This allowed Buddhism to develop rapidly in Japan, and temples could now be found almost everywhere.
"Damn bald donkey! Open up! Your lordship is back!" Having returned to the temple, the yaksha seemed to be in a much better mood. He even dropped his disguise and revealed his true form. Surprisingly... although he had long horns on his head, he was unexpectedly quite pleasing to the human eye.
"Coming, coming! And... this humble monk has told you, I have hair!"
After a while, an icy voice came from within the temple. As the temple gates opened, a monk dressed in white, prayer beads hanging around his neck, stepped out with Buddhist beads in one hand and a staff in the other.
The monk had short hair and looked very young, only around twenty. However... he did not give others the impression of being especially compassionate, but rather distant and aloof.
However... when he looked at the yaksha before him, a faint smile appeared on his cold face. It was so subtle that the yaksha did not notice it.
"Did you hurt anyone outside?"
"Bald donkey, you still don't trust me? I've always listened to you! Those people did annoy me, but ever since I promised you, I've never harmed any mortals."
"That's good... Come back into the temple with me first. A war broke out not long ago, and there were countless casualties... The City Lord already came to visit me earlier. I need to go perform rites for them shortly. Come with me."
"Perform rites again? Fine, fine... got it!" The yaksha looked impatient, but out of respect for the monk, he did not say anything more.
"Enter the temple first."
"Alright." The yaksha nodded and turned to enter the temple with the monk.
"They went in! Sister