Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

"I'll get dressed right away, Mr. Liu, please wait two minutes, I'll be done in a minute."

Mako Ishida said, looking quite startled.

Then he went back and quickly rinsed off the soap, not caring that Master Jueyuan was in the room. He wrapped himself in a towel, walked out of the bathroom, and went to the wardrobe to change his clothes.

Such a sensual scene even made Master Jueyuan's "wise eyes" stare wide-eyed.

The woman's high, firm breasts, slender waist, sexy, perky buttocks, and especially her long, shapely legs, were simply irresistible...

Master Jueyuan even imagined the scene of spreading those long legs apart in his mind...

Even masters are human!

The master is a monk, not a eunuch; he still has that "thing"!

Although the master is old, he is in excellent health.

There's a saying that goes, "A man is a boy until he dies."

"Gurgle!"

The master unconsciously swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva.

"Cough, cough cough cough."

The master swallowed his saliva too quickly and almost choked on it...

If he really choked to death, the master would become a laughing stock.

Liu Chuanren merely glanced at the master, already used to such sights. He opened Ishida Mako's phone to check its contents, but found nothing unusual.

Unwilling to give up, Liu Chuanren took out a small device, connected it to a data cable, and plugged it into his phone. Instantly, all the data used on the phone was displayed on the device, including deleted messages and chat logs.

However, Liu Chuanren still did not discover anything unusual.

Mako Ishida continued getting dressed, as if the phone in Liu Chuanren's hand wasn't hers...

She cursed inwardly, "Idiot, with this level of intelligence you think you can control the game? You're not even fit to be a pawn. You want evidence that I tipped you off? Go ahead and look for it. If you can find me, you're something else."

At this moment, Liu Chuanren walked over to Ishida Mako, who was getting dressed, and said, "Why did Xiao Zhan know I was hiding in Tanzhe Temple just because you went out once?"

"Can you explain this to me?"

Ishida Mako, who was putting on her pants, stopped when she heard this, looked up at Liu Chuanren and said, "Young Master Liu, it's not very interesting to say it like that. You asked me to go out and find a bank to transfer money to someone else and deposit that 2.5 million. Besides, two monks from Tanzhe Temple accompanied me the whole time. Didn't you send them to follow me to monitor me? You can ask those two monks. Apart from saying a few words to the bank staff when transferring and depositing the money, did I say a single word to anyone else, not even a single syllable?"

Liu Chuanren looked at Master Jueyuan.

The master shook his head, indicating that he had not found anything unusual.

Mako Ishida pulled up her slim-fit jeans, fastened the metal buttons, picked up her mink coat, and then sighed softly, saying, "Sigh, let's just forget it. I've endured this for too long, Young Master Liu. Let's end our relationship here."

As the saying goes, "Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine. Let's part ways peacefully and wish each other well!

When Liu Chuanren heard Ishida Mako say this, he realized that he had not found anything earlier and felt that he might have really wronged Mako.

Then, with a sincere expression, he said, "Miss Mako, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. I tend to overthink when I'm anxious. Since you were the only one who went out, I suspected you. Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, I will never doubt you again."

Ishida Mako, still visibly angry, said, "Young Master Liu, you don't need to explain to me. I don't know what I'm after. Playing with you, eating with you, chatting with you, even sleeping with you—all for the empty promises you make? The worst part is, you don't even trust me. Besides, Xiao Zhan is here to arrest you, not me. Why should I follow you like a stray dog, hiding everywhere, living a life that's neither human nor ghost?"

After saying that, Mako Ishida took long strides and walked outside.

Suddenly, Liu Chuanren's face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "Zhenzi, stop right there! You either come with me, or I'll send you away."

Ishida Mako stopped and turned around to look at Liu Chuanren, sneering, "What's wrong, Young Master Liu? Are you trying to kill me to silence me?"

Liu Chuanren did not deny it, saying, "You know many of my secrets. I have no choice but to kill you unless you come with me."

Mako Ishida sneered, "Even if you kill me, you can forget about getting support from the Little Days Kingdom, and you can forget about getting the Liu family's hundreds of billions in assets in the Little Days Kingdom."

At this moment, Jueyuan stepped forward and put his hands together, saying, "Amitabha, Young Master Liu, Miss Zhenzi, please listen to this old man's words. In this critical period, we must cooperate sincerely and avoid internal strife and infighting. Only by uniting can you deal with Xiao Zhan."

While speaking, Jueyuan gave Liu Chuanren a meaningful look.

Liu Chuanren knew that continuing to be forceful at this point would be detrimental to him, so he softened his tone and said, "Miss Zhenzi, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. Let's make up, and I'll treat you the same as before."

Mako Ishida scoffed, "Will you treat me the same way you did in bed? As your free sex partner? You'll get physical pleasure and a free, talkative follower for free."

"And what about me? You think you can just take advantage of me for free? Or do you think you can buy me just because you gave me 2.5 million?"

Liu Chuanren said awkwardly, "Miss Zhenzi, once I get back everything that belongs to me, you will be the greatest contributor, and I will fulfill all my promises to you."

Jueyuan quickly added, "Miss Zhenzi, you and Young Master Liu will win by cooperating, but if you split up, you will both suffer losses and be annihilated by Xiao Zhan. Only by sticking together and fighting Xiao Zhan can you win."

"Stop fighting amongst yourselves and hurry up and leave. Xiao Zhan's men are probably already at the temple gate."

Liu Chuanren stepped forward, grabbed Ishida Mako's hand, and pulled her outside without a word...

Jueyuan quickly followed and said, "Let's take the secret passage to the back mountain."

at the same time,

On the rugged mountain road,

Several SUVs were speeding by.

In one of the cars, Xia Keke said, "Xiao Zhan, I still don't understand who among my people is a pawn?"

"Could you analyze this for me?"

Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and said, "When I heard that Jia Fugui and Abbot Jueyuan were both pawns, my thoughts changed drastically. These two people are completely unrelated, but they have both become pawns in Liu Shiyuan's chessboard. Especially Jia Fugui, I am very familiar with him and he has helped me a lot. He usually saves lives and heals the wounded, and he is a doctor with a benevolent heart. I never expected that he would also do things like prostitution and theft behind the scenes."

"And the root of all this is self-interest. How to put it? The officialdom is a huge vortex that can crush human relationships, rules, and desires, and then reshape them."

"So some people were molded into ghosts, some into Buddhas, but I, Xiao Zhan, just want to be myself."

Xia Keke: "Well said, I also want to be myself."

Xiao Zhan continued, "Regardless of who is human, who is Buddha, or who is a pawn, you know better than I that the country's political red line is an insurmountable high-voltage line."

"Whoever touches him dies; even Jesus couldn't save him."