Chapter 5493: No One Understood
A hint of amusement flashed through the Eminent Monk's eyes.
"Are you afraid?"
The Eminent Monk suddenly asked.
The girl froze.
"Are you afraid when you see something frightening?"
The Eminent Monk asked in greater detail.
The girl's head slowly drooped again.
A faint glimpse of her pale, delicate neck appeared.
After a long while...
The girl finally nodded slowly, so faintly it was almost imperceptible.
"...I'm afraid."
The girl's voice was very soft.
It carried a slight hoarseness.
"It's all right."
The Eminent Monk comforted the girl.
"Don't be afraid."
"Do you remember what happened the first time you saw it?"
The girl's pupils began to tremble violently.
Her face turned almost translucent.
The girl was too frightened.
A whimper like that of a small animal escaped her throat.
Tears slid from the corners of her eyes.
The sound of chanting filled the room.
The Eminent Monk's eyes were slightly lowered.
His fingers moved over the string of prayer beads.
He chanted the Buddhist scriptures in a low voice.
The girl's violently trembling body gradually calmed down.
She turned her head and stared blankly at the Eminent Monk.
Her ears stood erect.
She listened to the Sanskrit chanting that seemed to come from the heavens.
The Eminent Monk opened his eyes.
He gave the girl a faint smile.
Like the Buddha in the temple who pitied all living beings.
The girl began speaking haltingly.
Perhaps she had been too frightened at the time and had not remembered many details?
Or perhaps her fear had affected her ability to express herself.
Some of what the girl said was disjointed.
But the Eminent Monk understood the general situation.
The girl suddenly saw