Chapter 189 Why do you look so bad? Are you scared again?
The abbot of the temple also came over after learning that Xiao Jiwu had arrived.
Zhao Mingde took his servants and began to place offerings on the altar.
Next comes the worship ceremony, the process of which is obviously a bit complicated compared to modern worship.
At Xiao Jiwu's instruction, Yun Qingshi also followed suit, burning incense and kneeling down to pay homage.
The worship ceremony was presided over by the abbot himself, and it didn't actually last very long.
After the worship was over, Xiao Jiwu went to talk to the abbot.
Yun Qingshi was following not far away, and when he heard that they were talking about offerings, he lost interest.
Xiao Jiwu seemed to realize that the young man was really not interested, so he asked Yun Qingshi to follow Zhao Mingde back to the meditation room to rest.
The Zen room had also been cleaned up, and Yun Qingshi sat down and drank two cups of tea first.
It was a rare opportunity for him to have some time alone, so he took out his bag and sorted it out.
When escaping, one must take some valuable things with him. Fortunately, the accessories that Xiao Jiwu gave him were rings, jade pendants, hair crowns, and Buddhist beads, all of which can be worn. He can just put them on tomorrow.
It might be a bit exaggerated, but there is no other way.
The rest were the silver bills and the wooden tiger that Zishu Heming had given him, as well as chain mail, a few storybooks to make up the number, a fire starter and two small boxes of scar removal medicine.
Of course, he had no intention of escaping with the storybook; this was just a cover-up.
As for the silver money, plus the 10,000 taels of silver notes that Xiao Jiwu later asked Zhao Mingde to send him, the salary of these two months, and the 2,000 taels that the original body had saved at the beginning, the total amount was more than 14,000 taels of silver notes.
Fortunately, the banknotes did not take up space, so he filled two purses with them and planned to carry them with him.
He also put Zishu Heming's wooden tiger and fire-lighting scar removal medicine into two purses.
Now that everything was ready, Yun Qingshi put everything back.
He sat at the table in a daze for a long time...
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Xiao Jiwu didn't come back until noon. After closing the door, the relationship between the two was the same as it was in the palace.
The two of them had vegetarian lunch together, and this time Yun Qingshi was not picky about food.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jiwu took Yun Qingshi to the main hall of the temple to listen to the abbot's lectures and kneel down to worship the Buddha and Bodhisattva.
Yun Qingshi was not interested in doing anything else, so he just did whatever Xiao Jiwu asked him to do.
He knelt when he was told to kneel and listened when he was told to listen, even though he didn't understand what the abbot was saying at all.
The two of them spent the entire afternoon like this.
After dinner in the evening, Yun Qingshi suddenly had the idea of going to the roof to look at the stars.
This was not something out of the ordinary, so Prince Xiao naturally agreed without hesitation, and immediately used his lightness skills to lead his men to the roof.
Yun Qingshi then spontaneously found a seat and sat down, and Xiao Jiwu also sat next to him.
Prince Xiao then draped the cloak he had brought up over Yun Qingshi's shoulders, and anxiously warned him, "It's cold up there. If you feel cold, tell me and we'll go back."
Yun Qingshi nodded in agreement when he heard this, and then he tilted his head and rested it on Xiao Jiwu's shoulder in a very familiar manner.
Xiao Jiwu also stretched out an arm and gently wrapped it around the boy's waist.
Noticing the man's movements, Yun Qingshi accepted it and moved closer to Xiao Jiwu, only stopping when they were close to each other.
He continued, "Yeah."
He was responding to what Xiao Jiwu had just said.
Hearing this, Xiao Jiwu couldn't help but curl his lips and kissed the boy's cheek.
This time Yun Qingshi no longer looked at Xiao Jiwu. He looked up at the stars.
He didn't know why, but he always felt like he was dreaming.
It just feels...not real.
Maybe it's because of nervousness?
Yun Qingshi thought.
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There was no rush for the return trip, so I got up quite late the next day when the clouds were clear.
When he woke up, it was already bright daylight.
But actually, it was because he had insomnia last night and fell asleep in the second half of the night.
After all, the thrilling moment is about to come, and he can't help but worry.
Xiao Jiwu also woke up late, which was rare for him, and he woke up at the same time as Yun Qingshi.
After getting up, Xiao Jiwu changed his clothes with the help of Zhao Mingde.
Yun Qingshi sneaked behind the screen and put on chain mail.
After putting on his armor, he felt more at ease.
This chain mail was bought at a high price, costing a full two hundred taels.
It is said to be made of black iron and is indestructible.
Yun Qingshi was not sure whether it was indestructible or not, but he had tried it and found that it was indeed strong and could not be easily pierced by a dagger.
It is also exquisite and light. Now that I am wearing thick clothes, the chain mail is completely invisible underneath.
After putting on his clothes, Yun Qingshi came out from behind the screen. Then he put on the jade pendant ring and the jade Buddhist beads. In this way, he had Buddhist beads on both hands.
After putting on the Buddhist beads, he took the golden crown and went to find Changshun, intending to use it to tie his hair.
Changshun was puzzled, but did as he was told.
Xiao Jiwu directly asked the question in his heart: "Eleven, why did you suddenly... put on all of them?"
Yun Qingshi had already thought of a reason, and he calmly answered: "Because I think it looks good this way."
He then blinked and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think it's not pretty?"
Xiao Jiwu: ...
Prince Xiao replied, "It looks good."
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It was already planned to return to the palace in the afternoon. In the morning, the two of them did not go anywhere and spent the time playing chess together in the meditation room.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jiwu went out again, to the Hall of Rebirth.
He actually asked Yun Qingshi if he wanted to go with him, but Yun Qingshi shook his head and refused.
After Xiao Jiwu left, Yun Qingshi also went out for a while. He went to the hall where he listened to the lecture yesterday.
He offered five eternal lamps, spending one thousand taels of silver.
One thousand taels is enough to keep the lamps burning for a long time.
These five eternal lamps were offered to his father, mother and two brothers, praying for their blessings and peace.
The last remaining lamp was offered to Xiao Jiwu.
In fact, he wanted to offer lights for his family last time at Huguo Temple, but he didn't choose it in the end because he didn't like Huguo Temple.
Gratitude Temple is quite good.
He was not worried about being discovered by Xiao Jiwu. By then, he would be dead and there would be no evidence, so he wouldn't have to explain.
After offering the lamps, Yun Qingshi went back. Not long after, Xiao Jiwu also came back.
After a little tidying up, the two left Gratitude Temple and got on the carriage, which started moving quickly.
In the carriage, Yun Qingshi unconsciously touched the scabbard at hand, and his heart could not calm down.
Xiao Jiwu immediately noticed the boy's mood. He held Yun Qingshi in his arms to comfort him, and asked with some concern, "Why do you look so bad? Are you scared again? Is that why you put on all your Buddhist beads this morning?"
Yun Qingshi actually didn't hear clearly what Xiao Jiwu said, but after seeing Xiao Jiwu finished speaking, he nodded directly: "Yeah."
(I tried my best, but I really didn’t write it. I will definitely die in the next chapter!)
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