Everyone stopped in their tracks, staring at the young monk with puzzled expressions.
Because the young monk was standing just as close to the group, Madam Xu asked in confusion, "Little monk, who are you calling?"
The young monk scratched his head and pointed to Zhen Wanwan sheepishly: "I am calling for this female benefactor."
Zhen Wanwan was taken aback by his words and asked curiously, "Looking for me? What brings you here, little master?"
The young monk nodded firmly, then explained, "My master asked me to come and meet you, saying that an old friend asked me to tell you something!"
Hearing these words, Zhen Wanwan felt completely confused.
But he couldn't refuse, so he apologized to Madam Chen and the others, saying, "Madam Chen, why don't you go ahead first? I'll come find you later!"
Madam Chen gave her a deep look, then smiled faintly and said, "If you have something to attend to, please go ahead!"
After watching the group leave, Zhen Wanwan, along with her two children and Granny Zhang, followed the little monk to a remote palace.
Along the way, there were only two or three monks. Compared to the front hall, this place was incredibly quiet.
"Please follow me, female benefactor!"
The young monk led Zhen Wanwan into the front hall, and then around to the garden in the back hall.
Zhen Wanwan felt uneasy, but since she was already there, she gritted her teeth and followed.
Finally, in a pavilion, a bald monk in a kasaya sat cross-legged, as steady as a pine tree.
Master Guiyi's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhen Wanwan walking in slowly.
"Female benefactor, I've finally waited for you!"
Zhen Wanwan looked puzzled and asked, "Master, did you call me here because you have something to say?"
Looking at the kind-faced yet completely unfamiliar master before her, her doubts seemed to fill the heavens.
"Please sit down!"
Master Guiyi gestured for Zhen Wanwan to sit down. The two sat with their knees bent, looking at each other in silence.
Zhen Wanwan couldn't help but ask, "Master?"
"Amitabha! It is an honor for our Huachao to have you come from afar."
Zhen Wanwan's body stiffened, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
Could this monk already know her secret?
With Granny Zhang and the others around, Zhen Wanwan steadied herself and explained, "Master, you are a diviner. At the end of last year, our family had just traveled all the way from Xinyang Prefecture to get here."
Master Guiyi simply smiled, his gaze fixed on the twins.
Suddenly, he said, "Your children are very fortunate; given time, they will surely become outstanding individuals."
Zhen Wanwan gave an awkward smile and hugged Tianbao even tighter: "Master, what is the matter that you summoned me here for?"
Master Guiyi stopped speaking in riddles and instead glanced at Zhang Mama and the other woman.
"What I have to say next can only be told to you, benefactor. I wonder if you two could take your children and leave for a moment?"
Granny Zhang glanced warily at Master Guiyi, then looked at Zhen Wanwan with some worry.
Zhen Wanwan hesitated for only two seconds before nodding in agreement.
After Zhang Mama and Rou'er took Guabao and Tianbao downstairs, she straightened her posture and solemnly put her hands together in front of Master Guiyi.
Master Guiyi stopped smiling and looked at her with great seriousness.
"This humble monk knows that you, benefactor, have an extraordinary background. However, there is something I would like to ask you to help me with."
Zhen Wanwan was taken aback, and alarm bells went off in her mind.
But since they had made themselves so clear, she couldn't continue to play dumb.
"Master, you flatter me. I am just a weak woman with no power or influence. How can I bear the heavy responsibility of saving people?"
Master Guiyi sighed, his brows furrowed, seemingly very worried.
"Why don't you hear me out before making a decision, benefactor?"
"The fate of the Chinese dynasty is now nearing its end; its demise is only a matter of time..."
Ignoring Zhen Wanwan's surprise, Master Guiyi continued.
"In the end, cause and effect are as they should be! I have been divining and calculating day and night, and I have learned of a great calamity that will likely endanger the lives of 350,000 people."
"Even those who were fortunate enough to survive would suffer hundreds of years of slavery and oppression, their lives as worthless as grass, and they would be subjected to endless humiliation by foreigners."
"Women of the world are used as tools for foreigners to vent their anger, and men are treated as cattle and horses by foreigners, so that their descendants will never be able to live in peace!"
Master Guiyi's words became increasingly serious, and his tone grew increasingly heavy.
Zhen Wanwan was covered in cold sweat, her hands and feet were ice-cold, and her mind was blank, as if she had disappeared from the world.
What the master said was completely different from the plot of the novel she knew.
She was utterly confused, unsure of what was real and what was fake.
But the master in front of me looked very serious, as if what he had just said must be true!
While Zhen Wanwan was still in a daze, Master Guiyi had already stood up, his eyes moist and slightly red, and knelt down to plead with her.
"This calamity cost me half my life's cultivation, and I only managed to foresee the only turning point, which lies with you, female benefactor."
Startled by the man's deep bow, Zhen Wanwan jumped up and quickly dodged his overbearing gesture.
"Master, please get up! I am also a citizen of the Huachao. If this is true, I will do everything in my power to help you!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhen Wanwan agreed. With her spatial ability and small pistol by her side, she felt unafraid of these dangers.
But her relatives and friends, and even tens of thousands of ordinary people, were all powerless.
If she were forced to watch so many people suffer humiliation, she would never get a good night's sleep in her entire life.
After Master Guiyi stood up, Zhen Wanwan asked in confusion, "What does Master want me to do?"
Master Guiyi shook his head, his face full of bitterness, and said, "My cultivation is shallow. Finding you is already the best I can do. As for how to do it, I don't know!"
Zhen Wanwan was embarrassed. After all that, she realized she still had to figure out the way to save the world herself.
Just as Zhen Wanwan was at her wit's end, Master Guiyi reminded her: "Although I don't know what to do, given the current situation of the Hua Dynasty, we need to first secure our internal stability and strengthen ourselves. Then we will not be afraid of external invasions!"
After a while, Zhen Wanwan left the house with a dazed expression, feeling extremely anxious.
Coming here has unwittingly created a huge problem for me.
But she was glad she knew about this trouble early.
If what Master Guiyi said is true, and things develop to that stage, I'm afraid she'll have to spend a lot of money to buy firearms, and she won't be able to resist the enemy on her own.
Granny Zhang rushed forward, asking worriedly, "Is the lady alright?"
Zhen Wanwan waved her hand and said calmly, "It's alright! It's getting late, let's go home soon!"
She had no interest in going to the back mountain to play with Madam Chen and the others, so she asked the monks in the temple to help convey her message.
They took their baby and sweet baby down the mountain first.
Mother and children are connected at heart. The two babies can sense that their mother is in a bad mood, so they instinctively stop making a fuss.
The car ride home was eerily quiet until the entrance to Meizi Village, when Zhen Wanwan rubbed her face, pretending nothing had happened.
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