I quietly observed the layout of this Zen room, which was similar to the one I stayed in before. There were small Buddha statues on the table, and it was only now that I noticed a vertical line on each of their foreheads. I looked at the small Buddha statue, feeling increasingly strange.

In my heart, I wondered why Wang Pu wanted to bring me to this temple. What was special about this temple? Why, apart from the little monk sweeping at the door, did I not see any other worshippers or monks?

At that moment, the vertical line on the forehead of the small Buddha statue in the room suddenly opened, revealing an eye, and the feeling of being watched came over me once again.

I froze in place, feeling a chill from head to toe. What on earth was this thing? What I had seen and heard today had shattered my understanding of the past thirty years.

Trembling, I took out my communicator and called Lu Yue. As soon as she picked up, her anxious voice came through: "Miss Gu, I couldn't find the temple you mentioned at all."

"How is that possible?" I murmured.

"If you didn't misspeak, then someone has concealed this temple. What's the situation over there now?"

I quickly told her about the three-eyed Buddha statue.

She exclaimed, "The three-eyed Buddha statue!"

"They are actually worshipping the evil Buddha. The three-eyed Buddha enjoys eating human flesh and is greedy. If you want to worship it, you have to continuously provide flesh and blood. If you back out halfway, the three-eyed Buddha will haunt you until your soul flees and your body is destroyed."

"If my suspicions are correct, they brought you here because they want to use the power of the three-eyed Buddha to forcefully complete a soul-transfer ceremony tonight."

"I think I know how to get in now. You should find a place without a three-eyed Buddha to hide in. The three-eyed Buddha opens its eyes to seek prey, and your current location should be exposed."

After hearing Lu Yue's words, I quickly left the meditation room. But where could I hide? Although the temple was large, there were almost three-eyed Buddha statues everywhere.

Suddenly, I remembered the small compartment where the ash box was stored. It was very small, but could just about accommodate one person standing. I could wait there for Lu Yue and the others to arrive.

So, I ran towards the compartment.

The night was dark, and silence was eerie. Even the usual sound of insects was nowhere to be heard. A round moon hung in the sky, looking pale and eerie.

Today was the fifteenth of July.

My breathing became rapid, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping my throat. Just hold on a little longer, just a little longer.

Just as I was about to reach the compartment, I saw a person standing in front of it, their slender shadow casting under the dim moonlight.

Wang Pu.

He turned to look at me, his face expressionless.

A wave of icy coldness spread through my body, and for a moment, I couldn't speak.

After a long time, I finally found my voice: "How did you know I was coming here?"

He chuckled lightly, a crazy look appearing on his face: "You're very clever, but you have no chance left."

After saying that, someone behind me knocked me out.

When I woke up again, I realized that I was tied up in the middle of a magic circle. Wang Pu was staring at me outside the circle, and at the same time, there was an old woman and the little monk who had been sweeping the floor before.

The old woman anxiously asked the little monk, "Master, how much longer do we have to wait?"

The little monk calmly replied, "Almost there, it will be time when the hour comes."

It turns out that the little monk was the evil practitioner, and he was the one worshipping the three-eyed Buddha.

Sure enough, they were preparing to forcibly complete a soul-transfer ceremony using the power of the three-eyed Buddha. But how could using the power of the three-eyed Buddha come without a cost?

I looked at Wang Pu and said, "Do you know what kind of price needs to be paid to worship the three-eyed Buddha?"

"As long as she can come back, I am willing to pay whatever price," Wang Pu's face revealed a crazy expression.

"If she does come back, are you sure she would be willing to bear such a heavy price?"

"She won't know," Wang Pu looked at me and smiled.

"Are you not afraid that the brothers and sisters you used for worship will come looking for you in the dead of night?"

"You even figured that out?" He seemed surprised.

I had seen photos of Wang Pu's brothers and sisters, and they did exist. However, after getting married, he never mentioned them to me, nor did I ever visit their hometown. Whenever I mentioned wanting to meet his brothers and sisters, he always evaded the topic, saying it was not convenient. Over time, I stopped asking.

Wang Pu looked at me, "There's no need to delay. When the time comes, the magic circle will automatically activate. By then, she won't have any chance of coming."

I was taken aback, about to say something when the little monk spoke, "The time has come."

The magic circle suddenly emitted a red light, and I felt like I was being consumed by scorching flames. At the same time, I heard another even more dreadful scream.

In the red light, I saw the girl from my dream, screaming in agony.

Gradually, she got closer and closer to me.

Wang Pu's expression changed, and he tried to enter the magic circle in a panic, but then his body suddenly went limp, and he fell to the ground.

He glared at the little monk in anger, "Master, what is the meaning of this? This is not the soul-transfer ceremony."

The little monk said cryptically, "Of course, this is not the soul-transfer ceremony."

He then gazed at the magic circle in a trance-like state, "The Spirit of Joyful Sisters is about to be refined."

The old woman was astonished next to him, "Joyful Sisters? You actually want to refine my daughter into this kind of evil spirit."

The little monk was surprised, "I didn't expect an old woman from the countryside to know about the Spirit of Joyful Sisters. It requires two women born on the same day, one of whom must be an old soul. When the old and new souls merge, only then can the Spirit be fully formed. Speaking of which, I also want to thank you for providing me with the materials."

Hearing this, the old woman was furious, and she wanted to stop the ritual, but the little monk pushed her into the magic circle.

She began to melt in the red light of the magic circle, eventually turning into ashes.

It turned out that their plan had failed.

Jia Rong was getting closer and closer to me, and I closed my eyes, feeling like I was about to dissolve.

At that moment, the door of the secret room suddenly opened, and Lu Yue appeared at the door with an anxious expression. Behind her was an old Taoist.

The Taoist looked at the little monk and said, "Junior Brother, after being separated for years, I didn't expect you to become a monk and start worshipping evil spirits, harming ordinary people."

Seeing the Taoist, the little monk's face turned pale, and he said fiercely, "You've come to ruin my plan again."

After saying that, he began to fight the Taoist.

Seeing that we were about to merge, Lu Yue quickly placed several talismans into the magic circle, and the red light extinguished.

I felt a wave of coolness, and then she began to recite scriptures.

I saw Jia Rong, under her recitation, gradually smiling and dissipating.

Wang Pu cried out in pain, begging Jia Rong not to leave him.

Seeing us recovering, Lu Yue joined the battle alongside the others. In the end, the little monk was no match for the old Taoist and was knocked to the ground.

The old Taoist looked at the fallen little monk, filled with sorrow and anger. "Junior Brother, are you still going to persist in this wrong path? Have you forgotten the teachings of our master?"

The little monk stared fiercely at the old Taoist, "From the moment he expelled me, he was no longer my master."

After saying that, I don't know what kind of magic he used, but he suddenly disappeared.

The old Taoist was caught off guard and let him escape.

Feeling my strength gradually returning, I walked out of the magic circle to thank Lu Yue and the others.

At the same time, I kicked Wang Pu a few times. He looked at the spot where Jia Rong disappeared with a pained expression and murmured, "Don't go, don't go."

After all these years of imprisoning Jia Rong's soul, not letting her reincarnate, and almost giving the bad people an opportunity to refine the Spirit of Joyful Sisters, was this really love?

I didn't want to investigate further, but he should receive the punishment he deserves for atoning for the many innocent people he harmed.