Free Web NovelChapter 1426: Chapter 530: The Fourth Chan_3
"Which two things?"
"The first thing is that the renowned monk Fish Monk from Yellow Field Prefecture was flayed and divided by the townspeople."
"The second thing is that Yellow Field and Jingchuan Prefecture inexplicably merged overnight."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan said, "Lady, are you aware that the Fish Monk was originally a big fish, and he died being eaten by the common folk."
"Hiss..." Lady Lianhua immediately realized and said, "Mr., do you mean the big fish in my dream is the renowned monk Fish Monk from Yellow Field Prefecture?"
"Exactly."
Zhou Xuan further asked, "In your dream, I ate the big fish. Such a strange dream must have a meaning. It has been quite a while since the death of the Fish Monk. Why haven’t you come to find me?"
Lady Lianhua said, "Mr., after the big fish died, my dream’s treasure mirror returned to peace. You were no longer in the mirror, the big fish was no longer in the mirror, and everything went back to normal. Seeing things calm down, and knowing you’re busy, I didn’t think to disturb you."
"Oh... so why, in recent days, have you started thinking about me again and wanted to find me for dream interpretation?"
Zhou Xuan asked again.
"A few days ago, Mr. appeared in my dream’s treasure mirror again, looked at me, and mouthed as if he was saying something."
Zhou Xuan asked, "What did I say to you in your dream?"
"In my dream, Mr. was voiceless, but I read the lip movements and made out a few words—’The next one is you.’"
Lady Lianhua said, "At that moment, I woke up in a cold sweat, thinking Mr. was going to kill me."
Zhou Xuan nodded, feeling that Lady Lianhua’s dream indeed had something to it.
He intended to deal with Lady Lianhua... but he couldn’t just confront her outright; he needed to determine if Lady Lianhua had connections with the Buddha Country people.
If she did, he would "cut ties with old friends." If she didn’t, he was not one to kill indiscriminately, so why harm Lady Lianhua?
However, he had just harbored this idea, and Lady Lianhua already dreamt of it, which was quite remarkable.
"I came into your dreams, and Fish Monk also entered them... I can’t shake the feeling that, Lady Lianhua, you might have a special identity?"
"My identity... I’m just a spirit monster, and at most an ugly one."
Lady Lianhua, intimidated by Zhou Xuan’s mysterious gaze, responded nervously, shivering.
Zhou Xuan shook his head, saying, "Not so simple. Lady Lianhua is not simple. Your worries, strange dreams—I can’t resolve them, but you’re in luck, as a good brother of mine traveling with me can dispel your doubts."
"Who is that good brother?"
"He is the Twenty-one Zen of the Buddhist priesthood—Master Wu Ya."
Zhou Xuan said.
"But today, I have neither prepared a Buddha Artifact nor bathed in incense; I’m afraid to show my fear in front of the Great Zen Master."
"No need to fear."
Zhou Xuan tilted his head, saying, "My guess is, you and Master Wu Ya might be fellow junior siblings..."
"Ah?!" Lady Lianhua’s jaw dropped,
Even more exaggeratedly, Huang Tianfeng, the steward of the Lotus Temple, was almost slack-jawed—how could a spirit monster under the sky be the junior sibling of Master Wu Ya?
Who is a junior sibling of Master Wu Ya? They would also be among the supreme Twenty-one Zen of the Buddhist priesthood.
"Let’s go. I’m just speculating anyway. To verify Lady Lianhua’s identity, we should ask Master Wu Ya."
Zhou Xuan led Lady Lianhua out...
...
Under the Zhou Family Ancestor Tree,
a young Taoist stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking up at the Zhou Family Ancestor Tree with a slight smile.
Zhou Xuan and Lady Lianhua approached, but before they could speak, the young Taoist, without turning around, said casually, "Guanxiang Junior Sister, it’s been a long time, it’s been too long."
"Zen Master, she really is your junior sister."
"Am I Guanxiang Junior Sister? I’m Lady Lianhua."
Lady Lianhua felt both flattered and surprised.
"Of course, you are my junior sister."
Zhao Wuya still smiled as he spoke.
Zhou Xuan was quite curious and asked, "Since Zen Master has already seen through it, why not come inside to find us, but instead let us come to you?"
"If I don’t seek the opportunity, the opportunity will find me."
Zhao Wuya remained calmly smiling.
At this, Zhou Xuan could no longer hold it and immediately summoned his fan, gently tapping Zhao Wuya’s forehead.
"Smack!"
A red mark appeared on Zhao Wuya’s forehead, and it even had a pattern on it.
"Ouch." Zhao Wuya immediately clutched his head, squatting to the ground wailing.
Zhou Xuan laughed, saying, "Ya Zi, as soon as I heard you speak, I knew it was you, Ya Zi, playing tricks and imitating Master Wu Ya."
"Ouch... ouch..." Zhao Wuya called out twice, clutching his head, and then looked up at Zhou Xuan: "Brother Xuan, how did you realize it was a disguise?"
"Even though Master Wu Ya acts godly, like a madman, he’s never pretentious... the act you just put on, I couldn’t stand watching it. You say you’re not chasing opportunities; they come to you... I’ll see about that."
Zhou Xuan grabbed Zhao Wuya and said, "Lower your head and call out Master Wu Ya for me."
"No need, no need. Just now, that boy Wu Ya Zen really woke up for a moment, and he asked me to bring you a message."
Zhao Wuya, his forehead bright red, pointed at Lady Lianhua and said, "Indeed, this is the Twenty-one Zen—Contemplation Zen, the fourth Zen that has now been revealed."
The revealed Twenty-one Zen currently totals four—Wu Ya, Joy, Six Desires, and Contemplation.
"Is she truly Twenty-one Zen?" Zhou Xuan turned to the dumbfounded Lady Lianhua and said, "I admit, my earlier guess was a gamble, but I didn’t expect to guess correctly."
Zhao Wuya then said, "Brother Xuan, that boy Wu Ya Zen also mentioned that to awaken ’Contemplation Zen,’ you must visit the White Bone Burial Pit of the Lotus Temple."
