"That's right. If you tell us the reason behind all this, you may damage your own credibility, but you could save countless lives. On the other hand, if you care only about your reputation and refuse to speak, that can only mean you're a hypocrite hungry for empty fame, a false monk without a truly compassionate heart. That would be far worse than breaking the prohibitions against wine and meat," Shen Luo continued solemnly.
Seeing Shen Luo coax and intimidate him by turns, Lu Huaming laughed inwardly, but kept his face stern, betraying nothing.
"Is that really so..." Alarm appeared on Chan'er's little face.
"In that case, this humble monk will break his promise and tell you. Actually, Jiangliu..." Chan'er scratched his head and agonized for a long time before finally looking up.
"Chan'er, you dare reveal my secrets to others? How bold of you!" Just then, a voice suddenly came from Chan'er's body. It was none other than Master Jiang Liu's voice.
Shen Luo's and Lu Huaming's expressions changed at the sound.
Before the voice had faded, a ball of yellow light suddenly lit up on Chan'er's chest. In the next instant, it swelled into a yellow formation roughly ten feet across, enveloping his body.
Shen Luo's gaze sharpened. He was about to act, but it was already too late. The yellow formation surrounding Chan'er flashed.
Chan'er's figure inside the formation also flashed and vanished, leaving only scattered motes of yellow light, which soon drifted away.
"An Earth Escape Formation? To think Master Jiang Liu knows spells as well," Shen Luo murmured, looking surprised.
"Damn it. He's discovered that we're prying into his secrets. He probably dislikes us even more now. Getting him to go to Chang'an will be even harder," Lu Huaming said anxiously, his brows furrowed.
"What's