Mysterious immortal 69

  Pan Yueyang was busy finding people, worried and flustered, but Ou Ruolan in the mansion was very happy. She smiled to herself as she looked at the pastries in her hand: "Cui Zhu, tell the kitchen to add two more dishes today, I'm in a good mood."

  "Yes, Princess." Cui Zhuo cleverly responded, knowing that Ou Ruolan was happy because she had eliminated Yan'er, the little villain, and she was also happy. Ou Ruolan was indeed formidable.

  "Oh, right, Cui Zhu, tell the kitchen to hurry up and prepare. After we finish lunch, follow me out of the mansion for a trip." Ou Ruolan seemed to have thought of something else and reminded Cui Zhu again.

  "Princess, leaving the mansion?" Cui Zhu was puzzled.

  "Uh, I think I'll go to the temple to burn incense." Oulan put down the pastry in her hand.

  "Princess, that cheap woman is already thoroughly dead. Why are you still showing compassion and burning incense for her?" Cui Zhu said indignantly, pouting her mouth.

  "Hmph, that little wretch, who says I'm going to be a slave for her! We're going to pray for a child." Oulan thought of a clever plan in her heart. Since Yan'er was already gone, she wanted to quickly win over her husband's affections and get pregnant as soon as possible.

  "Fortunately, Princess is wise, so I'll go prepare quickly." Cui Zhu left the room happily.

  "Don't be too loud!" Oulan warned, looking at the back of Cui Zhu, yesterday's chaos in the imperial palace was so big that as a princess, she would definitely be blamed by her father for going out so recklessly today.

  Cui Zhu had prepared a small blue sedan chair for Ou Ruolan, and four bearers stood at the back door waiting for their master: "Princess, be careful." Cui Zhu supported Ou Ruolan as she carefully stepped over the threshold and was about to get into the sedan.

  "Hahaha." A loud and mysterious yet kind laughter stopped Euloran's movement of getting on the sedan.

  "Princess? What's wrong?" Cui Zhu looked at Ou Ruolan, only to see Ou Ruolan looking around Xiao Jiao, and she followed her gaze.

  "Who?" Eurie's arm hair suddenly stood up.

  "Princess, no one is here." Cui Zhu blinked her eyes, and Ou Ruolan's strange behavior made Cui Zhu feel a chill.

  "The old man is here." With that, a white-robed elder with an ethereal aura appeared not far from Xiao Jiao, accompanied by a young child.

  Only the old man's white clothes were seen, but next to him stood a six or seven year old child, wearing light blue clothing. Both of them, whether in terms of their attire or appearance, had an air of elegance and refinement. Although it was winter and not extremely cold, they both wore thin shirts. The old man had a ruddy complexion, with white eyebrows that reached his temples, and eyes that shone brightly. His white beard framed a gentle smile directed at Ophelia. The child beside him was pale and quiet, simply following the old man calmly, without speaking or looking at anything, as if he were not of this world.

  "You..." Oulang felt something was off, and pushed Cuizhu. The four sedan bearers were still standing stupidly in place, and Cuizhu was the same, maintaining the motion of helping her into the sedan. These five people had a hint of life on their faces, but they didn't move. Oulang was so scared that she took a step back.

  "Don't be afraid, princess." The old man walked closer and patted the air with his hand.

  Ou Roulan's body, which was almost about to fall, surprisingly didn't fall at all. Just now, she clearly saw that when these two people walked towards her, they didn't use their feet, but instead flew over like gods, gliding along the ground!

  "Princess." The old man bowed politely.

  "Excuse me... excuse me." Orlan hastily raised his hands, knowing he was a princess and not unexpectedly, there were few people in the imperial city who had seen her, but many knew that there was a princess in the General's mansion.

  "Don't panic, young one. I'm taking you on a cloud-hopping journey with me. The heavens have bestowed dragon energy." The old man began to explain.

  It seems that after saying this, Oulan didn't seem so flustered anymore. It appears that the two are indeed cultivators: "The two of you are clearly cultivators at a glance, but to be honest, I was really startled by your method." Although Oulan is still arrogant and overbearing, she's also a member of the royal family who understands etiquette. When facing cultivators, she can't continue to act like a princess, so she still knows how to show respect.

  "Haha, forgive me, I've brought my young one on a trip and today's encounter with the princess is also a necessary coincidence. I just have a few words to say." The old man directly got to the point.

  "Oh? Immortal, please enlighten me." Yu Ruo Lan felt that facing this old man she was no longer afraid, on the contrary his kind eyebrows and benevolent eyes made her feel suddenly more at ease.

  "The princess is going to burn incense in the temple." The old man just smiled and said.

  Ou Roulan nodded and continued listening to him speak.

  "Even if you offer more incense, it's also important to have a kind heart. If not, Guanyin Bodhisattva won't display her divine powers to grant your wishes." The old man immediately paid respects with a Buddhist bow as soon as he mentioned Guanyin Bodhisattva.

  "What's going on?" Orlane wondered, her mind whirling with suspicion.

  "What is meant by sparing someone's life is giving oneself a way out. I, the old man, have divined that in this Dragon Country, there will be one emperor and one phoenix. Now the emperor has appeared, and the phoenix is moving on the mountain, while the princess and the dragon and phoenix are closely related." The old man shook his head.

  Ou Ruolan thought for a moment, one dragon and one phoenix, aren't they the Emperor and Empress Dowager? The dragon has emerged, the phoenix is moving, yes, the Emperor is in court, while the Empress Dowager has been quietly practicing Buddhism in a nunnery for three years now, and hasn't returned to the palace.

