Time moved forward a quarter of an hour, and we were on the sheep intestine trail in front of the mountain gate of Tongqing Temple.
"Little lady, we are finally here!"
With the support of three or two maids, a pale-faced girl in plain clothes slowly raised her head and looked at the new plaque with the three characters "Tongqing Temple" written on it.
"Is this...Tongqing Temple?"
The visitor was none other than Li Yanran, who had met Pei Wende and Hui Ji once at Mulian Temple.
"Phew... finally here!"
Breathing heavily, Li Yanran's face showed a long-lost smile.
But judging from Li Yanran's current expression, her body is obviously not as good as her mood.
Especially that face, which was as white as paper and without a trace of blood, looked no different from a dead person.
Thanks to several maids taking turns to support Li Yanran, she managed to stand up straight without fainting when she reached her destination.
Even so, this is already Li Yanran's limit.
"It's you?"
Accompanied by a surprised question, Pei Wende, who had just come around from the back mountain, recognized Li Yanran on the mountain path at a glance.
"..."
The scene at this moment was just like when the two met, they were supported by three or two maids and looked at each other awkwardly.
But this time it was no longer Pei Wende who was embarrassed, but Li Yanran who was blushing.
"you you you……"
A blush quickly appeared on Li Yanran's originally pale face.
She was so ashamed that she couldn't even finish her words. She stretched out her fingers tremblingly and pointed at Pei Wende's upper body with clear muscles that was not covered by any clothing.
"Ah! libertine!"
"Bah! Rogue! Pervert!"
"..."
When the maids who followed him screamed one after another, Pei Wende realized that his current image seemed to be very bad.
Since Pei Hui came down from the mountain, Tongqing Temple had only three masters and apprentices for a long time.
In addition, for the convenience of practicing under the waterfall in the back mountain, Pei Wende has long been accustomed to running around the mountain topless.
The wooden house in the back mountain only has one or two pieces of clothing that are frequently changed and washed all year round, and there is no extra fabric at all.
It just so happened that Pei Wende washed both of those clothes yesterday and they haven't dried them yet.
"Sorry, I didn't expect anyone to come to the mountain at this time."
Pei Wende quickly turned around and explained helplessly.
He never thought that he would meet a pilgrim going up the mountain today, and this pilgrim was an acquaintance of his.
"It doesn't matter, I came in too hasty."
As if she suddenly thought of something, Li Yanran immediately turned red and whispered softly.
God knows why she, who has always been aloof, feels a little regretful. It is a pity that it is not Hui Ji but Pei Wende who appears in front of her.
"Are you here to see Huiji?"
Fortunately, Pei Wende didn't know what Li Yanran was regretting, otherwise he would definitely not be as calm as he appears now.
"He should be in the temple now. You can just go in."
After briefly explaining the situation, Pei Wende ran towards his room at a trot regardless of the replies from Li Yanran and the maids.
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When Pei Wende got dressed and reappeared in the front hall of the temple, Li Yanran had already met Zen Master Lingyou.
And her maids, under the arrangement of Monk Huiji, moved into the newly built wing rooms one after another, obviously planning to stay here for one night first.
"You came at the right time. If you had come ten days and a half earlier, there would probably be no room for you to live here."
While communicating with the maids with a smile on her face, Hui Ji was seen waving to Pei Wende who was not far away.
Hui Ji was telling the truth. If it were the same place as Tongqing Temple three months ago, let alone extra rooms and guest rooms, it would be a great thing to have a Zen room that is sheltered from the wind and rain.
That is to say, thanks to Pei Wende, Pei Hui built a lot of construction near Tongqing Temple, and this is how Tongqing Temple, although not big yet, has begun to take shape.
"Master monk, since your life is so miserable here, why don't you just follow our little lady and return to secular life?"
Hui Ji was not reserved at all because of her status, one of the maids who had the best relationship with Li Yanran joked very familiarly.
As for how much of this sentence is a joke and how much is true, it is estimated that only this maid herself knows.
"Amitabha, this little monk has already promised himself to the Buddha. I'm afraid I can no longer promise to your little lady."
Smiling and shaking her head, Huiji didn't care at all about the maids' jokes.
"My junior brother, on the other hand, has not officially ordained or become a monk so far."
"If any of you fall in love with him, I can make the decision to lead you."
Pei Wende, who heard these words, immediately rolled his eyes and despised this guy who used himself as a shield.
It was a pity that Pei Wende didn't dare to say anything in front of those maids who looked at her with different eyes and showed great interest, so he immediately found an opportunity and ran away.
[Is this guy really a monk? I really wonder how this guy became a monk in the first place! 】
After running away from the sight of those maids, Pei Wende quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
[And those maids, are they a little too hungry and not selective about what they eat? 】
Thinking of the fiery gazes of those maids just now, Pei Wende had to admire the boldness of women's concepts in this era, which is comparable to the new era women of the 21st century.
Are these the same maids who screamed when they saw her naked body not long ago?
The change in less than ten minutes before and after is too big, right?
What Pei Wende didn't know was that it was precisely because of the scene they had just experienced that these maids, who were no longer suppressed by Li Yanran, behaved so unreservedly.
"But what did Li Yanran come to Tongqing Temple this time?"
Such a question suddenly popped up in his mind, and Pei Wende couldn't help but start to think about the purpose of Li Yanran's trip.
"You can't really come here for Hui Ji, right?"
When he thought of this, Pei Wende suddenly wanted to laugh, because this was obviously impossible.
Combined with Li Yanran's bloodless look when she just went up the mountain, Pei Wende couldn't help but have some guesses in his heart.
Li Yanran must have been in trouble, so she had to go to Tongqing Temple for help.
After all, after experiencing the last "Mulian Temple Incident", no matter how stupid Li Yanran was, she should have figured out Hui Ji's identity as a practitioner.
This also means that the troubles Li Yanran encounters cannot be solved by ordinary people.
—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—
