Chapter 974 The Master Passed Away

No matter how strong the maintenance capabilities of the royalist secret base are, they definitely can't leave the port in the next few days.

Li Chengxi saw that there was nothing to do, so he turned to look at Yang Yiyi on the monitor next to him.

It was just past noon on his side, but Yang Yiyi's side was sunny in the morning.

Since the abbot of Jingci Temple was in seclusion, he had to wait for him to come out to deliver the letter in person. Fortunately, on the one hand, there was no rush, and on the other hand, it was said that it would only be in the next two days.

Yang Yiyi got up in the morning and first practiced the Feidu acupuncture method that she had just learned from Taohuawu. As for the practice object...

Every morning when Wu Shaoyi opened his eyes, his legs were pierced like a hedgehog.

Yang Yiyi learned this to recognize acupuncture points and practice the precise application of internal strength. While Wu Shaoyi was the practice object, he could also treat his legs by the way, a win-win situation.

It will take a long time for Wu Shaoyi's legs to recover. When leaving Taohuawu, Xing Muqing specifically instructed that acupuncture should be performed regularly, and ointment should be applied for two hours after acupuncture.

Before leaving, Xing Muqing also gave her a prescription. The herbs used were not rare and exotic, but were easy to find in the pharmacy. Just take the prescription and ask the shop assistant to make ointment.

After piercing Wu Shaoyi's legs into hedgehogs, Yang Yiyi began to practice boxing as usual every day.

As mentioned before, Yang Yiyi was not very good at practicing Tai Chi, and she preferred the steady, accurate and fierce Bajiquan.

But the strong boxing method would hurt the body. It is not obvious now because Yang Yiyi is still young and has a strong physique. When she gets older, all kinds of problems will come to her.

So the rejuvenation method and the flying needle method can also help Yang Yiyi maintain her health and avoid these problems.

And the set of CDs given by Li Chengxi not only contains Tai Chi and Bajiquan, but also a complete set of Baduanjin.

There is a saying that the radio gymnastics that students practice now evolved from Baduanjin. I don't know if it is true or not, but the Baduanjin set of kung fu is indeed good for health training.

Yang Yiyi now does two sets of Ba Duan Jin every morning, which is both for fitness and warm-up, and then she starts to practice other kung fu.

After finishing the last set of Phoenix Three Nods, Yang Yiyi touched the sweat on her forehead, picked up the cooled teapot and poured it into her mouth.

And every time at this time, as long as she put down the teapot, she would see a group of young boys lying on the wall with very envious expressions.

These young boys all shaved their heads in a uniform manner. They were orphans adopted by Jingci Temple and were also lay disciples.

I don’t know if she was planning to learn secretly. Every time Yang Yiyi practiced, she would lie on the wall and watch.

Anyway, she was not afraid of being seen. The moves themselves were not important. What was important was the method of using the strength. This could not be learned just by watching. If there was no master to teach, she had to understand it little by little.

Over time, Yang Yiyi didn’t care too much about someone climbing over the wall to learn secretly.

"Sister, can you teach me your boxing skills? I'll treat you to chicken legs."

Among the little bald guys, the most conspicuous one is Jingkong. From time to time, he can be seen running around the temple with a roasted rabbit or pheasant.

"Instead of learning from me, you might as well practice the kung fu taught by the master."

"But the master always asks us to squat horse stance and practice waist swinging skills, which are all basic skills. It's so boring."

"But it's because basic skills are important. Sister, I have squatted horse stance for ten years."

Martial arts must be practiced from childhood, otherwise many movements will not be able to be performed when you grow up.

But the children must want to learn kung fu that looks cool besides squatting horse stance.

The kung fu of this Jingci Temple is not weak at all. It is very good at internal skills and sticks, fists and feet. After all, it is a famous and upright sect, and the kung fu is still quite good.

It's just that the children don't understand it.

Just as Yang Yiyi was about to explain the importance of basic skills, she heard a child climbing the wall whisper:

"It's bad! The senior brother is coming, run!"

The group of little bald heads immediately scattered like birds and beasts. Not long after, a young monk walked into the small courtyard with an expression of "wait for me to deal with you" on his face. When he looked at Yang Yiyi, he changed his expression to a smile.

"Two donors, Uncle Xuanbei invites you to come over."

"But the abbot master has come out of retreat?"

"That's right."

What Yang Yiyi was waiting for was the abbot of Jingci Temple, Master Xuanbei, to come out of retreat. After delivering the letter, she could set off for Lingyun Temple.

So she packed up briefly and hurried to catch up with the monk.

After walking through the hall for a while, she saw many monks gathering in one direction.

At first, Yang Yiyi thought that the abbot was quite famous, and so many people came out to greet him, but as she walked, she felt something was wrong.

These monks gathered together, it didn't seem like they were welcoming the abbot out of retreat, why did they feel flustered?

The monk who led Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi was also a little confused, but seeing the other monks panic, he also had a bad premonition and unconsciously quickened his pace.

Following the gathered monks, they walked to the back mountain of Jingci Temple. There were some natural grottoes here, which were simply modified for the monks in the temple to use in seclusion.

As they approached here, Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi faintly heard a cry.

It was not an illusion, it was indeed not good.

Quickening their pace, the two of them passed through the crowd and saw a group of monks from Jingci Temple gathered together, clasping their hands together and chanting Amitabha from time to time.

Seeing Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi coming, Master Xuanbei stepped back to greet them.

"Master Xuanbei, this is..."

"I wanted to ask the two ladies to welcome my senior brother out of seclusion, but I didn't expect, alas..."

Master Xuanbei shook his head and said:

"My senior brother has passed away in Guanzhong."

"Ah?"

What kind of Zen are you practicing?

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?

Speaking of which, the abbot of Jingci Temple died at this time, whether it was early or late, is there something strange about it?

"We saw that Brother Shichen did not come out, so we opened the door to check and found that Brother Shichen had passed away for a long time."

At this time, Yang Yiyi, who was shocked, immediately felt the jade sceptre in her arms tremble. She immediately understood what Li Chengxi meant and asked in a low voice:

"Why is it so sudden?"

Yang Yiyi's words were more obscure, meaning whether there were other factors.

Master Xuanbei understood and responded:

"Birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable. Brother Shichen had no external injuries and no signs of poisoning."

In other words, it was a natural death, not murder.

It was normal for Li Chengxi to suspect that someone was playing tricks. After all, Anxiangtang had tried to sneak into Taohuawu before, but was blocked by Meihuawei.

But on second thought, this Jingci Temple is not comparable to Taohuawu, and the host is not as skilled as Xing Muqing. If Anxiangtang has the ability to assassinate the host, Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi will be killed halfway before they can even reach Jingci Temple.

However, Li Chengxi is still not at ease. He wants to see the body of the host. When the time comes, there should be clues when he right-clicks on the character panel.

But the body should not have been transported out yet. A bunch of people are still blocking the entrance of the cave, and they can't see the situation inside at all.

At this moment, the welcoming monk who should have been at the door suddenly ran in.

He didn't know that the host had died yet, and it was a bit strange why so many people gathered in the back mountain.

But there must be something urgent, so he quickly ran to Master Xuanbei and whispered a few words.

Yang Yiyi clearly saw a flash of surprise on Master Xuanbei's calm face.

"Please ask the pilgrims to go back quickly and make preparations for the reception."

What does it mean? The host is gone, what is there to welcome?

What a great guest this must be.

Then Yang Yiyi heard Master Xuanbei say to the others:

"Princess Mingzhu will soon arrive at the temple gate, everyone follow me to greet her."

Oh my god, she is indeed a distinguished guest.