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Deep winter, Ruzhou.

A cold wind, carrying fine snowflakes, seeped in through the gaps in the carriage curtains, bringing a chill.

Song Yuwei moved closer to Lin Feng, her nose slightly red.

"The heavens are not cooperating; it didn't snow earlier or later, but it snowed right outside the city today."

Song Yuwei rubbed her hands together and murmured, "Could it be that Buddha knows we're going to participate in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival and is giving us a test?"

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival is a grand event in Ruzhou. Since Lin Feng was going, he took Song Yuwei and Su Wan'er with him.

Since arriving in Ruzhou, Song Yuwei and Su Wan'er have not left the city.

Lin Feng hugged Song Yuwei to ward off the chill, and joked with a smile, "When Buddha saw so many people going to Thousand Buddha Mountain to participate in the grand event, he not only didn't provide convenience for the believers, but also made the roads difficult to travel by snowing."

"Doesn't this show that the Buddha doesn't understand human suffering? What's the point of believing in such a Buddha?"

Su Wan'er was startled by his words and quickly grabbed Lin Feng's hand to persuade him, "Husband, please be careful with your words. I've heard that Qianfo Temple is very popular and efficacious."

"My sister Yuwei and I have prepared incense money to donate to Qianfo Temple!"

Raymond Lam never believed in gods, Buddhas, ghosts, or monsters, but that didn't stop Song Yuwei and Su Wan'er from believing.

They were very happy to learn that they were going to Qianfo Temple and did a lot of preparation at home.

Lin Feng casually hugged Su Wan'er: "Alright, if you want to donate incense money, then donate. What do you want to ask for?"

Su Wan'er smiled gently: "Your concubine and Sister Yuwei wish to ask for a peace charm for our husband."

"Your husband has returned your sister Prajna's amulet to her, so you no longer have anything to protect you."

"We've inquired, and the amulets and prayer beads from Qianfo Temple are very effective."

As she spoke, Su Wan'er rolled up Lin Feng's sleeve, revealing a string of prayer beads.

"Shouldn't my husband's Buddhist prayer beads be returned to Lord Tang?"

A warm current flowed through Lin Feng's heart, making him feel all warm and comfortable.

He nodded slightly: "Since you're going to ask for amulets, ask for three. You two should also be safe and sound."

After saying that, Lin Feng changed the subject.

"You two have been studying Qianfo Temple these past few days, so you must know quite a bit about it."

"Do you know who is in charge of Thousand Buddha Temple now?"

Song Yuwei smiled charmingly and said, "Husband, you can't fool us. There are three Venerables and three Stewards at Qianfo Temple."

"The three venerable ones are Huiguan, Tanying, and Huiyan, and the three stewards are Daorong, Daosheng, and Daoheng."

Song Yuwei knew them all like the back of her hand.

Hui Guan was the abbot of Qianfo Temple. He was well-versed in the "Ten Recitations Vinaya" and the "Nirvana Sutra," and his research on the classification of Buddhist doctrines was particularly profound.

Tan Ying and Hui Yan were both junior disciples of Zen Master Hui Guan and were also highly accomplished monks with profound knowledge of Buddhism.

However, Huiyan and Tanying were proficient in different things than Zen Master Huiguan.

Tan Ying was involved in translation and compilation of scriptures and treatises. He is most famous for compiling the "Satyasiddhi-sastra" translated by Master Kumarajiva.

Its structure is divided into five clusters to ensure its orderly transmission.

Zen Master Huiyan participated in the revision of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra, also known as the Southern Version of the Nirvana Sutra.

He held a very high position in the Nirvana School of thought in Jiangnan.

The three Zen masters of Qianfo Temple held extremely high and prominent positions in the Buddhist and Taoist circles of the Great Qian Dynasty.

After listening, Lin Feng suddenly understood why the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival was so grand.

Many believers even traveled from outside Ruzhou to participate in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival.

Wu Xu led the way to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival because of the immense influence of the three Venerable Ones.

