While Nanxi was having a great time, she suddenly felt a huge, iron-like hand grip her waist, and the intense heat emanating from it seemed to burn through her skin.

wrong.

Nanxi looked up and saw the man's eyes again, which were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

The smile on her lips vanished instantly as she realized she had perhaps provoked a little too much.

"Cough cough."

Nanxi suddenly stepped back, creating some distance between herself and Xi Jin.

[Sister Nan, why did you quit? This isn't like you at all.]

If Sister Nan doesn't back down soon, things might get out of hand.

[What kind of question is this? It's so hard to guess, hahaha.]

[It's great, I love watching it, please give me more!]

"Xi Jin, if I remember correctly, isn't Jing Shui Ancient Temple located on an island in the middle of a lake? No one usually comes here. Why are you here now?"

Xi Jin looked up and noticed the woman's somewhat strange way of changing the subject.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he suppressed the thoughts in his mind, and he didn't take a step forward.

Then.

Xi Jincai finally spoke, his voice dry and hoarse: "I think you should have seen quite a few people heading towards the main hall of Jing Shui Ancient Temple just now."

"That's right."

Nanxi just witnessed that scene.

Xi Jincai composed himself before slowly speaking: "Under normal circumstances, once Jing Shui Ancient Temple becomes famous, it will no longer entertain ordinary guests. Perhaps it's because we 'big patrons' are paying too much? So, as far as I know, Jing Shui Ancient Temple will privately extend invitations to these big patrons and make some special arrangements."

It turns out they gave us enough money.

Nanxi felt that she wasn't too surprised by this answer.

She was probably more focused on another key point in that statement—the special operational arrangements.

What is this?

Xi Jin understood her confusion and explained, "The information I received is that the Buddha at Jing Shui Ancient Temple is very efficacious. If you have any obsessions or desires, and you donate enough money for incense oil to become a major customer, you can be invited to come and make a wish to the Buddha. Generally speaking... the wishes they make will come true, which is why there is a constant stream of major customers lining up to come."

For some people, they may truly be so poor that all they have left is money.

However, not all problems in life can be solved with money; there are always some things that money cannot solve.

Or perhaps...

Some people, knowing about Jing Shui Ancient Temple, would desperately become so-called big customers even without enough wealth, all for the sake of a certain wish.

If Nanxi remembered correctly, she had seen a few people dressed in what appeared to be ordinary clothes among those who were queuing.

The fat monk just told them to stay in the side hall and not go out, probably because these big customers wanted to make wishes in the main hall and didn't want to be seen by them.

In a short period of time, one thought after another flashed through Nanxi's mind.

soon.

Nanxi looked at the small note again.

Since I arrived, no one has come to the willow tree, and no one has even come near it.

From this perspective, the person who wrote the note to me doesn't seem to want to meet me, but rather wants to call me here, as if they want me to see something.

Is it just so that I can see those big customers?

"Someone's coming."

At this moment, the ball in my mind gave me a prompt.

Nanxi peeked out from under the willow tree and saw that someone had indeed walked by on the road outside. However, the person was not walking in the direction of her, and the person looked somewhat familiar.

That person was an old man.

It was the old man with a white beard who had come by boat with Nanxi and the others. He was now walking towards the main hall with a serious expression and a particularly firm look in his eyes.

Isn't that the old man from the group? Why is he here?

What does this NPC want?

[Is the old man the one who used the small note to meet Sister Nan? Otherwise, why hasn't he shown up yet? What is he after?]

[That can't be it, right? Why is the old man facing the main hall?]

Or was the person who left the note simply trying to let Sister Nan see the old man enter the main hall?

That's the goal.

Nanxi was almost certain that the person who left her the note had discovered something but didn't want her to come forward, so they sent her forward instead.

"Where are we going?" Xi Jin asked gently from beside him.

Nanxi nodded, concealed herself, and followed behind the old man.

Since that person wanted her to come and see, she would see what she would find.

The old man walked briskly forward.

Just as they arrived at the main hall, they saw a fat monk standing not far from the entrance.

The fat monk smiled broadly, as if he had been standing there specifically to wait for the old man.

