"Liaochen, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to return to secular life early?"
The abbot looked at Liaochen who was bowing to him below, and guessed that he had made up his mind.
Although Liaochen was a well-known Buddhist in the area, he had only shaved his head and did not have any scars on his head, so he could not be considered a real monk.
However, his extremely noble status has destined that he will eventually return to secular life.
Liaochen nodded and said in a cold voice: "Master, Liaochen has made up his mind."
"But is it for the donor Li in the backyard?"
The abbot listened to the little monk's report.
Ever since the female donor came to Lianhua Temple, they became closer and closer.
He saw through it but didn't say it out loud.
Liaochen lowered his eyelids and answered in silence.
The abbot also understood.
"Master, I agree."
Lechen's heart is no longer here. Even if he tries to keep him, he can only keep him, not his heart.
It would be better to let him go into the world than to leave him an empty shell.
As for whether it will be fate or sin in the future, that is up to his karma.
The abbot sat cross-legged, twirling his Buddhist beads in his hand, and said, "You go."
"Take care, Master." Lechen said with his hands clasped together.
He bowed deeply to the abbot who was silently reciting Buddhist scriptures.
He was yet to remember anything when he was sent to Lianhua Temple.
In Lechen's memory, the abbot is the person he is most familiar with.
Now that he is leaving the place where he grew up, he still feels melancholy.
Liaochen walked out of the abbot's meditation room and closed the door gently.
The moment he closed the door, the abbot opened his eyes.
As the Buddhists say, all dharmas arise from causes and conditions, and all dharmas cease from causes and conditions. The Buddha says that all dharmas arising and ceasing from causes and conditions are empty.
As a monk, he naturally understands the Zen meaning better.
This is the end of his relationship as master and disciple with Lechen.
"master."
When Liaochen came out of the meditation room, the secret guard appeared behind him silently like a ghost.
He jumped from the roof with such force that he injured his hip.
The secret guard grimaced in pain, not daring to make a sound.
Thirty lashes of the board, each one hitting the flesh.
He lay in bed for seven days before he could get out of bed.
"The person has been found?" Lechen's expression was gloomy, and his clear and cold voice was hoarse.
All under heaven belongs to the king.
She could run to the ends of the earth, but she could not escape from his grasp.
The secret guard swallowed and trembled.
Is this still his bright, clear, cold and indifferent Buddhist master?
He only knew that since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beautiful women.
It turns out that even vegetarians and Buddhists who chant the Buddha's name have difficulty getting through this hurdle.
The secret guard was amazed in his heart.
"My Lord, Miss Li returned to the Li Mansion after she came down the mountain. My Lord, would you please reveal your identity and go to the Li Mansion to meet Miss Li?"
Girls from good families generally cannot accept having an affair with a monk.
Although the master is as handsome as Pan An, he is unrivaled in beauty and no one in the world can match him.
But he had a bald head.
This puts many girls off.
Maybe Miss Li left without saying goodbye because of her master's status as a monk.
If Miss Li knew that her master had returned to secular life for her and had an indescribable status, she would definitely throw herself into her master's arms immediately.
Liaochen raised his bony hands and said, "Don't worry, as long as we find her, you can find a way to send two people to the Li Mansion to protect her in secret."
He had seen Li Xia's age and knew that the twelfth month would be her coming-of-age ceremony.
He needs to clear all obstacles within these two months.
This way she could walk towards him unhindered.
She did it voluntarily or she was forced.
The day she brought him into the world, she should have realized that he was not someone she could call upon and dismiss at will.
Provoked him.
She should never again dream of staying out of trouble.
———
Two days later.
Li Province.
"Miss, the person I sent to Ningzhou is back."
Ruyan went into the house to report.
"You go on." Li Xia raised her chin, motioning for her to continue.
"The servant who went to Ningzhou to investigate came back and reported that the Chu Mansion in Ningzhou was sold by the cousin half a year ago. Now the plaque has been changed and it is the residence of a Mr. Zhou."
Ruyan told Lixia everything she knew.
She was extremely shocked when she heard the news.
I didn't expect that the young master pretended to be so deep that no one in the house could find the flaw.
Even the lady who was the cousin's aunt was kept in the dark by him.
If the young lady had not asked her to send someone to check the whereabouts of the young master, I am afraid that until now, we would not have known that he had actually decided to sell the ancestral home.
Li Xia was a little surprised when she heard this, but not too shocked.
In her heart, Chu Ziyu is a bad person.
It's no surprise that bad people do anything.
"Besides this, is there anything else? For example, why did he sell his ancestral home? Has anyone seen him in Ningzhou during this period?"
Ruyan nodded and continued, "The servant also asked around. It is said that the cousin was brought to a gambling house by a good friend a year ago. Since then, he has been addicted to gambling and lost all the family property. Mr. Chu was angered to death by the cousin, and then the funeral was pretended to be an accident. After Mr. Chu left, the cousin simply sold the house and left Ningzhou. The neighbors nearby said that they have not seen the cousin since then."
After she finished speaking, her facial features twisted together in anger.
She used to think that her cousin was a well-mannered scholar, but she didn't expect that he was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.
He actually did so many outrageous things.
Ruyan couldn't help but feel scared when she thought about how he had dreamed of marrying a young lady a month ago.
I'm afraid what he said at that time about doing it to bring happiness to the young lady was false.
In fact, he coveted the Li family's property and wanted to take it for himself by marrying the young lady so that he could squander it.
He is truly despicable!
Fortunately, the young lady woke up, otherwise the Li family would have been ruined by that beastly cousin.
Li Xia raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.
The news coming from both sides conveyed the fact that Chu Ziyu had disappeared.
She doesn't believe in such weird and superstitious talk.
How could a living person disappear out of thin air?
Li Xia believed that Chu Ziyu was just hiding in some dark place, waiting for his chance to strike.
"Ruyan, don't tell mother about these things for now." Li Xia turned her head and reminded her.
Mrs. Li's mood has finally improved over the past few days.
Try not to be affected by these bad things again.
Ruyan nodded, "Don't worry, Miss. Ruyan understands."
A terrible person like my cousin is not worth my madam's trouble and worry.
"Miss, since you came back from the Lotus Temple, you have been used to frowning from time to time. If you are unhappy, you must tell Ruyan, and we will share it together."
Ruyan bit her lip and spoke softly.
Li Xia was stunned for a moment. She had always thought that she had pretended very well, but she didn't expect that Ruyan could still easily find out.
"Silly girl, you thought it was a punishment, and you wanted to share the burden?" She raised her lips and smiled: "I'm not unhappy, I'm just a little tired these two days."
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