A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 602: Isn’t she the Princess herself?
Chapter 602: Chapter 602: Isn’t she the Princess herself?
Lost in thought, Xiaosuisui unknowingly followed the little beggar boy until they arrived before the Grand Hall.
The little beggar mumbled his familiar chant, "Oh great Buddha, you are full of mercy and compassion. Surely, you would not withhold these few coins offered as oil for your lamps? I have my own troubles, forced by circumstances, to turn to you for alms. You are magnanimous, your Buddhist Dharma is profound and infinite. You won’t blame me, will you? The alms I solicit are for the purpose of helping people and saving lives; can’t you just turn a blind eye and let it pass? I am kowtowing to you!"
After speaking, the little beggar boy kowtowed to the Buddha statue before him, then snatched several handfuls of coins from the donation box meant for lamp oil. He called this "seeking alms from the Buddha."
Watching the little beggar boy’s actions, Xiaosuisui couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
Could she really take money from the box just by kowtowing to this so-called Buddha and saying a few words about seeking alms?
With this thought, Xiaosuisui boldly entered the Grand Hall.
Her appearance startled the little beggar boy, who was still taking money from the donation box.
"Who’s there?"
The little beggar boy was startled by the sudden entrance. He quickly withdrew his hand and turned around. To his surprise, he saw the little girl who had incredibly good luck in the Gambling House the other night.
"It’s you, little girl! What are you doing here?"
Seeing her, the little beggar boy’s face lit up with delight. He eagerly and joyfully looked her over.
The other night at the Gambling House, he had managed to grab the money he won and fled out the back door as soon as the chaos started.
As a result, he still didn’t know Xiaosuisui’s true identity!
He came here today because he heard the Eldest Princess was going to become a disciple at Qixia Temple. He had calculated that everyone in the temple would be watching the Eldest Princess’s discipleship ceremony, and no one would notice these offering boxes in the halls.
So, he had hidden nearby early on, waiting for the discipleship ceremony to begin so he could act.
As expected, everything went smoothly, just as he had planned. The only surprise was that lightning suddenly struck the Mingwu Building.
The little beggar boy hadn’t gone to the Mingwu Building to witness the ceremony, so he was unaware that Liao Kong had also been struck by lightning.
However, the commotion caused by lightning striking the Mingwu Building suited him perfectly. This way, he could quietly seek alms from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas here.
What he hadn’t anticipated was that the incredibly lucky little girl would walk in after he had only "sought alms" two or three times, before his pouch was full.
The little beggar boy looked at the little girl before him, who was staring wide-eyed at the donation box, and couldn’t help blinking as he spoke.
"You’re here to seek alms too, aren’t you? Let me tell you, if you want to seek alms, you’ve got to act quickly. Everyone is watching the Eldest Princess’s discipleship ceremony right now. Nobody is paying attention to this area. If you wait any longer, once the ceremony is over, seeking alms will be much riskier."
Xiaosuisui nodded vaguely, not quite understanding, and continued to gaze at him with her big, sparkling eyes.
"Why are you staring at me like that? I’ll have you know, the money I got from seeking alms is mine! It has nothing to do with you. Don’t even think about trying to take it!" The little beggar boy quickly clutched his pouch tightly.
Seeing his gesture, Xiaosuisui couldn’t help but frown.
Why was his way of clutching his pouch exactly the same as hers?
"I... I won’t steal your money!" Xiaosuisui thought,
She always clutched her own purse because she was afraid others would steal her money. So, when others clutched their purses, she instinctively assumed they were afraid she would steal theirs.
"Hehe! I... I’ve been robbed so many times, I’m scared..." The little beggar scratched his head, his laugh a mix of bitterness and foolishness.
"Oh! Then if anyone tries to steal your money again, you should hit them! Beat them until they don’t dare steal your money anymore!" Xiaosuisui thought,
Anyone who would steal from a beggar must be a bad person. If she ever encountered them, she would definitely teach them a harsh lesson, making them understand that stealing other people’s money is wrong!
"I... I can’t beat them!"
Hearing this, Xiaosuisui thought for a moment and said, "Don’t worry. I’ll teach you a couple of moves later. As long as you learn what I teach you, you’ll be able to knock them all down!"
The little beggar didn’t pay much attention to Xiaosuisui’s words.
A toddler who looked several years younger than him—what could she possibly teach him?
The little beggar boy thought for a moment and decided to change the subject. "Why aren’t you outside watching the Eldest Princess’s discipleship ceremony?"
Xiaosuisui casually replied, "I’m not becoming a disciple anymore. That Liao Kong is not fit to be my Master!"
The little beggar corrected her, "I was talking about the Eldest Princess, not you. So many people are watching her discipleship ceremony, all wanting to see what the Eldest Princess looks like. Aren’t you curious?"
Xiaosuisui blinked.
Wasn’t she the Eldest Princess? What was there to be curious about?
Before she could speak, the little beggar continued, "Ah! I get it! Are you like me, here to seek alms from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas?"
Xiaosuisui was taken aback.
Although she had indeed considered learning from him and seeking alms, now that he’d said it out loud, she felt inexplicably embarrassed.
"Um... can I do that?" she asked, touching her little head and pouting.
"Of course, you can. But remember, if you seek alms from these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, you can’t tell anyone else. Understand?"
Xiaosuisui nodded, then asked, "Why can’t I tell others? If people who don’t have enough to eat came here to seek alms, wouldn’t they have money for food then?" she said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
The little beggar boy was stumped by her innocent logic. But after thinking for a moment, he figured she was just a curious toddler, only four or five years old. So, he blinked and said softly to her.
"You know about the dry lightning that struck the Mingwu Building earlier, right?"
Xiaosuisui nodded, lowering her head guiltily.
The lightning that struck the Mingwu Building had quite a bit to do with her!
"Let me tell you, that happened because the head monk living in the Mingwu Building got silver coins from seeking alms here and then told others about it. So, the Buddha got angry and sent a lightning bolt to punish him. If you want to be okay and not get struck by lightning, you can’t tell anyone, understand?"
Xiaosuisui instinctively felt something was wrong. "That’s not right. The lightning at the Mingwu Building..."
"Hey! Never mind the Mingwu Building. Just tell me, can you keep a secret or not?"
Keep a secret?
Xiaosuisui thought.
"You mean I can’t tell anyone that I sought alms here?"
The little beggar boy nodded vigorously. "Exactly! And about me too—you can’t tell anyone I was seeking alms here either!"
Xiaosuisui immediately patted her chest in assurance. "Don’t worry, I won’t say a word."
"Good. Then it’s settled. I’ll leave the donation money in this box for you."
Xiaosuisui quickly agreed. Then, looking at the golden statue of the compassionate Tathagata Buddha before her, she mimicked the little beggar’s earlier actions and bent her knees to kowtow...
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Chapter 602: Isn’t she the Princess herself?
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