Sonam Gyatso's thoughts were drawn back to the past. Recalling his past experiences, he slowly told Zhao Hanyun, "My family was one of the first in Tibet to convert to Buddhism. I remember that our family had a high status and great power in society at that time. The year before I was born, Gendun Gyatso, the leading Buddhist leader, passed away. At that time, because he was the leader of the Yellow Sect, there was no conflict between the four major factions that we have today. Instead, they pursued the theory of reincarnation, aiming to find Gendun Gyatso's reincarnated soul boy."

"You are the spiritual child from that year." Zhao Hanyun stated. This was the beginning of the old man's journey into Buddhism.

"Yes," Sonam Gyatso nodded and continued, "I was only four years old at the time, and I was welcomed into Drepung Monastery to begin a new life. There, I received strict religious education and training. When I was seven, I took Sonam Drakpa, then the Tripa of Drepung Monastery, as my teacher and received the novice monk precepts. When I was a little older, my teacher passed the position of Tripa to me. After I was about twenty, I don't remember exactly, I took Gelukpa Sang as my teacher and received the bhikkhu precepts."

Zhao Hanyun didn't say anything this time, but he could see from the old man's face how much he was loved by the masters back then. There was a look of joy on his face when he recalled the past.

"Later, I focused my main energy on preaching and spreading the Dharma in various places. I first went to Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse to preach, and then traveled to Shannan, Dabu and other areas, preaching and recruiting disciples. Then I returned to Lhasa and accepted the request of the monks of Sera Monastery to serve as the monastery's Chiba. After that, I met the then Inner Mongolian general and the Ming Dynasty emperor. The events of that time are too complicated, so I won't go into details."

Sonam Gyatso thought of the golden weapons and horses of the past, as well as the magnificent golden palace buildings, and then thought of his current appearance. He chanted the Buddha's name in his heart, thinking that all this was his calamity and his fate.

"Is it the man you met at that time? Is that the one you mentioned?" When Zhao Hanyun thought of such a mysterious man, he thought of the people he had met before who stole things from his grandfather's house. When those people confessed, they also mentioned a mysterious man. He wondered if it was the same one.

"No." Sonam Gyatso shook his head. "I met that man later. After I had agreed with the Ming emperor on tribute payments, I frequently traveled between Qinghai and Xikang to preach Buddhism. I met that man on the way."

Without waiting for Zhao Hanyun to speak, Sonam Gyatso continued, "At that time, the man just stood quietly by the roadside and looked at me. I felt inexplicably oppressed. Before I could get over this oppressive feeling, the man casually threw the tower to me and left a message."

"Leave it here with you, monk. Someone with a predestined relationship will come and take it when the time comes."

"Am I the destined one?" Zhao Hanyun looked at Sonam Gyatso. How did this old man know that he was the destined one?

Sonam Gyatso nodded. "You are. I noticed something was wrong with the pagoda after you entered this temple. I approached you not only to confirm the power of the Dzi beads in you, but also to get the pagoda closer to you. Sure enough, as expected, you found me."

Zhao Hanyun felt a little embarrassed. He hadn't even looked for it at all. With Xiao Yuanqiu, a guy more powerful than a dog, here, it was just a matter of words to go anywhere. But now it seems that the result is good.

No, then wouldn't it be a scam to go and rescue the sacred beast?