My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 348 - 217: Ji Xin Celestial Strategy—Do You Have to Threaten Me Like This? (3)
But Ji Xin didn’t look, instead she stared straight ahead, lost in thought.
Shan Li gazed at the top of the tower and suddenly asked, "Do you want to go to the top?"
"No."
Ji Xin replied without turning her head, "Rather than going to the rooftop, I’d better visit their Scripture Pavilion."
"That’s probably not possible."
Shan Li shook her head, "Not to mention your identity with Celestial Strategy Mansion, just your Female Youth authority from Daoism is enough to make them shake their heads; they won’t agree."
Tsk.
Ji Xin seemed a bit displeased, "That’s why I hate them... They hide everything, afraid we’ll steal something. If these Ancient Temples cooperated with Kunlun, without mentioning anything else, the warnings related to the legends activation could at least be more accurate. But they’re stubbornly unwilling, claiming civilians aren’t suitable. What kind of civilian has that kind of patrimony?"
Shan Li remained silent.
Ji Xin didn’t mind, lightly biting her finger, continued to mutter to herself, "They invited me this time... Still don’t know what they want."
After receiving the invitation yesterday.
Ji Xin decided to make a trip to Jiming Temple.
However, she still couldn’t figure out their purpose.
This made her slightly agitated.
Because she wasn’t mentally prepared for what the other side would say next.
"..."
Shan Li suddenly gently pinched Ji Xin’s shoulder.
Ji Xin snapped out of her thoughts and looked ahead. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Not far away, a white-haired monk, accompanied by a Little Monk, was walking towards her.
Ji Xin looked at the kindly monk, suppressing her inner agitation, and stared expressionlessly at him.
The white-haired monk came to stand in front of Ji Xin, clasped his hands together, lowered his eyes, slightly bowed, and smiled kindly, "Amitabha Buddha... Ji Xin Celestial Strategy, welcome to our Jiming Temple, how is your health?"
Ji Xin squinted, "Healthy, sitting in a wheelchair every day, don’t even need to walk."
"..."
The white-haired monk chuckled silently, saying nothing.
He knew this newly appointed leader of Celestial Strategy Mansion had issues with him, but didn’t mind much.
He has been cultivating for decades, experienced everything, including the chaotic era before Celestial Strategy Mansion was established.
It’s fair to say he’s seen through everything.
So he wouldn’t lose composure because of Ji Xin’s attitude, even though she is the current leader of Celestial Strategy Mansion, it’s more like... No one could make him lose composure anymore.
Moreover, pushing aside those identities, Ji Xin is just a twenty-something young person.
Ji Xin watched the monk laughing freely, probably guessed what he was thinking, took a deep breath, and asked directly, "Tell me, what’s the purpose of inviting me this time?"
Actually, this is also the reason she resents these Ancient Temple forces.
Because their history is too long.
Before Celestial Strategy Mansion was established, they maintained independence.
After Celestial Strategy Mansion was established, they still maintained independence.
This gave them a detached confidence, always appearing aloof, and as if nothing could affect them!
The problem is, Ji Xin really has no way to deal with them, which is very annoying.
The white-haired monk looked at Ji Xin’s expressionless face, clasped his hands together again, "I want to ask Ji Xin Celestial Strategy about someone."
"Who?"
"A young man."
......
At the same time.
Xia Panqiu walked out of Vilu Treasure Hall, glanced back, then asked quietly, "Do you feel... the statues here are weird?"
"Weird?"
Chen Lusi also turned back to look at Vilu Treasure Hall.
They had already left Celestial King Hall.
And just as Xia Panqiu predicted, nothing happened when the cat entered Celestial King Hall.
The group roamed around and then came out.
Next, the three of them headed upward, passed Life Buddha Hall, and arrived at Vilu Treasure Hall.
Approaching Vilu Treasure Hall, the multi-eaved Medicine Buddha Pagoda was already close at hand.
However, after leaving Vilu Treasure Hall, Xia Panqiu’s expression seemed odd, and then she blurted out something inexplicable.
