Chapter 565: Offering to the Spiritual Tablet

The monk Chengche's remarks made the disciples of Ci'en Temple start to discuss in a low voice.

"Master Chengche said that we are abandoned disciples of Fuhu Temple. How is this possible?"

"But the abbot did not refute..."

"What is going on?"

This statement obviously made the disciples of Ci'en Temple confused.

Yuanxin looked at the noisy brothers and sisters, frowned and shouted:

"Silence!"

When he shouted, he brought true energy and suppressed the voices of everyone else.

At this time, several old monks walked in outside the martial arts training ground, staring at the monks of Fuhu Temple with unfriendly faces.

Originally, except for Master Chenghai and Yuanxin, most of the others were young disciples.

It was just that the movement just now seemed to attract more old monks from Ci'en Temple.

Li Xuan could see from their aura that they were at least middle-level third-grade masters, but he didn't know if there were any upper-level third-grade masters like Master Chenghai.

As soon as these old monks from Ci'en Temple showed up, the noisy young disciples all quieted down and dared not talk nonsense.

This posture made the disciples of Fuhu Temple dare not act rashly.

At this time, Master Chenghai spoke up and asked quietly:

"Brother Chengche, do we still want to continue discussing Buddhism?"

Monk Chengche gritted his teeth secretly, knowing that it was impossible to do anything today.

He did not expect that he had the upper hand for several days in a row, but he did not expect to be overturned by a black cat that suddenly appeared.

He glanced at Li Xuan, then snorted coldly and left.

The disciples of Fuhu Temple also barely got up from the ground, dragging their groggy heads and following closely, not daring to stay in the martial arts training ground any longer.

But when some of them came to take Yuanhu away, they were scared back by Li Xuan.

The scene where Li Xuan had shouted down the Fuhu Temple was still vivid in their minds. The Fuhu Temple disciples were also very afraid of Li Xuan. Seeing him blocking their way, they dared not approach easily.

Monk Chengche was about to leave the martial arts training ground, but when he heard someone calling him from behind, he turned around impatiently and saw the Fuhu Temple disciples cowering in front of Li Xuan.

"What are you afraid of? Can that raccoon eat you?"

The useless appearance of the disciples made Monk Chengche even more angry.

But even if Monk Chengche said so, the Fuhu Temple disciples did not dare to step forward.

Li Xuan patted Yuanhu's big head and growled a few words. Yuanhu did not dare to resist and crawled to Master Chenghai's feet according to Li Xuan's intention.

Master Chenghai looked at Li Xuan, who was standing on Yuanhu's head and was full of pride, and didn't know what he was going to do.

But the next moment, he saw Li Xuan's tail swinging and writing a clear handwriting in the air.

Master Chenghai's eyes widened, and he immediately stepped forward, blocking Li Xuan with his body to prevent the disciples behind him from seeing him.

Li Xuan saw his reaction, but he didn't care too much, and continued to write:

"This tiger was raised by Fuhu Temple since childhood, and it is not a man-eating tiger."

"This is what Yuanhu told me personally. As for how to verify it, you can find a way yourself."

After Li Xuan finished writing, he looked up at Master Chenghai.

Master Chenghai nodded slowly with a shocked expression.

Compared with the fact that Yuanhu was raised at home, Li Xuan's ability to write shocked him even more.

Seeing that Master Chenghai understood what he wrote, Li Xuan jumped off Yuanhu's head and went to the room of the Transmission Hall.

His mission today was over, and the rest could be left to Ci'en Temple to solve.

Seeing Li Xuan leave, Yuanhu did not dare to act rashly, and looked at Master Chenghai in front of him pitifully.

But Master Chenghai was also thinking about something and did not notice Yuanhu's gaze.

At this time, several Fuhu Temple disciples stepped forward and asked with courage:

"Master Chenghai, please return the guardian beast of our temple."

If Li Xuan was still there, they would not dare to say this.

Now they dared to try because they saw that Master Chenghai could communicate.

On the other side, Monk Chengche had already walked over impatiently.

He was worried that he had no reason to get angry. If Ci'en Temple still wanted to pester him, he didn't mind making a big deal.

But at this moment, Master Chenghai said to the Fuhu Temple disciples who were asking for Yuanhu:

"You should keep this tiger in the temple."

"How come you have feelings for it after it grows so big? You even gave it Yuanhu as its Dharma name. You don't want it to die in such a dispute."

"Buddha, have mercy on me, Amitabha."

Master Chenghai chanted a Buddhist name. It seemed that he was just instructing the disciples of Fuhu Temple, but these words were said to Monk Chengche in the distance.

Although Monk Chengche was far away, he could hear everything clearly with his cultivation.

Seeing that the other party had already seen through Yuanhu's background, Monk Chengche turned around and left, not daring to stay any longer.

"How did he know?"

Monk Chengche was surprised and puzzled.

