FVN Chapter 121 Passing by Lanruo Temple
Chapter 121 Passing by Lanruo Temple
Chapter 121 Passing by Lanruo Temple
Having successfully passed through the Kingdom of Women, Jiang Feng and his companions traveled for several days before arriving at a desolate, uninhabited mountain.
Jiang Feng stopped at the foot of the mountain and looked up to see that the mountain was full of grave mounds, looking like a mass burial ground.
"The atmosphere here is eerie; there must be monsters lurking around. I'll rest here; Wujing, go ahead and scout ahead."
Sha Wujing glanced around and said, "Master, there's no need to scout ahead. There are definitely monsters here."
Jiang Feng looked at him in surprise: "You've learned clairvoyance too?"
Sha Wujing chuckled, "Aren't Xiaobai and I just monsters?"
Jiang Feng was speechless, and even felt that what he said was absolutely right. After being choked for a while, he said in annoyance, "You're just a coward. A dignified general like you, you don't even dare to scout ahead. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if word gets out?"
Sha Wujing ignored his provocation and retorted, "I've been captured by demons twice already, who wouldn't be afraid?"
Jiang Feng glanced helplessly at Bai Suzhen and found that she had turned her head away and was not even looking at him, clearly not wanting to go and scout ahead.
Seeing this, Jiang Feng lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
"Sigh, looks like I need to work on updating my scamming techniques, otherwise you might figure out my tricks before I even reach the Western Paradise."
Bai Suzhen:
It's good to work hard, but is your approach to it a little misguided?
After a moment, Jiang Feng said, "I just used my clairvoyance to check. There is a Lanruo Temple in the mountains. Although the temple is abandoned, the monks' quarters look very well-preserved and can still be lived in. Let's spend the night there."
Having said that, he led the way, leaning on his nine-ringed staff. He never expected that he would actually see Lanruo Temple here. It was probably just a coincidence that they shared the same name.
Before long, the group arrived at Lanruo Temple.
The temple is in a serene environment, with towering pine and cypress trees at the entrance and bamboo growing haphazardly along the walls, suggesting that it has been neglected for many years.
Walking inside, you'll find statues of the Four Heavenly Kings standing in the main hall, and a strangely shaped Buddha statue enshrined in the center.
Jiang Feng carefully examined the Buddha statue and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's really rare to find a Buddhist temple that enshrines Mara."
"Fine, considering we've known each other, I'll offer you some incense and let you have a good meal."
After saying that, Jiang Feng took out three melons and some snacks and placed them on the offering table. He also took three incense sticks, lit them, and put them in the incense burner.
Mara: "————"
You think you can just have a good meal? How much do you underestimate me, you bastard! I am the Lord of the Desire Realm, the Demon King of Other Transformations. Whose Buddhist temple can I not take for myself? Whose offerings can I not eat?
After offering incense, Jiang Feng felt that the statues of the Four Heavenly Kings were somewhat outdated, so he took out a sharp knife and recarved them.
Furthermore, inscriptions were carved on the back of each statue. One Heavenly King had "Congratulations on your fortune" carved on his back, while another had "Shit you" on his back.
Satisfied with his masterpiece, he went to the backyard of the temple and found a small lake with a covered walkway that led from the four sides of the shore to the pavilion in the center of the lake.
The monks' quarters were built around the small lake, numbering about twenty or so. It seems that during the temple's heyday, there must have been at least a hundred monks, making it quite a large temple.
After preparing three rooms, Jiang Feng started cooking in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Before long, a plate of braised beef, a pot of wine, three kinds of vegetarian dishes, and a small basket of flatbread were placed on the stone table.
Jiang Feng savored the Daughter's Red wine he brought from the Queen's Palace of the Women's Kingdom. He chewed on a piece of beef, took a sip of wine, and watched the mandarin ducks in the lake. He looked very content, not at all like a monk on a pilgrimage to the West, but more like a tourist going out for a spring outing.
After dinner, a bright moon had quietly risen above the treetops.
Jiang Feng glanced at the cloudless sky and said, "I'm going to practice Moonlit Zen to control my six senses later. If you're tired, you should rest early and not sleep too soundly, so that you can come out to save me if a monster comes."
Bai Suzhen smiled alluringly: "How about I stay and help you with your cultivation?"
Jiang Feng chuckled and refused, "No way, I'm afraid you'll reveal your true form under my Buddha's light, which would scare me so much I wouldn't be able to sleep at night."
Bai Suzhen scoffed, stood up, and went to the room she had chosen on the west side.
Sha Wujing also stood up, picked up the remaining half basket of sesame cakes, and walked towards his room: "I'll take these sesame cakes for a midnight snack."
After they left, Jiang Feng closed his eyes and began to cultivate by the moonlight.
The bright moon and the shimmering Buddhist light emanating from him echoed each other, rapidly absorbing the moonlight scattered from the sky.
On the throne in the Moon Palace, a woman whose face was obscured sensed something and cast two probing glances at him.
After staring intently at Jiang Feng for a while, she looked away and asked the fairy Chang'e beside her, "Why haven't I seen the Jade Rabbit lately?"
Chang'e's expression turned slightly unpleasant. She explained to the Moon God in a low voice, "God, a few days ago, when Su'e longed to descend to the mortal realm, the Jade Rabbit slapped her when it tried to stop her from doing so."
The Jade Rabbit grew increasingly angry and has now gone to the mortal realm to seek revenge on Chang'e. "This servant is incompetent and has not yet found them; please punish me, Star Lord."
The Moon Goddess glanced at Jiang Feng again and said, "There's no need to search anymore. They have their own destiny. When the time comes, they will return on their own."
After saying that, she slowly closed her eyes, her body seemingly merging with the bright moon, gradually becoming transparent.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Feng in the pavilion felt the moonlight suddenly become thicker. After cultivating for a while, he found that the results of his cultivation this time were more than ten times greater than before. Finally, he realized that something was wrong, frowned, and interrupted his cultivation.
"What's going on? Is someone secretly helping me cultivate? Or is someone trying to burst me apart with moonlight?"
Jiang Feng dared not risk his life, and out of caution, he did not continue to attempt cultivation.
Just as I was about to tidy up the table and go back to sleep, I suddenly saw a woman dressed in a gauze dress walking gracefully from the corridor toward the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
The woman wore a gauze robe and a green silk skirt. Underneath the gauze robe, she wore only a close-fitting undergarment. Her slender neck and half-exposed breasts aroused the desires of the opposite sex.
A few breaths later, she stood before Jiang Feng, her face alluring, and said, "Jiang Lang, it's been so many years, do you still recognize me?"
Jiang Feng thought for a long time but still couldn't remember who she was, so he tentatively asked, "Are you Nie Xiaoqian?"
The woman looked jealous and heartbroken, saying, "Who is Nie Xiaoqian? I am Yui!"
Jiang Feng was taken aback: "What clothes?"
The woman poked Jiang Feng's chest with her index finger, saying in a soft, sweet voice, "Yui Hatano~"
Jiang Feng:
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Go to hell with you!
Where did this monster come from that it could actually see the memory he deliberately left in his soul when he was cultivating the Dao of Meditation?