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A woman's daily accessories and toiletries could all be placed inside the dressing table, then spat out by the golden phoenix. The principle was simple. However, the grandeur and magnificence displayed by the golden phoenix as a servant was unavoidable. Just imagining a woman sitting in front of such a beautiful dressing table and being served by the golden phoenix, Miao Yi couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement. The Lady Boss would definitely like it.
After Yang Qingqing stood up from the dressing table, Dong Guo Li cupped his fists and asked, "What do you think, Milord?"
"Not bad!" Miao Yi nodded. He immediately summoned a storage ring and tossed it to Dong Guo Li, then put away the dressing table.
Dong Guo Li quickly checked the Orbs of Will inside the storage ring, then immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Milord! Thank you, Milord!"
Miao Yi nodded. As soon as he walked out of the cavern, he ran into Charcoal running into his embrace.
Miao Yi stroked his mane, then turned around and led him towards Yao Ruoxian's cavern.
Yao Ruoxian was sitting cross-legged in his own cavern. When Miao Yi led Charcoal in, he only opened his eyes to take a look.
Miao Yi walked around him and headed towards the cavern he was guarding behind. Yao Ruoxian immediately asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going out for a while. I brought some mantises with me to protect myself." Miao Yi tossed out these words, then walked straight into the cavern.
Yao Ruoxian immediately followed him in, shouting, "I can only take fifteen of them."
In a huge underground space, eighty-five praying mantises the size of pigs were crouching on piles of glittering crystal coins and chewing nonstop. Their sharp chewing mouthparts took in hundreds of gold crystals in a single mouthful, and they kept chewing on the coins in their mouths.
As they grew larger, their faces became clearer, making them look even more ferocious and terrifying. Their four limbs were covered in barbs, making one's hair stand on end. Charcoal stuck his head out of the cavern, not daring to follow them in.
Clang clang clang! A series of crisp sounds rang out. Yao Ruoxian quickly knocked off the arm-sized golden arcs embedded in the tails of the fifteen mantises, then put them away. He pointed at the fifteen mantises and said, "I'll take these fifteen."
Miao Yi opened his palm to welcome them, and the fifteen mantises immediately flew up. Whoosh! Whoosh! They entered his storage ring.
"It's still too early for the handover of the Lunar New Year. Where are we going now?" Yao Ruoxian asked as he swung his sleeves.
Miao Yi replied, "I'm going to Flowing Clouds Dune Sea."
Yao Ruoxian was stunned. "You still dare to run there?"
Miao Yi smiled faintly. His mind was in a mess right now, and he was in no mood to cultivate at all. After so many years, it wouldn't be right for him to not pay a visit to the Lady Boss in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea. Even if it was dangerous, he still had to make the trip.
Yao Ruoxian glanced at him, and realized that this guy's aura of a superior was getting thicker and thicker.
As soon as he walked out of the cave, Charcoal bit onto Miao Yi's clothes from outside. He shook his head.
Charcoal's appearance didn't change much, but it seemed to be filled with spiritual energy. It could already understand human speech, and was only lacking the ability to speak. Otherwise, it would probably be able to converse directly with humans. Miao Yi guessed that it knew he wanted to go out after hearing what he said just now, so he asked, "You want to go too?"
Charcoal immediately let go of his clothes, snorted loudly, and nodded while pawing his hooves.
Miao Yi also knew that this guy was bored to death. In the past, he could still make it fall asleep after eating the Core Formation, but now, he could only make it feel bored. Miao Yi didn't want this either. After all, this guy had gone through life and death with him many times, but he really had no choice. Ever since his cultivation broke through to the Red Lotus realm and could fly, Charcoal's leg strength was no longer of much use to him. Even if he were to fight, he wouldn't be able to use it.
However, there was no way to explain it to him. Miao Yi could only pat its head and leave.
After leaving the cave, Charcoal bit onto Miao Yi's clothes again. Miao Yi stretched out his hand, and two fleshy feelers popped out from the mane on Charcoal's neck and connected to Miao Yi's palm. Soon, he understood why Miao Yi didn't want to take him with him.
He retracted his feelers. He let go of Miao Yi's clothes, and his head drooped down listlessly, letting out a low whimper.
Whoosh! Miao Yi abruptly took to the skies.
