When the jade box was fully opened, a Buddha bead appeared before everyone.
"That's it! This is the very Buddha bead!" the Abbot exclaimed as he inspected it, the excitement on his face self-evident.
The members of Qingyin Temple also showed expressions of joy. One of the Supervisors, however, had a strange, almost sinister glint in his eye.
"Thank you so much," the Abbot said gratefully to Chu Lingjun and Long Chen. "You've traveled thousands of miles to return this Buddha bead to our Qingyin Temple. This Buddha bead is simply too important to us."
"Abbot, may I be so bold as to ask a question?" Chu Lingjun asked.
"I imagine you wish to know the origin of this Buddha bead," the Abbot said, stroking his beard.
"Yes," Chu Lingjun nodded. "To be honest, our Disciples of Martial Sect were ambushed by the Sword Ancestor while escorting this item. Of the original ten Disciples of Martial Sect, only the two of us made it here."
