"I still think this bitch is up to no good."
Zhong Kui muttered.
Now that Guanyin alone had cowed the ghost horde, there was no need for him to step in. He simply stood at a distance, warily watching Guanyin's back.
His not-so-bright brute's brain kept analyzing the possible traps hidden within this.
In the end.
The ghost horde retreated.
Guanyin turned around and stared blankly at the city wall behind her, especially at the mottled bloodstains upon it and the heavily wounded investigators who still refused to retreat.
"Perhaps... the human world is worth it."
At some point, it seemed she had let go of the knot in her heart. A serene smile appeared on her face as she turned and left.
"Guanyin?"
Wang Ye stopped in his tracks and warily looked at the woman before him.
Why had someone even Maitreya feared come looking for him?
Could it be because... he had knocked out her teeth?
"Amitabha."
Guanyin stood not far outside Shangjing City, looking at Wang Ye as she softly recited the Buddha's name.
"May we talk?"
She looked at Wang Ye with gentle eyes, carrying no hostility whatsoever.
Wang Ye nodded. Without drawing attention to it, he waved his hand. The relic on his wrist gave off a faint glow, and Golden Lotuses rose from thin air, transforming into seats.
Guanyin smiled and sat down.
"Our cooperation is over. Why did you come looking for me?"
Wang Ye was somewhat puzzled.
Logically speaking, her hostility toward Maitreya should have been greater than her hostility toward him.
Guanyin seemed lost in thought. She gazed into the dark sky, and only after a long while did she murmur, "Do you know why I joined Mount Spirit?"
???
Wang Ye was slightly stunned. He felt that Guanyin's current