The monk who had appeared out of nowhere wore a golden kasaya over white robes. His eyes lowered, he held the handwritten copy of "Bodhi Heart Lamp," reading it page by page.
Not one of the three had noticed when he had entered, or how he had taken the manuscript from County Commandant Li's hands!
For a moment, all three felt a chill run through their entire bodies. None dared speak first; they could not even muster the courage to demand an explanation!
Who was this man?
He had entered without a sound, taken the cultivation manuscript from County Commandant Li without anyone noticing, and openly leafed through it for some time... Was their finally seeing him now the result of some slip on his part? Clearly, he had simply chosen to reveal himself!
Was this something a Qi Refining Cultivator could do?
Such unfathomable movements, such a bearing, immovable as a mountain... Only one thought surfaced in Du Yongchang's mind: this man was at least at the Foundation Establishment level!
In other words, a Supreme Zen Master of the Buddhist Path stood before them!
Why would a Buddhist of such standing appear without cause in the government office of little Ailin County?
Cold sweat gradually seeped down all three men's backs.
At last, the monk raised his head. He gently rolled up the manuscript and bowed to the three. "Greetings, benefactors. This humble monk is Chunhui of the White Dragon Temple."
None of the three dared answer first.
Chunhui did not mind. "I have come for two matters. First, to receive the reincarnation of my senior brother Chunji and bring him back to the White Dragon Temple. The second was not something I anticipated before coming, but now I have no choice: I must reclaim our temple's supreme art."