Chapter 105: Revisiting Lingyin Temple
Chapter 105: Revisiting Lingyin Temple
“A-Mu, promise me that you won’t get into trouble anymore. This feeling is awful. My heart feels like it’s about to jump out of my throat, and I don’t want to experience this again.”
Wang Xiqing held Lin Mu tightly. She felt what it was like to worry about someone for the first time, and it was this tense and uncomfortable.
“Don’t worry, I promise you I won’t get hurt again.”
Lin Mu gave her a light kiss on the forehead and said seriously.
“Really?”
Wang Xiqing lifted her head, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
“Of course. A real man never goes back on his word.”
Lin Mu nodded heavily. Wang Xiqing felt slightly relieved in her heart. She raised her head and gave Lin Mu a light kiss on the lips, then jumped up as if shocked by electricity.
“Alright, I need to get back to work. You rest well and recover!”
“Wait, you’re leaving so soon? Stay a bit longer and talk. Didn’t you still have questions to ask?”
“Hmph! What questions? You just want to take advantage of me. Did you think I didn’t know your dirty thoughts?”
Wang Xiqing snorted, then put on her hat.
“There are so many beauties keeping you company, it doesn’t matter if I’m not here. You enjoy yourself slowly! Goodbye!”
Watching Wang Xiqing flee in a panic, Lin Mu smiled knowingly.
In the afternoon, he received a call from Yao Xianxian. She called as soon as she learned he was injured. After asking how he was and expressing concern, she reminded him to recover quickly.
Because their movie preparations were almost complete, and they were about to start filming. They couldn’t afford any setbacks at this critical moment.
For the next three days, Lin Mu obediently stayed in the hospital to recover. Every day, Zhou Shiyun would bring him soup she had stewed. Lin Mu practiced his cultivation while enjoying the close attention of a beauty. His days were quite carefree.
But this carefree life ended on the fourth day because Zhou Shiyun examined Lin Mu and found that the wound on his chest had completely healed. Even the internal damage was fully repaired.
The test results showed everything was normal. His bodily functions were much stronger than an ordinary person’s. All his physiological indicators far exceeded normal levels. What especially puzzled Zhou Shiyun was Lin Mu’s hormone levels, which were five times higher than a normal man’s.
With such high hormone levels, he hadn’t turned into a lecherous person. Zhou Shiyun found it quite remarkable in her heart.
However, these tests were all done privately by Zhou Shiyun. The results weren’t saved and were all destroyed by her. She wouldn’t casually reveal Lin Mu’s physical information now, to prevent it from being collected by anyone with ill intentions.
“How are the results? Can I be discharged today?”
Lin Mu asked with a grin.
“Yes, all the indicators are normal, much stronger than an ordinary person. You can be discharged.”
Zhou Shiyun nodded and smiled slightly.
Just as the two were talking, Song Yuru and the other two girls walked in. Seeing Lin Mu already wearing his own clothes, they looked at him in surprise.
“What? Sister Zhou, can A-Mu leave the hospital already?”
Ye Zixi stepped forward in disbelief and started feeling around Lin Mu’s chest.
“Yes, I just checked him. All his indicators are normal, even higher than an ordinary person’s. He’s completely recovered and healthy now.”
Zhou Shiyun smiled warmly and said gently.
“Really? That day I saw the wound on A-Mu’s chest was very serious. How did it heal so fast? Let me see.”
Ye Zixi still didn’t believe it and insisted on opening Lin Mu’s clothes to look. During their tussle, she accidentally brushed against Lin Mu’s sensitive spot. Lin Mu immediately clamped his legs together and stuck his bottom out.
Song Yuru noticed the change in Lin Mu. The tent pitched below was too obvious. She covered her mouth with a laugh and pulled Ye Zixi away.
“Yuru, what are you doing? Let me see if A-Mu is better or not!”
“Silly girl, if you keep this up, A-Mu might get internal injuries again.”
Song Yuru giggled, her eyes glancing at Lin Mu’s lower abdomen. Ye Zixi followed Song Yuru’s gaze and immediately noticed Lin Mu’s unusual state. She lightly spat.
“Shameless! Your body just got better, and your head is already full of bad thoughts!”
After saying that, she ran out of the room with a red face, leaving Lin Mu awkwardly shrinking by the bed, speechless… If that girl hadn’t been touching him everywhere, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.
But Lin Mu himself felt it was strange. After this injury, it seemed his body had changed a bit. He seemed to have become more sensitive, and he didn’t know why.
After leaving the hospital, Lin Mu saw his Maybach parked right at the hospital entrance. He grinned and asked, “How come my car is here?”
“With such a good car available, should we drive my little broken car instead? And this car is fully bulletproof, even the tires are blast-proof.”
Ling Xuanrong gave Lin Mu an exasperated glare. Lin Mu smiled wryly. He didn’t expect that in front of his car, Ling Xuanrong’s Panamera had become a little broken car.
If the Porsche boss found out, he would probably be crying right now. Even if it couldn’t compare to a car of Maybach’s level, it shouldn’t be considered a little broken car!
This time, to prevent Ye Zixi from speeding, the two girls, including Lin Mu, all agreed not to let her drive. Ye Zixi could only sit angrily in the passenger seat, looking unhappy.
“A-Mu, your luck has been really bad lately. How about we go to Lingyin Temple to burn some incense and get rid of the bad luck?”
Song Yuru was driving. As she started the car, she asked Lin Mu in the back seat.
