Both of them looked at the young novice monks. Their eyes were bright, showing their extraordinary intelligence.
They came to a house pointed out by the old monk.
The house was not big. The paint on the door was peeling and it was old and broken. The door gap was wide and could not block the wind at all.
Just as they were about to knock, the door opened by itself. Revered Sir Kong Hai walked out and smiled. "Almsgiver Gu, this almsgiver."
"Revered Sir, this is Brother Ding Jian." Gu Yue bowed. "We are here to ask Revered Sir for advice."
Kong Hai smiled and invited the two to sit in the house.
The house was decorated very simply. There was a table under the window in front of the kang bed, a chair and a stool in front of the table. There was a bookshelf against the wall filled with old books.
Kong Hai sat cross-legged on the kang bed and invited the two to sit.
"Revered Sir, we went to see Second Lady Xiao and Chu Li's corpses and found that they were gone." Gu Yue knew that Kong Hai did not like small talk and went straight to the point. "We suspect that they are not dead."
Kong Hai's calm face showed a complicated expression.
"Sigh …" Kong Hai put his palms together. "Amitabha …"
"Revered Sir?" Gu Yue said. "I would like to ask Revered Sir to use your divine power again and use the All-Seeing Eye to check."
Kong Hai sighed. "This matter is already over. Why stir up trouble again?"
"His Highness will not be at ease without seeing Second Lady Xiao's corpse." Gu Yue said helplessly. "If I knew this would happen, I would have brought Second Lady Xiao back to the residence."
"Under the Flower Pinching Finger, there is no chance of survival." Kong Hai sighed. "My sins have increased again. What a pity!"
Gu Yue said, "After Revered Sir left, I buried them. When I went again, they were already gone … Of course, under the Revered Sir's Flower Pinching Finger, there is no chance of survival. I'm just afraid that they have some secret skill that can bring the dead back to life!"
"Bring the dead back to life …" Kong Hai muttered.
As a Buddhist Revered Sir, he was familiar with this kind of special skill.
"Has there been any phenomenon?" Kong Hai asked.
Gu Yue thought about it. He quickly nodded. "I heard about it in the city. Not long after Revered Sir became a Buddha, the sky was filled with dark clouds and thunder. Breaking through the tallest building in the city, the Wild Sand Building … I heard the news when I was eating with Brother Ding! "
They were having a meal at the Wild Sand Restaurant in Horse Racing Town. As Grandmasters, it was only natural for them to go to the best restaurant.
While they were eating, they overheard the conversation casually. Initially, he thought that it was just an exaggeration, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
"If that's the case, then let this old monk take a look." Kong Hai's snow-white brows furrowed.
He opened a cupboard under the bookshelf and took out a box from it. There were a few strands of hair in the box.
Kong Hai took out a strand of her hair and sat cross-legged on the Kang. Her appearance was solemn and dignified. The strand of hair was wrapped around the tip of her left index finger, motionless.
After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes. He looked pensive.
"How is it, Venerable One?" Gu Yue asked hurriedly.
Kong Hai's brows were tightly furrowed as she gently shook her head.
"Second Miss Xiao didn't die?" Gu Yue asked again, "Or is she already dead? … You can see that, right? "
"I can't tell," Kong Hai said, "There's an invisible force blocking the All-Seeing Heaven and Earth."
He recalled Chu Li's formation.
"Is Second Miss Xiao really dead?" Gu Yue sighed.
Kong Hai pondered in silence.
Ding Jian said, "Venerable One, if you can't tell where she is, can't you tell if she's dead or alive?"
He felt that it shouldn't be too difficult.
Gu Yue looked at Kong Hai. "Venerable One, there must be a way, right? Your temple has so many divine powers, how can you not tell if someone is dead or alive? "
"Sigh …" Kong Hai sighed, his brows furrowed even more. He shook his head with a sad face, got off the Kang and went to the door. "Xu Ling, invite your Master's Junior Kong Jing over!"
