Chapter Thirty-two: Meeting an Old Acquaintance in Leiling Temple

  Lei Ling Temple, evening, 7:30.

  Liu Ya treated the wounds of Fangfang and Zi Qing, saw Liu Jia Wei and Xiao Yu go to find the abbot to discuss the night accommodation problem, but they didn't come back for half a day, and she felt a little uneasy. So, she called Li Jin Yi and Mu Lin Feng to go to the office of Lei Ling Temple to take a look.

  As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the office, he saw Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yu standing on both sides of the abbot, each holding one hand of the abbot and saying something. To be honest, Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yu were almost clinging to the abbot's body. The abbot of Leiling Temple was about 60 years old, around 1.7 meters tall, wearing a hundred-pleat robe, with a kasaya draped over his shoulder, and a string of Buddhist beads hanging from his chest. He saw the abbot frowning deeply, quietly stroking the Buddha's head with one hand, while shaking his head straight at Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yu.

  "What's going on?" Mu Lin Feng was shocked and pale, tightly grasping Liu Ya's arm, thinking he had seen wrongly. He pointed at Liu Jia Wei and Xiao Yu with a terrified expression, "Princess, did you see that? Jia Wei and Xiao Yu, not only are they old and young together, but now they're also hitting on each other!"

  "I, I see..." Liu Ya was shocked by the two's 'hypocrisy' and her eyes almost popped out. Looking at Fang Zhang being slapped with a helpless face, Liu Ya silently pitied the master in her heart. Liu Ya smiled faintly and asked Li Junyi and Mu Linfeng with a sly face, "Your 'Four Great School Grasses' skills are not bad, right!? If even you two can do it, I think Master Fang Zhang has already given up on even the most basic resistance!"

  "Pffft! I spit on that!" Li Jin couldn't help but burst out laughing when Liu Ya asked him, "What's with 'the abbot giving up even basic resistance'? Don't imagine us to be so evil, okay?"

  "I believe my eyes!" Liu Ya stood up straight and told Li Jin Yi with certainty. Then, she seriously scanned Li Jin Yi and Mu Lin Feng's bodies once. Mu Lin Feng saw the look in Liu Ya's eyes and intentionally gave her a flirtatious glance. Liu Ya was shocked by this and exclaimed: "Ah! Don't mention it, you two indeed have that potential!"

  Li Jin looked at Liu Ya, his face gradually filled with black lines: This girl's 'thoughts' are not simple!

  "Abbot, just make it convenient for yourself..." "Exactly, if there's anything you need, just speak up, okay?" Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yuke were pitifully begging, making the abbot extremely helpless. Of course, Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yuke didn't notice Liu Ya and others behind them, if they knew, they wouldn't dare to be so 'hypocritical' in front of the abbot even if they were beaten to death.

  "Sorry, two benefactors! Our temple's Zen room is really full." The abbot explained seriously to Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yu, "Don't be misled, today there are troops doing outdoor training at Tiger Wolf Cliff, the rooms are really full! Otherwise, I can arrange for you two quilts, you can set up a makeshift bed in the study room? What do you think?"

  "Master Fangzhang, it's okay for us boys to sleep on the floor, but I'm worried that the girls will catch a cold sleeping on the floor. Could you please help us negotiate with the troops and let us stay just for one night?" Xiao Yu hoped that the abbot would be accommodating, "We'll leave tomorrow."

  "I'm really, really sorry!" said the abbot of the temple with great embarrassment. "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that there are no more rooms available."

  "If Master Fang is having a hard time, then let's not make things difficult for Master Fang." Liu Ya walked over and paid her respects to the abbot of Lei Ling Temple with a Buddhist greeting.

  "Ah Ya!" Liu Jia Wei and Xiao Yu were shocked to see Liu Ya suddenly appear, their hearts racing! Looking at Li Jin Yi and Mu Lin Feng behind her with sly smiles on their faces, they felt terrified: Earlier, that... had it all been seen?!

