Chapter 254 Stealing a Man
Chapter 254 Stealing a Man
Xu Zhenguan's tone was very calm.
However, Zhao Duan, who was protected by her behind him, caught a hint of well-hidden displeasure from that cold tone.
The moonlight poured down, sprinkling on a man and two women in the quiet courtyard.
Prajna Bodhisattva did not show any fear when facing the current empress, and had a gentle smile on his face:
"Your Majesty, do you want me to speak here?"
What do you mean...what else do you want to say behind my back...Zhao Duan's expression became strange.
The next second, he heard the empress say to him:
"You go out and wait."
Immediately, Zhao Duan felt a flash before his eyes, and was enveloped by a gentle force.
When the scene became clear again, I was already outside the gate of Jizhao Temple.
"Yeah, Lord Zhao?"
The eunuch holding a lantern beside the carriage was startled and looked around:
"What about Your Majesty?"
Is this really martial arts?
Zhao Duan's curiosity exploded, and he said unhappily:
"do not know!"
……
Next to the pool, after throwing the henchman out, Xu Zhenguan looked at the disheveled nun calmly:
"explain."
Prajna Bodhisattva inserted a snow-white hand into the wet hair, and his slender fingers twisted the hair into curls.
With his other hand, he picked up a picture book-like scripture from the other side of his thigh, which was out of sight, and said with a smile:
“Your Majesty, you know that I have practiced for so long and have not acquired many abilities. If there is anything worthy of praise, it is that I have gained a pair of wise eyes from the Buddha.
With just one look, I felt that this junior has a destiny with Buddhism.
It just so happens that I am suffering from the sluggishness of my practice, so I would like to borrow him from Your Majesty, but I don’t know if Your Majesty is willing to give him up.”
The autumn wind blows.
The Buddhist scripture album in her hand began to flip through the pages.
When the wind blew, the patterns on the pages of the Buddhist scriptures seemed to move and change constantly.
It turned out to be the famous Yin-Yang method of Buddhism’s ancestral temple in the Western Regions.
The scroll of practice was once collected by Emperor Taizu of the Dayu Dynasty, and is kept in the royal library in the palace.
Under the night.
The empress's white cheeks seemed to turn red for a moment.
Not sure whether she was embarrassed or angry, she sneered:
"I originally thought that sending Yunyang to a nunnery would give her some peace and quiet, but I didn't expect that I had sent her to the right place. They are all the same, shameless people."
Prajna Bodhisattva smiled:
"It seems that your majesty was not having a pleasant conversation with the princess."
Xu Zhenguan was not interested in talking nonsense with her, he just stared at her:
"You want to practice dual cultivation with him? What kind of happy Zen is that? Aren't you afraid that if it gets out, you'll be laughed at and ruin the reputation of your Shenlong Temple, and Xuan Yin will cause trouble for you?"
The woman by the pool smiled gently:
"Your Majesty, why do you ask when you already know the answer? You know me. Abbot Xuanyin and I are not of the same kind.
Those stupid guys are always thinking about how to merge the East and the West and fight for the status of orthodox Buddhism. It gives me a headache, so I come to Jizhao Temple to seek quietness and peace. Why would I care about that old monk?
As for joyful Zen, I don’t really care about it. It’s just that the precepts are a restriction to me.
I have been looking for a satisfactory man to practice with, but I have not been able to find a suitable one. Tonight I saw that he is quite good, so it would not be a bad idea to break the taboo of lust."
Xu Zhenguan was speechless for a moment when he heard the shameless words of the monk in front of him.
The female Bodhisattva's eyes turned and her smile became wider:
"It seems that your majesty wants to keep him for his own enjoyment. In this case, it seems that I am the one who is causing trouble and taking away someone else's love.
But why haven’t you done the Cai Bu yet?
Hmm, could it be that you think his cultivation is too low?
If that's the case, I have an idea. Your Majesty might as well lend him to me temporarily and return him later..."
"Dirty talk!"
The empress snorted coldly and left with a wave of her sleeves:
"Be a good abbot of your own abbey. You are my subject and I will not allow others to interfere with you."
A breeze blew by, and Xu Zhenguan's figure disappeared.
With his legs immersed in the pool, Prajna Bodhisattva's cheeks suddenly flushed abnormally, and a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
She groaned, feeling the injuries in her body, but she just smiled, revealing her bloody teeth:
"What a big temper..."
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her fingers, shook her head, and picked up the jade bottle beside her.
Streams of clear wine poured into her lips.
Quickly repair injuries to the internal organs.
After a moment, the white-robed Bodhisattva, who had recovered from his injuries, quietly looked at the clouds in the sky that blocked the moon, with a free and easy look, as if he were a god.
The strange pair of "wisdom eyes" revealed confusion:
"What on earth is hidden in that little fellow? Why does this lord desire him so much?"
……
……
"Your Majesty, you are out."
Outside Jizhao Temple, Zhao Duan was alone, sitting obediently in the carriage, and heard the eunuchs' voices coming from outside.
He hurriedly lifted the curtain and invited the empress, who was dressed in dragon robes and gorgeous attire, in. "Return to the palace."
The empress gave the order expressionlessly. As the carriage started rolling again, she glanced at the anxious Zhao and said nothing.
Zhao Duan felt inexplicably guilty and hurriedly explained:
"Your Majesty, I heard a burst of singing and was inexplicably led there. The old nun wanted to take me in as a disciple, but I sternly refused, and she..."
