Chapter 261: Two Flowers on One Plant, Twin Flowers (7)
Taoist Xuanqing suddenly opened his eyes.
What comes into view is the familiar rooftop.
Looking around again, he saw a sleeping couch with a light blue curtain, an exquisitely carved wardrobe, and beech wood tables and chairs...
He felt cold all over... He lay on the cold floor of his bedroom.
"What's going on... shouldn't I be in Anhua Hall...?"
He sat up in bed, feeling a little dizzy and a little painful.
Realizing that he was still wearing yesterday's black nightgown, Taoist Xuanqing quickly changed back into the white Taoist robe that he usually wore most often, and then tidied up his hair a little.
He pushed the door open and walked out of the room in a daze, and ran into the young eunuch who was specially assigned by the Queen to serve him.
"Master, are you awake?! I was just about to go in and wake you up. The princess sent someone to inform me that she's on her way. Please prepare to receive her."
Taoist Master Xuanqing looked up at the bright sky and estimated that it was probably 1 p.m.
"How long have I been sleeping? When did I come back? Who brought me back?" Taoist Xuanqing asked the eunuch anxiously.
The young eunuch was very confused: "Ah? Come back? Taoist priest... have you ever been out? After I saw the light in your bedroom went out last night, I went to bed..."
"What about Anhua Palace? How's it going there?"
The young eunuch was even more confused: "Anhua Palace... We haven't received any news... Everything should be normal..."
Taoist Xuanqing frowned.
So the two young eunuchs had no idea that he had been out...then how did he come back?
Furthermore, he had ripped open the emperor's guardian Buddha statue in Anhua Hall, so how could the palace still be so calm, as if nothing had happened?!
But before he could think any further, a loud announcement was heard outside.
"The princess has arrived—"
Taoist Xuanqing had no choice but to quickly walk to the palace gate to greet him.
Shi Sui, accompanied by the palace maids and young eunuchs, stood before him in high spirits. Her charming and charming appearance did not betray the fact that it was she who had nearly shattered his skull with a kick last night!
"I am here to see the princess."
Taoist Xuanqing, with a head full of doubts, welcomed Shi Sui into the main hall of the palace, which was usually used for teaching.
Tokiho sat in the main seat as usual.
The young eunuch respectfully handed over the tea and snacks, then politely retreated to the corner and stood there.
Taoist Xuanqing wanted to ask her clearly and without paying any attention to the palace servants present, he said, "Your Highness, Princess, last night—"
"Master Xuanqing," Shisui glared at him fiercely, signaling him to stop talking nonsense, and then said leisurely, "Last night I seemed to have suddenly become enlightened. I learned your magic...control of the mind."
“???”
When Taoist Xuanqing was wondering, Shisui suddenly raised his left hand and snapped his fingers.
After the crisp sound, six or seven palace maids inside and outside the hall suddenly became motionless, as if they were under a spell.
It was Shi Sui who used her spiritual power to temporarily seal their souls.
From this moment on, they could neither see nor hear and were temporarily "out of touch".
Taoist Xuanqing was amazed.
Feeling Tokiho's powerful spiritual pressure, he immediately walked towards her, changing his usual aloof demeanor and asking anxious questions.
"Who the hell are you?! From the first time we met, when you forced me to cast a spell, I felt something was wrong! You're not a legitimate princess at all, are you?"
"Who are you? Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?" Shi Hui took a sip of tea to calm her anger. "Why would a disciple of the Hunyuan Sect try to get hold of a living Buddha? What kind of practice would lead to insanity? How come I didn't know Taishang Laojun had such a strange disciple like you?!"
After knocking Taoist Xuanqing down with a kick last night, Shisui did a lot of things.
She first put the innocent flesh-and-blood Buddha's body back to its original place, and then used her spiritual power to patch up the big hole made by Taoist Xuanqing. After that, she carried him out of Anhua Palace, climbed over the eaves and walls, and threw him into her own bedroom.
It was almost dawn when we finished the work.
The guards and the young monk of Anhua Hall woke up and thought they had accidentally fallen asleep in the middle of the night and did not notice anything unusual.
Shisui has her own principles in doing things.
No matter who she possesses, she will obey the order of the small world and will not use her abilities to cause destruction.
Every life is precious and special. She will resolve obsessions, correct small worlds that have deviated from their normal trajectory, and punish sinners, but she will never let innocent people experience suffering that they should not have to endure because of her intervention.
Therefore, Shi Sui was very dissatisfied with Taoist Xuanqing's reckless behavior last night, which might have implicated the guards and the young monk and caused them to be beheaded.
She condemned, "Before you wield a power that doesn't belong to this world, could you please consider others? Destroying the national statue is such a serious crime. Do you think any of those guarding the Anhua Temple can escape?"
Taoist Xuanqing was silent.
Under the absolute suppression of Shihui's strength, he confessed his true identity and purpose.
"I was originally a disciple of Jade Ding Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals. One time, while on a mission for my master, I accidentally met a woman, and then... I made a mistake I shouldn't have made."
Taoist Priest Xuanqing fell in love with the woman, which violated the heavenly rules and naturally could not escape the eyes of his master.
Jade Ding Zhenren sealed Taoist Xuanqing's cultivation and punished him to enter the six reincarnations in mortal body and reincarnate 108 times, each life having to go through 36 minor disasters and 4 major disasters.
Every time he survives a disaster, his strength will recover a little.
After he has overcome all the calamities, big and small, his cultivation will be further improved, and he will be able to restore his immortal status and be among the immortals again.
This life was his 36th reincarnation. His skills had recovered somewhat, but it was still far from his peak level, so he was easily suppressed by Shi Sui.
"So you entered the cycle of reincarnation in a mortal body? No wonder... I originally thought you were possessed by something, but it seems I was worrying too much..."
Tokiho sighed as if relieved.
But then she thought again, "overcoming the tribulation... this couldn't explain why he had the aura of the underworld on him, so she continued to ask.
"Is the woman you met a mortal?"
"……no."
"So, her name is...?"
"Huai Qian."
When Shisui heard this name, it was as if thunder had exploded above her head.
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