"Perhaps... Gunnian feared that Guzhen would be unable to enter the Human Path, so he wanted to enter reincarnation alongside Guzhen and use his own merit to lend him a hand?" Seeing Xiao Hua take out the corpse left behind by the demonic spirit of Profound Water Palace, Xin Xin knew that he intended to find a body for the young monk Gunnian's soul. Yet when she saw only Xiao Hua appear, with no sign of Gunnian, she could not help asking. Xiao Hua had not intended to explain in detail. As Xin Xin used the Profound Origin Water Control Banner to open the spell formation, he briefly recounted what had happened. Upon hearing that Gunnian had forsaken his chance at rebirth and chosen to enter reincarnation with Guzhen, she could not help sighing with emotion. Looking at the Sage River as dusk descended, she sighed. "For young monk Gunnian to cherish the bond of brotherhood and blood so deeply, even the Buddha must surely bless him!"
"Actually... Guzhen was no less admirable!" Xiao Hua said with equal feeling. "Had he not held the bond between brothers in his heart, had he not believed in that brotherly truth, I fear this little monk would have fallen by his hand before the demonic spirit ever appeared!"
"Two brothers from the countryside, two Buddhist disciples who had already taken refuge in the Buddhist faith, could possess such genuine feeling. Why is it... that so many people who possess things others could only dream of attaining in their entire lives do not?" Xin Xin's face carried a trace of desolation. Gazing at the orange-red sun, like an egg yolk, she said faintly, "For power and influence, they can abandon family affection. For rules and regulations, they can abandon blood ties. For profit, they