Yue Hongling was so angry that her teeth itched.

She thought to herself, "What's wrong with you, Zhao Changhe? After not seeing you for a long time, you now stay overnight in a brothel. That's bad enough, but why do you get so excited and aroused when you mention me?!"

She wondered if there was something wrong with her. When she lived with him, he was always respectful and tried to avoid any embarrassing situations. If he really had a secret crush on her, he would have had many opportunities to flirt with her, especially when she pretended to be his wife. But he never showed any interest...

Could it be that his hidden desires were so deep that he couldn't reveal them?

Or had he changed in the past few months? He used to be so honest.

Despite her anger, Yue Hongling actually wanted to see Zhao Changhe. Yangzhou was full of intrigue and she wondered if he knew something.

"If you really have a crush on me, just don't say it out loud. We can still be friends," she thought to herself.

Just as she was considering whether to go to the brothel to find Zhao Changhe, a monk hurriedly came to report, "Zhao Changhe is here. He says he's here to pray."

The abbot was not surprised and said, "Yesterday, Dongliu made it clear to him that we meant him no harm. If he's willing, he'll come. He doesn't have a good inheritance, so he needs a good backer. Let him come in and talk. We don't need to arrange anything else for now."

Soon, Yue Hongling saw Zhao Changhe again after several months. He was walking into the temple with the monks.

Every time she saw him, his demeanor seemed to change slightly.

The first time she met him, he was naive and inexperienced. When they met again, he was already a gang leader. He was rough and domineering, with a strong aura of the wilderness.

But now, after experiencing the storms of the world and meeting with aristocrats, he seemed more calm and restrained. He still had a wild and rebellious spirit, but also had an air of elegance and sophistication. Yue Hongling couldn't help but think of him as a powerful and influential figure, like Wan Tianxiong of the Cao Gang.

The storms of the world really tempered a person. In just half a year, he had grown into a man who frequented brothels.

Zhao Changhe entered the temple and saw only the abbot and a few monks waiting for him. He was surprised and asked, "I thought there were many pilgrims here and many monks. Did I come too early?"

The abbot smiled and said, "Zhao donor, you don't know that we encourage lay believers to stay at home. Monks have never been numerous here. As for believers, they leave after praying. We all need to work."

Zhao Changhe thought to himself that this temple was called White Lotus, but it seemed to have adopted many templates from the White Lotus Sect. If it were a pure Maitreya sect that encouraged killing, it would not play these games.

But the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya sect were closely related, and they probably didn't know much about the "previous era". It was just a matter of borrowing some ideas. Unfortunately, he had returned his history books to his teacher, so he knew no more than they did.

The abbot said, "Please sit down, donor."

Zhao Changhe sat on the mat in front of him, and a monk brought him a cup of tea. The atmosphere was like that of a serious conversation in a temple.

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"What's your Dharma name, Master?" Zhao Changhe asked.

The abbot said, "Fayuan, nameless and silent. You probably haven't heard of it. Before I became the abbot here, I was a layman with a nickname Zhang Banfo. You may have heard of that."Zhao Changhe seemed to have some impression.

At that time, the Four Elephant Sect tricked Han Wubing into watching a sword, and during that time, he had been looking for a few days. They had communication, and Han Wubing said that the Four Elephant Sect was exchanging for assassinating Zhang Banfo, making him believe that inviting him to watch the sword was to hire a killer to increase credibility.

That was just an excuse made up by the Four Elephant Sect, and someone like Han Wubing couldn't kill such a character. But just by casually mentioning an enemy, it was enough to prove that in their eyes, Zhang Banfo was a must-kill target, and any name they mentioned was him.

The person in charge of the Maitreya Sect in the important area... this person was probably still on Tang Wanzhuang's hit list, but most people probably didn't know that he had changed his identity to become the real monk Faye. However, as an "ally of the Maitreya Sect," he unexpectedly knew the situation.

"It seems like I've heard of it somewhere, but I can't remember." Zhao Changhe smiled innocently. "Zhao is still new to the world of Jianghu, and doesn't know many heroes and brave men."

Faye didn't mind and laughed, "It's precisely because the benefactor has only recently entered the world of Jianghu that it's even more commendable to have gained such a reputation."

Zhao Changhe pretended to be angry and said, "Master, you're not kind. What kind of bloodthirsty Asura is that? It sounds really unpleasant."

Faye clapped his hands and laughed, "I don't know the benefactor's preferences, please don't be offended. The benefactor should know that we mean well."

Their intentions were not necessarily good, but it was just a product that swept the face of the Four Elephant Sect and the Blood God Sect. Of course, Zhao Changhe wouldn't expose them and said with a smile, "I never thought about it before, but it seems that I have a lot of fate with your sect. Master also knows that I used to be a mountain man and knew nothing about Buddhism. Since fate has brought us together, I don't know if Master can talk about it. Maybe I really have a fate with Buddhism, but I don't know yet."

