Chapter 524: Wang Chen, What’s Wrong?

Lin Xun stood dumbfounded, staring at the young girl in front of him.

He had originally thought Mo Wenwen should be inside her room.

But he hadn’t expected Mo Wenwen to appear directly behind him.

Fortunately, Lin Xun had already disguised himself, so he didn’t think Mo Wenwen would recognize him.

“Senior Sister, I am here to deliver a letter and some food. This letter is hanging on your wooden railing, and this food is also for Senior Sister.

If Senior Sister has no other instructions, I will take my leave now.”

Lin Xun bowed, and without waiting for Mo Wenwen’s reply, he prepared to walk past her.

But just as Lin Xun walked past Mo Wenwen,

suddenly, Mo Wenwen grabbed Lin Xun’s wrist.

“When did you arrive?”

Mo Wenwen turned around and looked at Lin Xun calmly.

In Mo Wenwen’s calm eyes, Lin Xun could not discern her inner joy.

“Senior Sister, did you mistake me for someone else? I am just an ordinary Disciple from Dao Yin Peak.”

Lin Xun’s heart tightened, but he refused to admit that he was Lin Xun.

Lin Xun didn’t believe that Mo Wenwen could recognize him so easily.

After all, he hadn’t said anything or done anything yet.

Although Mo Wenwen’s Realm was not low—having already stepped into the Yupu Realm after a few years—

the Yupu Realm was still not enough!

How could this Mo Wenwen recognize him immediately?

This didn’t make sense no matter how he thought about it.

But in fact,

contrary to Lin Xun’s thoughts.

Mo Wenwen had actually recognized Lin Xun with a single glance.

“Lin Xun, you don’t need to lie to me anymore.

Although your Disguise Technique is superb.

Although you are wearing the Daoist Robes of a Junior Brother from our Dao Yin Peak.

I still recognize what that Junior Brother looks like.

Because he is the only one who comes here.

Moreover, no matter what you transform into, the Karma between you and me will always be present.

So there’s no need for you to lie to me.

And you don’t need to lie to me.”

Mo Wenwen said straightforwardly, tilting her head and looking at Lin Xun somewhat cutely.

Since Mo Wenwen had spoken so frankly,

Lin Xun felt there was no longer any need to conceal or lie about anything to her.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh, then took off his False Mask:

“Alright, you got me. I am Lin Xun. I didn’t expect to be recognized even like this.”

Lin Xun looked a little disappointed.

To be honest,

aside from Wang Chen, this was the first time Lin Xun had been recognized.

Seeing Lin Xun’s expression, Mo Wenwen smiled slightly.

It was as if Mo Wenwen felt proud and happy that she had recognized Lin Xun.

Mo Wenwen slowly opened her mouth, her lips slightly curved:

“As I said, there is Karma between us, and we Daoists are most sensitive to this kind of Karma.

Therefore, recognizing you is an extremely normal thing.

Now, can you tell me why exactly you came to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land?

Given your personality, you shouldn’t be here to cause trouble at the Buddhist Path Convention, right?”

Lin Xun definitely had his reasons for coming to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent.

But Mo Wenwen believed Lin Xun definitely wasn’t here to cause trouble.

“Not to cause trouble, I’m not that bored.

I came to inquire about a situation.”

Mo Wenwen blinked: “How about we go inside to talk?”

Lin Xun looked around and realized this location was indeed unsuitable.

Because the place Mo Wenwen was staying was merely a Guest Peak of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

And outside her courtyard, Cultivators might pass by at any moment.

If that were the case, how could he possibly discuss matters with Mo Wenwen?

“Then how about we find another place to talk? Do you know any good spots?” Lin Xun asked.

“Why don’t we just go straight into my courtyard? Why bother looking for a specific place?”

Mo Wenwen looked at Lin Xun curiously, wondering what he was thinking and why he was making things so complicated.

Was her own courtyard not safe?

“You used to really dislike men entering your courtyard,” Lin Xun said, confused.

Mo Wenwen shook her head: “They are them, and you are you. If it’s you, then it doesn’t matter. Come on, step inside!”

Having spoken, Mo Wenwen didn’t wait for Lin Xun to refuse and walked directly into the house.

Since Mo Wenwen, a woman, didn’t mind, Lin Xun decided not to be overly fastidious.

Inside Mo Wenwen’s courtyard, Lin Xun sat down on a stool.

