How to raise a father who is overly controlling of his daughter

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but does the person in front of me look different in some way?

No one else noticed anything amiss, except for the observant Yixue.

He frowned, but couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

Never mind, it's not an important matter.

Yixue looked away.

Whitecat got off the bus and got in.

She wanted to go to Ruoli Temple to pray, having heard from a local that the temple was very responsive and that wishes made there were especially effective.

She happened to have a wish to make.

Whitecat had a feeling that she would definitely run into Izuki and the others.

She had just gotten on the bus when she saw the man who yelled "Ah!" run off the bus with his phone in his hand, almost bumping into her.

Honestly, why the rush?

Despite being so old, he still runs so fast.

Whitecat got into the car, and I don't know if it was just my imagination, but there was a subtle, eerie atmosphere inside.

The passengers in front of me all looked lifeless.

And their ages, why are they all so old?

Whitecat suppressed her discomfort and found a seat by the window.

It must be my imagination.

These elderly people are really ahead of their time these days, dressing so fashionably. That's something only young people should wear.

Chapter 331 Ancient Tree

"When we arrive at the temple, passengers who wish to alight should board from the front door and alight from the back door."

Even without the bus's announcement, Yi Yue and her friends were already prepared to get off.

As soon as he reached the door, Makise's face darkened.

Whitecat smiled and asked, "Are you also going to Ruoli Temple to pray?"

Makise cursed inwardly, "She's like a persistent ghost." He didn't want to pay her any attention.

Yi Yue glanced at her and followed Mu Se out of the car. Yi Xue followed behind Yi Yue.

Rena watched Whitecat with great interest.

Whitecat smiled and followed behind Yiyue and the others as if nothing had happened.

Ruoli Temple is rather simple and its scale is nowhere near that of Fulong Temple, which Yiyue and her friends visited on their last trip.

Fulong Temple is magnificent, and the golden statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas inside are all solemn and dignified.

Compared to Ruoli Temple, it was just a simple little temple with only a few ordinary Buddha statues inside.

However, quite a few people came to pray.

Most of them are locals, and a small number are tourists who came because of its reputation.

Donate some money for incense, burn some incense, and bow to the Buddha statue a few times to complete your prayer.

An old monk with white hair put his hands together and said "Amitabha".

Upon seeing this old monk, Yi Yue was reminded of the lazy and unruly Zen Master she had met at Fulong Temple that day.

I wonder how he is doing now.

Yi Yue sighed. He was already ninety years old. Although he spoke fluently and with a strong voice, knowing his age always made people nervous.

"Is that all?" Whitecat was a little incredulous. He had traveled all that way just to offer incense.

Whitecat was truly disappointed when the locals told him about the amazing skills, only to find it ended like this.

Whether it's accurate or not is another matter, but the process of making this wish is very disappointing.

Makise didn't say anything, but in his heart he had the same thought as Whitecat, which was disappointment.

She thought it was too simple, not at all what she had imagined.

Just as they were about to leave, a monk stopped them.

"You all must be here to make a wish, right?" The monk smiled. He was very young, and at first glance, his smile seemed cheerful, but from the side, it looked so strange.

Whitecat thought unhappily, "Is the purpose of coming to the temple to offer incense to Buddha if not to pray?"

“Of course, people come to temples to pray,” Whitecat said.

Makise didn't speak, which conveyed the same meaning.

The monk said, "Esteemed benefactors, have you ever heard the saying, 'Sincerity brings results'? The most important thing in prayer is sincerity. I wonder if you are sincere?"

Whitecat said, "Of course." He glanced at Makise.

Makise asked, "So, little master, what do you want to say?"

The monk said, "Please follow me." The monk led the way.

Whitecat and the others followed behind, while Rena walked at the very back, holding Yixue's hand.

"Don't you think he's acting a little strange?" Rena looked around nervously. A gentle breeze was blowing, and she was very sensitive, instinctively sensing that something was wrong.

This feeling was just like when Yixue dressed up as a ghost to scare her that day; it gave her goosebumps, and she felt like there were countless eyes all around her, staring at her.

"Hmm?" Yixue frowned, she also had a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on, and comforted Lingna, "You're just imagining things."

"Anyway, I'm not going in. You guys go in." Rena lingered outside, where there were many people, which made her feel safe.

Yi Xue frowned and spoke to Yi Yue in front of her.

Izuki also came over and tried to persuade Rena, but Rena refused to go in no matter what.

Yi Yue had no choice but to leave her where she was, promising to return soon.

The monk led the way, then glanced behind him and noticed that someone was missing. He frowned.

He led them through several turns until they reached the backyard.

There's a hidden paradise behind the temple.

An ancient tree grows straight up, its branches and leaves intertwined in dense foliage.

On each branch, there were paper signs tied with red thread.

A gust of wind blew by, and the playing cards rustled.

Yi Yue felt a chill for no reason. Looking at the ancient tree, she felt that the tree was so eerie.

He had read a manga by Junji Ito called "Breakup Talk".

There's a kind of honey in there that, once you've tasted it, you'll never be able to resist its allure.

But the most fatal point is that as soon as someone discovers you eating honey, a giant hand will fall from the sky and mercilessly smash the person into mincemeat.

The owner of that honey was an ancient tree.

The ancient tree was incredibly eerie, its branches trembling.

If you discover someone stealing honey, you can ignore the space and use a branch to smash that person into mincemeat.

Yi Yue now felt as if she were facing that ancient tree, and a strange emotion welled up inside her.

"Are you sincere?" the monk asked with a smile. The ancient tree was so large that it blocked the sunlight, and in the shadows, his smile was sinister and eerie.

“Of course,” Whitecat said with a smile.

The monks distributed white cards with red strings attached to them and gave them pens.

"Write down your wishes," the monk said. "You mustn't let anyone see them, nor tell anyone. Otherwise..." The monk paused, and the atmosphere instantly became strange. Suddenly, the monk laughed and said, "They won't come true."

"I'll repeat it again: you must never let anyone see this, and you must never tell anyone."

Whitecat wondered who would tell him, so he took the pen and paper and wrote down his wish.

Her wish was to have sex with Itsuki, to NTR that annoying Makise, and it would be best if Itsuki became her sex partner.

This wish must not be seen by others, nor can it be told to anyone else.

Especially the ones next to them.

Whitecat glanced at Makise and the others not far away.

Makise's wish is to stay young forever with Itsuki.

She is already thirty-six years old.

She still looks like a young woman in her early twenties, but how long can she maintain this appearance?

Makise realized that he was gradually going downhill.

For a young woman in her early twenties like myself, a year felt like five or six years.

Maybe when I'm in my forties, my face will be covered in wrinkles, and I might even become a haggard old woman.

Makise smiled. No matter how well you take care of yourself, age is something that cannot be reversed.

Write it down, then fold the card in half.

She knew that this wish could never be fulfilled.

Yixue's wish is to receive her father's love.

It wasn't the love of family, but the love between a man and a woman.

Even just a tiny bit, just a tiny bit would be enough.

Yi Yue hesitated, holding the pen; he didn't believe in such nonsense as granting wishes.

If someone can easily fulfill your wishes, what's the point of working hard?

Izuki is an unconventional atheist.