Volume 2, Chapter 25, Broken Temple

CHAPTER XXV

Broken temples

The broken temple is actually not broken, it is located in the east of Gangzi Village, on the edge of Taihu Lake. The area of the entire ruined temple is not large, and what kind of Bodhisattva is enshrined in it, Fang Xin is not clear. Although he had been to that place, he had not been in. What kind of situation is inside, Fang Xin really doesn't know what kind of situation is there.

But there is one thing, Fang Xin knows the truth. The construction of the broken temple has been in the past ten years, and it is still being improved. That's why Xiaolian will call it a broken temple! However, in Fang Xin's opinion, it is a little dust and cobwebs, and in general, it is still new.

Of course, what the name of this ruined temple was, Fang Xin had no way of knowing, and he had never paid attention to these. Now I was very surprised to hear Xiaolian mention it.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Fang Xin raised his own question: "Xiaolian, how can you be sure that your father Gu Weiguo is going to destroy the temple?"

It was only at this time that Fang Xin suddenly remembered that the father of the Xiaolan sisters seemed to be called Gu Weiguo. This is something he just dug out of the depths of his brain's memory.

Xiaolian frowned, she was trying to remember. After a while, she said, "I also stumbled upon it. I remember one time, my father came home in the middle of the night and smelled of alcohol. From his face, my sister and I quickly learned that Dad had lost again. So that night, we were very careful not to provoke Dad. However, you can also guess how a person who has lost his mind and drunk himself can reason with you. As you can imagine, that night, my sister and I inexplicably attracted my father's beating and abuse. After scolding, Dad left the house and didn't come back until dawn the next day. Didn't say anything on the way back and made a nice breakfast for us as usual. It's like last night, nothing happened."

"Beasts, beasts are not as good!" Du Zijuan scolded indignantly.

Everyone looked at her involuntarily and didn't say anything. It made Du Zijuan very embarrassed. She stammered, "Originally...... That's what it is! Am I not right?"

Fang Xin turned his head and continued to ask Xiaolian, "And then?" He knew that the story was definitely not over yet.

Xiaolian sniffed her nose with a serious face. Yes, at such a young age, she has experienced so much all of a sudden, and no matter how innocent and flawless a girl is, she will be depleted because she is not moistened by rain.

Isn't Xiaolian just a beautiful flower that is about to bloom! But now, the flower is facing withering.

"I stalked my dad that night, I convinced my sister and followed my dad with my sister." Xiaolian said, "Dad is going to the broken temple. That night, I hid at the door of the ruined temple and faintly heard my father's cry coming from the ruined temple. My sister and I didn't dare to alarm Dad, so we listened to it for a while and then went back."

"Your dad probably cried because he regretted it, right?" Liu Ting seemed to say with some sympathy.

"I don't know what to do, Dad's mind, I really can't guess." Xiaolian continued, "After that day, my sister and I followed me a few times. Whether it was losing money or beating and scolding us, Dad would run to the broken temple alone and cry secretly. So, I was thinking, Dad might be in the ruined temple."

Shen Kuo shrugged and said, "His crying is a kind of confession, for you sisters, and also for himself. A person with a dual personality, when he is sober, will regret what he has done very much. So, every time your father does something wrong, he will run to the ruined temple and sincerely repent and ask the Bodhisattva for forgiveness."

"Probably...... That's it, right?" Xiaolian said uncertainly.

At this point, it's already dark. Although there are street lamps, the whole village is still shrouded in darkness. What's even stranger is that very few people in the village come out for activities. It's been a long, long time before you can see one or two.

Fang Xin stood up suddenly, clapped his hands and said, "Okay everyone, whether Gu Weiguo is in the broken temple or not, it is still necessary for us to go and have a look. Everyone, get ready, let's go now."

Shen Kuo also continued: "Liu Ting, Du Zijuan, check your flashlight."

Actually, I don't know when Fang Xin and the others have habitually brought flashlights with their equipment. Because they find that a lot of things happen at night.

If they are given some respite, I believe they will prepare more gear. And not just a flashlight.

Against the backdrop of the night, a group of five people walked out of Xiaolian's house and went to the ordinary ruined temple on the edge of Taihu Lake.

