Chapter 431, Yu Wan's Return (V)

After passing Baishou Pavilion, the Jiaying Gate is behind.

When heaven and earth are in harmony, Jiaying descends, which means that a distinguished guest has come from afar. When emperors and court officials of all dynasties came to worship at Nanyue, local officials and temple priests would welcome them here.

Behind Jiaying Gate is the sixth entrance, namely the Imperial Book Building, which was originally the place where the emperor's imperial books and plaques were stored.

Going further, what comes into view is the most majestic building standing on the Xumi Platform - the main hall of the Nanyue Temple.

It is also called the Holy Emperor Hall.

The fire god Zhurong, the Holy Emperor of the South, is enshrined inside.

There are a total of 72 stone pillars inside and outside the main hall, symbolizing the 72 peaks of Nanyue Hengshan. Moreover, there are 800 dragons with different expressions carved on the door frame, beams, eaves, brackets, column bases and seats.

So there was a legend that 800 dragons protected Nanyue.

Entering the main hall, the most eye-catching thing is the statue of the Holy Emperor of Nanyue, which is very tall and spectacular. There was a monk and a Taoist priest sitting on the left and right, which was one of the eight wonders of Mount Nanyue: monks and Taoist priests lived together.

Although it was morning, there were already a lot of people. Fortunately, the hall was large enough and there were enough futons. Looking at the crowd, Lu An quickly pulled Yu Wanzhi to the right front and took the two best positions before the family of seven.

Yu Wanzhi came to Mount Nanyue for the first time and had no similar experience before. For a while, she didn't know what to do?

But this didn't bother her.

Seeing Lu An put the sachet in front of the futon, he knelt down on the futon with a solemn face, first performed three big salutes, and then said a lot of good words in detail. She followed suit and did it again.

After doing all this, she started to read the sachet, reading the words on the sachet from right to left, and then prayed for blessings, praying for her own wishes and asking the Holy Emperor to bless her.

She pricked up her ears and listened carefully to Lu An's prayer, but his voice was too soft and he spoke too fast, so she couldn't hear clearly.

There was no other way, so she could only look up at Nanyue Bodhisattva and pray by herself.

Quietly staring at the tall and majestic Nanyue Bodhisattva, she was thinking, what should she pray for?

She had no shortage of money, beauty, temperament, or social status. She had what most people wanted, and what most people dared not hope for.

As she thought about it, her eyes inadvertently lingered on the man next to her for a while. Later, she habitually stroked her hair behind her ears with her right hand, lowered her head and pursed her lips to pray.

After praying, Yu Wanzhi prostrated himself to tell fortunes like the others in the hall. Each sachet had to be cast a holy hexagram to indicate that the Bodhisattva had heard your prayers and would bless you.

He cast a hexagram like Lu An, holding the tip of the hexagram with his right hand and throwing it up, staring at it without blinking, until it landed, with both sides facing down, it was a Yin hexagram.

Pick up the hexagram, and then, it was another Yin hexagram.

Don't be discouraged, and then, it was still a Yin hexagram.

The fourth one, changed the fortune, with both sides facing up, it was a Yang hexagram.

The fifth one is a Yang hexagram.

The sixth one is a Yin hexagram.

The seventh one is a Yin hexagram.

She lowered her eyelids, took a breath, and began to sneak a peek at Lu An. She found that this little man was very good at fortune-telling. He was a holy hexagram every time. In a few blinks of an eye, he had already gone through 12 sachets.

This speed and accuracy, not to mention that Yu Wanzhi was confused, even the old superstitious people next to him were also dumbfounded.

An old man saw that he was so amazing, and he paused his work, watched everything silently, and began to count in his mind, one, one, and one, and when he reached 18 holy hexagrams in a row, the old man couldn't hold it.

The old man couldn't help asking: "Young man, how did you learn this skill?"

Lu An looked up at Nanyue Bodhisattva, "I didn't learn it, I just had a sincere heart."

What a sincere heart. He broke the precepts last night. Not only did he eat red grapes, but the water pipe also connected to the dam, and he did the opposite, putting hundreds of millions of fish fry into the dam.

But he was strong in his Ah Q spirit. Before each divination, he would confess and say: Don't blame us, Bodhisattva, we were wrong last night, please forgive us.

After finishing 20 divinations in one breath, Lu An subconsciously glanced at the sister next to him.

It would be fine if it wasn't easy to see, but once you see it, you'll be stunned.

Lu An asked with admiration: "You haven't even finished a divination yet?"

Yu Wanzhi was a little embarrassed, smiled reservedly, and looked at him with a look of help.

Lu An wanted to say something rash, but Nanyue Bodhisattva was right in front of him, so he swallowed the words back, and hooked his hand:

"Come closer, I'll teach you a secret of divination."

Yu Wanzhi's eyes were bright, full of curiosity, and he leaned forward slightly and leaned in front of him.

Lu An whispered: "Next time when you chant incense, add a sentence "We were wrong last night, I seduced him last night, please be generous"."

