Chapter 284

But such a wish she didn't dare even think of, let alone pray to Guanyin Bodhisattva for it; her heart thumped wildly, and she felt an unspeakable dread.

Yet at the same time, an unspeakable joy welled up within her.

She only heard Jiang Sishui ask again: "Have you thought of your wish yet?"

Yilin whispered softly in her heart: "What wish shall I make? What wish shall I make?"

Watching shooting stars streak across the sky one by one, she raised her head to gaze at them, utterly spellbound.

Jiang Sishui smiled and said: "If you won't tell me, I'll have a guess."

(chdh) "No, no, you're not allowed to guess." Yilin, hearing this, grew anxious and hurriedly stopped him.

"What's the harm? I'll only guess once, and we'll see if I get it right." Jiang Sishui seemed to have taken an interest, insisting on having a guess.

Yilin was so startled she shook her head repeatedly: "No, don't guess, or else I'll... I'll..."

She stammered "I'll" for a long while, but couldn't come up with any threat.

Jiang Sishui's eyes flashed, and he said with a grin: "I guess the little nun wants to renounce her vows and get married, am I right?"

Yilin, having the thought she had always dared not touch pierced in an instant, turned pale at once and waved her hands repeatedly: "No, I didn't... didn't didn't didn't! I didn't think that, I I I..."

In her panic, she grew flustered, and even her speech began to stammer.

Jiang Sishui smiled and said: "What's there that can't be said about wanting to renounce your vows? Pretty as you are, it's a pity you've become a nun."

The more Yilin listened, the more flustered she grew, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

But Jiang Sishui was her savior, and she was kind by nature, so she couldn't bring herself to utter a single harsh word in rebuttal.

The mouth was on someone else's body; she couldn't stop him, so she simply closed her eyes and began silently reciting Buddhist scriptures.

But at a moment like this, how could she calm her heart?

Jiang Sishui continued: "Miss Yilin, if you truly do renounce your vows and want to marry, you should consider me. That way you won't have to worry about those petty flower-stealing thieves in the future."

Yilin's heart gave a sudden, sharp tremor.

Jiang Sishui's tone was light and casual, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether he was joking or serious; she only felt the blood in her body quicken, her whole body burning hot, as if it were on fire.

She could sit still no longer, and hurriedly said: "Brother Jiang, don't talk nonsense. I'm a woman who has left the household; the Bodhisattva will blame me."

"Blame you? Blame you for what? Getting married?"

Jiang Sishui chuckled: "A man and a woman in love, bearing children to carry on the line—that is the natural order of heaven and earth."

"If everyone shaved their heads and fled into the empty gate, becoming nuns and monks to serve the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, then a hundred years from now, how many people would be left in this world?"

"So you see, if the Bodhisattva is reasonable, she won't blame you. And if the Bodhisattva would blame you over such a small matter, then why would you still worship her?"

"Wouldn't you say that's right?"

Yilin listened, dumbfounded.

Though she felt Jiang Sishui's words bordered on sacrilege, upon careful reflection, it didn't seem entirely without reason.

But she had recited Buddhist scriptures and studied Buddhist principles since childhood, always in the Bodhisattva's presence, so words of agreement—those she simply could not utter, no matter what.

She could only fall silent.

But Jiang Sishui would not let her be, and went on talking as if determined to talk Yilin into growing her hair back and renouncing her vows on the spot.

Yilin could only chant Buddhist scriptures to fend off the "temptation."

At first her mind was in utter turmoil, and she simply couldn't calm down; instinctively she kept wanting to listen to what Jiang Sishui was saying.

After listening for a while, she finally was no longer as shy as before.

But gradually, drowsiness crept over her.

Too much had happened this night, and she hadn't rested well to begin with; now, as weariness came over her, she fell asleep without realizing it.

Jiang Sishui's voice had long since faded to a mosquito's hum; seeing this, he immediately fell silent.

After studying Yilin's sleeping face for a while, Jiang Sishui gave a soft laugh and left without a sound.

