CHAPTER 460: CHAPTER 399: SO THE WORLD IS BUT AN EPHEMERAL MAYFLY

At this moment, Shang Ruyi was almost suffocated.

Although she hadn’t seen anything terrifying, quite the opposite, she looked up to meet a pair of clear, miraculous eyes.

These eyes were clear and bright, the gaze was distant; though it was a face-to-face encounter, being watched by these eyes felt like being observed by a pair of celestial eyes peering through the clouds from the heavens.

Almost in an instant, Shang Ruyi didn’t even know where she was.

She stared blankly at those eyes.

Then, she looked at the owner of those eyes—

It was a young man dressed in snow-white monastic robes, tall and slender, but due to his lean build, the layered robes did not appear bulky and cumbersome on him. Instead, they exuded a sense of elegance, especially when the wind blew, causing his clothes to flap like floating white clouds, free and uninhibited.

This person was the one in Yanyue City!

Although he still used a snowy headband to cover most of his face, exposing only those clear eyes, Shang Ruyi instantly recognized him. This was the white-robed monk she saw watching her from the temple doorway in Yanyue City, who vanished in the blink of an eye!

Even though it was just a fleeting encounter, and she once doubted whether she had imagined it, her mind had deeply etched this figure for some reason.

So at this moment, she recognized him at once.

Currently, he dressed the same as before, only with a strand of Buddha beads hanging from his chest and a string of prayer beads wrapped around the crook of his hand.

Evidently, he had just attended a religious ceremony.

For some reason, even Jiang Yu came to Dayan Temple for the ceremony, so it’s not surprising for other monks to attend. But when Shang Ruyi saw him, a strange feeling arose in her heart, as if he shouldn’t be here; especially now, the white-robed monk’s hands were resting on the door, indecisively standing inside when they locked eyes, making her feel even stranger.

Almost instinctively, Shang Ruyi said: "Who are you?"

"..."

Upon hearing the question, the white-robed monk’s eyes curved slightly.

He obviously smiled.

As if he heard an amusing joke, or perhaps he simply found it funny for an intruder to ask such a question, but instead of answering, he slowly released the door with his hands and looked down at Shang Ruyi.

The pair of cloud-clearing, world-peeking eyes were drawn back to the mortal realm by this question.

He quietly observed Shang Ruyi.

And for the first time, Shang Ruyi noticed that his pupils were somewhat grey.

Normally, only the elderly have pupils that turn grey and cloudy, yet he was clearly a young man with clear, bright eyes that were definitely not the eyes of an old person; but the peculiar grey in his pupils made his eyes look more transparent. Because of this, when he looked at someone, those transparent eyes had an eerie penetrating power, as if they could see through a person’s soul.

Being stared at by such eyes, Shang Ruyi’s soul couldn’t help but tremble.

She reflexively took a step back.

But as she retreated, the white-robed monk spoke, the headband covering the lower half of his face moved slightly, as a low yet calm voice came forth—

"Who are you then?"

Shang Ruyi frowned slightly.

This was not surprising; she had abruptly intruded and questioned him, so his counter-question was normal.

Yet for some reason, looking into his calm eyes and hearing his calm voice, Shang Ruyi couldn’t shake the feeling that he knew everything, and was deliberately asking to confront her.

Even though, such a question couldn’t be considered confrontational at this moment.

His demeanor wasn’t sharp at all.

After asking this, the white-robed monk smiled at her again, then turned and walked into the Buddhist Hall.

So, he wasn’t really seeking her answer.

Yet precisely because of this, the slight unease in Shang Ruyi’s heart became more pronounced, as if before her was a bottomless abyss, knowing that one more step might lead to ruin, but the abyss had an alluring power that drew her to explore deeper, until both form and spirit were obliterated.

She gritted her teeth and followed him inside.