"Yes, Master!" A young novice monk who was playing beside the pagoda answered and ran away.
Kong Hai sat back on the Kang. "My Junior Kong Jing has the Heaven's Eye."
"Thank you, Venerable One Kong Hai." Gu Yue hurriedly smiled. "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have been so careless!"
"Everything is predetermined." Kong Hai shook his head and said, "You reap what you sow. Almsgiver Gu, you don't have to blame yourself. "
As they spoke, an extremely old monk slowly walked in and bowed with pressed palms. "Senior Kong Hai."
He was thin, slightly hunched, and wore a faded yellow monk robe, revealing gray.
"Junior Kong Jing." Kong Hai waved his hand. He gestured for him to sit on the Kang. "There's something I need your help with."
The old and hunched Kong Jing slowly came to the Kang and sat down. "What's the matter, Senior Brother?"
"Junior Brother, please help me see if this person is dead or alive." Kong Hai handed over a strand of hair. "You don't have to look too much."
Kong Jing took the strand of hair, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face. "It's a female almsgiver?"
Kong Hai nodded.
Kong Jing put his palms together, holding the strand of hair between his palms. He closed his eyes, looking solemn and sacred.
Gu Yue and Ding Jian suddenly felt like they had woken up from a dream.
Kong Jing's forehead was slightly lowered, as if he was using his forehead to stare at the strand of hair.
"Pfft!" Kong Jing raised his head and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Kong Hai reached out to support him and sighed. "Thank you, Junior Brother!"
Kong Jing struggled to sit up and returned the strand of hair with both hands, not saying a word.
"Almsgiver Siao seems to be an extraordinary person." Kong Hai looked at the strand of hair with a complicated expression.
For an ordinary person, a glance at their fate and future would cause karma and karmic backlash to be insignificant.
However, if one person's fate affected everyone's fate, a glance with the Heaven's Eye would cause karma and karmic backlash to be much stronger. Seeing his Junior Brother spitting out a mouthful of blood, Siao Shi was no ordinary woman.
Gu Yue asked carefully, "Honorable Kong Jing?"
Ding Jian looked at the old face without blinking. He felt as if he had aged a lot and was about to die.
Kong Jing sighed. "Motherly Model of the World, unspeakably noble!"
"Motherly Model of the World?" Gu Yue cried out involuntarily. "Could it be … could it be the Empress?"
Kong Jing shook his head and did not say anything else. He bowed to Kong Hai with his palms together. "Senior Brother, I'll take my leave."
"Junior Brother, take good care of your body." Kong Hai bowed with his palms together.
Kong Jing smiled and slowly walked away.
Gu Yue hurriedly said, "Honorable Kong Jing, speak clearly!"
Kong Jing stood at the door and turned around with a smile. "This noble is still alive and will be the Motherly Model of the World in the future. I will take my leave now!"
He bowed with his palms together and slowly left.
"How is that possible?!" Gu Yue turned around to look at Ding Jian.
Ding Jian's expression changed as well.
Gu Yue then looked at Kong Hai.
Kong Hai frowned and sighed. "Junior Brother Kong Jing's Heaven's Eye would not be wrong, and Junior Brother Kong Jing would not lie. It seems that Almsgiver Siao is still alive. To be able to survive the Flower-pinching Finger, what an anomaly!"
"Honorable sir, we need to see His Highness immediately!" Gu Yue hurriedly said. "Will you come with us?"
Kong Hai shook his head. "I will not leave the temple."
"Ah —?" Gu Yue was shocked.
Kong Hai said, "I will pass away in seven days."
"Honorable sir, you are in good spirits and your body is strong. How …?" Gu Yue was doubtful.
Kong Hai said, "My fate in the mortal world is over. I can finally leave!"
"Honorable sir …" Gu Yue was puzzled.
Kong Hai smiled. "There is only joy in returning to the Outland after passing away. Almsgiver Gu need not feel this way."
"Then can I come and see you one last time?"
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