As they thought, along the way, although it was only past seven o'clock, not a single villager was encountered. Not only that, but every household, there is not a single light shining out. The whole village seems to be isolated from the world, and there is not half a figure in sight.

After walking for a long time, when I turned around a dilapidated factory, a cool breeze suddenly blew in my face, which made everyone choke even more. At the same time, it also means that they are not far from the ruined temple. Isn't it the Taihu Lake breeze with a bit of algae that is blowing in the face! It's just that at this moment, it blows like a steel nail and hits a person's body.

Along the shore of Taihu Lake, I don't know when, a long cement road was built and a cement railing was built. It's just that in a large area in front of the ruined temple, it is still potholed and unfinished.

Under the reflection of the half-round crescent moon, the ruined temple faintly appeared in the darkness, so that people could not see its appearance clearly. Even when the five of them stepped on the concrete steps leading to the ruined temple, it was only hazy.

The moonlight isn't very good tonight, so I can't see anything clearly.

Soon, five people with four flashlights stood in front of the gate of the broken temple.

It wasn't until now that Fang Xin's heart fell slightly. He couldn't have imagined that nothing had happened along the way.

Shen Kuo spoke first, his ear was close to the door, and after listening for a while, he said, "It seems that there is no movement, so let's just go in?" Wait......" He listened for a while and said, "There's movement!"

Du Zijuan asked anxiously: "What did you hear, suspicious."

"I can't tell, but I seem to have heard something just now, and now it's gone." Shen Kuo still pressed his ears and listened carefully, "Strange, why is it gone."

"Maybe the wind blows, cousin." Liu Ting took a flashlight, shone on the door and said, "Look, the door doesn't seem to be closed tightly."

Liu Ting is really right, there is really a thin crack in the gate of the broken temple, if you don't look carefully, you may not be able to observe it.

At this time, Fang Xin finally spoke: "I can't care so much, let's go in directly!" In the Buddhist resort, there may not be any demons and monsters!"

As he spoke, without waiting for anyone else to react, Fang Xin pushed the heavy temple door open. Suddenly, a yin wind came from inside the temple, calling Fang Xin, and the little lotus behind Fang Xin, a chill.

This yin wind seems to have a murderous aura. It is a little cooler than the cold wind blowing from Taihu Lake. There's a creepy feeling.

It is reminiscent that they entered not a temple, but also a tomb. The air smells like dead people.

Even Xiaolian, who is not deeply involved in the world, also seems to feel it. She shrunk her neck and grabbed Fang Xin's hand. His eyes didn't dare to look straight ahead, so he followed Fang Xin into the temple.

The others did not dare to be ambiguous, and stepped over the high threshold one after another and entered the temple.

The whole temple was black, and they couldn't see anything except a few flashlights they had on hand. Darkness engulfed everything in the temple, including themselves.

"It's too dark, isn't it?" Du Zijuan's voice trembled a little.

Xiaolian suddenly said, "I remember that there are candles in the temple, brother, do you have a lighter?"

"Oh! Yes." Fang Xin took out a lighter and handed it to Xiaolian.

Unexpectedly, such a small temple has a lot of candles. After Xiaolian lit all the candles in the temple, the light finally drove away the darkness.

The whole temple is not big or small. Dim big red candles, though numerous, can only illuminate part of them. Many places are still pitch black, like a bottomless abyss.

On the top of the main hall is enshrined the great compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva, majestic and tall. Due to the limited light source of the candle, when you look up, you can't see the head of Guanyin Bodhisattva at all. I can only vaguely see a hazy shadow.

In front of Guanyin Bodhisattva are two rows of bright red candles, all of which are lit by the little lotus. illuminated the three futons on the ground, and also illuminated Du Zijuan, who was kneeling on the futon respectfully.

Fang Xin smiled and said, "What, you also believe this?"

After Du Zijuan kowtowed a few times very reverently, she clasped her hands together and said, "This thing is very spiritual, really, don't believe it. I just prayed to Avalokiteshvara to get us out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible and return to the normal track of life. Trust me, it will happen."

When Shen Kuo heard this, he also smiled: "I thought you were going to pray to Guanyin Bodhisattva to let you have a noble son early. Didn't they all say that they sent Guanyin, hahaha......"

