Chapter 239 Liang Yizhi bailed Xie Yunshu out.
A slight tingling sensation came from my scalp.
Ji Ying suddenly turned around and met Xie Mingxuan's apologetic face.
"Excuse me, my foot slipped and I lost my balance. My apologies."
He apologized repeatedly, while subconsciously hiding the hand that was clutching his hair behind his back.
Ji Ying rubbed the back of her head, which was throbbing with pain. Her eyes narrowed, and she suddenly reached out and grabbed a handful of his hair.
Xie Mingxuan screamed in pain, but dared not use his hands to resist.
Ji Ying showed no mercy, tearing a tuft of hair from his head like weeds, and then throwing it into the trash can at the entrance of the palace without changing her expression.
"I am a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. If anyone tries to take an inch from me, I will take ten feet back from them," she said coldly.
Xie Mingxuan rubbed his reddened scalp, his eyelids twitching, but he still spoke toughly, "I already said it was an accident, why did you fight back? That's too much!"
Master Hechen, who had been observing the situation calmly, glanced at Xie Mingxuan, clasped his hands together, and spoke in a deep and resonant voice.
"Benefactor, in this pure land, every thought and intention is a cause for the future. Do not plant seeds of thorns in this field of merit."
Liang Weiyue seemed to understand the abbot's words, and said unhappily to his brother-in-law who had caused trouble and interrupted his son's prayer meeting, "Stay away from her!"
Xie Mingxuan took a few steps back, looking sullen.
Although the ceremony was able to continue after a brief interruption, the solemnity had already been damaged and could not be restored until the end.
Before dinner, everyone returned to their respective meditation rooms to rest.
Ji Ying made a special trip to pay her respects to the abbot. When she came out of the room, she was carrying an antique-looking copper incense box.
She walked along, examining the objects, and didn't even notice when she brushed past Xie Mingxuan. She just muttered to herself, "I didn't expect that there would be such old objects hidden in the temple. This trip was worth it."
Upon hearing this, Xie Mingxuan, who has always been obsessed with antiques, couldn't resist the urge to take a closer look. He immediately turned around and craned his neck to examine the item more closely.
Ji Ying felt a malicious gaze coming from behind her. She suddenly turned around, gave him a disgusted look, covered the incense box tightly, and quickly went back to her room.
This hook made Xie Mingxuan even more itchy.
That evening, after the group had eaten a vegetarian meal, they all returned to their rooms.
Xie Yunshu went to wash up, leaving Ji Ying alone in the meditation room. She placed two boxes of incense on the table.
One box contained poisonous incense given by Xie Yunshu, while the other was a copper incense box that she took out of her sleeve after wandering around the abbot's room.
Just then, a knock sounded on the door, and the fish took the bait.
Ji Ying opened the door and saw Xie Mingxuan. Her eyes immediately turned wary: "What is it?"
Xie Mingxuan grinned, his gaze sweeping over her shoulder into the room.
"I didn't expect you to be interested in incense as well. Yun Shu also loves making incense. You two can have a good chat tonight."
Ji Ying raised an eyebrow and deliberately turned to the side to block his view.
"I have no interest in incense, but this incense, which was given to me by the abbot, contains a bit of ambergris that is a few hundred years old, so it is somewhat valuable."
Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Xie Mingxuan's eyes.
He suppressed his excitement and said in a low voice, "You don't know anything about antiques, you'll just end up with nothing. You might as well give them to me."
Ji Ying crossed her arms in front of her chest and leaned against the door, saying, "I have Liang Yizhi, how could I let him go to waste? Besides, I'd rather use him up tonight than let you have him."
Xie Mingxuan was speechless at her words, his face turning pale, but he dared not lash out in the quiet corridor.
I immediately noticed the two boxes of incense on the table, one of which belonged to Xie Yunshu.
Since we can't get the copper box, taking this box wouldn't be a complete waste of time.
He walked in without ceremony, picked up the box of poison incense on the table, cursed, and left quickly without looking back.
A cold smile flashed across Ji Ying's eyes.
Xie Mingxuan's figure disappeared down the corridor, and Xie Yunshu returned shortly after.
