Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 70 The Legendary Man
"Can you please stick out your tongue? I have something to confirm." The abbot clasped his hands together.

Pei Nai did as he was told.

Abbot Shi Ming took a closer look and said, "Amitabha, Jingjue has finally found the destined person he has been waiting for."

"Destined one? What do you mean?" Pei Nai asked.

The abbot spread out his palms and said, "Please take a seat, both donors."

After he finished speaking, he walked to the desk, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote something on a piece of paper.

Pei Nai sat on the futon, but Gu Jinheng still stood there.

The abbot came back soon and handed the piece of rice paper to Pei Nai, "The picture drawn here is the direction that Jingjue asked me to convey."

Pei Nai looked blankly at the map on the paper, which indicated a specific location.

"Excuse me, Master, where is the mark on it?"

Abbot Shi Ming said slowly: "This is a secret place in the territory of Lu State, and it is also the place where the Linshang Holy Water is located. Jingjue's family has been guarding this land and the Linshang Holy Water for generations."

He said softly with a sigh, "The country of Lu is in mourning and suffering. All these consequences are caused by the holy water of Linshang that they guarded. Jingjue's family was wiped out, and he was the only one left. In order to wait for the legendary person to appear, he followed the exiled refugees to Tianyao."

The abbot closed his eyes and said, "Amitabha, it would be a sin for me to pass away with such a secret."

"You mean, the Wu tribe attacked the Lu Kingdom in order to seize the Linshang Water?" Pei Nai asked her doubts while being stunned.

"It is also."

Hearing this answer, Pei Na was slightly stunned.

Gu Jinheng then spoke up, "How did he know that Mingzhi was the destined person he had been waiting for?"

"Jingjue once mentioned that the person he was waiting for was someone who did not volunteer to use the Hunshu slices. According to him, only this person could resolve the disaster that was about to befall the Upper North Continent."

Gu Jinheng's eyes swept across Pei Nai without revealing any emotion.

Before Pei Nai could react, he quickly grasped the key point of the abbot's words, "Are there other people who have used the Hunshu slices?"

The abbot nodded, "Yes, there is one in the capital."

Pei Nai felt a chill on his back.

She shuddered involuntarily and asked hurriedly, "Did the monk Jingjue reveal the identity of this person?"

"No, his family can identify the aura of the Hun Shu Pian with the naked eye. The aura emitted by the person who actively uses the Hun Shu Pian is dark black, but it is also diffused like fog and can be seen within a radius of ten miles. Jing Jue does not know the true identity of this person."

Pei Nai wanted to ask, how did the monk Jingjue recognize her?

Before she could speak, Abbot Shi Ming added, "According to Jing Jue, if there is no consciousness of resurrection, the pure tree piece cannot be completely integrated with the body, and the black energy cannot be dispersed from various parts of the body. It can only gather into a dark ball and be trapped under the tongue."

Pei Nai understood, and there might be such a dark energy in her head now.

Fortunately, ordinary people can't see it.
"As for the purpose of Linshang Water and Hunshu slices, I have never known. Jingjue only said that there is a map that leads to a cave in Tianyao, where you can find everything you want to know."

As the clues unfolded, Pei Nai became even more confused.

“What map?” she asked.

Abbot Shi Ming's eyes flashed with confusion, "According to Jing Jue's words, this painting should belong to the destined person he is waiting for."

Pei Nai pondered for a long time, but there was no trace of any map in his mind.

"Does he admit his mistake? Maybe I'm not the destined one he said." Pei Nai frowned slightly.

The abbot shook his head and said, "Lin Shangshui is the only way to resolve the disaster. Jingjue told me these things in order to prevent others from being implicated and persecuted. I am relaying these words now, which can be regarded as fulfilling his long-cherished wish in this life."

He clasped his hands together again, "The Wu tribe has been searching for the secret realm of the Lu Kingdom. The two donors need to act as soon as possible."

“I pray that the Buddha’s light will shine upon you and I will dedicate all my merits to you two. I will save all sentient beings that have not been saved by past Buddhas. With all my deeds of saving lives and the blessings and merits generated from giving, I wish to attain Buddhahood and save the world, and protect the well-being of all people in the world.” After making the vow, Abbot Shi Ming sat back on the cushion, lowered his head to recite scriptures, and motioned for them to leave.

Pei Nai and Gu Jinheng looked at each other, then turned and walked out of the room.

She understood that Abbot Shi Ming had already told her everything he knew.

The three of them had the same concern. If they interacted too much, other monks in the South Temple would inevitably be implicated.

After closing the door, she and Gu Jinheng remained silent.

They walked through the corridor and took the stairs up to the third floor.

Pei Nai probably had a plan in mind. She didn't think too much and just planned to find a house to live in.

Just as she pushed the door open, Gu Jinheng grabbed her arm.

"I will send people to the secret realm of Lu State." he said.

Pei Nai shook his head, "I will go there myself."

Gu Jinheng felt even colder. "This place belongs to another country's border and is stationed by Wu tribe cavalry. It is too dangerous."

"I was reborn because of the Hun tree slices. This life does not belong to me, nor to you. Abbot Shi Ming just said that Linshang Water is the key to solving the disaster. There can be no mistakes. I must go there." Pei Nai said in a firm tone.

Gu Jinheng was stunned for a moment and let go of his hand.

"If you insist, I will go with you."

Pei Nai's eyes were filled with coldness and alienation, "We have been together for a long time, why do you always pester me?"

Gu Jinheng did not answer her directly. He pondered for a moment and spoke with some effort.

"We will live together and die together. Because of your persistence, we can do the first half of the sentence. After you left, I can only be persistent in the second half."

Pei Nai reacted and realized that he was following the last conversation in the carriage.

She said it was a good thing for Gu Jinheng that Han Ruize did not send her body back.

This was the first time Gu Jinheng got angry in front of her since her rebirth, and it was because of what she said casually.

What Gu Jinheng said now was his response to her?
Pei Nai's mind became more and more confused. He pushed the door open and walked in, then quickly closed the door again.

She leaned against the door and closed her eyes.

In order not to implicate other innocent people, she had to go to Lu State alone.

Before leaving, first of all, she needed to get away from Gu Jinheng.

The morning light had not yet merged with the blue sky and the sky was still dark.

There were footsteps outside the door.

Pei Nai woke up from her sleep and turned over to look towards the door.

Gu Jinheng walked without making any sound, so it was impossible for others to go upstairs without permission. Only when she realized this problem did she wake up suddenly.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

He is so bold, he can’t be an enemy. Pei Nai put on his coat, got out of bed and opened the door.

Gu Jinheng stood at the door, looking more serious than usual.

He said something that shocked Pei Nai.

"Xiao Mingyi was assassinated in the palace"

(End of this chapter)