Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 15 What if You Are Not Me?
"Go to Jinhua Temple? Third Madam?"

Zhou Ping was slightly stunned.

"Yes, Uncle Cripple wants you to go with him."

Scar said.

"Forget it, I haven't thought about it yet."

Zhou Ping shook his head and said.

Zhou Ping doesn't plan to go on a long-distance mission yet. He wants to practice the Xuanwu Sword Technique first.

After the tenth level, one needs to absorb spiritual energy to reach the state of spiritual energy perfection.

Zhou Ping has a method called Borrowing Spirits from the Sky, which allows him to use the spiritual energy of plants and trees to replenish the spiritual energy in his body.

In these ten days, he has reached the tenth level of spiritual perfection!
The tenth-grade spiritual energy is even more powerful, but Zhou Ping is not yet fully familiar with and mastered it.

Not only that, as Zhou Ping's cultivation level increases, his mastery of the cassock and the range of his perception through the Heavenly Spirit Method have greatly improved. Zhou Ping still needs to further familiarize himself with these skills.

"Go ahead Zhou Ping, we want to go this time too."

Chen Erdan said.

"Want to go too?"

Zhou Ping was slightly stunned.

Chen Erdan explained to Zhou Ping.

Since Erhu's death, Chen Erdan has also been stimulated and he wants to improve his strength as soon as possible.

Chen Erdan asked around.

Jinhua Temple in the next county has methods to help people feel the spiritual energy.

But this requires "Buddha's fate".

Chen Erdan took out all the money he had earned from escorting in the past few years, asked Chen Li for some of her savings, and borrowed some money from relatives and friends, finally collecting a total of twenty taels of silver!
I heard from the people at the escort agency that twenty taels of Buddhist affinity can allow Jinhua Temple to help people feel the spiritual energy.

"Help people feel the spiritual energy?"

Zhou Ping pondered for a moment.

"By the way, Uncle Lame's original words were not that he wanted you to go, but that you must go. It seems that it was the Third Madam who asked you to go with her."

Scar recalled.

Qinghe County, official road.

On the official road, there was a carriage with more than a dozen bodyguards in front and behind it.

Zhou Ping, Scar and Chen Erdan were all inside.

This mission to the next county takes ten days round trip, and the reward is one hundred copper coins. The panel reward is three years of life!

Zhou Ping didn't want to travel long distances at first, he wanted to improve his own strength first.

But according to Uncle Lame, Liu Ruyan insisted that Zhou Ping go with her.

Besides, Uncle Bo will also go on this mission.

Zhou Ping was willing to go only after hearing that Uncle Lame was also going to go. With a tenth-grade master in charge, there shouldn't be any danger on the road.

Uncle Lame was not a bodyguard, he was just passing through the next county to do some business.

On the official road, He Yunqing and Liu Ruyan bid farewell to each other reluctantly.

"Dad is such a fool. He promised to let me accompany Mom to Jinhua Temple, but now he says I can't go. He ruined my happiness for so many days."

He Yunqing was a little unhappy.

He Yunqing was wearing a emerald green Cui Yan shirt today, which tightly wrapped her budding body, revealing her slender waist and round and straight figure.

"Your father is old, and you are now the shopkeeper of the He family. All matters of the He family, big or small, have to go through you. How can you run away?"

Liu Ruyan said with a smile.

Liu Ruyan was wearing a plain white shirt and a light pink jacket today. The jacket might be too small, as the buttons seemed to be about to burst.

"But I really want to go."

He Yunqing stamped her feet, which made her look even cuter. She was only this cute in front of her mother.

In the He family and in He Ren Tang, He Yunqing always showed his intelligence.

"I just want to calculate my marriage destiny. What do you think of Zhou Ping?"

Liu Ruyan indicated with her eyes.

"Why are you mentioning this person again?"

He Yunqing naturally saw Zhou Ping, and there was a look of unhappiness on her face.

"You are the only daughter of the He family. If you marry someone from a strong family, then the He family's legacy will be given to someone else. According to your father's wishes, you should marry someone from a weak family."

"This Zhou Ping has no father or mother, and no relatives. If you recruit him as your son-in-law, the He family's foundation will still belong to the He family in the future."

"This boy is two years younger than you, but I think he's very strong. He's much stronger than those scholars. At least he won't leave you a widow."

Liu Ruyan said with a smile. When Uncle Bo discussed with her the schedule for going to Jinhua Temple, the Third Lady asked Uncle Bo how Zhou Ping was doing. Uncle Bo praised Zhou Ping highly and praised him to the sky.

Liu Ruyan asked Zhou Ping to escort the caravan as well, because she wanted to see what kind of person Zhou Ping was.

"Mother, do you know Quiet Night Thoughts?"

He Yunqing said with a dark face.

"I know, isn't it the moonlight shining on the bedside from the brothel? I saw people were talking about this poem, so I found it. This poem is really well written, and it expresses people's homesickness."

