Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Chapter 387 The Ancient Buddha Wants to Know the World

There is no temple gate, no walls, only four round pillars supporting a thatched hut. This is the Sleeping Dao Temple that has stood for a thousand years!

"Sleep for a long time, dream for a thousand years and never wake up,

Ask the questioner, and answer the most difficult questions of the ages!"

Outside the Shuidao Temple, a ragged man looked at this couplet and found that it was not written together. To be exact, it was not from the same era! It was not written by one person. The ragged man was confused because he had been here for more than a hundred times and had overlooked this for so many years!

In the setting sun, outside the Shuidao Temple, the old beggar stood in a daze for a long, long time!

The old beggar changed clothes after a while and found that beggar's clothes were most suitable for him. His ragged appearance made him feel that he was still walking in the world and he was not yet detached from the world!

"Doesn't the Sleeping Dao Temple belong to the Tianji Pavilion? The Tianji Pavilion was built on top of the Sleeping Dao Temple? Then where did the Sleeping Dao Temple come from?"

The old beggar discovered that the couplet "Sleep for a long time, dream for a thousand years and never wake up" seemed to be even older!

Why did the old beggar come here?

The old beggar came to Yingzhou from Manghuang for the matter of Tianji Pavilion, but he happened to meet Murong Ruoxi on the way, which delayed him for so long! This was also the reason why he had to leave Murong Ruoxi. The old beggar traveled for several days in a row and finally arrived at the Sleeping Dao Temple!

The old beggar suddenly remembered Yingxu. He flashed into the temple of Shuidao, but instead of burning incense, he moved the incense burner away. There was really something written underneath:

"The root of Taoism, Stargazing Mountain!"

These seven words are the same as "Sleep forever, dream for a thousand years and never wake up"!

If the old beggar had not carefully looked at the couplet today, he really would not have discovered it. The old beggar muttered to himself in his heart:

"Could it be that these seven words were there when the Sleeping Dao Temple was first built?"

The old beggar couldn't figure it out, so he retreated to the center of the temple, looked at the statue of the sleeping monk, and shouted:

"Is the welcoming lady here, or is the bidding farewell gentleman here?"

"Elder Guardian, you are finally here!"

This was said by Yingnv and Cinan together, their tone was very excited, but these two people did not show up.

"I'm not going in. What happened? Why are you looking for me so anxiously?"

After the old beggar finished speaking, he started drinking.

"Elder, Tianji Pavilion is in trouble, but the Pavilion Master is not here!"

This is the voice of Yingnu.

The old beggar was startled when he heard this and asked:

"How could the Tianji Pavilion be in trouble? Doesn't the Tianji Pavilion not get involved in the disputes between various factions and families? Who wants to deal with the Tianji Pavilion? The Ji family or the Wanmo Sect?"

Ci Nan responded:

"Neither, it's the Yingzhou Ancient Buddhist Sect!"

The tone seems very angry!

"Impossible! Ji Xuanfeng told me that Tianji Pavilion had signed an alliance with all the major sects and families in Yingzhou, not to interfere with each other! Together they would protect Yingzhou!"

Yingnu said helplessly:

"Hey, elder, the covenant has been burned in the temple by the people who came!"

"Are you two sure that the person coming here is from the Yingzhou Ancient Buddhist Sect? Do you have any specific requests for the Tianji Pavilion?"

"Reporting to the elder, the people who came were three monks. They only said one sentence and then left!"

Ci Nan paused for a moment and said:

"The ancient Buddha wants to know everything in the world!"

Hearing this, the old beggar sneered:

"Hehe, the Ancient Buddha Sect is quite arrogant!"

The old beggar took another sip of wine and asked:

"Where is your Pavilion Master? I have been your Pavilion Guardian Elder for nearly three hundred years, how come I have never seen him once!"

"I don't know. The Pavilion Master sent you a message to solve this matter. And once it's solved, the elder can leave the Tianji Pavilion!"

Although Yingnu was very confused about what the Pavilion Master meant, she still conveyed it truthfully!

"Does your Pavilion Master have the final say on whether I leave or not? I wasn't hired by your Pavilion Master, and I'm not from the Tianji Pavilion. Your Pavilion Master is so shameless!"

Yingnu and Cinan did not respond. This was not something they could interrupt!

The old beggar was really curious about who the head of the Tianji Pavilion was, but it had nothing to do with him, because the reason he became the elder guarding the pavilion was because Ji Xuanfeng asked him to do so.

Alas, the old beggar always felt that he was deceived by Ji Xuanfeng. Ji Xuanfeng went to the Stargazing Mountain freely, but trapped him in the secular world!

The old beggar pondered for a long time, then raised his head and asked:

"Have you found out what I asked you to check?"

"I found out, but..."

Yingnu wanted to say something but stopped herself!

