Chapter 290 The Beautiful Monk at Fukuzawa Temple
When the others saw that Lin Wentao had backed down, they didn't laugh at him. After all, they also wanted to ride a white tiger like Lin Luoxi, but unfortunately, they didn't have the ability to tame a ferocious beast.
"Since you don't want to think about it anymore, let's start climbing the mountain!" Looking at the endless steps, Lin Luoxi was very doubtful.
What were the people who built this temple thinking? It must have taken a lot of manpower to build such a tall and numerous ladder!
But since we're here, let's climb!
After climbing what should have been ninety-nine steps, everyone began to feel breathless.
No wonder this temple has so many steps. When they climbed the ninety-nine steps, all they could think about was climbing the steps properly; they were incredibly devout.
This is what Buddhism calls piety—only thinking about climbing the steps so you can go up and worship the Buddha. What else is this but piety?
"I suspect there are ten thousand steps here." It felt like they had been climbing steps for a long time, but when they looked up, they had only climbed less than a third of the way.
Fortunately, everyone present was a martial artist, so this little bit was just a small appetizer for them.
They had assumed Lin Luoxi would answer them, but after looking around, they found that Lin Luoxi was nowhere to be seen.
Then they saw Lin Luoxi and the white tiger had already climbed to the top, and soon they reached the top.
"My God, how did she move so fast?" Xiao Jingchen was shocked to see Lin Luoxi's small figure against the backdrop of the steps.
"What's that?" The crowd exclaimed again when they saw the figure behind Lin Luoxi.
Looking into the crowd, I realized that Xie Hanchuan was missing.
"My God, do these two have no chance of survival?!" How did these two manage to crawl so fast right under their noses?
“No, you’re all inferior to that white tiger!” Lin Jize said, and then got up again.
Seeing that someone as old as Lin Jize was more capable than them, the young people, spurred on, quickly shut their mouths and began to climb seriously.
"Welcome, both of you..." As soon as Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan reached the top, a young novice monk greeted them with a smile.
"Hey, little master, how did you know we were coming up today?" After all, she hadn't seen anyone else come up when she climbed up, so Lin Luoxi was really curious.
"Our master said that a distinguished guest is coming today, and he sent me to welcome the first person to reach the summit." The young novice monk still looked at Lin Luoxi with a smile.
“Little Master, I reached the summit with her, why did you only invite her…” Xie Hanchuan spoke up when he saw the little monk’s gaze fixed on Lin Luoxi.
He had a feeling that the monks in this temple were after Lin Luoxi, but he had no evidence and no way to prove it.
“Benefactor, you just came up two steps behind this female benefactor…” The young novice monk saw Xie Hanchuan’s doubt and immediately told the truth.
"Pfft~" Lin Luoxi couldn't help but laugh when she saw the honest little novice monk.
"Esteemed benefactor, although you were not invited by our abbot, you are welcome to wander around the temple. The scenery here is quite beautiful..."
Fearing that Xie Hanchuan would insist on going with them, the young novice monk had already prepared his excuses.
"Brother Hanchuan, wait for me here, I'll come find you soon..." Lin Luoxi said a few words to Xie Hanchuan, then followed the little monk.
"Hey!" Xie Hanchuan felt something was off and wanted to chase after them.
"Please wait, benefactor!" As Xie Hanchuan caught up, the young novice immediately bowed to Xie Hanchuan and blocked his path.
"Brother Hanchuan, you wait here for Big Brother and the others. I'll be back soon..." Lin Luoxi didn't expect Xie Hanchuan to be so worried about her, and he repeatedly told her.
"Alright!" Xie Hanchuan knew he really couldn't go with the little monk after the little monk blocked him, and he figured the temple wouldn't dare do anything to Lin Luoxi, so he could only let the little monk take Lin Luoxi away.
"Benefactor, this is it..." The young novice led Lin Luoxi into a palace before turning to leave.
“You’ve arrived, my destined one…” A calm and serene voice rang out as Lin Luoxi stood still in the palace.
"Are you the abbot here?" Lin Luoxi asked, seeing the young and handsome monk sitting on the futon, wearing a red kasaya that looked very similar to the one Tang Sanzang wore on his journey to the West.
Actually, Luo Xi wanted to say: What a handsome monk.
Lin Luoxi discovered that since she came to this ancient world, she has been surrounded by handsome men, each with their own unique characteristics.
Even the monk in front of me was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off him. But because he was a monk, his eyes were clear and his six ordination scars on his head prevented me from having any improper thoughts.
"You can call me Shan Hui!" The handsome monk noticed Lin Luoxi's gaze, looked at her, and revealed a mysterious smile.
"Benefactor, you have a karmic connection with Buddha..."
“Master, you’re not going to say eighteen thousand fates next…” Lin Luoxi felt that this sentence sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before, and unconsciously said the second half of the sentence.
“Haha…, female benefactor is a very insightful person…” Master Shanhui couldn’t help but burst into laughter upon hearing Lin Luoxi’s words.
"Master, has anyone ever told you that you are beautiful, and even more beautiful when you smile?"
He was already handsome and beautiful, and his eyes sparkled like stars when he smiled, which made Lin Luoxi, who was not usually a fangirl, suddenly swoon.
Lin Luoxi's words immediately stopped Master Shanhui, who was laughing heartily.
"Benefactor, has anyone ever told you that 'beautiful' is a description of a woman?" If he hadn't been a monk for many years and had long since developed the composure to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he would definitely have broken his vows and started cursing.
"I know! But you're prettier than me, and nobody ever says that beauty can only be used to describe women..." Lin Luoxi didn't know why, but the monk in front of her wasn't as indifferent as he appeared; he seemed to still have human emotions and desires.
"Sharp-tongued!" Shan Hui knew that if he continued, Lin Luoxi would definitely refute him with a hundred or even ten different arguments.
"Master, may I ask what brings you here, my junior master?" Realizing that Lin Wenqian and the others must have climbed up, I didn't want to waste any more time talking here.
"I was so engrossed in chatting with you, I forgot to invite you to come and sit down. Please, young lady!" Master Shanhui invited Lin Luoxi to sit down opposite him.
"Thank you, Master!" Seeing that the master didn't seem inclined to release the person anytime soon, Lin Luoxi could only walk over and listen to what Master Shanhui had to say.
When Lin Luoxi walked over, the white tiger that had been following her also walked to the table and sat quietly at Lin Luoxi's feet.
“Benefactor, it is true that you have an affinity with Buddha.”
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