Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Boss Pretends to Be Well After He's Gone Mad

Chapter 389 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [65]

As dusk fell, the setting sun cast its golden light upon the desolate, empty city.

Jinglian was anxious because Shijia would lose his magical powers, but she did not dare to rush onto the stage and interrupt the ritual. She could only wait until the ritual was over before going forward.

Seeing this, the monks left one after another. Jinglian walked to Shijia's side, her face solemn, and said, "Buddha's disciple, I heard that after what happened in Jade Capital, you suffered a backlash of merit and subsequently lost your magical power?"

Losing his magical power was no ordinary matter. At least, in the hundred years he had been by Shiga's side, he had never heard of him losing his magical power due to a backlash.

His expression was tense and complicated as he awaited Shiga's reply.

A breeze swept by, and the prayer flags fluttered in the glow of the sunset, some of the light and shadow falling on his robe.

Shiga said calmly, "That is indeed the case."

Jinglian was horrified, and her heart sank completely because of Shijia's words.

Losing one's magical power is a very serious matter, after all, no one knows what kind of karmic consequences it will bring to a Buddhist disciple.

But seeing the Buddha's expression, he realized that the Buddha did not seem to care about it.

Jinglian remained silent for a moment, then pressed on, "Does the Buddhist disciple know why he lost his magical powers?"

Shiga glanced at him indifferently, then lowered his eyes and said, "It's just a small matter."

“How can this be a small matter? Buddhist disciple…” Jinglian said worriedly.

If a Buddhist disciple loses his magical powers, it means he will lose his golden body.

For hundreds of years in the human world, if a Buddhist disciple did not have a golden body to protect him, he would have accumulated countless karmic debts long ago.

He knew that the Buddhist disciple's heart was as clear as the moon, and he had long since abandoned the evil thoughts that symbolized the seven emotions and six desires. However, there is no such thing as 'absolute' in the world. The mortal world is a dye vat. Now that the golden body has been removed as a barrier, how can the Buddhist disciple remain pure?

Jinglian looked at Shijia, but Shijia's gaze seemed to fall unintentionally into the distance.

He turned his head following Shiga's gaze and found that he was looking at the cat demon rolling on the ground.

Jinglian was stunned for a moment, then sighed deeply in her heart.

He almost forgot about that.

The cause and effect had already taken place around the Buddhist disciple...

However, Jinglian still hopes that the Buddhist disciples will not get involved in these things, and that when they return to the Supreme Buddha Realm, these karmic consequences will naturally dissipate.

Jinglian thought for a moment, then clasped her hands together and pleaded, “Buddha’s disciple, please come back to Cibei Temple with me. Now that the matter in Qicheng is over, I’m afraid you will soon be burdened with merit again. If you suffer a backlash from that merit, it will really make you lose your magic power. I can protect you in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Shiga withdrew his gaze and said, "There are still unresolved matters in the demon realm."

Jinglian knew that what he was talking about was about evil thoughts, but the most important thing now was to find out why the Buddhist disciple had lost his magical powers.

If what the Buddhist disciple said is true, that evil thoughts reside in the demon realm, then once Shiga loses his magical power, it will give evil thoughts an opportunity to take advantage. Having lain dormant for so long, evil thoughts will certainly not let such an opportunity pass. If the Buddhist disciple's body is possessed by evil thoughts, that would be a real problem.

Jinglian advised, "The matter of evil thoughts can be dealt with after you have overcome this backlash. If you are not at ease, you can entrust it to me."

Shiga remained silent, and the surroundings fell silent for a moment.

Jinglian changed her mind and continued, "Besides, the demon realm is a treacherous place. Only that cat demon is by your side, Buddha. To avoid any accidents, Buddha, you should return to the temple with me first."

The implication was that he was afraid Shiga would lose his magic power, and the cat demon wouldn't be able to protect him or himself.

