Chapter 396 Sudhana and Red Boy

Behind Mount Luojia in the South China Sea, in the Lotus Pond, a golden carp leaps out of the water.

Recently, the King of Inspiration suddenly had a strange feeling again, as if he could see men, women, young and old worshipping him at the King of Inspiration Temple.

Just a few days ago, I could only see the rituals in my dreams, but now I see the scenes in my daze while I'm awake during the day.

He, a carp in a lotus pond, also learned that Guanyin Bodhisattva was not on Mount Luojia in the South China Sea. However, he was trapped in the lotus pond and had no way to escape. He could not escape Mount Luojia to live a carefree life in the mortal world.

Every day, watching the Dragon Girl carrying Guanyin Bodhisattva's jade vase pass by the lotus pond, the Great King of Inspiration racked his brains in thought.

The King of Inspiration was thinking about how to deceive the Dragon Girl, how to deal with her, and how to kill her.

Sudhana was originally a servant of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and her spiritual cultivation was unfathomable.

The Great King of Inspiration would never have wanted to be confined to Guanyin Bodhisattva's lotus pond as an ornamental fish for his entire life.

For five hundred years, the King of Inspiration has been waiting for his opportunity.

Five hundred years ago, he escaped from Lotus Pond because the rising tide and rolling waves gave him the opportunity to escape.

For the past five hundred years, the King of Inspiration has never been so lucky as to encounter the rising tide that floods the lotus pond again.

Sudhana, the Dragon Girl, walked by carrying a jade bottle, followed by a man and a woman who looked quite similar.

Nezha, the Third Prince, led Li Zhenying across the broken bridge over the lotus pond, and Linggan Dawang immediately swam under the lotus leaves to hide.

When Nezha saw the lotus flowers in the pond, he couldn't help but think of himself, and the lotus root that the Buddha used to reshape his physical body.

"Under the lotus leaves in that lotus pond, there is a wicked carp that wreaked havoc in the Tongtian River five hundred years ago, forcing the people along the river to sacrifice young boys and girls to it."

"Then what's the point of keeping it? Why not just kill it with one blow?" Nezha suggested, glancing coldly at the lotus pond.

"The Bodhisattva specifically instructed me to leave it here, and he told me to wait quietly as to explain the purpose," said Sudhana.

"What is Second Brother doing in the mountains?" Li Zhenying asked the Dragon Girl curiously.

"He was instructing Sudhana on martial arts."

“Sudhana has a very fiery temper, so he needs to burn off some of it every day.”

“Junior Brother Muzha belongs to the Wood element, which allows him to draw fire downwards,” said the Dragon Girl of Good Fortune.

Upon arriving at the training ground behind the mountain, Huian Xingzhe and Shancai Tongzi had finished their daily practice. The air inside was scorching hot, and the floor tiles were burning hot underfoot.

"Hum~?"

Upon seeing a guest arrive, none other than Nezha, the Third Prince, who had participated in the siege of his own father years ago, Red Boy snorted a spark.

Red Boy appears to be a fair-skinned, cute little boy, but in reality, he is a raging bull with an exceptionally stubborn temper. He won't budge no matter how you push him, and he'll charge forward relentlessly if you hit him.

After Nezha talked with Muzha and the Dragon Girl for a while, Red Boy's face was full of joy. He was allowed to go home to visit his mother, but on the condition that he had to go with Nezha.

In a good mood, Red Boy saw everyone as a kind person. When he saw the lovely girl who came with the Third Prince, Red Boy chatted with Li Zhenying in a friendly manner.

Red Boy showed off his red-tasseled spear in front of Li Zhenying, and Li Zhenying, not to be outdone, also took out the steel-pointed spear of the One-Horned King and brandished it in front of Red Boy.

Li Zhenying and Hong Haier started playing around with a steel gun. Hong Haier was happy to have found a new playmate and intentionally or unintentionally used his superior marksmanship, which was a hundred times better than Li Zhenying's, to suppress her.

