Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 466 The Consecration Ceremony of the Buddha Statue: Only One Person Missing

"It's a bit unexpected that the timing is so tight." Chu Danqing took the invitation and went to Jiangtian Temple to attend the consecration ceremony.

Tomorrow is the last day of the survival mission.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Jiangtian Temple, a monk welcomed Chu Danqing into the main hall and arranged for him to take a seat.

His seat was directly in the first row.

He wasn't the only one invited to the ceremony; local officials, gentry, wealthy families, temple devotees, and others were also present.

It's quite large.

However, Chu Danqing arrived earlier, while the first two types of people arrived in small numbers, scattered here and there.

After waiting for about two hours, everyone finally arrived.

Chu Danqing was chatting with the county magistrate.

The magistrate knew him; their meeting a year ago left a deep impression on him to this day.

In particular, the Prefect himself sent people to inquire about Chu Danqing's whereabouts.

"Master, the auspicious time is almost here, why hasn't it started yet?" The county magistrate was getting impatient.

Zen Master Wende, who was sitting on the main seat, said upon hearing the magistrate's words, "Your Excellency, the benefactor who donated the sandalwood has not yet arrived."

“This entire Buddha statue was donated by him. If he hadn’t come, it would have been extremely impolite of me to perform the consecration ceremony.”

There's absolutely nothing wrong with what they said, and the county magistrate, being a man of principle, certainly couldn't refute it.

Therefore, all they could do was stare blankly.

“This Mr. Xu must be troubled by something. I’ll have the novice monks from the temple go to town and invite him here,” said Zen Master Wende.

This constant waiting is really not a good thing.

"I'm afraid we can't invite her," a local gentryman said. "The proprietress of Baorentang is quite fierce. Manager Xu doesn't dare to associate with monks and Taoists, so how could she come?"

"They're probably locked up in the brothel right now."

After the words were spoken, everyone looked at each other, wanting to laugh but unable to let out a laugh.

After all, this is the main hall of the temple.

“I’ve heard that this Xu Bai is a disciple of the Holy Mother Jin Ci, and her profound skills and magic are exquisite. She is indeed not easy to invite,” the county magistrate added.

He had also heard about Bai Zhenniang's battle with the monks and Taoists.

“Since we cannot invite the monks from Jiangtian Temple, we would like to trouble you all to send someone to invite them,” said Zen Master Wende.

"Sending servants won't be enough to persuade them," the magistrate said before the local gentry could speak. "I'll have the town's head constable go with them."

"Then each family will send one more servant."

“Even if Xu Jingnian is locked in Baorentang, he can still be invited to attend the ceremony.”

At this point, the county magistrate smiled.

With the magistrate taking the lead, everyone burst into laughter.

Chu Danqing didn't feel much, but in everyone's eyes, Xu Jingnian was a weak husband.

With the magistrate's words, each family provided a servant, and with a constable leading the way, the group hurried towards Xuyang Town.

As the group went to invite people, Zen Master Wende instructed the monks to serve various exquisite teas and snacks to the guests who had come to observe the ceremony.

These tea snacks are quite special; they could easily be described as medicinal cuisine.

Chu Danqing picked them up and saw that they were all high-quality consumables, and all of them were of excellent quality.

Then Chu Danqing gave Da Bao a look.

Da Bao understood immediately, reached out and stuffed the plate into his stomach, swallowing it without even chewing.

Chu Danqing mentally gave Da Bao a thumbs up.

At this point, he felt that the team chat channel was not as useful as the Command and Mastery channel when they were in close proximity.

With just a glance, Da Bao, Da Gu, and even Guo Ming could understand what he meant, making him much more efficient than the team chat channel.

"Xiao Chu, I'm hungry, not enough," Da Bao said pitifully.

However, this was only in Chu Danqing's eyes; in the eyes of others, it appeared extremely fierce.

"Ahem, Master, my Da Bao is only five years old." Chu Danqing said, taking out a large bag of gold from his pocket: "He eats a lot, please forgive him."

Before Chu Danqing produced that bag of gold, many people would have looked down on him for being unsophisticated.

But after this bag of gold came out, it was clear that this person wasn't naive or unsophisticated; they were simply too rich to care about such trivial matters.

This is called not being bothered by details.

"You're too kind, Mr. Chu. These are just some pastries, nothing special," Zen Master Wende refused, and even asked the monks to continue serving Chu Danqing food.

Da Bao ate the pastries as soon as they were served, before the monks had even left.

"Hungry, not enough." Following Chu Danqing's instructions, Da Bao immediately lay down on the ground and rolled around.

For a moment, no one present knew what to say.

Because of Chu Danqing's power and influence, they could only endure it.

I didn't see that even the county magistrate didn't react. If I dared to say something, I would offend not only Chu Danqing, but also the county magistrate.

"Master, why don't you accept this? Otherwise, we might not have enough to eat later." Chu Danqing said, handing the bag of gold to the monk at the table.

The monk turned around and looked at Zen Master Wende.

Zen Master Wende then said, "Very well, since it is Layman Chu's kind offer, then accept it."

