Chapter 276 Longquan Treasure
"No..."

Inside the high walls of Gaya Temple which were already covered with white snow, Li Xingyun was sweating all over and stood up from the snow pile wearing only a single piece of clothing. The heavy snow in the air was falling on him, but it was like water meeting fire, melting as soon as it touched him.

So when looking at Li Xingyun from a distance, it seemed as if he was hidden in clouds, with mist lingering all around him, standing in the snow, which was quite a strange feeling.

"Brother, you are not allowed to be lazy!"

The door was pushed open, and a pretty nun walked out from under the pillar. She had a plain face but a delicate appearance. It was Lu Linxuan who had gradually grown up. However, she was always dressed in plain clothes and a nun's hat in the temple. From a distance, she looked like a little nun, and only when you got closer could you make out the hair on her cheeks.

Lu Linxuan had a stern face, like a teacher monitoring his students, staring at Li Xingyun fiercely: "Master Huijue said that you will get twice the result with half the effort when practicing on snowy days, so don't slack off!"

"Tsk, you're the only one who takes that old bald ass's words seriously."

Li Xingyun had no good words to say. He pulled himself out of the snow pile and walked with big strides, making a small path in the snow. He said, "This old bald donkey clearly wants to torture me! Practicing the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra is already painful, and I have to get wet in the snow while practicing. It's like ice and fire, Junior Sister. No, no, I want to enter the Four Noble Truths Cave..."

Lu Linxuan frowned, ran to Li Xingyun, raised his arm to stop him, "No, you've been there three times this month. Master Huijue said..."

“Master Huijue, Master Huijue, why do you listen to him so much?” Li Xingyun pointed at his nose and said, “Are you kidding me? I am your senior brother!”

"Hmph!" Lu Linxuan refused to give in. Over the past six months, she had already mastered the Wuliu Heart Sutra, and combined with the Green Lotus Sword Song taught to her by Yang Shuzi, her sword power had greatly increased. She was not afraid of Li Xingyun bullying her.

Although, even if Li Xingyun had ten times the courage, he would not dare to bully Lu Linxuan.

"Junior sister, good junior sister!" Li Xingyun was helpless, and pressed Lu Linxuan's shoulders, and said kindly: "You haven't practiced this Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung, so you don't know the weirdness of this thing. Don't think that it took me only more than three months to enter the first level, but this is an external skill, and you can't master it immediately after entering the door.

External Kungfu is about gradual progress. Although anyone can practice this technique, it becomes more difficult as you practice it. Although it only took me four months to reach the first level, it will take at least a year to reach the second level! If we don’t reach the second level, we won’t be able to pass through the Four Noble Truths Cave. If we keep wasting time like this, when will we be able to save our master? ! "

"Brother!"

Seeing that Li Xingyun was getting more and more anxious, Lu Linxuan raised his voice to persuade him: "But Master Huijue also said that if you want to get started with this Tantric practice, you can only practice it with concentration. More haste makes waste. Master has taught us this before. Don't be impatient. We have all been in the Four Noble Truths Cave. It's not that the stronger you are, the better. Don't force yourself. Every time you go in, you end up with scars all over. I really..."

"Stop talking." Li Xingyun's face looked a little ugly. He shook off Lu Linxuan's hand and still forced himself to go out.

For some reason, he was becoming more and more irritable and often restless. Whenever he had nothing to do, he wanted to run to the Four Noble Truths Cave. It seemed that there was a magical force attracting him there, but every time he went in and out, the memory of the place became blurry in his mind.

Because of this, he increasingly believed that the so-called forbidden area of ​​Dharma Court mentioned by Huijue, that is, the Cave of Four Noble Truths, was really a wonderful place. Practicing the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra in it would be truly twice the result with half the effort, and it was definitely better than being caught in the snow here.

Lu Linxuan is a little girl with long hair and little knowledge. He is too lazy to argue with her. She just looks down on him as her senior brother because Huijue is stronger. When he becomes stronger, he will beat the shit out of Huijue.

Seeing that he could not stop Li Xingyun, Lu Linxuan simply stomped his feet in anxiety and insisted on going to the Four Truths Cave with Li Xingyun.

Li Xingyun didn't care at all. He just put his hands behind his head leisurely. He was wearing monk's robes but he didn't look like a monk. He looked like a young man from a wealthy family who came here to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

However, when they left the courtyard, they saw a silver-haired young man waiting in a wooden pavilion on the back mountain. He was wearing a white shirt and a mink cloak on a snowy day. He was handsome and was holding a folding fan with the word "Wen" on it, looking at the scenery. From a distance, he looked like a gentle, suave and handsome man.

