The next morning, Leng Yan left the palace with the Queen. Leng Yan also brought Zhi Rong with her. After all, Zhi Rong had just arrived in the capital and was not familiar with the place.
As for Xiao Xuanxi, he went out to fool around with Ruan Mengli all night and didn't come back. Leng Yan didn't know where he was now.
The group took a carriage to Daming Temple. Leng Yan and the Queen first burned incense. Then the Queen said she would pray for Leng Yan and the others and asked Leng Yan to go out for a walk.
Leng Yan bid farewell to the Queen and took Zhi Rong for a walk in Daming Temple, followed by several palace maids. Leng Yan was still wearing her veil, but her walking posture did not look like that of a blind person at all, which attracted the attention of people around her.
But when they saw that the servants following Leng Yan were wearing clothes made of materials not found in ordinary families, they realized that this person must be a noble. So they just took a look and left quickly.
Leng Yan and Zhi Rong walked and unknowingly arrived in front of a large hall. There were workers working inside the hall. A palace servant saw Leng Yan standing at the door and asked quietly in her ear: "Princess, do you want to ask?"
Leng Yan withdrew his consciousness and said, "No need." After that, he took Zhi Rong away. After walking for a distance, Zhi Rong asked Leng Yan, "Master, what are they doing?" Leng Yan said, "Making statues." Zhi Rong nodded as if he understood.
Leng Yan and Zhi Rong walked to a century-old peach tree. It was in full bloom, awash in pink blossoms. Numerous wooden plaques hung from its branches, some inscribed with wishes in red ink, others in black. Red ribbons hung from the plaques. When the wind blew, the ribbons swayed with the blossoms, and the plaques clashed with each other, making a sound. It was as if they were carrying the wishes on the plaques, along with the wishes of those who prayed, far into the distance.
Zhirong stared in a daze. Leng Yan noticed the surprise in Zhirong's eyes. She took Zhirong to a table nearby. There was a young monk sitting behind the table. The monk was dozing off at the moment, and on the table in front of him were writing brushes, ink, red silk and a wooden sign.
Leng Yan looked at the sleeping monk. The palace servant behind him wanted to go forward to wake the monk, but was stopped by Leng Yan before he took a step. Leng Yan knocked on the table in front of him. At the same time, Leng Yan sent a message to the sleeping monk: "Little Peach Demon, don't sleep."
Instantly, the sleeping monk woke up with a start. He looked at Leng Yan in front of him. He felt relieved when he saw her. Fortunately, his vest hadn't fallen off. He immediately stood up, bowed, and asked, "Is this donor asking for a favor or a blessing for someone?"
Leng Yan looked at Zhi Rong. Although her eyes were covered, Zhi Rong still felt that Leng Yan was looking at her. She instantly understood what Zhi Rong meant. She looked at the monk and said, "I want to pray."
The monk said, "The wooden plaque and red silk for blessing cost five copper coins each. How many would you like?" Zhirong said, "I want three." The monk took out the red silk and wooden plaque and handed them to Zhirong. Zhirong took them, thanked him, and then went to the table beside to write a blessing message.
Leng Yan called the palace maid to follow Zhi Rong. After the palace maid left, Leng Yan set up a formation and then looked at the monk in front of him. The monk also looked at Leng Yan and said, "Fifth Princess, long time no see." Leng Yan nodded and said, "Long time no see." Then he continued, "Little Peach Demon, it seems you are doing well now."
The little peach demon transformed back into his original form, a child only the size of a five-year-old. He looked at Leng Yan and asked, "Big sister, why did you come back to Beijing?"
Leng Yan looked at the little peach demon in front of him, who was not even as tall as his legs, and said, "Come back if you want." The little peach demon couldn't help but roll his eyes at Leng Yan's nonsense. Just then, he heard Leng Yan say, "Little peach demon, how come you haven't changed at all in all these years? You're still so short?"
