Chapter 374: To Store Someone

“I don’t know who she is, but I’m looking forward to her coming again. I’ll use my Inescapable Net to catch her and punish her by making her copy the sutra library’s scriptures, never to leave for all eternity!” The sweeping monk seemed quite skilled in formations. Ye Wenxin made an effort to not appear like she was looking at an idiot, and politely offered some blessings to him before swaggering into the Southern Dipper Temple.

The main doors closed, and the golden walls opened once more. The surroundings were filled with the sound of chanting, and they saw monks and nuns sitting in two halls, conducting their morning lessons.

Hei Haowen saw Abbot Shimie and Abbess Jiunan both meditating, so he didn’t disturb them. First, he led Ye Wenxin and the others to a room, then took them to eat vegetarian dishes. It wasn’t until noon that they formally met with Abbot Shimie and Abbess Jiunan.

Compared to last time, Abbot Shimie seemed friendlier, while Abbess Jiunan always had an appraising look on her face. Ye Wenxin felt like her peach blossom luck was kicking in, inciting her to mess around even with a nun.

Although Abbess Jiunan looked quite appealing, Ye Wenxin really didn’t want to become a yuri harvesting machine, so she planned to quickly settle the umbrella sword’s matter and say goodbye to Southern Dipper Temple as soon as possible.

“You must all be very curious about the surroundings. This humble nun will take you for a walk around this afternoon,” Abbess Jiunan said gracefully and warmly, keeping an appropriate distance from Ye Wenxin.

Perhaps because she was a Buddhist disciple, her demeanor was completely different from most people Ye Wenxin knew, naturally evoking a sense of closeness. Ye Wenxin didn’t particularly mind this, but hearing Abbess Jiunan mention showing her around made her think of the year she spent holed up in the sutra library, making her somewhat reluctant to approach that place.

However, it was Gu Xiangsi and Wang Cuihua’s first time at the Southern Dipper Temple, and they were very curious about the area. So, Ye Wenxin had no choice but to nod and agree, letting Abbess Jiunan take them for a tour.

The scenery hadn’t changed much since the last time Ye Wenxin visited, giving off a strong sense of nostalgia. If it were the Azure Wings Sect’s old fox, who knows how many tricks he would be playing in an immortal sect.

Halfway through their tour, Abbess Jiunan suddenly asked, “Where are you from, Benefactor Ye?”

Ye Wenxin hadn’t heard this question in quite a long time, so she was momentarily taken aback. “Ye Clan Village. Why do you ask?”

Abbess Jiunan continued, “There are countless Ye Clan Villages in this world. Which one is yours?”

Ye Wenxin thought for a moment and described a template from her memory. “There’s a very large well, and the dog at the entrance is really fierce. But if you ask me to describe it in detail, I can’t.”

After over fifty years, her memories of that time had become very blurry. Although it was her birthplace, her parents in this world were extremely cruel. When they discovered Ye Wenxin had an Iceborn Constitution, they wanted to sell her to demon cultivators for money, which made Ye Wenxin so angry that she slaughtered the entire village.

“Oh, I used to know a Ye Clan Village, but I don’t know if it’s the same one you mentioned.” Abbess Jiunan, noticing Ye Wenxin’s wariness, continued to get closer.

Ye Wenxin found the question a bit strange, but she was confident that after Jin Xiaoqin’s training, she had flawless control over her expressions. So, she followed up on this topic, and asked Abbess Jiunan about that so-called Ye Clan Village.

“What was this Ye Clan Village like?”

“It’s hard to say, but the villagers were massacred over thirty years ago.”

Abbess Jiunan showed slightly complex emotions, but they quickly disappeared. Ye Wenxin was quite surprised, feeling that Abbess Jiunan might have witnessed the aftermath of the massacre she had committed in the Ye Clan Village.

But that was Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng’s story, not the current Ye Wenxin’s. Ye Wenxin steadied her expression. “That was a long time ago; I wasn’t even born yet.”

“True, and I can never forget the scene in that Ye Clan Village. When I heard your surname was Ye, I thought you might be one of the children who survived back then.”

“There are countless Ye Clan Villages in this world.” Ye Wenxin repeated Abbess Jiunan’s words from earlier.

Abbess Jiunan smiled softly, playing with her hair. She was dressed simply yet elegantly. Such simplicity was the hardest thing for a beautiful woman to tolerate.

Despite wearing a simple gray dress without any extra jewelry, she still couldn’t hide her charm, creating an indescribable sense of contradiction. Ye Wenxin, recalling that this person was actually Fairy Fengya’s aunt, became nosy again.

“Are you really related to Fairy Fengya, Abbess Jiunan?”

“Hehehe, you could say that.”

As usual, her answer was vague, and there wasn’t much emotion when she said it. Ye Wenxin wanted to provoke more expressions, so she continued to ask, “You don’t look alike at all.”

“People often say that. Come, Benefactor Ye; this is the sutra library.” Abbess Jiunan quickly changed the subject.

Ye Wenxin found it strange. She remembered the sutra library as a building, but this place in front of her looked like an ordinary room.

However, since Abbess Jiunan said so, Ye Wenxin stepped inside. Behind her, Gu Xiangsi and Wang Cuihua also tried to enter, but a nun accompanying them stopped them.

Ye Wenxin was quite puzzled, and then she saw Abbess Jiunan looking regretful. She said firmly, “I’m sorry, Benefactors, but the sutra library is a crucial place in the Southern Dipper Temple. Only destined ones may enter.”

Gu Xiangsi, stunned, recalled Jin Xiaoqin’s instructions to her, and was about to argue further when she felt Wang Cuihua pulling her back.

“What are you worried about, Miss Xiangsi? No matter how fickle Miss Wenxin is, she wouldn’t have improper thoughts about the abbess. Let’s wait outside obediently,” Wang Cuihua said, seizing the opportunity to stick another label on Ye Wenxin.

Ye Wenxin immediately knew that Wang Cuihua was insulting her again, but it was also true. Ye Wenxin would never go as far as to make a move on a nun. Abbess Jiunan acted as if she hadn’t heard the comment, opened the door, gestured for Ye Wenxin to enter, and instructed the nun to take the other two away.

Gu Xiangsi hesitated, but upon seeing Ye Wenxin give her a reassuring look, she followed the nun away. Now, with the surroundings quiet, and seeing that Ye Wenxin hadn’t entered yet, Abbess Jiunan made another inviting gesture.

Ye Wenxin nodded slightly and walked inside, still examining the environment, when she heard the door locking behind her. At the same time, several elderly nuns emerged from the room, scrutinizing Ye Wenxin as if she were some kind of commodity.

“Isn’t this the sutra library?”

“Yes, one to store someone in,” Abbess Jiunan replied from behind. Ye Wenxin found this puzzling and suddenly felt someone embrace her from behind. Looking back, she saw Abbess Jiunan very close to her, holding something strange and moving it along her body.