Chapter Nineteen Calm and Collected

  "You all saw what just happened, and you know exactly what's going on. Ye Fan held the bronze ancient lamp in his left hand and the damaged fish drum in his right hand, not retreating but instead taking a few steps forward to meet the several people, saying: "Since I've already taken the fish drum, it's impossible for me to return it to him."

  The bronze ancient lamp cast a divine radiance, resplendent as the sun, pure as the moon, and like a segment of sacred rainbow, crystal clear and radiant, auspicious colors intertwined, perfectly matching Ye Fan's appearance. The two seemed to be made in heaven, harmonious and inseparable, making him look extraordinary and refined, like an immortal wearing divine robes descending upon the mortal world.

  And in his right hand, the fish drum he held was damaged and had lost its luster, but just now everyone saw its thunderous power, with purple lightning flashing horizontally and startling thunderclaps ringing out, and now it was still being held by Ye Fan, which made people feel apprehensive.

  "Li Changqing shouldn't have spoken recklessly, causing others to harbor evil intentions and leading to such unpleasant events. However, Ye Fan, you taking away his life-saving object is also excessive." Liu Yunzhi approached, the golden Vajra pestle in his hand shining brightly, giving off a heavy and condensed feeling, extremely majestic.

  There was a man and a woman beside him who had been blocking Pong Bo from making a move since the beginning, helping Li Changqing to speak, and now they followed Liu Yunzhi forward.

  "Yefan, I know you're furious, anyone would be outraged if this happened to them, but we should be more tolerant." The female classmate spoke calmly, as if standing on the side of reason, without bias or leaning, with a completely just attitude, saying: "In such a situation, depriving him of something that can save his life, we all know what it means, you can't be so excessive."

  On her fingertips was an old copper bell, seemingly dusty for many years, dull and without luster. Although it looked ordinary, it couldn't help but draw attention. When she spoke, her slender fingers moved unconsciously, occasionally emitting a faint ring.

  The male classmate next to Liu Yunzhi also spoke up: "We should all have a heart of forgiveness. We've known each other for four years and we're all going through this unexpected event together, so we should help each other out. Let's just forget about the unpleasant things that happened and not dwell on them anymore. Ye Fan, why don't you return the lifesaving fish drum to him? You wouldn't want to see him lose his life, would you?"

  In his hanging right hand, there is a rusty incense burner, about the size of a palm, somewhat incomplete, with part of the furnace wall cracked, but it looks natural and simple.

  Three people stood together, and all of them gained something in the Great Thunder Sound Temple. Each held an artifact left behind by a god, so at this moment, their words carried great weight.

  Clang

  Pang Bo took a big step forward, and then heavily placed the copper sign of the Daluo Temple on the ground, saying: "It's really better to say than to sing. I found that your ability to turn black and white is very profound. First, you have to understand what happened just now. Secondly, you have to know that people should be more upright! Obviously, Li Changqing wanted to harm Ye Fan, how did it become Ye Fan who was not magnanimous enough? What kind of logic is this? In the end, why was it Ye Fan's fault? Someone wants to kill him, and Ye Fan takes away what they rely on. What's wrong with that? According to what you said, Ye Fan seems to have become a bad person, while Li Changqing seems to be blameless. Don't pretend to be righteous and dignified, it makes me sick!

  At this moment, the light on Pang Bo's body has not dissipated. The four ancient characters "Daleiyin Temple" on the bronze plaque burst out with a brilliant glow, and the Buddha's voice is like thunder, with a faint and ethereal chanting sound that seems to be coming from nowhere. He himself was like a blazing sun, full of momentum.

  As soon as these words came out, they immediately made the faces of the man and woman who had just spoken very unsightly.

  "We didn't say Ye Fan was wrong, we just want Ye Fan to cherish the friendship and not take away Li Changqing's fish drum, so he can survive."

  Entirely avoiding the heavy and emphasizing the light, it doesn't mention that Ye Fan almost got pushed out of the Five Color Altar or nearly got swept away by a storm. Instead, it emphasizes how what Ye Fan did is equivalent to killing his classmates.

  Yefan listened to them finish speaking, smiled blandly and said: "Actually, the three of you don't have to worry, I don't intend to settle any scores with him."

  His whole body was surrounded by a divine aura, giving people a faint and hazy feeling. The surrounding dust was not stained, making everyone feel the tranquility and peace.

  "But I want to correct something, it was Li Changqing who almost got me killed, not that you guys always say I want to harm his life. This is a matter that everyone has witnessed." Ye Fan swept Liu Yunzhi and the other three with his eyes, saying: "There are many classmates here who didn't get anything from the Daluo Temple, but they're still alive and well, why? Because not long ago, we all used the divine artifacts in our hands together. I took away Li Changqing's fish drum, just because I don't want him to have an excuse for evil. He can instruct people to rob me of my things, and he can also harbor such thoughts towards others. As for his safety, you guys can rest assured, we're all classmates, we can share the divine objects in our hands, support each other, and be completely safe. Of course, if you guys don't want to share your bronze bell, incense burner, or vajra with him, then let him follow me, I absolutely won't disregard our classmate bond."

  Ye Fan first pointed out the root cause of the matter, cutting to the heart. Later, he mentioned the shared divine artifact, although he didn't say much, but everyone could naturally think back to not long ago when it was his proposal that allowed many people to escape disaster. Then, he lightly and casually criticized Liu Yunzhi and those two classmates, making a few pointed remarks that left them speechless.

