Lu Yunzhou immediately became interested. A highly accomplished monk might be able to break his fate. He didn't want to be controlled by others for the rest of his life.

"Hey buddy, is Tianyuan Temple far from Lifu City?"

"It's not far, only 30 li west of the city, about half an hour by carriage."

Thank you!

"You're welcome, and you're welcome to come again next time."

"Little brother, why are you asking so many detailed questions? Do you want to go?"

"Yes, I want to go. Let's hire a carriage now and maybe stay at the temple tonight."

"Young man, let's not join in the fun. Staying at the inn would be a waste of money, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, you must go, Dr. Yang, do you understand what I mean?"

"You want to visit Master Zhikong and have your fortune told?"

"Hmm, maybe there's a way to solve this."

"Okay, let's give it a try, what if it works!"

Lu Yunzhou found out the location of the carriage shop, hired a carriage, and headed straight for Tianyuan Temple.

The carriage stopped at the foot of the mountain, and the driver announced from outside, "Gentlemen, we have arrived at Tianyuan Temple."

Lu Yunzhou and his two companions got off the carriage and saw that there were many other carriages parked around. They must all belong to wealthy families and their drivers, who were waiting for their masters. Some were going up the mountain and some were coming down, with a constant flow of people coming and going.

Tianyuan Temple was built halfway up the mountain, with blue stone steps leading all the way to the mountain gate. The three of them climbed the steps, and after walking for an unknown amount of time, they heard a noisy commotion. Lu Yunzhou was panting heavily, but he persevered and finally reached the mountain gate.

The mountain gate of Tianyuan Temple was very grand. Outside the gate, there was a lot of noise from the merchants. After entering the mountain gate, it gradually became quiet. When the group arrived at the Mahavira Hall, Lu Yunzhou went in to light an incense stick and add money for incense oil before coming out. He saw a young novice monk and bowed to him, saying, "Greetings, young monk."

"Greetings, benefactor."

"The believers have come today to pay their respects to Master Zhikong. Please introduce them, young monk."

"May I ask if you just added 21 coins as incense money?"

"Exactly, but did this violate the temple's rules?"

"No, does the benefactor wish to see Master Zhikong to inquire about his destiny?"

Lu Yunzhou and Doctor Yang were both taken aback and looked at the little monk. "How did you know?"

"Of course, it was Master Zhikong who told me. He specifically asked me to wait here."

"He truly is a highly accomplished monk! He could even predict this!" Lu Yunzhou said impatiently. "Since Master knows why I've come, please take me to see him quickly."

"Master Zhikong said he would not see you, saying that he could not change your fate and that everything depended on you. Once your karmic obstacles are cleared, your destiny can be changed. Please go back."

Amitabha!"

"Thank you so much, young master!"

Lu Yunzhou was now even more convinced that Liu Siyue was his destined one. No matter what it took, he was determined to marry her again. No matter how grand his ambitions or how many beautiful wishes he had, the key was to be alive.

"Dr. Yang, brother, let's not delay, let's go back tomorrow."

"Okay, we should have gone back a long time ago."

They had just reached the top of the mountain when the three hurriedly descended. When they reached the foot of the mountain, the coachman had already driven the carriage away. "Young man, the carriage is gone. How are we going to get back?"

"It's such a long way; by the time we walk back, it'll probably be dark and the city gates will be closed. We can't possibly spend the night in the middle of nowhere; it's still very cold at night."

"Don't say anything, let me think about it."

He looked around and saw that there were no other vehicles besides the carriages they had seen when they arrived. He walked up to a coachman and said, "Brother, the carriage we hired to come here has gone back. We would like to hire your carriage to go back to the city. We won't ride for free; the fare will be doubled."

"You think you can just sit here for free? Do you even know what kind of people's carriages are parked here? It wouldn't be worth it for me to lose my job just to earn a few bucks from you."

Let me tell you, nobody's going to park here even if you pay double the fare. Go somewhere else and stay somewhere cool.

