Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 276: The Distinguished Guest Arrives

"Love now."

Shen Nankui said as he walked out.

Although Hehua didn't know why, seeing how anxious she was, he hurried to follow.

Xingwen Temple is quite popular in the city. As soon as you enter the temple, you can see an endless stream of pilgrims. The temple's buildings extend upward in a stepped manner. Each hall is majestic and bright. Through the open door, you can catch a glimpse of the solemn and majestic statues inside, which makes people feel respectful.

Shen Nankui stood at the door, but his heart couldn't help but think of another dilapidated Taoist temple.

She sighed slightly.

Taoist Priest Qiu is a person who is devoted to practicing Taoism, and he seems to have noticed something mysterious about himself. If he were here, the purpose of this trip might be much easier.

It's been a long time since we last met, and I wonder how he is doing now?

While they were in a daze, a young Taoist priest wearing a Hunyuan scarf walked towards them, bowed and said, "Are you here to ask for divination or burn incense and pray for blessings? If you want to burn incense, go ahead and you will reach the Sanqing Hall. If you want to pray for blessings, you should go to the Siyu Hall in the east."

It turned out that they were dissatisfied with them standing here and blocking the way of other pilgrims.

He Hua looked at Shen Nan Kui, "Madam, where are we going?"

The little Taoist priest also looked at her steadily, as if waiting for her answer.

Shen Nankui said: "We are not going anywhere, little Taoist priest, can I ask you a few questions?"

Seeing that she neither asked for divination nor burned incense, the young Taoist priest was a little confused, but still nodded politely.

"Please speak, layman."

Shen Nankui asked: "Which Taoist priests are there in Xingwen Temple who are highly respected?"

The young Taoist glanced at her in surprise, thinking, if she didn't even know these things, why did she come to Xingwen Temple?

But he replied with a very good temper: "This is your first time here, right? In our Xingwen Temple, the most respected person should be the temple master, followed by Master Zhuang, Master Jin, and Master Han. However, the latter three uncles do not often appear in the temple, so it is difficult to see them."

"Four people?"

Shen Nankui said without hesitation: "Then invite them all over. I want to meet them."

The young Taoist priest's eyebrows jumped, and he thought to himself, why does this person seem to not understand what he is saying?

However, he still maintained his excellent self-control, shook his head and explained, "I'm afraid it's not possible. The Taoist temple's duty schedule does not arrange for the three immortals to see guests today, and the temple master's guest quota is full. If you have anything to do with them, please come earlier another day."

"Little Taoist priest, please go and pass the message first..."

Seeing that she was still so persistent, the young Taoist priest, no matter how good-tempered he was, could not hold back at this moment. He couldn't understand why such a graceful woman would not listen to others?

"Laymen, please don't embarrass me. We don't have such rules in our temple."

Having said this, he hurried away.

He Hua quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Why are you running? Do you know who my wife is? She is the wife of the state's honorable lady. Why don't you go and ask the temple master to come and meet her?"

"Hehua, don't be rude." Shen Nankui shouted softly.

He Hua then let go of the little Taoist priest. In her opinion, her wife had only asked a few more questions, but was given the cold shoulder by the little Taoist priest. The people in the Xingwen Temple were simply too unruly.

The little Taoist priest was also stubborn. He felt offended and curled his lips and said, "Humph, who do you think you are? Even people like the princess and the princess have to abide by our rules when they come to Xingwen Temple. I have never seen you so arrogant."

"you……"

Hehua wanted to argue with him but was stopped by Shen Nankui.

She smiled amiably, "Little Taoist priest, I have no intention of offending you. I would only trouble you to pass on the message that Prefect Gu's wife, Shen, has important matters concerning the people of Jiangnan that she would like to discuss with the Taoist priests in the temple, and would like to see them."

Her words were quite pleasant to the ear. The young Taoist priest snorted and nodded reluctantly.

"Okay then, you guys wait."

Just as he was about to pass on the message, he saw two older brothers coming towards him, and he hurriedly bowed and greeted them.

The two Taoist priests nodded at him calmly, then walked around him and headed straight for Shen Nankui. One of them said, "Master said that a distinguished guest has arrived at the Taoist temple, and he has specially ordered the two of us to come and greet him. Layman, please come in."

Shen Nankui felt slightly satisfied. It seemed that there were indeed masters in this Taoist temple.

"Please lead the way."

She followed the two of them and walked towards the temple on the west side.

The young Taoist priest stood there in shock, muttering, "Hey, hasn't Master Zhuang been in seclusion these days? Why is he willing to see guests?"

The two Taoist priests led Shen Nankui all the way west, but they bypassed the temple and came to an ancient bamboo house.

The two stopped and reached out to stop He Hua and others behind Shen Nankui, "Layman, Master Zhuang is waiting for you inside, just go in on your own."

Shen Nankui nodded and said to He Hua and others, "Wait for me here."

She walked up the stone steps and pushed open the bamboo house.

The bamboo house was clean and bright, without any unnecessary decorations. On a low couch by the window, a Taoist with white hair and beard was meditating with his eyes closed. Shen Nankui did not disturb him, but sat down on a chair and waited quietly.

After a moment, the Taoist opened his eyes.

Shen Nankui stood up and made a Taoist hand seal with both hands, "Master Zhuang, I am honored."

"Please take a seat, sir."

The old man's voice was clear and powerful. "You are blessed with a lot of luck, which is something I have never seen in my life. I wonder what you are doing here today?"

Shen Nankui asked: "Can the real person see what happened to me?"

Master Zhuang shook his head and said, "Some secrets of heaven are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. I only know that there must be something special about the layman that ordinary people cannot understand."

Shen Nankui nodded and asked, "Why did Master Zhuang invite me here?"

Zhuang Zhenren said: "Instead of asking me why I invited you, I would rather ask you, what is your purpose today?"

Shen Nankui smiled, "You are right, I do have something to ask of you."

Master Zhuang smiled calmly, "Please tell me, as long as it is something I can do, Xingwen Temple is willing to establish this good relationship with you."

Shen Nankui stood up and bowed solemnly.

"I would like to ask the Taoist priests of Xingwen Temple to save tens of thousands of people in Jiangnan from natural disasters."

Master Zhuang was stunned. "What do you mean by that, sir?"

Shen Nankui said: "Since the Immortal has seen through the mystery of me, how could he not predict that the people of Jiangnan are about to encounter a disaster?"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhuang's face changed. He stretched out his hand and calculated quickly. After a while, he shook his head.

"What does the layman know?"

Seeing him like this, Shen Nankui knew that he could not predict disasters, so he sighed and said, "Master Zhuang, you are a cultivator, so you must understand that there are many inexplicable things in this world. I was enlightened by a master and was able to know in advance that a natural disaster was about to befall the south. Now that I know it, I must find a way to stop it, but this matter is too serious and too difficult. I can't reverse it by my own strength. Therefore, I must first make the world believe that there will really be a disaster."

Then she told me about the flood and the plague.

Master Zhuang couldn't hide his shock on his face, "How... is it possible?"