Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 565: Offering to the Spiritual Tablet
Monk Chengche's remarks caused the disciples at Ci'en Temple to discuss in low voices.

"Master Chengche said that we are abandoned disciples of Fuhu Temple. How is that possible?"

"But the abbot did not refute..."

"What the hell is going on?"

This statement obviously threw the disciples of Ci'en Temple into disarray.

Yuan Xin looked at the noisy fellow apprentices and immediately frowned and shouted:
"quiet!"

When he shouted, he used his true energy to instantly drown out the voices of everyone else.

At this time, a few old monks walked in from outside the martial arts training ground, staring at the monks from Fuhu Temple with unfriendly faces.

Originally, except for Master Chenghai and Yuanxin, most of the others at the scene were young disciples.

However, the commotion just now seemed to have attracted more old monks from Ci'en Temple.

Li Xuan could tell from their aura that they were at least middle third rank masters, but he didn't know if there were any upper third rank masters like Master Chenghai.

As soon as these old monks from Ci'en Temple showed up, the young disciples who had been noisy just now all quieted down and dared not talk nonsense anymore.

This posture made the disciples of Fuhu Temple dare not act rashly.

At this time, Master Chenghai spoke up and asked quietly:

"Brother Chengche, do we still need to continue discussing Buddhism?"

Monk Chengche gritted his teeth secretly, knowing that nothing could be done today.

He also didn't expect that after having the upper hand for several days in a row, he would be overturned by a black cat that suddenly appeared.

He glanced at Li Xuan, then snorted coldly and walked away.

The disciples of Fuhu Temple also struggled to get up from the ground and followed closely with groggy heads, not daring to stay in the training ground any longer.

But when some of them tried to take Yuanhu away, they were scared back by Li Xuan.

The scene where Li Xuan overturned the Fuhu Temple with one shout was still vivid in people's minds. The disciples of Fuhu Temple were also very afraid of Li Xuan. Seeing him blocking their way, they did not dare to approach easily.

Monk Chengche was about to leave the martial arts training ground when he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around impatiently and saw the disciples of Fuhu Temple shrinking back in front of Li Xuan.

"What are you afraid of? Can that raccoon eat you?"

Monk Chengche was even more angry at the useless appearance of his disciples.

But even though Monk Chengche said so, the disciples of Fuhu Temple did not dare to step forward.

Li Xuan patted Yuanhu's big head and growled a few words. Yuanhu didn't dare to resist and followed Li Xuan's instructions and crawled to Master Chenghai's feet.

Master Chenghai looked at Li Xuan, who was standing on the edge of the tiger, with a very arrogant look, and didn't know what he was going to do.

But the next moment, he saw Li Xuan's tail swinging and writing clear words in the air.

Master Chenghai glared and immediately stepped forward, using his body to block Li Xuan so that the disciples behind him could not see him.

Li Xuan saw his reaction but didn't take it too seriously and continued writing:
"This tiger was raised in Fuhu Temple since it was young. It is not a man-eating tiger."

"This is what Yuanhu told me personally. As for how to verify it, you can figure it out on your own."

After Li Xuan finished writing, he looked up at Master Chenghai.

Master Chenghai nodded slowly with a shocked expression.

Compared to the fact that Yuanhu was domesticated, what shocked him more was that Li Xuan could write.

When Li Xuan saw that Master Chenghai understood what he had written, he jumped off Yuanhu's head and went to the room of the Transmission Hall.

His mission today has been completed, and the rest can be left to Ci'en Temple to solve.

Seeing Li Xuan leaving, Yuanhu did not dare to act rashly. He looked at Master Chenghai in front of him pitifully.

However, Master Chenghai was also thinking about something and did not notice Yuanhu's gaze.

At this time, several disciples of Fuhu Temple stepped forward courageously and asked:

"Master Chenghai, please return the guardian beast of our temple."

If Li Xuan were still here, they wouldn't dare to say this.

Now, seeing that Master Chenghai can communicate, I dare to go forward and give it a try.

On the other side, Monk Chengche walked over impatiently.

He was worried that he had no reason to get angry, and if Ci'en Temple continued to pester him, he didn't mind making a big deal out of it.

But at this moment, Master Chenghai said to the Fuhu Temple disciple who was asking for the tiger:
"You'd better keep this tiger in the temple."

"After raising it to this age, how come you have developed feelings for it? You even gave it the Buddhist name Yuanhu. You don't want it to die in a dispute like this, do you?"

"Buddha has mercy on me, Amitabha."

Master Chenghai chanted a Buddhist name, seemingly just instructing the disciples of Fuhu Temple, but these words were actually spoken to Monk Chengche who was far away.

Although Monk Chengche was far away, he could hear it clearly with his cultivation level.

Seeing that the other party had already seen through Yuanhu's background, Monk Chengche turned around and left, not daring to stay any longer.

"How did he know?"

Monk Chengche was surprised and puzzled.

