In Chang 'an City, a group of children were gathered around a celestial mirror to listen to a play.
"… That Tathagata is the Heavenly Emperor's lifelong enemy. One after another comes, each stronger than the last!"
Qing Yuanzi's voice came from the celestial mirror. The children were mesmerized by it.
"Tathagata is really scary!"
A boy said, "When one falls, there are still a few Tathagatas standing up!"
"After the great tribulation, another Tathagata will come out."
Another boy said.
"So scary!"
A timid girl could not help but shrink back.
"There are not that many Tathagatas!"
At this moment, an angry voice came from behind the children.
The children turned around and saw a little monk with a fair complexion.
"So it's the little monk of the temple."
The boys surrounded him. "Are you going to fetch water again?"
The little monk had a pole on his shoulder. Recently, the well in the temple had not produced any water, so he would come out every day to fetch water.
"There is only one Tathagata!"
The little monk continued the previous topic. "You can't slander him!"
"How is there only one?"
The boys laughed. "There are clearly several of them, and they are all bad people!"
"He is not a bad person!"
The little monk was a little anxious.
"He is always stopping the Heavenly Emperor. He is a bad person!"
The boys said aggressively, "Are you saying that the Heavenly Emperor is the bad person?"
"No …"
The little monk took two steps back. "But Tathagata is definitely not a bad person."
"He is a bad person!"
"You are also Tathagata's disciple and grand-disciple, you deserve to be beaten!"
The boys pushed the little monk to the ground and surrounded him to fight.
The little monk's bucket of water was also pushed over, and a little turtle fell out.
"Where did this little turtle come from!"
A boy stretched out his hand toward the turtle.
"Don't touch it!"
The little monk quickly crawled out from under the boys' feet and held the turtle in his arms.
"Let go!"
The boys wanted to snatch the turtle out, but the little monk hugged it tightly and did not let go.
After fighting for a while, seeing that the little monk did not even cry, the boys felt bored and turned to leave.
The badly battered little monk placed the turtle in the bucket and carried it to the river.
"Turtle, oh turtle, follow this river and you will be free."
The little monk placed the turtle in the river and watched it leave. Suddenly, he cried.
"Why are you crying?"
An old voice asked.
The small monk turned his head and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar old monk standing there.
"You don't cry when others hit you. Why are you crying now?"
He asked.
The little monk wiped away his tears and stood up. "This tortoise originally lived in the well and lived a carefree life.
I set it free, but I don't know if it will starve to death. "
"Are you crying because of this?"
The old monk was surprised.
The little monk nodded.
"Don't worry, it won't starve to death."
The old monk's gaze was gentle. "Buddha, you've changed."
"What?"
The little monk was stunned. Then, he recalled that he didn't know who the old monk was.
"Elder."
The little monk bowed and asked, "Where are you from?"
"Flowerfruit Mountain."
The old monk smiled at the young monk and said, "I'm going to the nearby temple to preach. Can you please lead the way?"
"Of course, this way please."
The small monk scooped up the water and led the way.
"Elder is from Mount Huaguo. Have you seen the Celestial Emperor before?"
He asked.
"Of course I have."
The old monk nodded.
"Is he a good person?"
The little monk asked, "Why do they all say that Gautama is a bad person?"
"He isn't a bad person."
The old monk said, "He just went the wrong way."
Because of the previous war, the people of the Three Realms more or less resisted Buddhism.
However, the Monkey King didn't have any prejudice against Buddhism. Instead, he looked forward to it.
"The people of the world will understand one day."
The old monk looked at the young monk with benevolent eyes. "Buddha's love for them is no less than the Celestial Emperor's."
In the sky, the Monkey King smiled when he heard this.
"Celestial Emperor."
The Buddhas behind him asked, "Is that young monk really Buddha?"
"There's no mistake."
The Monkey King nodded.
Buddha's magic power was boundless. In order to find his reincarnation, the Monkey King had spent more than ten years.
Now that Dipankara Buddha had personally confirmed his identity, there was no mistake.
The Buddhas were overjoyed. "Let's welcome Buddha's return immediately."
"There's no rush."
The Monkey King stopped them. "Leave this matter to Dipankara Buddha!"
The Buddhas were stunned and looked at the ground.
The old monk that Dipankara Buddha had transformed into entered the temple and met the abbot. However, he didn't reveal his identity and take the young monk away. Instead, he continued to stay in the form of a mortal.
"What is the ancient Buddha doing?"
The Buddhas asked in surprise.
"Protecting Buddha."
The Monkey King said, "Buddha has found a new path in the mortal world."
It wasn't time for Buddha to return yet.
Dipankara Buddha would nurture Buddha and place him on the supreme throne again.
"It seems that your position is far from here."
The Monkey King turned around and said to the East Coming Buddha.
"What position do I need? Isn't it great to be free?"
The East Coming Buddha shook his head and left with a smile.
The Buddhas left one after another. In the end, only Guanyin Bodhisattva stayed.
"Celestial Emperor."
Guanyin Bodhisattva had something to say after thinking for a long time. "I think …"
"Say no more."
The Monkey King raised his hand to stop her and said, "Water Moon Fairy can return at any time."
Guanyin Bodhisattva was stunned and put her palms together. "Thank you, Celestial Emperor."
She sighed in her heart. Back then, she left unhappily and made many wrong choices.
She thought that the Monkey King would hold a grudge and prepared a lot of words. However, the Monkey King's words made all her words disappear.
"The Great Sage is still the Great Sage."
Guanyin Bodhisattva thought in her heart. While she was ashamed, she also felt supreme joy.
After a long time, after many karma, all spirits and Buddhism finally found the same path.
The next day, Guanyin Bodhisattva bathed again and changed into the clothes of all spirits that she hadn't worn for a long time.
"How long has it been since I wore it?"
She looked at herself in the mirror and stood for a long time.
After that, Water Moon Fairy returned to Mount Huaguo.
When the immortals and monsters heard the news, they unanimously held a banquet to welcome her.
"Sister, welcome back."
Daji's face was full of joy as she pulled Water Moon Fairy into the Water Curtain Cave. "We have prepared food for you."
As expected, Water Moon Fairy saw a table full of dishes in the cave.
She sighed. "As expected, I can't avoid this?"
Water Moon Fairy looked at the smiling faces around her and could only sit down.
As usual, the banquet was lively and people kept feeding Water Moon Fairy.
Water Moon Fairy was quite helpless. But at the same time, she felt relieved.
Just like in the small world, everyone was the same.
Except for the lovelorn Bull Demon.