Duanmu Qingchen quickly took off his formal suit. It was too heavy and they had to wear it all day.
After praying, they cannot leave the temple immediately. In addition to eating vegetarian food, they also have to bathe in holy water here at night to wash away the bad luck of the past year.
In fact, it means taking a bath in water that has been chanted by monks. After taking a bath, one has to listen to sutras all night before the whole ceremony is completed.
So throughout the day, he only had this break time to take off his formal clothes.
He walked up to Duanmu Jinhong and warned him sternly: "Third brother! You can't betray me!"
Duanmu Jinhong turned away and put on the same sour face he usually gave Duanmu Qingchen. In fact, what he was thinking was, why didn't he leave? The longer Duanmu Qingchen stayed here, the more tormented he would feel.
The flame of anger in his chest had been burning since Duanmu Qingchen deliberately mentioned Lin Shiyue.
Since Duanmu Qingchen knew that he liked Lin Shiyue, he deliberately mentioned it. Wasn't it to provoke him? He even asked him to propose marriage to his father! It was obvious that he wanted him to offend his father, knowing that Lin Shiyue was the candidate for the crown princess in his father's heart!
As a prince envied by common people, it is so ridiculous that he cannot even get the woman he loves just because he is not the crown prince!
Duanmu Qingchen thought about it, narrowed his eyes, and suddenly hooked his neck: "No! You are too unreliable, I have to take you with me."
Immediately, Duanmu Jinhong's narrow and beautiful eyes widened! He had never thought that Duanmu Qingchen would do this!
"I won't mess around with you!" Duanmu Jinhong immediately turned away and refused verbally.
Duanmu Qingchen was also a scoundrel. He grabbed Duanmu Jinhong's arm tightly and said, "You have been stuck in your room for too long. That's why your heart is so dark and damp. I have to take you out to see the sun."
"Puchi!" Duanmu Yankang and his brothers also laughed secretly.
Duanmu Jinhong certainly didn't want to go on an adventure with Duanmu Qingchen. He simply didn't dare! Because he knew that it was not a legend, it was a real cage where there would never be freedom.
"Brother Crown Prince, let's go too!" Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang were also excited. The princes who were trapped in the palace without freedom just wanted to do something, even if it was an imaginary legend that might not be true.
"Okay!" Duanmu Qingchen held Duanmu Ruifeng with one hand and stopped Duanmu Yankang with the other hand, and gave Duanmu Jinhong a look, "Let him be alone. Humph." With that, Duanmu Qingchen and the fifth and sixth brothers walked out of the house.
Duanmu Jinhong sat in his seat in a daze, watching Duanmu Qingchen sneak away with Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang. He was panicking. The fifth and sixth brothers followed! They! They will disappear too...
However, he never stood up to stop them...
His hands felt slightly cold, and he trembled as he picked up the teacup on the tea table, as if only the warmth of the tea could dispel the coldness in his heart. Soon, he calmed down with the warmth of the tea. To achieve great things, he must not be soft-hearted!
He closed his eyes, hoping that Lao Wu and Lao Liu could turn back halfway and escape this catastrophe.
Because of the Double Ninth Festival prayers, all the monks in the temple were busy receiving the emperor and officials. They also had to prepare hundreds of vegetarian banquets, so the backyard of the national temple was quiet and deserted at this time.
Duanmu Qingchen, Duanmu Ruifeng, and Duanmu Yankang sneaked into the backyard. The door to the backyard was open, and there was nothing unusual. Just then, a little monk hurried out. Duanmu Qingchen glanced at Lao Wu and Lao Liu, and the two immediately stepped forward, grabbed the little monk and dragged him to the corner.
Before the little monk could react to what was happening, he was pressed against the wall by the two princes, stunned.
"Fifth, Fifth Prince? Sixth Prince?" The little monk looked at the two princes who were holding him down in panic.
Duanmu Qingchen walked out from the side, shaking her long hair, and took out a shining ingot of silver. The little monk was stunned, but his eyes couldn't resist the temptation and flashed for a moment. He immediately put his hands together in repentance, closed his eyes, and silently chanted Amitabha.
Duanmu Yankang and Duanmu Ruifeng shook their heads repeatedly. Their prince was so bad. Such behavior was really a disgrace to Buddhism!
"I heard there is a forbidden area behind you. Tell me where it is and I will give you the silver." Duanmu Qingchen threw the silver in his hand.
The little monk blushed as he struggled internally. He shook his head hastily and pointed: "It seems to be there, Your Highness."
Duanmu Qingchen glanced at the place where the little monk pointed, nodded, signaled the fifth and sixth brothers to let go of the little monk, and then stuffed the silver into the little monk's hand: "Don't worry, this is the incense money for you, the Buddha will not blame you." After that, Duanmu Qingchen left with his two brothers with a smile.
The young monk felt nervous for a while when holding the silver, but he was secretly delighted and hid the silver in his sleeve.
Duanmu Qingchen and the other two kept walking in the direction the little monk had gone, dodging the monks coming and going, and they walked deeper and deeper into the cave, becoming more and more remote.
"Is there really such a thing?" Duanmu Ruifeng began to doubt.
Duanmu Yankang was still optimistic: "The more mysterious it is, the deeper it is hidden, Prince, don't you think so?"
Duanmu Qingchen nodded: "I never thought there would be a legend in this capital that I missed."
"No matter what it is, the forbidden area is fun!" Duanmu Yankang's eyes sparkled, like a second Duanmu Qingchen.
Duanmu Ruifeng listened and found it interesting. His brother was right. No matter what the legend was, there must be a forbidden area in the temple that contained some interesting secrets that could not be told to the world!
When they reached the end, a high wall appeared in front of them. The high wall looked no different from an ordinary palace wall, and it was obviously the end of the temple.
"Is it a wall? Did that little monk lie to us?"
"Oh, it's so boring. I thought we could find something exciting." The brothers Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang were a little disappointed.
Only Duanmu Qingchen was standing under the wall, swaying back and forth. He thought of the tree in the palace that was also surrounded by four walls. The more dangerous something is, the more hidden it should be. Because the tree in the palace absorbs lightning, it cannot be moved or cut down, so it can only be surrounded by a wall to prevent others from getting close.
So, if this forbidden area is real, would it be fenced off like this
Duanmu Qingchen thought about it and climbed over the wall without hesitation. Ever since he became good friends with Lian Youyou, Duanmu Qingchen's ability to climb over the wall has become better and better.
While the two brothers Duanmu Yankang were still feeling disappointed, Duanmu Qingchen had already jumped onto the top of the wall and stood high on it. Immediately, a palace appeared in front of him.
really!
"Hahaha—" Duanmu Qingchen laughed loudly on the wall. Sure enough, he found it! (To be continued)