"The Buddha's Manifestation" sleeping in the meditation room... This sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of the "Old Task Force" members, shaking their minds.

Jiang Baimian barely controlled the changes in her expression and asked with a smile:

"There are no 'Enlightened Ones' living on the seventh floor?"

"That is the place where my Buddha 'Bodhi' is enshrined, and where the 'Buddha's Manifestation' sleeps." Although the young monk did not give a direct answer, the explanation made it clear to Jiang Baimian and others that with the "Enlightened Ones'" devout heart for the Buddha, they would not allow themselves to be on equal footing with the Year Star.

"Aren't you afraid of thieves sneaking in?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

The young monk chanted a Buddhist prayer in a low voice:

"'The Buddha's Manifestation' is located in a place with its own magic, unafraid of external demons.

"Moreover, the 'Enlightened Ones' just don't live there, but they all take turns guarding it."

Speaking of this, the young monk looked left and right, and lowered his voice:

"I have to remind you of one thing."

"You can't trespass on the seventh floor?" Shang Jianyao immediately asked.

Are you stupid? We can't even get out of this room... Long Yuehong, who was listening in, complained weakly.

The young monk maintained a kind attitude:

"I don't think you should have that intention."

He paused and lowered his voice again:

"Rumor has it that a terrifying demon is suppressed in the place where the 'Buddha's Manifestation' sleeps.

"Although it cannot move freely, it can still leak a little power and create various anomalies because the 'Buddha's Manifestation' is sleeping.

"Therefore, no matter what temptations you receive or what you see, you must not go to the seventh floor and approach the meditation room where the 'Buddha's Manifestation' sleeps, otherwise you will die strangely in various ways.

"Some monks have disappeared silently and never reappeared."

Isn't this what we encountered last night? The strange knocking gave an indication, tempting us to go to the seventh floor... Long Yuehong was both afraid and grateful that the team leader chose to be cautious.

Jiang Baimian nodded with a slightly solemn expression:

"Isn't it said that the 'Enlightened Ones' are on duty, how could someone easily enter the seventh floor?"

"The 'Enlightened Ones' also get lazy and slack." Shang Jianyao looked like "humans really have inherent weaknesses."

The young monk shook his head:

"No, it should be that the influence created by the demon blinded the senses of the 'Enlightened Ones', causing loopholes in their supervision that could be exploited."

"That demon is really strong." Jiang Baimian said with feeling.

This reminded her of Wu Meng in the No. 13 Ruins of the Wasteland.

"That's why the 'Buddha's Manifestation' needs to suppress it personally." The young monk's logic formed a closed loop.

Jiang Baimian thought for a few seconds and then asked:

"You said it was a rumor, meaning you haven't seen it yourself?"

"Yes, monks don't lie." The young monk put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer, "This is also because the monks in the temple often go out and walk on the Ashlands to temper their spirits and cultivate their consciousness. Many of them set off on a whim, and the surrounding fellow disciples are not aware of it, and they may not be able to return alive, which is roughly equivalent to missing."

They're really casual... The high-level members of the "Crystal Consciousness Church" are really carefree in this regard... Long Yuehong muttered in his heart.

The young monk didn't say much, closed the door, and left here, leaving the "Old Task Force" members with different expressions but equally solemn gazes at each other.

"I thought such a large religious headquarters wouldn't have such strange and terrifying things happen." After a while, Long Yuehong said with emotion.

"You weren't saying that yesterday or the day before yesterday." Shang Jianyao pointed out.

The scene of the chief jumping off the building and cutting off his own skin made Long Yuehong have nightmares.

Long Yuehong coughed awkwardly:

"What I mean is, strange and terrifying things won't happen to us foreign visitors, as for their internal affairs, they naturally have their own special characteristics.

"This situation makes me feel like I'm not in First City, not at the headquarters of the 'Crystal Consciousness Church', but in the No. 13 Ruins of the Wasteland."

"Just ignore it." Bai Chen gave her opinion.

This was very much in line with Long Yuehong's thoughts.

Jiang Baimian turned her head and glanced at "Garibaldi" Giuseppe, who had fallen asleep again:

"Sometimes, you can't avoid it just by ignoring it.

"Well, the demon theory may not be true, it may just be to cover up some other things."

"For example, not letting the monks enter the seventh floor and discover certain secrets?" Shang Jianyao raised his hand and touched his chin.

Long Yuehong frowned:

"The seventh floor has the 'Enlightened Ones' on duty, not to mention ordinary monks, even the 'Six Consciousness Practitioners' and 'Seven Consciousness Masters' can't enter the seventh floor without permission."

"What if the 'Enlightened Ones' on duty is only half true? Maybe at some point every day, even the 'Enlightened Ones' may not dare to stay on the seventh floor, or even sense the surrounding area." Shang Jianyao gave full play to his imagination.

