916 I Think I Am the Sea (2/2)

Ning Que said, ”You've been there. We've seen the sea. Now we should visit a mountain, the Wa Mountain.”

The group of two and the horse left the sea and walked along the coastal line toward the east.

The travel-stained cavalrymen from the Divine Hall were staying in the field several miles away. They waited for a while, then followed them toward the east slowly.

The Wa Mountain was not far from the South Sea. Spring came very early here.

Ning Que and Sangsang came to the small town in front of the Wa Mountain. New leaves grew on the branches of the trees by the road. Although it could not be blossomy all year round like the Great River Kingdom by the South Sea, the new green was also very cheering.

The Lanke Temple was half-ruined many years ago. Although people had been constantly restoring it, the project was too huge to be finished within a few years. It would take a while for the Buddha statue to be restored. The Ghost Festival Ceremony was no longer held here. The small town once crowded by tourists was not very quiet.

It was not quiet because of the beating sounds pounding throughout the town. Everyone from kids to adults were knocking on rocks. They gave the rocks to the sculptors to produce Buddha statues.

”Our Eldest Brother and Monk Guanhai told me that people now make their living by producing Buddha statues here. When the Buddha statue on top of the mountain collapsed years ago, rocks fell all over the valley. They will never run out of rocks now.” Ning Que explained to Sangsang while leading the big black horse to the front yard of Lanke Temple.

The front yard of this temple had witnessed numerous stories previously, but now it seemed exceptionally quiet. Upon knowing who they were, the welcome monk was shocked and immediately rang the welcome bell.

When they entered Lanke Temple, rain fell again.

Rainfalls in early spring were usually called the blessing rain. Ning Que was not fond of such chilling showers, but he could not refrain from laughing whenever he saw the rain dripping on Monk Guanhai's bare head.

Monk Guanhai put his palms together and greeted him, ”Even though you just survived a huge disaster, you could still be so naughty.”

Previously in the Rite to Light, he saw Ning Que frightening whoever was present, spurted into the Divine Hall of Light and never came out again. Therefore he was certain that Ning Que must have escaped from Peach Mountain.

Ning Que laughed and replied, ”Being able to survive a disaster is definitely something cheerful.”

Monk Guanhai smiled and shook his head. Then he noticed there was a lofty woman standing beside Ning Que.

She was right there in the chilling spring rain yet he did not see her until now.

Mong Guanhai was held in a trance and wondered who she was.

”This is Sangsang.” Ning Que introduced, ”You've met her, my wife.”

Mong Guanhai turned extremely pale.

He have met the previous Sangsang, but not the current one.

The Divine Hall had kept it secret so he did not know that Sangsang had left Peach Mountain with Ning Que, but he did know that Sangsang was Haotian. Does this mean I have met Haotian in person?

Ning Que jokingly said, ”Stand still. I don't want you to be scared to death.”

It took Monk Guanhai a long while to recover from the shock.

If he were not an eminent monk but a follower of Haotian, he indeed could have been scared to death.

Sangsang was pondering over the old temple in the rain and only heard their conversation now.

She looked at Ning Que and asked, ”What did you say I am to you just now?”

Ning Que opened the big black umbrella for her and replied, ”I don't want to scare you to death. So I will not say it again.”

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