Chapter: 6136

An Chengqi expressed relief and said, "Then I suppose he's going to Jinchen to explain the situation to his grandfather. That child, in the face of great right and wrong, still knows what's right."

After a moment, An Chengqi sighed and said, "Once Dichen has gone through Jinchen, he should return to Ling City soon. After he comes back, I'll have to be even more cautious. But I still haven't found an opportunity to meet Ito Nana, and when Dichen returns, it will probably be even harder to find one."

Sun Jie replied respectfully, "Madam, these days Ito Miss has been dedicating herself to martial arts at Xianghe's residence, occasionally returning to our humble abode for a brief visit. It's truly difficult to find an opportune moment..."

An Chengqi fell silent for a moment before speaking up, saying, "I have a plan, and although it may not succeed, I'll give it a try!"

Since Dichen is not in Ling City, Ito Nana has been dedicating herself to martial arts day and night. Most of the time, she stays at Xianghe's residence, occasionally returning to visit her father.

Yesterday, Ito Takahiko thought about his daughter and prepared a sumptuous feast, inviting Ito Nana back home, where they shared a meal together as parent and child.

The feast was lavish and elaborate, taking up two or three hours. As a result, Ito Nana didn't return to Xianghe's residence last night but stayed at home instead.

To avoid disrupting her morning training, she quickly got dressed, washed up briefly, and prepared to leave for Xianghe's residence.

As she took the elevator down to the basement, passing through nine floors along the way, it slowed down and stopped. The door opened, and a young woman around the same age as Ito Nana stepped into the elevator.

"Ito Nana didn't seem to care, as the woman stepped into the elevator, talking on the phone with a mysterious tone: 'Oh, I don't want to get up so early, but I heard that Zhenqing Master, who is renowned for his abilities, has been invited to come to Chengfeng Temple to give a talk. It's said that he will set aside some time to help us perform a blessing ritual and grant us protection charms. I'm planning to go ask him for one for my husband; every year, he travels all over the world, and I want to get a charm to protect him.'"

"Another woman on the other end of the phone asked curiously: 'Can we get protection charms at any temple? What's so special about Zhenqing Master's blessing?'"

"That woman said: 'Zhenqing Master has a reputation for being very influential; he is constantly invited to give talks all over the world. Every time he gives a talk, he will perform a free blessing ritual and grant us a treasure charm. Last year, he gave a talk at Putuo Mountain, and the tickets sold out continuously for a week. The charms that had been blessed by him were being passed around in the Buddhist community, selling for six figures.'"

"She said again: 'Xinxin helped her husband get a protection charm from Zhenqing Master last year. That year, he was involved in a major traffic accident on the highway; a large truck crashed into them, and three cars with eight people were involved, but miraculously, my husband got out unscathed. The charm broke, though.'"

"That woman exclaimed: 'I only knew that her husband had an accident last year, I didn't know about this!'"

"As she was walking out of the elevator, the woman continued: 'Zhenqing Master's visit to Lingchi this time has not been publicly announced yet; it's estimated that it will be revealed tonight. Once the news is released, hundreds of devout believers within a few hundred kilometers are likely to want to see him in person. It will be very difficult to get tickets then, so I'm planning to go early and wait for you.'"

"Ito Nana followed behind the woman as she walked out of the elevator; recently, her martial arts training has enhanced her hearing, so she could still hear the woman's excited phone call: 'So I'll get ready now, where are we meeting?'"

"The woman said: 'You go out to the community entrance right now, and I'll meet you there.'"

"Ito Nana heard this and felt a subtle inner unease."

"She had always been deeply devoted to Buddhism since her mother's passing; it was as if she had inherited her mother's faith."

"In Kyoto, she often went to Kinkaku-ji Temple to pray and make offerings. Last time, it was for Hasegawa's sake, and she even specially visited the temple to ask for a talisman from the abbot."

"Now suddenly hearing that a renowned high-ranking monk from En country is coming to Zhongfeng Temple to give a lecture, and can also bestow upon her an empowerment to open the door of protection, the first thing that came to mind was to ask for one for Hasegawa too."

"Although Hasegawa's abilities are already the strongest she has seen in terms of external power, in her eyes, religious faith and the blessings it brings are a kind of soft power that transcends external power and is essential in some sense."

"It's like how a soldier may have powerful weapons and equipment, but before going into battle, they will still pray inwardly for divine protection."

"So Ito Nana quickly caught up with the woman ahead, looking apologetic and saying, 'I'm so sorry to disturb you. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop on your phone call, but I overheard you talking about the empowerment ritual, and I thought I'd take a chance and ask how one can request Master Jingqing's blessing.'"

"The woman was taken aback for a moment before smiling and saying, 'This is simple. You can just go to Zhongfeng Temple's Fa Wu Transmission Hall and tell them you're invited to visit Master Jingqing. The master will take you to the incense hall to wait, and only a few people know about this.'" JrNovels.com