When Li Xingyun saw this person, he first subconsciously glanced at Lu Linxuan. When he saw that the latter's expression did not change much, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

This cannot be blamed on him. He was really traumatized by Huijue. Just looking at his appearance, this old guy Huijue, whose age could not be determined, was really as handsome as jade. If it weren't for his bald head, Li Xingyun really thought that guy could compete with him in appearance. This was also why he thought Lu Linxuan believed in Huijue.

And this silver-haired young man whom Li Xingyun met by chance in a tavern at the foot of the mountain two months ago was indeed a man of character. He was one of the people in this world who Li Xingyun thought could threaten him with his appearance, and he must be guarded against.

In fact, according to Li Xingyun's understanding of his junior sister, it would not be the case. After all, Lu Linxuan grew up in Qingcheng Mountain since childhood. She has a very pure mind and her relationship with men and women is only with Li Xingyun. She would not fall in love with a white-haired guy. The saying of childhood sweethearts is just a joke.

He was guarding against the white-haired guy.

Two months ago, after Li Xingyun mastered the Longquan Sword Technique, he was quite lazy for a few days and became greedy. He sneaked out of the temple without telling Lu Linxuan and the monks, and went to the foot of the mountain to buy a few jars of wine.

After a few visits, we found out that this young man who often got drunk in the farm at the foot of the mountain was from Taiyuan, according to the shop owner. He seemed to have a wealthy family, but he was not a good drinker and often got drunk and acted crazy. Fortunately, he never defaulted on the money for the wine he bought on credit, and often sent someone to pay the next day.

For Li Xingyun, who left Qingcheng Mountain without any money, this guy was of course a wealthy man, so he wanted to get to know this guy. Unexpectedly, the two of them had the same aspirations and tastes. They were the kind of people who would not recognize anyone at the drinking table and would brag about anything under the sun.

The two chatted at the table about where the strongest liquor was, where the girls were the prettiest, and which lady on the Rouge Review was the most worthy of the title. After a few bottles of wine, not only did this guy pay for all the liquor that Li Xingyun owed him, he also got so excited that he insisted on asking Li Xingyun to become sworn brothers with him. Of course, he couldn't quite remember whether the two of them finally became sworn brothers.

After that, Li Xingyun told this guy about his practice in the Dharma Court of Gaya Temple. After all, it was not a good idea for him to sneak down the mountain all the time, so he asked the silver-haired young man to secretly bring up a few jars of wine when he went up the mountain to visit.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this guy saw Lu Linxuan, he became distracted. After a few drinks, his stupid behavior was exposed and he kept asking Li Xingyun about Lu Linxuan's family background.

At the beginning, Li Xingyun didn't take it seriously. How could his junior sister look down on such a scoundrel? There was nothing to worry about. On the contrary, it was a high monk like Huijue, with his sanctimonious appearance, that attracted the girl the most.

Who would have thought that from then on this fellow would often go up the mountain to burn incense in the name of pilgrims, and he also donated a lot of incense money. He had a very good relationship with everyone, from the abbot of the Buddhist temple to the monks in the temple. In front of Lu Linxuan, he no longer looked like a scoundrel. He stopped drinking and talking dirty. He only went up the mountain to discuss Buddhism with the abbot. He pretended to be so convincing that he almost fooled Li Xingyun, not to mention Lu Linxuan who was unaware of the situation.

Therefore, Li Xingyun treated it as a formidable enemy, and he established basic rules to prevent fire, theft, and white-haired people. What a crappy drinking buddy, he was just a white-haired man who wanted to kidnap his junior sister!

Letting a wolf into the house is something you will regret later.

"Brother Li!"

The silver-haired young man in the wooden pavilion saw Li Xingyun and the others from afar, his face lit up with joy, he quickly put away his folding fan, strode out to greet them, and when he got closer, he politely cupped his fists towards Lu Linxuan and said, "Miss Lu, didn't you go into seclusion today?"

"Mr. Zhang, what's going on..." Lu Linxuan asked curiously.

"Why bother with him? He must have sneaked out of the city to find some wine again." Li Xingyun sneered, looked at the man with a squint and said, "He came to the temple just to find an excuse, right? Zhang Zifan, do you want me to tell my junior sister about your glorious deeds?"

