and tried her best to reduce her presence.
It wasn't that she had instigated this. Sun Wukong had been suspected by them before. Couldn't he just take a rest at home now?
Moreover, Tang Seng was in love with the queen of the women's country. Was this something that could be controlled?
"Why would it be meaningless? Does it mean that if love arises, the fetched scriptures won't be useful?" Sun Wukong said irritably.
"You're right. Tang Seng is the backbone of your group. If his heart isn't sincere and he breaks his vows and goes to the Spirit Mountain, he won't even be able to enter the main hall." The Bodhisattva said seriously, "So, we have to go to the Flower-Fruit Mountain as soon as possible to stop Tang Seng."
He suddenly came up with a better idea. If he could help Tang Seng and his disciples fetch the scriptures earlier, it would be a great achievement. Maybe he wouldn't have to seduce Yang Xue anymore.
The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva would never do such a ridiculous thing. Although it was said that as long as he could help the Tathagata get rid of his inner demon, anything was acceptable, but he couldn't imagine that after a lifetime of glory, he would end up seducing a White Bone Demon!
It would be better for him to be reincarnated. He didn't care about his current status and position anymore!
He had originally wanted to split off an avatar to complete the task for him, but...
Forget it. He was just following orders. Now he could only act according to the situation.
Sun Wukong was a bit conflicted. Did it mean that he couldn't consummate his marriage with Yang Xue before fetching the scriptures?
"By the way, Wukong, about you and her..." The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva had witnessed all that Sun Wukong had gone through. He talked to him as if he were his own disciple, "You haven't lost your virginity yet, have you?"
"Is... is this very important? Do... do I also have to keep myself pure?" Sun Wukong's big eyes were full of confusion and a bit of pain. Did it mean that he had to endure for so many years?
"Not exactly," the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva hesitated, as if it was hard for him to speak, "The most important thing is your master, Tang Seng. If he..."
"Then I'll go with the Bodhisattva to find Tang Seng right now and stop him as soon as possible. In case he can't resist the repeated advances of the queen of the women's country, he might even destroy his true self." As soon as he heard that it was okay for him, too, Sun Wukong immediately changed the subject and pulled the Bodhisattva outside.
Yang Xue didn't try to stop them. If they didn't continue the journey to fetch the scriptures, she would be a sinner through the ages.
So, no matter what the Western Heaven was like, no matter what others thought, she didn't want to prevent the Buddhist scriptures that had brought spiritual comfort to so many people and redeemed so many souls from reaching the Tang Dynasty because of her.
In her opinion, although the theory of reincarnation couldn't hold water completely, it had still comforted so many lost souls.
"Alright, then let's go to the Women's Country now." The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's gaze swept between Sun Wukong and Yang Xue.
He wasn't a mortal and didn't understand the feelings between men and women. But he noticed that Sun Wukong was in a very chaotic mood. "I'll wait outside."
"No need..." Yang Xue was just about to refuse when Sun Wukong grabbed her arm and pulled her towards his residence in the back.
"What's wrong, Great Sage?"
"I want to discuss something with you." His expression was extremely conflicted, and his eyes were flickering, as if it was extremely hard for him to speak.