"Do you know that there is a girl named Mingyue in the brothel?"

"what?"

"The moonlight shines brightly before the bed, which does not only refer to the brightness of the moon, but also to the nakedness of the woman."

"What does that have to do with this?"

"That poem was written by Zhou Ping."

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and looked at Zhou Ping in the distance in disbelief.

"This Zhou Ping has this ability? That's perfect, he is good at both civil and military affairs."

The more Liu Ruyan looked at Zhou Ping, the more she liked him. She had thought he was just a rough guy, but she didn't expect he could recite poems and compose couplets.

"What's good about that? He's obviously not a good person. Can a good person write such dissolute poems?"

He Yunqing became anxious.

When He Yunqing first heard this poem, she thought it was very good. She was wondering when such a talented person would appear in Qinghe County, so she asked someone to inquire about him.

If you don't ask, you won't know. After knowing the origin of this poem, He Yunqing positioned Zhou Ping as a dissolute and rapist.

Not far away, Zhou Ping was discussing with Uncle Bo how Jinhua Temple could help people perceive spiritual energy.

I learned from Uncle Lame that Jinhua Temple does have this ability, and it calls it "the method of initiation."

The method of initiation is that a person who has entered the highest level of Buddhism infuses his own magical power into the body of another person.

However, if you want to receive the initiation, you need to have a "connection" with the Buddha.

Uncle Lame told Zhou Ping that he had also received initiation at Jinhua Temple.

"Feeling the spiritual energy is like an egg breaking its shell."

"The chick can break the shell by itself, or someone else can open the shell for it."

"My martial arts foundation was damaged at the time, and I also went for initiation, but my affinity with Buddha was not strong enough. I could only feel the power of Buddha, but could not rely on Buddhism to further improve my cultivation."

"Some escorts who often travel at night will choose to receive initiation to increase their body's Buddha power. This Buddha power can fight against ghosts and demons."

Uncle Lame told Zhou Pingdao.

"Uncle Lame, I would like to borrow some of your Buddhist affinity."

When Zhou Ping heard Uncle Lame's words, he also became interested. He is now a tenth-grade warrior. If he can feel the power of Buddha, it will also help his strength.

"How many?"

"Fifteen taels."

"Nine out, thirteen back."

"One year?"

"per month."

"Uncle Lame, do you think I'm a fool?"

The county where Jinhua Temple is located is called Qingyuan County, which is in Hebi, Qinghe County.

If one person and one horse rode at full speed, it would take two days to travel the distance.

But now with horse-drawn carriages, the journey would take four or five days.

The escort agency sent more than twenty people in total, and the He family also had two maids and several grooms and servants.

The journey was smoother than expected and no accidents happened.

When Zhou Ping went out, his little white cat followed him out.

These days, the little white cat ran to the carriage of the third lady Liu Ruyan when he had nothing to do.

Liu Ruyan also likes the little white cat very much and feeds it delicious food all day long.

The little white cat is very smart and can understand what people say.

Five days later, a group of bodyguards protected Liu Ruyan and arrived at Jinhua Temple.

As soon as he arrived at Jinhua Temple, changes occurred on Zhou Ping's panel.

Left side of the panel. [Lifespan: 24 years, 6 months, 5 days]

[Telepathy: One]

[The End of the World: 1]

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

Three years of life are gained.

When Zhou Ping encountered robbers before, he used up his Lingxi Finger twice, and Zhou Ping replenished it once with one year of his lifespan.

Jinhua Temple is bustling with people and the incense is very popular.

In the temple, the people coming and going the most are young boys and girls.

Young boys and girls line up to have their marriages predicted by monks in the temple.

In addition to those who come to calculate their marriage, there are also couples who come to pray for children.

Some couples come to fulfill their vows with big bellies or children.

The He family was considered wealthy, so when Jinhua Temple learned that Buddha's fate had arrived, they specially arranged a single room for them.

Liu Ruyan donated one thousand taels of Buddhist alms to the He family.

"Madam San, are you coming here again to pray for a child?"

The little monk asked.

Liu Ruyan hesitated for a moment and did not respond.

"My abbot specifically told me that after Master He asked you to come, you must stay in the temple for one night to pray for a child."

The little monk said.

"OK then."

Liu Ruyan sighed. She didn't want to ask for anything.

Liu Ruyan didn't understand why the head of the He family insisted that she have a child.

Mr. He was a frequent visitor to brothels and never touched her.

Even if I prayed for a child at Jinhua Temple, is it possible to get pregnant without a man?

The little monk led Liu Ruyan to a yard.

The courtyard is very large, with a total of eighteen rooms, each with a Buddha statue.

In addition to the Buddha statue, there are also red beds, tables, chairs, etc. in the room.

"Dear donors, only couples can stay here at night. You are absolutely not allowed to come in."

The young monk said to the escorts.

"But we have to protect the safety of the Third Madam."

Uncle Lame negotiated.

"You can stand guard at the door, but you must not go in. Jinhua Temple is very safe, you can rest assured."