"Sigh!" Yao Ruoxian sighed, and patted the listless Charcoal. "I hope the legends are true. When the day comes that you can soar into the clouds …"
In the Buddhist Nation, a figure descended from the sky and landed outside the mountain gates of a monastery. Miao Yi lifted his head and saw the words' The Buddhist Sect Is Vast 'written above the mountain gates.
The two beautiful nuns in white standing at the foot of the mountain gates immediately turned around and left. "Amitabha. Almsgiver, please wait. May I ask what business you have here?"
Miao Yi calmly replied, "I am an old friend of Abbot Ba Jie of your esteemed monastery. I happened to pass by today, so I came to pay you a visit. Please inform him that my surname is Miao. Your esteemed abbot will naturally know who I am."
"Please wait a moment, Almsgiver." One of the nuns bowed slightly, then quickly left.
Not long after, Ba Jie calmly appeared on the steps of the mountain, dressed in snow-white monk robes. When he saw Miao Yi below, he gave a slight nod.
The nun guarding the mountain gates immediately turned and extended her hand, "Almsgiver, the abbot invites you."
In a flash, Miao Yi arrived at the top of the mountain. He looked at Ba Jie from head to toe, and realized that this guy was still as sanctimonious as ever.
"Amitabha!" Ba Jie pressed his palms together and smiled, "What brings you here, Almsgiver?"
Miao Yi tilted his head and looked at the three words' Snow Garments Nunnery 'above the monastery gates. He calmly replied, "I was just passing by, so I decided to drop by to see you."
"Please!" Ba Jie extended his hand, and the two of them walked side by side towards the wide-open monastery gates.
Deep within the courtyard, ancient trees towered high into the sky. Under the shade of the trees, the sunlight shone through. Occasionally, Miao Yi could see nuns dressed in snow-white monk robes bowing as they passed by. Miao Yi took a closer look and realized that it was just as his Little Third had said. Most of the nuns in Snow Garments Nunnery were quite good-looking.
Ba Jie didn't bring him to the main hall, but to the backyard instead. The two of them took their seats. When the nun serving tea left, Ba Jie, who had been fiddling with the bead in his hand, immediately tossed the bead onto the table. In an instant, he shed his sanctimonious facade and leaned back in his chair. He extended his hand and said, "Big Brother, have some tea!"
Miao Yi picked up the teacup and moistened his mouth, then put it down and asked, "I heard from my Little Third that you refused to become an abbot of a larger monastery even if you had the chance. Is that true?"
Ba Jie sighed, "Big Brother, I can't compare to you. We monks don't have handmaidens by our side."
Miao Yi narrowed his eyes and coldly said, "Are the pretty nuns in this nunnery that enticing to you?" The reprimand in his tone was obvious.
Ba Jie was taken aback, but he quickly understood. His Big Brother wasn't here to see him, but to reprimand him because he didn't want to. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Big Brother, don't be fooled by the fact that the Buddhist Nation's monasteries are filled with monks. When it comes to power struggles, they're no worse than the other five nations. I don't want to get involved in those troubles. With my Master's reputation, it shouldn't be a problem for me to obtain some Orbs of Will that can satisfy my cultivation needs. So there's no need for me to risk my life so soon. I want to wait until my cultivation is a little higher and I'm safer before leaving this place. Big Brother, don't tell me you're hoping for me to run off and die as soon as possible? "
Miao Yi scoffed, "I hope this isn't an excuse you're making up. Otherwise, I'll burn down this monastery of yours."
"How could I? I can lie to anyone but you, right? " Ba Jie chuckled and quickly changed the topic, "Big Brother, it wasn't easy for you to come all the way here. Let me welcome you back."
He quickly stood up and took off his monk robes, then took out a fake hair and beard from his storage ring and put them on. He then changed his clothes, and his appearance immediately changed.
Then, Miao Yi watched as Ba Jie lifted the cloth curtain beneath the altar and a wooden plank on the ground, revealing a pitch-black hole underneath.
Miao Yi was taken aback. "What are you doing?"
Ba Jie chuckled, "Big Brother, please wait a moment. I'll be right back." He then jumped into the hole.
