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"": ""He had already become a Buddha on the spot, and his Buddhist name would soon spread far and wide. Now he needed to cement all of this, and even take it further."
"Then wouldn't that make us-the Chief Seat, Deputy Chief Seat, and Bright Consort who refused to become his loyal followers-largely useless?"
"He originally wanted to build the Black City Monastery in the interior. That was why he needed us. A series of events brought him back through reincarnation as a Living Buddha, so now we're discarded pawns. To squeeze the most use out of discarded pawns, we should flee. If we run, he can send people after us. He can mobilize the lamas of any Buddhist Court in the Tibetan Lands, and even those Living Buddhas will help. Through those dealings, he'll grow familiar with the Living Buddhas, and our deaths will become another achievement to his name?"
"Once he kills us, no one will know his true identity."
"And no matter what we say now, no one will believe us, because seeing is believing! The lamas of the Daren Lama Temple and the Dergé Thangka Temple all know there's something wrong with the three of us!"
"Unless I can find Living Buddha Rinpoche's next reincarnation!"
"But searching for him would mean staying in the Tibetan Lands for a long time. Rinpoche might not reincarnate immediately, and danger would be hanging over our heads the whole time."
Luo Bin had started in a low murmur, but now his voice rang with conviction, his analysis clear and methodical.
"Uh, that all sounds pretty reasonable, but who's Rinpoche? Mr. Luo, Miss Xian and I are still completely in the dark. We don't know a thing." Xu Lu set down the large kidney he was eating