"…?"0

Zhou Xuchuan's tea had gone cold quite some time ago. It had been over an hour, far longer than the time it would take to finish a cup of tea. He couldn't help but tilt his head in confusion.0

He might have used a secret code to enter, but wasn't this taking too long to deliver a simple message? If the Shaolin Temple knew what he had on his person, someone should've rushed here in less than fifteen minutes.1

However, never mind someone rushing here to speak to Zhou Xuchuan, not a single person had entered the room. Zhou Xuchuan couldn't help but feel perplexed by the situation.0

If only someone had told him they'd get delayed earlier! Zhou Xuchuan had no choice but to wait, since there had been no word from the Shaolin Temple's people.0

However, just as he was about to get up and leave the room to ask what had happened, the door suddenly opened, and a monk stepped inside.0

"Apologies for keeping you waiting," the monk said.0

This monk's appearance was rather unusual.0

Despite wearing the Buddhist monk's robe, his bulging muscles were on full display. However, Zhou Xuchuan wasn't surprised to see that since the Shaolin Temple was famous for its physical cultivation arts.0

It was just that this monk was almost seven chi tall and blessed with a rough, ill-tempered countenance. Rather than a Buddha, he looked more like an Asura, instead![1]0

Is he in the Transcendent realm?0

Zhou Xuchuan estimated the monk's martial prowess to be in that realm. Not only that, the monk was in the upper half of the Transcendent realm, as well.0

Mm?0

The monk's...0