"Brother Li, you are joking!" Zhang Zifan spoke quickly and pretended to wink at Li Xingyun.

Li Xingyun just smiled coldly, stood behind Lu Linxuan and raised three fingers.

Zhang Zifan felt a little painful, but when he saw that Li Xingyun had changed three fingers to four, he had to nod slightly immediately, fearing that Li Xingyun would raise the price again.

The four jars of black plum wine had been accumulated by him for many years. After all, this kind of wine was not something that could be bought whenever one wanted, and it had a great origin.

"Miss Lu, don't you know that I heard the abbot say a few days ago that the snow on the hill behind Gaya Temple is the most enjoyable place to watch. It is a must-see. That's why I made an appointment with Brother Li here..."

"Come here." Li Xingyun was too lazy to watch Zhang Zifan chatting with his junior sister. He grabbed Zhang Zifan's neck and pulled him aside.

Zhang Zifan felt quite regretful. He turned back and apologized to Lu Linxuan repeatedly, and then laughed: "Li Xingyun, we have made a deal. Aren't you too unkind? Your junior sister doesn't hate me as much as you said. Can't we just chat?" "You bastard," Li Xingyun was furious. He hooked Zhang Zifan's neck and cursed in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you that Lu Linxuan is my junior sister? People like you who are philandering outside don't think of pulling a toad and eating a swan meat here. I told you not to come here for no reason. Why did you come here today? The host asked you to enjoy the snow? Bullshit! Do you want me to slap you twice?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are judging others by your own standards." Zhang Zifan shook his head, swung his folding fan, and fanned it in his hand in a rather romantic manner, then said, "I am here to say goodbye to you."

"Saying goodbye?" Li Xingyun was stunned and released the hand that was holding the guy.

Zhang Zifan finally calmed down. Apart from anything else, Li Xingyun's strength was getting stronger and stronger. Just with such a casual hook just now, he almost couldn't stand. Fortunately, this guy still followed the rules. Even if he couldn't stand Li Xingyun's flirting with Lu Linxuan, he didn't beat him up. Otherwise, Zhang Zifan really had no confidence that he could defeat Li Xingyun.

"Master Zhang, are you leaving Taiyuan?" Lu Linxuan had obviously heard the noise here. He rolled his eyes at Li Xingyun before frowning and saying, "The New Year is coming soon. Why are you leaving Taiyuan at this time..."

"Alas, it's arranged by my family." Although Zhang Zifan wanted to keep his mouth shut, he had become very close to Li Xingyun in the past two months, so he couldn't help but say, "Something happened in Hebei, I have to go there for my father..."

He hesitated and said, "After all, this is our family business, and my father is very concerned about it. If we go too late, I'm afraid this business route will be taken away by another uncle in the family."

"This is a good thing!" Li Xingyun was very happy. He grabbed the mink coat on Zhang Zifan and said, "Children of the rich and powerful, the competition is much busier than ordinary people like us. It turns out that this outfit is not worn in vain. Go, go. When you leave, I will definitely see you off."

Zhang Zifan was speechless when he saw his impatient look.

Lu Linxuan did say some auspicious words wishing everyone a safe journey.

Later, Zhang Zifan learned that the two of them were in a hurry to go into seclusion to practice martial arts, and he knew it was not good to disturb them too much, so he just quietly told Li Xingyun that the black plum wine seemed to be out of stock, and he could only think of a way before leaving, so as to send as many jars as possible, and also asked him not to tell Lu Linxuan about his embarrassing story.

Li Xingyun would not be polite. He didn't care about the black plum wine, but it was good wine after all, and he would not refuse it if he could get it for free. However, Zhang Zifan was an honest man after all. A child of a wealthy family, he was willing to condescend to associate with Li Xingyun. His temper was also suitable for him. Apart from his lustfulness, he was really suitable to be a friend.

For the sake of these jars of wine, Li Xingyun had to go and deliver it to him.

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"Let's go. We've seen enough. If we stay any longer, he'll find us sooner or later."

In the Sutra Library, Yang Shuzi stood at the window, gazing at the figures of Li Xingyun, Lu Linxuan and Zhang Zifan from afar, unwilling to look back for a long time.

Huiming at his side pulled him at the right time and led him away. On the way, he clasped his hands together and kept chattering: "I allow you to look at Mr. Li from time to time. This is already very reasonable of Elder Huijue. Don't expect too much. All the lives in Gaya Temple are entrusted to Mr. Li. If you accidentally make a big mistake, the Marshal will not care about the hundreds of lives in Gaya Temple."

