Yan Ning smiled and said calmly, "It's normal to have doubts. After all, it's hard for people to believe that an 18-year-old girl like me can do fortune telling."
"So here, I'd also like to share my story of growing up."
Yan Ning lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and continued:
"Eighteen years ago, in the snowy winter, a baby girl was carelessly abandoned at the entrance of Qingshan Temple in Beicheng."
“It was Master Xuanqing who adopted her and raised her with great care, accompanied her as she grew up, and taught her many things.”
"And so, the little girl spent the happiest days of her life at Qingshan Temple."
"People always say that Master Xuanqing lived a life of poverty, but possessed compassion and wisdom, and helped countless lost people in the world to find peace."
"But few people know that he has difficulty walking and always feels severe pain in winter, yet he still insists on going up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs and share the precious herbs with the villagers at the foot of the mountain."
"Few people know that Master Xuanqing, who was respected throughout his life, had even his ashes thrown out of Qingshan Temple in the end!"
"He can only be buried under the stone mound on the back mountain of the north city, without a tombstone or anyone paying respects!"
Hearing this, the reporters in the audience were on the edge of their seats.
They imagined Master Xuanqing's slender figure, and his lifelong dedication and sacrifice, and a deep sense of regret welled up in their hearts.
Yan Ning paused, raised her head, and spoke clearly and forcefully:
"Qingshan Temple, with its century-long history, has witnessed the city's transformation and development."
"Now it has been forcibly taken away by nouveau riche. They threw cigarette butts all over the clean blue bricks and cut down the big tree that my master had planted for decades."
"They've erected all sorts of fancy road signs on the mountain, preparing to transform it into a 5A-level resort area. How tragic and heartbreaking!"
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