Encountering a Monster at Zhenhai Temple (XII)

The Rat Spirit, enraged, left the Bottomless Cave and vented his anger by brandishing his sword outside.

Guanyin Bodhisattva arrived riding on Auspicious Light. Upon seeing her from afar, she transformed into an ugly woman, landed, and asked, "Your Majesty, are you Half-Body Guanyin?"

The Rat Spirit said, "Where did this ugly woman come from? How do you recognize me?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "Having heard of Your Majesty's good fortune, I have come to offer this treasure!"

The Rat Spirit asked curiously, "What treasure?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva took out Jade-Cleansing Bottle, held it in her palm, and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."

The Rat Spirit, out of curiosity, went to investigate.

The ugly woman that Guanyin Bodhisattva transformed into was very short and fat. When the Rat Spirit went to look at the Zi Hour, she bent down and examined it carefully.

With a whoosh, the Rat Spirit was captured and put into the Jade-Cleansing Bottle.

Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled, then transformed into the appearance of Rat Spirit, wearing a crimson-purple glazed skirt, with a graceful figure and delicate toes, and entered the Bottomless Cave.

Guanyin Bodhisattva walked inside and went straight into the hall. She heard a drinking game being played inside, and it was Ao Tu's voice. So she eavesdropped by the door.

All that was heard was Ao Tu saying:

"How handsome and graceful he is! Tall and slender! With a graceful posture and bright, beautiful eyes! Skillful in his movements, and adept at archery!"

Another voice:

"Oh, your name is beautiful, your eyes are clear. Your bearing is complete, you spend your days shooting arrows. You never miss the mark, my nephew is truly splendid."

Another voice:

"How graceful and charming she is, with her clear and gentle movements! Her dance is exquisite, her archery masterful. Four arrows fly, quelling the chaos."

The voices started as female, then male. Guanyin Bodhisattva looked over and saw that many Demon were playing drinking games, and the Third Prince was beside Ao Tu. It was a gathering of demons drinking and playing drinking games for the Third Prince.

Guanyin Bodhisattva waited quietly.

After some time, the drinking game ended, and the demons took their leave one by one.

The Third Prince drank too much, Ao Tu had him carried to a side room.

Several female Demon, emboldened by their drunkenness, expressed their Emotions to Ao Tu Ao Tu, but he rejected them.

Guanyin Bodhisattva was very impressed and thought to herself, "Her disciple does have some self-control."

However, soon after the demons left, Ao Tu summoned several Spider Demon to clean up the mess. Then he lay down on the couch and rested alone on the soft belly of the Eldest Sister Spider Demon.

Upon seeing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva silently withdrew her earlier praise and entered the hall. Her slender feet moved lightly and silently to Ao Tu's Ao Tu, placing a delicate hand on his chest and speaking softly, "Your Great King!"

Upon hearing this, Ao Tu opened his eyes and grasped the hand. Because it was so familiar, he easily recognized it as Guanyin Bodhisattva without using any Supernatural Ability. After thinking for a moment, he understood the reason.

It must be because of Wukong that the Teacher misunderstood him again.

However, Ao Tu was curious about what his Teacher wanted to do by transforming into Rat Spirit, so he didn't expose him for the time being and asked, "What's wrong?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva climbed onto the bed, chased away the Eldest Sister Spider Demon, and embraced Ao Tu, saying, "Your Great King, please look at me."

Ao Tu then looked at her.

How could the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva have even the slightest lustful thought?

Her beautiful eyes held only boundless love and compassion. She transformed herself to free her disciple from the sea of desire, displaying a thousand charming expressions and ten thousand allurements to seduce Ao Tu.

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "Older Brother Great King, please drink a cup of wine with me for our intimate moments!"

Ao Tu said, "How can we drink wine while we're lying on this couch?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "If you have the will, how can you not drink?" She then put her arm around Ao Tu's neck, and the two drank the wine.

Ao Tu asked, "My lady, what happens after you drink the wine?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "Older Brother Great King, don't you know?"

Ao Tu said, "I am an honest man and have never known about this."

Guanyin Bodhisattva then whispered intimately with Ao Tu, recounting their private affairs.

This is not because Guanyin Bodhisattva was moved by love. How could such a compassionate and holy Bodhisattva have desires? It is only because Ao Tu is Primordial Divine Saints being. Guanyin Bodhisattva could not easily enlighten Ao Tu. Only by letting Ao Tu himself feel desire could she take the opportunity to enlighten him, help Ao Tu escape the sea of desire, and break through the barrier of love.

