"I know too little about the Buddhist Sect, and he won't budge. I couldn't find anything wrong."
Chen Weihua returned to Nameless and Zhang Shouzhong, clenched her fists, and spoke to them with bitter frustration.
The main problem was that she knew too little about the Buddhist Sect. If she had known enough, she could have tested Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva with questions about it.
"Then I'll go!" Zhang Shouzhong said through gritted teeth.
Nameless put a hand on Zhang Shouzhong's shoulder. "Forget it. You won't get anything out of him either."
"So our only choice is to go into Hope Outpost and take our chances?" Zhang Shouzhong frowned.
Nameless smiled. "That was always our only path. You two just insisted on seeing ghosts in every shadow."
"But what if—" Chen Weihua began, only for Nameless to cut her off. "There is no what if."
He knew this would never end otherwise. Unless Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva died, there was no way for him to prove his innocence, and no way to put Chen Weihua and Zhang Shouzhong at ease.
But Nameless did not want Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva to die, nor did he want this to drag on forever. All he could do was take a gamble.
Even if something went wrong, he could always start over!
"All right. We'll follow your lead." Chen Weihua saw Nameless's resolve and said no more.
Nameless nodded, then smiled. "Let's go."
The three returned to the gates of Hope Outpost. Nameless said apologetically, "Sorry. They're just worried about my safety."
"No need to explain, station chief. This humble monk understands." Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva pressed his palms together and smiled faintly.
Nameless looked at the gates. "I can just go straight in?"
"That's right." Bottom-Saver Bodhisattva nodded.
Nameless motioned for Chen Weihua and Zhang Shouzhong to step back. Then he