After the little monk finished speaking, he left.

Uncle Lame arranged the next matters and then left.

Liu Ruyan will stay in the temple tonight, and the escort agency will take her away tomorrow.

Uncle Lame has something else to do and will not leave with the escort agency.

At that time, the escort agency can leave on its own.

On the panel, the lifespan bonus is still three years.

Zhou Ping thought to himself: Longevity reward, eat both ends.

The escort agency counted the entire round trip as one mission, but the panel counted the mission as two.

As night falls, Jinhua Temple also returns to silence.

Couples and even a few single women moved into the rooms in Jinhua Temple that were specially set up to pray for children.

The room is not very big, only about two meters.

At the door at this time were Zhou Ping, Dao Ba and Chen Erdan. The little white cat was lying on Zhou Ping's shoulder.

A dozen people in the escort team were divided into tasks, with three people in a group, and each group was on guard for an hour and a half.

Zhou Ping and three others are the first group.

"Zhou Ping, I've asked, and the abbot of Jinhua Temple will be able to give us the initiation tomorrow morning. We can just pay the money then."

"As for the initiation site, it's not far away. It's just ten feet behind this courtyard!"

Chen Erdan rubbed his hands, his face full of excitement.

Among the three people, only Chen Erdan did not feel the spiritual energy.

The initiation at Jinhua Temple was Chen Erdan's only chance.

Zhou Ping nodded, he also prepared to receive the initiation, and asked Uncle Bo to borrow some money.

Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Just like Uncle Lame said, even if you don’t practice Buddhism, if you have a little Buddha power in you, you won’t be so scared when walking at night.

When Zhou Ping caught the female ghost before, he was given five taels of silver. He also saved more than one tael of silver, but the initiation required twenty taels of silver, so he borrowed money from Uncle Bo.

Uncle Bo also gave Zhou Ping money, but he didn’t lend it to him. He gave it to him directly.

According to Uncle Lame, the one hundred taels of silver from Sui Xinling Xiujian was a bit of a rip-off for Zhou Ping, so this could be considered as compensation.

The three of them chatted idly, and gradually the gossip turned to Liu Ruyan.

"Hey, the third lady is so beautiful. If there is such a beauty who can marry me, I will raise her even if she has a child."

Chen Erdan sighed and said.

"What are you thinking about? You can't think about a beauty like the Third Madam. You should just rely on your hard work to create a happy life."

Scar taunted.

"You're right, this is all wishful thinking."

Chen Erdan was not angry, but agreed with Scar's words. A toad must know his own limitations.

"Zhou Ping, what do you think?"

"say what?"

"Madam, isn't Madam Third beautiful?"

"What Erdan said just now is right."

"Right to what?"

"With a wife like this, it doesn't matter if the child is not mine."

Chen Erdan and Scar looked at Zhou Ping, shocked at first, then gave him a thumbs up.

"Squeak."

Liu Ruyan pushed open the door, her face slightly red. She heard what the others said just now, especially the sentence "With a wife like this, it doesn't matter if the child is not mine".

"Zhou Ping, can you come and keep me company? I'm a little scared."

Liu Ruyan clenched her hands tightly, and it was obvious that she was a little nervous. This movement just happened to allow her arms to prop up the fullness of her chest.

"Madam, only the couple or one of them can stay here tonight. No one else can stay here."

In addition to a few bodyguards, there were also a few little monks on duty in the yard.

The young monk mainly provides help to couples who are seeking to have children, by giving them food, water and so on.

"Ok."

Liu Ruyan glanced at Zhou Ping, then closed the door helplessly.

The room was too dark and Liu Ruyan was indeed a little scared.

Zhou Ping looked at Liu Ruyan, then at the little white cat on his shoulder.

"Xiaobai, you go."

After spending some time together, Zhou Ping found that the little white cat was very clingy and smart.

But along the way, the little white cat only stuck to Zhou Ping and Liu Ruyan, and was not close to other people.

Xiaobai is the name Zhou Ping gave it.

When Xiaobai heard Zhou Ping's words, he stretched lazily and then slipped in through the crack of the door.

The door was closed, and Xiaobai entered the room without being discovered by the monk.

"Yeah, Xiaobai."

Liu Ruyan's voice was full of joy.

Zhou Ping looked at the monk and dispersed his spiritual energy. The monks on duty had some evil in their eyes, especially when they looked at the third wife just now, they did not have the character of a monk, and their eyes were full of hidden possessiveness.

As his cultivation level improved, Zhou Ping's method of borrowing the spiritual power from the sky was also upgraded.

Zhou Ping could already sense a distance of eight zhang by using the Heavenly Spirit Borrowing Technique.

Spiritual energy filled the air, and Zhou Ping could sense a distance of eight zhang up, down, left, right, front, and back.

Suddenly, Zhou Ping's face changed drastically.

"It turns out that praying for a child is such a dirty thing!"

(End of this chapter)