"Looking at a beauty? Miss, you...you wouldn't happen to..."
Xiao Cui stared at Gu Qianluo with wide, round eyes, as if she had discovered something new.
"Everyone loves beauty, little girl, what are you thinking about!"
Gu Qianlu glanced at her sideways, ignoring her, and strode towards the temple hall.
"Miss! Miss! Where are you going?"
"Cui'er, now that you've accepted the job as the royal stewardess, you should hurry back!"
"Lest she scold us later and say that the servants of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion don't know the rules!"
"Okay, Miss, then Cui'er will go ahead and get busy! Take good care of yourself."
"Mm," Gu Qianlu smiled slightly and waved goodbye to her.
Upon entering the main hall, she first washed her hands with holy water, and then piled the messy offerings into a tower shape.
She then picked up the oil mallet and refilled each oil lamp with oil. Only after arranging each offering beautifully and neatly did she leave satisfied.
Lingguang Temple covers a large area. Although she had been there several times in her previous life, she still couldn't find her way. When she reached a crossroads and was wondering which way to go, her eyes fell on a nimble flying figure in front of the hall.
Fei Ying was very fast, flying from the front of the palace to the foot of the mountain, and then quickly flying back to the square in front of the palace from the foot of the mountain.
Seeing her standing there frozen, a gust of wind flashed past her, and the flying shadow suddenly stopped in front of her.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that the figure in front of her was actually a young novice monk about the same age as Ange'er, practicing martial arts in front of the hall.
Taking advantage of his pause to rest, Gu Qianluo bowed and asked softly, "Little Master, may I ask where the Sutra Repository is?"
The young novice seemed not to hear, remaining silent as he wiped his mud-stained shoes.
Gu Qianlu frowned, squatted down to be at eye level with the young monk, pointed to the fork in the road ahead, and asked,
"Young master, is the Scripture Pavilion accessible this way or that way?"
The young novice was startled, opened his mouth wide but couldn't make a sound, and reached out to the left, making "ah, ah, ah" sounds.
Gu Qianluo understood. The little monk was mute, and it was already very lucky that he could give her directions.
Her eyes lit up with joy, and she respectfully clasped her hands together before the young novice monk, saying...
"Thanks!"
After saying that, she walked in the direction the young novice had pointed.
However, the further she walked, the more terrifyingly unfamiliar the road ahead seemed.
When an unfamiliar lotus pond came into view, she scratched her head.
"Did we go to the wrong place? I vaguely remember that there was no lotus pond near the Sutra Repository?"
Could it be that the young novice monk didn't understand what I said?
Oh no... I'd better head back right away!
The thought crossed her mind, and she was about to turn back when a weak voice came from behind her, "Xue'er, save me! My body is in excruciating pain, as if it's being devoured by a hundred insects."
Gu Qianluo's heart trembled. This familiar voice seemed to be one she had heard in her previous life.
However, the person called out her name, Gu Qianluo.
"Could it be that this is really weird? We've run into the Second Prince here?"
Gu Qianlu frowned, intending to turn and leave, but the man continued to plead in a hoarse voice.
"Your Excellency... please wait! If you save me today, I will repay you handsomely in the future."
She wanted to avoid him, but when she heard him say he would repay her with a "generous reward" in the future, her heart softened. She raised her hand to tie the thin veil over her face and turned to slowly walk towards the weak cry for help.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a young man in white leaning against a Bodhi tree, his face pale, his body hunched over and trembling slightly.
"It hurts!" the man cried out repeatedly.
She slowly walked forward, knelt down in front of the young man in white, and asked with concern.
"Young master, young master, where do you feel unwell? Are you still able to walk?"
"I...I'm in pain all over, it feels like thousands of worms are eating away at my bones and devouring my heart! Help me!"
Gu Qianlu frowned, and saw the white-clad man suddenly collapse to the ground like soft mud, his face smeared with yellow mud.
Based on her experience of traveling through two ancient eras, and listening to her account, the man was likely poisoned by a kind of Gu poison.
The antidote for this poison is both the poison and the medicine.
Without the use of other antidotes, it will turn into a severe side effect, like an addiction, creating the illusion that the body is being devoured by hundreds of insects.
Since her first life in ancient times, she has developed a panacea, a medicine that can cure all poisons in the world. The method of developing the antidote was taught to her by a Taoist immortal.
Seeing this, she suddenly took out an antidote pill from her purse and forcefully stuffed it into the man's mouth. The pill melted instantly in his mouth, and its effects quickly spread throughout his body.
However, in a short while, the white-robed young man stopped trembling and collapsed to the ground, panting.
"Alright! I've neutralized six-tenths of your poison. You'll be fully recovered in half an hour. Farewell, young master!"
"You...who are you? Are you eligible for marriage?"
You saved my life today; in the future, you can come looking for me with this.
I will fulfill one of your wishes; as long as it is within my power, I will do my utmost to repay it in the future.
After saying this, the young man in white tore off a jade pendant from his body and handed it to Gu Qianluo with trembling hands.
Gu Qianlu raised an eyebrow, feeling a surge of excitement within her, and inwardly grumbled.
"What a lucky day! To snag two jade pendants in one day? That's a huge windfall!"
Hmm? Is it suitable for marriage? Something seems off. Oh no, who knows what the future holds?
What if Chen Jinheng treats her as coldly as he treated Gu Qianxue in his previous life?
This person in front of me may not be able to give me happiness and fulfillment, but perhaps he can give me temporary stability?
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