Chapter 584 The Omnipresent Abbot of Dongqing Temple
The old lady sighed, patted Sanya's head, and said, "Our family used to be doing quite well. We were a harmonious family. We weren't rich, but we always had enough to eat and wear. It's a pity we were unlucky."
"how?"
“Our second granddaughter was kidnapped by kidnappers when she was just born. Our whole family has been looking for her for over ten years, but we still haven’t found her. We’ve even wondered if she’s already dead, but what if she is? What if she’s still alive, what if she’s suffering somewhere, waiting for us to rescue her?”
Aunt Zhang was surprised. Her granddaughter?
It wasn't that she looked down on girls; it was just that in this day and age, girls were worthless, especially a girl who had been stolen right after birth.
Even if we don't talk about women, if a boy who is meant to carry on the family line is abducted, his family might not search for him for more than ten years.
The actions of this old lady and her family are truly remarkable.
The old lady continued, "Over the years, my daughter-in-law has been burning incense and praying to Buddha every day in order to find my second granddaughter. She has visited every temple and Taoist monastery that she heard was efficacious. My son even broke his leg in the process of searching for his granddaughter and now he walks with a limp. My remaining grandchildren are also having a hard time."
Aunt Zhang sighed, "You've all had a tough time. You're all honest people."
"Yes, so it is true that heaven rewards those who persevere. We have finally found a clue about my second granddaughter. There is a Taoist temple in Dong'an Prefecture, and the abbot there is very powerful. Seeing that our family is really sincere, she finally pointed us in the right direction. She said that we should look in the southwest, and that my second granddaughter will appear in a village in Heichang County."
“That village is probably run by Bailaihu people. There’s a river at the entrance of the village and a large estate. We came here more than ten days ago and inquired about all the villages under Heichang County. Zhengdao Village is the most suitable one. So I rented a courtyard here, thinking that I would eventually run into my granddaughter.”
Aunt Zhang was extremely shocked after hearing this. "You, you all came all the way from Dong'an Prefecture to Linzhang Prefecture just because of what the abbot of a Taoist temple said? Aren't you afraid of coming to nothing, or that the abbot was lying... or that his calculations were inaccurate?"
The old lady immediately sat up straight and said seriously, "You can't say that. The abbess of Dongqing Temple is very famous in our area. She rarely tells fortunes or reads faces. Many high-ranking officials and nobles come to her door, but if there's no affinity, she never sees them. Moreover..."
She suddenly lowered her voice and said softly, "The abbess of Dongqing Temple has told the fortunes of nobles in the capital's palace before, so she's usually not wrong. Besides, she told us the directions, but she didn't charge us any money."
Aunt Zhang immediately fell silent after hearing this. She had told fortunes for nobles in the palace, so she couldn't be one of those charlatans.
The old woman continued, "Moreover, we came to Zhengdao Village and saw that the village was exactly as the abbot described. Doesn't that just prove how powerful the abbot is?"
Aunt Zhang nodded slowly. He was indeed a master.
"But did your whole family come? If you're looking for someone, one person can do it, right?"
The Lu family didn't even need to show up themselves; they could simply hire two people to come and inquire.
(End of this chapter)
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