"Morning! Senior brother!"
When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on Tongqing Temple, Pei Wende, who had already gotten up early, stretched his body for a long time, and then said hello to Hui Ji who was still copying books in the Sutra Pavilion.
"It's getting late. You're the last person to get up in the whole temple."
Without even raising her eyelids, Hui Ji spread out paper and studied ink while responding to Pei Wende's greeting.
"Nonsense, there are only three people in the whole temple."
"The old monk has been meditating in the meditation room, and you have been copying scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion. Am I not the only one who got up the latest?"
Rolling his eyes angrily, Pei Wende asked himself that he had not reached the "inhuman" level of the master and apprentice, so he was not ready to give up "sleeping", a lifelong human hobby.
Sometimes Pei Wende even wonders, did the master and apprentice ever sleep together?
He always felt that no matter what time he got up, the old monk and Hui Ji seemed to be awake?
Could it be said that it will become the norm for practitioners to not need sleep until the end of their practice?
Just thinking about Pei Wende makes him feel horrified. It would be too sad for a person to live a lifetime and not even need a short rest like sleeping.
"What are you thinking about?"
As if seeing through Pei Wende's thoughts, Hui Ji, who was busy, suddenly raised her head and glanced at him.
"No, I didn't think about anything!"
Quickly shaking his head to deny Hui Ji's remarks, Pei Wende always felt that his senior brother should have learned mind-reading skills such as "telling other people's minds".
Otherwise, why would I always be caught by him immediately every time I planned him in my mind?
"You kid..."
Smiling helplessly, Huiji didn't know why, but she suddenly remembered Zen Master Lingyou's previous explanation.
"Speaking of which, the waterfall in the back mountain has almost become your special place to raise monsters."
"Forget about the green snake, since when did you raise three more civet cats?"
As soon as Huiji said these words, Pei Wende immediately froze on the spot.
"Civet cat? What civet cat? I don't have a civet cat?"
Pei Wende told the truth. The little green snake was just an exception. In his opinion, it was just a thigh, not his pet.
"Not raised?"
Not sure whether he believed it or not, Hui Ji asked in a doubtful tone.
"Then what happened to the three civet cats who wanted to sneak into the temple last night?"
"And they also stole a jar of precious tea leaves from me, which I brought from Hangzhou."
Although she said so, there was no trace of heartache on Hui Ji's face.
Rather, Hui Ji is now very curious about the origins of the three civet cats.
After all, there were only three people in Tongqing Temple. Apart from Pei Wende, who had an exceptionally good rapport with monsters, Hui Ji could not think of any other reason that could attract the appearance of the three civet cats.
"Those three civet cats...are in the back mountain now?"
Pei Wende suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked as if he remembered something.
"Yes, if you go in time, you should be able to prevent those three little guys from giving my tea leaves to Huo Huoguang."
Hui Ji nodded calmly, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her. Pei Wende was speechless.
"You know they're going to stir up your tea leaves, but you still don't stop them?"
Pei Wende didn't believe it. If Hui Ji really wanted to stop him, the three civet cats probably wouldn't be able to enter Qing Temple, let alone steal his tea.
"Don't I think they are somewhat related to you?"
"It's just tea, just treat it as a meeting gift for the children in advance."
Pei Wende was even more speechless now. What Hui Ji said was as if he was 100% sure that the three civet cats were related to him.
"Don't say it so ambiguously, okay?"
"You are a monk after all, so give yourself some moral integrity!"
After habitually complaining about Huiji, Pei Wende turned around and walked towards the waterfall in the back mountain without caring about the other person's face.
The unshakable "morning class" has become Pei Wende's lifelong habit.
Even if the sky falls, it will not prevent him from going to the waterfall in the back mountain to meditate and practice martial arts.
"Tsk, you're a brat with a hard mouth and a soft heart..."
Seeing this, Hui Ji, whose eyes were deep as if she had seen the "future", murmured softly.
"If you really don't get involved in this matter, I will doubt that you are really suitable to take this path."
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At the same time, Zhangjiacun at the foot of Weishan Mountain.
"Run away early?"
Standing in front of the smiling Butcher Zhang, a man wearing official robes and a short sword at his waist asked with an indifferent expression.
"Master, why did you run away early?"
"We in Zhangjiacun have been good people for generations, and we have never had any lawbreakers!"
After glancing at Butcher Zhang, this man who was clearly in a high position just frowned and didn't ask any more questions.
"Forget it if you run away early. Anyway, I'm not here specifically for these 'miscellaneous fish'."
After he finished speaking, the man suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction behind him.
I saw a young man carrying a golden sword box on his back and wearing a green Taoist robe quietly appearing at the entrance of Zhangjia Village.
"Are you the new envoy Si Chen?"
Facing the man's question, the young man in Taoist robes just yawned lazily and answered lazily.
"You know what you're asking, it's not the first time you've seen me!"
"Anyway, I was sent here temporarily to jack up the tank. Just let me know in advance what you want to do."
The words of the young man in Taoist robes obviously gave the man a great convenience.
But the other party didn't appreciate it. Instead, he gave him a very serious look.
"Lazy and unachievable, this is what I was like when I was in Qintian Prison..."
"I didn't expect that after being sent to such a marginalized place, you still don't know how to repent?"
When he said this, the man's voice paused for a moment, and then he scolded him in a tone that was full of hatred.
"Li Gang! Do you still want to go back to Chang'an?"
After hearing the man call out his name angrily, Li Gang calmed down the laziness on his face.
"You also know that my nature is like this and I can't change it."
"Besides, this borderland is actually pretty good. At least there aren't those intrigues in the court."
Although he knew that Li Gang was telling the truth, seeing the other person's self-destructive look, the man still felt a surge of blood and had the urge to yell.
"You bastard, if you and my master weren't close friends, I would have slashed you with my sword."
"The superiors asked you to come here to investigate the cause of death of the previous envoy Si Chen, but you ended up staying here for less than half a year, and you didn't gain anything at all!"
"If your master is still alive, you will definitely make him mad to death again!"
—Recommendation ticket—Monthly ticket—
