I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

“You have ruined my master’s reputation and squandered his life savings without his consent. How can you just walk away like this?” the black bear spirit said.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yao knew that this guy had been brainwashed by Jin Chi's silver tongue again, and had once again lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

"Poor thing, so pitiful~"

"Monk, what are you pitying?" The black bear spirit looked at Qin Yao in the direction of the voice and asked in confusion.

“I pity you for trusting the wrong person, and thus making one mistake after another.”

Qin Yao said seriously, "Black Bear Spirit, you are not a pet, much less a servant. You should have your own thoughts, instead of blindly following Jin Chi."

Can't you understand? It's not that we ruined Jin Chi's lifelong reputation; it's that he shouldn't have received this so-called reputation in the first place.

As for his life savings, he acquired them through improper means. We're already being lenient by not pursuing the matter further; do you still think we're in the wrong?

The black bear spirit said, "Master said you are good at bewitching people and distorting the truth. Now it seems that he was right."

Tang Sanzang, I won't listen to any of your nonsense. If you can't give me an explanation today..."

"So what?" Sun Wukong sneered and interrupted directly, "You can't even beat me, let alone fight against the four of us by yourself."

The black bear spirit paused slightly and said, "I may not be able to defeat you, but I can throw those two traitors, Guangzhi and Guangmou, to the dogs, and I can also take back my master's money from those people and return it to its rightful owner."

Sun Wukong: "..."

Qin Yao said, "So, what kind of explanation do you want from us?"

Without hesitation, the black bear spirit said, "The brocade cassock! Give me the brocade cassock, and I will no longer make things difficult for you."

"Ha, you said that without even thinking. You're obviously here for the brocade cassock," Pigsy said, pointing at the black bear spirit.

The black bear spirit said, "That's right! Only the brocade cassock can make up for my master's loss. As his disciple, I have an obligation to bring him the cassock."

“You speak of such blatant plunder as if it were perfectly justified. You’re not just incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, you’re utterly ignorant,” Sun Wukong said.

The black bear spirit said indifferently, "Stop talking about taking things by force. If you are really unwilling to give me the cassock directly, how about we have a bet?"
If you win, I will let you go and promise not to do anything to Guangzhi and Guangmou, or to those who took a share of my master's money.

But if I win, you will hand over the robe to me.

"Do you think this is fair?" Pigsy shouted. "Why should we have to pay a real price when we lose, while you only need to avoid hurting others when you lose?"

The black bear spirit said matter-of-factly, "Because you care about those so-called other people, while I care about the brocade cassock!"

Pigsy: "..."

Qin Yao shook his head and said, "We will not make a bet with you."

In the original story, Sun Wukong and his companions agreed to the bet but gave the Black Bear Spirit the power to decide the content of the duel, which ultimately led to their three defeats and forced them to lose the brocade cassock.

With this foresight, he certainly won't repeat the same mistake!
Upon hearing this, the black bear spirit frowned and said, "You don't care about those people anymore?"

Qin Yao remained noncommittal, even asking in return, "Black Bear Spirit, why did you choose to become Jin Chi's disciple?"

"Why do you ask this?" the black bear spirit asked.

Qin Yao pressed further, "Aren't you afraid to answer?"

The black bear spirit snorted coldly: "What is there to be afraid of? I became Jinchi's disciple because I wanted to learn Buddhism from him and hoped to attain enlightenment."

Qin Yao asked, "Do you know what the character '正' in '正果' means?"

Black Bear Spirit: "..."

“One cannot attain enlightenment through evil means, let alone obtain a Buddhist rank.”

Qin Yao spoke again: "Your worldview, that is, your understanding of this world, has been completely distorted by Jin Chi. If you don't turn back in time, you will only sink deeper and deeper."

"Stop with the nonsense, just tell me directly, are you in or not?" The black bear spirit wavered for a moment, but thinking of his master's depressed appearance these past two days, he finally calmed down.

"I never talk nonsense. I'm helping you reshape your worldview," Qin Yao said. "If you don't want to listen, then let me ask you a question: Do you believe in karma and reincarnation, and that good and evil are rewarded accordingly?"

The black bear spirit said, "I am a Buddhist cultivator, how can I not believe in cause and effect?"

"That's good."

Qin Yao said, "Since you believe in cause and effect, you should also know that only by constantly doing good deeds and accumulating unseen merits can you achieve enlightenment."

But tell me, in your memory, what good deeds did your master do?

