Chapter 609

At this moment, Jiang Qingqiu tugged Xu Chen and said softly, "Baby, help Xue Hun out, will you? She's on pretty good terms with me." Xu Chen bared his teeth. Help with what?

When the two women fought, he wouldn't bother himself.

Unless it truly reached a life-and-death moment.

When the two women were in a kill-or-be-killed situation.

Then he would have to step in.

After all, the female lead couldn't be allowed to come to harm.

So Xu Chen shook his head and said, "Forget it, it'd be inappropriate for me to step in."

Jiang Qingqiu pouted and said, "Aren't you looking for the Great Emperor's bones? Xue Hun knows where they are." Hearing this, Xu Chen was stunned.

She knows?

In her previous life she didn't know! He couldn't help asking, "You're not lying to me?"

Jiang Qingqiu said earnestly, "No way, baby. How could I ever lie to you?"

Hearing this, Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

He actually knew where the Great Emperor's bones were, but to reach that place, he would have to overcome layer upon layer of difficulties.

And these difficulties required at least two Soul Envoys to resolve.

In other words, Yuan Xuehun had to help.

So Xu Chen said, "If you can persuade her to help me, then I'll step in." Jiang Qingqiu immediately nodded and said, "Alright, I have a way." Xu Chen's face was full of bewilderment. A way?

Since Jiang Qingqiu had said so, he would trust her for now. Having thought this, Xu Chen stepped forward directly and said coolly, "Hold on!" With that single shout, for a moment, every gaze in heaven and earth—

—once again gathered upon him.

When Xu Chen let out that cry—

—heaven and earth fell silent once more.

Then every gaze gathered upon him.

Xu Chen instantly became the center of the entire scene.

In the end, Xu Chen looked at Qin Xinxin and said, "Esteemed master, honestly, it wouldn't look good for you to meddle in the Soul Department's affairs.

After all, you have no grudge with the Soul Department, do you?"

Hui Yuan looked at Xu Chen, her gaze complicated.

She said softly, "Then in the benefactor's opinion, what should be done?"

The moment these words came out, the seven Arhat Fruit Position nuns were instantly taken aback.

Hui Yuan was not a scheming sort of person.

Whatever she said was generally what she meant.

In other words, Hui Yuan now believed Xu Chen's words made sense.

So Hui Yuan thought for a moment, wanting to hear what Xu Chen had to say?

But precisely because of this, they were stunned.

Because logically, given Hui Yuan's character, she shouldn't have been considering it at all!

If they needed to be converted, then convert them they must.

Previously, Hui Yuan had carried this out with the same firm resolve.

So why had she suddenly become like this now?

For a moment, they all found it somewhat hard to comprehend.

So a nun stepped forward and said, "Hui Yuan, there's no need to consider it."

The other nuns chimed in one after another: "Just convert them directly."

But unexpectedly, Hui Yuan gave no reply, only gazing at Xu Chen.

Xu Chen, for his part, couldn't be bothered to pay attention. He continued, "Master Hui Yuan, I don't think you need to wade into these murky waters.

Most of these hundred thousand souls harbored ill intentions in life—otherwise they wouldn't have perished here. Why bother converting them?

After all, some sinners should ultimately receive punishment." Xu Chen wasn't lying; most of them had indeed come coveting Hun Youyan's little aunt.

Accumulated over tens of thousands of years, only then did these hundred thousand souls come to be.

Perhaps there were innocent ones among them.

But compared to the guilty, the innocent were truly far too few.

If these souls deserved to suffer, then let them suffer.

Converting them would waste Spiritual Qi on top of it.

The seven Arhat Fruit Position nuns said upon hearing this: "Insolence! When has our Buddhist Sect's business ever tolerated the interference of a mere youth like you?"

What a joke—if they succeeded in converting them,

they would be able to obtain merit as well.

This was the additional right the Heavenly Dao had bestowed upon their Buddhist Sect.

If the merit was abundant, they could even achieve a Merit Golden Body.

This golden body's defensive power was off the charts, immensely powerful—how could they possibly give that up?

Even if Hui Yuan didn't act today, they still would.

Xu Chen said coolly, "Forcibly converting evil people like this—I'm afraid your intentions aren't pure either."

He knew that among the nuns here, only Qin Xinxin had a pure heart.

The other seven nuns, naturally, did not.

They were merely people of the Buddhist Sect, here mainly to raise their strength.

Of course, protecting Qin Xinxin was also within the scope of their duties.

After all, the future heir of Jingxin Nunnery—how could they not protect her?

At this moment, the moment Xu Chen spoke those words.

The seven nuns' expressions shifted slightly—had they actually been seen through?

This kid actually has such sharp eyes?

Xu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

In his past life, these seven nuns naturally appeared as well.

What their purpose was, of course he knew perfectly well.

In this world, there simply is no such thing as an absolute good person.

And he, Xu Chen, playing the villain felt pretty satisfying.

Xu Chen continued, "You want to achieve the Merit Golden Body, don't you?"

The seven nuns, upon hearing this, immediately clenched their silver teeth tight.

Damn it—so they had been seen through after all.

They hadn't expected this kid to be so extraordinary.

With just a single sentence, he had locked onto their true purpose.

But on the surface, naturally they would not admit it.

They said coldly, "Nonsense."

Xu Chen couldn't be bothered with more talk, and instead looked directly at Hui Yuan: "Master Hui Yuan, surely you can see through it, can't you?"

After saying this, Xu Chen waited for Qin Xinxin's response.

He knew Qin Xinxin should have been quite clever originally.

In the previous life, after Ye Xuan pointed out this fact.

Her face turned ugly, her eyes reddened slightly, her complexion went pale.

It was precisely because of this that she then had the thought of leaving the Buddhist Sect.

After all, she had not expected that the Buddhist Sect would also pursue realms so single-mindedly, rather than kindness.

Although both were about salvation, the purpose had already become different.

In the end, she sighed and said, "Forget it, I won't save them anymore."

From childhood to adulthood, the baptism she had received from the Buddhist Sect had taught her.

If one saves souls solely for one's own benefit.

Then what difference is there between their Buddhist Sect and the Soul Department?