Zhou Zhan protected Shen Moran behind him and stepped forward to check. Shen Moran leaned out half of his body from behind him and looked at the stone niche.
"Judging from his robes, he should be a monk from Jingshan Temple."
Monks have to shave off their hair and beard regularly. This person has both hair and beard, and it depends on his age...
"She must have passed the octogenarian age." Shen Moran looked at her, "Why are you here alone?"
Looking around, she didn't know where they had gone. Even in broad daylight, when she suddenly saw a lifelike mummy, she felt terrified.
There was nothing around the old monk. The stone niche that protected him from wind and rain was a stone niche, more like a natural stone trough that had been erected by someone.
Zhou Zhan's eyes suddenly became dark and he said lightly: "Do you still remember why we first met?"
Shen Moran paused, silent for a while and said in surprise: "Master Liaowu? Is he Master Liaowu?"
The age of the cultivator cannot be determined. If Master Wu was still alive, he would be about one hundred and thirty years old.
There has been no news for thirty years, and Master Wu has long since become a legendary divine monk. At first, she thought that her rebirth was a blessing from God, so meeting Master Wu was not a blessing.
Now she really saw it.
Zhou Zhan was cleaning the weeds next to the stone niche.
A generation of divine monks just quietly sat mummified in the back mountain... Shen Moran felt that it was a bit sloppy.
"It has been many years since he passed away and his body has not decayed. He should be Master Wu. Aran, come here and pay your respects."
He lifted up his robe and knelt down. Shen Moran knelt down next to him, clasped his hands piously on his chest, and silently recited in his heart: "I hope all our wishes will come true..."
People should not be too greedy. She was afraid that her wishes would not come true, so she compromised into one sentence, hoping that the Buddha could hear her.
Zhou Zhan looked at her serious profile and closed his eyes.
"It's getting late. It will get dark if we don't go back."
Turning back along the way they came, Yin Yue, who was guarding the roof, saw them finally coming back. He breathed a sigh of relief and threw out the rope to pick them up.
"Has anyone been here?"
Yinyue shook her head.
"Except for Princess Yu who came once and was blocked by Miss Bitao, no one else came close."
Zhou Zhan ordered: "Go and tell the host that starting from tomorrow, I will do morning classes with them."
The monks get up earlier than the morning session. After getting up, they chant sutras, do morning prayers, attend court, meditate, self-study, attend court...the day's practice is busier than the courtiers.
Shen Moran originally wanted to persuade him, but this was also part of their plan. If he couldn't even catch up with the morning classes at Jingshan Temple, how could he prove to Emperor Yao and the courtiers that his body could bear it!
"I will accompany you."
Before dawn the next day, the couple put on plain clothes and entered the Mahavira Hall together with the monks. Amidst the scent of incense and the sound of chanting sutras, they were hypnotic. Even though Shen Moran had good concentration, she couldn't help but doze off.
When he woke up, he found that he was blocked by Zhou Zhan, and the chanting did not stop until the sky was bright, and he started serving rice... Shen Moran shook his head to wake himself up.
The host master came over.
"Amitabha, Your Highness has a distinguished status and does not need to crowd outside with the monks. I asked the novice monks to bring the rice and porridge to the meditation room."
Zhou Zhan also performed Buddhist rituals and said with a smile: "Buddha said that all living beings are equal, and there is meditation after the ceremony. Master, there is no need to make an exception for us."
The old monk said "Amitabha" again and turned around to leave. Shen Moran tugged on Zhou Zhan's sleeve and whispered: "Should we tell the host about what happened in the back mountain?"
They sneaked to the back mountain and directly told the host that it was not suitable and that they wanted to look for opportunities.
Zhou Zhan took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the suspicious transparent liquid at the corner of her mouth, and said softly: "Let's eat first."
Zhou Yu rushed to meditate after breakfast, only to find that Zhou Zhan had arrived early.
"It's so early, Seventh Brother. How are you?"
Not seeing Shen Mingshu, Zhou Zhan blocked Zhou Yu's gaze for Shen Moran, and replied: "I did my morning lessons, why don't I see my fifth sister-in-law?"