Actually, it was because Jinglian vaguely sensed something. Although she wasn't clear about it, she subconsciously used Jiang Xiyu to persuade Shijia to return to the temple.

Upon hearing this, Shiga immediately glanced coldly at Jinglian, as if he had seen through the roundabout meaning in his words.

Jinglian quickly looked away and lowered her head, but her tone was frank: "Buddha's disciple, I did this for your safety, I had no other intentions."

Shiga lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking about the demon realm.

Because of his good deeds, the cat was severely injured by evil thoughts just a few days after being separated from him.

This was originally a grudge between him and evil thoughts, but it dragged him into it.

If he were to lose his magical powers and be perceived by evil thoughts, he might be implicated in the consequences.

After a long silence, Shiga finally nodded and agreed to Jinglian's suggestion.

Seeing that he agreed, Jinglian breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, his feelings were also mixed with a bit of complexity.

That complex emotion stemmed from...

Jinglian couldn't help but turn around and look at the cat's shadow not far away. The more she thought about it, the more her brows furrowed.

He actually managed to influence the Buddhist disciple...

Jinglian stared at Jiang Xiyu for a long time as she pondered, a vague sense of unease creeping into her mind.

Before he could figure it out, the shadow beside him finally moved, the robe seemingly gathering moonlight as it walked toward the cat not far away.

Jinglian stood there for a long time, watching Shijia walk up to Jiang Xiyu, bend down, and hug the cat in his arms without caring about the mess.

A cold wind blew by, and Jinglian felt a jolt in her heart.

After Jiang Xiyu said that Shijia would lose his magic power, he did not expect Jinglian to have such a big reaction.

He followed behind, but seeing that the two were talking about something, he didn't want to disturb them.

After waiting a while, his true nature was revealed, and he rolled on the ground. Unexpectedly, after rolling, he did feel much more comfortable.

Jiang Xiyu shook off the dust from her body, thought for a moment, and decided that she should also take a shower.

As a result, a shadow fell over him, and Jiang Xiyu looked up to see Shijia looking down at him.

Seeing him look up, she bent down as if to hug him.

Jiang Xiyu had just finished rolling around and knew he wasn't clean, so he didn't want Shijia to hug him.

Shiga seemed completely unconcerned and picked up Jiang Xiyu.

Some of the dust from Jiang Xiyu's hands got onto his white monk's robe.

Shiga's hand gently brushed over Jiang Xiyu, and Jiang Xiyu's body returned to its clean state, with soft fur.

He carried Jiang Xiyu away without saying a word.

Jiang Xiyu recalled the look in Jinglian's eyes when she looked at him earlier and couldn't help but ask, "Master, what did you and Master Jinglian talk about just now?"

Shiga looked down at him quietly, and after a while, replied, "Now that this matter is settled, I need to return to the temple."

Jiang Xiyu blinked quickly, then gently placed her paws on Shijia's front and asked, "Back to Cibei Temple?"

Shiga responded, "Hmm."

Jiang Xiyu then asked, "So we're not going to the demon realm?"

Shiga pondered for a moment, then said, "It's not that I won't go."

Jiang Xiyu thought for a moment and quickly guessed the reason for returning to Cibei Temple.

He smiled and said softly to Shiga, "I understand. It's because things here are over, and the monk will accumulate merit again. So, to avoid any unexpected events happening in Tide Ridge these past few days, we need to return to the temple, right?"

His tone was very certain.

Shiga hummed in agreement and then asked him how he was doing with his study of the Heart Sutra.

Jiang Xiyu's eyes flickered, and she said, "I've memorized everything the Master taught me, and I feel like I can learn something new now."

He indeed had a great understanding of Buddhism.

Shiga lowered his eyes slightly, and after a long while, as if in response, said "good".

His steps came just as he stepped into the afterglow of the setting sun, the rosy light slowly spreading from below onto his face.

As Jiang Xiyu looked at him, he felt that his frosty eyebrows and eyes seemed to have been softened by the glow of the sunset.