Only the monks of Fuhu Temple know Yuanhu's life story best. It is impossible that there is a traitor inside Fuhu Temple.

Monk Chengche felt guilty and left in a hurry without thinking too much.

The disciple from Fuhu Temple who had asked for the tiger had changed his expression and did not dare to argue any more, fearing that he would make more mistakes if he said too much. He just quickly took the tiger and left.

"Master, now the people from Fuhu Temple will have to leave, right?"

Yuanxin breathed a sigh of relief.

The Fuhu Temple has been aggressive these days, causing them a lot of trouble.

"It can only be said to be temporary. They will not give up easily."

Master Chenghai sighed and dismissed the other disciples present.

The old monks who came hurriedly asked Master Chenghai a few questions, but were all dismissed by Master Chenghai one by one.

In order to avoid escalating the conflict, Master Chenghai deliberately did not allow the masters of Ci'en Temple to attend.

However, the previous few tiger roars still caused quite a stir and alarmed the masters in the temple.

These people had long been impatient with the Fuhu Temple, and if Master Chenghai hadn't been stopping them, a conflict would have broken out long ago.

But Master Chenghai knew that if the situation came to this, it would probably attract the intervention of other Buddhists.

This was not the result Master Chenghai expected.

After dismissing everyone, Master Chenghai brought Yuanxin back to the Transmission Hall.

In the room, Princess Ankang and others had been waiting there for a long time. Li Xuan also lay in Princess Ankang's arms, yawning comfortably.

Fighting tigers and the like is indeed boring to him.

Master Chenghai led Yuanxin and bowed to everyone.

"Thank you all for your help today."

"Master Chenghai, you are too polite." Princess Ankang replied.

"Don't worry, Princess. I will definitely do what I promised you. Just choose a date and leave the rest to us." Master Chenghai kept his word.

"We have already chosen the date."

Princess Ankang smiled slightly and replied.

They had previously decided to offer sacrifices to the tablet on the anniversary of Concubine Xiao's death, so there was no need to choose another day.

Concubine Xiao's death anniversary was approaching, and just a few days later, Princess Ankang immediately told Master Chenghai their thoughts.

Master Chenghai nodded: "Okay, no problem."

With this accurate answer, the three little ones smiled at each other.

Although the process was a bit bumpy, they finally achieved their goal.

Seeing that the matter of Princess Ankang had been settled, the Eighth Prince, who had been silent for a long time, asked:
"Master Chenghai, what is the grudge between your Ci'en Temple and the Fuhu Temple?"

"Why does it seem like the other party is not going to give up?" They also heard some of the conversation outside in the room.

Especially when he heard that Ci'en Temple was the abandoned disciple of Fuhu Temple, the Eighth Prince was more surprised than anyone else.

He was very clear about the reputation of Ci'en Temple in the capital over the years.

Where did the idea of ​​abandoning the disciple come from? Moreover, they did not hear any rebuttal from Ci'en Temple in the room.

Master Chenghai sighed quietly, and seeing Yuanxin beside him was also curious, he explained:
"It's a long story, and it's from before the Ci'en Temple was built."

"The story of the abandoned disciples of Fuhu Temple is not groundless."

As he spoke, Master Chenghai revealed the truth of what happened back then.

It turns out that Fuhu Temple was originally a temple in the deep mountains of Jiangnan Road. Because of the powerful horizontal training external skills it inherited, it is also very famous in Buddhism and has a long history.

However, as time went by, people in Fuhu Temple gradually realized the disadvantages of the temple's external martial arts practice.

Although this technique is powerful, it is harmful to one's character and lifespan. It seems that it can improve one's cultivation by leaps and bounds in a short period of time, but the price paid is far greater than this.

Therefore, someone in Fuhu Temple suggested putting aside this martial art for the time being, and opening it up to disciples to practice after the skills were fully improved. During this period, they could first practice other milder Buddhist martial arts to make up for the damage done to their body and mind previously.

However, this incident caused huge disagreement in Fuhu Temple.

Most monks firmly believe in the temple's inherited skills and believe that the monks who put forward this view are just cowards who cannot endure the hardships of practice.

What's more, the area around Fuhu Temple is not peaceful. If Fuhu Temple cannot maintain its strength and deter the villains, the surrounding people will definitely be threatened.

Both sides argued their points, and finally the smaller reformists were driven out of Fuhu Temple, which led to the term "abandoned disciples".

The reformists who were driven out of Fuhu Temple at that time were displaced, and as the news of this incident spread among Buddhists, there was no temple willing to accept them.

Later, after going through untold hardships, the reformists who were driven out finally gained a foothold in the capital and built the current Ci'en Temple.

During that difficult period, the Qin family provided great help and can be said to be half the founders of Ci'en Temple.

The Eighth Prince then realized how Ci'en Temple owed the Qin family a favor.

"Since it was the Fuhu Temple that drove you away in the first place, why are they coming to us now and wanting to merge the two temples into one?" Princess Ankang asked curiously.

