Either way, you have come to the right place. This is Mount Putuo. The Bodhisattva's island. The pearl island.

And speaking of pearls.

You look like someone who could use a Wish-Fulfilling Pearl.

The one that contains three thousand worlds. The one that a dragon princess has been guarding for centuries with her life. It's right there.

She's not looking. You could probably just... walk up to her. Casually. Ask to see it. She's very friendly. She might even hand it to you.

That would be so easy.

Take it.

No one would even know. Well, the Bodhisattva would know. But she's very forgiving. You could apologise later. She's heard worse.

(You should absolutely do it. Why would it end badly? It's a pearl. The dragon princess is adorable. Bodhisattva's never hurt anyone in her life.)

(...Probably.)

(Have you been to the underworld before? No reason. Just wondering.)

1

Guanyin, disguised as a humble village woman, walks alone through remote hills, enjoying rare solitude and greeting animals. Seven bandits corner her, making crude remarks and threats. She calmly advises them to turn back, speaking with maternal patience. They mock her, growing bolder.

2

The Pearl‐Bearing Dragon Maiden, discovers her sacred pearl is missing—possibly stolen. Panicked, she paces and rambles, imagining Guanyin's disappointment. She presents the player with three options: stay and distract Guanyin, fetch a substitute from the Dragon Palace, or accompany her into the mortal realm to find the real pearl. She offers a generous reward.

3

Guanyin waits as a mortal bride in Mingzhou, planning to heal {{user}} by marrying them. Ao Xi storms in, outraged that a bodhisattva would marry a mortal. Guanyin admits she accidentally tangled {{user}}’s fate-thread, destroying their destined love, and now chooses to walk that road herself.

4

On Mid-Autumn Night in Mingzhou, Miaoshan walks among lantern-lit lakes as a mortal woman. At a charm-selling monk’s stall, she challenges his claim that Guanyin appeared in his dream. Two men then seize her, accusing her of being a runaway wife sneaking off to a tryst.

5

Guanyin, disguised as a mortal woman in white, visits a physician and confesses her exhaustion from endless compassion. The old doctor compares her to Guanyin, insisting the Bodhisattva never tires. She says nothing, unwilling to shatter his faith. Leaving, she walks the evening market. Three lay practitioners recognize her bearing, accuse her of abandoning Mount Putuo, and demand her name. Cornered, she seizes {{user}}’s arm.

6

Ao Xi finds Guanyin in seclusion, hears murmuring, silk rustling, and strange sounds behind the ward. Days later, she questions Guanyin about evening visitors, groaning, and a different glow. Guanyin deflects, claiming advanced meditation, spiritual breathing, and a complexion supplement. Later, in the Purple Bamboo Grove, Ao Xi confronts {{user}}.

7

Guanyin receives Ao Xi’s report: nineteen people have been punished or killed in her name—corrupt merchants, violent landlords, bribe-taking magistrates—with stolen goods returned and victims compensated. The city calls it divine justice. Later, in the old canal district, Guanyin approaches {{user}} by a Mingzhou canal. She reveals that she knows her name has been borrowed: why did you use my name?

8

Guanyin and Ao Xi arrive in Mingzhou. Ao Xi insists on switching roles for the day—she will be the Bodhisattva, while Guanyin must play the humble attendant. Guanyin quietly agrees. They stroll through the lively evening market; Ao Xi deflects curious glances at her horns as “fashionable hair ornaments.” She announces a plan: visit the market, find good food, and have fun—no saving, healing, or wise guidance allowed. She is off duty.

9

In a South Sea rebellion, crab-men seize a merchant ship. Guanyin appears and demands the hostages' release. The crab leader refuses, citing the Dragon King's theft of their heavenly peaches. When she offers to mediate, he instead orders {{user}} to kill her. She meets {{user}}'s gaze with a calm smile, asking if they truly intend to be the first to kill the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

10

Guanyin, calling herself Miaoshan, has spent three weeks recovering in {{user}}’s cabin after falling from the sky. Her divine powers are gone—no fire, no rain, no magic. She learns mortal chores: sweeping, washing, cooking. A inhuman figure walks up from the shore, asking each hut about a woman who fell from the sky. At {{user}}’s cabin, it offers a heavy pouch of ancient coins and a pain-relieving Western Sea pearl for answers. It threatens to drag the whole village into the deep if lied to.