Yu Wanzhi didn't say anything after hearing it, but his face was flushed, so red that it was about to bleed.

She pursed her lips and lowered her head in silence for a while, then took a breath and looked up into his eyes.

She stared into his eyes.

At this moment, her dark eyes were like two black holes, spinning quietly, as if she wanted to suck him in and grind him up, which inexplicably put a lot of pressure on Lu An.

After a minute of confrontation, he retreated as before, silently moved his eyes away, and continued to recite the sachet.

Lu An passed the 21st sachet in one go.

Lu An finally got it wrong with the 22nd sachet, and it took 4 attempts to pass.

Seeing this situation, the old man next to him breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had really encountered a demon, which was more accurate than the divination of the monks in the village.

Yu Wanzhi, who had been paying attention to him, smiled, and his mood was inexplicably good, then he regained his mind and continued to do the previous things.

This time, she drew a Yang hexagram.

She didn't believe in evil, so she drew again, and it was still a Yang hexagram.

After thinking for a while, she looked up at the statue of Nanyue Bodhisattva in front of her, silently chanted "I was not sincere last night, it was my fault, I will not make the same mistake again, you are magnanimous, please forgive us." Then she threw the hexagram out.

Hey, with two piapia sounds, the hexagram fell to the ground, it was still a Yin hexagram.

Yu Wanzhi frowned and bit her lower lip.

After struggling for a while, she picked up the hexagram, silently chanted the words of repentance with a try-it attitude, and then added "I seduced him".

Continue to throw the hexagram, and then.

Then it turned out to be a holy hexagram! ! !

Her pretty little mouth opened slightly, and she was stunned there for a long time before she recovered. After bowing to the Bodhisattva, she started the second and third

Maybe the bad luck was over, or it could be her psychological effect, Yu Wanzhi found that the situation had turned for the better, and the situation improved all the way, and several sachets were passed at once.

Even the most turbulent ones, at most 4 times three times, made her originally depressed mood much better.

But this time she didn't stick to it anymore. Every time she asked for divination, she would learn to confess like Lu An, but she tried not to say the sentence "I seduced him".

At most, when she couldn't get it, she would add this sentence that made her feel very embarrassed.

Lu An finished 27 sachets in less than 10 minutes, and then waited by the side.

Originally, he wanted to do it for her, but when he thought of the custom that it was useless to do it for her and it would not bless Yu Wanzhi, he gave up the idea.

Fortunately, the girl behind him got it right and made rapid progress, which made him very happy.

After she finished asking for divination, Lu An began to pick up the sachets on the ground and put them back into the bag, ready to take them to the incense burner outside the main hall to burn them.

Unexpectedly, the girl did not help to pack up the sachets, but knelt on the mat to pray. Seeing her clasping her hands and closing her eyes, Lu An was curious, but did not bother her. He just helped to pack up quietly.

This process lasted for about 10 minutes.

During this period, a large number of people came in from the back door, and some pilgrims even came to ask Lu An: "Little brother, have you finished the divination?"

Lu An thought about it, stood up and gave up his mat, but did not leave, but stayed by the side.

The pilgrim said thank you and knelt down.

After a while, Yu Wanzhi slowly opened his eyes, put down his folded hands and asked him, "Luan, I want to burn a long incense stick for Nanyue Bodhisattva, how should I do it?"

Luan grabbed the incense bag on the ground, "Follow me."

The two came to the left side of the main hall and found a temple keeper on duty, asking, "Master, how much does it cost to burn a long incense stick?"

The temple keeper stretched out his palm: "50."

Yu Wanzhi said, "Burn two incense sticks, one for each of us."

The temple keeper looked at the two and said yes.

The temple keeper took out two special red papers and asked them to write down their birth date and the wish they wanted to pray for. Then he performed a ritual and chanted some words that others could not understand for a while, and finally lit the two long incense sticks and inserted them into a bottle.

There were two incense burners outside the main hall, which was crowded with people. The two waited until the group of people in front of them burned their sachets before walking to the side, grabbing the sachets in the bag and throwing them in one by one. After throwing the sachets, they also threw in a handful of incense, a thick handful of paper money and a bundle of sandalwood.

Looking at the flames burning in the furnace, Lu An couldn't help asking, "Sister Yu, why did you pray for so long just now? What did you say to the Buddha?"

Yu Wanzhi smiled warmly, "Little man, we are now fellow travelers, and some secrets will not work if they are told out."

After that, she walked back to the main hall: "Wait for me here, I'll go tell you a fortune."

Hearing this, Lu An, who wanted to follow, stopped immediately, glanced at Tang Xi and Liu Xiaoli, and then wandered outside, taking a few photos from time to time.

Although filming is prohibited in the main hall, no one cares outside. Just as he was carefully looking at the dragon on the eaves, he was suddenly patted on the left shoulder, and a voice came:

"Brother Lu, it's really you, why are you here?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Lu An turned around suddenly, and then couldn't help laughing.

Guess what he saw?

