Fighter of the Destiny

While talking, the group of people came to the cliff.

From time to time, pine trees stretch into the air between the cliffs, and thin waterfalls fall down, splashing a lot of water droplets.

In front of the cliff is a large mountain flat. The terrain is quite flat and extends far away, with no edge visible, as if it is a wilderness.

There are green trees everywhere in the meadow. Going deeper, you can see many flowering trees. Behind the flowering trees are countless buildings with black eaves and white walls hidden in the woods, which is quite beautiful.

Looking at the legendary Nanxi Zhai, Hu Sanshiliu felt that it was very different from the Li Palace and was filled with admiration. However, Tang Sanshiliu thought of the ancestral hall in Wenshui City and Jiming Mountain outside the city, and was silent.

After passing through green trees and flower trees, stepping on slightly wet bluestones, and going around in circles, we arrived in front of Nanxi Zhai.

The group crossed the Mingtang, passed through several small gardens, and passed many scripture pavilions. When they reached the deepest part, they saw a thatched cottage.

There are many stone tablets erected around the thatched cottage. There are occasional moss on the tablets, but they cannot cover the clear and profound lines on them.

Both Tang Sanshiliu and Hu Sanjiu once went to the Tomb of the Book of Heaven to observe the stele and realize enlightenment. They recognized it at a glance. These stone tablets should all be imitations of the stele of the Book of Heaven.

It is not a simple and crude imitation. The stone tablet has its own meaning of vicissitudes of life. It is integrated with the thatched cottage and forms a world of its own, which is awe-inspiring.

No matter how frivolous Tang Sanliu's temperament was, he became much quieter when he came to a place like this. He was a little worried that something might happen to Zhe Xiu who was hiding in the dark.

There are three futons placed in the thatched cottage. There is skylight shining through the colored glass on the roof. The light is not dim and you can see clearly.

The black-dressed Taoist nun whom I met at the mountain gate before was sitting on the futon on the left, her expression still indifferent. She looked at Tang Sanshiliu who walked into the thatched cottage, with a hint of anger in her eyes.

A Taoist nun in purple clothes is sitting on the futon to the right. She has straight and thick eyebrows and extremely strong eyes. She has a fiery temperament at first glance.

The Taoist nun sitting on the futon in the middle is wearing white fasting clothes. She has a calm and gentle expression, and her eyes are like autumn water, which makes people feel close to her just by looking at them.

However, Tang Thirty-Six felt wary when he looked at the Taoist nun in white and guessed that she was the owner of the previous voice.

It's not because the color of her sacrificial robes is the most noble white on the Saintess' Peak, but because of the person she is.

Ye Xiaolian whispered a few words beside him, bowed to the three Taoist nuns, and retreated to the rear.

Only then did Tang Thirty-Six find out that the Taoist nun in purple was Huaishu and the Taoist nun in white was Huairen.

Huairen said with a gentle expression: "Master Tang, please take a seat with Bishop Hu."

Tang Thirty-Six and Hu Thirty-Two sat on the futon in the guest seats as instructed.

Huairen looked at Tang Sanliu and said, "I wonder how the old lady is doing?"

Tang Sanshiliu said: "It's okay, I'm not dead, but since I can live, he naturally won't be too happy."

The entire continent knew what happened in Wenshui City, but they didn't expect that he would expose it like this, and that his words would be so disrespectful to Mr. Tang.

Huaibi sneered when he heard this, while Huaishu raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously unhappy with his words.

"Master Tang is right, as long as he is still alive, that would be the best." Huairen looked at Tang Sanliu and said with a smile.

Tang Sanshiliu understood what this Nanxi Zhai elder meant.

As long as Mr. Tang is still alive, the Tang family will be Mr. Tang's Tang family. His previous threat to Nanxi Zhai at the mountain gate will naturally not be realized.

"Yes, it is indeed best to be alive. People like my second uncle will definitely not feel good about it because he is dead."

Tang Sanshiliu said seriously: "This is really something worth being happy about."