"Tell the kitchen staff to pay extra attention and make sure this lay Buddhist Da Bao has a good and satisfying meal."

With these words, the monk put the gold into his pocket, chanted a Buddhist prayer, and hurriedly left.

Chu Danqing looked at Da Bao rolling on the ground and scolded him, "Alright! Get up now, stop making a fool of yourself." Da Bao understood the instruction, which meant that he had the food and didn't need to pretend anymore.

Then Da Bao scrambled to his feet and sat back down next to Chu Danqing.

The whole process was smooth and natural, without any of the earlier antics.

However, in everyone's eyes, this was no joke. With such a physique, if he were to get into trouble, he would be terrifying.

Apart from Zen Master Wende, everyone present, whether guests or monks from the temple, was terrified of Da Bao.

Therefore, in order to appease Da Bao, within five minutes, several monks worked together to bring over a large table.

The table was laden with exquisite food.

Chu Danqing gave Da Bao a look, and Da Bao immediately rushed over and started eating.

"Da Bao, be polite. The master hasn't spoken yet," Chu Danqing said to Da Bao.

Zen Master Wende chuckled and said, "It's alright. It was originally meant for Layman Dabao. As long as he likes it, that's good."

"He'll definitely like it." Chu Danqing was waiting for these words, and then said, "But Da Bao is a rough man, there's no need to feed him such exquisite food."

"Wild boars can't eat fine bran, so next time we'll just bring something a little mushy."

"Such a delicious dish, perfect in color, aroma, and taste, should be reserved for the county magistrate and the local gentry."

Chu Danqing's idea was simple: making it so exquisite was too much of a waste of time.

A plain steamed bun and a carved steamed bun are of the same quality, but the time it takes for them to go from the kitchen to the dining table can be completely different.
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"Please wait, sir. Today is the consecration of the Buddha statue. The county magistrates and local gentry have all come to offer incense."

“Now that only one person, sir, has arrived, please excuse us,” a servant said, grabbing Xu Jingnian’s arm.

On their way to Baorentang, they ran into Xu Jingnian, who happened to be out for a stroll.

Only Xu Jingnian knew about the consecration of the Buddha statue; he did not tell Bai Zhenniang.

The donation of sandalwood had already caused discord between the couple. If Bai Zhenniang were to be told that Jiangtian Temple had invited him to attend the ceremony, it would likely cause even more trouble.

So he pretended not to know anything about it.

Unexpectedly, they actually sent someone to invite them.

Moreover, judging from this situation, it doesn't seem like an invitation. If I don't go, they might tie me up and take me there.

Thinking about this, Xu Jingnian regretted it. If he had known this would happen, he should have been more shameless and wouldn't have been lifted up by the shop assistants.

“You’ve gone to tell all the men that I’m short-staffed at my shop, so it’s inconvenient for me to go,” Xu Jingnian said, refusing the offer.

The result was pretty much as he had expected. The head constable spoke up: "Master Xu, a group of people in the temple are waiting for you. If you don't go, the magistrate may be angry. Please go."

He directly brought up the county magistrate.

If they still don't give us face, they'll just turn around and leave.

From now on, Xu Jingnian can forget about opening a pharmacy in Xuyang Town.

Startled by the arresting officer's words, Xu Jingnian forced a smile: "Then I'll go back and change my clothes before I go."

But the constable walked over and put his arm around him, restraining him.

"No need, this outfit is appropriate," the constable said. "If I really go back and change, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out."

"We have witnessed the divine power of Xu Baishi."

As he spoke, everyone burst into laughter.

Xu Jingnian, who was being ridiculed, blushed and tried to say something, but was swept away by the crowd.

"Then I should at least tell the shopkeeper something, so that someone at the counter knows." Xu Jingnian tried to break free; it wouldn't be good if he left without a word.

But the head constable said, "What are you afraid of? There are so many of us here to pick you up. We guarantee someone will see you."

"I could have just asked, why are you so indecisive?"

After the arresting officer said that, Xu Jingnian calmed down.

As the saying goes, the people cannot fight against the officials, so how could Xu Jingnian dare to resist?

He walked towards Jiangtian Temple, chatting with many people along the way.

Aside from the initial laughter, there were no sarcastic remarks afterwards.

Xu Jingnian gradually started chatting with them.

He also learned some information about Jiangtian Temple from these people.

The consecration ceremony was indeed waiting for him alone.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingnian felt that his donation of money wasn't a bad deal.

After all, so many people were waiting for him, and even Jishi was postponed for him.

Thinking about this, I feel quite proud.

After this blessing ceremony, I'll probably have one more thing to talk about.

Furthermore, Baorentang's reputation in Xuyang Town will be further enhanced.

This will definitely get out.

But then she realized that he couldn't hide the fact that he had gone to Jiangtian Temple to attend the ceremony from Bai Zhenniang.

I wonder what kind of trouble they'll cause when they get back.

Thinking about this made him feel a little upset.

Lost in thought, I found myself at the entrance of Jiangtian Temple.

Several servants ran in, shouting as they went, "He's here! Master Xu is here!"

At that moment, Xu Jingnian felt as powerful as that great figure.

(End of this chapter)