Consequences Should Be Stated in Advance

Jokes aside, what needs to be done must eventually be done well.

Now that it was inconvenient for her Master to show up, Li Yingling felt that as the Eldest Senior Sister, she naturally had to shoulder this heavy responsibility.

Reporting the progress to her Master was what she ought to do. Even though Li Yingling never mentioned it again, she always believed in her heart that this Master, who initially seemed somewhat unreliable, was actually incredibly reliable.

Li Yingling always respected and admired Chu Xingchen in her heart. With her Master's affirmation, she had more courage and determination to carry on.

Since her Master could joke with her, even if it sounded exaggerated, it actually meant he approved of Li Yingling's course of action so far.

After Li Yingling finished explaining the current situation to her Master, she also simply and clearly expressed what she wanted to do next.

Under her Master's single instruction—"Just don't sell him out"—Li Yingling took her leave from her Master and Master's wife.

Now that the entire sect was promoting this matter, as the Eldest Senior Sister, she naturally couldn't drop the ball, lest she be mocked by Cui Hao later.

Although Cui Hao had the lowest cultivation base and was usually the fastest to act cowardly, he was indeed the one who dared to speak the most nonsense.

Even an Eldest Senior Sister like Li Yingling, who could subdue all the junior brothers and sisters in the sect, had a hundred-thousand-word secret report written about her.

Losing a little face in front of her Master was called acting spoiled.

Losing face in front of her junior brothers and sisters would be truly humiliating.

Li Yingling, who had always considered herself a genius, would never let such a thing happen.

Ten days later.

The day Yun Li and the Buddhist sect had agreed upon to officially promote Hinayana Buddhism.

"Eldest Senior Sister?! Why are you here?"

In the small courtyard of the Tianyan Sect, Yun Li pushed the door open and saw Li Yingling and Zhang Miaoyu sitting on chairs not far away.

Li Yingling looked sideways at Yun Li with a leisurely gaze, a light smile on her lips:

"Isn't today the day you agreed upon with the Buddhist sect?"

Yun Li looked a bit surprised and said, "Are you going to negotiate in person?"

"A busy person like me naturally doesn't have the time. But since things have reached this stage, I naturally have to make an appearance." Li Yingling stood up, glanced at the sun, and then said, "After all, the ones coming today might be some big shots. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it and might even package up our Master and sell him to the Buddhist sect."

For well-known reasons, the discussions on the Buddhist sect promoting Hinayana Buddhism were all settled within the Tianyan Sect and never left its premises.

This meeting was the same; the Buddhist sect sent people to the Tianyan Sect.

Yun Li naturally had no objections to this, nor could he have any. After all, strictly speaking, the Eldest Senior Sister was now his direct superior.

It was just that...

Li Yingling was a bit strange today.

What was strange wasn't Li Yingling's teasing; it was common for the Eldest Senior Sister to tease people.

What was truly strange was that Li Yingling was actually sitting outside his room waiting for him to come out.

If it were truly according to Li Yingling's temper, she should have kicked the door open and dragged him out.

When things are abnormal, there must be a demon at work...

The Eldest Senior Sister was the most ruthless when it came to scheming against people.

Yun Li probed carefully, "Sorry to trouble you to wait for me today, Eldest Senior Sister."

"Don't use your little schemes to guess my thoughts." Li Yingling stood up, her gaze seemingly seeing right through Yun Li's petty thoughts, and her tone was exceptionally relaxed. "Waiting for you at the door today is just because I feel you've handled things well recently. Consider it a reward for you."

"No need to guess wildly. After all, if I want to beat you up, you can only let me beat you up. I don't need to find any excuses."

"So, all you need to do now is say thank you."

Hearing this, Yun Li fell silent for a moment, then spoke with sincere conviction:

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Sister..."

No matter what, Yun Li still highly recognized the Eldest Senior Sister's abilities, whether it was her cultivation talent or her brains. It was just a pity that she wasn't very serious when doing things.

"Very good," Li Yingling nodded. "You go to the meeting first. I'll go in after your meeting starts. A smart person like you should understand not to ask what shouldn't be asked."

This sentence was the purpose of Li Yingling's waiting today.

Hearing this, Yun Li swallowed the "why" that was on the tip of his tongue. Instead, he nodded briskly, gently cupped his hands, and naturally kept his mouth shut as he headed toward the conference hall agreed upon with the Buddhist sect.

Zhang Miaoyu peeked at Yun Li, whose back even seemed to exude a sense of confusion.

"He needs to endure the sect's torture so he won't be bullied when he goes out in the future," Li Yingling suddenly said. "Just treat it as an education of love."

Zhang Miaoyu nodded slightly upon hearing this and said:

"The leader's words make sense."

"Let's go." Li Yingling reached out and patted Zhang Miaoyu's shoulder, then stepped outside.

Yun Li adjusted his mood and, still somewhat confused, stepped into the conference hall, ready to face the true big shots of the Buddhist sect.

After all, promoting Hinayana Buddhism was a major event. To truly implement it, a Buddha capable of taking charge would probably come.

However, when he actually walked into the conference hall and looked at the person in the main seat on the side, Yun Li was still stunned for a moment:

"Why is it still you? Or has the Buddha not arrived yet?"

The expression on Wu Wang's face at this moment was not the expressionless calmness he had in the Mahavira Hall, but a very gentle smile:

"Didn't you come too? This time, under the decree of the Venerable Buddha, I will continue to host this matter."

As Yun Li walked to his seat, he spoke in a strange tone:

"Can you call the shots?"

Wu Wang gestured to the several fellow monks following below him and continued to smile:

"I brought so many fellow monks to advise me, while you came alone. Normally, for such a major event, I should be the one asking if you can call the shots, right?"

Yun Li didn't answer but sat down in his seat, the slight worry in his heart dissipating.

He thought he would have to face a Buddha directly, but instead, he was facing Wu Wang, who seemed a bit mentally unstable and whom he had been dealing with for a while.

No matter what, dealing with Wu Wang, Yun Li believed he had a psychological advantage.

Yun Li nodded calmly: "Naturally, I can."

Although he said this, Yun Li truly had no confidence in his heart.

It was said that promoting Hinayana Buddhism was a major event that would shake the world.

But whether it was the negotiations or the specific actions, there really wasn't anyone who could make the final decision. At the very least, their statuses were clearly not qualified enough.

Generally speaking, shouldn't such a major event involve a group of elders from various sects with Mahayana cultivation or above gathering to discuss, with a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator making the final decision before implementation...

But this major event... seemed to be just a bunch of small fry playing around.

Having a meeting in the Tianyan Sect, not a single cultivator from the Tianyan Sect attended, nor did they even ask about it. The Buddhist sect only had a Body Integration cultivator accompanied by some monks of unknown cultivation.

Especially him, who didn't even know how he was pushed to the front lines.

Yun Li even had a feeling that even if they talked until the heavens fell and the earth cracked, establishing treaty after treaty, once they walked out of this door, absolutely no one would care about what they actually discussed.

It was like a group of low-level cultivators playing house.

Wu Wang looked calmly at Yun Li, then chuckled and nodded:

"That's good. The Venerable Buddha is paying special attention to this matter, or rather, the entire Central State's immortal sects are watching this closely."

"Whether it succeeds or fails is not just about whether the matter itself is good or bad..."

Before he even finished listening, Yun Li silently took a breath.

This damn monk.

Doesn't he know to state the consequences in advance?