Zhou Yu glanced at Shen Moran, who was mostly blocked by him, and said with a smile: "Ming Shu's cousin happened to come to offer incense this morning. The girl from the Cui family and her younger siblings should also know each other."
Cui Tingting?
Is it such a coincidence? How could I forget her!
"I recognize you." Shen Moran said happily, "Your Highness, Ming Shu's cousin is also my cousin. I went over to say hello."
Zhou Zhan nodded with a smile, put his arm around his shoulders and walked inside.
"It's time to say hello, Fifth Brother, the meditation has begun, let's go in."
Zhou Yu turned around, his eyes glued to Shen Moran, and Shen Moran quickened his pace.
In the Zen room.
Cui Tingting's eyes were red, she held Shen Mingshu's hand and started crying.
"Mingshu, for the sake of his own future, my father went back home last night and said that he would give me to an old man over fifty years old to fill a house... That man is older than my father, so I might as well become a monk and become a sister-in-law! "
The two met yesterday and met again today at Jingshan Temple. Even though Shen Mingshu was careless, she felt that something was wrong. Moreover, even though her cousin came to burn incense with her cousin, her eyes were always red, even when she asked Alian to come over. Calling someone, my cousin didn’t want the two of them to meet.
I didn’t expect this to be the reason!
She was filled with righteous indignation and said: "My cousin has gone too far. Cousin, don't talk nonsense, I will help you think of a solution!"
Cui Tingting held her tightly and looked out the window in horror.
"But my mother is still outside. We came to offer incense today just to let that man look at us. I dare not go out!"
She kept talking about that person, and Shen Mingshu asked anxiously: "Do you know who that person is?"
It was just a lie. How could Cui Tingting dare to make it up? She just shook her head and said: "I don't know. My father said that he has high authority and doesn't dare to offend him. He has already shown him my portrait. Today, I am here to show him the real person." , the marriage is decided! What should I do? What should I do?"
"Mingshu... Princess, you are the only one who can save me now! I beg you to save me!"
Cui Tingting had no choice but to kneel down, and Shen Mingshu agreed in a flash of excitement.
"Alian, go and tell your cousin that I will keep her here for a few days and let her go back first."
Cui Tingting was so happy that she actually knelt down.
"Mingshu, thank you!"
Shen Moran walked to the door just in time to see this scene, and looked out again. Mrs. Cui was stretching her neck to look into the room.
Alian met her at the door, stepped aside, and said politely: "I have seen Princess Zhan before."
People in the house heard the sound and came out to welcome him.
"Sister, you are here."
Shen Mingshu had a fake smile on her face, and Cui Tingting stood up and wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeves.
"What's going on here?"
Zhou Yu was away, and Shen Mingshu didn't dare to make any decision. She just temporarily agreed to let Cui Tingting stay here for a few days. She didn't know what to do and had nothing to hide, so she told her everything.
"My cousin's family wants to negotiate a marriage for my cousin and fill in someone else's house. If my cousin doesn't want to, I'll take refuge with me for a few days."
Shen Moran said oh, and smiled meaningfully. I'm afraid it was a lie to defect to Zhou Yu, but it was true that she came to Zhou Yu. Shen Mingshu, a distant cousin, was indeed a figure. She used to play around in Zhou Yu's backyard a lot, and the two of them joined forces. The hand came in front of her to find trouble, which really gave her a headache for a while.
Now it’s not her who has the headache, so of course she will make it happen!
"Don't worry, cousin. With our two sisters protecting you, you can stay here with peace of mind!"
Her sudden enthusiasm made Cui Tingting very unaccustomed, and Shen Mingshu was not used to it either. However, the two of them had been pretending to be sisters in front of others for some time, and Shen Mingshu did not find it objectionable.
Cui Tingting's eyelids twitched and she forced a smile. Then she thought that her purpose had nothing to do with Shen Moran. She and Shen Mingshu had never dealt with each other. Maybe not only would they not embarrass her, but they would even help her...