The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

There was a scorched earth in Qianfogou.

The newly restored stone carvings on the cliffs on both sides have become dilapidated again, with broken limbs and severed heads everywhere, and broken bodies lying sideways.

Xingkong sat there, dumbfounded, watching Lin Manqing elegantly insert the hairpin back into her black hair.

"We have listened to the Dharma. Does Master have anything else to say?"

Xiangkong sighed: "Alas, my poor monk's skills are not as good as others, so I have nothing to say."

"It's not that your skills are inferior to others, it's that your Buddhist practice is off track."

"Ask the female benefactor for advice."

"May I ask Master, what is Buddha?" Lin Manqing asked.

"Realize your true nature and become a Buddha by seeing your true nature." Chuangkong replied.

"So what is Buddhism?"

"Awakening your own mind transcends life and death."

"Where is life and death?"

"When you are confused about life and death, when you realize it, you reach Nirvana. Life and death are Nirvana. There is no birth or death."

"Since there is no birth or death, how can we transcend life and death?"

Xingkong was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he reluctantly replied: "Let go of your attachments, have no attachments, and achieve nirvana without self, which transcends life and death."

"So Master, have you let go of your attachments?" Lin Manqing asked with a smile.

Xing Kong was stunned again, and suddenly looked to both sides. The stone Buddha on the mountain wall was originally a dead thing. It seemed to have the will to live just now, but now it is just a pile of broken stones.

Jiangkong suddenly realized this, clasped his hands together, and sang: "Amitabha! Thank you donor for enlightening me!"

Lin Manqing smiled and said: "Master, there is no need to thank me. Those who understand will realize themselves, and those who are confused will be confused by themselves. It has nothing to do with others."

After that, he turned around and left with Master Rong and Boss Wang.

Zhengkong looked at their retreating figures and sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that I would practice hard all my life and stay in seclusion for half a life, and I would be inferior to a woman in the world."

Then he clasped his hands in front of his chest and sang:

"There is nothing to rely on in life, and there is nothing to regret in death; things are in vain dreams, and you will rest in peace after you wake up."

With a look of compassion on his face, he sang a long verse, and a sense of warmth rippled through Qianfogou.

On the charred soil, buds were exposed, and vines climbed along the gravel cliff and climbed up to the stone shrine.

The Buddha statue, which may be upright, crooked, slanted or leaning, seems to be grinning at this absurd world.

Xingkong's body slowly hardened, and before long, it turned into a stone statue, which was buried in the ancient path of grass along with the fallen Buddha statues on both sides.

……

When Lin Manqing arrived in Jinzhou, the Wu family had become an empty house.

She quickly found Li Axi and Wu Yuqi who were rushing to the capital along the path.

They rushed back to Li's house in the capital together.

After listening to Li Axi's story, everyone was very emotional. They didn't expect that the Wu family, which had been passed down for more than a thousand years, would be destroyed at the hands of villains.

Wu Yuqi handed the piece of ancient jade to Lin Manqing.

Lin Manqing was shocked when she saw it.

The shape, quality and aura of this piece of jade are very similar to the two pieces on Li Muchen's body.

One of those two pieces of jade was an old relic of Li's house. Back then, Hu Yuntian exorcised the demon soul of Li Muchen's mother, Gong Lingyan, and the demon soul was locked in the ancient jade.

The other piece was obtained from the ancient tomb of the Jiao family in Xuancheng.

Li Muchen told him that this jade was called the Heavenly Soul Bi, and that he could feel the soul of the Heavenly Demon, and obtained the Dance of the Heavenly Demon and Xuanming Sword Technique from it.

It's just that although the two pieces of jade can be combined, they still cannot form a complete jade. At least one third is missing.

If this piece of ancient jade from the Wu family is one of them, then the complete Tianhunbi can be restored.

Lin Manqing didn't know what the complete Tianhunbi would bring to Li Muchen. Is it a blessing or a curse? Is it auspiciousness or disaster?

But no matter what, this is of extraordinary significance to Li Muchen.

"Yuqi, Axi, you have made a great contribution this time." Lin Manqing said.

"Wu Hongli put forward two conditions." It was only at this moment that Li Asi mentioned Wu Hongli's last words.

