Lanruo Temple is located outside Guobei County, in the mountains and forests near the official road to Guobei City.
I don’t know who built this temple, but it seems to have existed before Li Xiuyuan was born. It is an old temple with quite a history. In this world where monsters and monsters are infested, places like temples and Taoist temples are very important.
Lanruo Temple is also popular among the people. On weekdays, there are not a few pilgrims who come to burn incense and worship Buddha. On special festivals, the incense here is even more prosperous.
However, Li Xiuyuan was not interested in this temple, so he had never been to Lanruo Temple. He only studied and wrote in Guobei County, practiced literature and martial arts, and managed his family business. He heard about Lanruo Temple by chance.
As a few plumes of smoke and dust rolled up, Li Xiuyuan came with Tieshan and several other servants and guards on horseback.
"This is Lanruo Temple?"
Pulling the reins and stopping the horse, I saw a majestic temple with a sense of age appearing in front of me. This temple was not small in size and stretched all the way into the mountains and forests. Even at this moment, there were many
Pilgrims come in and out, burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the temple.
If it weren't for the plaque with the words "Lanruo Temple" hanging in front of the temple's mountain gate, Li Xiuyuan would never have imagined that this place would become a dangerous place inhabited by a thousand-year-old demon in the future.
"Leave one person to put the horse away, and the others will follow me in to take a look." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, young master."
Tieshan responded, leaving one person to take care of the horses, and several other guards followed Li Xiuyuan into Lanruo Temple.
At this moment, Lanruo Temple is very prosperous. In the temple, there are not only pilgrims who worship Buddha and burn incense, but also monks who have ordained and become monks. No matter how you look at it, this is a normal temple.
"If the eldest young master wants to burn incense and worship Buddha, the younger one can buy some incense and candles nearby," Tieshan said.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "No, I'll just come here and take a look. It doesn't need to be so troublesome."
He didn't come to pray to God or worship Buddha, but to see what was special about Lanruo Temple. If there was anything, he could discover it in advance and prepare in advance. He didn't want something to happen near Guobei County in the future.
Thousand-year-old monster, when the time comes, the nearby villages and county towns will no longer be able to live in peace.
"That is?"
After wandering around Lanruo Temple, his eyes suddenly moved slightly, and he saw a tree standing on a higher ground in the temple.
A huge banyan tree with a towering crown, like a forest. It has been growing for hundreds of years. There are red ribbons tied on the branches of this banyan tree, and various wooden plaques for blessings and wishes seem to be hung on them.
It seems to be a sacred tree in the temple for pilgrims to make wishes and worship.
Perhaps this tree seemed nothing special to others, but to Li Xiuyuan it seemed a little dignified.
"Lanruo Temple... Thousand-year-old tree demon, could it be that banyan tree." Li Xiuyuan murmured in his heart.
If there is one place here that is most likely to have a thousand-year-old tree demon, it is only the banyan tree.
"Come with me and have a look." Li Xiuyuan said.
On the way, he asked a monk in the temple and asked: "This young master, may I ask where the sacred tree in your temple is and how to get there?"
"The donor only needs to keep walking forward until he reaches the main hall and pass by. Behind him is the sacred tree," said the little novice monk.
"Thank you."
Li Xiuyuan cupped his hands and strode forward immediately.
He wanted to determine whether the sacred tree was actually a thousand-year-old demon from the future. If it was, he thought it would be best to find an opportunity to cut it down to avoid harming anyone in the future.
Just when he came to the front of the Main Hall, he was about to go around to the back. Because he was walking too fast, a pilgrim seemed to have just walked out of the Main Hall, and he accidentally bumped into the pilgrim.
"Ouch~!" This pilgrim was a woman. At this moment, she was not as strong as Li Xiuyuan. She stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"Girl, be careful." Li Xiuyuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab it.
The woman immediately felt a strong arm protecting her, preventing her from falling, but... her face suddenly turned red, and her chest was grabbed by a hand.
Even through the clothes, you can feel the warmth coming from this man's palm, and what's even more exaggerated is that the palm on his chest seems to be pinched intentionally.
"Ah~!" The woman exclaimed, jumped up in a hurry, covered her chest and stepped back.
"I'm sorry, girl, I didn't mean it." Li Xiuyuan smiled awkwardly, but before he could finish speaking, he saw the panicked woman stomp her heels again and fall back.
"careful."
He immediately strode forward, put his arms around the woman's slender waist, and picked her up to support her.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan took a closer look at the woman, and saw that she was about twenty-nine years old, with a slender waist, delicate and charming face, light makeup on her pretty face, and the charm and charm of a mature woman between her eyebrows.
I don't know if she is a married young woman or a young girl who has not left the court.
"Young disciple." The woman blushed and immediately slapped Li Xiuyuan in the face.
"Girl, I didn't do this on purpose, why should I do this?" Li Xiuyuan was quick and quickly let go of this pretty beauty, and then stepped back.
The woman immediately slapped her in vain, and couldn't help but feel angry and annoyed.
Li Xiuyuan was also a little embarrassed, after all, it was indeed his fault just now.
"Miss, miss, are you okay?" At this time, a maid hurriedly ran over from the side and walked to the woman's side.
"Xiaodie, I'm fine. It's getting late today. Let's go back." The woman said, blushing and glaring at Li Xiuyuan before slowly leaving with her maid Xiaodie.
As a woman, even if she is taken advantage of, she will not shout loudly, as everyone knows that doing so will only stain her innocence.
Li Xiuyuan smiled awkwardly and gestured with his hands.
"The old monk took the liberty to ask. Just now, the old monk passed by this place and saw the benefactor's purple aura. He was so precious that he must be a distinguished guest. May I ask who the benefactor's name is and where he lives?" At this time, an old monk in plain clothes appeared.
He walked over with his hands clasped together, and when he saw Li Xiuyuan, he couldn't help but ask.
"Master, you're welcome. I am Li Xiuyuan from Guobei County. He is a merchant's son, so he is not a distinguished guest." Li Xiuyuan replied with a smile.
Li Xiuyuan?
After hearing this name, the pretty woman who was about to leave immediately stopped and looked back at him in surprise.
Xiaodie, the maid next to her, said excitedly: "Miss, it's him, it's him, Li Xiuyuan of Guobei County, he is the person that Miss has been thinking about since she was a child."
"Li Xiuyuan?"
Tan's mouth moved slightly, and as she read this name, this pretty lady's beautiful eyes lit up, and she felt surprised and happy, especially when she thought of the little conflict between the two just now, she felt that this was a gift given to her by the Lord Buddha.
Marriage.
"I will go and express my feelings to Mr. Li right away. I believe Mr. Li will definitely accept your kindness," the maid Xiaodie said.
Qingmei hurriedly grabbed Xiaodie, and then said with a slight blush, "No, there was a little misunderstanding between Mr. Li and I just now. If we go at this time, it will definitely arouse Mr. Li's resentment, so we should wait."
"Young Master Li is right in front of you. It's fate that we met Mr. Li today. If we wait any longer, what will happen if Mr. Li leaves today?" Xiaodie said.
"I will secretly keep an eye on Mr. Li's whereabouts to see if he will stay at Lanruo Temple today or leave. I will make plans then." Qingmei said.
Xiaodie nodded.
At this time, Qingmei blushed and glanced secretly at Li Xiuyuan not far away. She felt her heart pounding and she couldn't control herself.
Li Xiuyuan felt something at this time and looked this way.
The two people immediately looked at each other and were stunned for a moment.
Finally, Qingmei was suddenly startled, and with a blushing face, she pulled Xiaodie beside her and left quickly.