I drove while chatting with Dan Zeng.
"Master—no, Living Buddha—you came at exactly the right time. And that Dr. Zhu too, you actually knew what would happen before it did. I'd barely called him and hadn't said anything when he already knew I wanted to ask you for help. Even more amazing, you showed up the moment I mentioned it."
I was a little incoherent. Zhu Yi and Dan Zeng really did seem mysterious to me.
But whenever Dan Zeng was around, I felt especially at ease.
"You don't really think Old Zhu can foresee everything, do you? If so, he fooled you. Whether you called him or not, I would have come anyway. I'd finalized my itinerary yesterday."
My eyes widened.
Dan Zeng smiled. "Old Zhu called me a couple of days ago and asked me to help deal with Abe Ichinan's god-slaying matter. I agreed."
I understood. So his coming to Yu City had absolutely nothing to do with me.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw a little girl standing in the middle of the road ahead. She looked about eight or nine years old and wore a white dress.
Her face was terribly pale, and her hair was soaking wet.
I jumped in fright and slammed on the brakes, but it was too late.
Bang!
I rammed straight into her.
The car came to a stop.
My heart sank sharply.
"What happened?" Xu Qiuyan leaned forward from the backseat and asked with concern.
My lips trembled. "I think I hit someone."
Dan Zeng turned to look at me. "Are you sure?"
I nodded.
Dan Zeng looked ahead, then back at me. "Tell me. Who did you hit?"
"A little girl. She was standing right there." I pointed at the front of the car.