Red Boy was happy, but Li Zhenying put away the steel gun somewhat unhappily.

"Your weapon is quite good. Who forged it for you?" Red Boy asked with a grin, completely unaware of Li Zhenying's displeased expression.

"It's Laozi's doing," Li Zhenying teased Red Boy.

"Pretty much." Red Boy felt even more that he and Li Zhenying were destined to be together. "My red-tasseled spear was also forged using materials from Laozi."

"Did you know? Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace fell in front of my house, and my parents collected the fragments of the furnace and forged this spear for me," Red Boy boasted.

"Your father has such abilities?" Li Zhenying asked in disbelief.

The materials taken from Laozi's Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace wouldn't be so easily refined into weapons, would they?
“You also use a gun, how about I give you some pointers? I practice shooting on Mount Luojia whenever I have free time. The guardian deity of Mount Luojia is practically my mentor, and my marksmanship is now among the best in the Three Realms.”

"go away."

Li Zhenying took the initiative to distance herself from Hong Haier, feeling that the Sudhana beside Guanyin Bodhisattva was so childish, not steady or cute at all, and did not fit his identity as Sudhana.

"It's a pity that Xiongpi went to the Bodhisattva's Liuyun Lower Temple. Could we go and visit him on our way home this time?"

Red Boy had his own ideas and started thinking about getting Nezha to follow his lead.

Muzha wrote words in Nezha's palm with his fingers, passing on the Golden Hoop Mantra and the Forbidden Hoop Mantra to Nezha.

Now, Nezha, Muzha, and Jinzha, the three brothers, can each recite the Golden Hoop Mantra and the Restraining Hoop Mantra, and can control Red Boy and the Bear Demon.

After visiting his second brother, Nezha and Li Zhenying took Red Boy and flew to Xiniu Hezhou on a cloud.

The golden-nosed white-haired rat waited outside the Luojia Mountain dojo for a long time. When it saw Nezha leave on a cloud, it secretly followed him.

Red Boy, with his keen senses, glanced behind the clouds and immediately noticed the white-haired rat following behind.

However, Red Boy did not offer any warning.

If he returned home smoothly, he would feel bored. It would be good if someone came to cause trouble for the three of them. He wanted to see for himself what Nezha, the Third Prince, was capable of, and why he had cut off so many bull heads from his father five hundred years ago.

"Third Prince, shall we go straight back to my home?" Red Boy asked Nezha.

“No, my second brother said that we will pass by Wanshou Mountain on the way, and we can visit Zhenyuan Daxian,” Nezha said.

"Zhenyuan Daxian?" Red Boy had never heard of this name.

“Sister, I heard that Zhenyuan Daxian has recently taken on a new disciple. I’d like you to give it a try. I wonder if you and Zhenyuan Daxian have any master-disciple connection?” Nezha turned to Li Zhenying and said.

"Why did you bring me down to the mortal realm to find a master? Can't we find a suitable teacher in heaven?" Li Zhenying asked.

"So, who do you want to become an apprentice to?" Nezha asked with a smile.

“I’ll become Laozi’s disciple, whoever is the most capable,” Li Zhenying said innocently.

"Haha~!" Nezha laughed, tilting his head back.

"Brother, what are you laughing at?" Li Zhenying asked, a little annoyed, and pinched Nezha.

"You can give it a try, anything is possible," Nezha encouraged Li Zhenying with a grin.

……

Sudhana stood on the broken bridge over the lotus pond, searching back and forth for the whereabouts of the Great King of Inspiration, but she could not find him.

"Could it be that Red Boy caught that wicked carp?!"

"No, I need to look again."

Sudhana, the Dragon Girl, leaned halfway out of the railing of the bridge and peered into the water. Suddenly, King Linggan leaped out from the shadows in the water, catching Sudhana off guard.

In her panic, the Dragon Girl fell into the water.

(End of this chapter)

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