Seeing a box of incense on the table, she asked curiously, "Are you also interested in incense making?"
Ji Ying snorted coldly and put the incense box away.
"You know that inhaling too much of this stuff will shorten your lifespan, don't you?"
Xie Yunshu was rendered speechless by her words.
That night, the two went to sleep separately, neither speaking to the other.
At dawn the next day, a scream shattered the morning tranquility of the temple.
Xie Lingfang wanted to wake her younger brother up to have breakfast together, but no matter how much she knocked on the door, she couldn't wake Xie Mingxuan.
So she asked someone to open the door and go inside, where she found Xie Mingxuan unconscious and barely breathing in the meditation room.
The screams attracted a crowd, including Ji Ying and Xie Yunshu, who were on their way to the dining hall.
Liang Weiyue remained calm and quickly instructed his assistant to arrange a car to take Xie Mingxuan to the hospital.
The temple then called the police.
In the chaos, Xie Yunshu caught a glimpse of the silver incense box in Xie Mingxuan's room, and her heart skipped a beat.
She packaged all her specially made calming incense in the same box, so at this moment she couldn't tell whether this box was hers or Xie Mingxuan's from somewhere else.
She instinctively clenched her fingers, her palms sweating.
"Yun Shu, you will accompany her in the car!" Liang Weiyue instructed in a deep voice.
Xie Yunshu didn't have time to think it through, so she answered and hurriedly ran towards the parking lot.
After the crowd dispersed and before the temple had arranged for anyone to protect the scene, Ji Ying quietly entered the meditation room that still smelled of toxic incense.
A sealed bag containing a few strands of hair was found in a hidden compartment of Xie Mingxuan's travel bag.
She quickly put the sealed bag away, but as soon as she stepped out of the meditation room, she encountered Master Hechen standing in the corridor.
Master Hechen didn't know when he had stood there; it seemed as if he had been waiting for her.
Ji Ying pursed her lips and explained, "I'm just here to get my things back."
Master Hechen clasped his hands together and said, “Benefactor, the arising and ceasing of causes and conditions are predetermined. If you cling to too much attachment, you will suffer the consequences.”
Ji Ying stood in the cold morning wind, her face showing no panic at being discovered.
She slowly parted her hair, revealing the scars underneath.
"Master, if one is surrounded by hungry wolves and has nowhere to retreat, what should one do? Should one offer one's neck for fear of being devoured, or should one cut off the wolves' claws to protect oneself?"
She did not admit to anything, only stated her predicament.
A trace of pity flashed across Master Hechen's eyes.
“The Vajra glares fiercely, thus subduing the four demons. The Bodhisattva lowers his brows, thus showing compassion to the six realms. The choice of which form you choose is entirely up to your own destiny.”
Ji Ying understood that he would let her off the hook.
So she bowed her head to him and walked away.
However, Master Hechen said at this moment: "Benefactor, do not let the abyss of yesterday hinder your crossing today. Letting go is wisdom, not compromise."
Ji Ying's heartstrings trembled slightly. After a moment of silence, she turned around and clasped her hands in a gesture of respect.
"What lies ahead is up to my conscience. Thank you, Master."
She continued to leave, her silhouette appearing resolute and aloof in the morning light.
After returning to the city, Ji Ying went to Qingsui Power and quickly got to work.
Liang Yizhi has been very busy lately, and the two have reached an unspoken understanding that they can't meet in person. Their communication has been simplified to a video call every night without fail.
Two or three days passed like this. One morning, Jiang Ran pushed open the door to her office.
"Sister Ying, I have good news. Liang Jian woke up this morning and his memory has returned to normal."
Ji Ying looked up at her, waiting for her to continue.
Jiang Ran continued, "Xie Mingxuan's condition is not good. He was poisoned so severely that he suffocated, which caused cerebral edema. The doctor said he is likely to become a vegetable. In addition, the police who went to Du'an Temple took Xie Yunshu away this morning."
Ji Ying casually wiped her fingers, as if brushing off some insignificant dust.
“So the bad news is,” Jiang Ran said in a slightly somber tone, “that Mr. Liang has sent someone to bail Xie Yunshu out.”
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