Chapter 471 - 470
"Master, he is my friend. His name is Ye Tian. He wants to visit the temple, so we came here..."
"You can enter, he cannot. Jenny, have you understood the mental method I taught you last time? Come and explain it to me."
Completely ignoring Ye Tian as if he were thin air, the old woman pulled Jenny intending to walk into the courtyard, but was held back by the latter. Ye Tian distinctly saw when Jenny pulled her, the old woman, who should have appeared frail, was as steady as a rock, merely swaying symbolically a couple of times—a gesture that might deceive others, but in Ye Tian’s eyes, it was as simplistic and childish as a toddler learning to speak.
"Master, he is my friend, and he came here seeking your help. Please help me this one more time. If you let us in, I will surely obey and practice diligently, not contaminating myself with the filth of the mortal world ever again. I promise!"
Jenny’s eyes were determined, and her tone was sincere, but in the old woman’s eyes, she might as well have been speaking to the air, as she just shook her head continuously, "If it were any other time, I might have reluctantly agreed, but not today."
"Why?"
"Today is that snake-loving old fellow’s shift, and if I go in, I’ll surely end up fighting with him. He’s been coveting the Buddha Bead Relics for more than a day or two. We’ve agreed to lay low normally and definitely not trouble each other, but that only applies when it’s his shift. If I go today, conflict is inevitable. I’m not afraid of fighting; what I’m afraid of is being in the wrong. I can’t afford to damage my reputation."
The old woman, becoming agitated, struck the ground two times with her white stick, and the bluestone pavement was surprisingly cracked into a spiderweb pattern.
Ye Tian was shocked, while Jenny seemed unperturbed; on the contrary, seeing Ye Tian’s shocked face seemed to somewhat please her, as if she had been the one to break that floor and surprise Ye Tian.