Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 540 Great Advancement in Strength, Obtaining the Precious Winter Divine Technique!

"I want you dead," a cold voice echoed from within the tower. If anyone else dared to say that to Basong, they would surely be dead.

But today, Basong showed no displeasure. He simply stared at the tower's gate, his face filled with indescribable emotions. After a long while, Basong finally spoke: "Ah Xue, what happened back then... I had no choice. Master, Master..."

"We are deeply in love. You know I can't live without you. I really can't!"

"real!"

"So you killed him, you killed him with that traitor Na Xuan!"

"Didn't you realize that he was your master, the one who taught you skills?"

Basong was silent for a long time before saying, "Ah Xue, what's done is done, and I don't want to argue. I just want to say that everything I did was for you, to be with you!"

"for me?"

"Hehehe..."

“You killed my father for my sake, don’t you think you’re a hypocrite?”

The Snow Maiden's voice was icy cold as she spoke. Basong's face was still full of helplessness: "Alright, alright, Snow Maiden, we've argued about this countless times already. Stop arguing. The dead cannot be brought back to life. Master is dead. I think even if he were alive, he would never want to see you so unhappy. Come with me!"

Basong's voice came directly over: "Come with me, back to the palace I prepared for you. What a wretched place this is, how could it be worthy of you?"

The Snow Woman said, "Go. I've said everything I needed to say. I won't go with you, and I'll never leave this pagoda in this lifetime."

Is there any point in you drawing a line in the sand and imprisoning yourself like this?

Basong asked the Snow Maiden, and the Snow Maiden replied, "Hehehe, of course it has meaning. If it weren't for me, things wouldn't have come to this. I want to pray for my father here!"

Upon hearing this, Basong took a deep breath and said, "Ah Xue, is it really necessary to do this?"

The Snow Woman said, "I will never leave this place in my entire life, unless you die, or I die."

Basong sighed and said, "Fine, since you won't forgive me, I'll come again next time. I hope you'll let me in to see you next time."

After saying this, Basong turned around and walked directly out of the temple. At this moment, the abbot of Yuanshui Temple stepped forward and said, "National Preceptor, National Preceptor!"

Basong then said, "Take good care of her. If anything happens to her, your Wat Yu Khun will have no reason to continue existing in Siam, understand?"

"I understand, I understand, I understand perfectly."

"Rest assured, Imperial Preceptor, we will definitely take good care of Her Highness the Holy Consort."

Basong replied, "Yes, put in some effort, and I won't treat you unfairly. For the Daruma Festival two months from now, I've reserved a spot for your Gensui Temple. You understand what I mean, right?"

"Yes, yes, this old monk understands. Thank you, Grand Preceptor, for your mediation."

Basong glanced at the old monk upon hearing this and said, "Hehe, it's good that you know. This Dharma Festival, your Yuanshui Temple hasn't been qualified to participate for hundreds of years, right? This opportunity is rare. If you perform well, your Yuanshui Temple may well have a day of revival."

Upon hearing this, the old monk's eyes lit up and he said, "What the Grand Preceptor says is very true. Everything is thanks to your kindness."

Basong said, "It's not that I want to elevate you, but you're just lucky. Who told the Holy Consort to choose this place as your prison?"

"You don't need to do anything else. Just protect the Holy Consort's safety and take good care of her. That will be enough to repay me. As for anything else?"

After thinking about this, Basong remained silent for a moment before saying, "As for the rest, it doesn't matter."

"Yes, yes, I will certainly do my best to complete the task assigned by the Imperial Advisor."

Basong nodded slightly, then said, "You'd better take care of yourself."

He immediately got into his convoy and sped away.

Watching the Grand Preceptor leave, the old monk was filled with excitement. "Good! Good!" he thought. "All these years of enduring humiliation and serving the Grand Preceptor like a dog have finally brought me this opportunity. The Dharma Festival is the highest Buddhist exchange event in Siam. Any Buddhist temple that can enter this grand event can be considered the most prestigious in Siam. There are only seven seats available. Previously, their Yuanshui Temple was not even qualified to participate."

