On the official road that winds down from the mountain to Xiaohuawu, there are already many crowns.

One after another, horse-drawn carts and mule carts with the flags of various provinces converged into a long stream, and they were descending the mountain, slowly heading towards their destination. These were the pilgrims who had left the Temple of Mercy and Grace, and after the third puja of Venerable Su Hui in the morning, most of them went down the mountain to meet their families and go directly to the noon banquet at the prefect of Yuyan.

Of course, such a noble figure as the eldest princess of Qingchuan and the princess of Uokawa could not be condescending to the meeting in person. But for the sake of the face of the king of Yuyan County, they will still let the younger generations in the family show their faces and give a gift.

There are not a few people who act like this. After all, the Tianxing Dynasty has practiced Zuo so far, and there are too many branches of the royal family. The first county of Yuchuan is prosperous and wealthy, and it is the top three high-grade counties in the imperial dynasty, with more than 20 large and small clans gathered. If the prefect of Yuyan is not from the disciple of the king of Yuyan County, just with a concubine, these royal people don't even bother to give a gift.

Even so, today's banquet is destined not to be underestimated. So the guests were still on the way down the mountain, and Zhu Dayou, the prefect of Yuyan, who was the host, was already waiting on the ground.

Zhu Zhifu was in the prime of life, only in his early thirties, thin and short, with a long and dark face and two short beards on his lips. This is the second time Zong Zhengke has seen him, although it has been more than 20 years, she still remembers the first meeting with Zhu Zhifu.

At that time, Zhu Dayou was not the prefect of Zhu, he was the king of Yuyan County, and he was one of the many elders, I am afraid that the king of Yuyan County did not know his existence at all. The reason why he was able to get the blue eyes of the king of the county, so that he rose step by step, and now he has a daughter who has entered the palace and is the head of the first palace, many people are also dumbfounded.

Zong Zhengke knew the reason, and he couldn't know better. After Mrs. Huiyi left, she didn't stay long and went back to the Qingjing Liuli Nunnery. But if it weren't for the annoying sound above her head like an old eagle arguing, she would have watched a little longer.

Half a month is not a short time, and it is not too long to say that it is long. With the intervention of innocent people, things will not be as easy as before. Moreover, the princess of Yuyan County, who will play a key role, has somehow changed her attitude drastically, which will also cause a lot of trouble for her actions.

Therefore, it seems that some of the actions that were originally intended to be cancelled have to be carried out. When Zong Zhengke returned to the nunnery, the four Wuni led by Yuan Zhen immediately became vigilant in all directions, expanding their perception range to more than double the previous one, especially to guard against a scoundrel who had been a thief.

The residence of Venerable Su Hui is naturally the best room in the Pure Glass Nunnery - relatively speaking. The small courtyard here happens to form a trend opposite to the south and north with the courtyard of the three girls of the Zongzheng family, and it is also a small Buddhist hall with a separate living room.

Zong Zhengke entered the small Buddha hall in the south, and it was not long before he miraculously appeared in the small Buddha hall in the north - the two Buddha halls were connected by an underground passage a long time ago.

She lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, and the "three girls of Zongzheng" who were sick in bed got up. opened his mouth, but it was Mingxin's cold and pleasant voice: "Venerable, you are back." ”

Zong Zhengke nodded and said in a low voice: "Let's do it." ”

Seeing that His Holiness was pale, she didn't dare to ask more, and she was not an eventful person. The two of them sat cross-legged on the bed, facing each other with their palms pressed against each other. Two similar strands of true qi suddenly became active in the two of them, slowly flowing along the meridians. Soon, Mingxin's true qi flowed from her palm into Zong Zhengke's body.

These two true qis, Zong Zhengke's surging and vast is like the ocean, and the small trickle of the clear heart is like a stream, and the difference is huge. But after Zong Zhengke's body had more Mingxin's true qi, with the operation of her exercises, her appearance underwent a jaw-dropping huge change-

The ordinary eyebrows and eyes gradually become delicate and beautiful, and they are gorgeous and vulgar. I saw that her originally light and messy long eyebrows gradually became ink-stained, flying smoothly and obliquely into the sideburns; The eyes that are clear but not too big slowly become rounded, and the corners of the eyes are elongated, becoming both large and narrow, which are enchanting and beautiful Danfeng eyes; The slightly collapsed bridge of the nose slowly bulges, quite pretty and beautiful; The pink and matte red lips are slowly dyed with bright color, full and round, and the red is dripping.

Coupled with her jade-like skin that bullies frost and snow, and a little indifferent expression and temperament in her elegance, the third girl of Zongzheng is like a peerless beauty. When it comes to the facial features, she is no less than Princess Sun; If you talk about grace and demeanor, she is even higher than Princess Sun.

Such a magical face change** ended with the complete disappearance of the fiery red lotus mark on Zong Zhengke's forehead. This lotus red seal is actually just a gift that came with her practice "Red Refining Heart Sutra" when she became a small success. Back then, if she hadn't refined this lotus seal within a year, she would not have been qualified to go to the East China Sea Buddha Kingdom to cultivate the foundation of this life.

And this face change ** is another stunt practiced by Zong Zhengke, called "The Secret Art of Yi Jin Changing Face", which is the top disguise method hidden in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of Dapuji Temple, which has been lost for more than 300 years.

