100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding
Chapter 179: Cherish the Person Before You_1

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Cherish the Person Before You_1

"What is it?" Gong Xiaoqiao asked.

Gu Hangshen looked at her and chuckled lightly, his eyes filled with affectionate entanglement, "Fool, it’s you standing in front of me at this moment!"

"Me...?"

Gu Hangshen gazed at her and sighed softly, "Xiaoqiao, I know what you’re worried about, and what confuses you. You fear getting hurt, so you try your best to avoid any harm. But if you try too hard, you’ll exhaust your fate too soon. Don’t overthink it, cherish what you have now, and let things take their natural course, okay?"

Master Konghui pushed open the door of the meditation room and stepped out, looking very pleased with Gu Hangshen, admiration in his eyes.

"Young man, you possess real wisdom."

Her master had never praised anyone so openly before, and Gong Xiaoqiao felt both surprised and jealous.

Even more jealous was Jinmulin, who just happened to walk by.

"Ah? Master! You’re too biased! I’ve been by your side for over a decade and never once heard you praise me!"

Master Konghui looked at him, "In the world of mortals, there are people who admire you, why do you need your teacher’s praise?"

Jinmulin touched his nose, "Master, everything is arranged and waiting for you to preside."

"Mm." Master Konghui performed a Buddhist salute and left for the main hall first.

"Second Senior Brother! You’re here too!" Seeing her master departing, Gong Xiaoqiao immediately bounded over happily to Jinmulin, circling around him and sighing, "I really miss this! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you in these robes!"

"Haha! Handsome, right?" Jinmulin was dressed like the other monks, in white cloth with a belt tied around the middle, simple yet neat, looking very spirited and nothing like his usual mischievously unrestrained self.

Gong Xiaoqiao nodded, and without stinginess praised, "If Second Senior Brother hadn’t secularized, he would definitely be the most handsome monk."

Jinmulin sweat, "Handsome I can accept, but monk? Let’s not go there!"

Gong Xiaoqiao glanced at him disdainfully, "It’s just as well you’re not a monk, or else you’d have lost all of Master’s face a long time ago. Buddhism has eight precepts: no killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, drinking, greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, and doubt, and you manage to violate them all! You’re practically Bajie!"

Jinmulin immediately protested with an innocent expression, "Killing and stealing? What’s that about? When have I ever taken a life or stolen anything?"

"You tell me how many wild chickens you’ve roasted from the back mountain, and how many girls’ hearts you’ve stolen from the village below!" Gong Xiaoqiao accused.

Jinmulin reached out to rub her face, "Hey hey! You ungrateful little thing, who was it for? Who was the one rolling on the ground from hunger, saying they’d die without meat?"

Gong Xiaoqiao chuckled dryly, "Hehe..."

Jinmulin immediately climbed up the metaphorical ladder, chuckling as he leaned in closer, "As for stealing hearts! Actually, your senior brother only wants to steal one person’s heart..."

Gu Hangshen finally cleared his throat to interrupt their reminiscing and pulled Gong Xiaoqiao to his side, looking at Jinmulin with dissatisfaction.

"I said, little junior sister, it’s okay that you came, but why did you bring this outsider!" Jinmulin, unappeased, tried to pull Gong Xiaoqiao’s hand but was immediately blocked by Gu Hangshen.

Anxious not to let Gu Hangshen say something shocking like "I’m not an outsider; I’m her significant other," Gong Xiaoqiao quickly changed the subject, "Isn’t the pilgrimage starting? Second Senior Brother, let’s go quick!"

"Here, the clothes are prepared for you." Jinmulin handed her the clothes he had ready, "The sole female disciple of Shaolin Temple will probably attract a lot of media attention!"

Gong Xiaoqiao frowned slightly, she should have expected that there would be reporters at such a grand event today.