I Am Here, I Have Always Been Here

After all, when boredom set in, they still had to find something to do!

Sun Huo Wang found Verdant Green Maiden and told her he was bored and wanted to go out. After hearing him, she wore a peculiar expression and said, "The gates aren't shut, and no one is stopping you. Come if you want, leave if you want! Why make things hard on yourselves? Honestly! No brains."

Having been called brainless by Verdant Green Maiden, the group could only scratch their heads helplessly.

Weren't they afraid she would get angry?

But since Verdant Green Maiden had said so, there was no problem now!

After receiving Verdant Green Maiden's permission, they left Nalanda Temple and traveled through India.

It could be considered broadening their horizons.

"Bodhisattva!"

Saro found Verdant Green Maiden and asked, "Where are they?"

"They?"

"Who?"

Verdant Green Maiden turned to look at Saro. After a pause, she gave a slight nod and asked, "Oh! Who are you looking for—Monkey or Nezha?"

"That monkey! You have no idea, he was even sprawled atop the Buddha statue at the entrance before!"

Saro sighed.

"He has no respect for Buddha at all!"

"..."

Verdant Green Maiden merely looked at her. Once she had finished, Verdant Green Maiden smiled and asked, "Saro, let me ask you: what is Buddha? A statue?"

"...No, of course not! But the statue is also a part of Buddha!"

Saro shook her head, defending herself.

"No!"

Verdant Green Maiden shook her head. "Buddha is nothing!"

"Why do people study Buddhism? For Buddha? For themselves? If that were the case, then Buddha would be far too narrow-minded. Doesn't it say in the Buddhist Scriptures as well—deliver all living beings? Cultivating Buddhism for the sake of all living beings is the right path!"

"I imagine Buddha would