The woman's cries and pleas were right beside him, but Du Yuan remained oblivious, admiring the alluring figure that only he could see.
Du Yuan knew he was doing something wrong, but he couldn't control himself.
Before meeting the little fox, he couldn't understand why those people would lose their minds over her.
Upon meeting him, he realized that he was just an ordinary man.
He's still just an ordinary man with weak willpower.
In front of her, he was not a Buddhist monk; he could not be detached from worldly desires, and his desires were even stronger and more intense than those of others.
"Little fox." Du Yuan hugged the woman tightly.
The restraint during the day finally spiraled out of control at night.
In his dream, he did whatever he wanted without restraint, while she could only obediently endure it, how pitiful.
Those moist eyes now held a captivating allure, bewitching him to the point where he wanted nothing more than to drown in this dream.
The chaotic dream lasted all night.
As soon as it got light.
Du Yuan sat up from the bed, took clean clothes and went out to take a bath. He paused when he passed the meditation cushion, but finally composed himself and stepped out of the meditation room.
An hour later, Du Yuan, still damp from the cold, returned with the washed clothes. After hanging them up to dry, he went to wake the little fox on the prayer mat.
"What are you doing?" Xu Nian asked sleepily, angrily swatting away Du Yuan's hand.
Du Yuan said calmly, "Starting today, you will chant scriptures and recite Buddhist mantras with me every morning."
As soon as Du Yuan finished speaking, Xu Nian jumped up from the ground. She transformed into human form and pointed at Du Yuan, saying, "If you don't like me, you can throw me into the Demon Suppression Tower instead of torturing a fox spirit like me in this way."
“Little fox, you haven’t done anything wrong. You don’t need to go to the Demon-Suppressing Tower. Letting you chant scriptures and recite Buddhist mantras is also a way to cultivate your character,” Du Yuan said, frowning.
Xu Nian's allure is too great; those with weak wills will become irresistibly attracted to her.
Those people will keep coming one after another, and that's not what he wants to see.
"Master, get this straight, I am a fox spirit, a demon. Don't you think it's going too far to have a demon chanting Buddhist scriptures?" Xu Nian tried to reason with her.
“The Buddha said: All beings are equal. Little fox, although you are a demon, you do not have demonic nature. You can naturally worship the Buddha and learn Buddha-nature.” Xu Nian did not want to listen to Du Yuan’s convoluted words. It was impossible for her to chant sutras and send off the Buddha.
She'd rather believe in herself than in those ethereal Buddhas.
Xu Nian transformed into a fox and curled up into a ball, tucking her ears down and refusing to listen to Du Yuan's words.
Seeing this, Du Yuan had no choice but to place the scriptures and wooden fish in front of Xu Nian, and at the same time, he began his morning prayers beside her.
The sounds of the wooden fish drum and chanting seemed to penetrate the soul, filling Xu Nian's mind with these sounds.
The noise grew louder and louder, giving the people a splitting headache.
"So noisy." Xu Nian flicked her tail, sending the scriptures and wooden fish flying. At the same time, the noise in her head disappeared.
Du Yuan lowered his eyes; the little fox's angry expression showed that he really disliked Buddhism.
Xu Nian transformed into human form and grabbed Du Yuan's collar, saying, "You stinking monk, you might as well just kill me. There's no need to torture me like this."
"Amitabha Buddha, Heaven cherishes life. Even ants try to survive. Little fox, don't say such hurtful things." Du Yuan's gentle demeanor only fueled Xu Nian's anger.
Being confined to the meditation room these past few days has been stifling enough, and on top of that, I've been subjected to lectures and admonitions from time to time.
Please, I understand that you believe in Buddhism and have Buddha in your heart.
But she doesn't believe in Buddhism, nor does she want to. Why doesn't she understand the concept of salvation?
"You stinky monk, what you like, others may not like. Just like the person you like, others may not like you. Oh! I forgot. You're a monk, you have to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, you can't like people," Xu Nian mocked.
Du Yuan paused in his wooden fish chanting, slowly closed the sutra, and looked up at the woman who remained charming even in anger.
He seemed to have made her dislike him even more.
She's right. The person he likes doesn't like him, and she doesn't like the things he likes.
What should he do then?
Should we let her go?
Du Yuan was momentarily bewildered, then his eyes darkened.
No, we can't let her go.
With so many men outside, what if they use sweet words to lure the little fox away?
"Little fox, are you hungry? I'll go get you some food." Du Yuan's unusual silence surprised Xu Nian.
"That stinky monk must have messed up his brain from all that hammering!" Xu Nian muttered to herself, then transformed back into her fox form and crawled under the bed to continue digging.
If Du Yuan hadn't imprisoned her in the Demon-Suppressing Tower, she wouldn't have been able to stay locked up in the meditation room indefinitely.
In that case, she'd better run away as soon as possible.
How were the buildings at Guide Temple constructed? The foundations are so deep, it's been so long since she dug them out.
Xu Nian was truly resentful. The foundation stones were large and sturdy, and her claws couldn't dig through them, so she had to go around them and dig downwards.
After struggling for a long time, Xu Nian finally reached the bottom and started digging upwards, bypassing the foundation.
Feeling she had dug enough, she stopped to listen for any sounds.
Yes! There's no one outside, it's very safe.
Xu Nian broke through the hole and jumped out. Without even covering the entrance, he looked around and ran towards the temple gate.
She needs to be fast enough to escape before Du Yuan returns with the food.
Xu Nian managed to escape Guide Temple after dodging several monks who were sweeping the temple.
She randomly chose a direction to run in, but before long she had run, she fell into a hunting trap.
"Hahaha! Young master, I've caught my prey!" Lai Fu arrived at the trap with a beaming smile. When he saw that he had caught a red fox, his eyes lit up.
This fox has such fine fur; it's sure to fetch a good price.
"Laifu, what did you catch? You're yelling like that so early in the morning, you've ruined my sweet dream." Mu Qin walked over with a sour expression.
Upon seeing the red fox trapped in the snare, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Laifu, quickly release this fox."
"Young master, this is a red fox, it's priceless and hard to find on the market." Laifu was reluctant to let the money he had just earned slip away.
"I'll pay you back whatever it's worth when we get back. Just release it now." Mu Qin had already spoken and promised to return the money, so Lai Fu had no choice but to nod in agreement.
But before he could go over and release the red fox, the fox turned into a woman, a very beautiful woman, and one he had seen before, with a very clear memory of her.
"A vixen!" Laifu exclaimed, his mouth agape.
"It's you, young lady." Upon seeing that it was Xu Nian, Mu Qin rushed to her side to help her untrap the trap.
"Thank you." Mu Qin was flattered by Xu Nian's thanks.
"I'm so glad you're alright, young lady." Mu Qin was at a loss for a moment before she remembered why the other person was there.
"Why are you here, young lady?" Faced with Mu Qin's concerned gaze, Xu Nian's thoughts shifted, and she revealed a gentle expression.
"Young master, save me!"
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