Chapter 102
At this time, the fierce debate on the stage gradually became calm, and the two masters smiled knowingly. Finally, the abbot of Yongming Temple suddenly said: "For this debate in front of the Buddha, the monk brought two gifts from India to give to the two people present who have a connection with Buddhism."
The people below were immediately excited.
I wonder which two destined people the gift brought by the Indian monk will be for?
The Indian monk smiled and pointed.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw Lin Nanjie standing with the officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Several officials from the Ministry of Rites also looked at him with envy and hatred: "Master Lin, you are so lucky."
If they had known this earlier, they would have been more serious and not distracted.
Lin Nanqi was stunned and pointed at himself in disbelief.
"I?"
The Indian monk smiled and nodded.
Lin Nanjie had no choice but to walk onto the stage in full view of the crowd.
The abbot of Yongming Temple asked the monk again, "There is another one, who is it?"
The monk raised his hand and pointed again.
After being pointed out by the monk, everyone automatically separated into a path. Li Chengsi stood on the empty ground like a crane standing out among a flock of chickens, looking around from all directions, leaving no place for people to hide, as if he was running naked.
For a moment, Li Chengsi felt as if his entire being had been seen through.
What...what do you mean?
What kind of Indian monk is this?
He is the one who wants to seize the throne, so how can you tell that he has any affinity with Buddhism?
Moreover, under the watchful eyes of the public, Li Chengzhen is firmly in a high position. If he is exposed...
Li Chengsi touched the human skin mask on his face and felt relieved.
After not seeing him for so many years, he disguised himself into this appearance and no one could recognize him.
But everyone's eyes were on him, and Li Chengsi still felt a little strange, but he had no choice but to walk onto the stage.
Lin Nanjie was also curious: "Why do I have a predestined relationship?"
The Indian monk smiled and said something in incomprehensible Sanskrit.
The people around him explained, "The sun was very strong just now, and everyone was trying to avoid the sun. Only the two of you were not affected and were immersed in the Dharma. You must be predestined to be with me."
Lin Nanqi felt a little embarrassed: "Thank you, Master."
Li Chengsi's face turned ashen, his brows turned black, and beneath his calm expression was hidden madness.
Lin Nanjie is poisonous!
The abbot of Yongming Temple said, "I know this Lord Lin. I wonder what the name of this donor is?"
Lin Nanjie also looked at Li Chengsi: "What a coincidence, this is my neighbor, who just moved here. I forgot to ask for your name last time. My last name is Lin, Lin Nanjie."
Li Chengsi smiled with a fake smile: "I am... Li Si."
"Li Si?" The abbot was surprised. "Which Li?"
Lin Nanqi also looked at him with doubtful eyes: [The Li in the palace? ]
The human skin mask on Li Chengsi's face was stiff. "Li, Li as in dawn, Si as in fourth. Li Si."
Lin Nanjie suddenly thought: [Not really. Although Li is a royal surname, it is a common surname after all. It is also very common for ordinary people to have the surname Li.]
Li Chengsi's face was a little distorted.
Are you sick? You are saying this now!
Lin Nanqi and the abbot suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. It's a really good name."
Lee Seung-seok: …
How did you know this was a good name?
The Indian monk took out the gifts with a kind face, which were two ancient Indian copies of the Diamond Sutra.
He gave the two scriptures to Lin Nanjie and Li Chengsi respectively, and then put his hands together and talked to Li Chengsi. The person next to him explained: "The monk said that all appearances are false. Like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, or a dewdrop or a lightning."
On the high platform, Li Chenghuan's eyes fell on Li Si. It turned out that this was Lin Nanjie's new neighbor, and he indeed looked like he had been ill for a long time.
He suddenly said to Li Si, "To be chosen from tens of thousands of people is a person with a predestined relationship with Buddhism."
Lin Nanqi nodded secretly: [Perhaps the monk meant that if I worry less and see through the vanity of the world, my condition will improve?]
Seeing Li Si standing there motionless, the Minister of Rites urged him: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and thank the monk!"
To receive gifts from a great monk and receive his guidance on the spot is what everyone present dreams of!
Could it be that Li Si was so happy that he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time?
Being criticized from a distance by Li Chengqian and rudely urged on by Li Chengqian's men, Li Chengsi felt extremely humiliated.
However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Li Chengsi could only take the scriptures respectfully and said, "Thank you, eminent monk, for the gift of the scriptures."
When he turned around and walked off the stage, his entire face was distorted.
He glanced grimly in the direction of Li Chenghuan from the corner of his eye.
He would definitely repay Li Chenghuan a thousandfold for today’s humiliation in the future!
Lin Nanjie thought Li Si's reaction was very strange.
[What's going on? Why do I feel my cheeks twitching? ]
[Has the illness affected my facial expressions? ]
[How pitiful! ]
After hearing these words, Li Chengsi became even more angry. When he walked down the stairs, he was not steady and stumbled, falling flat on his face.
Lee Seung-seok: …
Lin Nanjie: …
The senior monks and officials from the Ministry of Rites present: …
Oh no, it had just been blessed by a senior monk, and now it broke?
The kind smile on the face of the Indian monk collapsed. He looked at Li Chengsi, who was lying on the ground and unable to get up, with some helplessness. He put his hands together and silently chanted: "Amitabha."
Upon seeing this, all the monks and nuns present put their hands together and prayed in a deep voice: "Amitabha——"
Li Chengsi was already weak, and he fell hard this time. He also saw everyone looking at him, their eyes filled with pity and sadness.
