Chapter 253 Empress: What are you two doing?
Chapter 253 Empress: What are you two doing?
"Your Majesty, Donor Yunyang is inside."
Time moves forward.
Before Zhao Duan was attracted by the singing, the empress walked outside the meditation room and saw the young nun stop, put her hands together, and gestured towards the meditation room with her delicate eyes:
"I'll be waiting outside the door."
Having said this, he retreated to the garden in the distance.
Xu Zhenguan nodded with satisfaction, took light steps, and raised his hand to press on the door.
With a "creak", the candlelight in the house spread out along the threshold.
The furnishings in the Zen room are extremely simple and can be seen at a glance.
On the mat-covered floor, there was a figure lying on its side.
On the low table next to it, there was a small oil lamp.
A torn scroll of scriptures was thrown aside casually, and pieces of paper covered with words were scattered on the ground.
Xu Zhenguan bent down to pick up a piece of paper, and saw the word "Xu" written in huge black characters on it.
"Who?"
The eldest princess woke up from her half-sleep state. She sat up alertly and turned her head back.
She was no longer wearing her iconic red dress, but a plain nun's robe.
Only her thick hair was still messily tied up, and her originally round and rosy face was obviously much thinner.
"It's you!"
Princess Yunyang, who had almost been forgotten, was startled at first, and then her brows turned cold:
"Your Majesty, who is so busy with all kinds of affairs in the Great Yu Dynasty, how come you have time to come here?"
Xu Zhenguan held the white paper with the word "Xu" written on it and sighed softly.
She loosened her fingers, letting the paper fall, and stared at her aunt sadly, saying:
"Prince Jing has sent spies to the capital again. Tonight, Zhao Duan used a trick to kill all those spies and also found out the ministers who defected to Prince Jing's uncle."
Princess Yunyang, with a sneer on her face, was stunned, and suddenly cursed with gloating:
"No man in the Xu family is a good person!"
……
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Prajna Bodhisattva? !
In a secluded courtyard.
The moonlight illuminated the nun beside the pond and the uninvited guest standing by the bushes not far away.
Although he had never seen a portrait of Prajna Bodhisattva, Zhao Duan instinctively guessed the other party's identity.
Because their eyes only met, he clearly felt a faint pressure that was overwhelming and unstoppable.
That is definitely not something that the Divine Chapter Realm can give him.
It was an even more powerful aura than the one he had personally experienced in the restaurant that day when Monk Bian Ji lost his composure.
But then, another thought came to mind:
"She's fifty-two?!"
Zhao Duan remembered the information given by Zhenbao.
But how could the female Bodhisattva in front of me look old at all?
Well...her whole person exudes a sense of youthful absurdity.
In other words, judging from her appearance, she looks no different in age from the empress.
But her eyes and the unique temperament of a "mature woman" that can only be refined by time add to her mature charm.
Appearance is twenty-eight, eyes are fifty-two...
What secret does the great monk have to keep his youthful appearance?
Zhao Duan was a little hesitant. People like Ma Yan, Xue Shence, etc., their cultivation was not bad, but they didn't look young... If you say that sorcerers are special... But doesn't Old Wang from the Tianshi Mansion look like an old man...
Well, speaking of it, the monk Bianji is indeed young... but he is not that old either...
All the strange thoughts only appeared for a moment before he suppressed them.
Zhao Duan took a deep breath and said tentatively:
"Prajna Bodhisattva?"
The female Bodhisattva by the pond smiled more compassionately, her eyes filled with smiles, and she nodded gently.
It’s true... Zhao Duan was amazed, thinking that this was quite different from what he had imagined.
"Junior Zhao Duan, I have seen the Bodhisattva."
He gathered his chaotic thoughts and bowed solemnly:
"Bodhisattva knows me?"
Facing monks of this level, he did not put on airs as an "official" but simply referred to himself as a "junior."
He did not explain how he ended up here... He believed that the other party would definitely be able to sense the arrival of the empress, or at least the other nuns they met along the way would report it.
At the same time, he caught that the other party used a declarative tone when saying his name.
Prajna Bodhisattva, who had bathed in the pond not long ago and was now half dry, looked at him and said with interest:
"I heard that some time ago, Bian Ji met you and his Buddhist mind was shaken. After returning, he hurried to see Xuan Yin and finally calmed down his mind."
