"No, absolutely not... You can call him anything, just don't call him Tang Seng!"
Unexpectedly, the old man didn't react at all, just remained expressionless, as if it had nothing to do with him. However, Monk Wukong's reaction was quite strong, his face turning green.
"Qin Fang, do you know whose Buddha Bone Relic you got?"
In a mont of urgency, Monk Wukong seed to have no choice but to use his ace, suddenly saying this to Qin Fang.
"Hmm?"
Qin Fang was slightly stunned, his expression instantly freezing, clearly bewildered by Monk Wukong's trump card. "Monk, don't tell ..."
"You guessed right... it's Master Xuanzang's!"
Monk Wukong also spoke with a strange expression, but confird the answer Qin Fang had in mind. "Otherwise, why do you think such an important treasure has not been contested since I arrived? It's not because of my large influence, but because..."
At this point, Qin Fang completely understood why there had been no movent from the Shaolin Temple for such a long ti; this was the real truth.
Master Xuanzang was indeed a high monk in the Buddhist Sect, and after his death, his relic was a supre treasure in the sect, always kept in their collections.
However, for centuries, due to wars, so of the relics were lost. While a few relics have known whereabouts, others have beco complete mysteries.
The Buddha Bone Relic in Qin Fang's possession turned out to be Master Xuanzang's, which surprised Qin Fang, but at the sa ti, he understood why the Shaolin Temple didn't prioritize it much.
There are many high monks in the Buddhist Sect, and even more famous monks. The Shaolin Temple values these lost relics because they could use special thods to extract lost martial arts from them.
But Master Xuanzang was a high monk who didn't practice martial arts. For the Shaolin Temple, its value was significantly reduced. Only high monks like Monk Wukong's master, who didn't pursue martial arts but valued Buddhist studies, would care about the whereabouts of this Buddha Bone Relic, thus sending Monk Wukong here...
"Fine, no more calling him Tang Seng..."
Understanding the origin of this Buddha Bone Relic, Qin Fang was clear about how to handle it. If he rembered correctly, another piece of Master Xuanzang's Buddha Bone Relic was kept in a temple in Ninghai, and he planned to donate the one he held to this temple upon his return to Ninghai, as a form of respect for this high monk!
As for Hattori Sanzo, this old man, he naturally couldn't be called Tang Seng, and what he should be called could be decided later... it wasn't a pressing matter.
"Young master, you can just call old man..."
Hattori Sanzo, the old man, spoke with indifference. For so inexplicable reason, he no longer held any hostility toward Qin Fang, seeming to have fully reconciled.
"Very well..."
Although this form of address might not be entirely suitable, Qin Fang was still sowhat wary of him, so he didn't care much and agreed.
"Qin Fang, what should we do next?"
The matter with the Japan Wanderers seed to have co to an end. Although Qin Fang and his team didn't completely eliminate them, they had cleared out the majority of them.
The remaining Japan Wanderers, having lost many top fighters and main forces, would struggle to cause any significant trouble.
Moreover, these Japan Wanderers were originally a loosely structured force outside of Japan's mainstream power, not very strong or nurous, making them the easiest to deal with.
The upcoming opponents for Qin Fang and his team would clearly be much stronger, which is why Ji Xiang and the others were inquiring about the next steps—this required careful planning!
"Old man, what do you think?"
Qin Fang didn't directly answer. He had a certain understanding of the various major forces in the Japan Martial World and had already decided on the next target based on previous plans.
But things were different now; he had a local insider with him. Hattori Sanzo, although he had stayed in the Okinawa area, clearly had more familiarity with matters in the Japan Martial World than Qin Fang, especially regarding the strength of different factions.
"Musashi..."
The old man paused for a mont, clearly surprised that Qin Fang would ask his opinion but quickly provided the answer from his mind.
"Musashi?"
Hearing this, Qin Fang slightly furrowed his brows, sowhat surprised.
"The Musashi School is not the weakest among the various ninja sects in Japan; it should be considered relatively mid-level. But the reason I suggest targeting it is very important... Miyamoto Musashi recently had a ntal breakdown while training and beca paralyzed..."
The old man, Hattori Sanzo, seed to have anticipated Qin Fang's reaction and explained his understanding in detail, also not forgetting to ntion the reasons for excluding the smaller sects.
"As for the other weaker, smaller sects, although there's little danger in us taking action together, these sects are almost all affiliated with the Iga School and the Koga School. Acting against them would be quite troubleso..."
Listening to Hattori Sanzo, Qin Fang connected this information with other knowledge he had and understood the rationale behind targeting the Musashi School.
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