Miao Yi waited for almost an hour. When the cloth curtain beneath the altar was lifted again, Ba Jie had already come out with a food container. He placed the food on the table and quickly changed back into his clothes. He then hurriedly ran out to the courtyard and called for a nun, instructing, "I wish to discuss the Buddhist teachings with the benefactor inside. Without my permission, no one is to disturb us."
When Ba Jie returned to the house, he saw that Miao Yi had already opened the food container. Miao Yi turned to him and asked, "Did you go out just to get some food?"
"It wasn't easy for Big Brother to come all the way here. How could I bear to see you eat vegetarian food? Naturally, I have to treat you with the best food and wine. My place isn't like yours. Monks eat vegetarian food. Even if you have the ingredients, there's no one to make them for you. You'll have to go to the nearest city to buy them. "Ba Jie was very enthusiastic as he carried the food container to the back hall." Big Brother, come to the back. There's a spacious table there. "
Miao Yi followed Ba Jie to the back hall and saw Ba Jie swiftly arranging the food and wine on the table. It was obvious that this wasn't his first time doing something like this. He raised his brows and asked, "Did you dig a tunnel in this house just so you could eat and drink?"
Ba Jie rolled his eyes and quickly explained, "Big Brother, you've misunderstood. That tunnel was prepared for my escape. If I wanted to go out and eat, I could have just left. Why would I need to dig a tunnel? "
Miao Yi said, "As far as I know, as long as you don't cause any trouble, there aren't many people in the entire cultivation realm who would dare to touch Grandmaster Qi Jie's disciple. Why would you need to dig a tunnel?"
Ba Jie continued, "Even though my Master's reputation is great, it's always better to have a backup plan. Just in case something happens and he can't handle it, it'll come in handy. Big Brother, I suggest you dig one when you go back. Come, don't just stand there and talk. Sit down and eat while we talk. "
After Miao Yi sat down, Ba Jie turned around and licked his lips. He then turned back to pour some wine for Miao Yi and said, "Big Brother, I don't eat meat and drink wine. You can drink wine. I'll just replace it with tea and eat some vegetarian food."
Miao Yi said, "I don't care what you eat or drink. If you want to eat, then eat."
'Trying to trick me? I can't be bothered to listen to your lecture! ' Ba Jie thought to himself. He smiled and poured himself a cup of tea.'As expected, he only eats vegetarian food... '
That night, Miao Yi was arranged to rest in a guest room in the temple. He could vaguely hear the chanting of sutras, so he went out to take a look. When he came across the nun on duty, he asked her what was going on.
The nun replied that there was an hour's worth of evening classes every night.
Miao Yi walked to the front courtyard and saw that Ba Jie was leading a group of over a hundred nuns as they sat on prayer mats, chanting sutras under the moonlight.
At this moment, Ba Jie looked like a dignified Buddha. Miao Yi quietly stood under a large tree. He didn't disturb the others, but as he looked at Ba Jie, he couldn't help but reminisce about his childhood.
Before he knew it, the evening classes were over and the crowd dispersed. Ba Jie picked a young nun to stay behind and brought her to the rear courtyard.
Miao Yi nodded at the nuns who were walking towards him. The nuns pressed their palms together, then brushed past him and left. Miao Yi then placed his hands behind his back and slowly made his way to Ba Jie's courtyard. He saw that Ba Jie's door was tightly shut, but the lights in the room were still on. He could vaguely hear Ba Jie preaching Buddhist teachings from inside.
Recalling his childhood, Miao Yi wanted to go in and have a chat with Ba Jie. However, when he heard that Ba Jie had some serious matters to discuss, he didn't want to disturb him. So, he decided to wait for the people inside to leave before going in.
However, the more he listened, the more he felt that something was off. Words like 'You're new here. Beauty is emptiness, emptiness is beauty. In my eyes, you're nothing but a pink skeleton' were coming out.
Soon, the lights in the room went out. From time to time, Miao Yi could hear the soft cries of a woman. He furrowed his brows and quickly left.
"Who's there?" Ba Jie's voice immediately came from inside the room.
Bang! Miao Yi kicked the door open and was immediately greeted by an unbearable sight. He saw Ba Jie and a beautiful nun, both naked and hugging each other on the bed.
Ba Jie was instantly dumbfounded. The nun with the graceful figure immediately cried out in alarm and quickly covered herself with a blanket.
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