Chapter 46 Nonrecognition (2/2)

Seeing that he was talking to him, Long Fei was stunned for a moment. Then he also put his hands together, ”Please speak, Zen Master.”

“I am sure from your posture of bowing that you have learned from an expert. The entire set is thoroughly perfect.” When Long Fei heard the old monk praising him, he couldn't help but smile at us. I thought to myself, what was him so happy about? He was actually bowing to himself.

”It's just that...” The old monk continued, “You did not bow in the right way.”

”Hmm? Is that wrong?” Long Fei hadn't finished laughing for us. When he heard the old monk say that he did it in a wrong way, he hurriedly asked, ”Zen Master, the method I just used strictly follows — —”

”Benefactor.” The old monk said in a leisurely manner, ”Your method has its rules, but that is a Taoist's method, and we are in a Buddhist temple here. Although you are sincere in your worship, but you may have done something wrong, Dragon God—” As he spoke, the old monk looked at the statue, ”Dragon God may be unhappy.”

”Don't worry, I won't be unhappy.” Long Fei said it without thinking.

The old monk was originally going to continue speaking, but after hearing this, his expression slightly changed as he looked at Long Fei with wide eyes.

Long Fei regretted it immediately after he finished his words, and his face was full of awkwardness, but Liu Shuai held back his laughter and did not say a word. Long Fei learned this method from a book nowhere, while it was a Taoist's rite. So it turned to be that he was insulting his own place. Especially the last sentence, Long Fei intended to say that he was magnanimous and did not care about the tiny etiquette, but to the old monk, it sounded like he was disrespectful to the gods, and naturally, Long Fei could not say that he was the Dragon God. No matter whether the old monk would believe or not, Zhang Chi Hang had told him to keep a low profile.

Seeing Long Fei's awkwardness, I hurriedly went up to smooth things out. ”What nonsense are you talking about, although the Dragon God and the Zen Master are magnanimous — —” As I said this, I clasped my hands together and bowed to the old monk, the old monk hurriedly saluted. ”But you have to be sincere. Since the old master noticed your flaws here and is willing to tell you, you might as well ask him to give you some pointers, like how to bow to the Dragon God in a right way.”

After I said that, the old monk's expression became a lot relaxed. Long Fei immediately followed my words, ”Exactly, Zen master, please teach me.”

”I am not qualified to teach you. We can exchange some pointers.” The old monk smiled and looked at me before bowing down with a face full of piety. After bowing, he looked at Long Fei and said, ”This way, Benefactor, after you.”

Long Fei was helpless, and under Liu Shuai and my giggling eyes, as well as the expectant gaze of the old Zen Master, he kowtowed again.

After this, the old monk clasped his hands and left the main hall, busy with his own business. We also bowed, turned around and asked Long Fei, ”What should we do now?”

”Shh.” Long Fei looked outside and no one was paying attention to us. He pointed at the door of the hall, and a thin layer of mist appeared. Liu Shuai asked in a low voice, ”The Void Illusion Realm?”

”Come with me. They can't see us now.” Long Fei said as he led us to the back of the statue.

The statue was the back door of this hall, but it was always closed. Through the window at the back door, we could see a small house behind it. There was a large table at the back of the statue, covered with a tablecloth that hung down to the floor. Long Fei took us in, then no one could see us from the outside. This cloth was really thick. Not even a speck of light could penetrate it.

“Use your phone.” I quickly turned on the flashlight on my cellphone.