Chapter 292: Temple Rainy Night

felt a little nauseous.At this moment, a sudden explosion echoed from afar. The deafening boom was heard by both sides of the standoff, accompanied by billowing red smoke. The source of the commotion...Wenlu and another guard captain stared warily at the bald little monk. They had encountered all sorts of assassination attempts along the way, and the other party's proactive friendliness made them instinctively feel something was wrong.

Not to mention Li Guan and Li Po, the two would have preferred to leave immediately and travel all night, after all, they were not far from the capital.

Lan Ri sat in the carriage, simply raising her hand to lift a corner of the curtain, she glanced at the young monk, her beautiful eyes swirling, and smiled softly:

"Then I'll trouble you, Master. Could you arrange accommodations for our group My daughter will donate some incense money as a token of our appreciation."

The little monk's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and then he smiled with narrowed eyes. After bowing once, he raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, ready to lead Ripples and her companions into the temple for a temporary rest.

At this time, Chu Liangchen felt something moving in his arms. It rolled around in his embrace before scratching at Liangchen's chest with its claws.

Chu Liangchen frowned, and after the little gray in his arms made the same action again, he immediately leaned back and reported:

"Miss, a group of fast horses is coming towards us. I don't know if they are coming for us. Xiao Hui is very uneasy and urges me to leave quickly."

"Advanced temples, let's see their purpose first."

The ripples spoke softly.

With their master's command, the remaining four of the Li family, though unwilling, could only follow behind and enter the temple. The temple doors closed again, barring all the commotion outside.

"Amitabha Buddha! This is a pure land of Buddhism, where killing is prohibited. Please, all donors, refrain from slaughtering animals within the temple. If you wish to prepare vegetarian meals, you may use the small kitchen behind the meditation hall, which also has a well."

The young monk gave a simple introduction to the lodging environment, folded his hands in a Buddhist greeting, and then left.

Luo Ying and Luo Huai supported Lian Yi, entering a fairly clean Zen room. They changed the bedding on the bamboo bed, fetched water for their young mistress to wash, and afterward, they ate a vegetarian meal like everyone else.

Then the ripples changed her clothes, a white short-sleeved top with blue flowers and a skirt of the same color. Her black hair was only half-tied up in a bun, with an ebony hairpin inserted. The rest of her hair fell freely as she took Luo Ying to visit the temple's master.

The young monk was reciting evening scriptures, tapping the wooden fish, when he heard a beautiful sound.

"Master, please send a message. My daughter wishes to see your master."

The little monk immediately opened his eyes, put down the wooden mallet in his hand, and turned to look at the speaker.

He could tell, that voice was the same one he'd heard in the carriage earlier. His eyes widened instantly and he muttered:

"My lady, you are truly beautiful! You resemble a celestial goddess!"

Liàn Yī listened and smiled, her lips curving into a slight smile.

"It's just a husk, making the young apprentice laugh."

"Jì kōng, hái bù qǐng nǚ shī zhǔ jìn lái!"

A majestic and deep voice echoed through the main hall, rousing the young monk.

Jie Kong returned to his senses and, without any awkwardness, smiled warmly as he bowed. Then, leading Ripples into the main hall, he left Luo Ying outside.

"Miss, I'd still like to go in with you!"

Luo Ying didn't trust Lian Yi to be alone with others. In her eyes, their young mistress was kind and weak, selectively forgetting her incredibly high martial arts skill.

"It's fine, you can stay here with Jiekong, the junior master. I'll just go speak with the Master for a moment and be back."

Yes, miss!

Luo Ying would not disobey her mistress, and she handed the purse filled with joss paper money to Lian Yi.

"Luoying is waiting for Miss outside the hall."

The ripples nodded, taking the purse, and then stepped across the threshold into the main hall.

Inside the main hall, only the Buddha Sakyamuni was enshrined. A white-bearded monk in a gray robe stood up and said:

"Amitabha Buddha! This poor monk Hainan greets you, and I see this female bodhisattva."

"Master, you are too polite. I am not worthy to be called a female bodhisattva by you."

The ripples also folded their hands together in return.

Only then did the old monk raise his head, gazing at the beautiful woman before him. He gestured for her to take a seat on a worn-out cushion and immediately got to the point:

"Amitabha Buddha! This old monk requests that the female Bodhisattva enter the temple to rest for a while, as there is something I wish to ask of her."

Lian Yi sat cross-legged, stroking the embroidery on her pleated skirt, and asked with a slight smile:

"Master, if this humble servant is capable, I will do my utmost."

Hai Na took out a gray handkerchief from his bosom. When he opened it, there lay a string of prayer beads, surprisingly made up of twelve Buddha relics.

Ripple looked at the other person curiously and smiled, saying:

"This is a treasured artifact of your Buddhist tradition, revered for years before the Buddha, bathed in the incense of humanity. Master is taking out such a valuable item to have this young woman do what"

"This old monk can lend this object to the female bodhisattva, helping you with your efforts. All I ask is that you protect this temple. After the evil is eradicated, you will return the rosary."

"If the Master knows there is evil, why doesn't he take action himself"

Ripples tilted her head and asked.

“Forgive me, Lady Bodhisattva, for my inability to intervene. Alas, Buddhism is in decline, lacking incense offerings and support. My own cultivation remains shallow, insufficient to face that adversary. Hence, this desperate plan.”

What I propose is that the female Bodhisattva practice orthodox Taoist methods. Because she has accumulated merit, she is qualified to use the relic beads. Only a female Bodhisattva can use them.

The old monk explained it very clearly.

"The master is indeed able to bend and stretch, this is a great wisdom."

The ripples no longer concealed themselves. He beckoned, taking the string of Buddhist beads into his hand. His jade fingers caressed the beads, sensing them carefully. A satisfied smile spread across his face, and he then directly slipped it onto his wrist.

"I accept the master's suggestion! As the saying goes: taking someone's money and helping them with their troubles. The master will come with me!"

After Ripples finished speaking, he got up directly and left the hall. Hai Na also followed behind him.

Luo Ying and the young monk outside immediately got up, following behind their respective masters, walking towards the temple gate.

Luo Ying glanced at the young monk Jie Kong, then at her own young mistress, somewhat bewildered. However, she still followed closely behind.

On the road, I met Wénlù with her people. They were just about to leave the temple gate when she saw Liàn Yī and immediately took two steps forward:

"A group of people has already come this way, about fifty or so, and they don't look friendly. I'm going to take some people out to check them out."

Wen Lu's face was somewhat heavy. Along the way, she encountered more people this time than ever before. It seemed that the patience of the person behind her had been worn away, so this time they would send out so many people. Their intentions were self-evident.

"No need! Go back to rest. This is Master Hai Na's territory, he will handle it."

The ripples waved their hands.

Wenlu hesitated for a moment, looking at the ripples. After receiving a confirmation from her, she led her people back to the Zen room in the backyard.

"Amitabha Buddha! The female bodhisattva is flattering this old monk!"

Let's go! Let's see who this mysterious figure is!"

The young monk enthusiastically opened the peeling gate, and Lian Ri and Hai Na stepped out. Luo Ying and the young monk were also about to follow them to see the excitement, but a gust of wind blew past, closing the gate and leaving the two inside the temple.

"Little monk, is your master very skilled"

"Lady, is your young mistress skilled"

Both the young monk and Luo Ying spoke at the same time, addressing each other.he wouldn't pass the exams."Who knows about this exam He just felt regretful. He was afraid of hurting the child's feelings, so he didn't ask any further. He thought that if Jing Cheng failed the exam...