"you, I'm still a big girl!" Du Zijuan was said by Shen Kuo, and her face was slightly red.

And at this moment, Liu Ting suddenly shouted: "Listen, there seems to be some sound."

Du Zijuan hurriedly jumped up from the futon and listened quietly. The others also fell silent, and only a slight cool breeze blew through the hall and in their ears.

There really seems to be something whining in the cool breeze. It's not big, it's hidden from time to time. It's like there, and it's like I've heard nothing.

After a few minutes, Fang Xin said, "It seems to be coming from behind, let's go over and take a look."

"Such a ruined temple, is there anything behind?" Shen Kuo raised his question.

Xiaolian said: "There are still a few rooms in the back, but they are not finished. I haven't been there either, so I don't know what else is behind the road."

Fang Xin said: "If I'm not mistaken, the main hall has a back door. Since we are here, and, maybe, Xiaolian's father, Gu Weiguo, will really be here. I might as well go over and take a look, and I'm sure there shouldn't be any danger in the temple."

Everyone agreed. So, after bypassing the Buddha statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, a back door appeared. This gate is much smaller than the one that comes in, but even so, it is much larger and more majestic than the door of ordinary people's homes.

When I went out the back door, it was pitch black again, and I couldn't see anything. The flashlight shines straight past, and there is no end. But it's clear that it doesn't feel like you're outside the house.

"What the hell is this place, I can't see anything." Du Zijuan muttered, turned around and asked Liu Ting, "Tingting, did you find anything?"

Liu Ting shook her head and said, "I only smell the same sandalwood fragrance as in the main hall."

Yes, there seems to be nothing at the back of the main hall, it is empty. However, Xiaolian said, "I once heard my father say that the back of the main hall is dedicated to the Eight King Kongs. There are four on each side of the left and right, which means there should be eight rooms. I'll take a look, and you'll be waiting for me here."

That being said, who would let Xiaolian act alone. When Fang Xin took the first step and followed behind Xiaolian, the others also acted at the same time.

The ground is not level, and as Xiaolian said before, this place is not finished. The ground was potholed and full of dirt and stones.

It didn't take long to walk, and a room appeared in front of it, much smaller than the main hall, but still imposing.

Xiaolian walked in, and the hall was really as Xiaolian guessed, there were big red candles on the table. Xiaolian lit the lighter and lit all the candles.

The hall suddenly lit up, and although the light was dark, I could still see the scene in the hall clearly.

There is a bodhisattva in the center, which is much smaller than the Guanyin in the main hall, and it is almost twice as much as a normal person. But it still gives a solemn and solemn feeling. There is nothing else in the temple, and indeed it is not finished.

"Golden Steel Hand Bodhisattva!" Du Zijuan's flashlight shone on the bottle of Bodhisattva in front of him and said.

Shen Kuo asked curiously, "Do you know the way?"

Du Zijuan smiled proudly and said: "The Golden Steel Hand Bodhisattva is one of the eight golden steels, and the phenomenon is also called the Descending Third Bodhisattva. Don't you even know this bit of knowledge?"

Next, Xiaolian lit all the big red candles in the eight rooms. At the same time, a few people who are completely influential with Buddhism have finally seen the true face of the eight golden steels of Lushan.

It's a pity that they looked around, but they didn't see Gu Weiguo's shadow. Could it be that he is not here, because they are thinking and guessing wrong?

Several stood in an open, courtyard-like place. There are four rooms on each side, and the candlelight is faintly shining.

"Why don't we look for it again?" Liu Ting put forward her opinion, and the result was agreed by everyone.

However, it was their second exploration that turned out to be completely different.

That was when they walked into the third room, and Shen Kuo was the first to discover. He saw that the Bodhisattva who had been sitting in the hall had disappeared, leaving only an empty base. And before that, they didn't even notice at all.

Fang Xin obviously felt that something was not quite right, and he immediately reacted: "Withdraw from Lu, quickly!"

As soon as I returned to the courtyard, a faint voice suddenly floated in the cold air, sounding very strange: "The show has begun."

Fang Xin ignored it, he hurriedly asked Du Zijuan: "Do you remember, which Bodhisattva is in that hall?"

Du Zijuan also began to be afraid, she said incoherently: "Yes... It is a wonderful auspicious bodhisattva. That is, the two arms, six heads and six legs of the great Widdy Vajra Ming King."

