Silence.
Deathly silence.
Across the entire square, even a falling pin could have been heard.
Everyone was utterly stunned by the Buddhist scion Kashyapa's shocking words!
He wanted Yue Changlong's son to join the Great Thunderclap Monastery?
And take him as his master?
This... this was sheer fantasy!
Never mind whether Yue Changlong would agree.
Given the utter disdain-even outright loathing-that father and son had just shown toward the Buddhist Order...
How could they possibly agree to such an absurd request?!
Had this Buddhist scion lost his mind?!
Even Yue Xiaofei himself looked dumbfounded.
He pointed at his own nose and stared at the supposedly "sincere" Kashyapa as though he were looking at an idiot.
"You want me to shave my head and become a monk?"
"Amitabha."
Kashyapa pressed his palms together and gave Yue Xiaofei a slight smile.
"Young benefactor Yue, you misunderstand."
"I am not asking you to become a monk, but inviting you to enter our Buddhist Order."
"Your worldly ties remain unbroken, and your bloodlust is too strong. You are not suited to taking the tonsure. But you could become a lay disciple of our Great Thunderclap Monastery."
"You need neither shave your head nor observe the precepts. You need only cultivate the Buddhist teachings in our monastery and temper your character."
Yue Xiaofei almost laughed in exasperation.
Well, damn.
He certainly makes it sound nice.
No shaving my head, no observing the precepts.
How is that any different from being locked in a temple like a prisoner?
I've still got a gorgeous fiancée waiting for me outside.
I'd have to be insane to hole up in your lousy temple, eating vegetarian meals and chanting sutras every day!
"I refu-"
Yue Xiaofei was just about to refuse.
But Yue Changlong suddenly raised a hand beside him,