Fangzheng was taken aback as he asked, "Plane ticket? What plane ticket? You're picking me up? To the airport? Then where are you? "
Jing Yan was a little dumbfounded when she heard the bunch of questions. She returned with a question. "Didn't you see the plane ticket that was mailed along with the invitation? How can something like that get lost in the mail these days? "
Fangzheng was instantly dumbfounded. There was a plane ticket in the envelope? On careful thought, he hadn't seen it carefully back then … However, even if he had seen it, he would probably have treated it as a scam. After all, back when he was scammed into a pyramid scheme, they had reimbursed him for his travel expenses.
"Ahem, about that … How can humans be free from mistakes? This Penniless Monk feels that since the matter has already developed to this point, there's no need to harp on it. One should be lenient when possible, right? "Fangzheng coughed dryly as he said with a flushed face.
Thankfully, it was a phone call, so Jing Yan couldn't see his braised egg head. Otherwise, she would have noticed something fishy and even praised Fangzheng. "It's no wonder you are called a master. You are truly magnanimous. If it were me, I would definitely find trouble with them. After all, it's such a huge matter. "
Fangzheng nodded like a chick pecking at grains. "Yes, yes, yes. By the way, where can I find you?"
"I'm outside One Finger Village," Jing Yan said.
Fangzheng really wanted to slap himself when he heard that. When he came out, he saw a car parked at the village entrance. Back then, he found it familiar, but he didn't think too much about it. Now that he thought about it again, he immediately burst into tears! Who would ride a fish with such a good car!? Firstly, he didn't take pictures. Secondly, he didn't have a helmet. Thirdly, he didn't have insurance. It would be troublesome if he was surrounded. Therefore, Fangzheng patted the fish head and said, "Turn around and return to One Finger Village!"
Salted Fish rolled his eyes and wanted to curse. It was early in the morning. People would walk their dogs or children, but you are walking a fish!?
However, Salted Fish obediently carried Fangzheng and ran back.
Before long, the man and fish arrived outside One Finger Village at lightning speed. Indeed, they saw a car parked at the village entrance. A beauty was standing outside the car, looking up at them.
Jing Yan only saw a white line of snow, like a speedboat racing through the sea. It stirred up a snowy wave as it traversed the paddy fields.
That's right, Salted Fish didn't take the road this time. Instead, he ran straight through the paddy fields. But in Jing Yan's eyes, it was shocking! She was so scared that she thought it was some kind of monster. She almost ran back into the car and ran away.
When Fangzheng and Salted Fish arrived, she saw a white figure soar into the sky and somersault in midair before landing beautifully on the ground with a thud. His white monk robes fluttered in the wind, and his palms were pressed together with a calm expression. He was truly a handsome and cool monk!
Before Jing Yan could say anything, a strange cry was heard from the paddy field. Then, with a bang, a black object hit the paddy stalk and flew into the sky! Finally, with a loud thud, it plunged headfirst into the pile of snow at the side.
Only then did Fangzheng smile at Jing Yan. "I brought a salted fish down the mountain, but I never expected it to drop. This Penniless Monk will retrieve it."
With that said, Fangzheng rushed over and pulled Salted Fish out. Salted Fish looked angrily at Fangzheng and suppressed his voice. "Reverend, can't you use a more direct method to kill a fish? You jumped out of the car midway and even kicked me. You were in the limelight, but I flipped the car. Do you know that? "
Fangzheng coughed dryly. "Do you think I wanted to? I lost all my image when I rode you over. I guarantee it won't happen again. Alright, stop grumbling. You are not to speak of this matter, or you will have to bear the consequences. "
At that moment, the sound of high heels stepping on the snow was heard. At the same time, Jing Yan's voice sounded. "Is this the talking salted fish from your One Finger Monastery?"
"That's right! Beautiful Bodhisattva, nice to meet you. I'm not a talking salted fish. To be precise, I'm a walking, jumping, and talking salted fish. I'm also a very gentlemanly salted fish. "Salted Fish suddenly jumped down from Fangzheng's hand and bowed at Jing Yan in a very gentlemanly manner.
Upon seeing this familiar action, Fangzheng nearly imagined that his salted fish had been possessed by a gentleman's butler from Country Y.
Jing Yan was amused as well. "Nice to meet you."
Fangzheng shrugged. "You've never seen him before?"
Jing Yan said with a wry smile, "I came once before I was buried in the office by the news you created. I haven't been able to come out for a breather these past few days. Yesterday, I heard from a friend that an accomplished monk from Songwu County had been invited to participate in an international forum. I guessed it was you, so I asked around carefully. Indeed … "
Fangzheng pressed his palms together. "This Penniless Monk has always wondered if they wrote the wrong name on the invitation? Songwu County has quite a number of accomplished monks, but Zen Master Hongyan is better than This Penniless Monk. "
Fangzheng wasn't being humble. Although he was unique in terms of Buddhist Dharma insights, Zen Master Hongyan was an existence he could hardly hope to match in terms of mainstream knowledge. Fangzheng had always respected Zen Master Hongyan.
Jing Yan pursed her lips and smiled. "Although Zen Master Hongyan is profound in the Buddhist Dharma, he isn't that famous internationally. At the very least, he isn't as good as you. I have no idea how you managed to create such a huge Buddha statue. You have to tell me later. Let's talk business first. I heard that you were selected because of someone's recommendation. However, I'm not sure who it is exactly. All I know is that the person has quite a background. Do you know any other powerful masters? "
Fangzheng shrugged. "How can you not know the ones I know? If I'm talking about the greatest, Shangfeng Temple knows one. "
"The Venerable One you mentioned has quite a high standing, but it's unlikely he would recommend you. Their Shangfeng Temple also has people going," said Jing Yan.
Fangzheng shook his head. "That's something This Penniless Monk doesn't know."
"Forget it. You'll know when you get there. Let's go. I'll send you to the airport. Get in the car! "Jing Yan patted the car door.
Fangzheng nodded and got into the car with Salted Fish.
After getting in the car, Salted Fish began acting up. Although he came from Mount Numinous, he had at most seen human technology on his cell phone. As for a sedan? This was the first time he was sitting in one, and it was also the first time he could openly inspect the internal structure of a car. Therefore, this fish would sit on the chair and lie on the ground. He would occasionally get up to look at the central control system, and he would occasionally click on the ambient lights above his head …
A few minutes later, while Jing Yan wasn't paying attention, Fangzheng picked up a mineral water bottle beside him and smashed it on Salted Fish's head. Only then did the fellow calm down.
When Jing Yan saw this, she pursed her lips and smiled. "Abbot Fangzheng, they say that you are a living Buddha and that the animals around you are all spiritual monsters. Is that true? "
Fangzheng shook his head. "What living Buddha? This Penniless Monk is only an ordinary person. As for spiritual monsters, forget about them. "
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