  Zhou Yi also stood in the front, except for initially opposing Ye Fan's collection of fish drums. In this process, he quietly listened without expressing any opinions until now, when he spoke again: "Li Changqing was indeed very wrong, and no matter how he is punished, it would not be excessive. But Ye Fan, having two divine artifacts in your possession isn't a bit wasteful? You should know that there are still many classmates present who don't even have one damaged item."

  Zhou Yi's family had a certain background, but he never made anyone feel arrogant. He was always elegant and easy-going. At this moment, he pointed out the problem, which immediately made Pang Bo frown beside him, but he couldn't refute anything.

  "I'd even be willing to share the ancient bronze lamp in my hand with everyone, now that I've put away this fish drum. Naturally, what I'm considering also starts from here." Ye Fan smiled and beckoned to a male classmate behind him, saying: "Give it to Zhang Ziling, if there's danger, remember to share it with the people around you."

  This classmate named Zhang Ziling has always stood behind Ye Fan and Pang Bo, the feelings that were kicked out on the football field that year are closer than ordinary classmates. Just now he didn't take action like Pang Bo, but obviously stood on Ye Fan's side.

  Ye Fan's decision was very sudden, Zhou Yi's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

  Liu Yunzhi frowned at the time, and the female classmate next to him immediately spoke out in opposition, saying: "Many of the male classmates present have gained something from the Dalai Temple, relatively speaking, there are only a few female classmates who have found Buddhist instruments. I think we should hand it over to a female classmate." As she said this, she glanced at a girl behind her.

  Pang Bo sneered, saying: "Among classmates, what's the difference between each other? Those who hold divine artifacts must share them with others. Giving it to someone else is not the same, don't you want to help others?"

  Selective ignorance, highlighting the aggressive things, retaliating with the same method, with a sarcastic smile, instantly making that female classmate choke with anger, her face suddenly turning blue and white, saying: "Don't misinterpret my meaning!"

  Zhang Ziling naturally walked forward and took over the fish drum handed over by Ye Fan. Neither of them said anything, everything was self-evident.

  Ye Fan directly ignored Liu Yunzhi and didn't even look at him. He asked Zhou Yi: "Zhou Yi, what do you think?"

  "I have no opinion, we are now in a difficult situation abroad, and should help each other, I hope there will be no more unpleasant things." Zhou Yi said these words very calmly, and then didn't say anything else.

  The other students around witnessed all this and felt the subtle atmosphere that had just occurred, although it seemed calm, but there were several invisible confrontations, which were all dissolved by Ye Fan's lightness.

  This reminds people of Ye Fan's student days, when he was like that, very easy-going and calm when peaceful, but absolutely clear-cut when sharp, never picking a fight, but also not afraid to take on things when they come knocking.

  Pang Bo looked at the copper plaque of Dalai Temple, gazed at Liu Yunzhi and others in front of him, and said: "Ye Fan doesn't care about others harming himself, but there are some things I have to say. Man proposes, God disposes. Until now, I think it's impossible to deny the existence of gods. People should be more upright and not do things that can't be seen in the light!"

  This is equivalent to slapping a few people in the face right before the draw, but it leaves them speechless because he stands on the side of "reason".

  Liu Yunzhi's ancient well was waveless, without any difficult expression, he just nodded and said: "Well said, from now on we must avoid such things from happening."

  Lin Jia and Wang Ziwu stood behind, both holding a neutral attitude, neither of whom had expressed any opinions just now, and they spoke out one after another.

  "In order to avoid another unpleasant situation, I think we should have a good talk."

  "Now it should be decided how those who have gained something at Dairen-ji Temple should help others and how many people each one should help."

  Li Xiaoman didn't say anything from start to finish, she gazed at Ye Fan not far away, watching him calmly resolve everything, her eyes were very calm, without any expression, and didn't help either side.

  And Kayd next to him had a general understanding of Chinese, and it wasn't until now that he fully understood what was going on. The old foreigner couldn't help but curse under his breath.

  Bang

  Suddenly, a shattering sound came, and everyone was shocked. The light curtain outside the five-color altar was pierced, and something had drilled in. Everyone looked in that direction.

  A dark light flashed to the extreme, and with a "plop" sound, it pierced through the forehead of a male classmate. A blood flower burst forth, that male classmate's eyes widened, he fell backwards onto the ground, and there was no longer any sound.

  If it weren't for the light screen, this terrible thing would be silent and invisible, and people wouldn't have noticed the dark light approaching. Thinking of the few people who were ambushed in the night not long ago, everyone's heart was chilled, and the dark light hid in the darkness, making it impossible to detect.

  The appearance of Wu Guang is like an announcement that the God of Death has arrived again!

  Wave after wave of terrified cries rose, the altar was in chaos, those without divine relics frantically rushed towards Liu Yunzhi, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwu and others, grabbing them and refusing to let go, sharing Buddhist utensils.

  "Ahhh..." Suddenly, a chilling sound came from the storm, earth-shaking and thunder-like, overwhelming even the sandstorm.

  "It's Dairenji Temple..."

  At this moment, many people turned pale, they heard the direction of the sound, it was from the Dalai Temple!

  "Da Lei Yin Temple has been destroyed, could it be that Da Lei Yin Temple is suppressing something..."

  As soon as Pang Bo said this, it immediately made many people's scalps numb and feel a chill.