  The old man kept shaking his head, knowing that Oulan thought too much about many things. Well, how many ordinary people can guess the mysteries of heaven and earth?

  "The immortal's words are indeed true. If I, Rouran, leave the mansion today, it is to pray for a child. Can you, immortal, help me with this?" Roulan asked tentatively.

  The old man snapped his fingers twice: "One child, in half a year."

  Ou Ruolan smiled: "Really! Thank you for your auspicious words."

  "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. I came here because I couldn't bear the suffering of heaven and earth. If I can help save all living beings, I will be content. Princess, remember that today's cause is tomorrow's effect. Cause and effect are cyclical. After I leave, you must do more good deeds, don't do anything else." The old man waved his hand, his eyes fixed intently on Ouyang Rulan.

  Ou Roulan felt a bit flustered being stared at by the old man, and she smiled awkwardly, as if he had seen through her. Indeed, she had done something big regarding Yan's matter.

  "Haha, it seems the princess has understood what I meant." The old man pulled the little boy and was about to leave.

  "Hey, immortal, wait!" Ouyang Lan hastily shouted.

  The two did not turn back, but stopped and waited for Orlene's question with their backs facing her.

  "She shouldn't compete with me for husband, I am a noble princess high above, she is just an ordinary woman. Many things are not as cruel-hearted as Rouran seems, but rather forced by circumstances." Rouran quickly explained, she was truly afraid of the consequences of karma.

  "I can only say that this phoenix is a fire phoenix, once born, it will surely bring great chaos to the world, endless calamities, grievances and grudges will be avenged. All things are destined by heaven, you and I have this fate, I can only remind the princess of one thing: in this life, cultivate the Tao of humanity, being born into wealth and nobility is the result of past karma. From now on, sincerely worship Buddha and no longer be infatuated with worldly desires, then you can attain the true fruit." As soon as he finished speaking, the two suddenly disappeared.

  The sedan carriers and Cui Zhu suddenly woke up, as if nothing had happened just now: "Princess." Cui Zhu touched her head, she shouldn't be supporting Ou Ruolan, how did she end up here with Xiao Jiao, while the princess was outside the sedan?

  "It's nothing, I don't want to go out today, let's return to the mansion." Ouro Lan covered up her tense expression and hastily turned around: "You don't have to attend to me today."

  Cui Zhu was somewhat puzzled, but fortunately the princess had ordered that she didn't need to attend to her today, so she could take a rest for the day. Cui Zhu instructed the sedan chair bearer to return to the mansion, and with a happy smile, followed behind Ou Ruolan.

  "Master, why are you being so protective of that wicked woman?" The little boy in the light blue shirt looked at his master with an unyielding gaze from afar.

  "As a teacher, I also see the suffering of the people and my heart softens for a moment. I don't know if she will follow my words or not." The old man sighed despondently towards a precipitous cliff.

  "I think it's unlikely, this person's wisdom is too shallow, her princess position may not last long." The little boy looked forward with disdain.

  "Heaven confers great responsibilities, but first it must make one's heart and intentions suffer. The changes in the Dragon Country and the Heavenly Phoenix Country are irreversible now, what a pity about my good disciple." The old man shook his head regretfully.

  "Are you talking about Brother Shifu?" Little Tong's eyes sparkled with excitement, and as soon as he mentioned this brother full of wonderful stories but had never met, he became even more agitated.

  "Alas, it's also because of what I did in the past. If not, he wouldn't have suffered from the red dust calamity." The old man gently rubbed the little boy's hair.

  "Master, are you saying that Big Brother is the Dragon you divined with the I Ching?" The young apprentice looked up at his master with a face full of reverence.

  "Haha, heaven's secret cannot be revealed, he is either a dragon or a tiger, everything is fate... " The old man still doted on his great apprentice from his past life.

  "But what?" The little boy looked at his master who was originally happy and suddenly sank his face again, and quickly added: "It's that witch again!"

  "Disciple, this is fate, don't make reckless remarks. Whether she's human or demon, it's all part of her destined calamity. What's meant to come will still come, entwining life after life, generation after generation. This was the vow she made on the day she left the world, and I can only do my best." The old man stroked his beard.

  "The little monk didn't know what kind of magical powers that demoness had, but she actually bewildered his master for life after life, not letting him attain enlightenment." The young boy looked down at the mundane world with a gaze that refused to show weakness.

  "Disciple, you must not act rashly, your master will naturally save your fellow disciple from the suffering of reincarnation." The old man hastily reminded him, seeing through the young disciple's thoughts.

  "Disciple understands, but can Master tell disciple where Eldest Brother is now and what kind of suffering he's enduring?" Although they had never met before, he was still filled with curiosity towards this legendary Eldest Brother. He had secretly taken a look at Eldest Brother's portrait in Master's study, and from then on, felt that Eldest Brother was someone he couldn't compare to. No wonder his own Master treated Eldest Brother with such care, always thinking of ways to help him achieve enlightenment.

  "This life... unable to keep the whole body, wife and children scattered, no one to see him off, suffering the pain of being reborn. The old man pinched his fingers, a sad expression appeared on his face."

  "What... what about that demon woman?" The little boy asked again.

  "One dawn for the future..." The old man did not want to think about it anymore, and stopped talking. He just flew slowly at the top of the sky, with a gentle breeze on his face, but his heart was cool.