In an instant, the little peach demon exploded. He put his hands on his hips and waited for Leng Yan, saying: "Don't think that I dare not hit you just because you are a princess. Let me tell you, I am very powerful." As he said that, he clenched his fist and hit Leng Yan, but was knocked to the ground by Leng Yan with a slight movement of his fingers.
The little peach demon was sobbing on the ground after being hit. Leng Yan's forehead jumped and she squatted down to look at the little peach demon. Then she reached out and pulled away the little peach demon's hands that were blocking her face and saw his eyes without a single tear. Seeing that her fake crying was exposed, the little peach demon simply gave up. She looked at Leng Yan with fierce eyes, but because she was so small and looked extremely cute, this scene was cute in Leng Yan's eyes.
Leng Yan stopped teasing the little peach demon and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Then he took out a bunch of spiritual treasures and fruits and gave them to the little peach demon. Seeing Leng Yan being so generous, the little peach demon smiled and narrowed his eyes into slits.
Then she looked at Leng Yan and whispered: "Do you have any wine? I want to drink." Leng Yan said: "You dare to ask me for wine? Be careful, your master will punish you by copying Buddhist scriptures." Hearing Leng Yan say this, the little peach demon had to give up his thoughts. He looked at Leng Yan and said: "By the way, my master asked me to tell you that when you come back, remember to go and visit him." Leng Yan nodded to show that he understood.
Then she stood up, looked at the little peach demon and said, "I want a few wooden plaques too." The little peach demon changed back into a monk and smiled cunningly, "Other people charge five copper coins for a wooden plaque, but you and I only need one or two ounces of silver." Just as she finished speaking, Leng Yan said coldly, "Give me back what I gave you."
When the little peach demon heard this, he immediately protected his pocket and said, "You gave it all to me and you still want it back? No way." Leng Yan looked at him and said, "Then I will go find the abbot and tell him that you are charging exorbitant fees." The abbot was the master that the little peach demon mentioned. He panicked instantly when he heard what Leng Yan said. He stopped Leng Yan and said, "No, you are not allowed to go. I will give you the normal price, okay?" Leng Yan agreed without saying anything.
The little peach demon then took it to Leng Yan. When he took it out, he asked about Leng Yan's eyes, "What's wrong with your eyes? Why are you wearing an eye veil?" Leng Yan said indifferently, "I played too much the other day and didn't pay attention. It will be fine after a while."
After hearing what she said, Little Peach Demon didn't ask any more questions. When Leng Yan was writing, he leaned over and asked, "Are you asking for a good fortune? A princess like you shouldn't need one, right?" Leng Yan said, "No, I'm praying for a blessing."
After hearing this, the little peach demon became even more curious, and he continued to ask: "Who are you praying for?" Leng Yan replied: "My father, the emperor, the queen, and others." The little peach demon asked: "What about you?" Leng Yan looked at the little peach demon and said: "I don't need it." The little peach demon curled his lips and stopped talking.
After Leng Yan finished writing, she removed the formation and walked to the tree to hang up the wooden sign and red silk.
Looking at the peach blossoms all over the tree and the red silk prayer plaques, Leng Yan's thoughts drifted away. Leng Yan knew the little peach demon when she was a child. She came to the temple with her elder sister. She was bored and walked around alone, and finally she walked under the peach tree.
As a result, they happened to run into the little peach demon who had just transformed. The little peach demon was almost scared to tears when he saw Leng Yan. In the end, Leng Yan promised not to tell anyone and he stopped crying. Leng Yan also took the little peach demon to find the abbot. After the abbot learned about it, he wanted to accept the little peach demon as his disciple to prevent him from being led astray because he knew nothing about his transformation.
So the little peach blossom demon transformed himself into a young monk and followed the abbot, but because he thought chanting Buddhist scriptures was too boring, the abbot had no choice but to let him come and see the peach blossom tree.
After Leng Yan left, the little peach demon looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he hung up a wooden sign. He clapped his hands and felt proud. If Leng Yan knew about this in the future, she would have to thank him very much. This wooden sign he hung for Leng Yan to pray for her had his cultivation on it, and it could help Leng Yan avoid some disasters at critical moments.
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