After applying the medicine, the wound on his palm stopped bleeding. Only then did the High Priest speak, “Someone is controlling this site.”
“I thought the same thing.” As soon as Jing Chen heard the High Priest say this, he immediately voiced his suspicions.
Surrounded by people, Jing Chen and the High Priest did not hide their conversation. People around them turned to look, and upon seeing the High Priest, they were all excited.
“It’s the High Priest of Apocalypse!”
“It’s really the High Priest!”
“And the Young Master of Mirror Snow Palace…”
“The Young Master of Nine Abyss City is here too!”
“It’s good that the High Priest is here!” someone said. “High Priest, do you know what’s going on?”
“Why is everyone gathered here?”
“What do you mean by someone controlling the site?”
“It seems the Young Master of Mirror Snow Palace knows too…”
The chaotic and noisy voices were incessant and extremely loud.
Not only were they asking questions, but they were also surrounding the High Priest’s group, giving the impression that they wouldn’t let them leave without a clear explanation.
“Zzz…”
Feng Jiuyuan flicked a whip, which he had somehow taken out, and with a snap, it struck the ground. The lightning flashing on the whip struck fear into the approaching people, causing them to stop.
Feng Jiuyuan looked at them, a bloodthirsty smile appearing on his lips. “If anyone gets any closer, don’t blame this Young Master for being unkind!”
The crowd fell silent because of these words.
At that moment, someone in the crowd raised their hand silently.
Feng Jiuyuan looked at the person raising their hand. When he saw the familiar face, his mouth twitched.
That person looked at Feng Jiuyuan and timidly asked, “Young Master, may we come over?”
The one asking was from Nine Abyss City, the same group of people Jing Chen had seen earlier.
Feng Jiuyuan looked at the person and said irritably, “This Young Master follows the High Priest as one of the top five in the competition. Letting you over here would be favoritism. Stay where you are.”
Upon hearing this, the people from Nine Abyss City silently lowered their hands and stood where they were.
Seeing that Feng Jiuyuan showed no leniency even to his own people, the others also refrained from moving forward.
One or two people might fear Feng Jiuyuan, but with so many people, they weren’t afraid of him. In the face of their interests, they wouldn’t care about his status. What they feared was the High Priest…
No one knew exactly what was happening, but as the discoverer, the High Priest certainly understood more than they did. They feared angering the High Priest, who might then say nothing.
They didn’t move forward, but still stood in a circle, clearly not intending to make way.
At this moment, there was a commotion from the back, followed by people making way on their own.
Hearing the noise, the people in front turned to look. When they saw who was leading, they quickly made way as well.
A path appeared in the circle. Huang Quan looked over to see who could instill such fear and make people move aside.
Upon looking, Huang Quan saw a familiar face…
The man wore a white monk’s robe, with delicate and well-defined features, resembling an immortal depicted in a meticulously crafted painting, strikingly beautiful and otherworldly.
Fo Xin!
Seeing this face, Huang Quan immediately remembered his name!
The monk from Tianhuang Academy who ran away upon seeing her!
The High Priest looked at Fo Xin with a somewhat meaningful gaze.
Clearly, before they came, he had been told to avoid appearing in front of Huang Quan as much as possible.
And now?
No sooner had they arrived than he showed up!
Couldn’t he restrain himself?
Fo Xin noticed the High Priest’s gaze and curled his lips, as if to say, “You don’t understand.”
High Priest: “…” Will you die if you don’t show off?
With this thought, the High Priest stopped looking at Fo Xin to avoid drawing attention, and Fo Xin… had already stopped looking at him.
“Benefactor Nangong.” Fo Xin looked at Huang Quan and smiled gently. “We meet again.”
“Yes.”
Huang Quan looked at him and said slowly, “Last time you ran away as soon as you saw me. I thought I was some sort of monstrous beast.”
Fo Xin chuckled but didn’t have time to say anything before Huang Quan continued, “But now that you’ve come to me voluntarily, it means I’m not some monstrous beast to you.”
“You jest,” Fo Xin said. “The reason I left suddenly last time was because something came up, not because I saw you and left.”
“I see.”
Huang Quan said, “Master Fo Xin, last time you left suddenly because of some matter. So why have you come over this time?”
“Could it be that you’ve also taken a liking to our High Priest?”
To be honest, most people present had taken a liking to the High Priest and wanted him to lead them, which is why Huang Quan said this. But…
Fo Xin looked up at the High Priest, his dark eyes cold and devoid of the warmth he showed when looking at Huang Quan.
The High Priest, being stared at: “…” He was speechless.
He wasn’t the one who said that!
And could you be more restrained?
With such an obvious display, do you think Huang Quan is blind or that others are blind? It’s clear as day that you have a special affection for her!
Perhaps the repeated hints were too sincere, and the High Priest’s hints finally took effect…
“I heard that Benefactor Nangong won first place in the academy’s joint competition. Knowing that you would follow the High Priest here, I came specifically to congratulate you.” As he spoke, Fo Xin handed a string of beads from his wrist to Huang Quan.
These beads were not the typical Buddhist prayer beads. They were translucent, milky white, and extremely beautiful.
Gold thread strung them together, and where they met, a white jade lotus flower hung, exuding a sense of sacredness.
This item was clearly something very special.
Huang Quan looked at the string of beads in front of her, feeling puzzled. “Master Fo Xin, I accept your congratulations, but the gift is unnecessary.”
They had only met twice, and suddenly gifting her something so special seemed odd, but…
She remembered that Qin Qin had also been to Buddha City. Could it be that this person knew Qin Qin?
Wait!
Suddenly, Huang Quan thought of something.
Ye Qin, Emperor Qin…
Before Qin Qin appeared at the academy as Ye Qin, she had also seen Fo Xin in the academy. Ye Qin was Qin Qin in disguise, so could the person in front of her be Qin Qin?
Moreover… could Qin Qin’s absence this time be because he came in another identity?
With this thought, Huang Quan immediately scrutinized him.
Qin Qin’s method of disguise was a bone structure change, not a mask or pill. Upon closer inspection…
Huang Quan didn’t know the characteristics of that technique, so she couldn’t see through it just by looking.
If bone structure changes were that easy to detect, she wouldn’t have failed to recognize Ye Qin and Emperor Qin as the same person at first glance.
She couldn’t tell by bone structure alone, but if she could touch him, she might find some similarities, as no matter how much it changed, Qin Qin’s face could never turn ugly!
However, with so many people around and Fo Xin’s identity as a Buddhist monk, touching him wouldn’t be appropriate…
This had to wait until they were alone.
