Chapter 43: There’s Been News Coming Back All the Time. (1/2)

Translator: Flying Lines

Proofread by Claire.KK

“It is a day’s walk from the village to the Imperial Capital. We ...”

Gu Yusheng was delightful. Although he tried not to behave so obviously, he still could not help curving his mouth. Xie Mengxuan stood on the crossroad. She first looked at the left and then right. The left road led to the Imperial Capital whereas the right road led to the Hanshan Temple.

Xie Mengxuan tried to be patient and said softly: “I want to go to the Hanshan Temple first.”

Gu Yusheng was astonished and frowned. “What are you going to do?”

Xie Mengxuan looked at him with surprise, whispering, “Don’t you know that, Brother Gu?”

Gu Yusheng was shocked, and he glanced at Uncle Luo, then he smiled and asked: “What should I know?”

Xie Mengxuan gently patted the sachet hanging from the waist and pulled it down into the arms.

“Xuan’er, what is this?” Gu Yusheng looked at it and asked.

Xie Mengxuan shook his head and smiled. “Nothing, let’s go.”

Then Xie Mengxuan went down the path. Gu Yusheng still disagreed with her, and tried to stop Xie Mengxuan. “Xuan’er, we should not waste time going to the Hanshan Temple if it is not a must. We’d better return to the Imperial Capital first.

He could not wait to go to the Imperial Capital but Xie Mengxuan would like to go to the Hanshan Temple. Xie lowered her gaze: “I need to go to the Hanshan Temple first, ’cause something important must be confirmed.

She spoke out resolutely. So Gu Yusheng had no choice but to nod his head. “Well... is there really no problem?”

Xie Mengxuan did not answer. Whereas, Uncle Luo sighed, “Let’s go.”

Uncle Luo agreed to go anyway. Although Gu Yusheng was somewhat puzzled, he still nodded to show his compromise.

Then they rushed to the Hanshan Temple. They stood under the ladder below the temple. Xie Mengxuan sighed at that moment, and then Xie Mengxuan slowly stepped up the stairs, following with Uncle Luo and Gu Yusheng.

When she came to the main hall of the temple, Xie Mengxuan stood in front of the cattail hassock. She put her palms together and prayed and worshiped for three times. Then she knelt down, closed her eyes and prayed piously.

Uncle Luo also knelt down on the cattail hassock. But Gu Yusheng stood on the side, frowning with impatience.

In a few moments. Xie Mengxuan stood up, and then took the cylinders which was full of divination sticks and began to shake. The stick was shaken quickly in the bucket, and finally one fell out.

She bent down to pick it up and looked at it. Then she gave it to the Buddhist who glanced at it and said, “Dear benefactor, please go with me to see the abbot.”

“Okay.” Xie Mengxuan answered.

Gu Yusheng stepped forward and said: “Xuan’er, please don’t waste your precious time on these meaningless things.”

Xie Mengxuan frowned slightly. “I wonder Geng Zhishan is alive or not. I’m worried about him. So I prayed and drew divination sticks for him. And by the way, to consult something about us.”

She took it for granted, but Gu Yusheng’s eyes were full of confusion. He wondered why she believed such things.

Without waiting for him to think much, Xie Mengxuan has followed the Buddhist to the inner hall.

“Uncle Luo, why don’t you stop her?” Gu Yusheng and Uncle Luo came to the small yard in the temple, the scenery was very beautiful, but he wasn’t in the mood for appreciating it.

Uncle Locke was still wearing a stony face, he turned and looked back. He lowered his voice: “You are too impatient.”

Gu Yusheng could not help rolling his eyes heavenward. “A long delay means trouble. We’d better bring the matter to an early conclusion. Since she regarded Geng Zhishan as her sweetheart, was our plan to be a failure after all?”

At this time, he wasn’t as grace as before. Uncle Luo stared at him with a ferocious face.

Gu Yusheng had an eye contact with Uncle Luo. He said angrily with a deep voice: “Uncle Luo, you’d better help me. It’s not good for you and me if it comes to nothing.”

They both knew what he meant. But Uncle Luo didn’t care for his intimidation. He turned his back to him and raised his head: “Everything will be fine if you keep the secret of your identity.”

Gu Yusheng couldn’t be relaxed anyway. “However, the Xie Family has always spoiled her. If she insists on her own opinion, they will be in favor of her.”