The Sea Monk, a great demon in Fusang mythology, is usually depicted as a tall bald monk.
In reality, it's actually the Sea Serpent Clan.
The widespread Guanyin Followers of Gray Leather in coastal Fusang began as a beautiful misunderstanding—ignorant fishermen who saw the smooth bald head of the sea serpents in the ocean mistook them for monks.
In fact, Gray Leather Guanyin has nothing to do with Guanyin at all.
The naming convention of Fusang people has always been strange. Take Yokan, for example; it has neither sheep nor broth. Its real prototype was an ancient Ming Country snack made with sweet bean paste shaped like sheep liver, called sheep liver cake, which was brought to Fusang and became Yokan.
Similarly, 'letter paper' doesn't refer to toilet paper, but actually means letters.
However, the Sea Monk who was cut down last night was indeed a Sea Monk—a transformed sea snake spirit.