"Didn't they say monks don't lie..." Long Yuehong muttered in a low voice.

Jiang Baimian chuckled:

"For most 'Enlightened Ones', it should just be a precept, not a price.

"Precepts, inevitably, will be violated."

Hearing this sentence, Shang Jianyao immediately sang a song:

"Who is it that says in my ear..."

His subsequent voice was glared back by Jiang Baimian.

Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to look around:

"Since there are various dangers in the place where Yan Hu sleeps, it's reasonable that there are some anomalies in the 'Buddha's Manifestation'.

"However, we are not here to pry into the secrets of the 'Crystal Consciousness Church'. Even if there is anything related to the destruction of the Old World, it should be hidden in the Five Holy Lands. Let's focus on our own business."

What business?

Find a chance to escape!

After Jiang Baimian finished speaking, Bai Chen replied in a low voice:

"You weren't saying that just now, I'm just afraid that the tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop."

Jiang Baimian chuckled dryly:

"Well, what I said just now was about external objective conditions, and now I'm talking about our subjective attitude."

Bai Chen didn't answer her and said to herself:

"Maybe the one who knocked on the door wanted to inform us of some important information on the seventh floor. The 'Crystal Consciousness Church' spread the demon rumors just so no one would enter."

"Before figuring out the general situation, I don't recommend taking risks. If the tree really wants to be still, but the wind won't stop, then find ZennaG.a. Master." Jiang Baimian's expression became serious, "Besides, we don't even dare to leave the room, so what are we talking about going to the seventh floor?"

Shang Jianyao immediately raised his hand and pointed to the ceiling:

"You don't necessarily need to leave the room."

"..." Jiang Baimian was speechless.

...

North Shore Wasteland, the edge of a city ruin.

Han Wanghuo glanced at the rearview mirror and said in a deep voice:

"I always feel like we haven't shaken off the pursuers yet."

"All the signs indicate that you're not wrong." Gnarwa agreed with Han Wanghuo's judgment.

"Is that so..." Zeng Duo said in a slightly headache-inducing voice.

She originally thought that by relying on the vastness of the wasteland and the complexity of the environment, as long as they persisted in wandering on the periphery, without approaching the area around Chunchun Town, and without deliberately provoking the regular army of "First City", they shouldn't be locked on.

Gnarwa moved his metal neck:

"Besides the power of technology, some Awakened's abilities can also be used for tracking, for example, a sense of smell as sensitive as a dog's."

Zeng Duo didn't ask "What should we do?", but directly thought about how to get rid of the tracking.

She thought for a while and said:

"Let's go to an area with more severe pollution and a more complex environment, to see if we can interfere with the enemy's tracking? Well, it's okay not to stay too long in those places."

"I have no objection." Gnarwa wasn't too afraid of pollution.

Han Wanghuo nodded:

"This is also the only way."

...

The "Old Task Force" saw ZennaG.a. again near noon.

This "Enlightened One" personally came to inform them of the "commission" situation:

"The blood sample and scan results you provided have been given to a professional medical institution. It will take about three to five days to get the report."

"Thank you, Zen Master." Shang Jianyao said sincerely.

Jiang Baimian glanced outside the door and proposed a new idea after considering it:

"Zen Master, can we take a walk in the aisle after we finish our meal? It's very uncomfortable being stuck in the room all the time, like being in prison."

When did you get the illusion that we weren't in prison? Long Yuehong couldn't help but complain about the team leader.

They were "kidnapped" back by ZennaG.a..

ZennaG.a. nodded:

"It's okay not to leave this floor."

"Okay, thank you, Zen Master." Jiang Baimian's voice became light involuntarily.

After ZennaG.a. left, Long Yuehong asked curiously:

"Team Leader, what's the point of you making this request?"

"I was thinking that if we don't go to the seventh floor, the knocker might give more 'hints'. Walking around the aisle more might reveal something, uh, Zen Master, if you're 'listening', please deal with this anomaly to avoid interfering with us." Jiang Baimian explained with a smile, "I'll send a telegram to the company tonight to see what feedback we can get."

"I see..." Long Yuehong was slightly relieved to see that the team leader really didn't have the idea of ​​going to the seventh floor.

Shang Jianyao then strolled around the aisle with great interest.

In the evening, after dark, as soon as they entered the aisle, they saw someone coming down from the seventh floor.

They were two gray-robed monks, with dull expressions and blank eyes, carrying a heavy crate one after the other.

Suddenly, the monk in front tripped on something, slipped, swayed a few times, and fell to the ground with a thud.

The crate also came loose and fell, turning from upright to sideways.

The lid of the wooden box fell off, and the contents poured out.

Long Yuehong in the distance saw a face with the help of the corridor lights.

That face was mottled with blue and purple, with its tongue sticking out, and a狰狞 expression.