Arriving before the master of Cihang Jingzhai,
Qin Jiuge came straight to the point and stated his demands.
"The Heart of the Great Dao can be given to you. However, Divine Son, you are still lacking a maid to attend to you. Why not consider it as well?"
The sect master's tone was gentle, yet it carried an implication that brooked no refusal. "Of course, Divine Son, you could simply seize it by force. But though Cihang Jingzhai is weak, we are not afraid of trouble."
"Surely Divine Son would not do such a thing?"
The master of Cihang Jingzhai before him was quite ruthless. Since open threats would not work, she resorted to the insidious tactic of soft persistence.
Fortunately, Qin Jiuge had a few tricks of his own. At this moment, he naturally revealed his trump card, slowly recounting what he had heard at Sound of Dharma Temple regarding Chu He.
Yet the effect did not seem as good as he had imagined. Instead, it was utterly ordinary.
"This news, Divine Son, presumably came from that old monk at Sound of Dharma Temple in Myriad Buddha Province?"
The master of Cihang Jingzhai gave a faint smile. Seeing Qin Jiuge's grim expression, she did not tease him further and instead spoke frankly. "That old monk was right. Chu He is indeed a young man with whom I formed Karmic Entanglement during my time in Hongchen.
But if you say that I share some deep affection with him, that would be utter nonsense.
There is not the slightest connection between him and me. How could he alone compare to the entirety of Cihang Jingzhai? Generations of Cihang Jingzhai's patriarchs entrusted this inheritance to my hands. How could I abandon it for one man?"
"Divine Son, those words of yours are