When the man approached, the Daoists on either side clasped their hands and bowed to him, calling out, "Master!"
Master?
Verdant Green Maiden fixed her gaze on the man before her, sizing him up from head to toe.
"You're the current abbot of Tai Ping Daoist temple?"
The man nodded, bowed to Verdant Green Maiden, and said in a measured voice, "Min Shu, twenty-third-generation abbot of Tai Ping Daoist temple, pays his respects to the True Person!"
"True Person?"
"She... really is?"
When Min Shu revealed Verdant Green Maiden's identity, the young Daoists stared at one another in shock.
The young Daoist who had first met Verdant Green Maiden was even more astonished, gazing at her in disbelief. This... this beautiful young lady, so young in appearance, was truly the legendary True Person elder of their temple?
Just how old was she?
"Min Shu... Book of Fate?"
"Or is it fate?"
Verdant Green Maiden suddenly chuckled softly and waved a hand. "Everyone, move aside. Don't block my way!"
With that, she strode into Tai Ping Daoist temple.
No one dared stop her.
Verdant Green Maiden had only wanted to see what Tai Ping Daoist temple possessed that had made Yuan Tiangang spend ten years searching for her whereabouts. She hadn't expected the current abbot to be someone of no ordinary standing.
In the main hall, Verdant Green Maiden sat quietly, tapping the tabletop.
Min Shu sent a young Daoist to prepare tea for her. Meanwhile, he dismissed everyone else, leaving only himself and Verdant Green Maiden in the hall.
"Are you the Book of Fate?"
Verdant Green Maiden disliked beating around the bush, so she asked bluntly.
"No."
Min Shu shook his head.
Yet his answer convinced Verdant Green Maiden that he knew the Book of Fate existed!
So...
"On