"So the princess is looking for Huijing. Huijing, come here." The host greeted her with a smile.
Qin Xiaoyan stepped out of the crowd and came to Su Ruojin, still keeping her head down. "This humble nun greets benefactor."
"Yanluo," Su Ruojin called out.
Yanluo stepped forward and handed a stack of silver notes to the abbess. "Abbess, this is the donation from my princess to the nunnery. Thank you for your help."
The young monk behind the abbot came over and took the silver note. "Amitabha, thank you, benefactor."
“Master Huijing, I’m not familiar with Ciyun Nunnery. Could you accompany me for a walk and explain some scriptures to me?” Su Ruojin said to Qin Xiaoyan.
"Huijing, stay with the Princess." The host glanced at Qin Xiaoyan, his tone carrying a hint of warning.
Qin Xiaoyan clasped her hands together in a gesture of respect, "Yes. Benefactor, this way please."
“Miss Qin…” Su Ruojin had just opened her mouth when Qin Xiaoyan interrupted her, “Benefactor, this humble nun has already become a nun. Please call me Huijing. Amitabha.”
Qin Xiaoyan chanted a Buddhist prayer.
Seeing her like this, Su Ruojin didn't say anything. "Master Huijing, why do you keep your head down?"
“Benefactor, this humble nun has suffered a facial injury and is ugly. I am afraid of frightening you, so I dare not raise my head. I hope you will forgive me.”
"Miss Liu," Su Ruojin changed her address, "Let's not beat around the bush, I came here specifically to see you today."
"I suppose Third Brother has already told you about my identity. I had no choice but to disguise myself as a man in order to find him; it wasn't intentional on my part to hide it from you, Miss."
"You flatter me, benefactor." Qin Xiaoyan naturally understood the hidden reason behind it.
“Miss Liu, I have never thought that women in brothels are inferior. Besides, you only sell your art, not your body, at Yuanmeng Tower. You did it out of necessity to seek justice for your father. You don’t need to belittle yourself.”
I also came here today to tell you that I can cure your face.
Although Qin Xiaoyan had kept her head down since she met Su Ruojin, Su Ruojin could still roughly see the injury on her face.
Such wounds are indeed quite severe for a young woman, but compared to Xiao Fengming and Fifth Master's, they are practically insignificant; the Dragon Scale Grass is more than enough to heal them.
The rest is up to Qin Xiaoyan herself; physical injuries are easy to heal, but emotional knots are hard to untie.
Qin Xiaoyan shook her head slightly. "Benefactor, I have already become a nun. To a nun, appearance is nothing but a stinking carcass. Everything in this world is illusory. Whether I treat it or not makes no difference. So please don't trouble yourself."
"Since Master Huijing doesn't care about this physical appearance, why do I always keep my head down and dare not look people in the eye? Or perhaps Master Huijing doesn't want to see me?"
Su Ruojin's words surprised Qin Xiaoyan. She hadn't expected Su Ruojin to use her own words to shut her up, so she looked up at Su Ruojin.
Su Ruojin finally saw the scars on Qin Xiaoyan's face clearly. Just as she thought, they were not difficult to heal; it just depended on whether Qin Xiaoyan was willing to cooperate.
Seeing Qin Xiaoyan looking at her, Su Ruojin continued, "Master Huijing is a nun, so she should know that in the eyes of Buddha, all beings in the world are equal. Whether it is you and me, emperors or even an ant on the roadside, we are all equal. We are just here to suffer the cycle of reincarnation."
Since coming into this world is already a hardship, why not make yourself more comfortable? Why make things difficult for yourself because of what others think?
The essence of Buddhist practice is sincerity. Master Huijing, are you truly devoted to Buddhism, or are you merely using this temple as a means of escapism?
If you are devoted to Buddhism and seek rebirth in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, I will not stop you.
But if Master Huijing is merely using this method to evade responsibility, wouldn't that be tantamount to deceiving the Buddha? How can someone who deceives the Buddha attain the right path and achieve enlightenment?
Qin Xiaoyan was completely stunned.
She never expected that Su Ruojin was more knowledgeable about Buddhist principles than she was.
At this moment, Qin Xiaoyan couldn't help but ask herself whether she truly wanted to believe in Buddhism or was just running away from it.
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