Chapter 33 Abbot Jikong

After three days of travel, the swaying team finally arrived at Guoan Temple, and the abbot and his party were already waiting at the temple gate to greet them.

The emperor got out of the chariot with the support of the eunuchs, followed by the queen. All the ministers and their families also got off the carriage.

The abbot and others wanted to kneel down and worship, but the emperor hurriedly held the abbot's hands.

"Master, I can't bear your gift!"

"You are the monarch and I am the minister. It is only natural for a minister to salute the monarch. I hope your majesty will not stop the sincerity of the old minister!"

The emperor had no choice. The abbot was once his tutor, and also his father's tutor. He respected him very much, but the tutor was a bit pedantic and took the etiquette of monarchs and ministers very seriously. If he did not accept the kneeling ceremony, it would be too much for him. I'm afraid Fu's character will never give up.

As soon as the emperor let go of his hand, the abbot lifted up his monk's robe and knelt down on his knees, "Old minister, I salute your majesty, long live my emperor."

"Long live my emperor!" All the monks behind the abbot also knelt down.

The emperor supported the abbot and said, "The master is exempt from the courtesy, and all the monks are exempt from the courtesy."

The abbot then led the monks to get up.

"Your Majesty, please follow me in. How about we settle down today and start worshiping our ancestors tomorrow?"

The emperor nodded, "This is very good, it all depends on the master."

"Si Lu, come here." The abbot waved to a young monk behind him.

A young man about sixteen or seventeen years old stepped forward, "Master."

"Your Majesty, this is Si Lu, my young apprentice. He is a smart man. If you have anything to do with him, just ask him to do anything. Now I will take you and the Queen to the east wing to rest."

The emperor nodded, "Thank you, Taifu."

After walking a few steps, the abbot turned to another monk and said, "Si Yin, you will make arrangements for the other empresses and ministers."

"Disciple understands." A monk standing at the front replied.

After the emperor left, the crowd gradually became lively.

"This abbot seems to have a lot of background." Huan Qingyao came to Liu Ye's side.

Liu Ye glanced at her and said calmly, "This man was once the teacher of the late emperor, and he is also the teacher of your majesty today. He is very knowledgeable, and even the late emperor was courteous to him. Later, after the late emperor passed away, he He resigned and became the abbot of Guo'an Temple, with the title of Jingkong. He is now over 60 years old. The emperor trusts this person very much and arranges for ancestor worship every year. "

Huan Qingyao looked admiring, "Fourth brother, you really know a lot."

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger." Liuye looked at Zi Qingge, "These are what Azi told me, I just restated them once."

Upon hearing this, Huan Qingyao turned her face to the other side, "Huh, actually I know this too, I'm just pretending not to know. You have to be humble, understand." The latter sentence was obviously meant for Zi Qingge. This person named Zi is the love rival of his master, and it is his duty to protect the second young master for his master!

Liu Ye had a headache. He didn't know why, but Huan Qingyao seemed to be very hostile towards A Zi.

"Everyone, please follow me, I will take you to Nanxiangfang." A little monk came over.

Along the way, only Huan Qingyao and the little monk were chatting, while Liu Ye and Zi Qingge followed silently behind.

"Young Master, how are the rooms here arranged?"

"We have four wing rooms here. The east wing is reserved for the person with the highest status, that is, His Majesty the Emperor; the south wing is for officials and their families; the west wing is for ordinary people; and the north wing is the residence of us monks. Our residences are generally not allowed to be entered by outsiders, especially female family members. You must remember this." The young monk said seriously.

"Don't worry, we won't break the rules."

Liu Ye looked behind him and saw no one else from the Huan family. He was a little confused, "Little master, we are from the Huan family. Why are there only a few of us? Where have the others gone?"

"It's like this. The male and female dependents are separated. The ones just now were all female dependents. Only one young master wanted to live with his mother. Another monk took them there. Although they are all in the south wing, they are also divided into The men’s compartment and the women’s compartment are divided into separate quarters.”

