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What the heck?
Jiang He exclaimed in shock, "Who would be so bored as to come and convert you lot? Hold on … you weren't actually converted just now, were you? "
There was definitely something fishy going on, with 'Amitabha' and 'benefactor' and no longer addressing him as grandpa.
Eldest Brother was sobbing incessantly, sobbing, "Gramps, after we entered this Bodhimanda and followed the Buddha's light, we were enlightened by two fishes in a daze. They even said that we have Buddha's root and would take us in as children, so that we could serve some Bodhisattva when she returns."
Bodhisattva?
Jiang He's gaze twitched.
Was he referring to Guanyin?
Did that mean that his worldview was expanding again? Or was it developing toward a mythical revival?
Jiang He was not too surprised, since he had expected that.
Annoyed by Eldest Brother's incessant crying, Jiang He scolded him, "Shut up and stop crying. Don't worry, not even the Emperor of Heaven could convert you."
Jiang He was very confident about that.
Others might convert to Buddhism after being converted, but the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers and the two eagles had no such problem … after all, Jiang He had planted them. Look at Eldest Brother — he was serious at first, saying things like 'benefactor' and 'Amitabha', as if he had cut himself off from worldly affairs to join Buddhism.
But he promptly returned to normal after Jiang He slapped him.
With Eldest Brother leading the way, Jiang He followed behind, while Dumbo and Trumbo looked left and right with curiosity written all over their faces. The Bodhimanda was actually a temple, and a layer of mist covered the temple grounds, giving the impression that one was walking in a wonderland.
There was also a purple bamboo forest behind the temple, and a fish pond was beside it.
White jade railings surrounded the fish pond, carved with dragons and phoenixes. It was quite beautiful, and lotus flowers grew within the fish pond.
Mist floated within the fish pond as well.
"Eh?"
Eldest Brother's eyes reddened as he searched around the fish pond, and he sobbed, "Gramps, Second Brother and the others were here just now. I know, they must have been eaten by those two fishes."
"Fishes?"
"That's right. Two talking fishes — a goldfish and a snakehead — are in the fish pond."
Jiang He turned toward the fish pond, but found that the mist seemed to block divine mind, and he could not see through it.
He thought of some legends about Guanyin …
Guanyin liked to raise pets, and these pets had even appeared in Journey to the West.
"Guanyin's fish … what's it called?"
"Ba Bo 'erben and Ben Bo' erbai?"
"Is that the name? Why do I have a weird feeling … "Jiang He shook his head and stopped thinking about it, saying," Don't worry. If it really is Guanyin's fish, it probably wouldn't eat people. Second Brother and the others are blessed by the heavens, and they won't die. "
His gaze fell on the white jade railings around the fish pond.
This thing was really beautiful.
Compared to a bamboo fence, it was much more advanced.
"Dumbo, Trumbo, do it. Tear down that white jade railing."
Dumbo and Trumbo promptly attacked at his words, but they could not budge the white jade railing no matter how hard they tried. In the end, Jiang He had to do it himself.
"Hmm?"
Jiang He grabbed with all his might, but the white jade railing did not budge at all.
Still, he could not budge the white jade railing no matter how hard he tried. In the end, he steeled himself and whipped out his Mosquito Cutter to cut it, but that was when the mist over the fish pond churned and a pillar of water shot up. A goldfish floated above it, its eyes bulging as it barked in rage, "Insolent thief! What do you think you're doing?"
"Biubiubiubiu …"
It pursed its lips and spat a few mouthfuls of water at Jiang He.
But before Jiang He could do anything, Eldest Brother bellowed in rage, "How dare you hurt my grandfather, demon? Biu … biu … "
He opened his mouth and spat two air blades at the goldfish.
Jiang He: "…"
It was a sight that hurt his eyes.
Enraged, the goldfish barked, "You have converted to Buddhism, and yet you dare disrespect me?"
biubiu~~~
Eldest Brother: "Biubiu ~"
Man and fish spat at each other, spraying water and air blades everywhere. The goldfish did not intend to hurt them, or a single mouthful of water from its cultivation would have killed Eldest Brother.
Not bothered with them, Jiang He drew his sword and cut the white jade railing instead.
