"Good!" The emperor suddenly exclaimed in admiration. "I never expected Ye Chen to have such lofty ambitions. He truly is a role model for the younger generation of Great Tang!"
"However, this is not something I can decide on my own. Ye Chen, you'll need to ask Master Xuanzang himself what he thinks."
After the emperor finished speaking, Ye Chen looked up at him. The emperor pointed to the monk sitting in meditation nearby, and Ye Chen immediately understood. So this monk was Xuanzang!
He glanced at Xuanzang, but Xuanzang was still sitting with his eyes closed, showing no intention of looking his way. Ye Chen had no choice but to turn awkwardly back to the emperor.
"Master Xuanzang, would you be willing to let Ye Chen accompany you?" Seeing that Xuanzang did not respond, the emperor had no choice but to ask him directly.
Only after hearing the emperor's words did Xuanzang open his eyes. He turned to look at Ye Chen. "Amitabha. The Road to the West may be fraught with storms and countless dangers. Why are you so determined to follow me, benefactor Ye?"
Xuanzang's voice sounded ethereal, somewhat different from how it was described in the book. Perhaps it was because the hall was so vast; an echo lingered in his voice, and Ye Chen couldn't help but feel momentarily dazed.
"To seek the Great Dao." After a brief moment of distraction, Ye Chen answered softly. Before this, he had thought of what that Daoist had said to him that day. He wanted to know whether the Great Dao truly lay in the west.
Xuanzang saw a spark of determination suddenly kindle in Ye Chen's eyes and knew that the young man before him had not made up his mind on a whim.
"Amitabha. I ask