The daughter of an elite disciple from a major sect, Shi Zelan possessed the best conditions for cultivation. However, she was plotted against and cursed, burdened with an inherently unlucky consti...
See you in Chapter 55
As the night deepened, more bubbles appeared in the temple. Master Decheng walked out of the temple and found the air outside was clear.
He signaled Shanzheng Zhenren to take Shi Xiaoliu and the other two out of the temple gate: "We will rest outside the temple gate tonight."
Taoist Master Shanzheng went inside and moved out the firewood. Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan looked at the bubbles surrounding the monks who were chanting sutras, and they secretly exchanged glances.
As expected, only after leaving the sect could they see the wonders of the world.
The chief monk in the temple opened his eyes, looked at the open temple gate, and then looked at the increasing number of bubbles surrounding them. He did not sense much malice from the bubbles.
He closed his eyes and continued to chant, and soon he was immersed in it.
Outside the temple, Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan were meditating, while Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng were observing their expressions.
Shi Xiaoliu was concentrating and his face was calm.
After Shi Zelan entered into meditation, she felt the light of merit and virtue rushing in from outside, and she cheered and welcomed the light of merit and virtue back home.
The light flowed along Shi Zelan's meridians, opened up her narrow channels, and rushed to her dantian.
Master Shanzheng waved his hand gently around, and at that moment, no matter whether it was the people in the temple or those who passed by accidentally, they could only see four monks sitting in meditation outside the temple.
For the first time, Shi Zelan felt pain in all the bones in her body, but she didn't want to miss this opportunity, so she gritted her teeth and endured it.
The sky gradually brightened. Shi Zelan opened her eyes and found that she was by the river.
She saw Shanzheng Zhenren meditating not far away and ran over in panic, "Master."
Shanzheng Zhenren opened his eyes and looked at her: "Nothing, it's almost dawn, someone from the temple will be coming soon, I brought you here."
Shi Zelan smelled the bad odor on her body and used the Water Purification Technique embarrassedly.
Taoist Master Shanzheng had a deep look in his eyes. He originally planned to just walk around the foot of the mountain and then return to the sect.
Under the current circumstances, Shi Zelan was probably suitable for practicing outside. In just one short night, her cultivation level was raised to a higher level.
Zhenren Shanzheng brought Shi Zelan back to the outside of the temple. They saw the area outside the temple was filled with mud bricks, and the two of them started making mud bricks.
When the people nearby came, they all had a look of surprise and doubt on their faces.
They ran into the temple and said to the abbot of Guanghua Temple: "We smelled a foul odor by the river when we came here, but it will be gone in a short while."
"Master, has anything strange come here?"
The great monk glanced at Shanzheng Zhenren and Shi Zelan outside and said: "What you smell is the reincarnation of the five grains."
He had smelled the same stench in the morning, but soon two people walked outside and the smell dissipated.
"Ah." Everyone was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and laughed, "Master, we understand."
Shi Zelan bowed her head deeply, and Shi Xiaoliu looked at her: "The abbot said that Guanghua Temple will deliver the mud bricks for the Buddhist hall."
Shi Zelan paused and asked: "We don't have to make mud bricks anymore?"
"Go ahead, make some mud bricks as a return gift to Guanghua Temple."
In the temple, no one knew what the great monk said, but everyone started digging the ground.
Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng exchanged glances. They knew that they could not help in any way if they stayed.
At noon, people from Guanghua Temple who were transporting bricks arrived. Zhenren Decheng and the great monk said goodbye, saying that they did not want to disturb more people.
While everyone was busy, Master Decheng and his group quickly said goodbye. When they arrived outside Zhangjia Town, Master Decheng stopped and said to Master Shanzheng: "Let's take them there again in the evening."
At night, Master Decheng and his group put on invisibility talismans and appeared at the gate of Shoushan Temple again. They heard the sound of monks chanting in the temple, but they did not go in.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan stood on the courtyard wall and looked up to see three newly dug wells. There were no bubbles of water inside the temple, so they both jumped off the wall.
Shi Zelan asked: "Uncle, Master, Shoushan Temple is safe, which way should we go?"
Shanzheng Zhenren looked at the mountain in the distance and said: "Let's go back to the mountain and rest first."
Master Decheng said that he wanted to listen to the opinions of Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan.
"We want to go back to Shijiazhuang."
As soon as Shi Xiaoliu finished speaking, Shi Zelan nodded and said, "I want to go and pay my respects to my grandfather and say goodbye to him properly."
Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time: "Your cultivation is too low. When your cultivation is improved, we will consider going to Shijiazhuang."
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan both showed disappointment on their faces. They quickly nodded and said, "Okay, we will work hard to improve our cultivation."
Master Decheng looked at their expressions and sighed, "Where do you want to go in Jiuzhou?"
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan looked at each other, and then said in unison: "We will follow the Master's arrangements."
Shanzheng Zhenren smiled and said, "Then let's just walk around casually. We don't need to go out of our way to interact with others this time."
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan nodded repeatedly. The matter of Shoushan Temple had made them understand a lot. There was indeed a natural barrier between them and ordinary people.
Master Decheng glanced at Master Shanzheng and said, "Then just walk as you like. We will go to Zhangjia Town to give you some food later."
They decided to stay in Zhangjia Town for one night. Zhangjia Town is the most prosperous town nearby, and they can buy some necessary things there.
After discussing with each other, Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng decided not to become monks anymore, and they changed into scholar's robes one after another.
Zhenren Decheng played the role of an old scholar who was going to the capital to take the imperial examination. He entered the town first and quickly found an affordable inn to stay in.
After a while, Master Shanzheng brought Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan into the same inn.
After they came in, the inn quickly put up a sign saying "Closed".
After taking a bath, Master Decheng naturally saw Master Shanzheng coming upstairs in the corridor. The two looked at each other for a while, then excitedly stepped forward and said, "Brother Cheng, is that you?"
"Brother Shan, I haven't seen you for many years and I never thought I would see you again.
Where did you go when we parted? ”
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan touched each other's arms secretly. It was so fake that it could only fool the people who came out of the room to watch the fun.
Zhenren Shanzheng said that after he washed up, he would definitely have a chat with Zhenren Decheng about what happened since they last met.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan followed behind Master Shanzheng. At this time, they also came forward to meet Master Decheng. After greeting and bowing, they stood behind Master Shanzheng very respectfully.
"Brother Shan, is this yours?"
"These are two children from the clan. I want to go to the capital and take them out to broaden their horizons."
"You are still as enthusiastic as ever. However, these two children are handsome and good-looking. They are indeed good children."
The two children lowered their brows. Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng were not the type to make small talk.