Elder Jinchi reached out with one hand to touch the Brocade Kasaya, but grasped at empty air.
Xuanzang put the kasaya away again and said casually, "All right, it is enough just to look at this treasure. You must not damage it. I still need to wear it when I go meet Buddha Tathagata!"
The moment Elder Jinchi heard there was more involving Buddha Tathagata, he became even more curious, his old mouth constantly asking one question after another.
Xuanzang laid out the scripture-seeking mission in full, sincerity filling his eyes. It left Elder Jinchi, an old man several centuries old, boiling with passion.
The Buddhist teachings were to be carried eastward, and he would even travel to Great Thunderclap Temple to meet Buddha Tathagata.
What an honor that was for a monk!
A blazing fire of jealousy burned in Elder Jinchi's belly, making him stomp his feet and beat his chest in frustration.
Why was he not the scripture seeker? Was it simply because he was not a monk from the Heavenly Dynasty?
Becoming the scripture seeker would not only earn the attention of Buddha Tathagata and the Bodhisattvas, but also grant him a treasure like the Brocade Kasaya.
"Wuwuwu..."
The old monk began crying right there in public. With how heartbroken he looked, he was just like a several-hundred-year-old child.
The other monks of the Zen Temple stepped forward one by one to console him. In truth, they were somewhat jealous of Xuanzang's status as the scripture seeker as well.
Though the westward journey might be dangerous, with countless hardships and obstacles along the way, if they truly completed this mission, then even if they did not become Buddhas on the spot, becoming an Arhat envoy at Great Thunderclap Temple afterward should not be a problem, right?
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