Despite being the Abbot of Yan'an Temple, De Hou was the lowest in both status and seniority compared to the three monks within the Glazed Tower.
He didn't count the person he had mentally erased. It was as if that person had never existed. One Holy Child was more than enough.
But just as he was about to explain, De Yu cut him off before he could finish.
"Since there's only one, you can take him to the Ten Thousand Buddha State yourself. There's no need to report this to Zen Master Qing Nan."
'Are you kidding me? Making such a fuss over a single person, and even disturbing Zen Master Qing Nan?'
'Why not just let De Hou take him to the Great Virtue Temple in the Ten Thousand Buddha State by himself? Then we can all pretend to know nothing about it. Any loss of face would be De Hou's alone. It would be seen as Yan'an Temple bypassing the Glazed Tower—an internal matter for Yan'an Temple, and none of our concern.'
"This…"