Mo Wenwen poured him a cup of water and set up a Barrier that blocked all Divine Sense detection.

Just then, the black Gou Dan jumped out from Lin Xun’s sleeve.

Gou Dan stood directly on the table.

Gou Dan looked at the woman in front of him, then turned its head to look at Lin Xun.

Then Gou Dan used its seemingly non-existent nose to take a deep sniff.

As if smelling something, Gou Dan immediately scurried over to Mo Wenwen’s hand like a bootlicker, rubbing the back of her hand with its soft, furry body.

Gou Dan even flipped over, exposing its belly in a gesture of friendliness, just like a dog.

Seeing the black Gou Dan’s attempts to flirt and please her, Mo Wenwen was a bit surprised. What exactly was this thing? Why did Lin Xun’s new pet look so strange?

“What is this thing?” Mo Wenwen asked.

“It’s a Demonic Beast I recently acquired. Its strength is roughly between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Yupu Realm. Its name is Gou Dan.”

Lin Xun did not directly tell Mo Wenwen Gou Dan’s true identity.

After all, Gou Dan’s identity was rather special, and Lin Xun didn’t know Mo Wenwen’s stance on the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan.

What if Mo Wenwen hated evil like a passion, and upon seeing this Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan member, she immediately wanted to execute it on behalf of Heaven?

That would be a huge problem.

Gou Dan was still quite useful to him right now.

Listening to Lin Xun’s vague explanation, Mo Wenwen didn’t press the issue further.

Anyway, she had just asked casually; if Lin Xun didn’t want to say, so be it.

“Miss Mo, do you happen to know where that Old fellow—er, I mean, the Abbot of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land—is?”

Lin Xun changed the subject and directly asked the question on his mind.

After all, Lin Xun had originally come here looking for that Old fellow.

“The Abbot is currently not within the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.”

Mo Wenwen replied.

“Huh?

That Old Monk isn’t in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land?

Isn’t this the Buddhist Path Convention? If he’s not in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, where else could he have gone?

Did he go to a Brothel?”

Mo Wenwen: “…”

“Great Master Complete Tranquility went to receive the Abbots and Sect Masters from various Temples.

Furthermore, they have recently been discussing matters concerning the Nether Abyss.

It seems that after the Ten Thousand Buddhas Convention, all of them will be heading to the Nether Abyss.”

“The Nether Abyss?”

Lin Xun rubbed his chin, falling slightly into thought.

For Lin Xun, he had planned to go and check out the Nether Abyss anyway.

And now those people were going too.

Perhaps he could hitch a ride now.

“You’re also going to the Nether Abyss?”

Mo Wenwen asked, looking into Lin Xun’s eyes.

“Miss Mo, have you been practicing some kind of Mind-Reading Technique recently? How do you know this?” Lin Xun felt like he had no secrets left in front of Mo Wenwen.

“Mind-Reading Technique? No, not really.”

Mo Wenwen shook her head.

“Mainly because Young Master Lin’s thoughts are simply too easy to guess.

However, Young Master Lin, do you have something important you need to do at the Nether Abyss?”

Lin Xun drank a cup of tea and said lightly, “There are a few things I want to go to the Nether Abyss to verify.

Well, now that I have the information about that Old Monk, I won’t bother Miss Mo any further.

I believe Miss Mo will amaze everyone at this Buddhist Path Convention.”

“I shall take Young Master’s auspicious words to heart.

However, since Young Master Lin intends to wait a month before heading to the Nether Abyss with Abbot Complete Tranquility and the others,

then during this time, Young Master Lin might as well stay here with me and watch this rare Buddhist Path Convention.

What does Young Master Lin think?”

Lin Xun shook his head: “Let’s forget about it. After all, with my identity, if I stay by Miss Mo’s side and am recognized by others, it will be very troublesome.”

As he finished speaking, Lin Xun picked up Gou Dan by its tail and vanished from Mo Wenwen’s room.

In just an instant, Lin Xun disappeared, as if he had never been there at all.

Lin Xun rejected Mo Wenwen’s invitation, but that didn’t mean he was leaving the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land immediately.

Lin Xun would wait until the Buddhist Path Convention ended before leaving.

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land was vast. Lin Xun planned to find a place to hide and continue observing how the Buddhist Path Convention was conducted.

Lin Xun even thought about simply tying up the Buddhist Son.