Ao Tu was indeed moved by those sweet words.

Guanyin Bodhisattva then embraced Ao Tu's waist and back. The two looked at each other, their fingers joined together, their minds intertwined. Suddenly, Guanyin Bodhisattva extended her jade finger and touched Ao Tu's brow.

In an instant, one passes through endless Reincarnation and survives countless trials of love.

In the immeasurable great and Small Thousand World, in countless realms, countless emotions and desires exist, including kings and nobles, commoners, prisoners, and Beyond the World —an endless array. There are emperors, members of the imperial family, kings, nobles, generals, court officials, feudal lords, high-ranking officials, scholars, Confucianists, advisors, magistrates, hermits, farmers, woodcutters, fishermen, merchants, craftsmen, Peddler, tenant farmers, peddlers, weavers, servants, refugees, beggars, wandering knights, soldiers, Daoist, Daoist priests, shamans, prisoners, and sorcerers...

Birth and death, death and birth, Guanyin Bodhisattva returned to her Original Form, her magical power exhausted, and collapsed on the bed.

It was truly difficult for her to enlighten a Primordial Divine Saints through her own efforts.

Moreover, the enlightenment was unsuccessful and instead failed.

Guanyin Bodhisattva weakly Earthly Way:

"My disciple, how can your lust be so strong? Through endless Reincarnation, through countless lives, young and old, through countless years, through countless worlds collapsing, have you not even begun to see through the illusions of love, have you not felt the slightest aversion to lust?"

Ao Tu smiled and stood up, helping his Teacher straighten his robes, which had been disheveled during the transformation, and said:

"Teacher underestimates me too much. I saw through Teacher changes long ago. All those emotional tribulations were created by Teacher alone, so there's no question of being annoyed. The tribulations Teacher set up are useless to me."

Guanyin Bodhisattva opened her mouth upon hearing this, but didn't know what to say.

Ao Tu laughed and said, "Teacher, please rest peacefully in my room. I am not a lewd person. Although I have a few women I like, they are all of the Yin and Yang order and upright. The Monkey's delivery of the invitation has caused some Teacher. I will excuse myself for now and explain after Teacher have rested."

Guanyin Bodhisattva asked, "Where are you going?"

Ao Tu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Teacher, I won't go to those female Yaoguai' rooms. I'll rest at the Third Prince's place for a while."

Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "No need, I believe you. I'm just a little exhausted, I'll be fine after a rest, and you don't need to avoid me. I put that Yaoguai under your command into my Jade-Cleansing Bottle when I came, please release her. Otherwise, she might get hurt if she stays too long."

Upon hearing this, Ao Tu stepped forward, took out Jade-Cleansing Bottle from Guanyin Bodhisattva's bosom, turned it upside down with the bottom facing up and the mouth facing down, and poured out the Golden-Nosed White-Haired Rat Spirit.

The Rat Spirit's clothes had all dissolved, and as soon as she landed, she hugged Ao Tu and cried pitifully, "Brother, this woman is trying to kill me! Please, brother, do justice for me!"

Ao Tu said, "Alright, go change your clothes quickly, and don't bother us."

Seeing that Ao Tu wasn't on her side, the Rat Spirit was even more heartbroken. She pleaded again, calling him "Older Brother" and trying to appeal to his family ties, but Ao Tu wouldn't stand up for her. He just told her to go change her clothes, Rat Spirit had no choice but to go.

Guanyin Bodhisattva was very pleased to see that Ao Tu was unmoved by such a beautiful woman. She realized that she had been misled by Wukong and had acted rashly without verifying the facts, and she felt really guilty.

She was also a Bodhisattva with an open and honest heart. Knowing that she had made a mistake, she pulled Ao Tu aside and sincerely admitted it.

Ao Tu smiled and lowered Guanyin Bodhisattva's hand, saying:

"Teacher, your concern that I might not be able to escape the sea of desire is out of love for me. How could you have done anything wrong? Please rest assured, Teacher. I will need Teacher help again later!"

Guanyin Bodhisattva then felt at ease and rested.

Ao Tu stood guard nearby.

After some time, Guanyin Bodhisattva recovered, and Ao Tu told her about his plan to attack the Blood Sea Minghe.

After hearing this, Guanyin Bodhisattva agreed to help.