Free Web NovelChapter 2651: Chapter 135: The Daoist Nun Blocks the Road
Li Luru thought for a moment, Wangshui Town wasn’t big to begin with, and they had already been to all the fun places, but there was one place they hadn’t been yet.
A few years ago, a new temple was built in Wangshui Town, and it’s said the bodhisattva worshiped there is quite efficacious, which older people like the grandma might enjoy.
Thinking this, she used water to draw a few characters on the table.
Ye Haoxuan laughed and said, "Grandma, Leru says she will take you to Hanshan Temple."
"Hanshan Temple? Oh, I know about that. A few years back, someone from the village went to pray for a child, and it’s said to be quite effective. Alright then, let’s go."
She then thought it wasn’t a good idea to say such things in front of the young girls and quickly added, "I also heard that praying for peace and fame there is very effective. I’ll go pray too, and hope to live a few more days to see all of you get married; I’ll be satisfied then."
"Grandma, you’ve said that again..."
"Alright, alright, I won’t say it anymore."
Li Luru chuckled while looking over at him, she winked playfully, acting coquettishly at her age without shame.
Dare to mock the elder?
Hence, without her knowing, Ye Haoxuan marked another note against her.
Hanshan Temple was just a few miles from the town, and they arrived quickly by carriage.
The two youngsters accompanied the elderly lady to worship Bodhisattva at the temple, listened to people talking about Zen, had a vegetarian lunch there, and rested a while before heading back to town.
But on the way, they encountered someone unexpectedly, which made Li Luru very unhappy.
"Third sister, I beg you to save me, please plead with mother not to send me to the nunnery!"
Ms. Wang noticed a young girl blocking the carriage; she was wearing a Taoist robe but had disheveled hair.
"Who is this? Why is she here?"
Fearing Ms. Wang might get upset, Ye Haoxuan quickly said, "I don’t know her; you should just drive her away."
"Third sister, you can’t pretend not to know me!" After pausing, Li Mengru cried out again, "You must be Prince An, right? I know you must be Prince An; please, I had nothing to do with my father’s death, please ask the Madam to spare me, the nunnery is a place not fit for people to stay, look at my hands."
Her cries attracted the attention of passersby.
"Lele, don’t fool me, why is this girl calling Leru by name?"
Seeing that it couldn’t be hidden anymore, Ye Haoxuan simplified the Li Family’s affairs briefly, which Ms. Wang surely believed her grandson, and immediately despised it.
"Quickly get her out, since she’s a Li Family’s girl, send her back to Madam Li; blocking the road, what is this nonsense?"
With these words, Li Luru also breathed a sigh of relief, truly fearing the elderly lady would dislike her because of this.
"Yes." Ye Haoxuan duly instructed those outside.
Li Mengru naturally heard Ms. Wang’s words, but that’s not what Li Mengru wanted, so she shouted again, "Old Madame, you’re kind-hearted, I beg you don’t send me back home; if I return to the Li Residence, I’ll surely be executed."
"Old Madame, you are the reincarnation of kind-hearted Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please take me with you, I’ll serve you all my life, like a horse or ox."
Li Luru nervously glanced at Ye Haoxuan upon hearing this.
The elderly lady wouldn’t really agree to take Li Mengru in, right? Although she’s the second sister, she’s cruel and heartless, capable of watching her parents die in front of her.
If the elderly lady were really soft-hearted and took her back, she’d be very worried about the lady’s safety.
"Is this girl crazy? What would she follow me for? Going home properly is best." Ms. Wang wasn’t foolish; having heard Ye Haoxuan’s previous words, along with this girl wanting to follow her home, the reasons were not hard to guess.
