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Chen Yu suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

"Everyone, don't just stand there watching me eat! Let's all share."

Who knew that the few monks simply sat there with their eyes closed, chanting sutras, while the elderly monk also let out two awkward chuckles.

"You are our guest, we should of course let you eat your fill first, and then think about ourselves."

Only then did Chen Yu realize the situation, he quickly looked around and discovered that the food supply here was not very abundant; all the monks had fixed rations.

The pot of rice and pickles, I'm afraid, was their food for the entire day.

By that calculation, the bowl of rice Chen Yu had just served himself was enough for one person for five days.

He hadn't expected these monks to live such an austere life.

He sighed softly, put down the bowl, and suddenly grabbed the old monk's wrist.

"Master, there's nothing here, and sticking around is pointless. Why don't you leave? I can pay to have a temple built for you elsewhere."

The old monk was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.

"We have our reasons to remain here. This is also the command passed down by the ancestors of the Buddhist grottoes!"

Chen Yu immediately furrowed his brows. In his view, these monks were just a bunch of stubborn fools.

A dilapidated Buddhist grotto could provide shelter only in a few tumbledown caves; the only thing of historical value was the reclining Buddha statue in the middle of the main hall.

One could simply find someone to move the reclining Buddha statue; there was no need to leave these eight monks here to endure hardship.

Just as he was about to continue persuading, a disorderly noise suddenly erupted outside.

"Listen up, those inside, hand over the treasures here quietly, or else I'll level this place."

Chen Yu's head was reeling with disbelief. What kind of treasures could this broken place have, worthy of such a fuss from these people?

The old monk sighed helplessly and got up to go out.

Chen Yu quickly stopped him: "Master, leave this situation to me!"

As Chen Yu prepared to step out, the old monk suddenly stopped him.

"Young man, you are here to retrieve something on behalf of the Lakato Family. By rights, we should treat you as one of us, but we absolutely must not drag you into this murky situation. It's best if you leave this place soon."

Chen Yu immediately sensed something was amiss. He turned around and swept the eight monks present with a strange look.

"Could it be that this broken place actually has some sort of treasure?"

The old monk hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The other monks too looked helplessly, and at the old monk's signal, they gently tapped the earth wall to the side.

The seemingly solid earth wall immediately parted several doors, revealing the scene within.

A heap of Buddhist scriptures piled up inside like a small hill.

Chen Yu's face showed no fluctuation; he had seen these scriptures before when the system had scanned earlier.

To say that the monks were willing to stay behind and sacrifice their lives for these scriptures was understandable.

But a group of nothing-to-lose ruffians concentrating their efforts on seizing these scriptures here was something that no one would believe.

While he was still puzzled, the old monk personally opened a secret compartment and took out a small box from inside.

Chen Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes and immediately activated the system scan, but unexpectedly, there seemed to be a natural barrier around the object, and the system couldn't grasp what was inside.

The elderly monk didn't say much, opening the small box with great reverence.

The box was divided into several layers, and with each layer that was opened, the elderly monk would kneel on the ground and pay his respects with a bow.

When the last layer was opened, Chen Yu was suddenly dumbstruck.

A dazzling light instantly spread, illuminating the entire room, and an aura of sanctity rose, that even Chen Yu instinctively wanted to worship.

The elderly monk's breathing became rapid, "We have been guarding this place generation after generation just to protect this Buddha's bone relic!"

Chen Yu took a sharp breath in surprise and hurried over. Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire

From the patterns and the condition of the Shariputra, he could tell it was the relic of the ancient Buddha Dipankara.

He had never dreamed that in such a dilapidated place, he would encounter such a precious Buddhist relic.

"I understand!" Chen Yu adjusted his breathing, "Master, I drove a car here, which should be able to take away the Buddha's bone relics and half of the scriptures from here. We can come back for the rest later, would that be all right?"

The elderly monk sighed helplessly, now that it had come to this first step, he had no choice but to go.

Chen Yu didn't say anything more and walked out of the Buddhist grottoes on his own.

A dozen all-terrain vehicles were parked not far away, and a man of extreme muscular build approached Chen Yu with eyes full of scorn.

"Kid, do you know what place this is? Do you know who I am? How dare you act so recklessly here, it looks like you're tired of living."

Chen Yu remained silent; then suddenly, with a jolt, he was in front of the man, lightly tapping on his forehead.

The man's body immediately convulsed and fell straight down.

The others, seeing what happened, were startled and hurriedly raised their weapons, but as they were about to act, Chen Yu suddenly appeared among them, pressing a hand on the ground.

A blue and white light instantly enveloped them, their bodies convulsing uncontrollably, and before long, they all fainted away.

Chen Yu clapped his hands and was about to go back to help the elderly monk with the scriptures when he suddenly saw that the group had arrived in trucks.

'Ling Ling, immediately design a semi-trailer plan for me, I want to take all the scriptures inside.'

[To fit two engine units into a modified off-road vehicle, but to ensure that all items are carried away, two more engine units must be added.]

Before long, the system, based on the existing conditions at hand, came up with a plan.

Chen Yu wasted no time, directly taking out the engine units from two off-road vehicles and installing them onto his modified vehicle.

He also disassembled the cargo compartment of a truck and attached it behind the off-road vehicle.

At the same time, he raised the vehicle's chassis and tires.

All these modifications were a breeze for him, and when the vehicle was ready, eight monks also came out of the Buddhist grottoes, carrying scriptures on their backs.

Chen Yu hurried forward to help.

The elderly monk was stunned by the scene before him.

"Young man, how did you manage to do all this? In just a few minutes, you've killed so many people? Such wanton slaughter is..."

"Don't worry, Master!" Chen Yu took the scriptures from the elderly monk, "I've just put them to sleep, that's all."

The elderly monk finally relaxed, murmured an Amitabha, and went back to moving the scriptures.

It took most of the day to load all the scriptures and necessary items onto the vehicle.