...It's bad, I'm afraid someone will hold a grudge against me... But, has my faith in Buddhism been shaken?
Alarmed the abbot Xuanyin of the Tianren Realm?
Is it necessary to be so exaggerated... Zhao Duan opened his mouth and recalled the last time he met Bian Ji.
He really didn't expect that there would be so many things to happen later.
He subconsciously thought that the female Bodhisattva in front of him deliberately brought up this matter to cause trouble for him...
This sounds like it is no small matter when it comes to the cultivation path of one's fellow disciples.
"laugh."
Prajna Bodhisattva seemed to see through his worries, or perhaps he found the nervous and anxious young man particularly interesting, and chuckled.
He shook his head and said slowly:
"Don't worry too much. Although Bian Ji and I are from the same school, we are not on the same path. I will not vent his anger on you. As for the Xuan Yin, it has nothing to do with me."
Hmm...it sounds like something is wrong...Could it be that the higher-ups at the Shenlong Temple are not of one mind?
Well, many ministers in the court are political enemies of each other... It is not surprising that there is struggle in Shenlong Temple...
Zhao Duan's thoughts turned, a look of gratitude appeared on his face, and he smiled:
"Thank you for the Bodhisattva's reminder. I really didn't know that Master Bianji was so upset. I can only apologize in person when we meet in the future."
Prajna Bodhisattva looked at him with increasing amusement and shook his head, saying:
"I didn't mean to give you any advice, but you are indeed as thoughtful as the rumors say.
What is even more rare is that to be able to shake Bian Ji, one must have extraordinary wisdom. Are you willing to help me practice?"
kindness……?!
The first part of the sentence was normal, but when it came to the second part, Zhao Duan's expression was blank and his brain crashed for a while:
"The Buddha wants me to become a nun?"
The words came out almost subconsciously.
After saying this, Zhao Duan grinned, feeling that it was a bit outrageous.
As for the four words "help me practice", he automatically translated them as an invitation for him to join Buddhism.
It is obvious that as a mere mortal, how can I help a great master in the world in any way?
"I am also short of a male disciple." Prajna Bodhisattva smiled like Mona Lisa.
Zhao Duan smiled awkwardly and put forward a shield:
"Buddha, please don't joke. I am an official of Dayu. If your majesty hears this, I will have a hard time explaining myself."
The white-robed female Bodhisattva seemed not to have heard clearly, she put down the comb in her hand and waved:
"Come closer, I will take a look at your wisdom."
Zhao Duan frowned and thought, is it possible that the title of empress is useless?
The next second, he was stunned, and saw a gleam of wisdom flashing in the slightly strange eyes of the Bodhisattva by the lake.
Their eyes met.
Zhao Duan felt as if struck by lightning, and the energy in his body surged like a tide.
The Qi flowing through the body's meridians seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and pulled hard!
"boom!"
Zhao Duan felt that all the blood in his body rushed to his head, his eyes were bloodshot, and his soul seemed to be leaving his body.
The next second, the soul that was about to leave the body suddenly fell again and returned to the body, and the energy rushed through the body like a flood.
But there was no pain, instead there was a faint feeling of relief...
It seems like my cultivation has been forcibly raised a level...
Unbelievable!
"Buddha……"
Zhao Duan was about to ask when he was shocked to find that he had lost control of his body.
I watched helplessly as the two legs spread out and walked straight towards the white-robed Bodhisattva who was waving at me by the pond.
Something is wrong!
Zhao Duan suddenly felt anxious and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He could sense that as the two sides got closer, the "Half-Step God" lurking deep in his dantian was showing signs of awakening.
And at this critical moment...
An indescribable, invisible force field quietly covered the entire Jizhao Temple.
The pond filled with withered lotus leaves began to ripple for no apparent reason, and then began to roll and boil with a forceful sound like the tide.
Prajna Bodhisattva sighed helplessly.
A gust of night wind easily severed the mysterious connection between the female Bodhisattva and Zhao Duan.
Zhao Duan instantly regained control of his body.
At the same time, he saw a bright yellow dragon robe slowly falling in front of him.
"Your Majesty!? You're out?" Zhao Duan almost cried with joy.
Xu Zhenguan said "hmm" softly and protected his men behind him.
With an expressionless face, he looked towards the pond at the cool clothes of Prajna Bodhisattva.
He frowned: "I need an explanation."
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(End of this chapter)