Lingbao Temple.
Two little birds landed on the eaves.
"Sparrow, wait for me here." Yuan Dan patted the little sparrow, then flapped its wings and flew towards the temple hall.
Because it was a festival, there were quite a few people coming to Lingbao Temple to worship Buddha and pray for blessings.
Because of her petite frame, she quietly followed the crowd into the main hall on New Year's Day.
She didn't know which Buddha statue was enshrined in the temple, so she didn't address the other person by name, but simply expressed her wish.
My purpose in coming here on New Year's Day was simply to worship Buddha and pray for blessings, so I left the main hall not long afterward.
Afraid of being discovered, she even crawled into a bamboo basket carried by an older woman.
After the aunt left the Buddhist temple, Yuandan flew away while the aunt wasn't paying attention.
Finding a place to meet the sparrows, I never expected that besides the sparrows, there would be another person on New Year's Day.
Upon seeing the man, Yuan Dan turned around to fly away, but was grabbed by him the next second.
"Don't you want to see me?" Xiao Changqi asked, raising an eyebrow.
On New Year's Day, she turned her head away, refusing to look at the man: "No."
Xiao Changqi poked the bird's wing: "I was wrong."
Yuandan glanced at the man out of the corner of her eye: "What did I do wrong?"
Xiao Changqi lowered his voice, his tone laced with threat: "...Xiao Yuanyuan."
On New Year's Day, fearing she might really anger her man, she reluctantly gave him a couple of kisses, which was considered a sign of forgiveness.
"Since you've apologized, then I'll still be your little bird."
The coldness in Xiao Changqi's eyes slowly faded. He picked up the little bird, jumped, and landed steadily on the ground.
Seeing the man walk towards the Buddhist temple, Yuan Dan looked up curiously and asked, "Aren't you going back?"
"Didn't you want to pray to Buddha for blessings?" Xiao Changqi glanced down at the little bird.
New Year's Day: "I've already paid my respects."
Xiao Changqi said calmly, "It doesn't count."
New Year:"??"
Why doesn't it count?
She's a devout Buddhist, you know.
"I haven't even witnessed it, so how can it be considered valid?"
New Year:"……"
You're not Buddha, so does it matter whether you witness it or not?
never mind.
Although men are not Buddhas, they are still supreme rulers who hold the power of life and death over tens of thousands of people.
Xiao Changqi entered the Buddhist hall, neither kneeling nor praying, but staring at the Buddha statue that was once gilded.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Dan looked at the man curiously when he saw that he was not moving, and then looked at the Buddha statue.
Did he fall in love with the Buddha statue at first sight?
"Nothing." The man's voice was slightly cold. "What did you wish for?"
“Of course it’s about my parents’ wishes,” Yuan Dan said casually. “I came here to pray for my parents.”
Xiao Changqi nodded expressionlessly, then asked, "That's all?"
Yuan Dan slightly raised her small, beady eyes and glanced at him: "That's all."
Xiao Changqi slowly tightened his grip on the little bird, and said nothing more.
Aren't you going to pray for blessings?
"I do not believe in Buddhism."
It's not surprising that the man doesn't believe in Buddhism, because when she told him about the little phoenix and the emperor, he clearly treated it as a myth.
Unable to find out what the little bird wished for, Xiao Changqi turned to leave.
Suddenly, a sharp blade flew towards the man.
New Year:"?!"
Damn it!
What terrible luck!
Xiao Changqi dodged the sword by sidestepping, and the hidden guards immediately appeared.
"Xiao Changqi..." Yuan Dan was stuffed into the man's clothes, and all that could be heard was the sound of swords clashing.
Despite having bodyguards present, Xiao Changqi did not withdraw from the fight.
Having learned her lesson from last time, Yuan Dan dared not go out casually and cause trouble for the men, but suddenly she heard the sound of a sharp sword tearing through her clothes.
"Pfft—"
The sharp tip of the sword pierced the man's chest.
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