Ye Qingqing and Gongsun Lin entered the house. There were about a dozen men dressed in monks' robes lying on the ground, unconscious. Lu Mo was with an old man dressed in a white monk's robe.
The old man had a ruddy complexion and looked to be no more than fifty years old. His hair was still black, and he had a kind and benevolent appearance. He must be Master Bailong. He did look like a highly virtuous monk, but he helped Julie do bad things and was not a good person.
Master Bailong remained calm, not even lifting his eyelids when Ye Qingqing and the others entered. He kept his eyes slightly closed, chanting incantations, and constantly turning his prayer beads, as if Ye Qingqing and the others did not exist.
“Master, you should know why we’ve come here, right?” Lu Mo asked loudly.
The White Dragon Master smiled slightly, opened his eyes, and said with a piercing gaze, "Yes, you have come for Princess Julie."
He knew this day would come, and he had been waiting for it.
"How did you know we were here for Julie?" Ye Qingqing asked warily.
The White Dragon Master smiled mysteriously, "I foresaw this day ten years ago. I've waited for you for ten years. Come in!"
As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards the inner room, his back exposed to Lu Mo without any defense. He walked very steadily and did not care about the disciples lying on the ground.
"This old man is acting strangely, should we go in?" Ye Qingqing wasn't too sure about the old man. How could someone who could collude with Julie be a good person?
But looking at the old man's face and behavior, he doesn't seem like a very evil person. It is said that one's appearance reflects one's heart. No matter how well a great villain can disguise himself, he shouldn't have such a kind face!
What's most interesting is that this White Dragon Master can speak fluent Chinese without any foreign accent, and his accent is more standard than many Chinese people!
"Let's follow them!"
Lu Mo didn't think about it for long. He trusted his intuition and felt that the White Dragon Mage didn't have any ill intentions.
Ye Qingqing followed without hesitation. She trusted Lu Mo. Gongsun Lin hesitated for a while. She thought the two of them were too foolish. What if there was an ambush? But it wouldn't be good for her to stay outside alone. She should follow them. In case something happened, three people would be better than one!
Master Bailong led them to a quiet room. It was empty, with no furnishings and just a few prayer cushions on the floor. It was probably where he usually practiced.
"Please sit down!"
The White Dragon Master sat down cross-legged, his eyes seemingly seeing through everything.
Lu Mo also sat down cross-legged and asked directly, "You predicted Julie's fate ten years ago. Because of your words, Julie has been able to wield great power in the palace and has harmed many people."
Ye Qingqing couldn't help but add, "They're still harming people, just like a venomous snake. Master, you're unworthy of being a monk; you're aiding and abetting evil!"
The White Dragon Master remained calm and slowly said, "This is indeed my sin, but I have tried my best to minimize it. Otherwise, T Country would not have enjoyed good weather and peace for the past ten years."
Lu Mo raised an eyebrow. "Is this your doing?"
Master Bailong smiled and said, "You could say that Julie has an unlucky fate, what people in your country call a jinx. In order to reduce her bad luck as much as possible, I have spent a lot of my cultivation over the past ten years. Fortunately, the effect was good and it did not cause a major disaster."
Ye Qingqing's eyelids twitched. "A jinx," that's a really apt nickname.
But she still couldn't understand—
"Since you know that Julie is a jinx who will bring disaster to the people and the country, why did you help her lie?"
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