"Namo Maitreya Buddha!" Xiao Hua returned the greeting. "Junior Brother, you are too polite. When this disciple heard the news that day, I was even more horrified than you! Moreover, the upper realm this disciple spoke of... may possibly be... above the Immortal Realm!"
"Hiss..." Maitreya Buddha World Honored One and Namo Great Practice Samantabhadra Bodhisattva both drew sharp breaths, exchanging glances with shock in their eyes.
"Therefore..." Xiao Hua explained, "World Honored One, after receiving the news, this disciple immediately rushed to Dragon Island and the Great Sacred Hall, hoping to find a way to annihilate the Mayflies. Unfortunately, neither holy land of the Demon Race nor the Dragon Race yielded any results! Now, this disciple has come to Little Linglong Temple to see whether there might be a good solution!"
Maitreya Buddha World Honored One smiled bitterly. "Guanyin Venerable, you think too highly of Little Linglong Temple! This seat has only just established a place of practice at Little Linglong Temple. If it is a matter of spreading Buddhist teachings or resisting the Mayflies, I can contribute some strength. But if it is a matter of finding a method to annihilate the Mayflies within the Buddhist sect's legacy..."
At this point, Maitreya Buddha World Honored One suddenly came to his senses. He raised a hand and pointed at Xiao Hua, caught between laughter and tears. "Guanyin Venerable, you... you have actually begun playing tricks on this seat as well? Do you wish to go to Thunder Sound Temple, yet fear that Great Sun Tathagata World Honored One and Rāgaratna Tathagata may harm you, so you came to Little Linglong Temple to pull this seat along?"
"Not at all, not at all..." Xiao Hua hurriedly waved his hands. "Although this disciple has attained fruition, I do not understand certain