"Purify the world," the fat monk replied calmly.

Upon hearing the name Jing Shi, Feng Lie was visibly taken aback, then a sense of foreboding washed over him.

If he remembered correctly, there was a high-ranking monk on the Central Plains Ranking List whose Dharma name was Jingshi.

"How is this possible?!" Feng Lie stared wide-eyed, carefully examining the fat monk in front of him. The more he looked, the more he felt that the monk resembled the image in the rumors.

It can't really be that much of a coincidence...

"Are you Master Jingshi of the 'Reincarnation Institute'?" Feng Lie asked tentatively, his voice filled with disbelief.

"Amitabha Buddha, it's just an empty name, not worth mentioning." The fat monk nodded slowly.

Although the monk Jingshi still had a kind expression, he was as unfathomable as an abyss in Feng Lie's eyes at this moment.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Feng Lie's forehead. His previous air of self-assured victory, which he thought he had the upper hand in, was instantly shattered.

He simply couldn't understand why this Master Jingshi wasn't staying properly in the 'Reincarnation Institute' specially set up by the Central Plains government, but instead went to Tiancheng!

Feng Lie thought to himself, "Could my luck really be that bad, that I had to run into Master Jingshi?"

His gaze involuntarily fell on the young man's corpse. Or was Luo Fei just incredibly lucky?

Feng Lie's face turned extremely ugly. He knew that everyone who could make it onto the Central Plains Ranking was exceptionally strong and no ordinary person.

If this fat monk in front of us is really Master Jingshi, then things have become very complicated.

Recalling the orders from above, Feng Lie suppressed his shock and unease, and outwardly tried his best to remain calm as he said:

"So it's Master Jingshi. I've long admired your name."

"Amitabha." The monk Jingshi seemed to see through Feng Lie's inner shock, and uttered the Buddha's name again. His voice remained calm, yet it struck Feng Lie's heart like a heavy hammer.

"Captain Feng, you don't look too well. Did my humble Buddhist name frighten you? Or did it disturb your important business?"

The piercing light in the narrowed eyes of the monk Jingshi shone even brighter.

"I dare not. I just did not expect that Master Jingshi of the Reincarnation Academy would grace Tiancheng with his presence. I am sorry for my disrespect."

Feng Lie spoke respectfully, but his body remained tense, and his hand involuntarily pressed against the special communicator at his waist. He had already prepared for the worst.

“Everywhere is a place of practice, and Heavenly City is a dwelling place for all beings. One can eliminate worldly karma anywhere. What is so strange about this humble monk being here?” The Pure Land Monk's gaze slowly shifted to the cold body on the ground:

"But this young benefactor... it's a bit too hasty to conclude that it was 'suicide' by Captain Feng just now."

"Hasty?" Feng Lie knew, of course, how hasty the conclusion was, because that was exactly what was required from above.

However, he had no way to explain the situation to the monk Jingshi, and could only repeat his advice again:

"Our Thunder Bureau has already reached a conclusion on the case, and we hope that you will not interfere too much."

Monk Jingshi stood still, seemingly unmoved, his calm gaze fixed solely on Feng Lie.

Feng Lie suddenly felt as if his soul had been seen through, and a sense of panic rose in his heart for no reason. Cold sweat slowly dripped down his forehead.

He was rapidly calculating in his mind how to complete the task assigned by his superiors without completely angering the Buddha in front of him, while also allowing Master Jingshi to withdraw from the matter "gracefully".

Forcibly taken away?

Feng Lie shook his head slightly. The insight, strength and background that Master Jingshi had just displayed made him hesitant to act rashly.

Reasoning?

Master Jingshi clearly did not believe the "suicide" explanation at all, and his own hastily made-up explanation was full of loopholes and could not be justified.

At this suffocating stalemate, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the high wall, followed by an extremely impatient shout:

"What are you still dawdling about?! Where is Luo Fei's body?!"

As soon as the sound fell, a figure nimbly leaped over the high wall and landed inside the enclosure with a thud, splashing up a spray of rain.

Feng Lie glanced at the newcomer and recognized him as Yu Kun, the captain of the second special operations team of the Thunder Bureau.

Yu Kun was a lean and wiry man with sharp eyes that carried an undisguised ferocity. His combat uniform was soaked with rain, indicating that he had just rushed over from elsewhere.

Yu Kun, having scaled the high wall, saw Feng Lie standing there motionless and immediately shouted:

"Feng Lie! The mission is way overdue, and the higher-ups are practically begging for our lives. Do you still have time to stand here like an idiot?"

Because Feng Lie had not returned for a long time, and despite repeated urgings from above, there was no result, and given the importance of this mission, he was sent to provide immediate support.

Yu Kun's gaze swept over the corpse on the ground, confirming that the target was dead, before he felt slightly relieved.

He looked up and stared at Feng Lie, whose face was pale, and the fat monk standing in front of the corpse.

This strange scene made Yu Kun frown.

Seeing Feng Lie's timid and hesitant demeanor, and the obese body of Monk Jingshi who was "annoying," a surge of anger rose up within him.

Yu Kun scoffed, his tone filled with undisguised sarcasm:

"Feng Lie, are you even capable? You can't even handle something this simple, and you're just dawdling around like a monk for ages?"

"What, you're waiting for the monks to finish chanting sutras for the dead before you collect the body?"

"What a waste of time! No wonder the orders from above have all come down to me, asking if you're dead or if you've gotten things done! And what are you doing, just standing here playing around?"

"I'll do it. Efficiency! Don't you even know what efficiency means?"

As Yu Kun spoke, he strode forward without even glancing at Monk Jingshi, his eyes fixed solely on the corpse on the ground.

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