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Su Miao rubbed his aching brow and said, "If you cooperate, it will only take one day."
The hosting position was just a passing cloud, so she planned to take the lotus and leave.
Unfortunately, man's plans are not as good as God's plans, and there are unexpected events. Upon arriving at Wuding Temple, Su Miao was invited into a room alone by the abbot.
The abbot, wearing a bright yellow Zen robe, twisted a bodhi bracelet in his right hand while beating a wooden fish with his left. As he did so, he closed his eyes and muttered to himself a Buddhist scripture.
The young monk sent Su Miao into the room and left the room quietly.
"Master, why are you looking for me?" Su Miao knelt beside him, picked up the Bodhi bracelet on the cushion in front of him, and held it lazily in the palm of his hand, not turning it but just holding it quietly.
She was invited in as soon as she arrived at Wuding Temple. Wuding Temple had been searching for a Buddhist disciple for years, but no one showed any interest in him. Thinking of Fu Chen's extremely dissatisfied look before she left, Su Miao couldn't help but chuckle.
The wooden fish made a crisp, clacking sound. The host stopped spinning his bracelet and opened his eyes. "Congratulations, Immortal Venerable, on achieving the unity of the Tao and I. Are you here for the Buddha Lotus? The Buddha said you shouldn't have come."
He opened his eyes, but even with his drooping eyelids, the clarity and wisdom in his eyes could not be diminished.
The sound of the wooden fish was still ringing, and the abbot closed his eyes and chanted sutras in a low voice.
Buddha?
Su Miao scoffed at this. She had no so-called affinity with Buddhism, and she did not believe in the so-called Buddhist words.
After putting the bracelet on his wrist, Su Miao stood up and said in a cold voice, "Since the Buddhist lotus is prepared for the Buddha's disciples, Su will thank the abbot on his behalf. As for the Buddha's words, the Buddha once said that I will eventually enter his way. I will wait for you!"
There was one thing Fu Chen didn't know. That was that Su Miao had once been accepted as an inner disciple of Wuding Temple, or rather, she had been appointed as the abbess by the Buddha.
Even the Buddha needs others to convey his words. The abbot fulfills this role. The Buddha can help his disciples practice, and in return, each generation of abbots serves as the Buddha's messenger.
But the Buddha also said that she has a cold heart and needs to go through trials before she can enter the Buddhist path.
The footsteps grew farther and farther away. The abbot opened his eyes and shook his head helplessly. Looking up at the golden Buddha statue above, he said, "Amitabha, the Buddha has mercy on us. Please wait patiently. Miao Su will surely understand."
The name Miao Su was not made up by Su Miao. It was her Buddhist name prepared for her by the Buddha.
After saying this, the abbot called out to the young novice monk outside the door. The novice monk ran in and helped him up: "Master, why didn't you tell Elder Miao Su?"
The Buddha of Wuding Temple can’t wait any longer, and now all the disciples in the sect are obsessed with the Tao.
Even if the elder has the ability to save the world, I am afraid Wuding Temple cannot wait. Thinking of this, the little monk felt more and more sad.
The abbot shook his head, his voice old but powerful: "Don't tell Miao Su about this. This is a test from the Buddha for her, and even more so for Wuding Temple."
The little monk's eyes were red as he softly replied, "Master, don't worry."
Although Wuding Temple is a Buddhist temple, it is still somewhat different from ordinary monks in the human world.
They don't care about the Ten Commandments, so you can see disciples brewing wine everywhere in Wuding Temple. To them, wine is a very useful elixir that can help them stabilize their minds and stimulate their potential.
The Wuding Temple usually learns a special mental method - applying wine to their own cultivation, so that once they drink, they can exert ten or a hundred times more spiritual power.
This result also has a big disadvantage. Once used, they will have no spiritual power for three days.
This mental method played a great role in Wuding Temple's inclusion into the four major sects in the spiritual world.
Even a cultivator with profound spiritual power would be afraid of a mad dog that keeps biting people.
Fu Chen was squatting on the side, watching the disciples pour the picked lotus flowers into the jar. After washing with clean water, the lotus flowers, whether red, pink, white or purple, became more delicate and more flavorful.
Even among a group of people who have no hair, Fu Chen still stands out.
As soon as Su Miao came out, she saw the whitest head. She called out, "Buddha, come here."