This year, they finally secured this position by currying favor with the imperial advisor. Looking back now, it was truly worth it.

This is their Gensui-ji Temple, and this is the first time in hundreds of years that they have had the opportunity to participate in the Daruma Festival since they chose the wrong side last time.

Although it may seem like a ritual, it is actually a stepping stone, a signal, a signal for their Temple of the Source to return to the pinnacle of Siamese Buddhism.

Having figured this out, the old monk was very excited. It was all worth it. All these hundreds of years of enduring humiliation and hardship were for this opportunity today.

Thinking about it, the old monk looked at the tower in front of him. This was no longer a tower; it was clearly the origin of the development of their Yuanshui Temple!

With this in mind, the old monk had only one thought: no matter what, he had to take good care of the Holy Consort. As long as the Holy Consort was safe, then with the help of the Imperial Preceptor, their Yuanshui Temple would surely be able to regain its former glory.

Now everyone in Siam knows that the Royal Preceptor is the most powerful person in Siam, and even the Emperor has to act according to the Royal Preceptor's wishes.

Having figured this out, the old monk said, "You all hurry up and clean up. Remember to send two people to serve outside the tower every day. Whether we can return to the Buddhist world of Siam in the future depends on her."

"Yes, Master, we understand."

At this moment, the old monk said, "You all clean up quickly. I'm going to find your senior uncles and tell them this good news."

After saying this, the old monk hurriedly left. The young monks looked at each other and said excitedly, "The Dharma Festival! We can finally participate in the Dharma Festival! We won't be called wild monks anymore!"

Several young monks said excitedly, and then began to clean diligently. After they finished cleaning, two young monks were sent to stand guard outside the tower to serve them.

Chen Jie saw all of this, his gaze narrowed slightly, and he leaped to the front of the tower. Before the two young monks could react, Chen Jie had already pressed their pressure points to put them to sleep, and the two of them collapsed.

Chen Jie even thoughtfully stopped them to prevent them from falling headfirst onto the ground too hard.

At this moment, Chen Jie slowly walked to the front of the tower, and immediately heard a voice coming from inside the tower: "Who are you?"

Chen Jie was very respectful at this moment, and clasped his hands together, saying, "Greetings, Senior Snow Maiden."

The Snow Maiden frowned slightly and said, "A fist salute? Are you from the Central Plains?"

Chen Jie immediately replied, "Yes, to be precise, I should be considered Senior Snow Maiden's junior disciple!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Nu said, "Junior nephew, why do you try to claim kinship as soon as you arrive? You seem to have ulterior motives."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Senior, you have really misunderstood me. I am not trying to claim kinship. I wonder if Senior Xue Nu knows about the two masters, Gui Yannian and He Yishou?"

"Senior Brothers Gui and He?"

The Snow Woman was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "You're their apprentice?"

Chen Jie didn't answer, but instead raised his hand, and snowflakes immediately appeared on it. Seeing this, the Snow Maiden exclaimed in surprise, "Winter God Technique?"

"You really are the disciple of the two senior brothers, Gui and He."

Chen Jie said, "Senior Snow Maiden, although I really want to admit it, I still have to clarify that my two masters, Turtle and Crane, did teach me the Winter God Technique, but I am not their disciple. I should be their son-in-law."

Ok?
The Snow Maiden was slightly taken aback. Chen Jie said, "My wife is the disciple of Masters Turtle and Crane."

The Snow Maiden said, "I see, hehe. But since they taught you the Winter God Technique, they should be able to tell that you are a decent person."

Chen Jie said, "Thank you for the compliment, Martial Aunt Xue."

Chen Jie, seizing the opportunity, patted Xue Nu on the back. Xue Nu looked at Chen Jie and said, "Alas, time flies. It's been over thirty years since I last returned to the Central Plains. When I came to Siam, I was just an innocent child. Now I'm middle-aged. Time flies!"

After hearing what Xue Nu said, Chen Jie didn't know how to respond, so he didn't say anything.

