Uchiha Shin cautiously sensed his surroundings. He knew the newcomer was no ordinary person.
"Who is it?" Uchiha Shin asked.
An old man emerged from behind him, smiling.
When he saw the old man appear before him, Uchiha Shin frowned. He recognized this elder—it was Patriarch Hongjun, whom he had met before at Hongjun Dao.
"Patriarch Hongjun, so it was you. I thought some assassin had come for me," Uchiha Shin said indifferently.
Uchiha Shin was not overly concerned about Patriarch Hongjun. For the time being, Patriarch Hongjun would not kill him.
"Mystic Spirit King, it seems you still know what will happen in the future, am I right?" Patriarch Hongjun stared at Uchiha Shin and asked.
"What do you mean by that, Patriarch Hongjun?" Uchiha Shin pretended not to understand.
"You should know everything that will happen in the future. Just as you knew back then that Goku would be imprisoned beneath Five Elements Mountain, and just as you knew this time that Xuanzang would certainly be able to rescue Goku. Am I right?" Patriarch Hongjun asked with a smile as he looked at Uchiha Shin.
Uchiha Shin smiled faintly but did not answer Patriarch Hongjun's question. He had the right to remain silent.
"It does not matter if you refuse to answer, because I understand all this. You can know how events will develop in the future, which is truly strange. Even I find it difficult to foresee events too far ahead, yet you can do so. That is quite astonishing.
"I want to ask you: this time, Xuanzang is heading to Western Heaven to worship Buddha and seek the scriptures. Do you think he will ultimately succeed, or fail?" Patriarch Hongjun asked Uchiha Shin.
"I do not know. Success depends on Heaven, but plans depend on man.