Chapter 132 Xiaohe was almost brought to tears.

It also attracted that aura to Shen Pingjin's vicinity, so that she, who had never practiced martial arts, could save some effort.

It's unclear how long they walked, but Shen Pingjin, holding Yan Jue's hand, finally reached the summit of Lingwu Mountain.

Looking at everything below the mountain, Shen Pingjin couldn't help but think of an ancient poem.

"When you reach the summit, you will see all the mountains below."

Chen Pingjin spoke softly, looking down from the mountaintop.

The scenery at the foot of this mountain is truly magnificent.

"Esteemed benefactors, have you come to worship the mountain god?"

The two were staring blankly at the scenery outside when a voice suddenly came from behind them, startling them both.

Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue turned around.

Before them stood an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a blue robe, his hands clasped together, holding a cane, walking towards them step by step.

Chen Pingjin asked with some confusion, "You are..."

But when I saw the clothes the old man was wearing, I understood a little better.

Master Anhua looked at Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue walking towards him, and a hint of appreciation and approval flashed through his mind. "This humble monk is a monk living on Lingwu Mountain. He is a person who has left home to become a monk. Benefactor, you need not be afraid."

"I see." Shen Pingjin had heard that there were monks on Lingwu Mountain before, but seeing them now, she felt a little amazed.

At this moment, another monk walked out from the side, but he seemed to be younger.

Xiaohe looked at Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue, snorted, and said arrogantly to the two of them, "You two, you actually didn't bow when you saw my master?"

Master Anhua frowned, and his tone became fierce, "Xiaohe, don't be rude!"

“Master, you were in seclusion cultivating, why did you have to come out of seclusion early because of these two people? This is not good for your health. You already caught a cold not long ago…”

The little river felt a little wronged.

Master Anhua coldly said, "I have my reasons for leaving seclusion early. You should leave now; you have no right to speak here!"

Xiaohe cried out anxiously, "Master!"

Master Anhua ignored Xiaohe and walked straight forward, sighing slightly as he addressed the two men: "My disciple was rude to you two just now. I hope you two benefactors will not take it to heart."

The incident happened so suddenly that Shen Pingjin was still lost in her thoughts and had not yet come to her senses.

Furthermore, Chen Pingjin was actually quite surprised!

Because the little monk uttered the words "Master Anhua"!

In her past life, before her rebirth, she considered things like burning incense and praying at temples to be nothing more than superstition. But now… she is a reborn person, and she deeply believes in such metaphysical matters.

She stepped forward with a devout and respectful expression, released Yan Jue's hand, and bowed slightly to him. "Master Anhua, I don't care about these things. Pingjin has already heard of you, Master, while living among the common people down in the mountains. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Master Anhua often secluded himself for cultivation and rarely came out of the temple. The thought of such a highly accomplished person personally coming out to greet her made Shen Pingjin feel a little nervous.

Master Anhua smiled knowingly and raised his hand in a gesture of respect, saying, "There's no need for you to be so formal, benefactor. It's all because we two are destined to meet."

"Fate?" Shen Pingjin asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Yes, it is fate.” Master Anhua nodded.

His gaze fell on Yan Jue, who had remained silent beside Shen Pingjin.

He walked up with a smile and said, "This gentleman, come here. I have something I'd like to say to you privately."

Yan Jue glanced at Chen Pingjin and responded softly with an "Mm".

Shen Pingjin was taken aback, but then she understood.

Why did Master Anhua ask Yan Jue to come over, but not himself?

Since there's no way to explain his own rebirth, Master Anhua must have seen something in Yan Jue and wanted to talk to him about it alone.

Thinking of this, Shen Pingjin stood still and did not follow.

And inevitably, he would stand with Xiaohe, who had been reprimanded by Master Anhua.

Looking at this beautiful woman, Xiaohe felt angry. He couldn't blame his master, so he blamed this woman instead.

"Hmph! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been scolded by my master!"

Chen Pingjin laughed, "What does it have to do with me that your master is disciplining you? I haven't even held it against you for rudely clashing with me just now, and now you're holding it against me."

Xiaohe didn't care about any of that. He pouted and said, "I don't care about any of that. Anyway, it's all your fault. If you hadn't suddenly appeared here, Master wouldn't have ignored me and would be here smiling at you all!"

"You woman, go ahead and try to argue, I'm not going to listen!"

Shen Pingjin found Xiaohe's words utterly laughable.

However, she didn't intend to argue with a child so much; that wasn't her style.

However, what Xiaohe didn't expect was that when he saw that Shen Pingjin didn't speak, he thought she was scared, and his expression immediately became smug.

"Why aren't you saying anything, you woman from the mountains? Do you think I'm right, so you don't dare to refute me?"

"Hmph, as a woman, it's good that you have this much self-awareness!"

This brat kept calling her "woman," and Shen Pingjin finally couldn't hold back any longer. Having lived a second life, she had survived in the palace and had countless lives on her hands. She also knew countless methods of killing.

For her, dealing with a young monk was more than enough.

She stepped forward, grabbed Xiaohe's ear, and said coldly, "Say what you just said again?!"

"Ouch—you damned woman, why are you grabbing my ear! Even my master wouldn't dare do this to me, how dare you!"

This brat really needs a beating. Shen Pingjin increased the pressure a little, but didn't say anything.

Xiaohe hadn't expected that when she threatened Shen Pingjin like this, Shen Pingjin would act as if nothing had happened, showing no fear or apprehension whatsoever. For a moment, Xiaohe was caught off guard and panicked.

My senior sister taught me that if I wanted to maintain her momentum, all I had to do was spout nonsense at someone and attack her weaknesses at will.

But why is it that nothing he does works on this woman?

Shen Pingjin didn't want to make the child cry, so she said coldly, "Apologize to your sister and I'll let go."

Upon hearing that Shen Pingjin wanted her to apologize, Xiaohe immediately cried out in refusal: "You want me, Xiaohe, to apologize? Let me tell you, that's absolutely impossible!"

"Impossible?!" Shen Pingjin was almost laughing in anger. How could this be impossible? It was clearly just that he himself was unwilling!

"Then I'll keep chasing you until you can."

As she spoke, Chen Pingjin increased her intensity.

"Ahhh—it hurts!!" Xiaohe raised her hands to touch her ears, but found that her outstretched hands could only flail in the air and could not reach Shen Pingjin's hand that was grabbing her ears at all.

Xiaohe was so angry she almost cried!