Chen Ji chuckled and said, "You're the Bodhisattva from Yunzhou, do you want to be like them too?"
The little monk murmured with his head down, "I said the same thing, but every time I say that, the old monk talks about equality of all beings, and I can't argue with them... how about you go and debate with the old monk for me? He surely can't out-argue you."
Chen Ji laughed heartily, "I'm afraid if I go to their territory, and they can't out-argue me, they might end up hitting me."
"That's true," the little monk muttered, "But Buddhist teaching emphasizes sudden enlightenment, and at 3 AM, I'm not even fully awake yet, so how can I achieve enlightenment? Besides, at Yuanjue Temple, I have no friends, not even anyone to talk to."
Chen Ji was curious, "Because your telepathy can see the evil in their hearts, you can't befriend them?"
The little monk shook his head, "No, it's because they are afraid of me, so they don't want to be friends with me."
Chen Ji understood.
