Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Chapter 407 The Troublemakers

This sensational scene sparked people's gossipy nature, attracting a large crowd the day the television and banner were displayed. Some even filmed the banner's content and the television's broadcast and posted it online. Yu Ru was one of them.

She used her main account, the one with millions of followers, so the video went viral as soon as it was released, and it has already received over a million likes.

Yu Ru smiled as she looked at the account data displayed on her phone, feeling quite pleased with herself. Her latest video about the glutinous rice restaurant had earned her a considerable amount of money; her current estimated income was 130,000 yuan, and it would increase even more in a few days as the number of views increased.

She had been busy dealing with things at the shop these past few days, so she found a small hotel nearby to stay in. Right now, she was leaning against the headboard, looking at her phone and eating snacks. Suddenly, a message popped up; it was from Ping Jie, who was outside her room.

Yu Ru immediately bit the small cake in her hand to free her hand to reply to her message and invite her in.

"Madam, those people are loitering around the shop, I don't know what they're up to," Pingjie said as she came in.

Yu Ru took the small cake out of her mouth and replied, "They might be planning murder and arson. Let's go, call Long Legs along, and we'll go check out the shop."

"Yes, ma'am."

Pingjie came to replace Ruyouen. She drove over, so the group went to the shop in their own car.

It was already late, 11 p.m. The area wasn't bustling, so there weren't many people on the streets. Parking directly in front of the shop would be very conspicuous. To avoid being noticed, Yu Ru only had her bodyguards park the car near the shop, while they stayed in the car and monitored the area around the shop using surveillance cameras.

Surveillance footage shows three men arriving at the shop, tearing down a banner hanging above it, and smashing a television with a hammer. They left after doing these two things, without doing anything else.

After reviewing the surveillance footage, Yu Ru instructed, "Follow them, but don't get too close."

"Yes, ma'am."

There are many forks in the road here, and they couldn't keep up, so they quickly lost track of them.

"Madam, we lost him." Long Legs scratched his face sheepishly and turned to look at Yu Ru's expression.

"It's okay, let's just wander around around here and see if we can bump into each other."

"Ok."

Long Legs randomly chose a road and drove forward. After driving for a while, he made a left turn and unexpectedly encountered that group of people again. Their car was parked on the side of the road, and he didn't know what they were doing.

The leader had planned to smash the TV, tear up the banner, and go home to sleep, but he ran into Yuan Juren on the way. Yuan Juren was a handsome man and a rare monk, so he recognized him immediately and stopped the car to pick a fight with him.

"Monk, it's all your fault for meddling in other people's business that day," the leader said through gritted teeth.

Yuan Juren looked at the person in front of him with calm and unwavering eyes. "Amitabha, benefactor, this humble monk was merely passing by that place by chance."

"Passing by your mother! You passed by during the day, and now you're passing by again at night and running into us? Are you doing this on purpose?" The leader pushed Yuan Juren's shoulder, and his two brothers joined in.

The three of them surrounded Yuan Juren. One of them carefully examined his face and suddenly exclaimed, "Brother, look at this monk, he's so handsome, he looks like a woman."

Upon hearing this, the other two finally took a serious look at his face. "It really is; he looks like a woman, but he's actually quite pretty."

"How about... we play with this monk?" one of them said with a lewd grin.

"Your suggestion is good, hahaha. Women have had plenty of fun, but men who are like women haven't had any yet. It would be good to try something new."

Yuan Juren frowned slightly, just as he was about to take down the three men in front of him, when a furious shout came from the side. "Stop! Let go of that man!"

Long-legged, he rushed in front of them, swept his leg, and kicked all three of them to the ground. Then he quickly pulled Yuan Juren and ran backward.

"Master, come with me!"

Yuan Juren and the long-legged man got into the car together, and that's how they escaped the scene.

On the way,

Ping tried to get to know Yuan Juren.

"Hey, Master, why are you still wandering around outside so late? You're really bold."

“Benefactors, when I returned to my resting place today, I found that something was missing, so I turned back to look for it. I didn’t expect to find it so quickly. Thank you all for your help.”

They were in a seven-seater car. The driver, with his long legs, had Pingjie and the monk in the second row, while Yuru sat in the back. The back seat offered a wide view, and the monk leaned slightly to speak to Pingjie, allowing her to clearly see his expression. For some reason, she felt this monk was unusual, and a saying inexplicably came to mind: "Those with squinty eyes are all monsters."

Of course, the monk's eyes weren't squinty; they were normal size. But his demeanor, both before and now, was far too calm, like some kind of reclusive sage. The strangest thing was, she remembered encountering this monk more than once; how come he was everywhere?

Thinking of the man she had met at the Buccellati Tibetan exhibition, Yu Ru began to examine the monk's head. If the monk's baldness was due to wearing a hood, then he and the one with hair she had met before might be the same person.

After taking a look, Yu Ru couldn't see anything unusual, so she had no choice but to continue observing his face.

"Did you find your things?" Sister Ping asked again.

Yuan Juren nodded slightly, "Found it, thank you for your concern."

“Master, where are you resting? I’ll take you back,” Long Legs interjected.

“Benefactor, I am fortunate to have been invited to rest by a family today. Please trouble you to take me to No. 3, East Street, Ping'an Road.”

"it is good."

After figuring out where the monk had gone, Pingjie started chatting with him again. "Master, which temple are you from? Why are you out here? Are you on a training journey?"

Yuan Juren lowered his eyes and placed one hand on his chest, replying, "Indeed. I received my precepts at Guoqing Temple when I was young. Later, after getting used to the morning bells of the temple, I began to travel around. Now, as I walk through the world, I feel that all the dusty world is a meditation cushion, and every step I take is a return to the source, so I have persisted in doing so."

"That's so cool!" Pingjie was a little excited; it was her first time seeing a monk up close like this. She had seen monks before, but they were all chubby, wearing designer sneakers, driving luxury cars, and sporting Rolex watches—they didn't look like people who practiced spiritual cultivation at all. This monk, however, fit her image of a highly accomplished spiritual practitioner; it was truly rare to see one like him.

"Master, may I take a picture with you?"

Yuan Juren slowly raised his head, put his hands together in front of his chest, and looked at Ping Jie gently. "Amitabha, it is fate that we have met. Clinging to the image will only make you lose your clarity. Benefactor, what is here will always be here."

"Oh, okay then."