Chapter 12: The Shaolin Bald Donkeys Are Too Shameless

"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."

Being stared at like this by his own junior brother, Abbot Xuanci, having lived for quite some years, still cared about his reputation.

The act of snatching his junior brother's plain boiled water earlier was indeed slightly improper.

"Junior Brother Xuanji, rest assured, next time my portion will be given to you!"

Thinking about how everyone received one portion per day, Xuanci could only grit his teeth and promise his next share to the other.

After all, he was the Abbot of the Shaolin Temple; as the Abbot, he had to lead by example!

"Ahem, actually, Senior Brother, I don't necessarily need the next one!"

Facing Abbot Xuanci's promise, Xuanji simply curled his lip.

Good grief, Senior Brother, do you think I don't know what kind of person you are?

Next time? Won't next time just be dismissed as "next time" again?

Unlike Abbot Xuanci, after the farce that had just occurred, Xuanji only felt he had suffered a huge loss.

As members of the Buddhist faith, they had only ordered two cups of Immortal Spring here.

And he had only drunk half a cup!

Could this be tolerated?

Absolutely not!

Involuntarily, Xuanji's gaze landed on the other two items on the menu.

Braised egg and egg fried rice!

A cup of Immortal Spring worth one tael of gold already had such an effect.

What kind of effect would the five-tael braised egg and ten-tael egg fried rice have!

"Hmm? Not necessarily next time?"

"Senior Brother, look at the menu!"

Xuanci frowned, still puzzled, while Xuanji at his side pointed at the menu.

In an instant, Abbot Xuanci felt his mind explode, and he immediately understood his junior brother's thoughts.

Damn it, Junior Brother, I always thought you were so law-abiding; I never expected you to want to break the meat abstinence!

Xuanci was instantly stunned, never imagining that his junior brother could be so bold!

To tell the truth, he also wanted to eat the braised egg and egg fried rice on the menu.

Didn't he see that Yue Buqun and Zhang Sanfeng and the others at the side were eating as if intoxicated?

But they were monks, members of the Buddhist faith; how could they break the precepts!

"Amitabha, Junior Brother, let us not speak of this. As members of the Buddhist faith, we must naturally observe the pure precepts and rules. If the Discipline Hall finds out about this, neither of us will escape punishment!"

Reciting a Buddhist principle, Xuanci wanted to eat, but he really couldn't.

If this matter were known to the Shaolin Temple, the century-old reputation of Shaolin would be ruined!

But after Xuanci finished speaking, Xuanji at his side had a strange expression.

Watching his senior brother worry about the Discipline Hall, Xuanji couldn't help but look at himself.

"Senior Brother, have you forgotten? I am the Head of the Discipline Hall!"

With a resentful tone, he spoke again; Senior Brother, don't you know what kind of person he is?

Why bring up the Discipline Hall? He was the Head of the Discipline Hall; could he punish himself?

Besides, there were only the two of them here; if he didn't say anything and I didn't say anything, who would know they had broken the precepts!

Hearing the words in his ear, Abbot Xuanci froze, then glanced at the resentful Xuanji, his eyes instantly lighting up.

That's right, Junior Brother is the Head of the Discipline Hall!

"Junior Brother's words are very true. As the saying goes, if I do not enter hell, who will?"

Putting his hands together, Xuanci made his decision in an instant.

As a Buddhist Abbot, he wasn't breaking the precepts.

He was merely observing that this place was extraordinarily miraculous; how could their Buddhist sect stay out of it? They naturally had to sacrifice themselves to explore it.

"Amitabha, Senior Brother speaks with reason. Wine and meat pass through the intestines, while the Buddha remains in the heart!"

Seeing Xuanci agree, Xuanji's face lit up with joy, though he still put on a facade of pious Buddhist devotion.

"Shopkeeper, please bring two portions of braised egg and egg fried rice!"

A soft call rang out in the shop; the Xuanci who had been piously worshipping a moment ago was impatient the next second.

This scene left Yue Buqun, Zhang Sanfeng, Song Yuanqiao, and the others stunned.

Especially the hypocrite Yue Buqun, who was dumbfounded watching the actions of these two Shaolin monks.

Bah, Shaolin bald donkeys, they were even more hypocritical than him!

He had thought he was hypocritical enough, but he never expected to meet someone even more hypocritical today!

And they call themselves Shaolin Temple?

On the other side, Zhang Sanfeng and Song Yuanqiao were equally tongue-tied, not knowing what to say.

In the dignified holy land of Buddhism, the Shaolin Temple, there were actually two great monks who, when breaking the meat abstinence, shamelessly used the excuse that wine and meat pass through the intestines while the Buddha remains in the heart!

Damn it, if you guys do this, does the Buddha himself know?

However, no matter what Yue Buqun, Zhang Sanfeng, and the others thought, Abbot Xuanci and Xuanji paid them no mind at all.

At this moment, the two of them had only tasted one mouthful of the egg fried rice and were instantly stunned.

The sudden surge of internal energy within their bodies left the two high-ranking Shaolin monks dumbfounded.

Heavens, this is simply a miraculous immortal elixir!

Eating one mouthful increased their internal cultivation by several months; this speed of growth was too terrifying!

Abbot Xuanci and Xuanji both looked at each other, discovering that both their eyes were filled with tears!

It was worth it; breaking a meat abstinence was simply too worth it!

Compared to this immortal object that increased internal energy, any pure precepts and rules were all nonsense!

Involuntarily, the two began to wolf down their food.

"Senior Brother, watch your image!"

"Junior Brother, I am your senior brother; I should help you shoulder a bit more!"

"Get lost, if you dare touch my food, I'll report you for breaking the precepts when we get back!"

"Junior Brother, I beg you to act like a human being!"

"........."

The two ate while talking, leaving Yue Buqun, Zhang Sanfeng, and the others stunned.

Even Su Mu, who was lying down resting, couldn't help but sigh.

Future monks really know how to play!

Which temple did these two eccentric masters come from!

This performance art is really quite something!

"Ahem!"

Yue Buqun, who had long since calmed his internal energy, coughed twice and silently moved away from Xuanci and Xuanji.

These two monks were just too shameless!

He, the dignified Gentleman Sword, was ashamed to be associated with them!

On the other side, Zhang Sanfeng and Song Yuanqiao looked at the state of Xuanci and Xuanji and shook their heads with bitter smiles.

The image of the Shaolin Temple had collapsed in their hearts in an instant.

After finishing today's portion of delicacies, Song Yuanqiao was in no hurry to leave and instead walked toward Su Mu.

This action caused Yue Buqun, who was preparing to leave, to stop in his tracks.

"May I ask the shopkeeper, can the delicacies here be taken away for others?"

Song Yuanqiao cupped his hands and asked Su Mu respectfully.

His thinking was simple: one portion per person; if he could take some for others, couldn't he eat several portions a day!

But while Song Yuanqiao's thoughts were beautiful, Su Mu shook his head helplessly.

He had long since asked the system about such system loopholes.

"Sorry, takeout is currently refused!"

Exploiting system loopholes? Not happening!

If he, Su Mu, couldn't exploit them, could you really think of it?