Fang Xin was still pondering, when he heard Shen Kuo and Liu Ting shouting at the same time: "Look, what is that?"

Looking back, in the darkness not far away, a huge figure suddenly appeared. Although there was darkness, it was still visible that the guy had two arms, six heads and six legs.

"Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise, the Bodhisattva actually lived, which made everyone incomprehensible no matter what they thought.

At the same time, the six heads of the Bodhisattva of Miao Jixiang gurgled and turned, and three of them turned towards them. The thick, strong arms, without their consent, mixed with a strong wind, pressed straight towards them.

Several people scattered like petals at the same time. Fortunately, although Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva is tall, he needs to look up. The force is also more than usual, but its movement is very slow. Therefore, a few people will easily avoid it.

Miao Jixiang's two fists fell heavily to the ground, splashing a puff of dust and countless rubble. Everyone couldn't dodge, and they were smashed and hurt.

Before everyone could recover from the panic, Shen Kuo shouted: "Be careful!" The man had already pounced on his cousin Liu Ting. Immediately after, the two of them rolled on the ground several times before stopping.

It turned out that just now, just behind Liu Ting, the Guanzi Bodhisattva with a horse head, that is, the King of the Golden Steel with a horse head, was opening its horse mouth and pounced on Liu Ting.

Fortunately, Shen Kuo's response was relatively fast. saved Liu Ting as quickly as possible, of course, only temporarily.

Fang Xin also saw it, and he also wanted to save it. However, he can't even take care of himself, so how can he have the energy to take care of other people.

In front of him and Du Zijuan, I don't know when the Void Hidden Bodhisattva, that is, the Great Laughing King Kong Ming, was smiling at the two of them. And in the distance, there are several faintly huge black shadows slowly approaching.

At this point, it's too late to hide. Because Fang Xinzhi Dao, hiding will not solve any problems. There may be a silver lining for counterattack, after all, none of those things are real, maybe all of them are illusory in their eyes.

Thinking of this, Fang Xin made up his mind that he had to fight back.

With his fist in his hand, Fang Xin took a step back and concentrated all the strength of his body on his fist. When the big man laughs at the golden steel king closer, he can punch it out, defeat it, and defeat the eight great golden steel.

The heavy fist struck at the armpit of the Great Smile Jin Gang Ming King, which was one of the weakest parts of the human body.

However, Fang Xin regretted it after punching out. He forgot that he was not facing an ordinary human being, but the famous Eight Great Golden Steels and the Eight Great Ming Kings in Buddhism.

The fist hit the armpit of the king of the golden steel and made a crisp sound. Immediately after, the pain spread from Fang Xin's fist to the whole body like a beast.

Fang Xin's first reaction was that he hit a metal substance, most likely copper. He never thought that these bodhisattvas that people worship were actually made of copper. Fang Xin had always thought that the Bodhisattvas were all made of clay, but they had made an extremely beautiful shell. However, the bodhisattvas here are different, they are all made of copper.

Without much time for Fang Xin to think, Da Yan smiled that King Jin Gang Ming was close at hand, and waved his hands and buttocks with a smile. The arm made of copper smashed on Fang Xin's body, and no matter how strong a person was, he would become a mess of meat.

So Fang Xin rolled on the spot very quickly, dodged a catastrophe, and happened to roll to Du Zijuan's side.

At this time, Du Zijuan was already so frightened that her whole body was trembling. Seeing Fang Xin coming, she grabbed Fang Xin for no reason, and asked in a trembling voice, "What should we do?" Are you going to die here?"

Fang Xin ignored him, but set his eyes on Shen Kuo and Liu Ting, who were still struggling to dodge not far away.

There is no way to go on like this, Fang Xin is thinking, he must leave this broken temple immediately. At this point, he shouted, "Retreat to the front hall and leave this hellish place."

However, what Fang Xin never imagined was that at the back door of the front hall where they had just entered, there were already standing Cishi Bodhisattvas as the Great Wheel Vajra Ming King and Fuxian Bodhisattva as the Bu Throwing Vajra Ming King. That is to say, their only way to retreat has also been ruthlessly blocked, and they can't escape if they want to.