Other things aside …
As expected of an immortal weapon, the Mosquito Cutter cut down a section of the white jade railing with two slashes.
"How dare you!"
The goldfish's aura burst out at once, and another black silhouette rose from the fishpond. It was a black fish that was over five feet long.
It was shrouded in Buddhist radiance as well, and its aura and cultivation were equal to the goldfish's.
Jiang He's expression did not change as he stuffed the five-meter-long white jade railing into his System Backpack, smiling. "No need to be angry, brothers. I'll just take this section."
The two fish were a little wary of Jiang He, and so cursed him a little.
On the other hand, Jiang He smiled faintly. "Babbo, Babbo, Babbo, the two of you forcefully converted my mount and grandson, and I'm just taking a section of the railing. What's with all that nonsense? Keep it up, and I'll tear down this Bodhimanda! "
The two fish did not keep cursing as they watched Jiang He crack the array by force, and instead exclaimed in surprise, "What's Babbo, Babbo, Babbo, and Babbo?"
"Isn't that your name?"
Jiang He quietly plucked a few more lotus flowers.
There was no telling how many years they had been cultivated and were almost sentient, and would not lose out to spirit medicine. Seeing that Jiang He did not pluck more, the two fish did not bother.
The goldfish then said, "I'm the Inspired King, not Babbo."
The black fish replied, "I'm the Black Wind King."
The Inspired King?
The goldfish?
Jiang He knew that name — it was the one from the Tongtian River.
But the Black Wind King …
Wasn't it the Black Bear Spirit?
How did it become a black fish?
Could the Journey to the West have made a mistake?
Jiang He did not think much about it, and collected a few more wafting clouds.
Unable to hold back, the goldfish barked angrily, "That's enough, sir."
How could a few handfuls of clouds be enough?
Having been inspired by Guanyin's Bodhimanda, Jiang He was about to gather the clouds in his yard and his farm. Even as he collected the clouds, he said, "Gentlemen, you've forcefully converted my grandson and mount. Surely you have an explanation for that, don't you?"
With a shake of his body, the black fish turned into a swarthy monk and chanted a Buddhist mantra, saying, "Amitabha. Sir, we did not convert you by force, but your mount and grandson are fated with the Buddha. They have now converted and are receiving our Buddhist legacies."
At the same time, the goldfish abruptly opened its mouth and inhaled, and all the clouds wafting throughout the Bodhimanda surged into its body and were collected.
Jiang He whipped out his Mosquito Cutter and invoked the Sword Array of Ten Realms and Infinity, the frightening might of the Sword Array causing the entire Bodhimanda to quake. He sneered, "You dogs. I've talked nicely with you and given you enough face, but you're not taking it?"
"I would have killed you and barbecued you if not for Guanyin's sake. Are you not happy now that I'm collecting some of your mist?"
Jiang He slashed out with his sword, and Sword Will promptly emanated, covering the entire fishpond to prevent the two fools from escaping inside. "Give me another three hundred meters of this white jade railing," he said flatly, "and thirty lotus flowers."
"Inspired King, was it?"
"Spit out all the clouds and mist you've collected!"
The two fish were not weak either. With a shake of its body, the goldfish turned into an ugly man whose entire body was red and his face was covered in fish scales. Whipping out a pair of nine-petaled scarlet hammers with a flip of his hand, he growled, "Sir, do you really take us brothers for pushovers?"
Jiang He's sword slashed out, and Sword Qi burst out. There was a series of crisp cracking sounds — the Black Wind King and the Inspired King were using their own moves to repel Jiang He's Sword Qi.
Jiang He captured their aura and took out two rank-three Violet Sky Thunder Talismans. Charging his mystic energy, the thunder talismans turned into thunderclouds that rose, and two violet thunderbolts descended in no time at all.
Boom-crack!
The two fish were stunned, and their bodies were charred black.
Buddha's radiance arose over their bodies, and they must have used their mystic treasures to protect themselves.
Boom-crack!
Another two violet thunderbolts descended and struck the two fish. The Buddha's radiance over their bodies instantly dimmed, and their mystic treasures shattered.
With a turn of his hand, Jiang He grabbed over a dozen Violet Sky Thunder Talismans and sneered, "You two, I'm taking you for pushovers. Do you have a problem with that?"
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