Lin Fan checked out the five people before him right now. On the other hand, the five of them weren't bothered about him in the slightest bit.
Even that Mu Manfeng, whom Lin Fan had shown some regards for, only had his sight lingering on Lin Fan for a mere second before he couldn't care less anymore.
"Within this secret ground…" Emperor Nan Gong wanted to explain the situation within the secret grounds right now. However, he was cut short by Yu Liutian by the side.
Yu Liutian's expression changed as he indicated to the masses that there were two other people at the scene right now. In fact, there was already a killing intent rising in his heart as he indicated for the others not to make their moves.
Mu Manfeng looked at the masses as his eyes shone with a tinge of disdain. He stepped forth and waved with his hand, "Master here, your Buddhist nature seems strong. Could you be someone of the Buddha race?"
Alright, anyone lost at the tree stump and rabbit reference? This is a Chinese proverb. The story behind it was about a farmer who was always hardworking and diligent. One day, as he was working hard in his field as usual, he came across a rabbit who was running frantically. In its haste, the rabbit ended up slamming itself onto a tree stump and died because of it. The farmer was elated, realising that he would get to have rabbit meat for dinner. At the same time, a thought came to him, ‘Why should I continue working so hard when I can just wait for rabbits to come present themselves to me?’. With that thought, he camped at the tree stump waiting for the rabbits for a long time, neglecting his farm duties. Eventually, the farm was overwhelmed by weeds and as expected, rabbits did not appear. Hence, the moral of the story is that one should not rely on chance and luck to expect anything good to come out of it. Instead, diligence pays off. Okay, enough of a Chinese lesson for today HAHAHA.
But before I let you guys off with the cultural influx, there's also a reason why Mu Manfeng refers to Reverend Shakya as Master. It's a common way of addressing Buddhist monks when you meet with them, rather than Reverend Shakya being his actual Master or anything. Cheers!