Chapter 494: Meeting a Little Thief at Night

The commoners of the Imperial Capital, the ministers, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince were all unable to resist this fragrance.

It wasn't just them, but also Abbess Jueqing and the others, as well as the disciples of the Dao-One Sect, were all the same.

Outside the kitchen, disciples gathered there every moment, and Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and others were guarding the big pot all the time.

"Junior Brother Changqing, is it not ready yet?"

"This is just the soup base."

He didn't know how many times he had been asked. Ye Changqing replied helplessly. Hearing this, Xu Jie muttered to himself, with saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"It's just the soup base."

The soup base is already so fragrant; what on earth is this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?

For this dish, Ye Changqing had indeed brought out his best skills. Now he was just waiting for Elder Qingshi and the others to return, and then he could proceed to the next step.

The Dao-One Sect disciples were fine; after all, they could still eat Ye Changqing's cooking every day, which could be considered satisfying their cravings.

But the disciples of the Kumu Nunnery, including Abbess Jueqing, were truly suffering.

They were people of the Buddhist faith, so naturally, they couldn't just wait outside the Dao-One Sect's station, so they could only bite the bullet and endure it.

But as time passed, the fragrance became more and more intense, and the nuns were becoming more and more unbearable.

At this time, Abbess Jueqing was leading a group of disciples to chant Buddhist scriptures, which was a compulsory course that the Buddhist faith had to do every day.

Sitting in the main seat, Abbess Jueqing put her hands together, closed her eyes slightly, and spoke slowly.

"The Buddha says, there are eight sufferings in life: birth, old age, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, resentment, unfulfilled desires, and inability to let go."

"Can't endure hunger..."

Just as she was speaking, a voice suddenly came from below. Hearing this, Abbess Jueqing opened her eyes and looked at the little nun who was the leader below.

Unlike other disciples, this little nun was clearly a beauty in the making, and her big eyes gave people a feeling of being clever and mischievous.

It was she who had just spoken. Facing Abbess Jueqing's gaze, this little nun stuck out her tongue and said in a low voice.

"Master, I really couldn't endure it anymore..."

Don't look at this little nun's appearance; she is the third direct disciple of the Kumu Nunnery and also the only disciple of Abbess Jueqing. This time she followed her to the Imperial Capital, named Xiuling.

Ever since this fragrance appeared, the little girl had endured and endured, but now she really couldn't endure it anymore.

Abbess Jueqing frowned at this and said with displeasure.

"Xiuling, your heart is not calm. Master punishes you to copy the Heart-Calming Sutra one hundred times."

"Yes, Master."

Hearing this, Xiuling lowered her head and said aggrievedly.

Seeing this, Abbess Jueqing continued to chant the Buddhist scriptures.

"The Buddha says, my method is to think without thinking, to act without acting, to speak without speaking... gurgle..."

Just as she was speaking, suddenly her stomach made a sound. The Abbess's old face flushed red. She had intended to muddle through and continue speaking, but the sound seemed to be out of control and kept calling.

The disciples below also had strange expressions, and Xiuling was holding back her laughter.

"Today's scripture chanting ends here. You all go down and cultivate."

There was no way to continue, so finally, Abbess Jueqing could only let the disciples disperse.

After the disciples left, Abbess Jueqing was alone in the hall, smelling the fragrance rushing toward her, constantly muttering in her mouth.

"Amitabha, sin, sin..."

This fragrance was simply going to kill her. Disturbed, the Abbess could only transfer her attention by chanting scriptures.

But such means, facing the intense fragrance of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, was just a drop in the bucket. Fortunately, the Abbess was the Abbess after all, a high monk of the Buddhist faith, and her concentration was not something those little nuns could compare to, so she could still hold on.

But the Abbess could bite the bullet and hold on, but the disciples below couldn't.

Especially Xiuling, the gluttonous worm in her stomach seemed to have rebelled and was completely out of control.

Enduring until night, Xiuling finally couldn't endure it anymore. Taking advantage of the night, she quietly and secretly hurried toward the Dao-One Sect's station.

Light-footed, sneaky, not daring to make any sound, she followed the fragrance all the way to the kitchen.

Thinking she hadn't been discovered, she didn't know that her every move had long been seen by Hong Zun and the other.

At this time, Hong Zun and Shi Song were discussing how to invite the Abbess.

The food was there, but how to invite her? Just say, Abbess, we invite you to eat meat? This definitely wouldn't work.

And now the fragrance had drifted out, so the Abbess must have noticed it long ago, and it couldn't be hidden.

Just when the two didn't pay attention, suddenly, Hong Zun smiled.

"Senior Brother, isn't the reason here?"

Huh???

At first he didn't understand, but soon he found Xiuling sneaking toward the kitchen, and Shi Song also revealed a smile.

Carefully entering the kitchen, just when Xiuling was following the fragrance and wanted to enter the backyard, behind her, a very seductive mature woman's voice suddenly came.

"Who are you?"

"I... I... I went the wrong way."

Discovered, Xiuling was panicked in her heart and casually found an excuse, but the "person" behind her clearly didn't believe it and questioned.

"Went the wrong way?"

"Yes, I really went the wrong way. If you don't believe..."