With Charlie Wade away from Aurous Hill, Ito Nanako has devoted herself entirely to practicing martial arts over the past few days. Most of her time is spent in the Champs Elysees dormitory, with only asional visits to spend time with her father.


    Yesterday, Takehiko Ito felt a surge of longing for his daughter, prompting him to arrange an extravagant Japanese feast. He summoned Nanako Ito to join him, and they enjoyed a meal together.


    Such banquets are typically borate and canst two to three hours, so Ito Nanako chose not to rush back to Champs Elyseesst night and decided to stay at home for the evening.


    Determined not to disrupt her morning training, she woke up at dawn, quickly washed up, and got ready to drive back to Champs Elysees.


    As she took the elevator down to the basement, it paused at the ninth floor, and the doors opened to reveal a young woman, roughly the same age as Ito Nanako, stepping inside.<fn8e9f> The source of th?s content is Find★Novel</fn8e9f><h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Ito Nanako didn’t pay much attention to her. The woman entered while engaged in a phone conversation, speaking in a hushed tone: “Oh, I didn’t expect it to be this early. I just heard from someone at Qixia Temple that the renowned Master Jingqing has been invited to give a lecture there. I will be arriving in an hour or two. I’ve heard he will take some time to consecrate and bless the believers. The amulets that he blesses are incredibly effective. I’m nning to get one for my husband, who travels extensively and could use the protection.”


    Curious, another woman on the phone asked, “You can get amulets from any temple; what’s so special about one blessed by Master Jingqing?”


    The first woman replied, “Master Jingqing is widely celebrated. He travels the world preaching Buddhism, and during his lectures, he offers to consecrate and bless magical items for some believers at no cost. He recently lectured at Mount Putuo, and tickets were sold out for an entire week. The blessed items are resold among believers for prices starting at six figures.”


    As she continued, the woman added, “Last year, Xinxin helped her husband get a magical item from Mount Wutai that was blessed by Master Jingqing. He survived a serious car ident on the highwayst year when an overloaded truck rear-ended him. Out of eight people in three vehicles, he was the only survivor. He was unharmed, but the amulet was damaged. Doesn’t that show how effective these items can be?”


    Surprised, the other woman responded, “I only knew about her husband’s identst year; I had no idea about the amulet.”


    Just then, the elevator reached the underground garage. As the doors opened, the woman remarked, “Master, the news of my second visit to Aurous Hill hasn’t been made public yet, but it’s expected to be announced tonight. Once it’s out, devoted believers from hundreds of kilometers away will likely want to see him, and it might be hard to arrange visits. I n to head there early and wait; if you’re interested, we could go together.”


    Ito Nanako followed the woman out of the elevator, her martial arts training having sharpened her hearing. She could still hear the woman excitedly saying on the phone, “Then I’ll get ready right now! Where shall we meet?”