Yuanchen said, "I was the one who had you imprisoned for thirty years, and I was the abbot back then. This has nothing to do with anyone else. Junior brother, if you want revenge, come at me!" Yuanchen walked slowly toward Unenlightened, without a trace of fear on his face.
Unenlightened said, "If I hadn't captured this mongrel emperor, would you have dared show yourself? If you weren't worried about his life, afraid that any mishap would bring utter destruction upon the Heavenly Dragon Temple, would you have agreed to meet me alone?"
He called toward Hu Xiaotian, "Commander Hu, is it? Remember this well: if your emperor dies today, these bald thieves will be to blame."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Senior, we can talk this over. There's no grudge under heaven that cannot be resolved. Why not tell us plainly what you want? I'm sure the abbot won't refuse." Worried that the situation would reach an impasse, Hu Xiaotian stepped forward to play peacemaker.
Unenlightened sneered. "Who the hell are you? You think you're worthy of speaking before me?"
Hu Xiaotian sighed inwardly. He's giving me no face at all. This is an outright slap in the face! But he also understood that Unenlightened was saying this to clear him of suspicion. After all, they were master and disciple. There had to be some affection between them.
Unenlightened said, "Yuanchen! Exactly which secret manuals went missing from the Buddhist Sutra Pavilion back then? Tell me!"
Yuanchen said, "If I tell you, will you release His Majesty?"
Unenlightened said, "Tell me first!"
Yuanchen said, "A copy of the Great Hand Seal, a copy of the Bodhi No-Mind Zen Method, and half a volume of the Void Art went missing."
Hu Xiaotian's heart sank at those words. He was now almost certain