……

Man Tuo Shanzhuang.

Hou Jian had watched the entire scene through her "Light-Reflection Art," and at the sight she rose happily to her feet.

At the same moment, Jiang Sishui's figure appeared.

"Husband's back!"

Hou Jian threw herself at him, plunging straight into his embrace.

Jiang Sishui gave an "mm," and affectionately gathered Hou Jian into his arms.

Their eyes met, and endless tenderness flowed between the two of them.

As always, the two of them tumbled onto the couch.

……

At daybreak, a sudden gale swept through Man Tuo Shanzhuang.

No—not a gale, but spiritual energy gathering and surging.

Several people, whose sleep had not been deep, awoke at once.

And this scene was not unfamiliar to them.

"Who has entered the Heavenly Being realm?" Gaze after gaze converged toward the center of the spiritual energy.

Immortal Concubine Lümu lay lazily on her bed, cast a glance at the Flower Fairy undergoing her transformation, and thought to herself: "That wretched girl—will be harder and harder to deal with from now on."

At that moment, the Flower Fairy also pressed Jiang Sishui down and cooed coyly: "Husband~ wait a moment, let me break through into the Heavenly Being realm first."

Jiang Sishui smiled and stopped what he was doing.

The Flower Fairy gathered her focus and began her all-out breakthrough.

On this day, Man Tuo Shanzhuang gained another Heavenly Being.

315 Yue Yue Lingshan's Expectation, Jiang Sishui Explodes on the Spot

Outside Yanxia City, Yilin slowly awoke.

When she woke, she was still a little dazed. Seeing barren hills and wild country all around, her small face went blank.

How did she end up sleeping here?

Then, last night's memories flooded back into her mind.

Yilin suddenly understood.

Her gaze swept hurriedly, but Jiang Sishui was nowhere to be seen. Yilin's heart clenched and she hurriedly looked around for him.

After a long search with no result, she could not help but slump in dejection: "He's probably gone."

"Sigh, it's all my fault for being such a sleepyhead. He must have been unwilling to disturb me, that's why he left without a word."

Thinking of this, the little nun felt a little vexed.

As for Jiang Sishui being captured and taken away?

She ruled out that possibility.

Because if he had met with misfortune, she herself could not possibly have come through unscathed.

Only, after parting this time, she did not know if there would ever be a day they met again.

She had even said that once she returned to secular life she would marry him — even if she truly did return to secular life, she could not find him anywhere!

It seemed he had only been saying it.

Thinking of this, Yilin's heart felt as though it had been struck by a heavy fist, terribly blocked.

"No, no! What am I even thinking! Bodhisattva protect me, this disciple… this disciple did not mean it."

Yilin was flustered and did not dare think further. She chanted a few lines of Buddha, got her bearings, and then Unleash Lightness Skill back toward Yanxia City.

……

Flower Fairy had advanced to Heavenly Being — this was a great joy, so Jiang Sishui rewarded her handsomely.

Immortal Concubine Green Mother had only just wanted to rest when disaster struck without cause, and she was quickly swept into it.

Even Li Yuhu and the other girls who had come looking at the commotion were not spared.

A sparring session with mismatched numbers did not end until high noon.

Afterwards, Jiang Sishui took the new girls on a tour of Mantuo Shanzhuang.

Today's Mantuo Shanzhuang was more than ten times its former area, covered everywhere with all manner of flowers that bloomed through every season without wilting, like an Earthly Paradise.

Half a day passed just like that.

Apart from getting a little closer with Miss Nangong, Zhu Qiqi, Liu Mingluan, the Tu sisters and the other girls, nothing major happened.

That evening, Jiang Sishui continued writing in his diary—

【I've said before, given the chance, I must go see the Four Beauties of the Smiling Proud Wanderer.】

【Now Ren Yingying and Lan Fenghuang have entered Mantuo Shanzhuang; still remaining are Yue Lingshan and Yilin.】