Chapter 465 A coward? Li Qingluo will not be one!
Therefore, although Sha Zi and the guards were slightly injured, most of the bloodstains on their bodies belonged to those major sects.
However, Li Qingluo was quite pleased to hear about Jinhua's methods today.
Finally, Jinhua managed to pull through.
Li Qingluo turned to look at the Wuyue Sect manor where the firelight was visible.
The serpent snake died completely at the hour of Hai (9-11 PM).
Fortunately, Li Qingluo had anticipated that they might leave Miao territory soon, so in order to prevent its remains from being used by other sects, he had the remaining Sha Zi and the guards of the Prince Su's Mansion work together to push it down into the cave.
Then their remains were buried with gravel.
Thus, the Witch Moon Cult was completely transformed into a graveyard.
As expected, Li Qingluo and his group were ambushed and attacked when they left the Miao valley.
Fortunately, Jin Hua also arrived at the valley entrance with her people. Once the two sides joined forces, even the combined forces of several major sects were no match for them.
By the time they fought their way out of the valley, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
Jin Hua glanced back in the direction of Miao territory, her eyes filled with a deep, overwhelming hatred...
Two weeks later.
A caravan knocked on the gate of a temple three days' journey from Nan'an, the capital of the Great Chu Kingdom.
After everyone had settled down, Li Qingluo had just sat down when she heard Zhuiyu and Que'er talking outside.
"There are only two courtyards. We subordinates can all squeeze in. You and Granny Zheng can live more comfortably and don't need to worry about the dozens of us."
Sparrow: "Who wants to take care of you? It's just that those 'killers' are all idiots. If we don't settle them down properly, they could sleep standing up or leaning against the wall. In the end, wouldn't it be my girl who's heartbroken?"
"No, I have to go and ask these monks for a few more courtyards! It's too much of a rip-off. They haven't even arrived yet, and they've left so many courtyards empty without letting us stay."
The sparrow was about to leave in a huff.
Zhuiyu called out to him, "We men can handle this, what are you going to do?"
Hearing their commotion, Li Qingluo got up and went out to ask, "What's wrong?"
Que'er hurried over: "Miss, there are ten empty rooms in this temple, but they only gave us two."
"It's bad enough that the location is remote, dark and damp, but they also said that several nobles from the capital will be coming tomorrow, so they won't give us any more room to stay today."
“We just gave them a lot of money. Aren’t they blatantly taking advantage of us because we’re merchants and we all speak with accents from other places?”
Li Qingluo: "Then the money hasn't been given enough. Go on, make sure everyone has a more spacious place to stay."
Although Que'er was sulking and unwilling, she still listened to Li Qingluo's words.
A little while later, she ran back, her face flushed with anger.
"Young lady, the monks at this temple are simply outrageous! They took another five hundred taels of silver from us, but all they gave us was another courtyard!"
"Is their temple made of gold? The thousand taels of silver they gave us today is enough to buy a three-courtyard house in Nan'an!"
"Their eating manners were absolutely disgusting! They were driving me crazy!"
Li Qingluo: "So shameless and pushing your luck?"
"I'm going to go and see what kind of monks they are!"
Seeing that there was going to be some excitement, Zhuiyu, not wanting to miss out on anything, quickly grabbed his sword and followed with a grin.
However, fearing that his master would scold him when he returned, he quickly pretended to advise Li Qingluo a couple more times: "Miss, why don't we wait until the master comes back before we talk about it?"
In order to conceal Duan Rongshi's identity, Zhuiyu and the others still address Li Qingluo as "Miss".
Yesterday, after receiving a secret report, Duan Rongshi temporarily parted ways with Li Qingluo and took Leng Dian to another location to handle some business.
They agreed to meet at this temple today.
Otherwise, Li Qingluo wouldn't have become such a sucker.
However, she, Li Qingluo, was willing to be a sucker, but she would never be a coward.
Li Qingluo: "You want to wait? Go wait by yourself!"
Zhuiyu: Hehe, he won't wait.
Sure enough, there's more fun to be had when you're with girls.
I'm so happy, hehe!
Li Qingluo did not impulsively go to confront him immediately.
Instead, Zheng Mama and Sha Yi took Que'er and Zhuiyu with them and went to buy incense, paper money and candles.
She first paid her respects at the Mahavira Hall.
Then he rummaged in his sleeve and, right under the nose of the monk striking the wooden fish, pulled out all the silver notes and gold ingots he had on him.
Finally, from a large pile of gold and silver, he selected the smallest piece of silver, only the size of a peanut, and presented it with both hands.
"This is a small token of my faith; please accept it with a smile."
The monk, whose eyes had been sparkling, suddenly froze: ...
Could this female benefactor be any more stingy?
The monk glared at Li Qingluo with a mixture of anger and resentment.
His gaze unconsciously fell on her tightly cleaved purse.
Slurp—
Despite being so wealthy, she only offered Buddha the smallest amount of silver, barely enough to fill a gap in her teeth.
Monk: "Amitabha. Well done, female benefactor. May I ask if you have any requests?"
"Why not write your wish on this piece of paper and light a lotus lamp? We monks will sincerely pray and chant sutras for you, and as long as our sincerity is sufficient, Buddha will surely know and grant your wish."
Li Qingluo: "That's right. My daughter's wish right now is that all of us can live in a spacious, comfortable, and carefree place."
"Unfortunately, this temple is too dilapidated. It's cramped, dark, and damp, not to mention that my daughter gave so much money for incense, yet she could only get three courtyards."
"Sigh, if only I had stayed in the village at the foot of the mountain, I could have rented the whole village for just ten taels of silver, right?"
Monk: ?
Is it really acceptable to openly criticize someone like that?
Whether he's a vulgar businessman or a young businesswoman, he's utterly unpresentable!
So what if I have a little money?
A hint of disdain flashed in the monk's eyes, but he had no idea that Li Qingluo was also sizing him up at the same time.
These ten taels of silver represent a year's expenses for an ordinary family in the world.
This unscrupulous temple was still not satisfied even after receiving a thousand taels of silver.
Sure enough, his eyes were still fixed on his money bag.
They both look down on it and want it more than anyone else.
Li Qinglu sneered inwardly, knowing that there must be something wrong with this temple and its monks!
Otherwise, Duan Rongshi wouldn't have specifically mentioned that they wanted to gather here.
Hearing Li Qingluo's sarcastic words, the monk's expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly and nonchalantly uttered "Amitabha" again.
"As long as you pray sincerely, Buddha will surely know your wishes."
After leaving the main hall, Li Qingluo said, "I finally understand what it means that there is no one with the thickest skin in the world, only people with even thicker skin."
Sparrow: "Exactly! Bah! Monk, monastic!"
“Look at them, they’re even more corrupt than black shops and more greedy than corrupt officials.”
"Girl, shall we teach them a lesson?"
Li Qingluo glanced at the overcast sky.
A slight smile.
"Great, that's exactly what I was thinking too."
As they were talking, the group passed by the Guanyin Temple.
Li Qingluo stood at the entrance of the hall, looking into the hall.
The image of Guanyin, with a compassionate and holy face, looked down upon the masses of people like them with kindness, gentleness, and dignity.
This was the first time Li Qingluo had seen the Guanyin statue in a temple in the Great Chu Kingdom.
The moment she saw the Guanyin statue clearly, a wave of shock washed over her.
Que'er and the others couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Your Highness—?"
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