Shen Kuo was a little exhausted and exhausted. He not only has to take care of himself, but also considers Liu Ting around him. If we say lucky, then the only thing worth rejoicing in is that the slow and sluggish movements of those Ming Kings for ten years have given them enough time to dodge.

Shen Kuo said anxiously: "I said Fang Xin, aren't these guys all dead, why did they all come back to life all of a sudden, and attack us inexplicably, what is going on?"

Fang Xin on the other side was not much better than Shen Kuo, and Fang Xin had no idea what to do with such a problem. He thought for a moment and said, "Probably...... Maybe we accidentally touched a certain mechanism and activated all these bodhisattvas?"

Shen Kuo cut it and said with a wry smile: "What are you kidding, organ?" It's such a broken temple, how can there be a mechanism. Even if there were, what is the purpose of these organs, and what are they prevented? Just guard against us? Or defend against everyone?"

Fang Xin can't say anything about this. To be honest, he didn't know what was going on with the eight golden steels in front of him who wanted to take his life.

It's so strange and unreasonable.

Liu Ting, who was hiding behind Shen Kuo, said impatiently: "You two don't chat, in my opinion, it's better for us to hide in the original hall of the golden steels. Perhaps, these gold and steel will not find us. If these gold and steel are really triggered by us touching a certain mechanism, then there will be a time when the energy that gives them power will be completely consumed. We'll go back then."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Why didn't you think of that? Regardless of whether the Jin Gang would come over or not, even if they did, according to their slowness, it would be enough for Fang Xin and them to change places.

Just do it when you think of it, Fang Xin and Du Zijuan are close to the hall where Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva is located, so they hid in the hall where Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva is without hesitation.

And Shen Kuo and Liu Ting also dodged at the same time, hiding in the hall of the Bodhisattva who was close to them and was now the King of the Immovable Vajra.

There was a faint light in the hall, and it was the faint light of the big red candles.

When Fang Xin saw these candles, he immediately thought of two things. Du Zijuan on the side asked him in a low voice: "Hey! I said, what's next? Are you really just waiting stupidly?"

What exactly can be done, Fang Xin doesn't know what to do. He hissed with his index finger and made a silent gesture. The probe looked outside, and those golden steel bodhisattvas seemed to have no target all of a sudden, and they were wandering around, searching. As if you can't find it, you won't die.

Soon, in order not to attract the attention of the Golden Steel Bodhisattvas, Fang Xin blew out all the candles in the hall. The hall was dark all of a sudden, which startled Du Zijuan. She patted Fang Xin: "Hey! What are you doing?"

Fang Xin lowered his voice and said, "Don't speak. By the way, did you see Xiaolian?"

When Fang Xin saw the big red candle, he remembered Xiaolian who lit the candle. I don't know when Lu Dao went, Xiaolian is gone. Moreover, how she disappeared, no one even knew about it, and no one noticed.

It is conceivable that Du Zijuan's answer is to shake her head. Even Fang Xin didn't notice it, let alone Du Zijuan!

So, where did Xiaolian run away, and where was she hiding? Fang Xin's heart was apprehensive and anxious. He was afraid that something would happen to Xiaolian, and he didn't want to see Xiaolian hurt again.

So, in the darkness of the temple, he went to the door of the temple and poked his head out. He wanted to find Xiaolian's shadow, for example, if she fainted in fright and fell to the ground. Or for example, she is hiding in a corner, waiting for him to save her.

However, Fang Xin did not find Xiaolian.

However, he unexpectedly discovered something that struck him as strange and incredible.

The hall where he and Du Zijuan are located is the temple of Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva who is now a two-armed, six-headed and six-legged King Vajra. At this time, all the Vajra Bodhisattvas were moving, only Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva, as if he had eaten a fixing pill, was actually motionless.

Fang Xin observed for more than ten minutes, and Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva didn't even move for half a minute.

That's weird. If the Vajra Bodhisattvas are able to move, it is what mechanism they have touched. So, now that Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva is not moving, could it be that he has inadvertently turned off the mechanism?

Fang Xin thought back to what he had done after entering this hall. Soon, he focused his gaze on the big red candles.

That's right, the Vajra Bodhisattvas only started moving after lighting the big red candle. And now, Miao Jixiang Bodhisattva is not moving, it is very likely that he blew out those candles.

