Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 647: The Dedicated Rebel

Chapter 647: Chapter 647: The Dedicated Rebel

The Reception Master chuckled, his face full of sly charm.

"Heh, are you trying to fool me? Forty-nine days? Just come out and say you don’t want to do the ceremony for me because I’m not of the royal family."

Bai Junjun said, sweeping her sleeves as she turned to leave, "I’m going right now to ask Prince Hanying to make a judgement! Let’s see what you’ll do then."

"Please, don’t do that."

This trick of making herself seemingly easy to send away really worked. The Reception Master stopped Bai Junjun, "Our Abbot truly is in seclusion, how about this? I’ll ask another elder to be the Presiding Master, what do you think?"

"How’s his cultivation?" Bai Junjun asked perfunctorily, deeply engrossed in her role as the imperious young lady.

Li Wenli couldn’t help but curl her lips in a concealed laugh.

The troubled Reception Master answered,

"Naturally, it’s also very profound. Miss Bai can rest assured."

"Fine, lead the way." Bai Junjun unexpectedly agreed, her head held high as she marched forward.

Behind her, the Reception Master made meaningful eye contact with the novice Buddhist monk, implying to keep the monastery gate secured and not to let any more unwelcome visitors in.

An incident had occurred in the monastery a few days ago, and now everyone was on guard.

However, there were people from the palace staying at the monastery, so to avoid arousing their suspicions, everyone had to keep up the pretense that all was normal. The benefits they enjoyed also came with drawbacks.

People from the Bai Residence had come over. Initially, they wanted to send them away casually to avoid complications at such a critical time, but this forebear was not an easy one to dismiss. They couldn’t send her away at all.

The Reception Master was inwardly lamenting.

If only he had known, he wouldn’t have been tempted by their one thousand taels. Now the problem was inviting the spirits was easy, but sending them away was hard. They had no choice but to keep up the act.

The Reception Master followed behind them, disheartened, as they all ascended the mountain.

Compared to the tranquility of last time, the monastery was nearly filled with monks this time.

Bai Junjun couldn’t help but ask, "What’s going on here?"

"Oh, they... they... are practicing Zen walking."

"Zen walking?" Bai Junjun questioned.

That Reception Master diligently answered, "This is one of our regular practices. Zen walking helps improve awareness."

"Oh!" Bai Junjun glanced at the crowd on the plaza with interest, only to see them walking around as if they were searching for something, definitely not practicing Zen walking.

It was impressive how the Reception Master made up such a plausible story.

"Please come with me to the guest hall to rest for a little while. The universal Buddha ceremony will begin in half an hour."

"Alright." Bai Junjun, understanding, followed the Reception Master to the guest hall and sat down.

Not long after, she saw several monks, dusty from travel, carrying several new rosewood spirit tablets.

Upon seeing them, Bai Junjun thought, ah, these engravings are quite fresh, it seems they were just carved.

It made sense; with the escapee from the Underground Palace suddenly vanishing, these past days they must have turned heaven and earth upside down searching, leaving no time to attend to ceremonies.

Outside, those people were meticulously searching for any suspicious traces.

They probably believed that Elder Monk Shan Ci had secretly entered the Underground Palace.

After swiftly bringing the spirit tablets, they quickly left, clearly in a rush to continue their search.

A plan formed in Bai Junjun’s mind, and she whispered a few words to Li Wenli.

Hearing the young lady’s crafty idea, a glint of amusement appeared in Li Wenli’s eyes, signaling her agreement.

So, an hour later, the universal Buddha event officially began.

Before Bai Junjun and Li Wenli entered the Buddha hall, the monks earnestly had each of them put on a brown kasaya, grandiosely claiming it was to honor the purity of Buddha’s land.

These rebel soldiers really put a lot of effort into their roles, having learned so much about the ceremonies and rules of Buddhism.

After all, they were serving the Dowager Consort, and in order not to reveal any flaws, the rebels must have done quite a bit of hurried studying.