The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 523 - 522

Chapter 523: 522

"Understood, understood. Thanks for the concern, Chief. Heh heh heh."

The Political Commissar rolled his eyes on the other side, too lazy to bother with him, "Okay, take care of yourself. This phone is good, from now on we’ll use this one to contact."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Tian thought it over carefully; this might not necessarily be a bad thing. At least there were comrades coming over. Rather than looking at the monk’s face, look at the Buddha’s face. His own face wasn’t worth much, but at least there was an old Political Commissar back home holding the fort. If not valued for association, at the very least he wouldn’t have to take crap from others, unlike now where even an old geezer with one foot in the grave could give him a hard time.

Watching Ye Tian, whose eyes gradually twinkled as he was lost in thought, Chu Tianying didn’t know what the kid was happy about. He patted Ye Tian’s shoulder, "What’s up, Captain? You haven’t been scared silly, have you?"

Ye Tian, coming back to his senses, gave him a disdainful look, "If you’re not silly, I’m certainly not. I’m going into seclusion. Put off your work for the next few days. I need you to investigate someone for me. It’s that arms dealer we met last time, the guy named Qiao. I suspect there’s something fishy about his big boss."

A chill flickered in Chu Tianying’s eyes, "Ready to make a move? I can still pull some people together if needed."

Ye Tian raised his hand to stop him, "No need. Just keep an eye on him. But be careful, the kid is very alert. Just find out who he meets and where he meets them. No matter what happens, don’t make a fuss about it. Wait for me to get back before we discuss anything."

Chu Tianying would always unconditionally accept Ye Tian’s instructions. After all, it was a habit formed in the military, where obedience is a soldier’s duty.

"Gui Xiao, don’t wander around these next few days, I’m afraid something unexpected might happen. Don’t go to the museum either. It’s best if you stay here. Be cautious with anyone who wants to see you."

"Don’t worry, Boss. I know what to do."

As for Ye Tian and Chu Tianying, Gui Xiao had gone from initial slight suspicion to now unconditionally trusting them. Just the trick of driving the Gu out of his body had already impressed him deeply. He used to pride himself on being worldly, but it wasn’t until he met Ye Tian that he realized just how light his "bones" weighed—a mere appetizer that couldn’t even be brought to the table.

After arranging all these matters, Ye Tian went over everything in his head again. It seemed that anything beyond this was truly outside of his control. That Thai State Preceptor certainly wouldn’t let things go easily. As for when he might come knocking, that would have to be left to his mercy. Instead of fretting here, it would be better to hide far away and learn a thing or two from the Great Zen Master. That might not be bad either. And then there was the Minister of the Ministry of Commerce—political matters, if you say you won’t touch them, you won’t touch a bit; once you step in, it’s a huge vortex, hard to withdraw from. It’s better to return home to farming and a warm bed with your wife and kids than to bother with such troubles.

Ye Tian walked away.

What he left was this hotel, and what he entered was the temple.

The Great Zen Master was engrossed in reading the Scriptures, with both eyebrows and eyes squeezed together, looking as joyous as one could be.

"Old man, what are you looking at, that’s so interesting?"

The Zen Master, who was immersed in his reading, saw the kid bring his head over and, before he could hide it, Ye Tian snatched it away, "Hey, hey, hey, give it to me, give me..."

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"Haha, the ’Book of Strange Stories of Women’! What a good read! Can I borrow it for a couple of days?"

"No way, no way, give it back to me now!"

Ye Tian took a step back while holding the book, looking quite mischievous. He originally wanted to have some fun with the Great Zen Master, but in the blink of an eye, the book had already disappeared. Glancing at the Great Zen Master again, he was still sitting cross-legged on the cushion, exactly the same as before, clearly having not moved an inch.

But looking at that old fellow, as if enjoying the taste of mountains and seas, he was smacking his lips while reading, almost as if he was hugging a darling girl in his arms at that very moment. That expression gave Ye Tian the chills.

Ye Tian pulled out two books from his pocket and threw them in front of the old man, "Senior, how about these instead?"

With flashy, colorful covers and seductive images of young women, they hooked the Great Zen Master’s eyes immediately, unable to look away.

"Are these... for me?" Unfortunately, although the question sounded doubtful, the hands were far from hesitant, directly grabbing the two books. Regrettably, Ye Tian still couldn’t see how the old man did it; the books were five steps away, but the Zen Master just moved his arm slightly and the books were already in his hands.

Infuriating! Annoying!

The Great Zen Master was flipping through those two books he picked up from the market, quick at turning pages, but his eyes absorbed every single word voraciously. After finishing one book, he threw it at Ye Tian’s feet. Both books were finished in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, "Hmm, not bad, not bad, though the content isn’t very sophisticated, it’s still good for killing time."

Not very sophisticated? Ye Tian really felt like beating up this sly old man right now!

"Hey hey, senior, since we’ve read these Scriptures now, could you teach me a few moves? The Seizing Body Conference is coming up, and if I run into some fools who don’t recognize me as your disciple and I just happen to be unable to beat them, wouldn’t that be a loss of face for you?"

"No worries, I’ve never told anyone you were my disciple anyway."

"What if it gets out during the event? Wouldn’t that be even more embarrassing!"

"That’s no problem either. If you do get beaten up, I’ll just say I don’t know you. Those idiots will definitely believe me, you should have figured that out. Scram, scram, scram, I still have books to read. This depth of Buddhist Law isn’t something you can just understand willy-nilly."

The old man picked up the Forbidden Book wrapped in the cover of Scriptures again, fully absorbed, the epitome of concentration and diligence.

And he still chants and prays like a monk!

Ye Tian couldn’t stand it anymore, "Boss, you can’t do this to me! I haven’t fully mastered the Panchen Second Finger yet, and you’re willing to watch me go to my doom. If you really don’t care, then I just won’t go. Let whoever wants the Buddha Beads have them, let whoever wants the relic take it. I’ve come without anything and will leave without anything; what do I need those trinkets for? Better to be free and easy..."

The Great Zen Master sneered, but his eyes never left the book in his hands, "Quit it, with your petty schemes. They’re as small as grains of rice; even if they grow, at most they’re only the size of a jujube. Haven’t you set your sights on those two things a long time ago? Hmph, I can see right through you with one glance, and here you are trying to pull one over on me. Is it worth it, hm?"