Unexpectedly, the humble candle will be the source of the mechanism.

Fang Xin didn't think about it anymore, he told Shen Kuo and them loudly what he thought: "Blow out the candle!"

The four of them split up, and after a few seconds, all the candles were blown out. And as Fang Xin expected, all the Bodhisattvas were still and standing on the spot.

After the four of them gathered, Shen Kuo still couldn't understand, he grabbed his hair and said, "You say, how did the candle become a mechanism?" Who thought to go and light candles?"

It's Xiaolian, but now, looking at it, there is no shadow of Xiaolian. It stands to reason that if Xiaolian really hid. So now, the crisis is over, and it's time for her to come out as well.

Fang Xin asked, "Has any of you noticed Xiaolian?" The other three looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. That is to say, like Fang Xin, no one noticed Xiaolian.

The Eight Vajra stood there like wood. The previous arrogance is gone, like a toy puppet that has lost its momentum, at the mercy of others.

But right now, no one is interested in playing with these puppets. They have more important things to do.

The purpose of coming here is to find Gu Weiguo and find the truth. However, no one would have thought that such a thing would happen. Not only did Gu Weiguo not find it, but they also lost Xiaolian.

Fang Xin began to search, searching hard in every room. If something really happened to Xiaolian, then it would be a catastrophic thing for Fang Xin. Far more painful than the loss of his wife.

He cares too much about Xiaolan and Xiaolian sisters.

As a result of the search, Fang Xin found nothing. Even a group of people behind him also ran around. But Xiaolian seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared without a trace.

After the last, Liu Ting couldn't help it, she said: "Could Xiaolian have left a long time ago?" Seeing that the situation was not right, she quickly left the ruined temple. Fang Xin, this possibility is still there, you don't have to worry too much. Maybe Xiaolian is waiting for us outside right now."

Fang Xin thought the same thing, but he just couldn't let it go in his heart.

However, there is one person who makes the opposite opinion. That person is Shen Kuo. He sneered and said, "Hmph, I don't think so. Perhaps, everything is a ghost made by Xiaolian. And we, just puppets at her mercy."

"Why do you want to slander her and slander Xiaolian?" Fang Xin would never allow anyone to speak ill of Xiaolian. In his mind, Xiaolan and Xiaolian are the most perfect. He said angrily: "She has lost her sister, and her heart is uncomfortable enough, you still have to talk about her like this, what do you mean?"

Shen Kuo was not afraid of Fang Xin, he still said confidently: "Fang Xin, you don't have to be excited. I'm just thinking, why can't anyone else think of lighting candles, but Xiaolian will light it as soon as she comes up. If it's just ordinary candles, forget it, now that I think about it, lighting these candles is the key to activating the Eight King Kongs. Then, we found out that Xiaolian was gone. Don't you think, it's too much of a coincidence!"

"Just based on these, you doubt Xiaolian? You're too naïve."

"Then let me ask you Fang Xin, you have been to this ruined temple before, right? You know that the Eight Great Vajra is actually a mechanism, and it can only be opened if a candle is lit." Without letting Fang Xin speak, Shen Kuo continued: "You don't know the Dao, but Xiaolian is very likely to know the Dao. Because she was born here and grew up here. Everything here is all too familiar to her. Isn't it?"

Fang Xin didn't speak again, he didn't seem to find a reason for the task to refute Shen Kuo. And in fact, what Shen Kuo said was not unreasonable, but that he was unwilling to accept it.

All four of them were sitting in one of the halls. They didn't dare to light the candles again, for fear of activating the powerful Eight King Kong again.

All four were tired and exhausted. I don't know what the road is for, once it stops, the four of them have no strength, like thousands of ants, little by little, pulling their strength out of their bodies.

Fang Xin looked back, and at some point, the two girls, Liu Ting and Du Zijuan, had already leaned against the corner and fell asleep. They slept soundly and sweetly, as if they were still dreaming.

Shen Kuo's eyes also closed slightly, it seems that he is also tired, really tired.

Next, it was Fang Xin's turn. However, the moment he closed his eyes, in a puff of green smoke, he seemed to see someone slowly approaching him.

And this person seems to be ...... It seems to be ...... Little Lotus!