Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 400 - 273: One Hundred Eight Lotus Blossoms (Part 2)

"Let me take a look..." Gao Enya received the book and immediately began to scrutinize it carefully.

After a few minutes, she exclaimed in shock, "It’s true, this is indeed the format of the Eight Western Countries’ national identity document. However, the digits on these pages are taken from the latter half, so it’s hard to discern their purpose at first glance. But that makes sense now."

"What is the purpose of the Luye Garden people writing such numbers in this book? Could the significance of these numbers be as important as the secret of the sacrifice..."

Sun Yan frowned in thought, then suddenly began flipping through the pages quickly, counting the numbers on them.

"1, 2, 3, 4, ... 99, 100 ... 106, 107, 108!"

Sun Yan’s eyes lit up, "Indeed, it turns out that the women taken away by Luye Garden are the 108 Lotus flowers they want!"

"You mean these numbers are the identity document numbers of those missing women?" Gao Enya covered her mouth, expressing great surprise.

"Exactly. Do you remember your missing roommate’s number? See if you can find it here and you’ll know."

"Okay, let me try."

Gao Enya quickly began to search, and shortly after, she nodded in astonishment, "Found it, it’s really here!"

"Now things are clear; that guy behind Luye Garden has been making double preparations for decades, first using feng shui sacrifice to achieve immortality, then using 108 women as a guide to become a Buddha. What a big ambition."

Sun Yan tapped lightly on the sofa armrest with his fingertips, "We must hurry to find Venerable Jin Jieye from Luye Garden to uncover the whereabouts of those missing women. The 108 women should not have all been captured by Luye Garden, so their lives are temporarily safe."

"I’ll go find Jung-jae and tell him about this. He has a wide network and should be able to find Jin Jieye."

Gao Enya immediately stood up and headed straight to Lee Jung-jae’s bedroom.

Meanwhile, Sun Yan took out his phone and began searching social networks for news related to Venerable Jin Jieye. Soon, various local news popped up.

’Venerable Jin Jieye, the great living Buddha, born in 1870, is now 155 years old. He has long broken the shackles of human aging, leading us out of the End of Dharma Era.’

’Venerable Jin Jieye once personally visited a hospital to cure an advanced cancer patient’s condition. His extraordinary methods far surpass any human technology; by following Venerable Jin Jieye, his believers can escape suffering.’

’Venerable Jin Jieye is exceptionally mysterious. Apart from his disciples, the five Relic Monks, no one knows Venerable Jin Jieye’s true identity. He seems to have appeared out of nowhere in this country, sent by heaven, leading us forward until we become the strongest nation in the world.’

After reading piles of news, most of it seemed to be like promotional fluff without much substance.

Sun Yan couldn’t even find a single photo of Jin Jieye, which made the figure seem extremely mysterious; people only know what he has done, but not where he comes from.

However, there were some leaked photos of Jin Jieye’s five disciples, the five Relic Monks.

Whenever they’re photographed, they always appear dignified and solemn sitting on a mat, displaying the Buddhist Hand Seal, looking like enlightened monks.

"The land of the Eight Western Countries is not so vast; even if these guys truly hide, it wouldn’t be hard to find them. Unless Jin Jieye is willing to forego his plan to become a god or a Buddha, he absolutely wouldn’t leave the Eight Western Countries easily."

Sun Yan put away his phone and calmly said.

...

Gyeonggi Province, somewhere.

In a private hospital, the area around the hospital bed is shrouded in golden sheer curtains, faintly revealing a person sitting cross-legged inside.

Around the hospital bed, five bald monks stood, all wearing Buddha Beads made of agate and tortoise shell around their necks, appearing noble and elegant.

"Venerable, Dharma Protector Pu has been executed. He failed this time and deserved punishment," said a bald monk, bowing.

He was the one who acted earlier on Axe Mountain.

"This time, Dharma Protector Pu not only caught the wrong Lotus Spirit Girl but also exposed Luye Garden, drawing the attention of the whole nation’s netizens. Only death can cleanse his fault," another bald monk said sternly.

"Now, only a few Lotus Spirit Girls remain uncollected; without them, the Venerable’s ritual cannot proceed. We have secretly searched for years to obtain all the information on the Lotus Spirit Girls, and we cannot let it be for nothing at this critical time. Even if we deploy all our forces, we must capture the last few Lotus Spirit Girls and help the Venerable take the final step."

"Currently, who is able to act without being monitored by the police? It must be assigned to someone who can move conveniently."

As the bald monks were discussing fervently, the person sitting on the hospital bed suddenly spoke.

"Do not lose your composure because of external matters. Have I not taught you before? Bodhi has no tree, the mind is like a bright mirror platform; if you act so impetuously, how can you follow me to become a Buddha?"

"Yes, Venerable, we lost our composure," the monks quickly bowed their heads to apologize.

"There are three Lotus Spirit Girls left uncollected, correct? I will inform the Green Tile Platform to turn a blind eye to our actions temporarily. You must act swiftly within these few days, no matter the cost, to bring back the remaining Lotus Spirit Girls. Our success or failure hinges on this."