Xu Zhenguan stared at him with his dark eyes and said:
"Do you think she's old?"
Ah? Is this the point? Zhao Duan almost sprained his waist and was forced to leave the comfort zone of interacting with the leader.
"Uh... a 52-year-old Bodhisattva, of course..." Zhao Duan answered cautiously.
"But your appearance and body don't look old, right?" Xu Zhenguan asked back.
"...I like young people." Zhao Duan said with a clear mind, and then added:
"Of course, it would be best if she is a few years older than me."
Xu Zhenguan said "yes" with satisfaction.
Zhao Duan let out a breath silently, feeling that he had suffered an unexpected disaster.
He was afraid that the topic would continue to enter an area he was not good at, so he hurriedly changed the subject and said worriedly:
"Your Majesty, I was just controlled by that old nun. The energy in my body rushed straight to my head. Although it has calmed down now, I am still worried in my heart, but..."
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him and said reluctantly:
"Good. Some of the Buddhist methods are indeed unique. With that glance just now, you have saved at least several months of hard work in cultivation."
so good?
Is this an advance payment?
She's a pretty nice person... Zhao Duan felt a little regretful. If he had looked at her a few more times...
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him and suddenly sneered:
"It's just a little sweetness. If you look at her a few more times, you will really become a meat furnace controlled by her."
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, then said in horror:
"Your Majesty means..."
Xu Zhenguan had a blank expression on his face: "She didn't tell you about the art of collecting and replenishing energy?"
So, this is what you mean by asking me to help her practice?
No...why didn't you say it earlier...wait, what did she see in me?
Just because I said a few nonsense words, I deceived Bian Ji?
That's not possible... Could it be that she saw something special about me? Was it my identity as a time traveler, or the 'dragon soul' sleeping in my dantian? It's impossible for a cultivator of this level to be attracted by my appearance...
Zhao Duan couldn't help but think wildly, and felt a wave of fear, with a look of relief on his face:
"Fortunately, Your Majesty acted in time, otherwise I would have really fallen into the trap of that old nun."
Seeing that his expression did not seem fake, Xu Zhenguan felt inexplicably happy.
The tone has also softened:
"Although Prajna's temperament is very different from the monks in Shenlong Temple, I won't force her, especially since I am still in the nunnery."
Implication:
The female Bodhisattva by the pond was mostly trying to scare and test people... Yes, no matter how bold she was, it was impossible for her to snatch the imperial military officials from under the empress's nose.
Zhao Duan nodded to show that he understood.
I thought that it seemed that this was not the first time that the empress had dealt with this Bodhisattva.
Xu Zhenguan didn't want to continue this topic and pondered for a moment.
Suddenly, two fingers gently touched her red lips.
It turned out to be a "light spot" the size of a grain of rice, emitting a bright white glow, that was spit out from the pearly teeth.
With a flick of his finger, the rice-grain light suddenly turned into a stream of light and penetrated into Zhao Duan's brow.
In an instant, he felt a cool and comfortable feeling spreading throughout his body.
He vaguely felt that the "grain of rice" flowed along the meridians and into the dantian in his lower abdomen.
"Your Majesty...this is..." Zhao Duan was stunned.
He found that after Xu Zhenguan spit out the "rice grains", his face became a little dim, but it returned to normal after a breath.
The empress spoke casually:
"This is the 'seed' of a warrior's inner strength.
Those who have the same martial arts heritage can transfer their own internal energy into their fellow disciples. Although it cannot be equivalent to an initiation, the internal energy seeds of martial artists of higher levels can be considered a tonic for you.
Although Prajna's method of ascension is unique, it is not from the same source as yours. My seed can circulate in your body for seven days.
If nothing unexpected happens, I can help you reach the perfection of the mortal body, and then I will impact the divine realm..."
Although she didn't want to admit it, the appearance of Prajna made her feel a vague sense of crisis.
Prajna gave him the sweet taste, and the empress felt that as an emperor she could not be outdone by a nun.
Zhao Duan was stunned.
Before he could recover from the shock of being begotten by the empress, he was attracted by the four words "impact the divine chapter".
He asked in surprise: "Can I get promoted?"
The empress nodded and said:
“The mortal-to-god transition chapter is not a big hurdle for cultivators with talent or abundant resources.
It's just that you improved too quickly before, and I wanted to let you stabilize before trying to make a breakthrough, but now it seems that your foundation is already solid enough."
After a brief pause, she glanced at the excited and impatient lackey and said helplessly:
“However, it is not so easy to break through a great realm. Although you can use external force to break through, that is the worst option. The best way is to reach the state of your mind and suddenly realize the breakthrough.
It is hard to say how long this bottleneck will take to resolve.
Now that the traitor has been caught, you don't have to worry about the Shenji Camp anymore. I will order Eunuch Hai to teach you personally and help you understand and achieve a breakthrough in your state of mind as quickly as possible.
Perhaps, when the Buddhists and Taoists fight in a few days, you will be able to enter the divine realm."
At this point, the empress frowned and said with some regret:
"It's a pity. If the Buddhist-Taoist duel had happened two years later, maybe you could have represented my royal family and fought for the limelight. What a pity."
Zhao Duan was still immersed in the vision of advancing to the God level, but then he was surprised:
"Does the battle between Buddhism and Taoism have anything to do with our royal family?"
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(End of this chapter)