Maitreya's Bewildered Face

Maitreya was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing this. Speechless, he said, "This... Dragon King, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to disturb you. It's mainly because Guanyin Bodhisattva of our Buddhist Sect went missing in the East Sea, so I came to look for her."

Ao Bing chuckled. "That's a strange thing to say. How could a Bodhisattva possibly go missing in our East Sea? Don't worry, she isn't lost. My fourth brother picked her up. But why should we return her to you?"

Maitreya coughed. "Ahem, Guanyin Bodhisattva is the face of our Buddhist Sect... Name your terms."

Ao Bing pondered for a moment. "Name terms? I'm not interested. How about this? You tell me how much you're willing to offer to ransom her. If the price is right, I'll naturally help you..." At this point, Ao Bing paused. "You've probably heard the saying about dragons being inherently... well, you know. If you don't quickly bring out something that satisfies us, I can't guarantee that anything inappropriate won't happen to a Guanyin who can't use her powers."

Maitreya hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Rulai. "Buddha Ancestor, Guanyin was picked up by Ao Ding of the East Sea Dragon Palace. What should we do? Quickly give me an idea. What price should our Buddhist Sect offer to ransom her? If we don't gather enough soon, that little dragon brat Ao Ding might do something to Guanyin..."

In Western Heaven's Great Thunderclap Monastery, Rulai received Maitreya's transmission and thought, *Hm? Ao Ding picked Guanyin up? What does that have to do with this rat? I don't care in the slightest. After all, I'm rather happy to see Guanyin suffer. What a pity, though—she got mounted by a dragon. It would've been even better if she'd been mounted by a pig... Forget it.