"Fuhu Temple is openly talking about what happened in the past, but I think it's not that simple." Master Chenghai shook his head.

"Some time ago, I fought with Senior Brother Chengche. If I'm not mistaken..."

“I’m afraid that the drawbacks of the past have begun to show.”

Master Chenghai's words made them all stunned, but then they understood the meaning.

"Is there really something wrong with Fuhu Temple's skills?"

The Eighth Prince asked curiously.

Master Chenghai nodded: "It happened two or three hundred years ago."

"According to what's been circulated in Ci'en Temple, the Fuhu Temple's skills shouldn't be just like that, and the possibility that Senior Brother Chengche hasn't mastered the skills is very low."

"I guess something went wrong, so we need to merge the power of Ci'en Temple."

"But over the years, Ci'en Temple has never forgotten what happened at Fuhu Temple. My master and ancestors have never forgotten the task of making up for the problem. The Fuhu Temple's problem has also been preserved in the temple, but no one has practiced it."

"But until now, the results have been very mediocre."

"If Fuhu Temple had been honest with us, these achievements should have been handed over to them long ago. Unfortunately..."

Master Chenghai shook his head.

Li Xuan had just witnessed the attitude of those muscular monks from Fuhu Temple and shook his head as well.

Even if Ci'en Temple originally wanted to help them, it couldn't do so now, otherwise they would really think they were afraid of them.

I just didn’t expect that the dispute between the two temples could be traced back to two or three hundred years ago.

"Well, let's not talk about it. Let's not talk about it."

Master Chenghai probably felt it was shameful, and kept talking about it, thus interrupting the topic.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess's spiritual pet is truly amazing. I wonder what kind it is?" Master Chenghai turned the topic to Li Xuan.

Princess Ankang shook her head and explained with a smile: "Ah Xuan and I met by chance. I also want to know the answer to this question."

"Everything is destined. Maybe the answer is not that important."

Master Chenghai didn't ask any more questions, just smiled.

……

A few days later, it was Concubine Xiao's death anniversary.

The three little ones arrived at Ci'en Temple early and entered the stupa under the guidance of Master Chenghai.

The eighth prince also came to join in the fun, but was left under the tower.

Even though his mother was enshrined here, one was not allowed to enter at will and could only visit at specific times.

The three little ones were not unfamiliar with this tower. During the previous July 15th Buddhist meeting, the Seventh Princess accidentally broke into this place.

At that time, the Seventh Princess had the help of the eunuch in flowery clothes, which enabled her to break through the disciples of Ci'en Temple who were guarding the stupa.

But later the commotion was so big that even Master Chenghai was alarmed.

After Master Chenghai arrived, he captured the Seventh Princess who had forced her way into the tower in no time.

The reason why the Seventh Princess came here in the first place was mainly because the stupa was the tallest Buddhist pagoda in the capital and a good place for stargazing.

Today, under the guidance of Master Chenghai, the three little ones climbed the stupa layer by layer, heading towards the highest point.

Princess Ankang held in her hands the wooden statue she had carved for many days.

Yu'er was holding the newly made tablet of Concubine Xiao in her hand.

The writing on the tablet was not too complicated, just a few simple words, which were Princess Ankang's own wishes.

[Mother Xiao Qingyun's position]

There is also a line of small characters on the side that reads: "My daughter Li Ankang is enshrined."

Li Xuan didn't take anything, but his Dihong bone ring contained sacrificial items that would be used later.

The things in Princess Ankang and Yu'er's hands could naturally be placed in the storage magic weapon, but in order to show respect, the two girls still chose to hold them personally.

They followed Master Chenghai and climbed up the stupa level by level.

The space inside the stupa is very large, and the first and second floors are empty.

Starting from the third floor, some items are stored here.

According to Master Chenghai, these are the relics of the deceased monks who were enshrined here and have some commemorative significance.

Starting from the fourth floor, books are stored.

Li Xuan looked sideways frequently, not knowing whether these were Buddhist scriptures or martial arts secrets. Master Chenghai did not give them much introduction and continued to lead them to the top.

The higher you go, the smaller the space becomes.

On the fifth floor, there are even fewer things. There are books and items, but they are all placed separately, and the specifications are higher than those below.

And this is their destination.

The sixth floor is the top of the stupa, where only deceased Buddhist monks are enshrined.

Master Chenghai led them to the center of the fifth floor, where a spirit tablet was prominently enshrined.

[The position of the deceased daughter Qin Zhiyun]

The small characters on the side include the name of Duke Hu Qin Zongyong and the name of the eighth prince Li Xian.

Princess Ankang had a complicated expression. She couldn't imagine what the heroic old man felt when he set up the tablet for his daughter.

They had met Duke Hu several times, but they never realized that he was also a poor old man who had lost his daughter.

"Your Highness, please place Concubine Xiao's spirit tablet here."

Master Chenghai pointed to the empty seat next to him and said to Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang nodded and agreed:
"Okay, here it is."

(End of this chapter)