A deep and rich voice came from behind the crowd. The pilgrims were startled when they heard this familiar voice and quickly turned around to look back.
Then they saw Master Jingkong walking slowly towards them, leaning on the ground with a staff in his hand.
"Master Jingkong."
"Master."
Everyone hurriedly bowed with both hands and bowed to Master Jingkong.
"Donors, there's no need to be so polite."
Master Jingkong had a kind look on his face, and even when he heard Mrs. Gu slandering Fo'an Temple, there was no trace of displeasure on his face.
Everyone subconsciously retreated to the sides, making way for Master Jingkong to come out.
After hearing Master Jingkong's voice, Lechen, who had stopped where he was, turned around, and Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu also turned their heads to look at Master Jingkong.
Although they did not come to the Fo'an Temple to worship Buddha, they had heard of the name of Master Jingkong. Now they felt a little guilty when they saw Master Jingkong in person, especially Mrs. Gu who had just slandered and defamed the Fo'an Temple, whose eyes were timid and avoided.
Master Jingkong had a kind look in his eyes and a faint smile on his face. He walked straight up to Chen.
"Master."
Lechen bowed to Master Jingkong and his usually calm eyes finally showed some changes after seeing Master Jingkong.
Master Jingkong gave Lechen a soothing smile, then looked at Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu.
"Hello, two donors."
"Hello, Master Jingkong."
Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu bent over and returned the greeting reluctantly.
"I just heard that you are dissatisfied with the disciples I have taught. I wonder what I did to anger you?"
"Master Jingkong misunderstood. My wife loves her son dearly and was afraid that Lechen would be cursed and lose his life. In her desperation, she said something offensive. I hope Master Jingkong will forgive her."
Mr. Gu quickly acted as a peacemaker and spoke well of Master Jingkong.
"I understand your love for your son, but Liaochen has been with me since he was little, and he doesn't have the curse you two are talking about. These absurd words, I think you two benefactors must have made a mistake."
"impossible!"
Mrs. Gu immediately refuted Master Jingkong's words.
"The curse was divined by the renowned Qingshan Taoist Priest of Qingyun Temple. There's no way it could be wrong!"
Although Taoist Master Qingshan is not as respected as Master Jingkong, he also has some fame in Daye, and many of the pilgrims present have heard of him.
I heard that Taoist Qingshan is very good at divination, and nine out of ten things he predicts are true.
Taoist Qingshan said that Master Chen was carrying an ancestral curse, but Master Jingkong said that this was ridiculous. What is going on?
Could it be that Taoist Qingshan made a mistake in his divination?
But Master Lechen just admitted that he fell into the water early this morning!
Master Jingkong smiled and shook his head: "I never lie. There is no curse on Liaochen. If you two donors came here for the curse, then you can go back now."
Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu looked at each other and were about to speak when Master Jingkong said, "Don't worry, my two benefactors. Liaochen is my disciple. I will naturally protect his life."
Master Jingkong knew that the relationship between Chen and his parents was not a good one, so he naturally would not let them take Chen away.
"Master Jingkong, we must take Chen away today! As long as the curse on him is not removed, danger will always be by his side!"
Mr. Gu still used the curse as an excuse. He really couldn't think of any other excuse!
I thought it was a foregone conclusion that I would be able to take that evildoer away today, but who knew that Master Jingkong would suddenly appear!
"I have made it very clear. Liaochen does not have the curse that the donor mentioned. If he does not want to leave, no one can force him."
Master Jingkong still had a kind look on his face, but his tone was a little more serious.
"Master Jingkong, I know you've raised Chen for twenty years and you're reluctant to let him go, but the curse is a serious matter. Please, Master, let us take Chen back with us!"
Master Gu knelt down in front of Master Jingkong with a plop. Madam Gu knelt down immediately after, crying, "Yes, Master, please have mercy and let my son go!"
"I still say the same thing. If Liaochen doesn't want to leave, no one can force him. Fo'an Temple is a Buddhist temple and no one is allowed to mess around."
"I see that the two donors' foreheads are dark and their children's palaces are dim. I think something has happened to one of their children. If you want your children to be safe, then do more good deeds and accumulate virtue. Perhaps there is room for maneuver. If you insist on doing things your own way, you will end up hurting yourself and others."
Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu's pupils suddenly shrank, obviously what Master Jingkong said was right.
Seeing this, the disciple standing nearby kindly explained, "Reading fortunes will damage one's own merits. Master never reads fortunes for them lightly. I hope the two donors will cherish this hard-earned opportunity and remember Master's words."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone realized that Master Jingkong's divination was extremely accurate and there had never been a mistake in anything he predicted.
Since Master Jingkong said that Master Chen was not cursed, it seemed that Taoist Qingshan had miscalculated.
"Master Jingkong has never made a mistake in his divinations. Since Master Jingkong said that Master Chen is not cursed, you should stop being obsessed with this matter. Go back and do more good deeds to accumulate virtue for your children!"
"That's right, the curse must have been miscalculated by Taoist Qingshan!"
Everyone was talking at once, trying to persuade Mr. and Mrs. Gu to leave quickly.
"Impossible! It's impossible for Taoist Qingshan to make a mistake! It must be Master Jingkong who made a mistake!"
Mrs. Gu immediately retorted angrily and put the blame on Master Jingkong.
Everyone was not happy with this and became very emotional.
"Since you keep saying that Taoist Qingshan wasn't wrong, why not call him over and confront him face to face?"
"We can ask Taoist Qingshan to come and confront us, but he's far away at the Qingyun Taoist Temple. What if something happens to Lechen while we're away? Who among you will compensate me with a son? We must take Lechen away today!"
"Don't worry, just go to Qingyun Taoist Temple and ask Taoist Qingshan to come out of seclusion. I will stay by Master Lechen's side day and night for the next few days while you're gone, and I'll make sure nothing happens to him!"
"That's right! We are also willing to stay by Master Lechen's side! If you don't believe Master Jingkong's words, you can go and ask Taoist Qingshan to come and confront you face to face!"
Madam Gu gritted her teeth and said, "Master Qingshan is old and has difficulty moving. How can I let him run around for this matter? Master Qingshan is our Gu family's savior. We won't..."
Plop!
Before Madam Gu could finish her words, a figure was suddenly thrown to her feet!
"ah--"
Mrs. Gu was startled, screamed and quickly took two steps back.
"Ouch, my waist!"
Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu were shocked and looked at the person lying on the ground in disbelief.
"Qing, Taoist Qingshan?!"
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