Chapter 47

  "Since this person who has been possessed by the evil spirit is your younger martial brother's kin, there will definitely be no danger."

  Akakambo's words were saying so, but the expression on his face became more and more solemn; his eyebrows were almost furrowed into a tight "川" shape that could pinch a mosquito to death.

  "Master, since Little Brother is no longer in danger, what are you still worried about?" Yan Chixia looked at Chi Songzi with a puzzled face and asked.

  Chi Xuezi said to Yan Chi Xia, "Chi Xia, you don't know this, but the best time to plant a Benming Gu is usually during infancy. If Master hasn't misjudged, the Benming Gu in your little Shidi's body has officially matured today."

  "Adult?" Yan Chixia felt more and more confused as she listened.

  "Right! It's a fully formed insect!" Akakawa said with a sharp tone: "The so-called fully formed insect means that the life-infusing wasp inside Kōrin's body has reached full maturity, and from now on your younger brother will have a physique that is immune to all poisons and evils."

  Yan Chi's eyes widened in surprise at Chi Zi's words, well... it turns out that having a Ben Ming Gu has such benefits?

  "Master, isn't this a good thing? Why are you not only unhappy but also frowning?" Yan Chixia couldn't understand her master's expression even more.

  "Rotting wood cannot be carved!"

  Chi Hongzi glared at Yan Chi Xia with a fierce gaze, then stretched out her hand and knocked on the top of his head; huffing and puffing, she said: "How did I end up taking you as my disciple? Haven't I already told you before? This Ben Ming Gu or the Buddhist sect's protective golden light, they're all things from the Buddhist sect and have nothing to do with our Xuan Xin Zheng Zong. Are you really not understanding or are you pretending not to understand?"

  Akematsu was exasperated with his talented but stubborn disciple, who had a bad temper despite being one of the top ten in the entire Genpou sect.

  Alas... to put it nicely, he's honest and kind-hearted; to put it bluntly, he's a blockhead who doesn't know how to turn corners. He often makes Chi Songzi cry and laugh at the same time, but this is also good - at least there aren't many fancy tricks. If one day he really does inherit the Xuan Xin Zheng Zong, I'm sure he won't bring shame to its name.

  It's unclear whether it was due to being knocked by Chi Songzi or something else, but after Chi Songzi finished speaking, Yan Chixia suddenly became clever.

  "Master, are you saying that Little Brother's body has the Buddha's protective golden light? Is this what you mean?" Yan Chixia asked cautiously, looking at Chi Songzi with uncertainty.

  Akamatsu was already quite old, but his temper was in no way inferior to that of young people; he glared fiercely at Yan Akiraka: "Fortunately, you haven't become stupid beyond salvation."

  The Buddhist and Taoist sects have been sworn enemies since ancient times. Jin Guang is the legitimate heir of Xuan Xin Zheng Zong, but this disciple unexpectedly possesses the Buddhist sect's protective golden light. If this gets out... Xuan Xin Zheng Zong will become a laughing stock among all the sects in Jianghu.

  Yan Chixia wasn't stupid, he just had a single-minded focus. Very quickly, he thought of the severe consequences this whole thing would bring.

  "Master, what should we do?" Yan Chixia shifted her gaze onto Chi Songzi.

  "Never mind, let's leave first and talk later; your little brother has just entered meditation and won't wake up for a while." What could Zhī Sōngzi do at this point?

  "This Benming Gu thing, although I know it myself, but that's also what I've heard; seeing this is also the first time I've seen it, and what's with the golden light in the Buddha's body?"

  At that time, Akakawa no Miko was only three years old when he brought back Kinko from the outside to Gen Shinshu, and at that time, Kinko had just lost his memory; if Akakawa no Miko didn't guess wrong, probably even Kinko himself couldn't explain it.

  Inside the quiet room, Jinguang still sat cross-legged; he didn't know anything that happened outside, not even that Chisongzi and Yan Chi Xia had come to see him.

  In the Flowing Light Courtyard, Lin Ruolan was directing Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan and Lan Xiang to rearrange the potted plants in the courtyard. These past two days, seeing that she had some free time, Lin Ruolan planned to set up a simple defensive array in her own courtyard; lest some unrelated stray cats and dogs could casually barge in.

  After all, Lin Ruolan was prepared to defend against Jia Min and a few servants.

  As for the issue of whether to take action early or late, Lin Ruolan had never considered it; since she had already done it, she didn't worry that Jia Min would be dissatisfied or unhappy.