Who would be happy if their uncle or elder died?

Even if everyone in the world knew about the problem between the second master of the Tang family and him, shouldn't they talk about it like this?

Huaishu's straight eyebrows are raised higher and higher, and the anger on her face is getting stronger and stronger. She has a violent temper, hates evil, and hates those guys who don't know their dignity and ignore their elders.

Huairen was still calm, but there was something inexplicable in his eyes when he looked at Tang Sanliu.

She also knew what Tang Sanliu meant.

With her previous words, she wanted to tell Tang Sanliu that he alone could not threaten Nanxi Zhai. Tang Sanshiliu's words told her that the second master of the Tang family was dead and that he had won the battle for the succession of the Tang family. The Tang family was indeed still owned by Mrs. Tang, but it would eventually be his in the future.

A large part of the annual opening money of Nanxi Zhai is donated by the Tang family.

This is not the key. The most important thing is that Nanxi Zhai and countless affiliated sects, as well as those farm businesses, are closely related to the Tang family's business to a large extent.

Many sects do this. They do business not only with the Tang family, but also with the Qiu Shan family, the Wu family, and the Muzhe family.

Cultivating Taoism is a big business.

Given Nan Xizhai's status in the monastic world, when they chose a partner back then, they would of course choose the Tang family, which had the best reputation and the longest history.

Who would have thought that after countless years, the successors of the Tang family would threaten Nanxi Zhai by cooperating with each other?

Huairen didn't say anything more to Tang Sanliu on this issue, and instead asked, "Where is Mr. Tang's companion?"

The question was naturally about Zhe Xiu, which meant that Nan Xizhai had always known about his existence, and maybe there were still people watching him now.

Tang Sanshiliu was very thick-skinned and said calmly: "What did you say?"

Huairen smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously. He looked at Hu Thirty-Two and said, "I wonder where the Pope is now? The disciples in the studio really want to get His Majesty's teachings as soon as possible."

This was said very tactfully and politely, but the sentence structure was not very good, and it was a bit rigid and ridiculous.

But her meaning was clear enough - even though they were all members of the state religion, His Majesty the Pope was even more distinguished, so it was still inappropriate to come in directly without being informed.

Although Hu Sanji was very thick-skinned, he knew not to mess around at this time. He pointed in a certain direction outside the thatched cottage and said, "Your Majesty should have gone to the top of the mountain."

Behind the cliff, there is a high peak hidden in the clouds and mist, which is the Saintess Peak.

Hearing this, the Taoist nuns sitting on the futons on both sides suddenly changed their expressions, especially the Taoist nun Huaishu in purple, who shouted angrily: "That's unreasonable! The saint is meditating in seclusion. At this critical moment, no one is allowed to disturb, otherwise If someone goes crazy, who will bear the responsibility? What does the Pope want to do?"

Tang Thirty-Six said: "I heard that there were changes in Nanxi Zhai. His Majesty the Pope was worried about the safety of the saint, so he traveled thousands of miles without sleep or food to visit. What's wrong?"

Huaibi sneered and said: "What can happen to my Nanxi Zhai? The safety of the saint is naturally protected by us, so there is no need for outsiders to worry."

Tang Sanshiliu asked: "I heard that Xiao Zhang came to Saintess Peak a few days ago?"

Huairen raised his hand to signal his junior sister to stop talking, and said calmly: "Not bad."

Tang Sanshiliu stared into his eyes and said, "Why didn't he enter the mountain gate in the end?"

Three years ago, on the banks of the Luoshui River in a snowstorm in Kyoto, Xiao Zhang shot across the river and rescued Wang Po, who was seriously injured.

From that moment on, whether Xiao Zhang wanted it or not, the entire continent regarded him as a powerful supporter of the state religion and Chen Changsheng.

This was the reason why the imperial court pursued him for three full years.

When he was at the end of his rope, he came to the Saintess' Peak for temporary refuge, but was kicked out.

Could it be said that Saintess Peak no longer regards itself as an ally of Li Gong?