"Benefactor, what brings you here?"
Monk Changqing suppressed the delight in his heart.
"I'm heading to Demon-Suppressing Pass, taking my time along the way."
"Demon-Suppressing Pass?" Changqing was slightly startled. "The journey there is fraught with danger. It will take at least a year or two."
Li Ping'an said, "I'll get there eventually. Tell me about yourself. How did you end up here too?"
Monk Changqing pressed his palms together. "At my master's command, I have been traveling and spreading the Buddhist teachings. This journey has given me much to reflect on."
Li Ping'an could indeed sense that Monk Changqing had changed considerably.
Before, Monk Changqing's aura had only been somewhat stronger than an ordinary martial artist's.
Now, he was like a rising sun, with a powerful energy faintly surging within him.
His blood and qi had also become purer and more condensed.
"Enough about that. How long have you been here?"
"I have been here for over three months."
Li Ping'an smiled. "Perfect timing. I don't have anywhere to stay yet."
There was no need to stand on ceremony with Monk Changqing.
"Of course. However, I still have some unfinished business today, so I must ask you to accompany me."
Li Ping'an asked curiously, "Oh? What business?"
"My daily work."
It seemed Monk Changqing was doing quite well here. He had even found work.
Slaying demons and vanquishing evil, or conducting religious rites for people...?
Li Ping'an stretched.
With friends all beneath heaven, there was nowhere he needed to fear going.
He could enjoy another comfortable stretch of days.
Monk Changqing took a bowl from his sleeve and set it on the ground.
Then he sat down against the corner of a wall.
Li Ping'an: ...
"If I'm not mistaken, this is... begging?"
"What are you saying!" Monk