Chapter 520 - 519: Matters of the Wulin
Yusuf Zuck ran through the woods of Mount Emei all night, without stopping to rest, but other than finding a few dilapidated houses, he achieved nothing.
Although he had telekinetic powers, and his speed was quite fast in the mountains, he was unfortunately searching in the wrong direction, towards the back mountain of Emei, where could he possibly find what he sought?
By early the next morning, his stomach was growling, and he had no choice but to head towards a temple within sight.
The temple, visible from afar, also had a large Buddha statue—it was clearly a sacred place of Buddhism. Just like Wutai Mountain, the area around Mount Emei was dotted with many temples.
After crossing the woods, he finally reached the mountain steps, where a few young monks were sweeping fallen leaves. As Yusuf Zuck passed by, they did not greet him. Modern temples are open to the public, selling entrance tickets that also served as donations.
When Yusuf Zuck arrived at the mountain gate, he saw the temple’s name, Hongye Temple, and indeed he had to buy a ticket to enter. It wasn’t expensive—just five yuan.
After digging out five yuan for the ticket, Yusuf Zuck also asked, "Do you sell vegetarian meals?"
"Yes, fifty yuan each," replied the person charging the fee, who was not a monk, likely a staff member from the religious affairs bureau. Yusuf Zuck took out another fifty yuan, and the staff member also told him how to proceed. Once he reached the dining hall, he could dine with his ticket.
And as the staff member was explaining the directions to Yusuf Zuck, he probed with his telekinesis.
"Eh?" This casual probe turned out to be quite the discovery—Yusuf Zuck saw a familiar figure in the temple, the venerable Monk Isaiah Fowler, the one Everest Zuck had introduced to him.