Shi Chan put his hands together in prayer and called out, "Brother Yuanjue."

Yuanjue nodded and asked, "What is this, Brother Shichan?"

Shi Chan's expression was somewhat grave as he replied, "This young lady told me that she had seen traces of the demon race, and I am currently questioning her in detail."

"Amitabha!" Yuanjue chanted a Buddhist prayer, his face grave. "My two brothers and I have come down the mountain to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path. May I ask, young lady, where have you seen any traces of demons?"

The human woman nodded in response, "Just now, I was kidnapped by the demons. I didn't know they were demons until one of the girls told me."

The young nun who had been silent all along finally spoke up and asked, "Why did they kidnap the girl?"

The woman turned to look at the nun, who was beautiful and only seventeen or eighteen years old, a young girl at the prime of her life. Her small face was remarkably composed, likely due to her constant companionship with the Buddha and the lamp. After a moment of silence, she replied, "They asked me to help a young lady get dressed."

"Get dressed?" The nun frowned.

Yuanjue also looked puzzled and asked, "Could you please explain to us in detail, young lady?"

"Yes." The woman nodded and said, "Just now, those people abducted me to the field next door and made me dress a girl. I didn't dare disobey them, so I did as they said. At that time, there was a circle of white light around the girl. It was very strange. I stood outside the white light and couldn't see the girl at all. The girl didn't seem to know how to wear our human clothes. She must be a demon. But please, masters, don't hurt her. She is a good person. If she hadn't spoken up, those three men originally wanted to kill me."

It was indeed strange that this human woman, after being abducted by the demons, escaped unscathed. Yuanjue lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "Does the young lady still remember their faces?"

"Hmm..." the woman pondered and said, "There are three men. The man in the lead is extremely tall and burly, wearing a dark blue brocade robe. His hair is not tied up in a bun, but just casually tied up. Hmm... his appearance is somewhat cold and hard, with narrow eyes and a somewhat sinister gaze. The other two men are dressed in the same blue robe, like guards. One of them has a full beard and looks fierce, while the other is more frail and seems to have a deep mind."

"Didn't you say there was another girl?" the nun pressed.

The woman nodded and replied, "Yes, that girl is extremely beautiful. I think her eyes are like a fox's eyes. Her hair is very long but not tied up, so she should be easy to recognize. But please, all you young monks, don't hurt her. She is a good person."

When the woman mentioned fox eyes, Shi Chan's eyes flickered.

"Alright." Yuanjue nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me, young lady. Please go home quickly and avoid the demons if you see them. We will go find them now and make sure they don't harm the people!"

"Yes." The woman bowed gracefully and said gratefully, "Then thank you very much, young masters."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Yuanjue turned to look at Shichan and said, "Then why don't you come with us, Brother Shichan?"

“That’s natural.” Shi Chan nodded in agreement. “Although Shi Chan’s cultivation is low, I am willing to do my part.”

Yuanjue nodded, and the group began to walk into the city. As they walked, he said with a smile, "I haven't introduced you to my fellow disciple Shichan yet. These two are my fellow disciples from Jinyuan Temple, Yuanding and Yuanqing. This is my fellow disciple Huiyan from Pudu Nunnery."

Then, he said to his two junior brothers and Huiyan, "This is Brother Shichan from Bodhi Temple, the last disciple of Zen Master Daming."

Shi Chan turned and glanced at Huiyan. He had heard that Pudu Temple had produced a prodigy. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, with her master infusing her with Buddhist power, she successfully condensed her own Buddhist power into a relic. In the past ten years, she had even condensed a second relic, and was only one step away from the middle stage of relic formation. It was said that she had great wisdom, and for her, cultivation was only a matter of time. The person they were talking about was Huiyan.