The three of them, Chu Zhankuo included, gave no answer to the question.
Chu Dalong drew a deep breath and cupped his hands. "May I ask, eminent monk, whom do you mean by this Bodhisattva?"
Miaole turned slightly, pointed toward Osmanthus Fragrance Mountain, and said with a smile:
"The [Return to True Celestial Person] on that mountain."
It really was the immortal.
Chu Dalong frowned, unable to make up his mind. After much deliberation, he said, "Please wait here a moment, eminent monk. I will send someone to invite the immortal down the mountain."
With that said,
Chu Dalong gave Chu Zhankuo a meaningful look. "Zhankuo, go invite the immortal down the mountain. Tell him an eminent monk from the Western Heaven has come."
Chu Zhankuo was just about to nod when another flurry of footsteps came from outside the gate. Supported by several maids, Chu Qingyuan stumbled into the courtyard where they were holding their discussion.
"Father! You mustn't! How could Brother Zhang ever become a monk?" Chu Qingyuan said, her brows furrowed.
She had only been passing by and had not intended to enter. Who could have imagined she would hear that Zhang Yuan was a Fated Bodhisattva? An inexplicable unease had stirred in her heart.
Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva-it sounds so grand, but isn't that just a monk who severs all ties to the mortal world?
How could Zhang Yuan become a monk? Absolutely not. That was why she had come to stop them.
"Qingyuan! Don't be foolish! This is not something our Chu Family can decide," Chu Dalong rebuked her sternly.
Chu Qingyuan started, coming to her senses, and the emotions in her heart vanished like smoke and clouds.
*That's right. How could they decide whether he became a monk? The final choice still rested with Zhang Yuan