At this moment, the Snow Woman said, "Tell me, how did you, a person from the Central Plains, come to Siam?"

Chen Jie paused for a moment and said, "I'm here to rescue someone. My sworn brother is trapped in Siam, and I've come to save him."

"Your sworn brother, who is he?"

"I asked curiously."

Chen Jie immediately said, "Fang Guozhen!"

Ah!
Xue Nu was startled, and then looked at Chen Jie in surprise, saying, "Fang Guozhen is your sworn brother?"

Chen Jie said, "That's right."

The snow woman then narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "How old are you this year?"

Chen Jie said, "He'll be twenty-three after his birthday in two months."

"You're twenty-three, and Fang Guozhen must be fifty-six this year. You two are actually brothers?"

Chen Jie said, "Yes, Fang Guozhen, Peng Yingyu, Liu Futong, and I swore an oath to overthrow the Qian Dynasty and betray the Han people's world!"

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden remained silent for a long time before letting out a suppressed laugh: "Hehehe... I never expected that my sect would produce such an extraordinary person as you."

"Although I am not in the Central Plains, I still know a lot about the people there. Liu Futong and Peng Yingyu are both first-rate figures. Even when my father was alive, he spoke highly of them."

"As for Fang Guozhen, I know him even better. He has been the one who calls the shots in the South China Sea for years, but recently he seems to have been trapped by Basong and his group."

Upon hearing Xue Nu's words, Chen Jie said, "I never expected that Martial Aunt Xue Nu would be so knowledgeable about the affairs of the Central Plains."

The Snow Maiden said, "Even though one lives far from home, one must know where one's roots lie." Chen Jie replied, "What my Martial Aunt says is very true!"

The Snow Woman then said, "Alright, tell me, why did you come here to find me this time?"

Chen Jie said, "Uncle-Master, to be honest, I actually came to ask you for the Winter God Technique. The Winter God Technique that Masters Turtle and Crane learned was not complete, and I have been very interested in this technique. So, after asking you, I learned that the complete version of this technique is actually overseas."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden asked, "You want to learn the Winter God's Technique?"

Chen Jie said, "That's right."

The Snow Maiden said, “The Winter God Technique is the core technique of our lineage. Back then, my two senior brothers, Turtle and Crane, were not personally taught by my father, so their learning was not very comprehensive. According to the rules left by my father, one must be a direct disciple to learn this technique. Since you are neither a direct disciple nor have you made any great contribution to my lineage, how can the Winter God Technique be passed on to you?”

Chen Jie felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, but he didn't know what to say. He could only lower his head and ponder how to respond.

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden said, "Hehe, however, this rule is an old one. Didn't my father's personal disciple betray him and cause his death back then?"

"I see that you have crossed the ocean not only to learn the Winter God Technique, but also to save your sworn brother. You are a person with perseverance and willpower. How about I give you a chance to learn?"

The snow woman spoke directly.

Chen Jie said, "Uncle-Master, please speak. If it is something I can do, I will do my best and never shirk my responsibility."

The Snow Maiden said, "Don't rush to agree. Listen to my conditions first. If you can do them, then you can agree. If you can't, don't agree rashly, or you'll only end up risking your life."

Chen Jie said, "Please speak, Uncle-Master. I will do my utmost."

"Very well, in that case, do me a favor."

Chen Jie listened intently, his attitude very serious. At this moment, Xue Nu took a deep breath and said, "Help me, kill Basong!"

Ah!
Upon hearing Xue Nu's words, Chen Jie was taken aback. He hadn't expected Xue Nu to make such a request, and his expression faltered slightly.

The Snow Woman, who had been observing Chen Jie's face from inside the tower, said, "Is it difficult? If you can't do it, I won't force you."

Chen Jie found it amusing. He hadn't expected that the Snow Maiden's conditions would overlap with his own goals. Why wouldn't he agree? He could definitely agree.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Xue Nu and said, "Uncle-Master, I can agree to this, but..."

"You said."

The snow woman spoke.