After returning to the villa where he was staying, Fu Chen hurriedly transformed into his original form.
He was trying hard to digest the eggshell that he had laid two hundred years late. The little white bird was becoming rounder and rounder, like a fat little sparrow.
Standing on the ground, gnawing on eggshells that are several times larger than their bodies.
It was a phoenix egg, after all, about the size of two fists. This was the result of his premature birth; a normal phoenix egg would be two or three times this size.
Su Miao asked him, "Have you done what I told you to do?"
No matter what, she must take the Folian.
The white phoenix paused chewing the eggshell, and after a while he transformed into a human and took out a light purple lotus that contained spiritual energy. "It's done. What does the old man want from Master?"
Fu Chen was also very surprised. They had not returned to Wuding Temple for several years, but the people here did not suspect anything.
It was as if he knew where they had gone.
In Fu Chen's eyes, the host is an old man, and even the Buddha enshrined above is an old man.
Su Miao: "Let's reminisce about the past. You stay here and don't go out and cause trouble."
After regaining her memory, she couldn't help but remind him that Fu An, who was still in the egg, was also restless. After this experience, Su Miao found it hard to believe that this person could be so well-behaved.
Holding the lotus that had been specially processed by Fu Chen, Su Miao walked stealthily into the forbidden area in the back mountain.
Sensing something unusual, the Green Turtle, the guardian monster, crawled out of the water and scolded in a low voice, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area and not show yourself?"
Su Miao, holding the spirit sword, slowly landed on the ground: "So what if I show up?"
The green turtle was surprised: "It's you! You're back!" It coughed softly and moved its body: "You are really a serious girl! What are you doing here this time? There are not many moon fish in the pond. You are not allowed to catch too many."
Moonfish are specially raised by Wuding Temple, the only one of its kind. They are full of spiritual energy and have delicious meat, but Wuding Temple only uses them for ornamental purposes.
In their words, the Moon Fish is a sacred object given to them by Buddha.
Since it is a sacred object, it cannot be eaten.
Originally, only the green turtle would occasionally steal and eat a few of these fish. Since Su Miao came to Wuding Temple, the number of these moon fish has decreased rapidly.
At that time, the host was still strong. He held a Puti in one hand and a big knife in the other, and fought with the green turtle all night.
But after a night of checking accounts, the two still couldn't figure out where the missing hundreds had gone.
Later, Su Miao used his spiritual power to catch fish right in front of Qinggui. Finally catching the fish thief, Qinggui, who had been called a thief for years, was furious and immediately pounced on Su Miao.
Then... it was forced back by a sharp sword energy.
The Green Turtle was unable to defeat the host but unwilling to give up, so he could only catch the host and squat by the pond every night. Just when the host wanted to clean up the mess again, the Green Turtle stepped on the sword and caught a group of moon fish under the moon.
But in the end, the green turtle did not wait for Su Miao to be scolded, and was even scolded by the host as "lacking tact".
Until now, Qinggui still scolds the host for being a fool.
Su Miao raised her eyebrows slightly: "You don't want to eat moon fish anymore?"
She was able to discover the moon fish because the green turtle was hiding in the woods and grilling fish.
At that time, she had just finished her training and turned around to smell the fragrance coming from the forbidden mountain behind her. She thought that Fu Chen did not like the food in Wuding Temple. After all, he was her disciple and he could not starve to death.
Su Miao followed the scent and happened to see a green turtle eating a moonfish. She channeled her spiritual power into the green turtle and easily found the pond and the Buddha Lotus sealed within it.
Su Miao was not aware of it at all. Qinggui made way for her. She raised her hand, took out the Buddha Lotus, and placed a fake Buddha Lotus that was so real that it could be mistaken for a real one.
The green turtle was stunned. After it came to its senses, it hurriedly said, "Miao Su! You can't touch this thing."
Su Miao smiled and put the lotus into the storage bag on his waist. He said "Oh" and asked, "Why?"
The green turtle said with a sad face: "Miao Su, Miao Su! Are you trying to kill me? This lotus has been in this pond for hundreds of years. Why did you take it when you could take anything else? If that old man Yin Yi knew about this, would I still have the face to see him?"
Yin Yi is the name of the host.
Su Miao didn't care and turned to walk outside, but Qinggui hurriedly called her: "This Buddhist lotus cannot leave the forbidden area! Otherwise, it will turn to dust!"