“Alright, let’s go burn some incense there. I even had a strange encounter there once, and my Cultivation Power broke through by a large margin.”
Lin Mu nodded with a smile. It had been a long time since he visited Lingyin Temple. He wondered if that master was still there.
“Ah? When did that happen?”
Hearing about the large improvement in Cultivation Power, Ye Zixi immediately became interested and asked eagerly.
“A while ago. I happened to wander there then. The master said I had a connection with Buddhism and let me sit in his meditation room for one night. As a result, I had a sudden enlightenment.”
Lin Mu laughed heartily and briefly recounted his experience.
“Annoying! Why don’t I encounter such good things?”
Ye Zixi turned her head away speechlessly, feeling even more frustrated.
Although it had been some time since he last came to Lingyin Temple, Lin Mu still felt very relaxed when he visited again. Once inside the temple, the first person he wanted to see was the senior monk who had guided him before.
But after searching around, he couldn’t find that senior monk. Later, he asked other monks and learned that on the same day Lin Mu left, the master also left Lingyin Temple to travel afar.
Hearing this answer, Lin Mu felt a deep regret in his heart. It seemed the master had also found his own opportunity, so he left Lingyin Temple without any attachments.
He deeply regretted not being able to see the master one more time—
That master was well-versed in Buddhist principles. Around him, one couldn’t sense any worldly attachments. That was a state only achieved by highly virtuous monks who had Cultivated to a very profound Realm.
“What’s wrong, A-Mu? Didn’t you find that master?”
Seeing the regret on Lin Mu’s face, Ye Zixi asked.
“Yeah, they said the master went traveling. It’s not easy to meet such extraordinary people even once. It seems my connection with him was only for that one meeting.”
Lin Mu sighed with deep feeling. In Buddhism, across the three realms and six paths, Cultivation most emphasizes the character for ‘connection’. Everything arises and ceases due to connections. Everything follows its natural course and must not be forced.
“That’s such a pity. Otherwise, with the master’s profound Realm, he could have performed a ceremony for you. Maybe it could have driven away the bad luck on you.”
Ye Zixi also sighed helplessly.
“Hehe, when the master and I parted back then, he didn’t say I had bad luck. Instead, he said I had peach blossom luck. I wonder if it’s true?”
Lin Mu grinned and looked at Ye Zixi as he spoke.
“The master was definitely tricking you!”
Seeing Lin Mu’s teasing look, Ye Zixi became very flustered and quickly ran to the side.
“Monks don’t lie. I think the master wasn’t tricking me, but that I really have peach blossom luck!”
Seeing Ye Zixi’s reaction, Lin Mu laughed happily, then called over the other two girls who were on the other side.
“It’s rare that we come to Lingyin Temple. Let’s all pay respects to Buddha. Sincerity leads to efficacy.”
Hearing this, the three girls’ eyes lit up. They immediately ran together to the front of the Buddha statue, knelt down together, and devoutly kowtowed several times.
As for what wishes each of them made, only Buddha would truly know.
“Alright, we’ve burned incense and paid respects to Buddha. Let’s go back.”
Lin Mu stood behind the three girls and said.
“A-Mu, why didn’t you pay respects to Buddha?”
Ye Zixi asked curiously.
“I respect Buddhist principles, but I don’t believe in Buddhism.”
Lin Mu smiled slightly, took a deep look at the Buddha statue, then led the way out of Lingyin Temple.
“A-Mu is so strange. How can someone who doesn’t believe in Buddhism have a connection with it? I think that master was old and confused. How did such a good thing like a huge surge in Cultivation Power land on A-Mu?”
Ye Zixi stood up and said gloomily.
“Shh! This is a temple. Don’t talk nonsense.”
Song Yuru gently covered Ye Zixi’s mouth and gave her a reproachful look.
Ye Zixi rolled her eyes speechlessly, thinking to herself that Lin Mu doesn’t believe in Buddhism either, so why aren’t you controlling him?
“Are we going straight home now, or shall we find a place to eat first?”
After the four got into the car, Lin Mu asked.
“Well, let’s go directly to Shuixiang Teahouse. Sister You has already prepared lunch and is waiting for us to arrive.”
Ye Zixi said with a smile.
“Ah? Why would Sister You prepare lunch waiting for me?”
Lin Mu looked at Ye Zixi strangely.
“I told Sister You about your injury. She felt very guilty. If you hadn’t been treating Brother-in-law that day, you wouldn’t have been ambushed due to your Zhenqi depletion.”
Ye Zixi turned her head and said.
“So Sister You specially prepared lunch. Also, Brother-in-law woke up two days ago and hasn’t seen you yet. He really wants to meet you.”
They drove and soon arrived at the foot of Qinglian Mountain. In a short while, they reached the entrance of Shuixiang Teahouse. Unlike usual, there wasn’t a single customer today.
“Strange, why is no one here today?”
Lin Mu asked puzzled. There wasn’t even a hostess at the entrance.
“Sister You specially announced a day off today to welcome you. Today it’s just us!”
Ye Zixi giggled and led the way inside.
Lin Mu also shook his head with a smile. To welcome him, they had so solemnly closed for a day, which made him feel a bit embarrassed.
But as soon as he entered, he noticed Ye Zixi squatting on the ground, looking at a hostess who had fainted. Lin Mu quickly stepped forward and found that the hostess was the girl who usually stood at the entrance welcoming guests.
“What happened? Why did she faint here? Where are the others?”