Black Myth: You and I are both destined

Kang Jinlong's roar echoed over the icy lake, and complex emotions flashed in his eyes, including fear, regret, anger, and sadness...

At this moment, its huge body lost the support of its power and fell heavily onto the ice lake, with broken ice splashing everywhere and the lake water surging.

As Kang Jinlong fell, two blue souls flew out from its body, flashing faint light in the wind and snow.

Zhu Bajie widened his eyes, he saw two female souls, one was Kangjin Star Lord, who was dressed in a red robe with star-dot patterns on her face, her face was resolute and her black hair was like a waterfall; the other was Princess Halloween, who was dressed in plain clothes and wore a water tribe headdress, her face was gentle and there was a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

Zhu Bajie couldn't help but blurt out: "This...what's going on?"

The soul of Kangjinxingjun floated in the air, covering his head, saying nothing and looking extremely painful.

Princess Halloween's soul floated above the ice lake. There was no anger in her eyes at all, but instead deep worry.

She looked at the injured Tianming, her heart filled with guilt and concern, and transferred her spiritual energy to Tianming to help him recover his strength.

Her eyes were red and tears were welling up in her sockets. She apologized to Tianming and used her spiritual energy to heal his wounds.

"I...I really...made you so badly injured."

As Princess Halloween's spiritual energy slowly flowed into Tianming's body, his wounds began to heal and his strength gradually recovered.

"You are really ruthless, little girl. This kid's body is not as strong as iron, but you can actually bite him like this."

Zhu Bajie carried the rake on his shoulder and thought to himself that Tianming was really brave. He actually dared to let a member of the dragon clan bite him. If it were anyone else, he might have been reincarnated!

"Little Loach, you may be angry, but why did you come to this Little Western Paradise and get entangled with Kangjin Xingjun?"

Princess Halloween stopped crying and, while receiving treatment, began to recount her experiences after she left.

Her voice was soft, with a hint of tears in it.

"I flew west in a rage, but I sensed the breath of the dragon on the way. Worried, I flew down to check, but I didn't expect... I was captured by a fat monk with a big beard and wearing a yellow robe, and he put me in a human bag..."

A hint of disgust flashed in Princess Halloween's eyes.

"Those other monsters were also created by him. They call him Master."

"That day, the monk saw the anger in my heart and told me that the hatred for killing one's relatives is irreconcilable. He said that if I don't take revenge for such a hatred, I am not worthy of being a dragon, let alone living."

Having said that, Princess Halloween's soul swayed gently above the ice lake, and her eyes revealed a hint of pain, as if she was struggling in her memories.

She couldn't help but cover her head, just like Kang Jinlong Xingjun next to her. Although her pain was obviously lighter, it still made her feel unbearable.

After a while, she continued her story.

"At that time, I was caught by the fat monk with a yellow robe and a big beard and put into a red bag." Princess Halloween's voice was trembling. "I remember there were other monsters in the bag, and their eyes were full of fear and despair. The monk kept looking at me through the mouth of the bag, and that look gave me chills."

Princess Halloween was obviously frightened. She paused, as if trying to recall the vague memory.

"I don't know how much time had passed before I became drowsy, dazed and stupid. When I woke up again, I found myself entangled with Kang Jin Xingjun. I was trapped in her body, as if we were forcibly tied together by some force and could not be separated."

Princess Halloween continued.

"That monk seemed to find this funny. He deliberately made the two dragons coil together so that we couldn't separate."

"He also said that if you don't kill, hatred will never end. If you don't indulge in lust, all actions will be meaningless."

As Zhu Bajie listened to Princess Halloween's narration, his brows were furrowed and his heart was full of doubts.

He knew the image of Maitreya Buddha. That Buddha always appeared as a kind, smiling child. How could he be the fat monk with a big beard described by Princess Halloween?

He turned to Tianming, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice: "Tianming, do you remember what Maitreya Buddha looks like?"

"Of course I remember, Second Brother, tell me."

"He is as tall as a child and always smiling, how could he have a big beard? If the human bag is his magic weapon, that's possible, but he is the Buddha from the East after all. Even if he has some tricks, he can't just say something that slanders the true meaning of Buddhism."

Tianming pondered for a moment and realized that what Zhu Bajie said made sense.

"You are right. There must be something fishy going on. Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha in Buddhism. It is impossible for him to come out and refute the words of the current Buddha Tathagata at this time."

When Princess Halloween heard their conversation, a hint of anxiety flashed in her eyes.

"I know it's hard to believe, but that monk really claims to be Maitreya Buddha. Although his words and actions are strange, that human seed bag is indeed his magic weapon, and his power...his power is really strong."

Zhu Bajie and Tianming looked at each other, and they both realized that this monk who called himself Maitreya Buddha might be an impostor, or there might be a more complicated truth behind it.

"Princess Halloween, do you remember other characteristics of the monk? Or did he mention anything else?" Tianming asked.

Princess Halloween tried to recall: "He...he always liked to laugh. Even when he said those vicious words, he was still laughing, a proud and arrogant laugh. There was a chilling light in his eyes that made people shudder."

Zhu Bajie recalled his encounter with Maitreya Buddha. He suddenly slapped his thigh and said affirmatively: "Tianming, I remember now. The big-bellied Maitreya Buddha always liked to laugh loudly, but there was never any arrogance in his laughter."

"No matter how well this monster imitates, he can never learn the true nature of Maitreya Buddha. But he is not far behind, and is still a disciple of his family!"

Tianming nodded, he already had the answer in his mind.

"You mean, the monster who likes to be smart, gets carried away, and has a proud smile is the old monster with yellow eyebrows?"

Zhu Bajie nodded affirmatively.

"My dear nephew, you have good understanding!"

Tianming pondered for a moment, then said: "We have an idea about this matter, but now is not the time to solve it. The purpose of our coming here is to go to the Buddha Tower. Why don't we pretend to be defeated here, cooperate with the dragon girls, and go to the Buddha Tower to find Sai Taisui first."

The two thought that what Tianming said made sense, so they let him continue with the arrangements.

Tianming took out three restraining hoops from his pocket.

"This is a magic weapon obtained from Guanyin. It was originally used to subdue the black bear demon."

He handed one of the restraining hoops to Princess Wansheng: "Put the hoop on Kang Jinlong's head first."

"Princess Wan Sheng, Kang Jin Long has been corrupted by evil and there is no way to turn back for now. We can only control her like this for now and make plans for the future."

Princess Halloween took the hoop, bit her lower lip, and seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Although Tianming never blamed her for biting him, Princess Halloween still blamed herself.

"Tianming, keep the earrings safe. Call me if you are in danger..."

"What? You have a name! Why didn't you tell me?"

When Zhu Bajie learned that Tianming actually had a name, he was shocked and interrupted Princess Halloween!