The only drawback is that every operation of this method, whether it is transfiguration or restoration of its original appearance, requires the support of a large amount of true qi. Although Zong Zhengke is already a rare master of the Eight Ranks, his true qi is not enough to support the complete change of his entire face, so he needs the help of a clear heart who has also practiced the "Red Refining Heart Sutra".

After Zongzheng restored his original appearance, he meditated and practiced with Mingxin to make up for the huge amount of true qi consumed. After a while, Mingxin will reap the credit first. She looked at Zong Zhengke, who was still hanging her head, her jade fingers groping around her ears, and with a little force, she tore off a delicate human skin mask. The facial features of this mask resemble those of Zong Zhengke, and only the beauty of Cheng dù is lowered by a few points. But in a dimly lit place, very few people can tell the real from the fake.

Mingxin stepped out of bed lightly, hid the human skin mask in the dark compartment of the dresser, and stood quietly aside to protect the Dharma. Half an hour passed, Zong Zhengke slowly opened his eyes, slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and his face became more and more ruddy.

Mingxin said: "Girl, the old lady Ren of the Fang Cai Sect sent someone to send some food, clothing, and a few pieces of jewelry. The person Aunt Xu met outside the nunnery. ”

"If you send it, keep it, if you have valuables, write them down in the booklet and keep them." Zong Zhengke smiled faintly, "Did you send the Buddhist scriptures over?" ”

Mingxin shook his head: "I have never seen the Buddhist scriptures, and Aunt Xu has not mentioned such a thing." It's just that people come to find out the whereabouts of His Holiness, and they don't care too much about your body. ”

"The hand-copied sutras of the Great Trend Supreme are so valuable, I am afraid that my good grandmother does not want to give them to me at all. We'll find out when we get home. Putting aside this little matter that he hadn't paid attention to, Zong Zhengke instructed again, "You make arrangements, I'm going to Qiluo Pavilion in the afternoon." ”

Mingxin replied, "Yes, girl." He added, "Mingyue said that many people accosted her and asked her about His Holiness and you, including the servant maid of the Zongzheng family. ”

Zong Zheng Ke said disapprehantly: "It's okay, Mingyue can distinguish what to say and what not to say." ”

Mingxin just reports regularly, but in fact, he is not worried that Mingyue will say something leaky. Although that girl is as innocent as a **-year-old child, she is determined to be devoted to Zong Zhengke, and she will not open her mouth if she is killed if she is killed.

Explain the month, the bright moon arrives. She was holding a copper basin of entwined lotus flowers in her hand, and it was rare to walk in cautiously step by step. Seeing that Zong Zhengke and Mingxin were there, her eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Come and see, girl, Mingyue has caught a lot of beautiful fish for you to play with." ”

As she spoke, Mingyue placed the big copper basin on the elm basin stand, dialed the water with her hand, and kept saying in her mouth: "Little fish, little fish, swim quickly." ”

Throwing away the troubles and annoyances, Zong Zhengke walked to the basin stand and praised the venue: "It's really beautiful, where did you catch so many fish?" "It's just some very ordinary little fish.

"Girl, the slave maid went to ask Aunt Xu to bring the meal. After half a month, you can finish your practice and return home, and these fish must be very fragrant when fried and eaten at that time. Mingxin threw down the words of Liang Whoosh, opened the curtain and went out to find Xu.

Mingyue was so anxious that her little face turned white, and her tears were in her eyes, and she begged pitifully: "Girl, good girl, please, don't fry it." ”

Zong Zhengke comforted her: "Don't worry, just keep it for fun." ”

Unexpectedly, Mingyue then said innocently: "Aunt Xu said that it is better to stew or cook fish soup to replenish the girl's body." ”

Zong Zhengke's heart was soft, wiped the two tears that slipped down Mingyue's cheeks, and said softly: "I listen to Mingyue, I will raise it if I am happy, and I will make dishes to eat when I am happy." ”

Mingyue burst into laughter, nodded happily, and chattered about how she chased the two butterflies to the back mountain, and how she was thirsty to find a stream, and then filled these small fish with the kettle she carried, and everything was done in detail.

At the end, she said with infinite fascination: "Girl, when we go back to the house, can we really eat meat, fish, and all kinds of delicious food?" Licking her lips, she looked greedy.

"Yes, you can eat whatever you want, and if you don't have it in the house, you can buy it with monthly silver." Zong Zhengke twisted her little nose dotingly, and teased, "What a little gluttonous cat." ”

Mingyue scratched the back of her head and smirked, and suddenly said, "By the way, girl, Mingyue also found a lot of big fish in that stream!" Wow, it's so big, it's so big, it's so long. She stretched out her arms and described the size of the fish as long.

Big fish in the creek? Zong Zhengke pondered silently, this small stream leads to the big river of Yuchuan in this county, otherwise there would be no big fish swimming in. Does this mean that the water level of the Uogawa River has increased a lot unconsciously due to the upwelling of the underground river?

"Yuanzhen." Zong Zhengke pushed open the window and whispered outside, "Arrange for someone to go to the back mountain to find the creek that Mingyue said, catch a few big fish, and then find someone to ask if this fish is a species of Yuchuan Dahe." Do everything you can to do this. ”

Outside the window, the branches and leaves of the big cypress tree swayed slightly, and the Yuanzhen probe closed and saluted, and the figure unfolded, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zong Zhengke sighed, if it was really as she expected, then the huge flash flood that swept the two prefectures and seven counties in the previous life would not be long after. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I'm afraid it will rain heavily.