Su Miao paused, took out the Buddha Lotus and took a look. Sure enough, the outermost lotus petals showed signs of withering.
She took a few steps back, walked to the side of the green turtle, and held the spiritual sword against the green turtle: "What else do you know? You should know that my sword will not show mercy."
After struggling for a long time, Qinggui had no choice but to tell what he knew.
Upon hearing that the Buddha Lotus was transformed from the spiritual power of successive abbots, Su Miao's hands trembled and he almost dropped the Buddha Lotus in his hand.
The green turtle was terrified: "You must be careful! Now that I'm letting you take it out, it's all fate."
Even a green turtle in Wuding Temple knows about fate. Su Miao sneered: "Go and help me call someone."
The green turtle shook his head and fell to the ground: "You know I can't leave the forbidden area. I can't go, I can't go."
Su Miao naturally understood. She called out the sword spirit and said, "Tell him to come here."
The sword spirit nodded, and seeing the green turtle looking at it curiously, it made a face and flew out: "Let's go!"
The green turtle got angry and turned over: "Miao Su, I want to eat the moon fish, can you help me catch it?"
Su Miao was silent. After not seeing the turtle for years, it had become increasingly slick. She raised her hand, and with her spiritual power, she grabbed several moon fish and flung them to the side of the green turtle.
Unexpectedly, the green turtle did not move. It turned over again and put its head on its front paws: "It's so far away, can you help me get it?... Miao Su!" Suddenly the green turtle raised its voice and looked at the house in front.
Red and blue flames exploded in its pale yellow eyes, tongues of fire devoured the front, and bursts of black smoke rose into the sky.
The moon was covered by thick clouds, and under the faint moonlight, the flames grew bigger and bigger.
Qinggui didn't get up: "Miaosu! Go quickly! I will help you keep the Buddha Lotus."
After all, they had been friends for several years, so Su Miao didn't hesitate and placed the storage bag next to the green turtle. He then stacked the moon fish and placed them next to the green turtle's mouth: "I'll be back soon!"
After being taken out of the pond, Fulian only had one hour to live. Once that time was up, she would disappear even in the forbidden area.
The green turtle managed to hum, "You're too slow to come back, I'll just swallow the old turtle myself!"
Su Miao didn't look back, and laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I will definitely come back."
The moment Su Miao flew out of the forbidden area, the green turtle spat out a mouthful of blood. It looked at the still quiet pond and whispered, "Miao Su, you must come back soon."
Otherwise, the old turtle won’t be able to hold on any longer.
It did not tell Su Miao one thing. Its duty was to protect Fulian. Once Fulian was taken away, its life would enter a countdown.
But the green turtle did not feel any regret. It had lived for too long, and it could no longer hold on.
The rustling of leaves could be heard from the woods. Qinggui turned his head with all his strength, breathing his last. "Yinyi, you're here?"
Yin Yi's steps were slow, but he didn't rely on the young monk's support. He held a branch and walked slowly. He moved step by step to the side of Qinggui, dropped the crutch in his hand, and sat down on the ground.
The fire in front was growing bigger and bigger. Yin Yi watched silently as the flames devoured Wuding Temple, the place he had guarded all his life.
Qinggui guarded the forbidden area for many years and he guarded Wuding Temple for his entire life.
Yin Yi leaned against the green turtle, still furious: "You damn turtle! You stole the moon fish again!"
Just like before, unfortunately he could no longer stand up to chase and fight the Green Turtle, and the Green Turtle lost all his spiritual power because the Buddha Lotus was taken away.
Enduring the pain, the green turtle bit a moon fish near its mouth. At this time, it did not mind that the fish was not tasty raw: "I didn't catch this, but Miao Su caught it for me!"
The green turtle ate the fish, and Yin Yi looked ahead - everything was just as the Buddha said.
After eating the fish, the green turtle turned over with satisfaction. With the spiritual power of the moon fish, it stood up and pushed Yin Yi who was leaning on it: "Are you not leaving yet?"
The green turtle had already prepared for all of this. A month ago, when Yin Yi came to tell it the Buddha's words, it was ready to die.
For it, being able to see old friends again before death is enough.
Unexpectedly, Yin Yi just coughed and said, "If I don't leave, I will no longer be the abbot of Wuding Temple."
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