After returning to Jinshan Temple with Xu Tong, Xiaoqing said nothing and went straight back to the Meditation Room.
Xu Tong's expression was perfectly calm.
Although he had never intended to bring Xiaoqing back, the fact that she had willingly returned with him did make him happy.
That was enough to prove that all the benefits he had given Xiaoqing during this time had not been wasted.
"I just felt that kind of life no longer suited me."
"Compared with how things used to be, I prefer living here."
A smile appeared on Xiaoqing's face as well.
Although she occasionally had to undergo painful experiments here, she had long since grown accustomed to them.
Compared with what she had experienced before, this place clearly made her feel more at ease.
Looking at Xiaoqing, Xu Tong smiled and shook his head.
Things were quiet on their end, but it was an entirely different story for the people of the Buddhist Order and the Heavenly Court.
The man who looked exactly like the Jade Emperor was already on the verge of going mad.
He had thought that stopping the war would make everything go smoothly, but he had never imagined that, as soon as those wars ended, the Buddhist Order would immediately set its sights on the Jade Emperor's reincarnation!
Worse still, they were practically throwing everything they had into it!
Under these circumstances, he had no choice but to order everyone under his command to give their all in dealing with it.
If they could not resolve this problem, all their efforts this time might truly come to nothing at the final hurdle.
Neither the Jade Emperor nor the man who looked exactly like him could possibly accept such an outcome.
"How are things progressing?"
Taibai Jinxing arrived directly in the