Only the monks of Fuhu Temple knew Yuanhu's background best. It was impossible that there was a traitor inside Fuhu Temple.

Monk Chengche had a guilty conscience and left in a hurry without thinking too much.

The Fuhu Temple disciple who asked for Yuanhu had changed his face and did not dare to quibble, fearing that he would make more mistakes. He just hurriedly took Yuanhu and left.

"Master, now the people of Fuhu Temple should leave, right?"

Yuanxin breathed a sigh of relief.

Fuhu Temple has been aggressive these days, which has caused them a lot of trouble.

"It can only be said that it is temporary. They will not give up easily."

Master Chenghai sighed and dismissed the other disciples present.

The old monks who arrived came over and asked Master Chenghai a few questions, but Master Chenghai dismissed them one by one.

In order not to aggravate the conflict, Master Chenghai deliberately did not allow these masters from Ci'en Temple to attend together.

However, the previous tiger roars still caused quite a stir and alerted the experts in the temple.

These people have long been impatient with Fuhu Temple. If Master Chenghai hadn't been blocking them, a conflict would have broken out.

But Master Chenghai knew that if the situation got to this point, other Buddhists would probably intervene.

This is not the result Master Chenghai expected.

After dismissing everyone, Master Chenghai returned to the Chuan Gong Hall with Yuan Xin.

In the room, Princess Ankang and others had been waiting here for a long time. Li Xuan also lay in Princess Ankang's arms, yawning comfortably.

Hunting tigers and stuff like that is really boring to him.

Master Chenghai led Yuan Xin and bowed to everyone.

"Thank you for your help today."

"You're welcome, Master Chenghai," Princess Ankang replied.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely fulfill what I promised you before. Just choose a date and leave the rest to us." Master Chenghai kept his word.

"We have already chosen the day."

Princess Ankang smiled slightly and replied.

They had previously decided to enshrine the tablet on the anniversary of Concubine Xiao's death, so there was no need to choose another day.

The death anniversary of Concubine Xiao was also approaching, and just a few days later, Princess Ankang immediately told Master Chenghai their thoughts.

Master Chenghai nodded: "Okay, no problem."

With this accurate answer, the three little ones looked at each other and smiled.

Although the process had some twists and turns, they finally achieved their goal.

Seeing that Princess Ankang's matter had been settled, the Eighth Prince, who had been silent for a long time, asked:

"Master Chenghai, what is the grudge between your Ci'en Temple and Nafuhu Temple?"

"Why do you think the other party doesn't want to give up?"

They also heard some of the conversation outside just now in the room.

Especially when he heard that Ci'en Temple was an abandoned disciple of Fuhu Temple, the Eighth Prince was more surprised than anyone else.

He knew very well what kind of reputation Ci'en Temple had gained in the capital over the years.

Where did the abandoned disciple come from, and they didn't hear any rebuttal from Ci'en Temple in the room.

Master Chenghai sighed quietly. Seeing that Yuan Xin was also curious, he explained:

"It's a long story. It happened before the establishment of Ci'en Temple."

"When you talk about the abandoned disciple of Fuhu Temple, it's really not a lie."

With that said, Master Chenghai revealed the truth of that year.

It turns out that Fuhu Temple was originally a temple in the deep mountains of Jiangnan Province. Because of its overbearing Henglian external skills, it is also very famous in Buddhism and has a long history.

But as time went by, some people in Fuhu Temple gradually became aware of the shortcomings of the temple's horizontal practice of external martial arts.

Although this technique is overbearing, it is harmful to one's mind and lifespan. It seems that one can improve one's cultivation in a short period of time and achieve great success, but the price paid is far greater than that.

Therefore, someone in Fuhu Temple proposed to put down this skill for the time being, and then open it to disciples for practice after the skill is completely repaired. During this period, they would first switch to practicing other gentler Buddhist skills to make up for the previous damage to the body and mind.

But this incident caused huge differences in Fuhu Temple.

Most of the monks firmly believe in the monastery's inherited martial arts and believe that the monks who put forward this view are just cowards who cannot endure the hardships of practice.

Moreover, the surrounding area of ​​Fuhu Temple is not peaceful. If Fuhu Temple cannot maintain its strength and deter the young people, the surrounding people will definitely be threatened.

Both sides argued vigorously, and in the end the reformists with a smaller number were driven out of Fuhu Temple, and this was how they came to be known as abandoned disciples.

At that time, the reformists who were expelled from Fuhu Temple were displaced. What's more, this matter spread among Buddhists, and there were no temples willing to accept them.

After going through untold hardships, the reformists who were driven out finally established themselves in the capital and established the present Ci'en Temple.

During that difficult period, the Qin family provided a lot of help and could be said to be half of the founders of Ci'en Temple.

Only then did the Eighth Prince realize that this was how Ci'en Temple owed the Qin family the favor.

"Then since it was Fuhu Temple that drove you away in the first place, why did they come here to merge the two temples into one?" Princess Ankang asked curiously.

