You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 394: Previous Life 38 I want to see her again, even just once

"Ever since the incident in the cold palace, my mother has been staying by my father's side..."

Xiao Jingchen told him the whole story, but fearing that he would not believe it, he said:

"Fourth uncle also knows, Father, Chen'er really didn't lie."

Xiao Yan's dark eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone was very light:

"Does your fourth uncle know about this, too?"

So, she was always by his side, only he didn't know.

Xiao Jingchen nodded, not daring to look at him.

"Your mother doesn't want to see me?"

Xiao Jingchen knew that this was very hurtful, and quickly comforted him:

"Mother said that she hasn't made up her mind yet, not that she doesn't want to see Father."

Xiao Yan was silent for a long time, hugged Xiao Jingchen, and slowly said:

"Go to Huguo Temple."

Just as the sky was getting light, a team of low-key and luxurious carriages and horses stopped at the foot of the Huguo Temple.

It’s still early, but there’s already a long queue of pilgrims coming to Huguo Temple, and many people get up early to be the first to burn incense.

The Buddhist chanting in the temple seemed to have some magical power. Lin Zhaoyue's heart, which had been anxious because Xiao Jingchen couldn't see her, instantly calmed down, as if it was purified by some power.

Xiao Yan held Xiao Jingchen and walked through a special passage.

Xiao Yun was Bai Mozi's disciple and had stayed in Huguo Temple for six years. Xiao Jingchen grew up in Huguo Temple, and almost everyone in the temple knew him.

Xiao Jingchen moved to Zhuyuan just after he was about to start enlightenment. More than a year later, the abbot of the temple was very surprised that Xiao Jingchen still remembered them. They all rushed to hold him in their arms, and Xiao Jingchen kept calling him "Uncle Master" and was very well behaved.

Several abbots over there were teasing Xiao Jingchen. An older and more stable abbot placed his palm on his chest and said:

"The abbot has learned that Your Majesty will arrive today and has been waiting in the Star Observatory. Your Majesty, please come in."

"Master is not here?"

"Master Bai has gone on a journey around the world two days ago."

As he spoke, the abbot remembered something and said with a smile:

"The last time Master Bai went down the mountain, I don't know what he did. When he came back, he was struck by lightning. He took half a month to recover."

Hearing this, Xiao Yun paused slightly.

The last time the master came down the mountain, it was because he asked him to come out to the Lin family...

"How is the Master now?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Master Bai is fine."

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked to the Observatory.

There were few cigarettes, and in the Observatory there were many candles half-covered in glass bottles, stacked up layer upon layer like some kind of formation.

Lin Zhaoyue didn't understand it, but she felt that the placement of the candles was very particular, whether it was the distance between the two candles or the length, they were exactly the same.

There were three cushions in the center of the Observatory. On one of them sat an old man with white eyebrows and wearing Zen robes. He had his eyes closed, one hand in a palm seal and the other hand turning the Buddhist beads in his hand.

His eyebrows were very long, hanging down to his chin, and his face had natural wrinkles of aging, giving him an immortal look.

The abbot of the Huguo Temple is Master Kongwu, also known as Senior Brother Bai Mozi. He is quite famous in the six countries and many practitioners come here to visit him.

"Uncle."

Xiao Yun shouted, putting his hands together in a Namaste gesture.

Lin Zhaoyue followed suit subconsciously.

Master Kongwu opened his eyes. Those eyes were no longer cloudy with old age, but were clear and bright, as if he could see through everything in the world.

He returned Xiao Yun's greeting with a folded namaste, and nodded slightly when his eyes swept over Lin Zhaoyue.

Lin Zhaoyue was stunned for a moment.

Can Master Kongwu see her?

Lin Zhaoyue was excited and was about to ask something when Master Kongwu spoke in a gentle voice:

"sit."

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a cushion. When Lin Zhaoyue was hesitating, Master Kongwu looked at her.

The look was gentle, with a hint of smile, and silence was more powerful than words.

Lin Zhaoyue returned a polite smile and sat down. She was slightly excited as she felt that Master Kongwu could answer many of her questions.

She sat down, intending to wait until Xiao Yan had finished talking with Master Kongwu before asking any questions, but the low, melodious and mysterious Sanskrit sound kept echoing in her ears. Her soul seemed to be undergoing some kind of cleansing, and she didn't even know when she fell asleep.

