Chapter 439 - Chapter 439: 439 (1/2)

Chapter 439: 439

Chen Yu suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

“Everyone, don’t just stand there watching me eat! Let’s all share.”

Who knew that the few monks simply sat there with their eyes closed, chanting sutras, while the elderly monk also let out two awkward chuckles.

“You are our guest, we should of course let you eat your fill first, and then think about ourselves.”

Only then did Chen Yu realize the situation, he quickly looked around and discovered that the food supply here was not very abundant; all the monks had fixed rations.

The pot of rice and pickles, I’m afraid, was their food for the entire day.

By that calculation, the bowl of rice Chen Yu had just served himself was enough for one person for five days.

He hadn’t expected these monks to live such an austere life.

He sighed softly, put down the bowl, and suddenly grabbed the old monk’s wrist.

“Master, there’s nothing here, and sticking around is pointless. Why don’t you leave? I can pay to have a temple built for you elsewhere.”

The old monk was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.

“We have our reasons to remain here. This is also the command passed down by the ancestors of the Buddhist grottoes!”

Chen Yu immediately furrowed his brows. In his view, these monks were just a bunch of stubborn fools.

A dilapidated Buddhist grotto could provide shelter only in a few tumbledown caves; the only thing of historical value was the reclining Buddha statue in the middle of the main hall.

One could simply find someone to move the reclining Buddha statue; there was no need to leave these eight monks here to endure hardship.

Just as he was about to continue persuading, a disorderly noise suddenly erupted outside.

“Listen up, those inside, hand over the treasures here quietly, or else I’ll level this place.”

Chen Yu’s head was reeling with disbelief. What kind of treasures could this broken place have, worthy of such a fuss from these people?

The old monk sighed helplessly and got up to go out.

Chen Yu quickly stopped him: “Master, leave this situation to me!”

As Chen Yu prepared to step out, the old monk suddenly stopped him.

“Young man, you are here to retrieve something on behalf of the Lakato Family. By rights, we should treat you as one of us, but we absolutely must not drag you into this murky situation. It’s best if you leave this place soon.”

Chen Yu immediately sensed something was amiss. He turned around and swept the eight monks present with a strange look.

“Could it be that this broken place actually has some sort of treasure?”

The old monk hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The other monks too looked helplessly, and at the old monk’s signal, they gently tapped the earth wall to the side.

The seemingly solid earth wall immediately parted several doors, revealing the scene within.

A heap of Buddhist scriptures piled up inside like a small hill.

Chen Yu’s face showed no fluctuation; he had seen these scriptures before when the system had scanned earlier.

To say that the monks were willing to stay behind and sacrifice their lives for these scriptures was understandable.

But a group of nothing-to-lose ruffians concentrating their efforts on seizing these scriptures here was something that no one would believe.

While he was still puzzled, the old monk personally opened a secret compartment and took out a small box from inside.