Yang Shuzi remained silent. After he walked out of the Sutra Library, he asked, "What about Zhang Zifan..."

Huiming shook his head, signaling him not to ask any more questions, but after a moment, he explained: "I only know that he was also arranged by the Marshal."

Yang Shuzi remained silent for a long time. He looked up at the falling snowflakes and then sighed for a long time.

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Li Xingyun sent Zhang Zifan away from Gaya Temple. As they were leaving the mountain gate, they saw a dozen riders walking on the snow towards the foot of the mountain.

Li Xingyun didn't take it seriously, but Zhang Zifan had already given way.

The city of Taiyuan is not at peace now. His adoptive father Li Siyuan and the crown prince Li Cunxu are in great unhappiness, and have torn their faces apart over who should send troops to Hebei. As the young master of the Tongwenguan of the weak faction, he had received orders from Li Siyuan early on, so he naturally did not dare to cause trouble outside. If he had a dispute with these dozen riders over whether to let Dole go or not, it would be a loss.

But the other party was just approaching, and Zhang Zifan was surprised when he saw the leader. Li Xingyun beside him smiled softly and whispered: "Based on this figure alone, without looking at her face, she is also a beauty..."

"Don't talk!" Zhang Zifan said unhappily.

"Hey, you've changed your personality."

Zhang Zifan didn't bother to pay attention to Li Xingyun. He took a step forward, clasped his fists towards Laiqi who had slowed down his horse, and said with a smile, "Hello, Aunt Thirteen."

"Zifan? Why are you here?"

Although there was still some distance from the mountain gate, the man on horseback had already stopped his mount, but did not dismount. He just looked at Li Xingyun and the other person. After his gaze rested on Li Xingyun, the narrow and beautiful eyes behind the mask narrowed.

The dozen or so riders behind her stopped one after another, and a cry of admiration was heard.

Li Xingyun scratched his head embarrassedly and avoided her. He thought she was some beauty, but she turned out to be Zhang Zifan's elder. What a sin.

Zhang Zifan was unusually particular about etiquette, and he did not dare to glance at the curvy figure opposite him. He just lowered his head and said, "Well, to be honest with you, Aunt Thirteen, my adoptive father asked me to donate some money to the Gaya Temple. The abbot invited me today, and I just came down the mountain after discussing Buddhism..."

Li Cunren seemed to have known this for a long time, and did not ask any more questions. He just pointed at Li Xingyun with his whip and asked, "Who is this master?"

Hearing that Li Cunren had misunderstood his identity, Li Xingyun was about to explain, but Zhang Zifan laughed first and said, "This is a friend I met in the temple. He is currently practicing in Gaya Temple. He is considered a lay disciple, a lay disciple, hehe..."

Li Cunren nodded, left a message saying that curfew was about to begin and if one wanted to return to the city one should do so early, then he continued to ride forward and actually rode directly over the mountain gate without saying a word of politeness.

Li Xingyun was a little shocked and said in disbelief: "Are all the people in your family so fierce?"

Zhang Zifan rolled his eyes at him, put his hands in his sleeves, and said slowly: "The black plum wine was brewed by my Thirteenth Aunt. Even I would only shamelessly ask for a jar during the New Year or other festivals..."

Li Xingyun felt embarrassed when he heard that, and he couldn't talk behind others' back anymore. It was a shame to take favors from others, wasn't it?

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Li Cunren rode his horse up the mountain gate until the long ladder became too long to ride on, and then he gave up and walked straight to the Buddhist temple, as if they had made an appointment in advance.

Inside the Buddhist hall, Huijue was beating a wooden fish, oblivious to what was happening outside.

Li Cunren was a little more polite here, clasped his hands together, and said: "According to the agreement, Master should go into the city to talk about Buddhism with King Jin tomorrow. Please do not postpone it any longer and come with me."

The sound of the wooden fish stopped, Huijue opened his eyes and sighed.

From the moment Li Xingyun met Zhang Zifan at the foot of the mountain, he knew that Gaya Temple could not remain immune. He just didn't know what the holy master of Tongwenguan and the dignified Prince Jin were thinking.

"I will go now. I hope you will not embarrass the people in the temple." Huijue stood up and said, "After all, the dragon vein of the Tang Dynasty that King Jin is looking for is not in Gaya Temple."

(End of this chapter)