The three venerable ones are highly respected for their virtue and profound knowledge of Buddhism, so they spend most of their time in retreat studying and practicing Buddhism.

However, many affairs of Qianfo Temple need to be managed by someone.

The three stewards below the three venerable ones exist precisely to manage the Thousand Buddha Temple.

Dao Rong was a disciple of Zen Master Hui Guan and was responsible for assisting Hui Guan in managing the secular affairs of Qianfo Temple.

Daosheng was a martial monk with exceptional martial arts skills.

He was responsible for leading the warrior monks to protect the safety of Qianfo Temple and Qianfo Mountain.

Daoheng was mainly responsible for the internal affairs of Qianfo Temple and ensuring the temple's discipline and rules.

Lin Feng listened with great interest and wasn't bored at all during the journey.

The convoy stopped to rest halfway through its journey.

The motorcade that Lin Feng and his family were in belonged to government officials.

All four chief officials of Ruzhou—Wu Xu, Bai Jing, Luo Shao, and Qiao Lun—were present.

The guard team was even smaller, numbering over five hundred people.

Along the road from Ruzhou City to Thousand Buddha Mountain, there were already many shrewd merchants waiting.

The vendors along the way sold a wide variety of things, including incense, candles, paper horses, scriptures, and even expensive sandalwood and agarwood.

Some vendors even sell knee pads, straw sandals, and other items for long journeys.

The number of believers coming and going was enormous, and the people made a fortune.

The place where Lin Feng and his team chose to land was fairly spacious.

Wan Qian, following Lin Feng, said, "Sir, if we had known the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival would be this popular, we should have set up a stall too!"

"Selling incense pouches and 'Fu' character flags, or maybe vegetarian snacks, dried fruit, clay sculptures, and the like, wouldn't that make a fortune?"

Lin Feng laughed upon hearing this, "All you think about all day is making money. Why don't you just resign from your official post and become a merchant?"

Wan Qian shrank his neck and shook his head like a rattle drum.

"That won't do. If I were to resign from my post, who would serve you faithfully, sir?"

"Sir, is there anything you need to buy? I'll go get it for you."

Lin Feng smiled slightly: "I don't have anything to buy. Go ask Yuwei and Wan'er if they want to buy anything."

After Wan Qian received his order and left, Lin Feng was still thinking of going back to rest when he suddenly heard a joyful shout: "Lord Lin!"

The voice sounded familiar, and Lin Feng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a fair-skinned young man jogging over.

"You are... Shenhe?"

The young man in front of him was much fatter than when Lin Feng last met him; Lin Feng almost didn't recognize him.

The young man nodded: "It's rare that Lord Lin still recognizes me. I never expected to meet you here."

Shenhe excitedly bowed to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng, supporting Shen He's arms, laughed heartily: "No need for that, Shen He. Does your family also practice Buddhism or Taoism?"

Shenhe scratched his head sheepishly: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir. My family doesn't believe in Buddhism or Taoism. I just work for a relative now, as a small leader of a merchant caravan."

"My relative is a big businessman who is a devout Buddhist and Taoist, so we had no choice but to come along."

relative?

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he asked Shen He, "The relative you mentioned, is it Shen Sanqian, the richest merchant in Ruzhou?"

Shen Sanqian's reputation was so great that Lin Feng had naturally heard of him.

Shenhe nodded repeatedly: "You are right, sir. In terms of seniority, he is my cousin. My cousin wants to donate money this year to build a stone Buddha statue on Thousand Buddha Mountain. He came here on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival to finalize this matter."

After a pause, Shenhe changed the subject: "My lord, these are dried fruits that I brought from home. Please don't find them offensive."

"This is just a small token of my appreciation; please accept it, sir."

Lin Feng looked at the bag of dried fruit and said, "Alright, I'll take it and let my wife try it..."

However, at that moment, a chilling feeling made Lin Feng feel a coldness behind him, as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.

Lin Feng got goosebumps and turned around abruptly, looking in the direction from which the cold air was coming from.

The bustling crowd included vendors and believers, numbering in the hundreds.

It was impossible to determine from this who was secretly spying on him.