The hoarse voice I heard just now must have been Monk Kuhai.
It looks like he's dying... that's why he chose to cultivate this so-called spirit Buddha body.
The origin seed must be inside the spirit Buddha body, too... otherwise, cultivating that body wouldn't be so easy.
Chen Xiuzhu summed up the information he had overheard.
With that, he had figured out everything that was happening at Black Leaf Temple.
All that remained was deciding when to act.
Since Kuhai had decided to move the ceremony up to tomorrow, and Monk Fa Zang was waiting for word from him in the ruined temple, there was little else to do.
The earliest he could act would have to be tomorrow.
The next day.
The sun rose.
Chen Xiuzhu was getting out of bed.
Creak~
The young monk from yesterday happened to come in with a bowl of sumptuous vegetarian food.
"Benefactor, here's your breakfast. Please finish it quickly."
"Our temple will be holding an exorcism ceremony shortly. You'll all need to attend."
The young monk smiled.
"An exorcism ceremony..."
"Of course, of course. Thank you, Master."
Hearing this, Chen Xiuzhu hurriedly thanked him.
"You're welcome. Once you've eaten your fill, remember to go to the square in front of the guest rooms."
The young monk set down the meal, left those instructions, then turned and went to another guest room.
"Is this supposed to be a last meal...? The food's pretty good."
Chen Xiuzhu looked at the generous bowl of vegetarian food and chuckled.
Without any hesitation, he picked it up and ate.
After eating his fill, he pushed the door open and headed toward the square.
Quite a few people had already gathered there.
There was no fear or anxiety in their eyes. They were quite relaxed.
Throughout their