  "Still this little donor, understand! Understand! Oh Amitabha Buddha! The Buddha gives you a blessing!" The abbot saw Liu Ya come out to help him out of the situation and felt extremely grateful in his heart. He didn't know that this seemingly harmless little nun was secretly plotting something!

  "Master Fangzhang, I have a small request and was wondering if you could help me out. I'd like to make a donation of some incense oil money to your temple and also pay my respects to the Buddha, asking for his blessings on us. Could you please tell me where to go and show me the way? Thank you!"

  "Amitabha!" The abbot, upon hearing that it wasn't about the room, readily agreed. He had to get rid of these two troublesome masters as soon as possible! So, the abbot gave Liu Ya a Buddhist salute and said, "Young donor, please follow me this way." After speaking, he led Liu Ya out of the office. Of course, Xiao Yu, Liu Jia-wei, and Li Jin-yi followed Liu Ya over. This girl isn't just simply burning incense and worshiping Buddha, is she? There's a show! There's a show! Everyone thought to themselves with glee.

  After a brief moment, Fangzhang led Liu Ya to the main hall - the Mahavira Hall.

  "You can worship the Buddha here." The abbot bowed to the three Buddha statues enshrined in the main hall, turned around and handed Liu Ya some incense sticks and other items, saying, "If you want to donate oil money, you can put it in this oil box next to it. Amitabha!"

  "Thank you, Master!" Liu Ya said as she followed the abbot's guidance, lighting candles, incense, and worshiping. "Master, I have a small question to ask?" After finishing these actions, Liu Ya remained kneeling on the meditation cushion, turning her head to ask the abbot standing beside her.

  "Little donor, speak." The abbot looked at Liu Ya who was sincerely worshiping the Buddha and suddenly became much more amiable.

  "Our Buddha here is efficacious, right? Master Fangzhang, with your high moral standing and the Buddha's spiritual connection, you must be in sync!" Liu Ya asked very seriously. Actually, Liu Ya originally followed her mother to believe in Buddhism, every time she went out to play or participate in competitions, wherever she went, she would worship Buddha and burn incense at temples. So, Liu Ya burning incense and worshipping Buddha was indeed sincere.

  "Amitabha!" The abbot smiled and responded with a Zen phrase: "Believe, then it's real; don't believe, then it doesn't exist."

  "I believe!" Liu Ya said seriously to the abbot, who smiled and nodded. Liu Ya turned around and prayed loudly to the Buddha: "If the Buddha can fulfill my wish within an hour, I will donate 5,000 yuan for incense oil to your temple. I ask the Buddha to communicate with the abbot's mind as soon as possible and ask him to grant us two rooms to stay overnight in the temple, so we can visit the temple's architecture tomorrow, thank you!" After finishing, she bowed again to the Buddha. Suddenly, it seemed like a black line appeared on the Buddha's face!

  Fang Zhang was shocked by Liu Ya's vow to the Buddha. After hearing Liu Ya's vow, Liu Jia Wei and his companions were all stunned!

  "Amitabha!" After a long time, the abbot finally came out of the bunker and chanted a Zen phrase. Then, the abbot looked at Liu Ya with a helpless expression, his heart filled with speechlessness: This little girl actually brought out the Buddha! Blocking the old monk's retreat!...

  "Haha... this young donor, is indeed a natural talent!" The abbot smiled brightly, his heart suddenly clear. The abbot nodded at her and looked at Liu Ya with praise, "The Buddha said, willing to guide you in the right direction, success or not, depends on your karma."

  "I was rude just now." Liu Ya smiled faintly and bowed slightly to the abbot, saying: "Abbot Master, please speak."

  "I'll take you to meet the chief, and you can negotiate with them yourself," said the abbot finally. "Of course, whether or not you can come to an agreement depends on your own luck. The Buddha will give you his blessing! Amitabha!"

  "Thank you, Master." Liu Yachen sincerely thanked the master and turned to Xiao Yu, Li Jin Yi and Liu Jia Wei, smiling, "Let's go, we'll meet this leader."

  Liu Ya and her group followed the abbot to the guest quarters. The abbot asked them to wait at the door while he went in to invite someone. As she watched the soldiers in uniform passing by, Liu Ya thought back to when she was a child living in the military dependents' compound.