Chen Lusi didn’t share her feeling; he thought the statues looked quite normal.
But...
"I feel the same way."
Wu You heard Xia Panqiu’s voice and seemed to agree, nodding vigorously, "Just now in Celestial King Hall, I felt that Maitreya Buddha had a kind of insincere smile..."
Xia Panqiu was curious, "Why?"
This matter isn’t big.
But it’s really curious.
Wu You hesitated for a moment, shook her head, "I don’t know either."
The two didn’t find an answer, instinctively looked at Chen Lusi.
Chen Lusi thought for a moment, glanced at the cat gently swaying its tail, "I didn’t find anything unusual..."
Then.
He looked towards the distant Medicine Buddha Pagoda, "Let’s go up and take a closer look, I’ll observe it carefully later."
"Alright."
Both agreed.
The three climbed the steps again, heading towards the Medicine Buddha Pagoda.
......
"Young man?"
Ji Xin frowned slightly, "Who?"
The white-haired monk sighed, "A very special person."
Ji Xin paused, "A very special person?"
The white-haired monk continued, "Yes, someone who can remain aware in the dreams of the scenery, and who can withstand the passage of long time until the end."
"Can you stop speaking enigmatically?"
Ji Xin furrowed her brows deeper, slightly lifted her head, "Who exactly are you talking about?... Wait, you mentioned scenery? What does he look like?"
She suddenly realized something, her brows relaxed.
"That person..."
The white-haired monk was about to speak.
"Hey, maintenance? Closed?"
A female voice suddenly came from nearby.
Ji Xin and the monk both turned their heads.
Then, they were both momentarily stunned.
A man with a distinct facial contour, handsome appearance, long hair tied in a ponytail was standing in the distance, accompanied by a man and a woman, along with a cat with snow-white fur.
As they looked over.
Chen Lusi and the others noticed them too.
Wu You saw the girl in a wheelchair, exclaimed surprised, "Ji Xin Celestial Strategy?"
Ji Xin was the first to snap out of her daze, she didn’t respond, instead she gestured towards Chen Lusi after glancing at the monk, "Chen Lusi, come over."
"..."
Chen Lusi was also a bit surprised seeing Ji Xin,
but what surprised him more was the monk before her.
Without a doubt, that was the monk he encountered in the Anomaly Realm.
So hearing Ji Xin’s words, he directly stepped over the obstacle and walked towards her.
"Master..."
At the same time.
The Little Monk behind the white-haired monk nervously tugged at his clothes, stammering, "The Medicine Buddha’s expression seems to have changed."
Upon hearing this.
The white-haired monk immediately looked at the Medicine Buddha Pagoda beside him, his expression changed, then he quickly turned his head, looked towards Chen Lusi approaching, recognized him, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
In that instant, in his eyes.
It wasn’t a scene of a white cat following a man that appeared so warmly.
Instead... It was a grotesque ’scenery’, following a grandly dressed Daoist priest.
The two slowly advanced, seemingly enveloped in a thousand mighty essences, continuously pressing towards him.
When Chen Lusi reached Ji Xin, the cat stopped alongside him, looking at him.
In his dazed state, he could almost sense its hot breath...
"Why are you here?"
Chen Lusi didn’t know what had happened, glanced at Ji Xin, and asked.
Ji Xin glanced at the monk frozen in place, endured for a moment, found it unbearable, then lightly smiled at Chen Lusi, "You’ll know later."
Chen Lusi: "..."
This was the first time he saw Ji Xin smile.
Although he didn’t pay it much mind.
Because she wasn’t the focus.
Chen Lusi turned to the monk and greeted him, "Hello."
"..."
The white-haired monk snapped out of his daze again, looking towards Chen Lusi, took a deep breath, clasped his hands, bowed slightly to Chen Lusi, then looked directly at Ji Xin, somewhat helplessly said:
"I see..."
"Ji Xin Celestial Strategy, I know you want to establish prestige after taking office... But is there really a need to use me as the target? Do you have to scare me like this?"
