Chapter 159 - 102: Sang 2 Rabbit Hits Hard
"Have your sisters witnessed this firsthand?" Ran Yan asked unhurriedly. Huan Kong hesitated, "I don’t know."
"If you are even unaware of this, how can you be certain that what they said is true?" Autopsying was a solemn affair, and Ran Yan enjoyed the thrill of uncovering hidden causes of death, but put in another’s shoes, she couldn’t just take on tasks whenever a body appeared.
Helping Liu Pinrang was because it was to her benefit; with gains came losses. She occasionally wanted to benefit from the support of that mountain, so what did sacrificing a bit of her reputation matter? The Tang Dynasty was not a time when a woman’s reputation was considered her life. So many ’warlike wives,’ ’jealous wives,’ even ’prostitutes,’ were still living with vitality and nobody immersed them in a pig cage. It was about withstanding the pressure of public opinion.
As for this young nun, Ran Yan was not here to save all sentient beings—she couldn’t manage that much.
"Monastics do not speak falsehoods; that is what our master teaches us," the young nun clearly trusted her sisters deeply, stubbornly believing that whatever a monastic said must be the truth.
"Do you really possess wisdom roots?" Ran Yan raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression light, but anyone could see her skepticism.
Huan Kong puffed her cheeks, her round eyes glaring at Ran Yan, "Of course, if you don’t believe me, go ask my master!"
"Buddha preaches salvation for all beings; no matter the grievance, by chanting more, praying for Buddha’s deliverance, wouldn’t it be resolved? You can’t even understand or let go of this; I think, your master thinks you’re too foolish, so he consoled you under the guise of compassion," Ran Yan slowly said, her gaze swept over Huan Kong nonchalantly and then turned to Wan Lu, "Let’s go."
"My master won’t deceive me!" Huan Kong felt Ran Yan’s words made sense, yet she truly sought Ran Yan’s help, her mind a turmoil of confusion, but still stubbornly retorted.
"Oh, maybe so," Ran Yan paused, turned her head to give Huan Kong a light, brief glance, seeming utterly unconvinced, "If you ever figure it out, maybe your master didn’t deceive you after all."