515: Chapter 515 Why is there a man here?

It wasn't just Abbess Jingci who was completely stunned.

The hundreds of nuns surrounding them also stared wide-eyed at Bai Shanshan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, their mouths agape for a long time.

The aura that had erupted from her body, though gradually receding, still echoed through the cave, causing the oil lamp flames on the rock walls to flicker unsteadily.

Heaven Realm.

It really was the Heaven Realm.

Not long ago, this woman was lying on the ground unconscious, unable to even withstand the aftereffects of the knockout drug.

And yet, in just a short while, she had actually become a Heaven Realm Expert?

What kind of god-tier operation was this?

It simply subverted their understanding.

Bai Shanshan sat cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed, feeling the surging power within her body.

The flush on her face gradually faded back to normal, but her heart was still beating so fast it felt like it would jump out of her throat.

The feeling was like someone who had always ridden a bicycle suddenly being stuffed into the cockpit of a fighter jet.

Every cell in her body was screaming...

Strong.

So incredibly strong.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked down at her hands.

Those hands still looked the same—slender and delicate.

But she could feel that the power they now contained was enough to punch through a wall with a single fist.

Ye Chen put away the shanhai bottle and asked indifferently, "How do you feel?"

Bai Shanshan was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and carefully sensed the condition within her body.

That spiritual energy had completely merged into her meridians and energy center, turning into a continuous flow of power circulating slowly within her.

Her body felt as if it had been reforged; every pore was breathing, and every inch of muscle was filled with strength.

"Very strong."

Bai Shanshan clenched her fist, making the air in her palm emit a slight popping sound, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"I feel like my body is incredibly full, and my strength is frighteningly high."

"Have I really become a Heaven Realm Expert?"

"Of course. Since I said it, I'll make it happen." Ye Chen nodded. "Next, you can take revenge yourself."

Bai Shanshan turned her head, her gaze falling on the six nuns on the ground.

Jingxiang lay on the ground, her face pale.

The five accomplices beside her were huddled together, terrified.

Bai Shanshan took a deep breath and spoke calmly.

"I am a police officer."

"I must never use lynching or extrajudicial punishment."

She looked up at Ye Chen. "I'll arrest them directly and send them to the police station for investigation when the time comes."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

This girl, despite her fiery temper, was a police officer who strictly adhered to her bottom line at her core.

In this regard, she was better than most people he knew.

When the surrounding nuns heard this, they were completely dumbfounded.

Good heavens!

They had thought that the person Jingxiang and the others had kidnapped was just an ordinary woman.

They never expected...

That they had actually kidnapped a secular police officer?

Wasn't that just seeking death?

In the secular world, weren't the people you should provoke the least those connected to official duties?

Now look what happened.

Not only did they provoke her, but they even brought her here...

Jingxiang lay on the ground, her face deathly pale.

She finally realized.

Exactly what a foolish mistake she had made earlier...

No, it wasn't just foolish.

It was suicidal.

The five accomplices were shaking all over, and two of them had already started crying.

"Waaah... I don't want to go to jail..."

"Senior Sister, you've ruined us. We didn't know anything; the Eldest Senior Sister made us do it..."

Abbess Jingci stood to the side, her face full of exhaustion.

She then walked up to Bai Shanshan, pressed her palms together, and bowed deeply.

"Benefactor Bai."

"This poor nun has failed in her teaching, leading her wicked disciple to commit such an evil act."

"This poor nun is ashamed before the past ancestors of Qingyin Nunnery, and even more ashamed before Benefactor Bai."

"Thank you, Benefactor Bai, for not holding the others at Qingyin Nunnery responsible."

"This poor nun is... eternally grateful."

Bai Shanshan waved her hand, her tone indifferent.

"Don't thank me, this is what I should do!"

"I am a police officer; catching bad people is my duty."

"As for the rest of you at Qingyin Nunnery, you didn't participate in the kidnapping, so why would I arrest you?"

She paused and glanced at Abbess Jingci.

"However, Abbess, your method of disciplining disciples really needs to change."

"Otherwise, who knows what might happen in the future."

Abbess Jingci nodded repeatedly. "Benefactor Bai's lesson is correct. This poor nun has taken it to heart."

Bai Shanshan said no more and pulled her phone out of her pocket, preparing to call for backup.

But when she took it out, the signal bars were completely empty.

She frowned. "This crappy place has no signal?"

Ye Chen spoke indifferently, "There are formation arrays around Qingyin Nunnery that interfere with signals. Of course your phone won't work."