The black bear spirit said, "Repair the Guanyin Temple and recruit many believers..."

"The renovation of the monastery was merely to satisfy his desire to show off. If you don't believe me, then let me ask you: besides himself, who else benefited from the renovation of the monastery?"
"The same goes for recruiting followers. To give a concrete example, what kind of life does he lead, and what kind of life do his disciples lead? Haven't you seen it all?" Qin Yao said.

Black Bear Spirit: "..."

Aside from that, he really couldn't think of any other good deeds his master had ever done.

"Can't list them all, can you?"

Qin Yao said quietly, "Let me teach you another principle: when judging a person, don't look at what they say, look at what they do."

If he doesn't do anything to benefit the people, yet claims to be a great philanthropist, then he is a hypocrite.

Your master, Jin Chi, is that kind of person. Wake up! Stop being mentally controlled by him and develop your own thinking abilities.

The black bear spirit had no rebuttal and didn't even know how it left.

It wasn't until they arrived at Black Wind Cave on Black Wind Mountain and heard their master's calls that they gradually came to their senses...

"My good disciple, why do you look so lost and disoriented?"

Inside the cave, in front of the wooden table, Jin Chi gazed into the eyes of the Black Bear Spirit and asked softly.

The black bear spirit exhaled a long breath and suddenly grabbed his master's arms: "Master, please tell me quickly, what good deeds have you done?"

Jin Chi was immediately taken aback: "Huh?"

The black bear spirit said earnestly, "It's about who I specifically saved and who I helped."

Jin Chi's expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly, "It seems you've been bewitched by Tang Sanzang again! Good disciple, didn't I tell you not to talk to him too much, and even more so, not to take his words to heart?"

The black bear spirit said, "I remember, but I can't answer this one question."

Jin Chi asked, "Do you know what good deeds the Buddha Tathagata has done?"

"To sacrifice oneself and cut off one's own flesh, to show compassion and save the world," the black bear spirit said without hesitation.

Jin Chi paused slightly, then asked, "Do you know what good deeds Guanyin Bodhisattva has done?"

The black bear spirit said, "He saved the people at Golden Beach, giving up his chance to become a Buddha in order to save them."

Jin Chi: "..." After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Then do you know what good deeds the Buddha of the East has done?"

Black Bear Spirit: "..."

Donglai Buddha... He's not familiar with him!
"Master, I don't know."

After a long pause, the black bear spirit stammered.

"That's good that you don't know." Jin Chi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look, you can't say what good deeds the Buddha of the East has done, but can you say that the Buddha of the East isn't a good person?"

The black bear spirit sensed that something was amiss with his master's words, but couldn't quite put his finger on it, and fell into deep thought.

But how could Jin Chi dare to give him a chance to think things through?

After all, once the black bear spirit awakens and has an epiphany, he will truly have nothing left...

“My good disciple, your mind is still shallow, so you are easily misled. In this situation, the more you think, the more disadvantageous it will be for you. So just stop thinking and listen to your master. I am your master and I will not harm you.”

"Yes, Master." The black bear spirit exhaled a long breath and clasped his hands in greeting.

Jin Chi smiled and then said, "Speaking of which, tell me about your meeting with Tang Sanzang this time, and I'll see how to proceed with the next step of the plan."

The black bear spirit nodded and then recounted his entire experience.

Jin Chi became increasingly alarmed as he listened, and finally a voice suddenly rang in his heart: Don't argue with Tang Sanzang, don't try to outsmart him!
They say old people are shrewd and old ghosts are clever, but I've lived for nearly three hundred years, yet I'm no match for them in wit and cunning...

Could it be that this guy has awakened his past life's wisdom and is using two lifetimes to fight against himself in this one?
"Master, that's the whole story. I couldn't argue with Tang Sanzang at all, and threatening those two traitors and the common people didn't work either. What should we do next?"

Shortly after recounting the whole story, the Black Bear Spirit stared at Jin Chi and asked a question.

Jin Chi pondered for a long time, then a thought suddenly occurred to him about his current situation, and hatred welled up in his heart. He said with a sinister glint in his eyes:

"Since Tang Sanzang won't participate, we'll be forced to take a risky approach: steal or rob. Even if it takes every means, we must get the robe back."

The black bear spirit looked slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Master, isn't this behavior inappropriate? We are dignified Buddhist disciples, how can we steal and rob?"

Jin Chi said seriously, “Disciple, you are too attached to appearances. Stealing and robbing are just means, no different from gambling.”

