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"": ""Mr. Yunxi, years ago, I did not investigate Long Phu. First, there were the rules of our Buddhist order: Long Phu had no direct connection to us. Second, this old monk made an error in judgment."
"We bear responsibility for this matter."
"The deaths of every monk at the Fire Official Temple were the price."
"The Chief Monk Overseer will investigate. The White Buddha Temple will do everything in its power and notify the other seventeen temples to assist."
"But there is nothing wrong with the White Buddha Temple itself. You had no grounds whatsoever for suspecting the Chief Monk Overseer. I cooperated with this absurd behavior, and it achieved nothing."
"You need not concern yourselves with Long Phu any further."
"Since you seem so full of energy, there is no need for you to stay the night. Please leave."
Bai Zhi stepped slightly aside from the doorway and bluntly ordered them out.
Just then, Shang Liuli moved again, leaping forward to vault over the desk and reach for the Buddha head.
In a flash, Bai Zhi swept his sleeve up and brought his arm down at Shang Liuli.
With a dull thud, Shang Liuli took a heavy blow to her chest and abdomen. She flew backward, about to crash into the table and chairs behind her.
The two monks, Ming Jing and Ming Xin, abruptly drew their long staves and crossed them to catch Shang Liuli. With a flick of their staves, they set her safely on her feet.
Clutching her chest and abdomen, Shang Liuli looked pained.
"Please leave," Bai Zhi said again.
Zhang Yunxi said nothing more. He helped Shang Liuli outside, and Luo Bin followed them out.
About six Monk Overseers trailed them at a distance. Only after watching the three