Chapter 397: The Real Culprit Is Exposed (1)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Dajue Temple was located halfway up Dajue Peak. It was surrounded by mountains and water. It could be said to be beautiful, with birds singing and flowers fragrant.

However, the weather was very stuffy and hot. Yu Wan changed into the lightest and coolest clothes and was still drenched in sweat as she walked. Fortunately, she had worked a lot in the fields and was used to sweating. Although the Ninth Princess was a princess and had never suffered too much in the mortal world, she had a child’s temperament and was satisfied as long as she could play.

The Ninth Princess ran happily in front. The palace maids could not catch up to her at all. Fortunately, Fu Ling was fast and could always catch this little girl. Every time Fu Ling caught her, the little girl would laugh excitedly.

Yu Wan and Shangguan Yan strolled unhurriedly in the forest. Xiao Zhenting quietly guarded behind the two of them. This man did not say a word, but as long as he was around, Yu Wan and Shangguan Yan were very at ease.

Although it was an inconspicuous forest, there might be unknown risks hidden in it. The monk only let them walk around the garden of the Dajue Temple, but that courtyard was not as big as the orchard of the Young Master Manor. It was boring to walk there. The few of them had long left the garden and entered the deeper forest.

There was actually a legend among the people about this forest and Dajue Temple. It was rumored that thousands of years ago, Dajue Temple was not yet called Dajue Temple. It was just a temporary dilapidated temple built by the hunters who entered the mountains. The goal was not to pray to God or Buddha, but to have a place to stay when they entered the mountains to hunt.

One day, a young monk in tattered clothes came to the dilapidated temple. The monk was dressed in tattered clothes, but he was so charming. Those who had seen him were extremely mesmerized by his appearance.

There was a demon living in the mountain. One day, the little monk went to the stream to carry water and bumped into the demon. The demon had been a demon for many years, but she had never seen such a handsome little monk. She immediately became greedy.

The demon transformed into a young girl of the mortal world and fainted on the road leading to the dilapidated temple after being injured. The little monk saved her. The demon seduced the little monk several times, but the little monk remained calm. The demon asked the little monk, “Why don’t you want me?”

The little monk said that humans and demons had different paths.

The demon asked again, Since you know that I’m a demon, why didn’t you suppress me?

The little monk was silent.

There were many versions of the ending. Some said that the little monk’s magic power was not enough, but in the end, he suppressed the demon and perfected his cultivation. There were also rumors that the demon killed the little monk and returned to the forest to cultivate to be the King of Ten Thousand Demons. These were just rumors of the supernatural.

Yu Wan felt that the most ridiculous version was that the demon had shed her demonic aura when she was with the little monk and became an ordinary mountain ghost. Seeing that her soul was about to disperse, the little monk exhausted his life’s cultivation to set up a miasma in the forest. As long as the mountain ghost stayed in the miasma and did not come out, it could be immortal and indestructible. The little monk’s body turned into this Dajue Temple, guarding his miasma and the mountain ghost in the miasma day and night.

It was unknown who made up such a thing for nothing.

“Aiya, I want that, I want that!”

The Ninth Princess’s coquettish voice interrupted Yu Wan’s thoughts. Yu Wan looked in the direction of the voice and saw the Ninth Princess standing under a wild date tree, pointing at the green dates on the tree and shouting.

At this time, the dates had just come out. They were not big and were still green. The Ninth Princess thought that they were the big green dates she had eaten in the palace and drooled.

“This doesn’t taste good,” Yu Wan said.

“I’ve eaten it before. It’s delicious!” The Ninth Princess said.

Yu Wan laughed. This kind of date had to turn red. It would definitely be astringent when eaten now, but children were like this. If you just said that she didn’t believe you, you had to let her try it herself. However, she didn’t know where to find a rod in a short time.

Xiao Zhenting said, “Let me pick it.” As he spoke, he used his qinggong to climb the tree.

At this moment, the Ninth Princess discovered another series of wild grape vines. “Aiyaya, grape grapes!” In an instant, she threw the dates to the back of her mind and lifted her skirt to pick the grapes.

Fu Ling quickly followed.

The two of them ran until they disappeared. So it could be seen that the Ninth Princess’s reservedness was only in the palace. The moment she came out, she was no different from her sons. They were both wild horses that had lost their reins.

“I’ll go take a look,” Yu Wan said to Shangguan Yan.

Shangguan Yan nodded. She was originally waiting here for Xiao Zhenting to finish picking the dates and go over together. However, after thinking about it, Xiao Zhenting was a man and did not need anyone to guard him. On the other hand, it would be bad if her young daughter-in-law got lost in the forest.

At this thought, she chased after her.

When Xiao Zhenting picked a large basket of dates, Eh? Where were they?!