"Speak! Just tell the truth!"

"Murong Ruoxi's fiancé is Ji Yichen from the Ji family in Zhongzhou, but Tianji Pavilion doesn't know about this person. Moreover, Murong Ruoxi's father, Murong Yanbo, the head of the Murong family in Youzhou, also came to Tianji Pavilion not long ago, and the person he was looking for was Ji Yichen. In addition, not long ago, Ji Qingli from the Ji family in Zhongzhou and Master Guisheng from the Wanmo Sect also asked Tianji Pavilion where Ji Yichen was!"

After Yingnu finished speaking, the Shuidao Temple became very quiet, as if it was intended to allow the old beggar to digest the information!

The old beggar was of course surprised. These three people were not ordinary people! The three of them were looking for one person. Ji Yichen's identity was probably extraordinary!

"What is the answer given by Tianji Pavilion!"

"Ji Yichen disappeared thirteen years ago. Elder, Ji Yichen is the son of Ji Qingyun, the previous head of the Ji family!"

After Yingnu finished speaking, she added:

"This is the information that the Pavilion Master personally entered. The Tianji Pavilion knows nothing about the other information because this matter is related to the Ji family!"

"Is Ji Yichen alive or dead?"

"I don't know. Judging from the information gathered from all sides, Ji Yichen is still alive, but there is no news from Tianji Pavilion!"

Ever since the Ghost Saint and the other two left, Yingnu has sent messages to people in the Tianji Pavilion in various places, asking them to check for Ji Yichen. However, after such a long time, there is still no news at all, as if Ji Yichen does not exist at all!

"What's the second thing I want to check?"

The old beggar had run out of wine! It was almost dark.

"The order to hunt down Murong Ruoxi came from Youzhou. It should be someone from within the Murong clan. The Tianji Pavilion has not been able to find out who it is. In addition, Murong Rongbo was also hunted down. The killing order also came from within the Murong clan. Murong Rongbo seemed to have noticed something. After leaving the Tianji Pavilion, he never returned to Youzhou and his whereabouts are unknown!"

The old beggar had actually guessed it. He knew a little about Youzhou's affairs, but Murong Rongbo was also being hunted down, which surprised him a little. He asked:

"Are there any signs of chaos in Youzhou?"

"Elder, you've had too much to drink. Has there ever been a time when Youzhou was not in chaos?"

Ci Nan actually teased the old beggar!

"Alas, we are of the same roots, but each generation has its own unique ideas. In comparison, the Ji family in Zhongzhou is still the most powerful!"

After the old beggar finished speaking, he was about to leave, but he turned back and asked:

"Have you two met your Pavilion Master?"

"Of course I've seen it!"

"Is it male or female?"

"woman!"

"Does it look good?"

"I don't know!"

"Send a message to your Pavilion Master. I have been guarding the Tianji Pavilion for nearly three hundred years, but you didn't even treat me to a drink. How stingy!"

After the old beggar finished speaking, he left!

"Protector, you haven't told me yet, how are we going to deal with the Ancient Buddha Sect?"

Ci Nan's voice came from behind, but the old beggar did not respond, but disappeared into the night.

"Yingnu, what should we do?"

Ci Nan's tone was a little anxious!

The girl did not answer, because the old beggar came back and walked into the temple and asked:

"Sorry, I drank too much! I'm getting old, and I forgot to ask a very important question. Who in the Ancient Buddha Sect is from the Tianji Pavilion?"

Doesn't the old beggar feel embarrassed at all? He is a drunkard and can drink too much! How dare he say that!

"The elder of the Guardian Pavilion wants to go to the Ancient Buddhist Sect?"

Yingnu was a little surprised, but she was also a little worried, because the three monks who came that day were not simple!

"Oh, I really don't want to bother with this shit. I've never been to the Ancient Buddha Sect, so I'll just treat it as a visit to burn incense and worship Buddha! When I come back, it would be best if your Pavilion Master would welcome me!"

Yingnu said truthfully:

"There is a Master Shanjue in the Ancient Buddha Sect, who is from the Tianji Pavilion, but he has lost contact with the Tianji Pavilion for a hundred years. There is no one from the Tianji Pavilion in the younger generation!"

She had checked this in advance!

"Let's go! You can just send a message to me directly in the future. Why do you have to make me run all this way? No, there will be no future after this matter is done. No! Tell your Pavilion Master that I will not leave the Tianji Pavilion until Ji Xuanfeng is found. In return, the Tianji Pavilion must take care of my disciple!"

Ci Nan is a very straightforward person, and responded:

"Elder, we have no say in this matter!"

But there is no old beggar in the Shuidao Temple!

In the sleeping temple in the dark night, another person came in without knowing when!

"Yingnu (Ci Nan) greets Pavilion Master, you are finally back!"