He saw a monk.

If it was just a monk, it would be fine, but the key is that there are scars on his head.

Lu An asked happily, "Old Tang, are you working part-time again during the winter vacation?"

Tang Ping recited "Amitabha" in a serious manner, "Donor, my home is in Nanyue Temple, it can't be considered a part-time job, I just work for my family."

Lu An grinned, punched him on the shoulder and said, "You made a lot of money, you are really a local rich man."

Tang Ping nodded and shook his head, "I should have made money. My father never made it public, but no matter how much money he made, it can't compare to you, Brother Lu."

Then the two chatted on the side. Tang Ping said that he had seen him a long time ago, but the woman in the Mercedes was with him, so he didn't come over to say hello.

Lu An was not surprised by this. Although Tang Ping was dating, he was born a dull person. He would often appear very restrained in front of women, especially beautiful women. It was because of this that when he was in Nanjing University, the girls in the class liked to get questions from him.

Lu An looked at the scar carefully, "Did you burn it with incense, or is it fake?"

Tang Ping touched it with his hand, "It's fake."

Lu An thought so too. After all, if he really burned the scar, how could he go back to school in the future?

Not long after chatting, Yu Wanzhi came out of the main hall.

Seeing this, Tang Ping gave Lu An his family's contact information and left in a hurry.

Yu Wanzhi glanced at the figure going away and asked him, "This person looks familiar. Is he your roommate at Nanjing University?"

"Yes, his name is Tang Ping. He is from Nanyue and works part-time here during the winter vacation." Lu An briefly told Tang Ping about his situation.

He observed her complexion and found that she was happy in her rosy complexion. It seemed that the fortune-telling result was good.

I don't know what the fortune-teller said?

Or maybe something else touched her. Then this girl walked around the entire Nanyue Temple. When she saw a Bodhisattva statue, she would go in and kowtow. Her heart was so sincere that Lu An was ashamed.

Especially the eight Buddhist temples and eight Taoist temples on both sides of the Holy Emperor Hall, Yu Wanzhi was particularly serious. Not only did he kowtow, but he also offered long incense to each Bodhisattva statue. Judging from this appearance, the main point is that he will respond to any request.

The sleeping palace is the eighth entrance of the Nanyue Temple. The Nanyue Shenggong and Shengmu are enshrined in the hall. They are Bodhisattvas who bless the love between couples. Yu Wanzhi knelt under the statue and muttered to himself for a while.

This time, Lu An pricked up his ears and finally heard the word "hundred years". As for what came after that, her voice became smaller and he couldn't hear it clearly, but he might as well guess: a hundred years of happiness? A hundred years of longevity?

However, he felt that a hundred years of happiness was more likely, after all, this was not the Changsheng Temple, and no one would pray for longevity here.

At this moment, many distracting thoughts arose in his mind, but he finally didn't ask because it involved Sister Yu's privacy.

After coming out of the temple, the two went to the nearby God of Wealth Temple, the God of Control Temple, and the Zhusheng Temple.

There is nothing to say about the God of Wealth Temple. As for praying for wealth, Lu An cast a divination in front of the statue, and the divination was very smooth, which meant that wealth would come in abundance.

In the God of Control Temple, praying for career, the divination was also smooth.

As for the Zhusheng Temple, this is the temple for praying for longevity, and of course, praying for children. Yu Wanzhi stood at the door, staring at the statue for a long time before slowly walking in, and then kneeling on the futon. Unlike before, this time she did not pray, but just looked up at the statue quietly.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think of what happened last night. In the memory, her net bag caught a geoduck that was spitting water.

Thinking of this, Yu Wanzhi cut off the disrespectful thoughts, closed his eyes with a hot face, and didn't know what he was thinking.

After Lu An, who was kneeling beside him, finished the divination, he had been waiting for this girl to say something, but unfortunately, she was silent throughout the whole process, leaving him empty-handed.

After coming out of the Zhusheng Hall, he asked, "Sister Yu, this is the last entrance to the Nanyue Temple. Should we go to the front for a walk or go out?"

Yu Wanzhi thought for a while and said, "Let's stop here for the Nanyue Temple first, leaving some suspense. We'll come back next time. I'll accompany you to sketch and find inspiration."

Lu An understood, "You don't really want to buy an industry in Nanyue Ancient Town, do you?"

Yu Wanzhi smiled and nodded, "I like this place with the air full of sandalwood fragrance. I plan to settle down here and live here for a period of time every year in the future."

As she said this, she looked forward and said softly, "I'll arrange a room for you. You can come and live here when you have time in the future."

She had said this much, and she almost said that she would come to accompany her. Lu An naturally wouldn't play dumb anymore and agreed happily.

After leaving the Nanyue Temple, the two first went back to the "Yuemin Hostel" for a good meal. This time, they were no longer limited to vegetarian food. They ordered a table of dishes and ate more comfortably.

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The foreshadowing has been laid. The next chapter will be the climax of this round of the plot, and the details will be finalized in March.