Lu Yunzhou was also at a loss. He was too impulsive. He shouldn't have rushed down the mountain. He could have stayed on the mountain for the night and returned early the next morning. What should he do now?

Suddenly, a wave of coughing surged up, and Lu Yunzhou coughed violently again. Doctor Yang immediately took out silver needles and inserted them into Lu Yunzhen.

This sudden change startled the rickshaw drivers. "What's wrong with this man? What did you just do to him?"

Doctor Yang's eyes lit up, and an idea came to him. "Masters, please help us. The three of us are from the same village, and this is his brother."

We came to the prefectural city to find a doctor to treat him. We heard that Master Zhikong of Tianyuan Temple was very accurate in fortune telling, so he wanted Master Zhikong to tell his fortune. Who knew that he would fall ill now.

Please, please have mercy and send us back to the prefectural city so we can get medical treatment quickly, otherwise someone could die.

We won't take the bus for nothing; please pay extra. We beg you, they say saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. This is a sacred Buddhist site; we hope you masters can do us a good deed and save his life.

An elderly coachman couldn't bear to watch the person die there. After all, this was a sacred Buddhist site, and if they didn't save the person today, they would be committing a sinful act of killing.

"Hurry up and bring the people up here, I'll take you back to the city."

"Please tell my wife that I'll be right back."

"Brother Ma, hurry back! We'll definitely pass on your message."

Lu Yunping carried Lu Yunzhou to the carriage, and Doctor Yang and he also got into the carriage and sat down.

"Sit tight and hold on, let's go." Brother Ma cracked his whip, and the carriage sped off, knocking the people inside into a daze.

Lu Yunping's head hit the frame of the carriage, and he grimaced in pain. A bump soon appeared on his forehead.

Brother Ma drove the carriage at breakneck speed, as he needed to rush back to pick up his wife.

In a little over fifteen minutes, the carriage entered the city. Brother Ma stopped the carriage directly in front of a clinic. "We've arrived at the clinic. Get out of there quickly."

Lu Yunping carried Lu Yunzhou down, and Doctor Yang paid for the ride, repeatedly thanking Brother Ma.

"You should go see a doctor quickly, I'm leaving."

Brother Ma drove the carriage away quickly, and Lu Yunping carried Lu Yunzhou on his back and headed towards the inn.

More than half an hour after arriving at the inn, Lu Yunzhou woke up. "Brother, where are we?"

"At the inn."

"At the inn!"

How did we get back?

"You fell ill at the foot of the mountain, and Dr. Yang begged the drivers to take us back. However, Dr. Yang paid for the rides, and you can return the money to him later."

"Okay." This illness came on just in time, otherwise I wouldn't have made it back.

"Brother, go and call Dr. Yang. Let's go out for dinner and see if there's anything else we need to buy. We'll head back first thing tomorrow morning."

The three of them went out for dinner, but neither Doctor Yang nor Lu Yunping wanted to go shopping, so they went back to the inn to rest.

We were exhausted after a day of going up and down the mountain, and the three of us fell fast asleep as soon as we lay down on the bed.

The next day, as soon as the inn opened, Lu Yunzhou and his companions came downstairs, settled their bills with the innkeeper, had breakfast on the street, and then went to the brokerage to hire a carriage.

Lu Yunping and Doctor Yang were very happy. They were very worried about their home and wondered how the land was doing.

Lu Yunzhou hired a carriage and headed directly to Lingshui County.

The three sat in the car. Lu Yunzhou first returned the fare that Doctor Yang had paid yesterday, and then explained his plan: "When we get to the county town, we'll go to the county school first. I definitely can't study now because of my illness, so I'll ask the teacher and the instructor to extend my leave. I'll ask the teacher to give me some exam questions, which I'll take back to do. That way, it won't affect the imperial examination. Then I'll go to the bookstore to buy some writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and then we'll go back."

Think about what else you want to buy, and we'll buy it all together and take it back. We won't shop around in town anymore.

Lu Yunzhou instructed the driver to bring the carriage to the entrance of the county school. The three of them got off the carriage, and Lu Yunzhou went straight inside.

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