When the old man saw the fat monk, he immediately knelt down as if he had seen a lifeline.

"Master, I..."

"My esteemed client, there's no need to rush."

The fat monk pretended to reach out to stop him, but he couldn't stop him.

The old man's face lit up, and he spoke with exceptional brilliance, "I witnessed the power of Buddha. Buddha is very powerful; I saw it with my own eyes... Anyway, I saw the message on the table that says I can seek help from Buddha if I encounter any troubles. Is that true?"

What happened last night was enough for the old man to witness what magic truly means.

That is the power of Buddha!

The fat monk said, "Of course it's true. You just need to tell Buddha your troubles here, and Buddha will definitely grant your request. You know, Buddha trusts and forgives his followers the most."

For some reason, that last sentence was quite meaningful.

"I don't want to get old, I don't want to grow old, I don't want to die!"

The old man stood far away and shouted his wish to Buddha, not caring how disheveled and ridiculous he looked.

Upon seeing this, Nanxi did not hesitate any longer and turned to leave.

There was something just now.

The person next to me suddenly said this.

Nanxi glanced over to the side.

Xi Jin smiled and said gently, "Just after that person shouted, a force floated out from inside the hall."

Nanxi also saw this thing, but she didn't expect that Xi Jin would also be able to see it.

She immediately became interested and curious.

Nanxi knew that Xi Jin was quite strong; she was now an officially certified demigod, but she couldn't see through Xi Jin's strength.

Xi Jin still smelled delicious. Hmm... maybe it was a very nourishing soup before, but now it's just a mild one?

"Is that the power of the Buddha in the main hall?" Nanxi asked, blinking.

Xi Jin nodded.

Nanxi then asked, "Could that Buddha be considered a god?"

Nanxi remembers that the reason the previous dungeon was five stars was because Tianhong was in it.

Although this instance hasn't yet demonstrated extreme terror, Nanxi believes the system's judgment will not have any problems.

There must be a reason why it's rated five stars.

I just don't know if that Buddha counts as the biggest boss in this instance?

"it?"

A hint of sneer appeared on Xi Jin's usually gentle and refined face. Although his elegance and composure had made him very patient, he still showed his disdain.

"It's alright, but not good enough."

He spoke with great confidence, even with a touch of decisiveness.

For some reason, I suddenly felt that this sentence sounded really cool!

Me too!

Even elementary school kids are standing up!

After receiving the news, Nanxi did not intend to wait any longer for the mysterious person who wrote the note. After telling Xi Jin her current address, she turned and walked towards the side hall.

"You're back."

Passerby A's eyes lit up immediately when he saw Nanxi return.

I wanted to ask something, but I couldn't say anything.

Waaah.

If the big shot wants to tell me, they will. If they don't want to tell me, then I shouldn't be so tactless as to force it QAQ.

Nanxi looked around, glancing left and right.

Perhaps it's because I set a bad precedent?

Therefore, the remaining people in the side hall did not stay still. Several seats were empty, and even those who were there were mostly slouching.

Nanxi sat down and looked at the passerby next to her: "How many people went out?"

Upon hearing this, the passerby's eyes lit up.

"I stayed here the whole time. During the time you were gone, all the other players went out. Even Wu San went out for fifteen minutes under the pretext of going to the toilet. Apart from the players, the only other person who went out was an old NPC, and he hasn't come back yet."

Passerby A knew that in an overly relaxed environment, someone would inevitably start doing something, so he didn't go outside and kept an eye on these things.

Nanxi nodded, having already made up her mind.

"Everyone's gone, does that mean there are no more clues? Or perhaps the person who gave you the note never left?"

Qiuqiu asked, looking quite puzzled.

Nanxi rejected this answer: "The person who slipped the note is among the remaining players."

Since that person gave him the note, he would want to see how things developed.

Since the old man is the target this time, the person behind him must be among the remaining players.

"Aaaaaah!"

Suddenly, a scream rang out from inside the side hall.

Looking over, Nanxi realized that the person screaming was actually Xiaohua. Xiaohua's skin was aging at a visible rate, her back was hunched, and her hair was gradually turning gray.

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