While Jiang Xue and her maid Cuizhu were still discussing the details, Xu Tianze and Long Musi had already arrived at Xiangguo Temple. Xu Tianze got off the carriage first, straightened his messy clothes, and walked towards the temple with a refreshed look.
Long Musi, on the other hand, hesitated and only got off the carriage after Xu Tianze had walked a long way. His hair was a little messy, and his body shook unconsciously as he walked, making him look really weird.
Long Yi and Ma Zheng were confused. They looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes. Could it be that their prince was the one below?
"What are you looking at? Come up!" Long Musi turned around and saw Long Yi and Ma Zheng sneaking around behind him with lewd smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they were up to no good.
When we get back, we must give these two guys who neglected their duties extra training. We should train them three times, no, five times the usual amount. After they finish the training, they can come back to work.
"Abbot, we are here..." Xu Tianze greeted the abbot of Xiangguo Temple with a guilty conscience. After all, he had just destroyed the Buddha statue in the temple not long ago.
Even though he concealed it very well, he couldn't help feeling guilty. However, Old Madam Jiang always knew that people went to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense, and he had nothing to replace her.
The abbot of Xiangguo Temple blew his beard and glared at Xu Tianze. Did he really think he didn't know how the Buddha statue collapsed? He was just old, not confused.
If the Third Prince had not sent someone to quietly deliver a brand new Buddha statue that night, he would have gone to the door and talked to Xu Tianze when he came to his senses.
"Mr. Xu, please stop talking. After all, my Xiangguo Temple is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like you." The host snorted coldly and interrupted Xu Tianze directly.
Xu Tianze looked at the Xiangguo Temple covering an area of ten thousand acres awkwardly, and his face turned purple for a moment. This place is even bigger than the Xu Mansion, but they still said that the temple is small. If Xu Tianze hadn't felt a little guilty, he would have refuted it.
But now, I have no choice but to shrink my neck and reluctantly agree with the words of the abbot of Xiangguo Temple.
"Your Highness, you are here. Come quickly. Leyun has been waiting for a long time." When the host saw Long Musi coming, his expression immediately changed and he greeted him with a smile. He looked like a pug seeing his master.
Xu Tianze was even more speechless when he saw the host's expression changing faster than turning the pages of a book.
With such a fast face-changing speed, he wouldn't even watch the street performer if there was no host.
Long Musi smiled and nodded to the host, then gave Xu Tianze a look that made him sneer. Sure enough, he had been too gentle in the carriage just now. He would deal with Long Musi properly when he got back.
Seeing Xu Tianze's increasingly dangerous look, Long Musi knew that if he didn't say a few nice words to him, he might not be able to get out of bed the next day when he returned.
"Master, you are too polite. As for the Buddha statue, it was Aze who asked me to make it half a month in advance, just so that Xiangguo Temple could be replaced with a brand new Buddha statue." Long Musi stood with his hands behind his back, his tone showing his protectiveness.
Xu Tianze gave Long Musi a look that said "you're smart", and then, amidst Long Musi's flattering smile, he gave the host a well-behaved smile: "Host, there's no need to be more, since Master Yun is still waiting for us, let's go over quickly and don't make people wait any longer."
The abbot understood the third prince's intention to protect, but he didn't say much. After all, he had wanted to replace the Buddha statue for a long time, and as the final beneficiary, it wouldn't be a good idea to do too much for Xiangguo Temple.
He could only give Xu Tianze a cold look and took a few people around the temple. Then he stopped at the door of a secluded courtyard. This place was extremely remote and quiet. You don't have to worry about eavesdropping. Liao Yun is inside. I will take my leave.
"Host, have you met Master Yun?" Xu Tianze's eyes suddenly became deep, but there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.
He and Long Musi had already investigated what kind of person the abbot of Xiangguo Temple was. Whenever he led people forward, he never led them only to the gate of the courtyard without entering the house.
If a person suddenly behaves in a way that is inconsistent with his usual behavior, it means that there must be a problem. Whether it is good or bad, Xu Tianze will always prepare for the worst.
Xu Tianze's courtesy seemed ordinary, but everyone except Ma Zheng could hear the implicit message.
Before Long Musi could try to smooth things over, the abbot of Xiangguo Temple exploded after hearing this: "Bah! People with such a bad heart find everything dirty!"
"If I had bad intentions, would you have come this far? I would have killed you halfway. You're so suspicious all the time. Only the Third Prince, a fool, can tolerate you. If it were me, I would have sent you to hell long ago."
A certain unjust Third Prince: ·······
"I have a distinguished guest here, I don't have time to play tricks with you!" After the abbot cursed for a while, he shouted directly into the courtyard: "Leyun, you bastard, why don't you come out?"
Just as the host finished speaking, the sound of the door opening was heard, and a middle-aged monk in a loose blue robe walked out.
The monk's robe was blue with white, and had long been mottled and worn. The pair of straw sandals on his feet were also very simple, with only a thin layer of soles worn away.
Even though monks wear such simple, even tattered clothes, it is difficult to conceal their aura of being at peace with the world and having a peaceful state of mind. Their elegant temperament even adds a touch of Buddhist brilliance.
The moment Xu Tianze saw Yun, he suddenly remembered the first time his second brother lost face in front of him, and he burst out laughing.
At that time, their family came to Xiangguo Temple to accompany their mother to burn incense, and while strolling around, they happened to meet Master Le Yun who was hiding in a corner and secretly eating roast chicken.
At that time, his second brother was running around with him. When he saw Master Yun eating with relish, he went up to ask for some food. Master Yun ignored his second brother, so his second brother said he would call someone to arrest him as a meat-eating monk, because monks are not allowed to eat meat.
Master Liaoyun nonchalantly replied to his second brother: "Hurry up, little kid. If you don't go, I'll have finished my meal."
The second brother was so angry that he screamed and yelled, which attracted his parents to come look for him, as well as his eldest brother who looked a little helpless.
At that time, he turned around and stood aside to look at his father, mother, and eldest brother. He was very happy when he walked towards them. Then he heard Master Leyun shouting angrily behind him: "This is a sacred place for Buddhism. How can you two children eat such unhealthy food here?"
He turned around blankly and saw that his second brother had scratched a chicken wing in his hand. Master Yun, who had been so carefree just now, was now dressed neatly, with a clean mouth, and an angry expression.
He and his second brother looked like naughty boys. Really, if he wasn't the one involved, he would have believed it.
Before the second brother could argue, his father's angry voice came above his head. He looked up and saw his father's gloomy face, and he couldn't help but move to the side.
"Dad, it's not me, it's this stinky monk!" The second brother yelled at his father angrily.
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