  In Lin Ruo Lan's own words, those were things that her brother Lin Ru Hai should consider; it didn't have much to do with her, hehe... Having a good brother was just a bonus.

  "Miss, these potted flowers can barely be moved; however, the trees and fake mountains in the courtyard are not so capable of being moved."

  Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan and Lan Tiao walked over with disheveled clothes and sweat-drenched faces, looking at Lin Ruolan with dejected expressions.

  Transplanting trees is originally a job that should be done by gardeners, but the young lady has kept us few maids here, I don't know what she wants to do.

  It's no wonder that Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, and Lan Xiang would have wild thoughts. After all, there are only five people in the entire Flowing Light Institute, including Lin Ruolan, the master of the house; they seem to be just five weak and delicate women.

  "Would our own daughter have us few people go transplant trees?"

  Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan and Lan Tiao, the four of them looked at me, I glanced at them, one by one they were all stunned.

  Lin Ruo Lan took one look at Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan and Lan Xiang's expressions, her eyes rolled over once and she naturally guessed what was on their minds; couldn't help but let out a 'heh' sound as she burst into laughter.

  "Haha... Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, look at you all with your little mouths pursed up so high, they can be used to hang oil bottles."

  Lin Ruolan patted the shoulder of Qing Lao, who was closest to her, and said with a smile: "You few people can rest assured, this kind of heavy work like moving trees will not be done by you few."

  Why not let others do it?

  Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, Lan Xiang were stunned. Was there anyone else in this courtyard besides their four servants?

  Soon, Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan and Lan Xiang understood the meaning of Lin Ruolan's words, because in the following time, with Bai Zhi as the first, a maid witnessed it with her own eyes; A miraculous scene!

  Lin Ruolan walked past Bai Zhu and Mo Zhu, and several others moved to the middle of the Flowing Light Courtyard, the smile on her face disappearing without a trace; her slender hands drew some incomprehensible symbols in the air.

  As the talisman solidified, the spiritual energy in the air fluctuated at an invisible speed: "Break!"

  After a simple spell, all the trees and fake mountains in Liuguang Courtyard suddenly grew legs; they were rearranged according to Lin Ruolan's intentions.

  Is this the kind of skill that only Xianjia has? The four people led by Bai Zhu were all shocked and couldn't close their mouths; they had already seen Lin Ruolan's big change, a living person disappearing into thin air, but seeing such a strange thing again. Bai Zhu, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, and Lan Ting were all still shocked.

  "Is that okay?" Lan Xiang, the youngest and most outspoken, asked in surprise: "Miss, since you have such great magical powers; why did you still need a few of us servants to go and rearrange those potted plants and flowers just now?"

  "Lan Yin!" Bai Ji frowned and said: "The master's decision, we slaves have nothing to do but obey, what are you doing with so many whys? Hurry up and apologize to the master."

  Blue ribbon opened her mouth but didn't say anything?

  Lin Ruolan smiled first: "Bai Ju, don't be too hard on Lan Ying and the others. At this moment, there's no one else in the courtyard except for us masters and servants; as long as you don't do it again in the future, that's all."

  "The young ladies' servants have understood." Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan and Lan Xiang responded in unison with a respectful tone.

  Lin Ruo Lan has been back home for half a year, and in just over ten or twenty days, she will have to return to Yun Juan Mountain. As the master of the few people, even if the master is not present in the future, the Flowing Light Temple will not allow others to bully them.

  "Bai Ji, you're the eldest among the four of us. Later, when I return to Yunhe Mountain, I'll be counting on you to take care of this Flowing Light Temple for your family's daughter, even if she's not around; the people in this temple aren't someone who can be bullied by just anyone, do you know that?" Lin Ruolan said with a few words of deep concern as she looked at Bai Ji.

  "Don't worry, miss. I'll definitely guard the Flowing Light Courtyard for you." Facing her own mistress's trust, Bai Zhi suddenly felt a sense of mission in her heart; she didn't think twice and immediately patted her chest and promised to do so.

  "Hmm!"

  Lin Ruo Lan nodded and suddenly said, "Alright, in the next few days, you few will follow your family's young lady to learn some skills that can be used for self-defense; Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, Lan Xiang, are you all willing?"

  Temporary Buddha's feet are better than nothing, even if it's just a fancy leg trick; Lin Ruolan doesn't expect Bai Zhu, Mo Zhu and a few others to suddenly become martial arts masters, but at least knowing a few moves can be self-defense.