Little Leiyin Temple lay in Little Western Heaven. On the road there, Adam could not help feeling curious.
The Black Bear Demon claimed to be Mount Luojia's guardian deity, but in truth, he was merely a wild demon Guanyin had taken in on a whim.
He had discussed scriptures and doctrine with Elder Jinchi of Guanyin Monastery for many years, so he could be said to share some karmic affinity with Guanyin. Moreover, he had always been able to hold Sun Wukong off for quite some time before finally being exhausted and defeated, which was why Guanyin took him under her command.
While she was at it, she had also pocketed one of the three hoops Tathagata had given Guanyin to use in recruiting disciples for the scripture pilgrim.
With that sort of status, it made sense that the Black Bear Demon could sneak away from Mount Luojia. Besides, hardly anyone ever went through the mountain's rear regions. Even if its guardian deity disappeared for three or five years, it would not be strange for Guanyin not to notice.
As for the Yellow Wind Monster, Adam had learned from Zhu Zizhen's memories that after Lingji Bodhisattva brought him before the Buddha at Mount Lingshan to answer for his crimes, Lingji had voluntarily offered to take him as a disciple.
That relationship had been a close one, but judging by Lingji's current bewildered state, it was difficult to hold him too responsible for the Yellow Wind Monster's evil deeds outside.
But the Yellow Browed Monster had been Maitreya's proper bell-striking attendant. He had work to do every day; even vanishing for a single day would have been noticed.
Besides, Maitreya had already used the excuse of sneaking away once before. What excuse would he use this time?
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