"Okay." Lu Anyuan instructed the people outside the car. Sure enough, there was a temple on a small hill not far away, so everyone changed direction and drove slowly towards the mountain.
After getting off the car, the three words "Wubei Temple" came into view.
"Wubei Temple? This reminds me of the Jingxi Temple we first met later. It's quite interesting, a mixture of sadness and joy."
"You're thinking too much." Xu Yixing got off the car and handed the child to the wet nurse. After so long, she found that her love for Xiaobao was still intermittent. She would get annoyed when she heard him crying, but if he was well-behaved, she would feel extremely fond of him.
At first she always wondered if she was too selfish, but later she gradually came to realize that there are thousands of ways to express love in the world, and maybe she just hadn't found the right way, so she stopped worrying about it.
"The name of the temple is nothing more than something like Cibei or Miaokong. It's just a coincidence."
Lu Anyuan looked up at the temple gate. It showed signs of age and looked rather run-down, unlike the more famous temples in the city. He decided to leave, but Xu Yixing had already entered the temple, so he had no choice but to follow.
Xu Yi walked into the temple and followed the main road into the main hall. He felt the majesty of Buddhism and was filled with awe. He knelt respectfully on the cushion on the ground and said to himself:
I was once ignorant and fearless, boasting disrespectfully before the Buddha. However, after experiencing the vicissitudes of life and countless twists and turns, I finally returned to the present moment and realized the Bodhisattva's compassion, saving countless suffering people. I only wish for a peaceful and happy life, a long and healthy body, a free and unfettered heart, to live peacefully with my loved ones, to retreat from the bustling city, and never again be troubled. If this wish is granted, I will rebuild the temple for the Bodhisattva and create a new golden statue.
After making the wish, Xu Yixing opened his eyes and saw Lu Anyuan also kneeling on the mat beside him, with a solemn expression and his eyes closed without saying a word.
When Lu Anyuan opened his eyes, he saw Yixing staring at him with sparkling eyes, so he said, "Okay, let's go after we've finished worshipping."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you say to wait until the sun goes down before leaving?"
Lu Anyuan didn't know why, perhaps because the temple was too dilapidated, he kept thinking about leaving. After hearing what Yixing said, he could only let her do what she said.
So the two of them went to the back hall of the temple together. Unlike the front hall, this back hall was full of bricks, stones and wood, and it seemed that it needed to be repaired.
Ah Da also came forward and said, "I just asked the monks in the temple. The things piled up in the back hall are used to repair the temple. They were donated by a donor."
"Yeah." Xu Yixing walked along the back door of the temple to the back of the mountain. The breeze was blowing, and it was very comfortable. But he saw someone vaguely at the edge of his eyes. When Xu Yixing turned around to look, he was gone.
"You go to the front hall and wait for me. I want to be alone for a while." Mo Ci was stunned, but still took his people away, but quickly reported to the master. Then A Da walked towards the lady by feeling the gable, and soon came back.
"Master, the madam is talking to a monk in the temple. That monk is..." Ada whispered a name in Lu Anyuan's ear, and the latter immediately lost interest. He waved his hand and led everyone back to the front hall to rest and eat something.
On the back mountain, the two of them accepted his kindness and spoke freely.
"I've been looking for you everywhere but can't find you. I guess you've been pretending to be a monk here?" Xu Yixing looked at the bald Shadow Five, feeling very awkward, even more uncomfortable than when he first wore women's clothes.
"Amitabha, I'm not pretending, I really became a monk." Ying Wuyi raised his hand to salute, and the Buddhist beads on his wrist crackled.
"What? What happened?" Xu Yixing didn't think that anything could force him to this point. If there was, she would definitely not ignore it.
"I heard that you were determined to disband our old group. I know my sins are grave, and I think you don't want to see me again. So I donated all my wealth to this Wubei Temple, only to become a monk and leave the world behind."
"You..." Xu Yixing still didn't believe it. Ying Wu was the closest to her among the Shadow Guards. He didn't seem like a detached person, otherwise he wouldn't have chased her all the way from Miaozhou to Sijiabao. "Did you kill those people in Yanshan?"
"yes."
Seeing his straightforward admission, Xu Yixing felt relieved. "Don't blame yourself. This is all for me. These people's lives are all on my shoulders. If there's retribution, I'll pay it back after I die and go to hell. I've already had their families found and paid them full compensation. I hope this will mitigate some of my guilt."
Ying Wu raised his eyes, but there was no trace of relief in his eyes:
"The Bai family saved my life and nurtured me, so there's really no need for you to do this. But Madam, you've decided to send us away, but I have a question. Besides us, the only people you can rely on are the money that Miss Si manages.
Now that the old friends have dispersed, Miss Si is useful, but she believes you are dead. You probably won't bother her, let alone get her help. May I ask, Madam, do you intend to entrust your life and property to one man?
Xu Yixing didn't expect him to ask such a question. She originally thought that the loyalty of these shadow guards was mostly based on the Bai family and the beliefs they had been taught since childhood, but what Ying Wu said was clearly from his own perspective.
"You don't have to worry about that." Xu Yixing patted his thigh: "See, what is this? I have legs. If I don't live well, I will run away by myself."
Ying Wu was silent for a long time and finally said nothing. He originally had many reasons to tell his wife to change her mind, but now it seems that it is useless.
"Do you really want to become a monk?"
"yes."
"In that case, I wish you the fulfillment of your wish, and peace from the worldly affairs." Xu Yixing reached out and pulled out a handful of silver notes from his purse, a full two thousand taels. Regardless of Ying Wu's true intentions, he would do his best to compensate him.
"Amitabha, monks do not accept money, please take it back."
"Anyway, I've given it to you. Whether you want to keep it and donate it or burn it for fun is none of my business." Xu Yixing said and left, just like when he gave Ying Si the note that day.
Just as he was about to enter the back door, he suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, what is Master's Dharma name?"
"Poor monk Huijie."
Xu Yixing left with satisfaction. I wonder if the host knew the details when he recruited him. This name is indeed very appropriate.
As they were about to descend the mountain, their carriage and horses were listening to the melodious sound of bells on the winding road. Lu Anyuan was a little puzzled: "Twenty times? How can a bell be rung so many times?"
"Hmph, it's only one hundred taels, so cherish it."
"You are really rich..." Lu Anyuan touched the purse on her waist, which was now deflated. The price of this bell was really expensive.
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