Lingkong Temple, which is usually quiet, is very lively today. Many people have gathered in front of the mountain gate early, waiting for the monks to allow them to come to the temple to offer incense and worship Buddha on the most important blessing festival of the year, so as to bless their families with wealth and health.

Some of them came with the morning dew and were already waiting outside the door impatiently. Seeing the Duanmu Mansion's sedan slowly approaching from a distance, they became even more angry and talking.

"Have you heard? Lord Duanmu is missing?"

"Really? How could he disappear?"

"I haven't seen him for a while. Maybe he was just transferred away?"

"Have you heard of any transfer orders? Could it be that you are sick?"

"How can such a strong and healthy body get sick?"

"I also heard that he disappeared, and everyone in the house is busy looking for him!"

"It is said that someone has been offended. One of my relatives is working in the government, and there has been no sign of Lord Duanmu for half a month. This news of mine is absolutely reliable!"

"I'm afraid Duanmu Mansion..."

"I'm afraid it will decline. Let's wait and see the good show."

"No matter how declining it is, people can still burn incense every year."

"That's right, that's right, the centipede is dead but not stiff."

"I am always the master of wealth and wealth, we can't compare."

"It's so late next year to burn incense. It wastes so many people's time. It's not any better than us ordinary people."

"The family cannot survive without the backbone of the family."

“It’s only by burning incense every year that I have accumulated so much blessing.”

"Hey, things are unpredictable."

Yun Wan really couldn't bear to listen to these rumors, and she didn't want Yu Chen to hear them. She had no choice but to pull him and walk quickly to the mountain gate, wanting to get away from the gossiping people. As she walked, she said to Yu Chen: "Don't listen

They are talking nonsense, they are just a bunch of idlers, they are really boring."

The monk waiting at the door saw a group of people from Duanmu Mansion arriving, and finally opened the door that had not been opened that year.

"Master Huiling has been waiting in the main hall for a long time." The monk said as he looked at Yun Guan and Youchen, wondering about each other's age.

"I've been delayed for too long on the road. I'm really sorry to keep you waiting, Master." Yun Wan responded politely.

"Donor, you are very polite. Please let this poor monk lead the way for you."

After crossing the threshold of the mountain gate and passing through the Tianwang Hall, I saw the Mahavira Hall surrounded by the fragrance of Buddha. A group of monks were sitting on lotus mats and reciting scriptures. The monk in the middle with an increasingly rickety spine must be the abbot I have never seen before.

, I heard that this master entered Buddhism very late, but he was quite wise. In terms of Buddhist scriptures and Dharma, he was unparalleled in Lingkong Temple. In less than ten years, he became the abbot of the temple. He still studies Buddhist scriptures diligently on weekdays.

Presumably, his Zen enlightenment can save all sentient beings. Yun Wan has long wanted to pay homage to this master, but she has no chance. She really wants the master to give him guidance, so that she can find the destination of her soul in the rolling world of mortals and escape from the entanglements of the past.

free from it.

"President Huiling, the people from Duanmu Mansion have arrived." The monk who led the way withdrew after saying this.

"Hurry up and offer incense. It won't be good after the auspicious time." Host Hui Ling stood up and handed the sandalwood prayer incense to Yun Wan while looking around. "Donor, why didn't Mr. Duanmu come this year?"

"Thank you for your concern, host. My father has been busy with official duties recently and has not been able to come to offer incense. I hope you will forgive me." Yun Wan looked at the host with a frown.

"Well, the donor is too polite. As long as he is sincere, what difference does it make? The donor must be Lord Duanmu's daughter," Host Huiling asked with concern. He had also heard about the current situation of Duanmu Mansion. He also

I thought I wouldn’t be able to burn the first incense in Duanmu Mansion this year.

"President Huiling, when my grandmother came to offer incense, I would come with her every year, but I was still young at that time. I still remember that you once praised me for my wisdom." Yun was still a little girl at that time.

A dead butterfly was once buried under the dense Gongsun tree in the courtyard. When the host Huiling saw her crying over the death of the butterfly, he once praised her for being able to perceive the equality of life at such a young age.

, indeed he has wisdom, but he suffers from the fact that his daughter is not allowed to enter the temple or become a monk.

"Almsgiver, please forgive me for being devoted to the Buddha and not remembering much about the world. Who is this?" Host Hui Ling explained while shaking his head.

"This is my brother-in-law, Duanmu Youchen, my father's elder brother's son." Yun Wan responded politely.

"Well done, Huiling." Yuchen was born with an affinity with the elders. Maybe it was because of his gentle temperament, maybe because of his handsome and plain face. In short, whenever the siblings attended the occasion together, Yuchen was the one who most attracted the elders.

The one you love.

"You are so polite, little donor." Master Huiling waved her sleeves and pointed in the direction of meditation, "Female donor, please come quickly."

"President, you are very polite." After saying that, Yun Wan slowly walked towards the incense burner, lit incense, knelt down, kowtowed three times, bowed nine times, closed her eyes, and recited silently. After completing a set of procedures for lighting incense and worshiping Buddha, Yun Wan finally took the place of the incense burner.

Duanmu Mansion burned the first incense stick of this year. She hoped that her good fortune could continue. She hoped that Duanmu Mansion could continue to be blessed by the Buddha. She hoped that her father could return safely. She thought that everything would be a new beginning today.

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Chapter completed!