In the warm candlelight, a white-robed monk sat upright at his desk, pen in hand, writing something.
He sat upright, his neat and dignified monk's robe covering his neck, revealing only a small patch of skin and his Adam's apple.
Sparkling golden light fell upon him.
The color, which should be warm, seems to carry a certain cold and indifferent feeling.
He was focused and single-minded.
But those who looked at him felt a sudden surge of excitement.
The young novice monk Qingyan, who had been yawning nonchalantly, immediately widened his eyes when he saw Qi Su enter.
Qi Su placed the medicine bowl on the table.
"Master Dalang, it's time to take your medicine."
Qingyan stared at her.
What are you yelling about? The medicine sent by the Embroidered Robe Envoy is not to be touched by the sorcerer!
Qi Su ignored them and took a Buddhist scripture from the bookshelf to read.
It is the Diamond Sutra.
I randomly turned to a page, and it turned out to be the chapter titled "Nothing to be Gained, Nothing to be Said".
—The Dharma taught by the Tathagata is neither attainable nor expoundable. It is neither Dharma nor non-Dharma. Why is this so? All sages and saints are distinguished by their practice of non-action (wuwei).
Fifteen minutes later, she put the scriptures down.
He picked up the bowl of medicine on the table and gulped it down himself.
After finishing, he ignored Qingyan's stunned expression and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
"Master, I shall take my leave now."
After saying that, he put a piece of osmanthus sugar in his mouth to remove the taste, picked up the medicine bowl, and left.
Qingyan... no, is she sick?
However, they had only been gone for a short while.
But the woman returned.
He sat cross-legged again on the meditation cushion, picked up the scripture he had just flipped through a few pages of, and continued reading. He hadn't even finished chewing the osmanthus candy in his mouth.
Qingyan tried to hold back, but he couldn't.
"Why are you back again?"
Qi Su didn't even lift her eyelids.
"Oh, my boss won't let me leave; he insists I work overtime a little longer."
Her words were strange, but that didn't prevent Qingyan from understanding them.
He cursed inwardly.
That despicable embroidered-robed official.
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Qi Su returned after leaving, holding the scriptures and flipping through them.
No profound Buddhist principles entered her mind; she just felt drowsy.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound of clothes nearby.
Looking up, I saw Dao Ci already standing three steps away.
"Esteemed benefactor, you mentioned earlier that this humble monk has a Gu poison within him. Is there any way to remove it?"
Ah, now that you're talking about this, I'm wide awake.
All that I did before was just to make you interested in me, wasn't it?
Qi Su rested her chin on her hand and looked at him with a gentle smile.
"Yes, if the monk and I engage in dual cultivation, this calamity can be averted."
Qingyan roared, "Shameless vixen!"
Dao Ci stopped him.
He stood in front of her, very tall, with a cool and slender appearance.
He was the most handsome monk Qi Su had ever seen.
Although he was wearing monk's robes, his expression was calm and aloof, and his whole being exuded an aura of purity and asceticism, which only added to the temptation to make people want to blaspheme against the Buddha.
"Is there any other way?"
Qi Su: "I think so. But it's hard to say. My aunt was fed corpse worm pills by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and has to take the antidote every ten days. I seem free, but in reality, I'm shackled and have no control over myself."
"To be honest, my aunt and I have suffered all because of the monk. I hope the monk can understand my longing for my mother?"
Dao Ci remained silent for a moment, then clasped his hands together in prayer.
“I understand. I will ask my friend in Ganjing to keep a close eye on your mother.”
Qi Su smiled broadly.
"Then thank you very much, Master."
Dao Ci remained standing three steps away, fiddling with his prayer beads, seemingly pondering how to begin.
Qi Su winked at him.
"I mentioned before that I have some medical knowledge. How about I examine the monk?"
Dao Ci stared at her for a moment.
"Alright."
Qi Su nodded her chin. "Please sit down and extend your wrist."
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His hands were beautiful, long and fair.
And because it has been kept out of the light for a long time, the bluish veins are clearly visible inside the wrist.
Qi Su placed her hand on Dao Ci's wrist and examined it for a long time, remaining silent in deep thought. It wasn't until Qing Yan, standing nearby, couldn't bear to watch any longer.
"Is it not ready yet? It's almost dawn."
Qi Su replied slowly, "Alright, alright."
But then he reached out his own hand and grasped Dao Ci's hand again.
Dao Ci remained unmoved.
My thoughts drifted away inexplicably.
I drifted back to the time last night when the insect curse flared up and crimson flames burned within my consciousness.
A cool, refreshing breeze. She, too, clenched her hands as she did at that moment.
Qi Su: "Actually, I just remembered that I am not skilled in pulse diagnosis."
Upon hearing this, Qingyan was taken aback, then flew into a rage.
"Then isn't your behavior a deliberate attempt to belittle my senior brother?"
Who can argue with that?
Before Qingyan could react, she said, "But I've already figured it out."
What did you pull out? You pulled out a hammer!
Qi Su: "The Gu worm in the mage's body seems to have been under the control of drugs and had been dormant for a long time. But recently it was suddenly awakened for some reason, and therefore went berserk. I'm afraid the medicine that used to suppress it is no longer effective."
Her fingers circled around Dao Ci's body through a void.
She tapped her slender index finger in the air.
"Found it, it's right here."
Qi Su's cheat code from the Gu Poison instance was quite mysterious; it allowed her to sense the presence of Gu worms with her naked eye.
This feeling is similar to a sixth sense.
If something cannot be explained by scientific methods, it is considered to be akin to metaphysics.
…
Qingyan initially thought she was just talking nonsense again.
Dao Ci's eyes darkened beside him.
Just as her finger pointed into the void, he clearly sensed the Gu worms that had been subtly stirring within his body suddenly flinch.
That familiar, slightly cool energy touched his chest from a distance.
A faint, almost hallucinatory illusion.
Qi Su drew circles in the air with her fingers.
"Let me take a look." The way she squinted made her seem rather unskilled.
He's like that kind of swindler who cheats and deceives people, completely unreliable.
Qi Su: "You little bug, you really like the taste of blood, don't you?" It was a confident tone.
Dao Ci remained silent.
Qingyan, who was standing to the side, also remained silent.
"It's been bothered by a scent lately, that's why it's so angry. Hmm, it's a woody scent... no, it's a vine, a vine that grows in a very damp forest. It once lived on this vine, and the memory wasn't pleasant, so this scent has enraged it. Master, it seems your secret has been discovered by others, and they've already begun to test you!"
Qingyan couldn't help but glance at her.
This morning, my senior brother sent someone to check what kind of incense was offered in the Buddhist hall yesterday.
However, the monks who appeared in the Buddhist hall yesterday all said that they had not offered incense.
There were no offerings, yet incense was burning.
Moreover, the incense ash in the incense burner disappeared along with the old incense burner today.
Her words do align with what has been verified.
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Dao Ci remained seated in meditation until Qi Su left.
I didn't read or write; I simply sat in quiet contemplation.
His slender hands were clasped together, as if he was deep in thought.
Qingyan doesn't like Qisu.
All the women who get close to my senior brother have ulterior motives, and this Lady Qi is especially shameless.
“Senior brother, there’s no need to believe her nonsense. Yuan Mao is right, perhaps she’s in cahoots with the Embroidered Uniform Guard.”
The white-robed monk's cold eyes reflected the candlelight.
It's still the same old story.
"Don't take any action yet, just observe and see what happens."
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