CHAPTER 436: 339, LUCKY_3

Qi Zhaoyun covered her mouth and laughed, saying: "What if it’s true."

Qi Zhaoning threw the handkerchief on the ground: "Anyway, I don’t fancy him. If I’m to marry, I’ll marry a heroic man like Li Changge from the Four Dreams of Bianliang, a man who excels in both poetry and martial arts, who has both patriotic aspirations and the talent of a pillar of strength!"

Qi Zhaoyun sighed: "Zhaoning, everything in the play is fake."

Qi Zhaoning no longer paid any attention to Qi Zhaoyun, beckoning to a maid and instructing: "Pass down the order, no more offering delicacies to Chen Ji. How can he and his maid eat so much, coming to my Qi Mansion as if taking advantage!"

Qi Zhaoyun became anxious: "Not possible, he was personally invited by grandfather."

Qi Zhaoning glared at the maid: "Go on, why are you standing there?"

However, at this moment, a servant stepped quickly into the Pellucid Tower’s main hall and announced loudly: "Young master, the Bodhisattva Wuzhai has arrived. He has also brought the reincarnated Buddhisatva from Yunzhou, Rochusaga."

Qi Zhenwu stood up abruptly: "Well, well, I thought the Bodhisattva wouldn’t come."

Shen Ye asked quietly: "Rochusaga...is he the Yunzhou Buddhisatva with ’Telepathy’?"

Lin Chaojing responded with a smile: "It is him, he is currently practicing at Yuanjue Temple."

All the guests stood up together, looking towards the outside of the hall.

Chen Ji sat behind the table without any intention to rise, further stuffing the pastries on the table to Xiao Man.

He suspected that practicing the Mandala Secret Seal Gluttonous Path was all about eating, as Xiao Man seemed like a bottomless pit, no matter how many pastries were stuffed he couldn’t be satisfied...but now the family’s conditions didn’t allow Xiao Man to eat freely.

Next moment, Bodhisattva Wuzhai, wearing a moon white kasaya, seemed to bring a beam of moonlight as he entered the Pellucid Tower, even making the candlelight in the main hall brighter.

"The candlelight brightens" is not an exaggerated description, it actually brightened.

Behind Bodhisattva Wuzhai’s head, there seemed to truly be a halo of vague Buddha light, even illuminating the wide pond outside the house, where koi fish could be seen swimming at the bottom of the lake from afar.

Fat koi all swam towards the Pellucid Tower, gathering at the shore, like a multitude of fish worshipping.

Such a scene akin to a divine miracle made the guests marvel repeatedly.

Bodhisattva Wuzhai stepped into the hall, pressed his palms together, and said warmly: "Dear donors, please forgive me, this little monk arrived late."

Qi Zhenwu laughed heartily as he navigated around the table to welcome them.

He walked to the front door and stretched out his arms to greet Wuzhai’s arm: "No problem, no problem. It’s good enough that Bodhisattva Wuzhai can come, it brings glory to our Qi family’s Pellucid Tower. And this Yunzhou Buddhisatva, I’ve long heard of your ’Telepathy’s’ marvel, can we witness it today?"

But Wuzhai didn’t speak, his gaze suddenly went past Qi Zhenwu’s shoulder, looking at Chen Ji behind the table who was holding half a pastry, silent for a long time.

Everyone followed Wuzhai’s gaze, but didn’t know why Wuzhai was staring at Chen Ji.

Qi Zhenzhuo elbowed Chen Ji: "Master, stop eating."

Qi Zhenwu asked in confusion: "What’s the matter with the Bodhisattva?"

Wuzhai smiled, pressed his palms together and slightly bowed to Chen Ji: "Chen Ji, dear donor, I hope you have been well."

Everyone was taken aback.

Chen Ji looked up, not at Wuzhai but at the little monk behind Wuzhai, who was waving at him enthusiastically. But as they made eye contact, the little monk gradually restrained his smile, showing a compassion beyond his age.

At this time, Wuzhai, though ignored, was not angry, and still said with a smile: "Chen Ji, dear donor, the last time was hurried, this time surely there’s plenty of time for reminiscing."

Qi Zhenwu looked at Chen Ji, then at Wuzhai: "Does the Bodhisattva know my friend from the Chen family?"

Wuzhai replied frankly: "Of course, during the Literary Meeting at Lu Hun Manor last winter, it was this dear donor Chen Ji who debated with me on the topic of ’no ego and ego’ and defeated this little monk."

Qi Zhaoning exclaimed in surprise: "Literary Meeting? Lu Hun Manor’s Literary Meeting?"

Qi Zhaoyun explained: "Previously, storytellers in the Imperial Capital spoke of that debate in the Literary Meeting daily, the episode where Li Changge from the Four Dreams of Bianliang debates scripture with the Bodhisattva borrowed from that debate. Even the scene where Li Changge leads the Commandery Princess’s horse across a narrow path comes from that story."

Qi Zhaoning subconsciously uttered an ’ah’ sound, then turned abruptly to look at Chen Ji.

Qi Zhenwu asked Chen Ji with a mixture of surprise and doubt: "Was it you who at Lu Hun Reservoir debated with Bodhisattva Wuzhai?"

Seeing everyone’s gaze, Chen Ji grinned and said: "Lucky, lucky."