Moreover, this robe should have rightfully been mine. Tang Sanzang was merely a monk who delivered the robe, yet he, driven by greed, kept it for himself.

"Is that so?" the black bear spirit murmured.

"Of course."

Jin Chi said, "I hadn't thought of that at first, but they let it slip that the robe was a gift from Guanyin Bodhisattva."

Think about it, was Tang Sanzang a disciple of Guanyin? No. Am I a disciple of Guanyin? Yes, I am!
If Guanyin Bodhisattva hadn't sent him to deliver the kasaya to me, how could they have happened to pass by Guanyin Temple by such a coincidence?

What a coincidence!

The black bear spirit suddenly realized: "I see. I'll go and find a way to steal the brocade cassock."

"You definitely can't steal the brocade cassock on your own." Suddenly, a voice echoed throughout the cave.

"Who?" The black bear spirit suddenly turned around, its hands instantly transforming into black bear paws.

"This seated Maitreya is also known as—the Buddha of the East, the Future Buddha!"

Accompanied by a response tinged with laughter, a golden light suddenly pierced through the cave's stone gate and appeared before the master and disciple.

"Are you really the Buddha from the East?" Jin Chi's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of shock.

The Buddha of the East was surrounded by a faint golden glow, and his plump face wore a warm smile: "Do I have any reason to lie to you?"

Jin Chi suddenly realized something and hurriedly knelt down with a trembling heart: "Disciple Jin Chi pays respects to Buddha."

The Black Bear Spirit seemed to awaken from a dream, and immediately knelt down, saying, "The Black Bear Spirit pays respects to the Buddha."

The Buddha from the East smiled slightly and said, "Jinchi, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Jin Chi was overjoyed, his whole body trembling: "I, I do!"

Having said that, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, each kowtow resounding and swift, as if afraid that if he was too slow, the other party would take back this great opportunity.

"Alright, get up," said Donglai Buddha.

"Yes, Master."

Jin Chi stood up with a big smile on his face, and at that moment he suddenly understood what it meant for fortune and misfortune to be intertwined.

Donglai Buddha nodded slightly, and with a flick of his hand, summoned a set of phoenix feather robes, which he handed to the black bear spirit.
"This is your eldest grandmaster's phoenix feather robe. I made a special trip to the seven-story pagoda to retrieve it, all for this game of chess."

If you put it on, you can surely snatch the brocade cassock from Sha Wujing's hands when he's not paying attention.

The westward-bound party, having lost the brocade robe, could not simply pretend nothing had happened and continue their journey.

In this situation, Sun Wukong and the others will definitely come looking for you. I'll reinforce the cave's defenses again. You two should guard the cassock and refuse to leave, thus keeping them trapped here in a dilemma.

"Thank you, Master."

The black bear spirit took the feather robe with shining eyes and immediately put it on.

Jin Chi was also envious, but he knew he couldn't do the job of stealing the cassock. He could only watch as the black bear spirit transformed into golden light, flashing around in the cave, constantly getting used to this rare treasure.

During this time, Donglai Buddha was not idle either. As mentioned earlier, he continuously raised the upper limit of the Black Wind Mountain protective formation.

If everything goes smoothly, but Sun Wukong smashes the entrance to the Black Wind Cave with his staff and rushes into the cave, how can he then stop Xuanzang's journey to the West?

"Grandmaster, I have mastered the Phoenix Feather Robe."

A moment later, the Black Bear Spirit appeared before the Buddha of the East, radiating golden light, and said with a smile.

Donglai Buddha nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Then go ahead. Remember, you must catch them off guard. This is the only chance you can snatch the robe."

"Yes." The black bear spirit clasped his hands in acceptance of the order, and then transformed into a rainbow and departed.

On the road westward.

As Qin Yao rode forward on his horse, his right eyelid twitched inexplicably, and at the same time, a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart.

Based on the mythical characteristics of "interaction between heaven and man" and Xuanzang's physical attributes that brought about prophecy, Qin Yao dared not be negligent and immediately activated the twelve-grade karmic fire red lotus in his divine kingdom to try to deduce cause and effect, but the result was a blank.

However, in his eyes, no result was a result.

After all, only when someone far stronger than him falls will the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus become ineffective!
So, in the opposing camp, either the Buddha of the East came personally, or he sent other Buddhas to participate; in any case, he wouldn't be a minor figure.

Unfortunately, there was no relevant plot in the original drama, so he had no reference at all, and could not make any deductions or even associations without any information... (End of this chapter)