A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 499: Summon the Phoenix, Does She Qualify?
Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Summon the Phoenix, Does She Qualify?
"Exactly. It wasn’t just this incident. Take Xie Pan’Er’s clan sister, Xie Yingying, for example. She lorded her status over Suisui, insulting her to her face, calling Suisui an ugly little freak and claiming her blindness was retribution. Suisui couldn’t stand it and cursed her back. As a result, it wasn’t even the next day before Xie Yingying’s face was ruined, and she went blind too!"
Although Xie Yingying’s face and eyes had been restored at the Palace Banquet on the Double Ninth Festival, she had carefully observed that Xie Yingying’s other eye couldn’t see.
"Is there anything else?"
Ji Youcheng took several deep breaths, struggling to suppress the terror in his heart. He couldn’t help but press Zhu Xiuxiu, "Are there other incidents like this?"
Zhu Xiuxiu glanced at him sympathetically. "The great phoenix at the Imperial Palace, the tiger from yesterday... if I told you they were all drawn here by her words, would you believe me?"
Ji Youcheng’s eyes widened in astonishment. "Wasn’t the great phoenix summoned by Li Yanyan, the National Master’s disciple?"
Zhu Xiuxiu scoffed. "That creature born from a venomous woman like Zhao Chunxiang, summon a phoenix? Is she even worthy?"
After saying this, her body instinctively tensed, adopting a defensive posture. "Who’s there?" Her expression changed dramatically in an instant!
"Amitabha! This old monk is Liao Kong!"
"M-Master Liao Kong!"
Both Zhu Xiuxiu and Ji Youcheng’s faces changed. Why would this old ancestor of the Buddhist Sect suddenly appear here?
It was said that this man’s Buddhist Divine Techniques had reached the Unsurpassed Mahayana realm! He was the foremost Buddhist master in the Central Plains today!
"You two benefactors need not be alarmed. This old monk bears no ill will!"
"No ill will? If you bear no ill will, why were you eavesdropping here?"
Zhu Xiuxiu adopted a defensive stance.
Suisui’s secret must not be known by outsiders! Damn it, I clearly checked earlier; there were no strangers around this courtyard! Even Mother, Nanny Zhang, Yun Duo, and Yunxiang have all gone to the Mahavira Hall! How did Monk Liao Kong appear here so silently? How long has he been here? And how much did he hear?
"Amitabha. This old monk was not eavesdropping. Rather, when I arrived, no one informed me that you two benefactors were discussing such a great secret."
"Hey! You old monk, you’re quite adept at twisting words! So you’re justified in eavesdropping? Have you ever seen anyone in the world who, when discussing a secret, would bang gongs and beat drums to inform others?"
Seeing his wife flustered, Ji Youcheng, angered, rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward himself.
The old monk merely intoned a Buddhist chant and said with a solemn face, "Benefactors! This is a karmic opportunity between this old monk and yourselves. Since I have heard it, I have heard it. Rest assured, this old monk will not bang gongs and beat drums to tell others!"
"You..."
Ji Youcheng, who relied on his glib tongue for business all year round, was actually left without a retort. He was tongue-tied for a long while before asking, "Master, what is the meaning of your words?"
Master Liao Kong once again put his palms together. "This old monk has recently been comprehending the Buddhist Dharma and had a sudden insight. I have a disciple in my destiny who should appear soon."
"You’re accepting a disciple? What are you doing running here for that? There are no young monks here!" Zhu Xiuxiu couldn’t help but ask, puzzled.
"No! My disciple, she is right here!"
"Here?" Zhu Xiuxiu looked around, perplexed, her gaze involuntarily falling on Ji Youcheng.
"You... you mean, you want to take him as your disciple? Shave his head and make him a monk?"
The moment Zhu Xiuxiu voiced this idea, Ji Youcheng couldn’t help but retreat a few steps, immediately hiding behind Zhu Xiuxiu. "No way, Master! I am a man with a wife and child; I cannot sever my ties with the mortal world! I cannot be your disciple!"
Hearing these words, Zhu Xiuxiu...
Why did she feel something wasn’t quite right?
Chapter 499: Summon the Phoenix, Does She Qualify?
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