At this time, Zi Qingge's eyes darkened, and she looked at Huan Qingyao with a cold gaze, "Then you want to live with us?"

"Of course." Huan Qingyao gave Zi Qingge a look that said, "You are so smart."

Zi Qingge's face suddenly darkened. This man really didn't know how great the world was. It seemed like he needed to be given some color. Suddenly feeling someone tugging on her sleeve, Zi Qingge turned around and met a pair of silver eyes.

Liu Ye shook his head and signaled Zi Qingge not to be angry.

"Azi, it's okay, Qingyao won't share a room with us anyway."

"You mean we live together?"

"What if I want to live with my brother?"

They both spoke at the same time.

This time it was Liu Yemeng's turn. Aren't we each in a room? Why do we have to sleep with him?

"Little master, arrange a room for her first." Zi Qingge said expressionlessly.

"I do not want......"

Zi Qingge glanced at a certain woman coldly, "Huan Qingyao, if you say another word, believe it or not, I will break your neck right now!"

Facing Zi Qingge's naked threat, Huan Qingyao raised her chin, "How dare you! My brother will never forgive you."

Liu Ye burst out laughing, why did this involve him again? It was you who committed suicide by provoking Ah Zi.

"The matter between you two has nothing to do with me. Little master, just do as Ah Zi said." With Huan Qingyao here, he couldn't even think about peace and had to send this giant Buddha away quickly.

When Huan Qingyao heard this, he had no choice but to curl his lips. The second young master had already spoken. What else could he do?

Zi Qingge on the side was in a good mood, and his Aye was indeed facing him.

"Female donor, your room is that room, Tianzi No. 1. Although they are all men's rooms, you are a woman after all, so you are the only one staying in the Tianzi Room." The little novice pointed with his right hand. "The other two donors follow me to the Xuanzi Room."

"I understand." Huan Qingyao wanted to continue following, but was stopped by Liu Ye.

"Qingyao, please tidy up. I'll come over to you during dinner later."

"Yes." Huan Qingyao nodded. Anyway, he would know which room the second young master would live in by then. The most important thing now was to report the situation to the master.

"You two, please come with me." The young novice led Liu Ye and Zi Qingge around several corridors, "This is the Xuanzi room, and the four rooms over there are empty. You can choose two of them. "

Liuye went over and chose the first room - Xuanzi's first room. He turned over the sign on the door from "empty" to "you have guests".

As expected, Zi Qingge chose the next door.

"You two, the young monk will take his leave first. There is something I need to remind you. The master's meditation room is nearby. It is a private meditation room and you are not allowed to enter it at will."

"Don't worry, little master." Liu Ye smiled.

After the young novice monk left, Liu Ye opened the door and went in, followed by Zi Qingge.

"What are you suspecting?"

"No one knows me better than A Zi. Although Guoan Temple is the largest temple, there are too many monks here. Except for the small ones, the rest are all martial artists. Their skills are probably quite good. To me, they seem to be from a military background." Liu Ye casually found a chair and sat down.

"I've also discovered this. There seem to be a lot of places here that are off-limits to outsiders, so there must be secrets. This room is closest to Jikong's Zen room..." Zi Qingge suddenly approached Liu Ye, "Don't move on your own, do you hear me!"

"No, I'm worried. I'll change rooms with you." In this case, one must pass through this room to go to the meditation room.

"Azi, you don't believe me? Have you forgotten what I said a few days ago?" There was a hint of teasing in Liu Ye's eyes.

Zi Qingge was stunned. He was really scared just now. He was afraid that Liu Ye would act alone in order not to involve him. The abbot had profound skills. How could an octogenarian walk so fast?

Liuye took the initiative to hold Zi Qingge's right hand, "Azi, don't worry, we agreed to bear it together."

He put his left hand around the other person's waist and used a slight force to bring him into his arms.

"I'm not afraid of anything, I'm only afraid of you getting hurt."