Liuli suddenly loosened her grip on Shichan's arm, secretly letting out a sigh of relief, and the tension on her face instantly dissipated.
Shi Li sighed softly and continued, "Alright. The second message the abbot asked me to convey is that demonic flames are rampant throughout the Central Plains, and our righteous disciples are almost unable to resist them. Since you will no longer enter the world, could you please entrust the Zen Pure Pearl, the Seven Treasures Kasaya, and the Brahma Enlightenment Prayer Wheel to me, so that the abbot can choose a suitable disciple in the temple to inherit these treasures, thus preventing these two divine artifacts from being buried?"
Shi Chan nodded and said, "That's how it should be. Please wait a moment, Senior Brother."
In a flash of golden light, the Seven Treasures Kasaya appeared on his body, along with the Brahma Prayer Wheel that emerged from between his eyebrows, and flew towards Shi Li. Then Shi Chan stepped forward and respectfully handed the Zen Purification Beads he always wore on his wrist to Shi Li, and said in a low voice, "The three treasures are all here. Shi Chan will now tell you the incantation for using them, senior brother."
Shi Li carefully accepted the seven-jeweled kasaya, the Brahma Prayer Wheel, and the Zen Purification Beads handed to him by Shi Chan, and then diligently memorized the incantation Shi Chan had given him. After memorizing the incantation, he put his palms together in a Buddhist salute to Shi Chan and said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your selfless offering of these precious treasures. This humble monk expresses his sincere gratitude and takes his leave."
Shi Chan quickly returned the greeting to Shi Li. As Shi Li turned away, he suddenly remembered something and called out, "Senior Brother!"
Shi Li stopped in his tracks but did not turn around. He simply said indifferently, "I wonder if there is anything else, benefactor?"
Shi Chan originally wanted to ask Shi Li what the situation was like outside, but then he thought of Liu Li behind him. He opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, but in the end he could only whisper, "Brother, have a safe journey."
"Farewell." Shi Li responded lightly, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and flew straight away into the distance.
Shi Chan looked up at the direction Shi Li had flown away in, remaining silent for a long time. Liu Li quietly took a step back and looked up at the expression on his profile, noticing a trace of guilt that he tried his best to hide but couldn't.
"Shi Chan!" After a long silence, Liu Li asked with a smile, "Why does our little building look so empty? When will we get beds, tables, and all that stuff?"
Shi Chan turned to look at Liu Li, and seeing the bright smile on her face, it was as if Shi Li had never been there at all.
He put aside his guilt towards Shi Ning and his deep concern for the righteous people, and said with a smile, "The town mayor said that he will inform the carpenters in town to make furniture for us, but the earliest they can start is tomorrow, so we will have to wait a few more days before we can move in."
“Alright, then let’s wait a few days.” Liuli replied. She looked up at the sky, then lowered her head and took Shichan’s arm, smiling, “Shichan, it’s getting late, we should go back for lunch.”
Although she and Shi Chan had long since abstained from grains and were not hungry, since arriving in Queqiao Town, they had been living the life of ordinary people, enjoying their simple meals three times a day.
"Let's go." Shi Chan nodded with a smile and walked slowly out of the courtyard with Liu Li.
They walked slowly forward, chatting and laughing, as if Shi Li's arrival had no effect on them at all.
However, when Liuli occasionally turned her head and saw Shichan's deeply furrowed brows, her heart sank.
Moreover, Shi Chan never repeated the sentence that was interrupted by Shi Li's arrival, and it is unknown whether he forgot it.
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