This sounded like he wanted to know more and see if he could join, and he was very straightforward without any unnecessary words.

In fact, Faye and the others always thought that this was a very normal thing. The Maitreya Sect was a cult that was opposed to the government, and what did it matter to someone like Zhao Changhe, who had been wanted before? This would only make him more close.

Especially after saving Cui Yuanyang at great cost, but being driven away by the Cui family as a bandit, even if Faye himself put himself in Zhao Changhe's shoes, he would be furious. Damn it, someday he would step on the bones of officials and nobles on the streets, and play with all these self-righteous upper-class families, and snatch Cui Yuanyang over to play with her. That's what Zhao Changhe should be thinking, where is your mother's Three-Year Human List?

And among the rebel cults, he was a traitor to the Four Elephant Sect and the Blood God Sect...

What else could be a natural fit for their Maitreya Sect? They didn't even have any guard against Zhao Changhe. This was a natural candidate for recruitment.

Even Yue Hongling, who was eavesdropping, had some doubts, but she continued to listen based on her trust in Zhao Changhe. She felt that this person was actually the same as herself, appearing lawless but actually chivalrous. He shouldn't join an organization like the Maitreya Sect unless he didn't know anything about it and was deceived. If that was the case, she would have to find a chance to remind him.

But then Faye said, "The benefactor may have heard that... once upon a time, Buddhism was widely spread in the world, and the Buddhist temples were prosperous. Over ten years ago, the current emperor carried out an unpopular act of destroying Buddhism. Within ten days, all the temples were destroyed, and the monks returned to secular life, causing Buddhism to decline."

Zhao Changhe had read about this in a book, but he was too sleepy to remember the details. Perhaps subconsciously, he felt that Xia Longyuan's act of destroying Buddhism was not surprising...Zhao Changhe asked, "But now temples are still openly built, aren't they? It's just that the scale is small. As I travel from north to south, I really haven't seen many temples, and it seems that I haven't heard of any powerful martial arts sects belonging to Buddhism. Oh, I don't know if your sect counts or not."

Fayuan shook his head and said, "Since it has lost the support of the people, it is naturally difficult to continue. When there are too many protests from both the court and the common people, the emperor cannot act arbitrarily. Therefore, he gradually loosened his grip, and the resurgence began. However, before the resurgence, the Maitreya Sect had already been secretly developing for a long time."

Zhao Changhe said, "Is it because you practice at home under the name of an association, which has high concealment and is not easily attacked?"

"Exactly... but the more critical point is that we have combined with the prophecy."

"What prophecy?"

"Of course, it's the prophecy of Maitreya becoming a Buddha." At this time, Fayuan's expression was solemn, and he obviously believed it very much: "'When the Buddha Shakyamuni declines, Maitreya Buddha will take over the world'...This prophecy appeared before the emperor's suppression of Buddhism. Isn't the emperor's suppression of Buddhism exactly in line with it? Our leader is the reincarnation of Maitreya from the previous era, here to guide us to the Great Vehicle."

The monks around them were chanting with their hands together, their expressions fanatical.

Damn these cults... Zhao Changhe was extremely speechless in his heart. In his view, this was completely unrelated, and even if it was related, it was just a coincidence. Even if it wasn't a coincidence, the more awesome one would be Xia Longyuan, who could cause the decline of Shakyamuni! But they could fanatically believe in Maitreya, and they didn't seem to be fools...

Of course, on the surface, he had to appear very interested: "If that's the case, your leader might really have mastered the secrets of the ancient times?"

"Exactly, who among the current martial artists is not pursuing the ancient times? All sects claim to be the inheritors of the ancient times, but only our Maitreya Sect has mastered the true secret of the Buddha."

"How can it be proven?"

Fayuan mysteriously smiled, "Take your problem of fixing the meridians, for example. I believe that no other sect has a solution, but we do."

Zhao Changhe's heart jumped violently, and he unconsciously held his breath.

How could he have thought that he would hear about the problem that had plagued his entire martial arts life here, and that there was even a solution!

Even Yue Hongling secretly exclaimed that it was bad. She knew very well that this was indeed the most deadly temptation for Zhao Changhe, much more tempting than ten thousand fake Yue Honglings.

Seeing Zhao Changhe's expression, Fayuan smiled complacently and began to bargain, "Of course, this is not something that can be obtained without being a Bodhisattva. Master Zhao, please go back and study the Buddhist scriptures first. Maybe the position of the Ten Abodes Bodhisattva is yours."

Zhao Changhe took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and said woodenly, "I haven't read a single Buddhist scripture. How can I study?"

Fayuan's smile became more ambiguous, "The Buddha saves those with fate. Since you have a connection with us, we will naturally have someone teach you the meaning of the scriptures. Maybe you will even have new surprises."

(End of this chapter)