"Fuhu Temple is talking about what happened back then, but I think it's not that simple." Master Chenghai shook his head.

"Some time ago, I fought against Senior Brother Chengche. If I'm not wrong..."

"I'm afraid that the shortcomings of the past have begun to show up."

Master Chenghai's words made them all stunned, but they immediately understood what they meant.

"Is there really something wrong with Fuhu Temple's skills?"

The eighth prince asked curiously.

Master Chenghai nodded: "What happened back then was two or three hundred years ago."

"According to the rumors circulating in Ci'en Temple, the skills of Fuhu Temple should not be just like that, and the possibility that Senior Brother Chengcheng is not good at learning is very low."

"I guess there is a problem, so we need to merge the power of Ci'en Temple."

"But over the years, Ci'en Temple has never forgotten what happened at Fuhu Temple. Lao Na's masters and ancestors have never forgotten the task of making up for the exercises. The exercises at Fuhu Temple have also been preserved in the temple, but no one has practiced them. That’s all.”

"But until now, the results are very ordinary."

"If Fuhu Temple is honest, these results should have been handed over to them long ago, but unfortunately..."

Master Chenghai shook his head.

Li Xuan had just seen the attitude of those muscular monks in Fuhu Temple, and he also shook his head.

Even if Ci'en Temple wanted to help them, it couldn't help now, otherwise it would really think it was afraid of them.

But I didn't expect that the entanglement between the two temples could be traced back to two or three hundred years ago.

"Alas, it's better not to mention it, it's better not to mention it."

Master Chenghai may also feel shameful, and said repeatedly, and then interrupted the topic.

"Her Royal Highness's spiritual pet is really amazing, I wonder what kind it is?" Master Chenghai led the topic to Li Xuan.

Princess Ankang shook her head and explained with a smile: "Ah Xuan and I met by accident, and I also want to know the answer to this question."

"Everything is destined, maybe the answer is not that important."

Master Chenghai didn't ask much, just smiled.

...

After a few days, it was the anniversary of Concubine Xiao's death.

The three children came to Ci'en Temple early and entered the stupa under the guidance of Master Chenghai.

The eighth prince also came to join in the fun, but was left under the stupa.

Even though his mother was also enshrined here, she was not allowed to enter at will and could only visit at a specific time.

The three children were not unfamiliar with this stupa. During the previous July 15th Buddhist meeting, the seventh princess accidentally broke into this place.

At that time, the seventh princess had the help of the flowery eunuch, so she broke through the disciples of Ci'en Temple who were guarding the stupa.

But later, the noise was so loud that even Master Chenghai was alarmed.

After Master Chenghai arrived, he caught the seventh princess who broke into the stupa in a few moves.

The reason why the seventh princess broke into this place was mainly because the stupa was the tallest pagoda in the capital and a good place for stargazing.

Today, under the guidance of Master Chenghai, the three children climbed the stupa layer by layer and headed towards the highest point.

Princess Ankang held the wooden statue she had carved for many days in her hand.

Yu'er was holding the newly made tablet of Concubine Xiao in her hands.

The tablet was not written too complicatedly, just a few simple words, which was Princess Ankang's own intention.

[Mother Xiao Qingyun's position]

There was also a line of small words on the side: "Daughter Li Ankang worships."

Li Xuan didn't take anything, but his Emperor Hong bone ring stored the sacrificial items to be used later.

The things in Princess Ankang and Yu'er's hands could naturally be put into the storage magic weapon, but in order to show respect, the two girls chose to hold them in person.

They followed Master Chenghai to climb up the stupa layer by layer.

The space inside the stupa is very large, and the first and second floors are empty.

Some items are stored here starting from the third floor.

According to Master Chenghai, these are the relics of the deceased monks who were enshrined here, and they have some commemorative significance.

Starting from the fourth floor, books are stored.

Li Xuan looked sideways frequently, not knowing whether these were Buddhist scriptures or martial arts secrets. Master Chenghai did not introduce them too much and continued to lead them to the top.

The higher you go, the smaller the space becomes.

On the fifth floor, there are fewer things, including books and items, but they are all placed separately, with higher specifications than those below.

And this is their destination.

On the sixth floor is the top of the stupa, where only Buddhist monks who have passed away are enshrined.

Master Chenghai led them to the center of the fifth floor, where a memorial tablet was prominently enshrined.

[The seat of the late daughter Qin Zhiyun]

The small characters on the side have the name of Duke Hu Qin Zongyong and the name of the eighth prince Li Xian.

Princess Ankang's expression was a little complicated. She couldn't imagine what the heroic old man felt when he set up a memorial tablet for his daughter.

They had met Duke Hu a few times, but they never realized that he was also a poor old man who had lost his daughter.

"Your Highness, the memorial tablet of Concubine Xiao should be enshrined here."

Master Chenghai pointed to the empty seat next to him and said to Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang nodded and agreed:

"Okay, let's do it here."