Xiao Yun saw everything that Master Kongwu had just done, and his gaze fell heavily on the other empty cushion.

Zhaozhao...is that there?

He stretched out his hand, trembling, towards the cushion, but could touch nothing.

Master Kongwu seemed to know what he was thinking and said:

"As your majesty thinks, she is always by your side, but your majesty cannot see her, touch her, or hear her."

Xiao Yan's hand stopped in mid-air, his voice a little hoarse:

"Is this her chance?"

After death, the soul is scattered, and it is rare to see one gathering together as a wandering spirit in a hundred years.

Master Kongwu shook his head and said without beating around the bush:

"It is her chance, but her chance is due to your biological mother."

"My mother?"

"Yes, your mother is a remarkable person. She followed your father and overthrew the Ye family, ending the Ye family's century-long brutal rule and the suffering of the people of Anguo who had been oppressed and exploited for a century. She also built Aurora Island and took in countless homeless, weak, elderly, women and children. She brought new technology to Anguo a thousand years later and will save millions of people in the future. At Beiyang Pass, she heroically sacrificed her life to resist foreign enemies! She is a person of great merit. Heaven will give her a glimmer of hope for her obsession."

People like Master and Master Kongwu who have attained enlightenment have always strictly adhered to the principle that the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. Their words are always obscure and implicit, and they would only give brief hints and would never be so straightforward.

But Xiao Yun also knew that what Master Kongwu said was not a lie.

Therefore, even though he had doubts in his heart, he only asked:

"My mother's obsession?"

"Well, before his death, Mr. Ning's obsession was to wish that Your Majesty would get what he wanted and be happy and healthy! What Your Majesty wished for, and the one who could bring happiness to Your Majesty, was Lin Er..."

Before Master Kongwu could finish his words, thunder suddenly sounded in the clear sky.

"Come so quickly!"

After saying this, in the blink of an eye, Master Kongwu disappeared from the spot.

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck the Zen room behind the Stargazing Hall. Master Kongwu, who had been sitting on a cushion, was now standing steadily on a wooden table. In front of him stood a monk who was holding a chicken leg and was charred by the lightning.

Although he is quite dark, he is very handsome with his peach blossom eyes, high nose bridge and well-shaped thin lips.

"Brother, is there anyone who would cheat a fellow junior like this? You're using me as a scapegoat?"

This person was Bai Mozi, who was supposed to travel around the world.

He knew that Xiao Yan would come today, and he was still frightened by the last time when his disciple was struck by lightning after helping him disguise himself for the Lin family. So he said that he was out traveling around the world and asked his senior brother to intervene.

As a result, just after one stick of incense had passed, thunder struck from the sky. Brother had completely leaked the secret!

This is all thanks to the great merits of Ning Xi and Xiao Zhang. If it were someone else, he would probably be chopped into pieces.

Black smoke was coming out of his mouth as he spoke.

Master Kong Wu put his hands together and said:

"Amitabha, my Buddha is compassionate!"

Bai Mozi wanted to curse.

"Master?"

When Xiao Yan's voice came, Bai Mozi turned his head stiffly, and then said very naturally:

"My disciple is here. Please wait here first. I will talk to you after I come back from washing up."

Wait until Bai Mozi leaves.

Master Kongwu yawned and said:

"I'm so sleepy. I should go take a rest. I'm over a hundred years old and my health is not as good as you youngsters!"

After saying that, he jumped off the wooden table, and when he passed by Xiao Yan, he patted his shoulder and said:

"Some things cannot be forced. Everything has its own laws. If you are too obsessed, it will eventually become a demon."

Xiao Yun's dark eyes flashed, he clasped his hands together in greeting, and said:

"Thank you for the advice, Master."

While Xiao Yan was waiting for Bai Mozi to wash up, he went to make two cups of tea.

Bai Mozi had just been struck by lightning, and his whole body was black, and he couldn't recover for a while.

He drank the tea Xiao Yan brewed for a while and said:

"I think my senior brother has already explained to you what I want to know. Do you still have any questions?"

Xiao Yan held the teacup for a while, then said in a deep voice:

"Master, I want to see her again, even just once."