Chen Jie said, "Uncle-Master, it seems that Basong is deeply in love with you. Should we kill him?"

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden said, "Heh, so deeply in love? Yes, so deeply in love, yet he killed my father. So deeply in love, yet he could actually exterminate my entire clan?"

"The hatred of killing one's father is irreconcilable. Since he killed my father, all feelings we had for each other have long since vanished. How can I not avenge the murder of my father?"

"Over the years, I've only regretted that I didn't have the means to take his life, but today you've come, and upon closer examination, you also have countless ties with my family, and can be considered a grand-disciple of my Bai family."

"If you were to kill Basong, it would be a way for the Bai family to avenge themselves. Thinking about it that way, you might really be sent by God to help the Bai family clean house."

So, will you agree to this condition or not?

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie thought to himself that he was lucky to have gotten in touch with Masters Gui and He. Otherwise, if he had met Xue Nu as a stranger, it would have been almost impossible to resolve these matters so quickly.

Just like getting things done in real life, if you don't have connections, even the smallest thing can get you stuck.

But if you have connections, if you're one of their own, then everything will go smoothly. Things that others can't get done in months, you can get done in a single day.

To put it bluntly, this society is still a society based on personal connections.

Chen Jie was very clever. He directly used the two elders, Gui and He, as a breakthrough point and the relationship between the two senior brothers and sisters as a foundation. This was a natural and easy way to successfully resolve the initial misunderstanding.

Similarly, if it were anyone else today, even Zhu Yuanzhang, without the opportunities provided by Elders Gui and He, he wouldn't have been able to gain Xue Nu's trust so quickly.

Now that he had gained the Snow Maiden's trust, he said, "Snow Maiden, I agree to this condition. I will help you kill Basong."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden chuckled and said, "It's good that you agree, but killing Basong won't be easy."

Chen Jie said, "To be honest, Uncle, I have had many adventures along the way, and my strength has improved by leaps and bounds. I now have the strength of the second level of the Fusion God, but my cultivation technique is still lacking. I am not confident that I can defeat Basong at the moment, so I came to ask Uncle for the Winter God Technique. If I have the Winter God Technique, I will be able to defeat Basong."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden chuckled and said, "That's simple. As long as you agree, I can teach you the Winter God Technique."

Chen Jie pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Xue Nu, if you pass on the teachings like this, what if I can't kill Basong?"

The Snow Maiden said, "So what? If you really can't kill Basong, then don't think too much about it. Pass down the Winter God Technique and let your descendants kill him. If you can't kill him, then kill his descendants. Generation after generation, you must keep killing until you avenge our Bai family and cleanse our family!"

Hearing Xue Nu's words, Chen Jie felt a pang of sadness. He never expected that this drama of revenge spanning generations would fall upon him. If he couldn't take revenge himself, he would pass it on to future generations, an endless cycle of revenge.

That's terrifyingly strong.

However, Chen Jie didn't like to pass the buck to his descendants. He preferred to deal with contemporary matters. After all, it was just a matter of Basong.

kill!

Kill them now, without delay!
Of course, Chen Jie did not intend to refute Xue Nu's words. After all, this woman was quite pitiful. She and Basong were a perfect match and were in love. Who would have thought that such a big mess would happen in the middle? In the blink of an eye, her lover became her father's killer. It was really a cruel twist of fate!
Therefore, Chen Jie saw no need to correct the perception of such a pitiful woman.

Then the Snow Woman took a deep breath and asked, "What's your name?"

Chen Jie said, "His surname is Chen, and his given name is Jiu Si."

Snow Maiden said, "Alright, Chen Jiu Si, today I will pass on my skills on behalf of my father and teach you the Winter God Technique, which has been passed down through generations of my Bai family. Listen carefully."

"Mystery begins in the primordial chaos, the beginning hides the profound darkness, yin and yang conceal myriad transformations, and the chilling breath permeates the heavens..."

As the scriptures were chanted, Chen Jie listened attentively and felt that he had completely mastered the Winter God Technique, which he had not learned before. The Winter God Technique he had learned before was pieced together piece by piece, but the Winter God Technique he heard now was not like that, but was instilled into him as a whole.

