"Alright, forget about him. I think he's been cursed, that's why he looks like that!"
I stopped Lao Dao. I couldn't let Lao Dao kill this guy directly. I needed to send him back to see what was going on.
Instead, upon hearing what I said, the young monk quickly knelt down and kowtowed twice, then thanked me and hurried away.
"Brother Chen, you're just letting him go like that? I have a feeling there's something fishy about this guy!"
Old Dao looked at the young monk's aloof and unrecognizable gait, scratched his head, and couldn't quite figure it out.
I pulled Lao Dao back down to sit, and pushed the bowl to him, letting him eat something first.
"I originally thought that these monks were inherently evil, but after what just happened, I realized that things don't seem to be like that!"
Old Dao, I remember you also have evil thoughts, you also like women, but even with my third eye, I can't detect that red energy in your body!
Now that I've calmed down, I can consider things more comprehensively. I recall Lao Dao's state before; Lao Dao was a complete lecher!
He was easily smitten with any woman he encountered along the way, and he suffered quite a few setbacks because of her. However, I had previously used my clairvoyance to see him.
There were no traces of that red energy on Lao Dao's body, meaning that these red energy traces belonged only to these monks.
"You mean these energy traces were deliberately placed there, and the various desires of these monks are also man-made?"
At this moment, Luo Tianhe stood up, staring intently at me, having heard the gist of what I had heard.
"Old Luo, sit down, let's talk slowly!"
I waved to Luo Tianhe, signaling him to calm down. Luo Tianhe then composed himself, and I sat down, quite displeased.
I patiently explained Luo Tianhe's question.
"Old Luo, you're right! Almost all the monks in this temple have all sorts of desires and evil thoughts, and these evil thoughts must have been deliberately planted in them!"
I raised my voice and spoke slowly and deliberately.
Actually, when I first had this idea, I was quite shocked; it was terrifying.
"Even that Abbot Hongshi has this kind of thing?"
After hearing what I said, the ant blurted it out.
"Honestly, Brother Chen, I think that old abbot is quite a nice guy, not like that kind of lecher!"
The ant scratched its head and shared its thoughts.
"Yeah, this old man likes to brag, but I don't think there's anything wrong with him otherwise. If there really is something wrong, then this old guy is hiding it too well!"
Luo Tianhe first took a big bite of food from the bowl, and only after finishing did he add a sentence.
"But honestly, this food is really good, I wish I could have two more bowls!"
Luo Tianhe, like a starving ghost, couldn't wait to swallow all the food in his mouth, then wiped his mouth and looked at us embarrassedly.
"This old monk is not, so as I just said, almost!"
This old monk has only one flaw: he's a braggart. His behavior is nothing like that of a highly accomplished monk; he's more like a street hustler who's been in business for years!
I rubbed my temples and tried my best to describe this Red Stone Abbot.
Finally, a suitable word was found for him: street hustler.
Logically speaking, in my impression, abbots are all kind-looking and amiable, but this guy is the only one who is a little bit fierce.
They were completely different from the perfect monks I had in mind.
"Eat more, so we can get things done!"
I quickly gave them some instructions.
I have a feeling there's going to be a tough battle tonight. If I don't have enough to eat, I'll naturally lack the energy to do anything.
Old Knife Ant and Luo Tianhe spoke in unison.
Everyone started picking up their rice bowls again and showing off their food.
When we had almost finished eating, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind again.
That's the sound of a lightning strike sword!
"Master, master, something's wrong! Something's wrong!"
Although that's what Lei Jijian said, I could hear a hint of excitement in his tone.
"Let's go, something happened in Ji Xinglan's room!"
I pulled up Luo Tianhe, Ant, and Lao Dao, and briefly told them what Lei Jijian had told me.
"My God, could it be that those monks suddenly had some bad intentions and went to Ji Xinglan's room? If that's the case, they're such beasts!"
Old Dao slammed his fist on the table in anger, then grabbed his weapon and headed out the door.
Old Dao said he didn't want to care whether Ji Xinglan was alive or dead, but the problem is that Ji Xinglan and I are now one.
If Ji Xinglan has a problem, then I, as the eldest, will also have a problem.
The ants reached the same conclusion. Seeing how loyal my two underlings were, I felt a little melancholy.
The four of us quickly left the room and rushed towards Ji Xinglan's room.
We had just arrived at the door when we found it had been kicked open, and then two monks were thrown out.
I checked the two monks' breaths, and they weren't breathing!
Both monks had a tooth mark on their necks, but the blood had been drained!
I can say with certainty that this was not the work of Ji Xinglan. Although Ji Xinglan has some strength, she is definitely not this terrifying.
Could it be the puppet or those four paintings?
I didn't dare to think about it, so I quickly led Luo Tianhe and the other two inside. As soon as we entered, I saw Ji Xinglan trembling there, and Lin Momo appeared next to her.
Although Lin Momo was still in puppet form, her body was covered in red blood.
This blood must be from the monks we just drew. I glanced around and there were eight corpses on the ground. Besides the two that were thrown out earlier, there were a total of ten monks who came in!
I instantly felt nauseous.
It's only been a short time; I estimate it's been less than a minute from start to finish.
I scanned the remaining eight corpses with my Heavenly Eye and found that only two of them contained that kind of energy; the energy in the remaining six corpses had completely disappeared.
Needless to say, it was Lei Jijian who absorbed it.
"Hehe, Master, the energy in these monks' bodies is especially easy to absorb! I saved it especially for you, I hope you won't find it unpleasant!"
Lei Jijian chuckled and hovered beside me in a fawning manner. I glared at him, annoyed.
Luckily, I was fast enough to arrive in time. Otherwise, if I had arrived half a second later, the energy in these corpses would have been completely absorbed by this kid.
With a slight wave of my hand, I completely absorbed the energy from those corpses.
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