C30 (1/2)

Tian Yuqiao and Lady Wang followed the lonely little monk to the South Mountain Temple. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a young monk running out. He was crying miserably.

Senior Brother Yuan Ji, not long after you left, Master left. Wuwu ~” Yuan Tong cried sorrowfully.

”Master!” Yuan Ji shouted, and ran like a spoiled child into Master Hui Yuan's meditation room.

The old monk left while sitting, as if he already knew that today was the day of death. Thus, after the old monk left, he had his young disciple help him change into a new set of monastic robe.

This so-called new monastic robe was only a piece of unpatched yellow monastic robe. Usually, only when Master Hui Yuan goes out would he be willing to wear it. But now, he actually wore it and went west.

The two young monks knelt in front of his master's body. After crying for a while, the lonely young master seemed to have remembered something and hurried out to greet Tian Yuqiao and her daughter.

”Ladies, I am truly sorry for making you wait outside for so long.” Yuan Ji said with red eyes.

”Master Hui Yuan is so lonely, we should have come over to help. Little master, you don't need to take it to heart.” Wang Shi said.

Subsequently, the mother and daughter also came over and kowtowed to Master Hui Yuan, then helped the two seniors bury the old monk beside the vegetable patch in the backyard.

There was less than half a mu of vegetable patch at the back of the thatched cottage. Normally, the Master and disciple would depend on the vegetables in the garden to survive. As for food, they would occasionally go down the mountain to resolve their destiny. However, they rarely walked around the village. After all, most of the people in the village were poor, and their families were not full yet.

Luckily, there was a small stream flowing down from the mountain near the temple, so there was no need to worry about the water.

After burying Master Hui Yuan, the little monk, Yuan Tong, seemed to have thought of something and quickly ran back to his master's meditation room and took out a small wooden box.

”Senior Brother, this was instructed by Master before he passed away. This box contains the profound mysteries and great good fortune. He said that after he has recovered, there will be people coming to offer their condolences.”

”Junior brother, what's with this box?” Yuan Ji curiously looked at the box in his Junior Brother's hand and asked.

”Master said that if someone can open this box, then he is fated to be able to enter our Buddhist Sect. Master's box is for the fated.” The little monk, Yuan Tong, had a serious expression on his face.

Tian Yuqiao was stunned. Why didn't she know that she was fated to be with Buddha?

Yuan Ji took the wooden box from Yuan Tong's hand and respectfully handed it to Lady Wang. He said, ”I hope you two will follow my master's wishes and try to open this box.”

Mrs Wang stared blankly at the box. This box was just a normal wooden box. However, there were many small wooden bars on the lid of the box. There was even an empty place in the middle and a metal needle on the lock.

”Qiao'er, this …”

Mrs Wang looked at Tian Yuqiao blankly. Tian Yuqiao naturally knew the mechanism on top of the box. Wasn't that the coquettish tone she used to play with on her cellphone?

Moreover, she only needed a glance to know how to open the box without thinking at all.

Seeing her indifferent expression, Lady Wang passed the wooden box to Tian Yuqiao. Soon after, her daughter used her fingers to fiddle with the wooden strip on it.