In the courtyard outside the Buddhist hall, Xiao Cheng ignored the dust and mud on the ground and lay on the ground, holding his head with his hands, looking at the busy ants on the ground, frowning, with a slightly hesitant look on his face.
I don't know what I'm thinking about.
More than half a month has passed since Mr. Tie came to visit Xiao Cheng.
Since then, the tightness of guarding Xiao Cheng has dropped a lot.
Although there were still guards guarding the courtyard and preventing Xiao Cheng from leaving, compared to the beginning, he couldn't even take a step out of the Buddhist hall. At least on the surface, he had relaxed his vigilance.
At this time, outside the courtyard, the sounds of guards shouting and searching were heard, making Xiao Cheng raise his head slightly.
After a while, the courtyard door opened, and a young monk who looked to be no more than eleven or twelve years old walked in with a food box in his hand.
Seeing Xiao Cheng lying on the ground looking up at him with a stupid look on his face, a complicated look flashed across the young monk's face.
The little monk sighed softly, put the food box in his hand on the ground, clasped his hands together, and said to Xiao Chengwen:
"Amitabha, why is Your Highness lying on the ground?"
Xiao Cheng grinned, revealing his white teeth, then climbed up on his hands and knees, waved to the little monk, and said happily:
"Little monk who knows how to eat, why did you come so late? Your Highness is very hungry. If you don't come, Your Highness will go and steal the ants' food!"
When the young monk heard this, he picked up the food box next to him, lowered his head and said:
"Your Highness, please forgive me, but the monk is late."
"Well, young monk, you are responsible for delivering food to His Highness, so the name of the Dharma has to be changed! If you are not good at eating, you will eat His Highness's food. Otherwise, from now on, you will call me, and I will deliver it.
How about it?" Xiao Cheng said with a proud look on his face, seeming to be very proud of the name he came up with.
The young monk sighed helplessly and said:
"Your Highness, the young monk named Hui Chi does not know how to eat..."
"Little monk, can you eat meat tomorrow? Your Highness has never eaten meat since he came here!"
When Hui Chi was talking, Xiao Cheng had already stepped forward and opened the food box. Seeing that the food was not meaty at all, he interrupted Hui Chi's words.
The young monk closed his eyes, held the Buddha in one hand, and proclaimed Amitabha, saying:
"Your Highness, in the land of Buddhism, the meat and fishy things are..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Cheng snatched the food box from his hand, turned around and walked towards the Buddhist hall.
Hui Chi looked at Xiao Cheng who didn't listen to his words at all, sighed again, and followed Xiao Cheng into the Buddhist hall.
Although the food is vegetarian, as a royal temple, Ganye Temple is not short of gold and silver, and it often needs to entertain the dignitaries of the Yun Kingdom with vegetarian banquets, so it is natural that the vegetarian food is taken advantage of.
What was placed in front of Xiao Cheng was only four dishes and one soup, but it was either carefully prepared by the chef in the temple, or it was a rare soup from the mountains, and it tasted very good.
He said he was dissatisfied, but when he ate, he was unambiguous at all, like a child, with food all over his face.
Monk Hui Chi was in charge of Xiao Cheng's catering. Before that, he had been quietly serving dishes and never said much.
But today, he was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic and opened his mouth several times to speak.
Xiao Cheng didn't care and just devoured it.
Finally, after hesitating again and again, Monk Hui Chi couldn't help it anymore. With a solemn look on his face, he directly took off the string of Buddhist beads hanging from his neck and threw it into the air.
The originally plain and simple Buddhist beads suddenly glowed with brilliance, which was extremely magical.
Hui Chi raised his arms, as if substantial golden energy surged out from his palms, rushing towards the Buddha beads in the air. The beads shook, and one hundred and eight beads split apart and rushed to the surroundings of the Buddhist hall.
The scattered Buddhist beads echoed faintly through the inner strength of the monk Hui Chi, and the breath was connected. In a moment, an invisible barrier solidified, covering the entire Buddhist hall.
Hui Chi stood up and looked at Xiao Cheng, who was stunned and seemed to have no reaction. He lifted up his monk's robe and knelt down directly on the ground.
"Xiao Yan, the first-rank general of the Yun Kingdom clan, pays homage to His Royal Highness! Three years ago, the young monk was chosen to become a Buddhist monk on your behalf..."
Xiao Cheng looked shocked, interrupted Hui Chi directly, pointed at the Buddhist beads suspended in the Buddhist hall, and said excitedly:
"This, this, how is this done?"
Hearing this, Hui Chi glanced at what Xiao Cheng was pointing at and quickly explained:
"Your Highness, this is a unique skill of Buddhism, the magical power of Zen beads to seduce demons. The young monk is still young and does not have the essence of the skill, but he is still able to seal off this Buddhist hall so that outsiders cannot pry. Please rest assured, Your Highness!"
Xiao Cheng's eyes shone and he said happily:
"Okay, okay, this trick is good, let's do it again!"
Hui Chi showed a hint of joy just now. Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, he was stunned for a long time and then said with a wry smile:
"Please, Your Highness, please stop teasing the young monk. The young monk understands that His Highness is actually pretending to be stupid and waiting for an opportunity. But before that, Grand Master Wang Xiao had already received the news of the death of the late Emperor and left the army behind, taking only his trusted followers.
Returning to the capital is such a good opportunity, so Your Highness must prepare early!"
Xiao Cheng didn't even bother to eat. He stood up and went under the Buddhist beads, standing on tiptoes to reach for them.
Seeing that Xiao Cheng didn't reply, Hui Chi looked slightly excited, walked to Xiao Cheng and said:
"Your Highness, why hide this from the young monk! Now that Taishi Wang Xiao has left the army, it is a God-given opportunity! As long as Your Highness calls for it, all the eight hundred monks guarding the temple in Ganye Temple can serve for Your Highness. When the time comes, contact the loyal ministers and return.
Set up an ambush on the only road that Beijing must pass through, and use a thunderous strike to eliminate Grand Master Wang Xiao. At that time, the danger of overthrowing the country will be lifted!"
Xiao Cheng didn't seem to hear anything. Seeing that he couldn't reach the Buddhist beads, he jumped up hard while holding on to the wall, and stabbed the Buddhist beads in the air with his fingertips. The beads then floated up a few inches again like a balloon suspended in the air, and then fell to the same place again.
Looking at Xiao Cheng who was just playing with the Buddhist beads, Hui Chi looked extremely anxious and said:
"Your Highness, this opportunity is not to be missed!"
Xiao Cheng was startled by Hui Chi's sudden voice. He stopped reaching for the beads and turned to look at him, with a blank look on his face:
"What did you say?"
Hui Chi stared at Xiao Cheng blankly, and saw that his words and actions were still like a child's, not pretending to be stupid at all, and couldn't help but feel in a trance.
Xiao Cheng frowned and looked at Hui Chi with a puzzled look on his face, as if he was wondering why this person did such a thing.
Hui Chi's expression instantly became extremely lonely, and his eyes seemed to have lost all their sparkle. As his mind shook, the one hundred and eight beads floating around suddenly lost their support and fell to the ground.
The sound of the beads falling to the ground echoed throughout the Buddhist hall.
"Is it true that the Xiao family is going to perish in our hands?"
Hui Chi smiled bitterly and didn't even bother with the beads rolling all over the floor. He walked out of the Buddhist hall in despair, leaving behind a very desolate figure.
Looking at Hui Chi leaving, Xiao Cheng had a confused look on his face.
But the next moment, his eyes narrowed slightly and his expression became extremely deep.
