"Boohoo, boohoo!"
Cowherd cried again, bearing a thousand years of grievances with only these two dead children for company.
Not only did he have two dead children, but Cowherd also had a thousand years of grievances.
"Boohoo, boohoo!"
Hearing his heartbroken sobs, Guanyin Bodhisattva's disciples stirred. Almost all of them were women; only Black Bear Spirit was male.
Startled, Black Bear Spirit strode forward. The burly spirit took one look at Cowherd and immediately unleashed a torrent of abuse. "You useless fool! You fell into a desire calamity and can't get out? Just cultivate properly with us, and you'll be able to find your wife and bring your children back to life!"
His curses came one after another, like a cudgel striking Cowherd's head to awaken him. Black Bear Spirit raised his head and looked over, delivering a thorough scolding.
That was right. Hadn't he merely suffered a terrible stroke of misfortune?
If he began cultivating in earnest, he could still recover and turn heaven and earth around.
He could still resolve everything.
Cowherd had suffered these unhappy experiences, but Black Bear Spirit was a demon. He had endured even more of them.
Strictly speaking, Black Bear Spirit had never even been human.
"Boohoo, boohoo!"
Under Black Bear Spirit's chastisement, Cowherd grew even more heartbroken. Fortunately, there was something to rejoice over amid his grief.
Cowherd's two children were going to be brought back to life.
Guanyin Bodhisattva wasted no time putting her methods to work, in a palace at the rear of Mount Putuo of the South Sea.
There was a large raised bed made of jade, with two vortices of spiritual energy spinning endlessly at its head.
The two children were placed inside those vortices, and all manner of energies spread out.
Whoosh, whoosh!
As the vortices spun