In an instant, anger surged from my heart, and my eyes turned red!
Li Chengqian was drinking tea when he spat it out, covering his lips and coughing.
This person is too miserable.
Lin Nanqi and the people around him rushed forward to help.
When Lin Nanjie held Li Si up by his arm, he felt that he was shaking all over and was about to break. Lin Nanjie immediately felt sympathy: [Brother Li must be badly injured now? It's so tragic. He hasn't even recovered from his illness, and he's already fallen flat on his face.]
[Brother Li looks like someone who cares about his reputation. It's really embarrassing to be in front of so many people.]
Lee Seung-seok: …
"Hey, hey, hey, hold on tight, I'm going to fall again."
"Why are you still rolling your eyes? Hurry, hurry, lift it down!"
Lin Nanqi followed worriedly, escorting Li Si out of the crowd. Seeing that he still looked very bad, he couldn't help but say, "Brother Li, I'll ask the driver to take you home. Let's get a doctor to check you out."
Li Chengsi waved away Lin Nanjie's hand, his lips trembling with anger: "No, that's not necessary, I can walk back by myself."
Lin Nanjie couldn't bear it any more: [Sure enough, Brother Li must feel humiliated.]
Lin Nanjie didn't dare to let him go back alone: "Brother Li, you must not avoid seeing a doctor. You just fell down, it would be bad if you hurt your bones."
Li Chengsi tried his best to be patient, otherwise he would have really turned hostile right now: "Thank you, Brother Lin, for your concern. I understand."
Li Chengsi endured the pain in his ankle and walked forward. But just after taking a step, he felt unbearable pain and almost fell again.
"You'd better take my carriage back, so you can have less trouble on the road." Lin Nanjie quickly called his own coachman, coaxed and pushed the man into the carriage, not noticing that Li Chengsi's teeth were almost broken.
Lin Nanjie felt that he had done a good deed, and happily went back to find Li Chenghuan.
Li Chenghuan was waiting for him in the back mountain of Yongming Temple. As soon as Lin Nanjie arrived at the pavilion in the back mountain, he saw Li Chenghuan's tall figure.
"emperor?"
Hearing Lin Nanjie's movements, Li Chenghuan slowly turned around and snorted softly: "You care about others."
Lin Nanjie looked at his unhappy face and said with a smile: "Are you jealous?"
Li Chengqian crossed his arms and said, "You are so kind to a stranger neighbor. What if he is not a good person?"
Lin Nanjie blinked: "He really doesn't look like a good person."
Li Chengqian: …
Li Chengqian said unhappily: "Then you still have to send him off."
Lin Nanjie: "But he looks seriously ill, and he's our neighbor, so we can't just ignore him. Besides, I've asked Uncle Li to keep an eye on him. If he moves unusually, it will definitely reveal something."
Li Chenghuan was still worried: "I'll send two more secret guards over."
Lin Nanqi did not refuse: "Okay."
***
Li Chengsi rode in the Lin Mansion's carriage back to the small house, and was then enthusiastically carried back into the mansion by the coachman. He felt like his whole life was meaningless.
When the attendant saw Li Chengsi was so badly injured and his hair was all messed up, he was shocked: "How did the young master become like this!"
He was fine when he left, but in a terrible state when he came back.
Li Chengsi's lips turned pale: "Go quickly... get the medicine."
The attendant quickly took out the pills from the box and served Li Chengsi to take them.
Soon, Li Dai called a doctor. Li Chengsi did not let him take his pulse, but only looked at his legs and found that his ankles were swollen very high.
The doctor was an old hand and knew at a glance that the ankle was sprained, so he grabbed Li Chengsi's foot and moved it.
Instantly, a piercing pain came over him. Li Chengsi clenched his hands tightly around the chair, his face twisted and his features trembling: "It hurts!"
The doctor nodded and said, "It's normal that it hurts. Your ankle was badly sprained. Fortunately, you didn't try to walk back. How can your bones be so fragile at your age?"
Li Chengsi lay on the bed with a pale face. He was severely traumatized both physically and mentally and didn't want to say a word.
The doctor applied some medicine and said, "If you take good care of yourself for five or six days, you should be fine."
After the doctor left, the attendant asked Li Chengsi: "My Lord, what happened? How did it become like this?"
Li Chengsi had a sinister look on his face and said in a cold tone, "I was tricked by Lin Nanjie."
The attendant said, "Ah? Lin Nanjie, he doesn't look like a cunning and intelligent person, does he?"
Li Chengsi sneered: "You were deceived by his appearance."
After taking the medicine, Li Chengsi finally felt better. While lying on the bed, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Why does it smell so bad?"
Servant: "I think it stinks too."
Li Chengsi: "Why don't you go find it?"
After searching for a long time, the servant finally found the source of the stench. It was under Li Chengsi's rear window. He dug out two half-eaten fish. The four pale eyes of the fish stared at people, making the servant feel creepy.
"My Lord, I found it!"
Li Chengsi opened the window and saw that he was so smoked that his face turned pale. He coughed violently several times before he could suppress the cough.
"What is this?"
"It looks like... a half-eaten fish, like a wild cat buried it. Hey! It looks like the cat of the Lin residence. Yesterday I heard from the housekeeper Li of the Lin residence that the adopted cats always steal fish to eat."
Li Chengsi's face turned blue, and he was shaking with anger:
"A tiger in troubled times is bullied by a dog!"
"Lin Nanjie, you are really going too far!"