Without opening his eyes, Lechen asked calmly, "Have you finished copying the Heart Purification Mantra?"
"I've finished copying, and I even copied two more!"
Jiang Jingyu's gaze fell on the motionless fishing line on the lake. She said to Lechen, "Master Lechen, you won't catch any fish this way. I did learn a trick from a palace maid. Let me try it!"
As Jiang Jingyu spoke, she grasped the fishing rod from Chen's hand, then pulled the fishing line that had sunk into the lake, and replaced the fishing line according to the method taught by the palace servant, staring at the lake without blinking.
The moment she held the fishing rod, Lechen opened his eyes. He looked quietly at the little head in front of him, and the inexplicable feeling that he had never experienced before spread from the bottom of his heart again.
“Plop!”
The originally calm lake surface suddenly rippled. Jiang Jingyu's eyes lit up and she quickly reeled in the fishing line. When she saw the koi hanging on the hook, she excitedly turned her head to look at Chen.
"Master Liaochen, look, it's a koi!"
Lechen was a little dazed by her bright eyes. He pretended to be calm and retracted the fishing rod. Then he took out the koi that was hooked and threw it back into the lake.
Jiang Jingyu knew that monks did not kill, and expressed her understanding of Liaochen's action.
She let go of the fishing rod, held her chin with both hands and looked at Lechen: "Master Lechen, do you often come to the lake to fish alone?"
Liaochen nodded without changing his expression.
But if Master Jingkong were here, he would definitely see through his lies.
Lechen, who is devoted to Buddhism, doesn't usually go fishing. If he does, there is only one possibility.
His heart was in turmoil.
Liaochen looked at the fishing rod in his hand expressionlessly, not caring at all whether or not any fish would take the bait.
Jiang Jingyu sat beside him and stared at the lake quietly. Liaochen wanted to use his old trick of fishing to calm his mind, but when she was around, his heartbeat always inexplicably quickened.
Even something as quiet as fishing couldn't calm his mind.
The surface of the lake was calm, but the ripples in his heart lingered.
The main point of Lechen's fishing is that only those who are willing to take the bait can take the bait. Jiang Jingyu realized this and it was boring to keep staring at the lake. She turned her head to look at the scenery around her.
There was clearly no wind, but the grass behind him was rustling. Jiang Jingyu patted his butt, stood up, and walked towards the grass in front curiously.
After she stood up, Le Chen could no longer sit still. Fishing was just a waste of time. He put away his fishing rod and planned to return to the pavilion. At this time, Jiang Jingyu also walked to the grass in front.
She thought the one squatting in the grass and making noise would be a cute little rabbit, but when she pulled the grass aside, her eyes suddenly widened.
"Ah! Snake, snake, snake!"
After facing the scarlet snake's tongue, Jiang Jingyu straightened up and ran away!
When she saw Liaochen in front of her, she felt like she had seen a savior, and quickly ran towards him. When she got to him, she suddenly jumped and hung her whole body on him.
"Master Liaochen, there's a snake over there!"
Jiang Jingyu hugged Chen's neck tightly with both hands, wrapped her legs around his waist, and quickly climbed up as she spoke, clinging to him like a kangaroo.
Faced with the sudden approach, Chen was completely stunned. He held the fishing rod in one hand and the other hand hung at his side, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, Jiang Jingyu buried her face in his neck. After feeling the soft touch on his neck, Lechen's body tensed up instantly, and his blood almost flowed backwards!
"Master Liaochen, is the snake gone?"
Jiang Jingyu's voice sounded next to Lechen's ear, and Lechen, who was in a daze, came back to his senses instantly.
He subconsciously looked towards the patch of grass where Jiang Jingyu had just gone, and sure enough, he saw a small green snake crawling out from it, and its body swayed as it drilled into another patch of grass.
"Let's go, you can come down now."
Lechen kept his hands hanging at his sides and told Jiang Jingyu to get off him in a deep voice.
Jiang Jingyu turned her head to look worriedly, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no snake behind her.
She hugged Luochen's neck and slid down from him. Even after her feet touched the ground, she still didn't let go of her hands.
"Luckily, Master Chen is here. I was really scared to death just now!"
Jiang Jingyu looked up at Chen and found that Chen was looking at her deeply. The postures of the two were extremely ambiguous, like a young couple flirting.
"let go."
"Oh, Master Lechen, I'm sorry. I was just in a hurry and that's why I did something offensive. I hope Master Lechen will forgive me!"
Jiang Jingyu seemed to realize belatedly that her current behavior was inappropriate and quickly let go of her hand.
Lechen pursed his thin lips into a slit, and every minute and every second with her was torture.
He passed Jiang Jingyu and walked straight towards the attic. Although his expression was calm, if you looked closely, you could easily notice that his usually steady steps were now a little hurried.
Jiang Jingyu stopped where she was and naturally noticed the change in Lechen. She raised her eyebrows and followed Lechen towards the pavilion in a very good mood.
It seems like we're one step closer to winning the bet between the two of them.
After returning to the pavilion, Lechen went straight to the Buddhist hall. Jiang Jingyu followed him in with her hands behind her back.
Jiang Jingyu had already exceeded the target of copying the Heart Purification Mantra today. The rest of the time was her own and she could go wherever she wanted. Seeing her following her, Chen didn't say anything. He just took a Buddhist scripture from the shelf and sat at the desk to copy it stroke by stroke.
Jiang Jingyu was very familiar with the thick Buddhist scripture in Liaochen's hand.
It is exactly one of the volumes of the Purifying Heart Mantra!
Copying the Heart Purification Mantra was also a way for Liaochen to forget the distracting thoughts in his mind. Jiang Jingyu pretended to be confused and came to Liaochen and sat down opposite him.
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