Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, ascetic and secretly passionate holy monk gong vs. full of resentment, spiteful even at his own expense, vengeful ghost shou
Wen Rong died unjustly, and his resentment turned him into a ghost. He drifted alone through the mortal world, seeking revenge. Then, in a moment of carelessness, he was caught by a bald ascetic monk, sealed inside a little wooden figurine in no time, and told he was being sent to be reborn.
Wen Rong had yet to avenge himself, and refused to set foot in the underworld even in death. So he held a grudge against the monk, causing trouble wherever he went. Whenever he saw the monk having a bad day, he laughed until his sides hurt, delighted beyond measure.
The monk had no way to deal with him, so all he could do was recite sutras to him every day, until Wen Rong's head felt like it was going to explode.
After losing their magical battles time and again with no hope of escape, Wen Rong finally gave up and decided to take a different path. He provoked the monk into falling into worldly life, staining himself with its dust and ensuring he would never enter the monastery again.
Wen Rong: "Monk, you bald donkey! Now that you've given in to worldly desires, how will you ever face the gods and Buddhas?"
Jing Xuan: "If I can't be a monk, I can always leave the order. Either way, you picked a fight with me, so you won't get away."
Wen Rong: ...Go chant sutras to a turtle!
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Xuan Jing was born with the bones of a Buddha and extraordinary talent. From childhood, he practiced asceticism in the mountains alongside his master. Aloof and cold by nature, his heart was as still as a dead pool until he was fifteen, when his master brought a lively lay disciple up the mountain. Suddenly, Xuan Jing's tranquil heart was in turmoil.
His junior brother caught birds, chased dogs, and hunted turtles around the mountain, causing chaos everywhere. Xuan Jing was exasperated, but still resigned himself to following him around and cleaning up the mess.
Then one day, his junior brother went down the mountain to visit family and never came back.
Xuan Jing searched the eighteen regions of Tianxuan until he finally found a fragment of his junior brother's soul. But the ungrateful brat's first words were to call him a bald donkey.
Theme: The ability to overcome difficulties and face challenges bravely