931 Look at the Sky From the Bottom of a Well (2/2)

The big black horses and carriages were left on the ground, but all the things that had to be carried along were naturally held by Ning Que. At the moment that Sangsang decided to come to the Xuankong Temple and confirm whether Buddha was alive or dead, he knew clearly the roles he played: handyman, porter, cook, feet-washing technician, and bed warmer.

He had no problems with this. We are a couple, and one of us should manage the external affairs and the other, internal. I have such a powerful wife, how could I mind taking care of the internal affairs?

The heavy arrows, iron knife, big black umbrella, and Buddha's Chessboard with a very inconvenient shape were all carefully arranged and packed into the luggage by Ning Que. He was holding the luggage on his back at this moment.

The luggage was too heavy, and the mountain road between the peaks was so long. Ning Que felt exhausted even though he was in good health and and extremely strong after cultivating Haoran Qi.

This mountain was really big, and there were too many temples hidden in the mountain and the forest. It was said that the Yuelun Kingdom praised high Buddhism and had seventy-two temples. He and Sangsang had already saw way more temples in the past hour. Sangsang was here to look for someone, so she couldn't miss any temple, which meant that they had to go further and also meant that Ning Que had to walk farther with the heavy luggage on his back.

Ning Que couldn't tell how Sangsang was looking for Buddha, for she didn't examine carefully every temple they passed through. After a long time of walking, Ning Que stopped and sat on a rock. ”Let's take a break.” Wiping the sweat off his face, Ning Que breathed heavily and said, ”I think we need a better strategy.”

Sangsang was of course not exhausted, but she was a little tired like she had always been after leaving Peach Mountain. She walked with her eyes closed most of the time they were wandering around the peaks, which seemed like she was sleeping or a blind person.

Hearing what Ning Que said, she asked indifferently, ”You wish for me to be dead this much?”

Ning Que understood why she was so anxious to confirm Buddha's death. Buddha was the only one who could threaten her existence. She must make sure Buddha won't be a threat when she was still strong enough to fight, or the situation would be not in her favor when she goes back to the Divine Kingdom or becomes a mortal again.

In this case, what she said indeed made sense, but Ning Que felt bored. He covered his forehead with his hand and answered, ”Can you say something else? Aren't you tired of asking the same question? Can you stop seeking your own death? We are husband and wife, but you can't really think of yourself as an ordinary woman.”

Sangsang ignored him and asked, ”I will find the person I came here for. Who are you looking for?”

Ning Que's main aim of coming to the Xuankong Temple was to accompany Sangsang, but he also wanted to look for Second Brother.

Outside the Academy, the Seventh Sister asked him to find the proud Second Brother in Xuankong Temple and check whether he was still as proud as before after kneeling in front of Buddha.

Sangsang had searched hundreds of yellow temples in the lower half of the mountain peaks along the way from the foot of the mountain, but Ning Que just followed her and showed no signs of searching.

He said, ”Second Brother will definitely not be cultivating Buddhism here, so why bother?”

Sangsang asked, ”Why?”

Ning Que answered with certainty, ”My Second Brother is so gifted. I don't think anyone in Xuankong Temple is qualified to teach him. He must stay at the temple on the peak studying the Buddhist Scriptures by himself. There is no chance that he stayed at this ruined temple on the foot of the mountain.”

Sangsang thought for a while and said to him, ”Idiot.”

My deduction is very reasonable. How can you call me an idiot just because you can't think it through? ”How can you say that?” he asked angrily.

Sangsang ignored him and walked up to the summit with her hands behind her back.

Ning Que held the heavy baggage on his back and ran to her. You clearly know that I like to call other people idiots. How can you unreasonably call your husband idiot?

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They kept searching the temples, but all of the temples were quiet under the night sky.

After searching hundreds of yellow temples in the dozens of cliffs below the mountain peak, they found nothing and finally came to the top at dawn.

The rising sun was still lying on the surface of the Wilderness, shining on the cliff on the west side first and then on the summit. Like the dead wick being lit, the light spread rapidly to the bottom of the mountain peak. In the sound of bells and chanting, the Buddha land was about to wake up.

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