Bai Shanshan was speechless. She put her phone away and glanced at Ye Chen. "Then will you help me escort them back?"

Ye Chen nodded.

"I can, but we have to take care of business first."

Bai Shanshan was stunned and was about to ask further...

Suddenly!

"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!"

A series of dull bell tolls came from outside.

A total of five tolls.

The nuns in the cave all looked up, their expressions changing.

Abbess Jingci's brow furrowed slightly as she pressed her palms together and whispered a Buddhist chant.

Ye Chen looked at her expression and raised an eyebrow.

"Abbess, what do these bell tolls mean?"

Abbess Jingci took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"Benefactor Ye may not know, but the bells of Qingyin Nunnery follow specific rules."

"For daily morning and evening prayers, it is only struck three times."

"For important Buddhist rituals, it is struck four times."

"And five strikes..."

She paused, her voice growing more solemn. "That means distinguished guests have arrived."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile.

"Distinguished guests?"

"Abbess, you wouldn't be talking about that group from the Kunlun Ruins, would you?"

Abbess Jingci looked at him and slowly nodded.

"Most likely."

"Half a month ago, Shenni Nunnery sent word that a team would come to Qingyin Nunnery today for a scripture-bestowing exchange."

"This poor nun was very happy at the time, thinking it was a blessing for Qingyin Nunnery."

"Looking at it now..."

She gave a bitter smile and didn't finish her sentence.

But the meaning was already clear.

What scripture-bestowing exchange?

They clearly took them for fools.

What distinguished guests?

They were clearly here to bring disaster to Qingyin Nunnery.

But their temple happened to be a secular outpost for Shenni Nunnery.

They were truly helpless...

Ye Chen shrugged.

"Since they're here, let's go out and meet them."

Bai Wanqing stood up and asked with a solemn face, "Will there be danger?"

Ye Chen turned his head, looked at her, and smiled.

"Danger?"

"For them, it's certainly dangerous."

Bai Wanqing: "..."

Bai Shanshan: "..."

All the nuns: "..."

...

In front of the mountain gate of Qingyin Nunnery.

Abbess Jingci led a group of nuns as they filed out from within the mountain gate.

On the bluestone road outside the gate, a team was indeed waiting.

Over thirty people, all in monastic robes, but each had a golden lotus embroidered on their cuffs.

Those were the robes of Shenni Nunnery.

At the front of the group stood two people.

One was a middle-aged nun, appearing to be in her forties, with a cinnabar mole between her brows and an air of condescending arrogance.

The other was a young nun.

She stood beside the middle-aged nun, her figure slender, her grey monastic robe unable to hide her graceful curves.

Her features were incredibly exquisite, but she also carried a faint, cold aura.

Even with a shaved head, it couldn't hide her peerless beauty.

When the nuns of Qingyin Nunnery saw this young nun, they immediately broke into a commotion.

"Heavens! That's... that's Senior Sister Luoshui!"

"Shenni Nunnery's number one genius, Luoshui! Why is she here?"

"I heard she's only twenty-three this year and is already at the Peak Earth Realm! She's just one step away from the Heaven Realm!"

"More than just heaven-defying! She's a once-in-a-century genius for Shenni Nunnery! They even opened a unique page in the dharma name records for her called 'Luoshui'—she's truly one of a kind!"

...

Whispers spread through the crowd, eyes filled with envy and awe.

How could they not be envious?

In the entire Buddhist world, Luoshui was a special symbol.

In fact...

She was even more dazzling than Jieyi, the top genius of the Kunlun Ruins' primary temple, Shenlong Temple!

Luoshui stood at the very front of the team; hearing the discussions, her expression didn't change at all.

She had long since grown used to such gazes.

From childhood to adulthood, she had always been the focus of everyone's attention.

Such achievements were considered outstanding even in the entire Kunlun Ruins.

As long as she was given enough time.

Stepping into the Heaven Realm, or even the Golden Core stage, was only a matter of time.

However.

The middle-aged nun in the group looked past the crowd and fixed her gaze on two figures.

Then.

Her brow furrowed sharply.

Because she saw that a young man had actually appeared in this nunnery.

Qingyin Nunnery was a nunnery, a place of pure cultivation for women, and had never allowed men to set foot inside.

But now, a man was walking out of the mountain gate with great swagger, followed by two women, one of whom was...

Bai Shanshan.

That was the target of her trip!

The middle-aged nun's face darkened completely as she glanced at Abbess Jingci.

"Senior Sister Jingci."

"This poor nun recalls that the rule of Qingyin Nunnery is that men are not allowed to enter, correct?"

"Why is there a man here?"