  "Sing! Sing a song for us quickly. Otherwise, I'll let this little dog wrap itself around you and chase you!" A chubby seven or eight year old boy, holding a two or three month old equally chubby fluffy puppy, threatened the small girl who was standing there crying.

  "I don't want to sing... Waaahhh, you won't like it when I sing, and yet you still make me sing military songs! Waaahhh... I don't know how! Waaahhh..." The little girl was in tears, afraid of the small dog wrapping itself around her, and also very reluctant to sing for that boy.

  "Are you going to sing?" The boy pouted his small mouth again, threatening.

  "Don't sing!" The little girl was as good as dead. "Little Fluffy, up! Wrap it around her!" "Ah-!" Later that night, the sound of slapping and a boy's intermittent crying came from the house across the way. Afterwards, it was said that the boy couldn't sit on a chair for three days. The little girl was Liu Ya, and the boy was one of her playmates in the military dependents' village, although he often bullied her, but also protected her at times. Thinking of this, Liu Ya smiled to herself.

  "Aya, what are you doing?" Mulin Feng saw Liu Ya mysteriously laughing at the coming and going soldiers, and also followed her gaze to a soldier not far away, asking puzzledly, "Are their clothes on inside out? Are there holes in their pants? Or did they get rice balls stuck on their faces during meals? How can it make you laugh so happily?" The two nearby soldiers heard Mulin Feng's question and looked at each other: Nothing! This kid is talking nonsense!

  "Don't always think of the worst in people, okay? You haven't seen how handsome they've grown!" Liu Ya looked at Mu Linfeng with disdain. Then, very seriously asked, "Which unit is this?"

  "The headquarters of Luzhou Military Region," said Xiao Yu firmly. "This is a field combat team called 'Flying Eagle Team'."

  "How can you be so clear?" Liu Ya looked at Xiao Yu in surprise.

  "You forgot? He was born into a military family." Li Jin patted Liu Ya's shoulder, "We all know this. However, the leader of 'Flying Eagle Team' is a tough nut to crack."

  "Can't even your identities make the other yield?" Mu Linfeng asked in surprise. Because in Lushui City, Xiao Yu and Li Jin Yi were also considered "princelings" in the military district. Their fathers were deputy commanders of the Lushui Military District, respectively serving as chief of staff and director of the political department.

  "The other party is the son of Luozhou General Military Region Commander Luo Yicheng - Luo Jun." Li Jin paused and said, "This man is particularly persistent! Neither soft nor hard can be eaten!"

  "Ruo Jun!" Liu Ya exclaimed in a trembling voice, "How is it him?!"

  "Do you know him?" Li Jin and Xiao Yu saw Liu Ya's surprised look, thinking she was familiar with him.

  "I don't know him!" Liu Ya found herself losing composure, hastily adjusted her tone and asked the suspicious little partners: "How could I possibly know him? You guys don't even look at people's identities, I'm just an ordinary citizen, how could I know him?"

  "That's true." The boys all nodded in agreement. But, you know, even Xiao Yu, Li Jin Yi and Liu Jia Wei, those "big monkeys", couldn't get familiar with Luo Jun, so why can this little girl get familiar with him?

  "Lu Jun! Hmph! Let me get my hands on him?! Liu Ya's mind flashed back to that scene again: a small, chubby 7 or 8 year old boy, holding a fluffy little dog... "This grudge must be avenged!"

  Not long after, the abbot brought out three soldiers at a slow pace.

  He, wearing a camouflage uniform for outdoor combat, had a short flat head, a wide forehead that showed his determination, and a straight nose bridge that showed his unyielding spirit. His thin lips were tightly pursed. Looking again, he was carrying a single-star shoulder strap on his shoulder. Estimated to be over 1.8 meters tall, this is Luo Jun!

  Digression

  Liu Ya and Luo Jun, should say from childhood are arch-enemies. When they were young, they were always bullied by Luo Jun, look, this time Liu Ya bullied him back, not cruel not loving!