"Hmph, a defeated general will destroy himself, and he still has the nerve to make conditions before he dies!" Master Rong said dissatisfied.

Lin Manqing shook her head and said with a smile: "When a person is about to die, he can speak kindly. What's more, this ancient jade is indeed the property of the Li family, which also illustrates the complicated relationship between the Wu and Li families. If she can return it, she should put forward some conditions. Axi ,you say."

"The first condition is to ask the Li family to take action, kill Li Chengzhong, crush his bones and raise ashes, and help Yuqi regain the statue of Jingguangtian Goddess." Li Asi said.

Wu Yuqi was slightly startled. It seemed that these were not Wu Hongli's original words. The second half was added by Li Asi himself.

She instantly understood Li Asi's intention, which was to help her get the statue of the Goddess Jingguang.

Wu Hongli taught Wu Yuqi his skills and half of the Great Cloud Sutra, but if Wu Jingguang had the statue of the goddess of heaven, Wu Yuqi still could not achieve the body of a goddess.

Li Axi added this sentence, and it depends on whether the wife agrees. If she agrees, after killing Li Chengzhong, she will fulfill her promise and hand over the statue of the Goddess to Wu Yuqi.

How could Lin Manqing not know what Li Asi was thinking, she smiled slightly: "If Wu Hongli didn't tell someone like Li Chengzhong, I would have killed him. As for the statue of Jingguangtian Goddess, it belongs to the Wu family, and Yu Qi is It’s just right to give Yu Qi the bloodline of the Wu family.”

Wu Yuqi said quickly: "Thank you madam."

"Well, what about the second condition?" Lin Manqing asked.

Wu Yuqi's face turned slightly red and he looked at Li Asi.

Li Asi's face was still calm and he said: "Wu Hongli said that Wu Yuqi should be married into the Li family."

"Married into the Li family?" Lin Manqing was slightly surprised.

Hou Qigui frowned and said: "This Wu Hongli is very good at calculating! The Li family now only has Young Master Li. It is impossible to marry Young Master Li. I am not relying on my elders and being feudal and mean. To be honest, people from the Wu family , no matter who it is, it’s not worthy!”

What he said was very serious, and indeed it seemed to be feudal and old-fashioned, but everyone also recognized this in their hearts.

Only Lin Manqing shook his head and said: "Master Hou, what you said is wrong. Mu Chen preaches for the public, and everyone is equal. This is the principle he abides by. How can he be unworthy? It's just that Mu Chen is the only one in the Li family in the capital. Gendu Miao, the matter of marriage must be mutually agreeable, and it is better for the parties to decide. However, no matter what, if we agree, we must find a way to solve it, and we must not break our trust. Did you agree?"

"I agreed." Li Axi said.

"Axi!" Boss Wang said with a smile on his face, but his tone was slightly unkind, "How can you agree to such a thing so easily!"

The expression on Lin Manqing's face was a bit complicated: "Since I agreed, I have to do it. Lord Marquis, what should I do?"

Hou Qigui looked at Li Asi and said solemnly: "Asi, you are not a reckless person. Tell me, how did you agree?"

Li Axi then said: "I told Wu Hongli that if I am also a member of the Li family, then I can agree to the second condition, otherwise I cannot make the decision. Wu Hongli recognized me, so I agreed."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

Master Rong cursed: "Li Asi, when did you learn to beat around the bush? You want to marry Yuqi, and we won't object. I'll take care of your wedding banquet!"

Boss Wang also said: "Li Axi, Li Axi, you have hidden it deep enough. Should I say that you are wise and foolish, or should I say that you are cunning and cunning? I usually see you as an honest and arrogant person, but the fox's tail has finally come out!" "

Lin Manqing couldn't help but smile.

Everyone scolded and then started to congratulate Wu Yuqi.

Hou Qigui said: "Okay, in that case, let's ask Wong Tai Sin next door to help you choose a good day to get married."

Li Axi was calm, his expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Thank you, Mr. Marquis."

Wu Yuqi blushed deeply, lowered his head and said, "Madam, Lord Marquis, after all, I belong to the Wu family. The Wu family has just been wiped out. If I don't avenge this, I really have no intention of getting married."

Lin Manqing nodded and said: "Okay, then let's go to Mount Wutai first and kill Li Chengzhong!"