"Forget it. We'll deal with whatever comes, whatever happens. I've got two trump cards in my hands anyway—the tokens from Yao Yun and Master—and the protection of the Immortal Body. There's no way I'm going to die in this godforsaken place, right?"
Having made up his mind, Ye Chen steeled himself and followed the others into the hall.
This really was a wealthy household. A golden statue of Mahavairocana Buddha stood in the reception room, inspiring awe in all who saw it. Ye Chen couldn't help marveling at the family's wealth. If they could afford to enshrine a statue of the Tathagata at home, they must have had more money than they knew what to do with.
At the sight of the statue, Tang Sanzang instinctively knelt and began to pray devoutly. Seeing their master's actions, Zhu Bajie and Sand Monk followed suit, imitating him as best they could. Only Ye Chen and Sun Wukong remained standing where they were, completely unmoved.
Sun Wukong simply felt disdain. He wasn't about to kneel to the Tathagata—not after the man had been the one to imprison him beneath Five Elements Mountain.
Ye Chen had been about to pay his respects, but Yao Yun's fury inside him was already becoming difficult to suppress.
Seeing this, Ye Chen hurriedly tried to stop her.
"Hey, Yao Yun! Yao Yun! Calm down! There are so many people here. It wouldn't be good if you gave yourself away." As he suppressed Yao Yun's aura, Ye Chen clearly felt a pair of eyes glaring at him.
It had to be the old woman. Since entering the house, he had felt that vicious stare several times. And somehow, it seemed familiar.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember where he'd felt it before.
At Ye Chen's