Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Chapter 194

The child had heard Cheng Tianbao say before that the statue of the Infant Girl had no soul and was just a clay sculpture that could not contain any belief.

At that time she didn't quite understand it, until today when she saw the Buddha statue enshrined in Hoenji Temple, she finally realized what it meant.

To put it simply, there is no golden light on the statue of Yinggu.

Although they all look solemn and compassionate, the Buddha of Hoenji Temple is surrounded by a faint golden light. From the curling incense smoke, wisps of something like silver-white silk threads condense and merge into His golden body.

That should be the so-called power of faith.

When the child was burning incense, she curiously reached out to touch it, but the thing was obviously not something that could be touched casually, and it went straight through her hand.

Lian Li patted her and said, "What are you doing? Don't be disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas."

He winked, and the child followed his gaze... An old monk who was interpreting divinations was looking at her in confusion.

The child's face turned red all of a sudden, and he bowed to him embarrassedly.

Then, like other pilgrims, he kowtowed to the Buddha statue.

Then he left the hall with Lian Li.

Neither of them was interested in worshipping another Buddha.

Lian Li then said, "There's a small path leading up the mountain from the back door of the temple. How about going there? Or should we go down the mountain and take the path we just saw?"

The child thought for a moment and said, "We can still see that road when we go down the mountain. Why don't we go to the back door and then walk up a little bit?"

Although Fayuan is on the mountain, it is not at the top of the mountain. If you want to see the scenery from above, you have to go up further.

The child thought, "It's still early, so let's just wander around the mountain for a bit, have a vegetarian meal at noon, and then go back down the mountain to find the road we saw on the way here. When we've had enough fun, we'll slowly make our way back. We'll get into the city before dark, just in time for the market. There'll be lots of delicious food and fun things to do. After dinner, I'll go see some acrobatics and listen to storytelling, and then go home before daybreak. I'm sure it'll be fun!"

She spoke very convincingly and was ready to go.

Lian Li's face froze, and his smile was about to break. "No, wait a minute, after climbing the mountain for a whole day, you still have to walk back? Are you here to have fun, or to kill me? You're not planning to use my life for fun, are you?!"

The more Lian Li spoke, the more he felt it was right.

Climbing the mountain was fine, as she had never done it before, but what was the point of walking back for two hours?

It wasn't like she would save him money, and it was more plausible that she said she wanted to see him work himself to death.

The child rolled his eyes at him and said, "What are you talking about? Who's going to pay for tonight if you die? I haven't seen the scenery along the way yet, so I'm going to walk around and see it on my own. Besides, it's too early to go back, and the night market won't be open."

"What's there to see in this cold weather? If the night market is closed, we can go somewhere else. If that doesn't work, we can go home and rest."

"I'm not going home! I haven't been out playing for a long time!"

"It's been a while since you came out, but you can't tire me to death."

The two of them stared at each other, and in the end Lian Li was the first to give in.

He persuaded her, "Let's not quarrel on such a happy day. How about this? Let's take the carriage back instead of going home. I'll take you to see two plays to while away the time. The night market will be open soon."

The child's stubborn nature came back: "I don't like watching plays, I don't understand."

"So, do you like playing with mud? How about I take you to make clay figures?"

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

Lian Li: This unfortunate child is so difficult to deal with.

He was about to ask again when he heard the unlucky kid ask, "Did I pinch it myself?"

“…You can pinch it yourself.”

"Then go and have a look," the child said awkwardly, looking around. "I don't want to play, I want to kill time. If you can walk back, I won't play those games."

Lian Li: "Then thank you?"

"You're welcome."

Lian Li shook his head and laughed, "You don't like lying, right? Why are you saying one thing and meaning another when you come to a place like this?"

Child:……

"Then don't worry about it! How can liking to lie be the same as not lying? Even gods and Buddhas wouldn't care about that, right?"

Lian Li didn't argue with her: "Okay, you have your reasons anyway. Let's go up. There is a pavilion ahead. You can sit down and rest for a while."

Child: "Why do you need to rest after just a short while? You usually don't move, do you? You can't even walk a few steps."

Lian Li followed suit and said:

"Don't worry about it, I need to rest anyway."

"Then you take a rest. I'll go over there and wait for you ahead." The child pointed to a fork in the road ahead.

Lian Li quickly grabbed her:

"No, this is in the mountains. If you run wild, where can I find anyone? Just be quiet for a while."

The child reluctantly sat down against the railing and said, "I should have known not to bring you out."

Lian Li wanted to explain, but in her condition, it was hard to tell who was leading whom.

"If I had known you were so wild, I wouldn't have come out with you. Talking about this is interesting. Now that we're here, let's just make do with it."

You can't just leave her on the street.

The child thought to himself: Yes, we came here together, why should we go our separate ways? He is in this condition, he can’t walk or run fast, if he gets bitten by a snake, taken away by a wolf, or kidnapped by a kidnapper, I won’t be able to explain it to Uncle Chen.

Thinking of this, she sighed deeply.

Lian Li: ...I haven’t even sighed about taking care of such a troublesome person, why is she sighing?

It's really hard for the child and Lianli not to quarrel.

Fortunately, today was a good day, and neither of them wanted to cause any unpleasantness. After resting for a while in peace, the child started to get ready to leave.

Lian Li had rested enough: "Let's go, let's go. Run slowly, I'll follow you. Don't run too far."

It was really difficult to walk together, so he had to give her some instructions and let her go.

The child was finally happy. He said "I know" and went forward.

On the mountain of Hoenji Temple, there are plum blossoms and tall and green pines and cypresses all year round. There are also many weeds and shrubs, but most of the latter cannot withstand the cold, shivering in the cold wind and have already withered and died.

The child didn't care much about the plants and was concentrating on looking for pheasant or rabbit paw prints on the roadside.

I thought to myself: I should have brought some beans and steamed buns earlier. Even if there was only half a bun left, I could use it to set a trap.

It’s so fun to tease those little guys.

It's a pity.

She really couldn't control her mouth and ate all the cake and rice. She didn't think about this at all while eating. Now it was too late to regret.

The child could only open his eyes wider and try to find some traces.

My eyes were sore from looking at it, but there was no trace of wild animals, but there were vague traces of tourists.

They were in groups of three or four and looked familiar. I must have seen them when I went up the mountain.

They didn't know each other at that time, but now they were sitting in the pavilion talking and laughing.

Calling each other brother and younger brother, they were so affectionate.

The women who were traveling with them also walked hand in hand, enjoying the scenery together.

The seven people almost filled the pavilion.

The child thought that Lianli was so lazy that he would probably need to rest after seeing the pavilion, so he stopped and hesitated whether to go in.

A girl who was probably in her teens saw her standing there looking at him, so she waved at her with bright eyes and said, "Little girl, what are you doing standing there? Come and sit down."