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Chapter 7040
Maria shook her head and said,
“I came here to meet the distinguished guest of your temple.”
“My distinguished guest?!”
Kong Yin was stunned for a moment, then asked her,
“Miss, are you acquainted with Master Jingqing and the others?”
“I don’t know them.”
Maria smiled and said, “I just saw that your temple is closed for reconstruction.”
“And Master Jingqing has come to Japan again.”
“I felt that the person I was looking for might be here.”
“So I came to take a look.”
“If it is convenient for you, please send someone to tell them for me.”
“And tell them that Maria begs to meet them.”
Kong Yin nodded and said,
“To be honest, miss, among them, I only know Master Jingqing.”
“The others all live in a separate courtyard in the temple.”
“They seldom go out and never communicate with us.”
“However, it seems that Master Jingqing is not the leader of these people.”
“The real leader should be living in seclusion in the separate courtyard.”
“Miss, wait a moment, I will tell Master Jingqing and ask him to convey the message.”
Maria said, “You are old and weak, so don’t bother.”
“I will go find the novice monk and ask him to convey the message on my behalf. “Go ahead and talk.”
Kong Yin smiled and took out his cell phone from under the futon, saying,
“Don’t worry, miss. I’ll call Master Jingqing.”
Maria was stunned for a moment, covered her mouth and giggled, reached out and touched his bald head, and said with a smile,
“Zhengping, when I see you again, it feels like more than a hundred years ago.”
“I forgot that we are now in modern society.”
Kong Yin smiled like a child and said,
“But in my heart, the days when he lived with his other brothers and sisters were the best time of his life.”
Maria sighed, “Time flies.”
“You are the only one left among your brothers and sisters, right?”
Kong Yin sighed with tears in his eyes,
“Yes, miss, I am the only one left.”
“I didn’t expect that I would have the chance to see you before I die.”
As he spoke, he couldn’t help sobbing again.
Maria smiled and said, “Okay, stop crying.”
“You were the most tearful of all the children before.”
“I didn’t expect you to be over a hundred years old and still be so tearful.”
“I can’t count how many times you’ve cried since I met you.”
Kong Yin quickly wiped away his tears and murmured,
“I’m sorry to have made a fool of myself…”
Then, to avoid embarrassment, he quickly picked up his phone and asked Maria,
“By the way, Miss, how should I tell Master Jingqing?”
Maria smiled and said, “Just tell him that your daughter wants to meet the head of his family.”
“If you would be so kind,”
“Please come to the main hall for a chat.”
“Okay, Miss.”
Kong Yin called Master Jingqing without hesitation.
Jingqing was not surprised by his call.
After the call was connected, he said respectfully,
“Hello, Master Kongyin.”
Master Kongyin continued, “Master Jingqing,”
“My daughter wants to meet the head of your family.”
“Could you please come to the main hall for a chat?”
Jingqing looked at Margaret in front of him, and Margaret nodded slightly.
He then said to Kongyin, “Please ask Master Kongyin to tell your young lady that we’re coming right over.”
After hanging up, he asked Margaret,
“Madam, I’ll accompany you.”
Margaret stood up and said with a smile,
“Let’s all come together.”
“She’s brave enough to take such a risk to come to Kyoto alone.”
“What’s there for us to hold back?”
Leon and Sister Sun exchanged a glance, then stood up silently.
Then, the four of them walked toward the main hall.
Inside, Maria sat at attention.
For a girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen,
Sitting so upright and looking so solemn was a bit of a strange sight.
Kongyin had a thousand words to say to Maria,
But he knew his young lady had important matters to attend to,
So he sat down beside her in silence.
Soon, footsteps were heard, and Maria raised her eyes toward the main hall entrance.
Although she remained calm, she was also deeply curious about who was behind all this, even orchestrating it.
Moreover, she knew very well that the fact that they had arranged for her to meet at Qingzhao Temple proved that she was in the open with them,
And they must have known her identity and origins.
Now, it was finally time for everyone to be frank!