Thousand Faces had originally thought himself an expert of a caliber rarely seen in the world. Although he had suffered repeated blows after meeting Lianshan Xin, his subsequent experiences could still be called legendary.
But when he met his esteemed teacher again and learned that his teacher had already entered the realm of "attaining the Dao by eating pieces," Thousand Faces realized that he was still too old. His thinking had ossified, and he could no longer keep up with today's young people.
At least when it came to attaining the Dao by eating pieces, he had plenty to learn.
"Teacher, are you on good terms with Xia Xunyang?"
"Yes. Don't lay a hand on Xia Xunyang," the "Daoist Scripture" instructed.
Thousand Faces understood at once. "So I can lay a hand on Xia Xunchuan."
That was how reading comprehension ought to be done.
The "Daoist Scripture" said nothing more.
It was not that Lianshan Xin was encouraging Thousand Faces to kill his son. He was simply studying the Daoist scriptures in earnest.
This had to do with He Miaojun.
Lianshan Xin had previously suspected all along that He Miaojun had some connection to Maitreya Buddha, or at the very least to the Buddhist Order, because she had always believed in Buddha and frequently read Buddhist sutras.
Yet after the incident involving the Celestial Master a while ago, He Miaojun had started reading Daoist scriptures again.
Even the passage in the Celestial Master's final letter, which He Miaojun had asked Lianshan Jingcheng in advance to persuade him to use, came from a Daoist scripture.
This made Lianshan Xin suspect once again that He Miaojun had some murky connection with the Daoist Order.
He had to read Buddhist sutras, but he had to study Daoist scriptures too.
Besides, there was the