If he did that, the Buddhist Son wouldn’t be able to participate in the Buddhist Path Convention.

Then the outcome would be obvious: Wang Chen would surely become the next Buddhist Path Leader.

The main thing was that Lin Xun was afraid Wang Chen wouldn’t want that.

Furthermore, given Wang Chen’s stubborn little temper,

although Wang Chen wouldn’t blame him in the end,

she would absolutely not be willing to ascend to the position of Buddhist Path Leader.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh.

With a feeling of helplessness, Lin Xun continued toward the Back Mountain of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land had a Back Mountain, where few people usually ventured.

That place was better for hiding.

Then, when Complete Tranquility returned, he could just look for him.

In an uninhabited Back Mountain of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, Lin Xun let Gou Dan continue hunting.

Killing is forbidden in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

Therefore, there was an abundance of Wild Game in this Back Mountain.

Although Lin Xun’s actions were slightly immoral,

Lin Xun still had Gou Dan catch a few Wild Rabbits and Pheasants.

Surprisingly, the taste of these Wild Rabbits and Pheasants from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land was exceptionally delicious.

Whether it was the texture of the meat or anything else, it tasted much better than ordinary Pheasants and Wild Rabbits.

After eating, there was even a feeling of purification and lack of desire.

After eating, Lin Xun genuinely felt quite guilty.

But both Lin Xun and Gou Dan found it too delicious.

So he had Gou Dan catch a few Wild Boars again.

Under Lin Xun’s guidance,

Gou Dan’s ability to roast Wild Boar was already comparable to Lin Xun cooking himself.

Night fell, and darkness descended.

Because there were too many guests at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land,

the entire Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land remained quite lively even at night.

The sound of Monks chanting scriptures slowly drifted out.

Having eaten his fill, Lin Xun immediately pulled Gou Dan and flew towards the Main Hall of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

In the Main Hall of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, Abbot Complete Tranquility was leading hundreds of Buddhist Disciples in chanting scriptures.

This was the Evening Lesson of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

Behind Complete Tranquility was a woman, and that woman was Wang Chen.

Wang Chen had her long hair coiled up, wore a Kasaya, and was chanting Buddhist Sutras while tapping a Wooden Fish with her eyes closed.

Around Wang Chen’s body, circles of golden yellow Runes were twining.

Her eyes were closed, and her long eyelashes curled slightly.

Her exquisite face was extremely pure and beautiful, yet it exuded endless solemnity.

She was so sacred that people dared not approach her, nor harbor any thought of disrespect.

This was not the first time Lin Xun had seen Wang Chen wearing a Kasaya.

In fact, Wang Chen looked like this the very first time Lin Xun met her.

However, compared to Wang Chen back then, the current Wang Chen seemed more mature, and the Buddhist Rhyme surrounding her was denser.

As if sensing Lin Xun’s gaze, Wang Chen slightly closed her mouth, and her pair of clear, water-like eyes slowly opened.

Complete Tranquility heard Wang Chen stop chanting behind him and also opened his eyes.

“Wang Chen, what’s wrong?”

Complete Tranquility asked slowly.

Even without Complete Tranquility leading the chanting, the hundreds of Monks in the Main Hall did not stop, still focusing on reciting the scriptures.

Wang Chen did not answer her Master, but instead raised her head and looked up at the roof.

At this moment, Lin Xun quickly used the Dao Rhyme of Heaven and Earth to conceal his presence.

Wang Chen, who sensed nothing, slightly furrowed her brows, looking somewhat cute.

Retracting her gaze, Wang Chen looked at her Master and shook her head.

“Then continue chanting.”

Complete Tranquility said slowly, resuming the recitation of Buddhist Sutras.

A full half hour later, the Evening Lesson ended.

The Disciples in the Main Hall successively returned to their residences.

Because Wang Chen’s gender was special,

since Wang Chen was six years old, she had not lived in the same courtyard as ordinary Disciples, instead residing alone on an independent Mountain Peak.

“Benefactor Lin, I wonder if you have any important business coming to my Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land?”

After Wang Chen left, Lin Xun secretly followed Abbot Complete Tranquility back to his residence.

The moment Complete Tranquility closed the door, he spoke softly to the empty night.

Lin Xun, who intentionally revealed his aura, no longer hid his identity.

Lin Xun slowly stepped out of the darkness of the night and walked up to him.