Chapter 3578 This woman has a problem!

"Master Jingqing?"

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised to hear the name.

This person has appeared in my ears quite often. He was able to help Nanako attain enlightenment at Qixia Temple, and I never expected that he would also have connections with a high-ranking Japanese monk.

He wasn't a suspicious person, but his intuition told him that if someone unrelated to him kept appearing in his life, there must be something to it.

So he asked Nanako, "Did you see that monk Jingqing again this time?"

“No.” Nanako shook her head. “After Master Jingqing presided over the funeral, he left Japan. I didn’t attend the funeral, so I didn’t see Master Jingqing. I went to Kinkaku-ji to pay my respects to Master Kongyin after the funeral. Kinkaku-ji is currently under renovation and was not accepting worshippers for the time being. However, fortunately, the Ito family has always been the largest donor to Kinkaku-ji, so the temple made an exception for them.”

Ye Chen nodded slightly and sighed, "There aren't many cultivators I actually encounter in life. The few I do encounter are either enemies or were enemies in the past. This Master Jingqing can enter the Dao through Buddhism, so he must have extraordinary abilities. I wish I had the opportunity to meet him and discuss the Dao with him."

As he spoke, he was reminded of his own reflection.

Cultivators are extremely rare, so from the time he began to comprehend the Dao, every cultivator who appeared around him had some connection with him.

They're either members of the Anti-Seimei Society, or people close to them, like Nanako.

The former was targeting him, while the latter suddenly attained enlightenment beside him, and was enlightened by that Master Jingqing.

Looking at the issue from this perspective, it seems that the appearance of Master Jingqing would not conform to this pattern if he had no connection with me at all.

At this moment, Nanako had no idea what Ye Chen was thinking. When she heard that Ye Chen wanted to meet with Master Jingqing, out of love for her beloved, she blurted out, "Since Ye Chen wants to see Master Jingqing, then Nanako will try to contact him for you and see if he is willing to meet with Ye Chen."

Ye Chen asked, "Do you have his contact information?"

Nanako shook her head: "No, but Master Jingqing is quite active in the Buddhist community. If you want to find him, it shouldn't be difficult."

Ye Chen then asked, "What is this person's status in the Buddhist community? Does anyone else know that he is a cultivator?"

Nanako said, "Master Jingqing was a young monk who became a nun at a young age. He studied at several Buddhist academies and then began to travel around, staying at various temples, giving lectures and debating the Dharma. He has a very profound understanding of many Buddhist teachings and has been recognized by many Buddhist masters. However, I think the outside world definitely does not know his identity as a cultivator. After all, being a cultivator is such an extraordinary thing. Just like Ye Chenjun, he would definitely not let outsiders know about it in normal times."

Ye Chen suddenly realized something and murmured, "You're right... Every cultivator has a sense of guilt for possessing a treasure; they cannot, and dare not, let others know their secrets..."

At this point, Ye Chen countered, "But Master Jingqing has no relation to you, and you've never even met him before. Why would he risk exposing himself to enlighten you and help you attain enlightenment?!"

"This...I...I don't know either..." Nanako was also a little confused.

Ye Chen felt something was wrong the more he thought about it. He frowned and said, "Cultivators in this world are like hunters in the dark forest described in 'The Three-Body Problem.' No one dares to light a torch to attract the other. Moreover, when they see other torches, they either stay away immediately or kill them immediately. Someone like Master Jing Qing, who takes the initiative to help you comprehend the Dao, does not conform to the law of the jungle in this world."

Nanako felt a little flustered and quickly asked him, "Does Ye Chenjun think that Master Jingqing has ill intentions?"

"Not exactly." Ye Chen shook his head and said, "He risked his life to help you comprehend the Dao without expecting anything in return. He must not be a bad person, and he must not have any malicious intentions. So, it's not that he has ill intentions, it's just that his motives are unclear."

Ye Chen is not Lin Wan'er after all.

If he were Lin Wan'er, when he thought about this, he should have wondered if Xiao Churan's departure was also related to Master Jingqing.

If he could think of this, and then try to trace Xiao Churan's previous actions, he might be able to arrive at the same conclusion as Lin Wan'er.

Right now, he felt that Master Jingqing's appearance seemed to have another purpose, and he was eager to know who this person was.

Nanako then said, "Since Lord Ye Chen suspects Master Jing Qing's motives, then let's find an opportunity to ask him directly. If he just happened to discover that I have the potential for enlightenment and casually enlightened me, then there is no need to worry too much. But if he intentionally approached me and intended to enlighten me, then this matter becomes complicated. Because if a cultivator could pay attention to someone like me who has not yet attained enlightenment, the only possibility is that he paid attention to you, Lord Ye Chen, first."

Nanako's analysis further cleared up the fog.

Ye Chen also felt that the probability of a cultivator with an extremely low chance of existence encountering a person with an equally low chance of talent by chance, and being generous enough to help her comprehend the Dao, was frighteningly slim if you did the math.

If the probability of a cultivator existing in this world is one in ten million, and the probability of having the talent to become a cultivator is one in one million, then the probability of the two of them coincidentally meeting in one place is much smaller than the probability of an asteroid hitting the Earth.

Therefore, the latter is more likely, and much more likely.

if it is like this……

Ye Chen suddenly made a bold deduction: he felt that Master Jing Qing was most likely the same kind of person as Tang Sihai.

Thinking of this, he suddenly wanted to go to Zijin Mountain to see Lin Wan'er and tell her his conclusion, because in Ye Chen's subconscious, the person he could be most honest with and had the least secrets from in this world was Lin Wan'er.

Aside from Lin Wan'er, he held back with everyone else.

Seeing Ye Chen's solemn expression and his silence, Nanako realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly said, "I suddenly feel that this Master Jingqing is quite unfathomable. How exactly did he get to know Ye Chen-jun, and how did he get to know me through Ye Chen-jun?"

Inspired by her, Ye Chen quickly asked her, "Do you remember the details of your meeting with him?"

“I remember.” Nanako nodded and said, “I heard from others that Master Jingqing was very effective in blessing amulets, so I had the idea to ask for one for Ye Chenjun, which is why I met him at Qixia Temple…”

As she spoke, she whispered somewhat shyly, "Ye Chenjun knows that I... I've always had some feudal and superstitious beliefs..."

Ye Chen seized on something and immediately asked her, "So, where did you hear about him from?"

Nanako replied truthfully, "It was in the elevator, in the elevator of Tomson Riviera."

Ye Chen found it even more strange and frowned, saying, "In the elevator of Tomson Riviera? What a coincidence!"

“Yes,” Nanako said. “I was taking the elevator down to the basement when a neighbor came up. She was on the phone talking to someone about Master Jingqing’s visit to Qixia Temple and that he would be blessing amulets for believers. So I went up to him and asked him about it…”

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them, and then he said decisively, "This woman is suspicious!"