At this moment, Chen Jie was engrossed in the text of the Winter God Technique, and the internal energy within his body was being frantically mobilized.

At this moment, the internal energy within Chen Jie's body was circulating wildly, following the winter-related formula of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique.

winter!
What is winter?
Heaven and earth gather their energy, yin and yang return to their dormant state; this is the time of winter.

Frost settles on the primordial earth, leaves fall like black petals, the fields are silent, all things lie dormant—this is the scene of winter!

Winter comes and autumn goes, the universe is mysterious and ever-changing, this is the ultimate principle of the universe. Shennong summarized the changes of the universe, and thus practiced them into a formula, which is called the Winter Formula.

Beginning of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold, Major Cold...

The changes of the six solar terms correspond to the six key points of the body. At this moment, Chen Jie was immersed in the mood of cultivation.

This is the secret to winter!
Chen Jie felt that he had understood, that he had truly attained enlightenment.

Meanwhile, inside the tower, after reciting the Winter God Technique, the Snow Maiden looked on in astonishment as Chen Jie outside entered a meditative state, his body condensed with the power of ice. She exclaimed in surprise, "What terrifying talent! He understands everything after just one listen?"

At this moment, the Snow Maiden was shocked, looking at Chen Jie with astonishment at his amazing talent.

After listening to his own words once, he entered a meditative state. It was clear that he had a high level of mastery of the Winter God Technique. Entering meditation at this moment felt like taking another step forward.

The Snow Maiden said she couldn't understand Chen Jie's current level of cultivation at all.

At this moment, the Snow Woman slowly got up and came to the tower. She gently pushed open the tower door. She had said that if she did not have the chance to kill Basong in this life, she would never leave this door. But today she saw the hope of killing Basong.

Then, the Snow Woman slowly pushed open the tower door in front of her.

Meanwhile, in another underground building of Gensui-ji Temple, there were three lotus thrones, and three old monks sat on the three lotus thrones.

At this moment, the three old monks were resting with their eyes closed, while the abbot below was talking excitedly.

"My three senior uncles, the qualification to attend the Bodhidharma Festival has finally been obtained by our Gensui-ji Temple again! For hundreds of years, for hundreds of years, finally, finally it's our turn!"

"I told you that it would have been beneficial to have the Holy Consort in seclusion at our Yuanshui Temple. Now the benefits have finally come."

"And this is just the beginning. My three senior uncles, as long as we continue to ensure that the Snow Maiden stays here with us, eats well, dresses well, and is safe and sound, then we will truly have a bright future."

"In the future, the number one temple in Siam, the true lineage of Bodhidharma, will still be our Yuanshui Temple. All other temples, such as Huode Temple, will have to rank behind us. The prosperity of our Yuanshui Temple is just around the corner!"

The abbot spoke excitedly, and upon hearing this, one of the three monks sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform, who was blind in one eye and had a fierce look on his face, said, "Brother, what my nephew said is right! This is the hope for the revival of our Yuanshui Temple!"

"We must keep a close eye on this snow woman. With her around, we'll be absolutely fine."

“That’s right, that’s right, senior brother, I think what junior brother and fourth junior brother said is right.”

At this moment, another old monk also looked at the old monk sitting on the central lotus platform. This old monk had a kind and benevolent face, the only prominent feature of which was his two long eyebrows that drooped down to his mouth.

Hearing his junior brother and junior disciple's conversation, he pondered for a moment and said, "Benefactor Xue Nu, you have too many troubles on your mind. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!"

"Brother!"

Upon hearing this, the blind, scarred monk shouted excitedly. At this moment, the old monk said, "However, Yuanshui Temple has reached this point, and there is no other way but to leave it as it is."

"By the way, Guangyi... um!"

Just as the old monk was about to say something to the abbot, he suddenly heard a copper bell ring inside the cave. Immediately afterward, the old monk shouted, "Something's wrong! Something's happened at the tower!"

(End of this chapter)