Han Shixi, who was sent flying out of the door, rolled several times before stopping himself.
Then, he lay on the ground with a look of extreme fear, like a dog that had been reprimanded by its master, not daring to move.
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that Di Zhenyi emerged from the meditation room.
He stared at Han Shixi with an unfriendly expression for a moment, then snorted coldly, "You've always handled things with decorum all these years, so why were you so careless this time? It's only because I know you well enough that I know you didn't do it on purpose, otherwise you would have already been torn to shreds by 'Ying Ji'!"
Hearing the name Ying Ji, Han Shixi trembled from the bottom of his heart.
His head, still on the ground, lowered even further, and he stammered, "Thank you, Master, for sparing my life!"
"Disciple was indeed in an emergency this time, so I was a bit rushed… Disciple almost… almost got killed by someone!"
"What?" Di Zhenyi's expression changed, and a cold, sharp look flashed across his face.
Han Shixi was an important pawn he had in Long Country, and he had spent a great deal of effort cultivating him.
As long as Han Shixi successfully rose to power and took over as the head of the Han family, he could control the Han family and then naturally take over Jianghai City.
And now, such an important pawn had almost been beaten to death.
How could he not be angry?
This was as infuriating as his Shouyang Mountain villa being bought out, it evoked a surge of malice in his heart!
If there were any idle onlookers present, he would have surely lost control and killed someone to vent his anger!
"Who? Which blind fool is so tired of living?"
Di Zhenyi slowly suppressed the malice in his heart and asked.
"Reporting to Master, it was a… Buddhist master!"
"Hmm?" Di Zhenyi's eyebrows twitched at the words.
Logically speaking, Buddhist monks had serene natures and believed in "compassion and benevolence." As long as their bottom line wasn't crossed, they generally wouldn't meddle in other people's affairs.
Even when faced with matters of state, they rarely intervened.
This was also the reason why Buddhism's reputation had been poor in recent years.
These people advocated for the concept of "all is empty," to the point of having no home, no country, no relatives, and no friends.
But now, Han Shixi, who had no grievances with Buddhism, was inexplicably targeted by a Buddhist master and almost killed. This was difficult to understand.
"What exactly did you do to incur such anger from a Buddhist disciple?" Di Zhenyi couldn't help but ask.
Han Shixi, with a wronged and aggrieved expression, said, "Master, you must believe me, I really didn't do anything! Didn't you ask me to investigate who the new owner of the Shouyang Mountain villa was?"
"I followed your orders, pretended to be strolling by, and walked into that villa. And guess who I saw?"
Di Zhenyi's eyes flickered: "Who?"
"The eldest daughter of the Min family, Min Ziqiong! That woman who got pregnant before marriage, caused a huge scandal, and utterly disgraced the Min family! I heard a while ago that she was kicked out of the Min family and had to move to a county town to share a rented apartment with someone. I never expected… she would buy that villa!"
"Honestly, even now I find it unbelievable. What kind of madness possessed Yan Yang to transfer such a villa to Min Ziqiong!"
"Min Ziqiong doesn't seem like someone who could afford tens of billions, let alone billions! What kind of family is the Min family, that they are worthy of living in such a villa?"
Han Shixi said indignantly.
Clearly, seeing Min Ziqiong at the Shouyang Mountain villa had a huge psychological impact on him.
As the young master of a prominent family, he hadn't even managed to live in such a villa.
Yet Min Ziqiong, an outcast with a bad reputation, had gotten to live there first!
Was there any justice?
"The Min family?" Even Di Zhenyi frowned, finding it puzzling.
For ordinary people, a family like the Min family might be considered wealthy. But for truly high-ranking families, the Min family was not even on the radar.
Otherwise, Min Ziqiong's mother wouldn't have desperately tried to arrange a marriage between Min Ziqiong and Young Master Hu, using him to elevate the family's status.
It was indeed preposterous for a family of this caliber to acquire ownership of the villa from Yan Yang.
"So, what does this have to do with you being chased by a Buddhist master?"
Di Zhenyi looked at Han Shixi and asked.
Han Shixi quickly continued his explanation: "After I learned the identity of the villa owner, I wanted to leave immediately and report this news to you. But to my surprise, I politely took my leave and didn't reveal any clues. Yet, I was stopped by a man beside Min Ziqiong!"
"That man seemed to have seen through my intentions and told me to finish what I wanted to see before leaving. With a stomp of his foot, a large area of energy rose from the ground, and a shower of nectar descended. The nectar fell on the flowers in the courtyard, and buds that had not yet bloomed instantly burst into bloom!"
"Master, I highly suspect that the energy rising from the ground was spiritual energy!"
Di Zhenyi listened quietly, and when he heard the words "spiritual energy," his pupils suddenly contracted!
A deep shock flickered in the depths of his pupils.
"Transforming maleficence into benevolence, perpetual regeneration. This is an advanced technique of Buddhism! It seems the Buddhist master who almost killed you was him?"
Han Shixi nodded repeatedly, "Master is wise! That's right, it was him! After he showed me this, he attacked me without hesitation."
"My summoned paper cranes and the Vajra Wall were directly shattered by his '卍' character attack. If it weren't for the 'Glazed Urn' you taught me last month, I… I probably wouldn't have made it back!"
"It was precisely thanks to the Glazed Urn giving me a few seconds to escape that I was able to get away alive."
"Master, you must seek justice for me! The Min family has definitely colluded with Buddhism, and perhaps that bitch Min Ziqiong has already become a sacrifice to Buddhism. That's why she had the money to buy that villa…"
Facing Han Shixi's wails, Di Zhenyi seemed not to hear him, his eyes fixed on the distance, unblinking.
After a moment, Di Zhenyi suddenly laughed, "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, this is a good thing!"
"What?" Han Shixi couldn't believe his ears.
He was almost beaten to death, and his master still called it a good thing?
Was this his real master?
"I originally intended this villa as a 'killing ground' for nurturing, and I even wasted nine drops of precious essence of heavy water for it. On one hand, I wanted to gather malevolent energy in the villa to kill Yan Yang without anyone noticing, thus completing the first phase of the 'Dragon Suppression Plan.' On the other hand, I was preparing to acquire the villa at a low price to cultivate various types of ghostly shikigami."
"However, after cultivating ghosts and spirits, humans would be unable to reside there long-term. Even I might not be able to withstand the ghostly malevolent energy at that time."
"But I never expected that this Buddhist master not only used Buddhist divine abilities to resolve the malevolent energy but also transformed it into a place of spiritual energy. From a desolate land that could only be used to raise ghosts and spirits, it has become a sacred place for cultivation that can temper the body and benefit one's Taoist practice!"
"You must understand, such a place rich in spiritual energy, even in our Eastern Ocean homeland, only has three such locations! All of them are controlled by those Shinto aristocratic families!"
"Even an Onmyoji of my level can't get close."
"And now, a place that was once inaccessible to me has suddenly appeared before me like a blessing from heaven. Tell me, isn't this a good thing?"
Di Zhenyi asked, not hiding the greed and excitement in his eyes.