The eunuch in the cold palace: You get the Nine Yang Divine Skill right from the start!

The front courtyard of Suxin Nunnery.

Su Chan sat in a chair, holding a baby and feeding it rice cereal, her eyes full of compassion.

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

"I didn't realize you already had a child."

Su Chan looked up and realized Shen Mo had arrived. She shook her head and said, "This child was secretly left at the nunnery gate last night. This is the third one this month!"

Shen Mo was taken aback.

Normally, he would have retorted with a sarcastic remark when he teased her like this, so it seems that she was quite affected by what happened that night.

Su Chan sighed softly, "Life is tough these days! If the capital is like this, I can't even imagine what it's like in other places."

"When a dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when a dynasty falls, the people suffer!"

Shen Mo shook his head and sighed.

Su Chan pursed her lips, her heart trembling. These words perfectly captured the hardships of ordinary people.

When a nation prospers, it is the powerful and wealthy who enjoy the benefits, but when it declines, it is the poor and suffering people who suffer the most.

"Amitabha! Your words have greatly benefited this humble nun!" Upon hearing this, the abbot rushed over and bowed with her hands clasped in greeting.

"Just some personal thoughts, please excuse my humble opinion, Abbot."

"Benefactor, I have heard about your situation. Fortunately, good people are always blessed and have turned misfortune into good fortune."

The abbot paused, then continued, "I heard from Chan'er that you wish to learn the 'Flowing Wind and Returning Snow Steps'?"

"I dare not hide it from you, Master, but I am quite interested in this skill."

Shen Mo answered very frankly.

The abbot nodded and said, "You saved Su Chan's Su Xin Zhai, so you should show your gratitude. However, I have nothing of value to offer, so I will give you this 'Flowing Wind Returning Snow Steps' as a gift. You can come to my temple to practice it after you finish chanting in the evening."

Thank you!

Shen Mo was very satisfied. After mastering this movement technique, his combat power would definitely reach a new level.

"Amitabha!" The abbot nodded and left.

Shen Mo asked Su Chan, "What are your plans next?"

"I closed the martial arts school and used all my savings to compensate the families of my students."

Su Chan lowered her head and said calmly, "I'll probably stay at the nunnery for a while. We'll talk about the future later."

"A life of quiet contemplation and Buddhist practice is not bad at all."

Shen Mo nodded. His main purpose in coming here was to see how she was doing.

Staying at Suxin Nunnery to practice Buddhism is a good choice.

Just then, a nun who was sweeping the floor turned her gaze over.

Shen Mo sensed something and turned his head to look; it was none other than Abbess Duan Chen.

This time, Abbess Duanchen did not immediately back down. Instead, she smiled, nodded, and continued sweeping.

"This time, the nun's attitude towards me was completely different."

Shen Mo thought to himself that he guessed it was probably because he had saved Su Chan that things had changed.

In the afternoon, there were few worshippers.

Shen Mo listened to the lecture in front of the Buddha statue in the main hall with the other nuns. The abbot's voice was not loud, but it could be heard by everyone.

"At one time, the Buddha was staying at the Jeta Grove in Shravasti..."

"All Bodhisattvas should subdue their minds in this way..."

What she was talking about was the famous Diamond Sutra, also known as the Diamond Mantra.

Shen Mo was completely absorbed in the conversation, listening with utmost concentration.

Before we knew it, the sun was setting in the west.

The nuns dispersed.

Shen Mo approached the abbot and took out a silver note: "Abbot, this is my donation for incense."

It was the five thousand taels that Manager Liao had given them.

The abbot hesitated, "Benefactor Shen, you just donated ten thousand taels a few days ago..."

"This is ill-gotten gains. I'm donating money to buy more supplies for the disciples in the temple. I'm gaining merit from this donation. In the end, I'm the one who profits."

After finishing speaking, Shen Mo put down the silver note without further ado and went to the outer courtyard to help take care of the child.

The abbot shook his head helplessly.

Seeing the baby in her arms being amused by Shen Mo's finger, Su Chan couldn't help but suggest, "You and this child seem to have a connection. If you ever stop being a eunuch, why not come to Suxin Nunnery and adopt a child?"

"I don't have that idea for now."

Shen Mo smiled and shook his head to politely decline. Su Chan meant well, but he wasn't a real eunuch, so why adopt a child when he was going to have one?

They were just about to leave.

Su Chan called out to him, "Have you forgotten? Your master asked you to go to his courtyard to teach you the Flowing Wind and Returning Snow Steps."

"I was so engrossed in listening to the Buddhist teachings that I forgot all about these trivial matters."

Shen Mo slapped his thigh and walked towards the backyard.

Suxin Nunnery has three back courtyards, each with several rooms.

He then realized that he had forgotten to ask which courtyard was the abbot's residence, so he entered one at random.

They heard noises coming from one of the rooms.

As soon as I got close, I froze, as if struck by lightning.

Inside the house, someone was bathing in a wooden tub; their back was as white as snow and completely wet.

Judging from the back view, it was indeed Abbess Duanchen.

"You can't see me! You can't see me!"

Shen Mo silently recited the order in his mind, and just as he lifted his heel, he prepared to run away.

Duan Chen said, "Is that Hui'er? I just forgot to bring my bath towel, so I left it hanging in the yard."

Shen Mo's face turned deathly pale, and he dared not move.

Neither advancing nor retreating is an option. If they retreat, Duan Chen will definitely notice, and they might be seen as the one who actively spied on them.

Bitter!

Duan Chen finally realized something was wrong and turned around abruptly, only to see Shen Mo standing calmly outside the door.

Shen Mo calmly asked, "Amitabha! The abbess told me to go find her this evening, but I don't know which courtyard she is in. It would be a sin to offend the abbess."

Seemingly calm, but inwardly a tsunami was raging.

Although Duan Chen quickly turned back, her front was completely exposed, making it hard to imagine that a woman in her forties could maintain such a figure.

Duan Chen turned his back again and said coldly, "Benefactor, you have come to the wrong place. This courtyard is usually where my female disciples and I live. The nun lives alone in the smallest courtyard."

"The Buddha said to regard women as skeletons, which made me devoid of desire! Besides, I am just a eunuch, so I hope you won't take it to heart, Master."

Shen Mo added a sentence, and then left with an orderly and unhurried gait.

After leaving the courtyard, I took several breaths to calm down a bit.

To make this beautiful misunderstanding seem less awkward, Fang Cai truly put on an amazing performance, thankfully reacting quickly.

My apologies, my apologies.

Although the nun still retained her charm, she was, after all, a nun.

"Benefactor Shen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting! Why do you look so pale?" The abbot walked over from a distance and frowned when he saw Shen Mo.

"It's probably an old problem that's flared up again."

After Shen Mo finished speaking, he deliberately coughed a few times.

The abbot had heard that many of the palace eunuchs were in poor health, so he advised, "Benefactor Shen, you must take good care of your health!"

In the courtyard.

The image from just now kept replaying in Master Hongchen's mind; she kept reminding herself, "He was just a eunuch!"

Back in the palace, she often had eunuchs and maids help her with bathing.

But things are different now.

Having been a nun at Suxin Nunnery for so many years, she thought her heart had become as solid as iron. But after what happened just now, she realized that being true to herself was not as profound as she had imagined.

In contrast, the little eunuch named Shen Mo had no worldly desires whatsoever on his face, truly proving the saying that he regarded women as skeletons.

"My apologies, my apologies!"

Master Hongchen closed her eyes and murmured to herself, her heart like a lake with a boulder thrown in, rippling with waves.