Chapter 892: Frowning
"Are you stupid? Hit quickly and run, who’s going to know?" Yan Xinrou said, "If it weren’t for my ladylike image, I would have acted just now! Who’s got the nerve?"
"..." Lin Tian really didn’t know what to say.
Lin Hao and his wife exchanged a glance, full of surprise.
All these days of interacting with their in-laws, they always thought she was a dignified woman who was educated and virtuous, guiding her husband and children. They never imagined... she’d have such a protective side.
Liou Zhengming couldn’t bear to listen anymore, pulled a face and said, "That’s enough, none of you elders look like elders."
At this time, Bai Shishi, standing to the side, stepped up to Yan Xinrou and Liou Zhengming. Slightly bowed and sincerely said, "Thank you!"
They didn’t have to get involved at all, and Bai Shishi wouldn’t be surprised if they kicked her while she was down. After all, she was their daughter’s rival in love.
Loving rivals are mortal enemies!
Not only Zhou Chenghang couldn’t understand, but Bai Shishi also couldn’t understand why these two were helping her.
Could it be for the friendship of a meal?
Haha, Bai Shishi herself found this answer ridiculous.
"No need for thanks, I just can’t stand that guy’s arrogant look."
Everyone was smart enough, since Yan Xinrou didn’t want to say more, Bai Shishi didn’t ask further.
The recent incident was just a minor episode, not affecting their mood at all.
The group chatted and laughed, savoring the smell of incense, listening to the increasingly loud Buddhist chanting, along with the laughter of those around them. Still so festive.
The main hall of the Five Pure Ones Temple is right in the center of the mountaintop, also the place with the most incense and popularity.
The main hall has eight doors, and the interior is quite spacious, not particularly crowded.
To enter the main hall, one must first drink a bowl of Buddha tea at the entrance.
The tea is Five Pure Tea, harvested on the mountain and managed by monks.
This tea resembles Wuyi Rock Tea, with twisted leaf tips like dragonfly heads, only it’s tender green, and if you look closely, the tea leaves appear white.
It’s said this is the color of clouds because the tea is moistened daily by the cloud’s vapor, imbibing the essence of heaven and earth, so it’s also called Cloud Tea.
The tea-making process is complicated, from withering to drying, then to roasting, requiring very strict attention to detail.
Even brewing the tea uses mountain spring water, extremely sweet, perfectly paired with the Cloud Tea.
Some offer two thousand for an ounce, but the Five Pure Ones Temple won’t sell.
This tea is only gifted to visitors who come to worship, easing fatigue, quenching thirst, and warding off cold.
Buddha devotees, stepping up the mountain, each step intentional, are gifted a bowl of Buddha tea, as if Buddha resides in their hearts.
Of course, many tea lovers specifically climb from the foot of the mountain, just to enjoy this bowl of tea.
Tea enthusiasts are hospitable from all directions, and where the Tao is, Qingfeng naturally comes.
But very few people come just to mooch tea all the time. After all, tea lovers appreciate the tea, the water, and the art of tea making. An important point is the meaning of the tea; if one comes solely to mooch tea, it loses its significance. What’s there to appreciate?
Moreover, in a Buddhist holy place, tea lovers following the way of gentlemen wouldn’t commit such shameless acts.
At this point, that annoying face appeared again before them.
"Why are we meeting this guy again?" Yan Xinrou grumbled unwillingly.
Indeed, Zhou Chenghang appeared again, ahead of Lin Tian and the others, holding a bowl of Buddha tea, sipping carefully. Next to him stood a female companion with long, elegant hair and a tall, slender physique; her looks striking at first, but actually quite pleasing over time.
As a woman, she should be delicate. But Zhou Chenghang’s companion is different; her muscles are developed, even her hands are calloused.
These features reveal her as the little princess of the Ancient Martial the Wang Family, also Zhou Chenghang’s fiancée, Wang Sijing.
As a Martial Artist, her perception is very keen. Someone watching her made Wang Sijing instantly react. She turned back, her gaze instantly locking onto Lin Tian.
Zhou Chenghang sensed his fiancée’s unease and also turned his head. Seeing these people, his face darkened, clearly indicating his mood was not good all day.
"That scoundrel!"
Wang Sijing said viciously, using the tea bowl in her hand as if it were Lin Tian, a slight force caused the bowl to shatter like foam.
Zhou Chenghang had been with Wang Sijing for some time and knew this woman’s temper wasn’t good, quickly setting his tea bowl down, pulling her arm and saying, "What are you doing?"
"Doing what?" Wang Sijing sneered, "I’m about to tear apart that scoundrel! If it weren’t for him, my father wouldn’t still be in a coma in bed."
"No way!" Zhou Chenghang exclaimed sternly, "At least not now! Do you even realize where we are?"
"I want to avenge my dad, do I need to pick a place?"
She didn’t lower her voice, so Lin Tian and the others heard it all clearly, but Lin Tian remained unfazed and confident.
This woman is at most a higher-level Martial Artist, but I’m a Golden Core, the gap between us is unbridgeable. If she’s smart, she’d better stay put!
Zhou Chenghang was already frustrated by Yan Xinrou earlier, and now facing such a blockheaded woman, so aggravated he wished he could slap her... if he could.
"Did you forget why we came here?" Zhou Chenghang said disapprovingly, "Hitting someone is minor; if you hit someone, how can you meet the master?"
Wang Sijing fell silent. Indeed, if she acted, not only would she not see the master, she might even be kicked off the mountain... she knew she couldn’t possibly oppose the monks here.
An elderly monk handed Lin Tian a bowl of Buddha tea, to which Lin Tian accepted and nodded in thanks. He then sniffed it carefully.
Hmm?
This tea... what can I say?
It smells sweet, as if there’s honey mixed in.
Honey is made from flower buds, and this Cloud Tea resembling it is quite interesting.
Lin Tian took a sip, tasting sweetness first, then smoothness like cotton candy in his mouth, followed by minty coolness, sliding down his throat.
Suddenly, Lin Tian furrowed his brow.
"Little patron, how’s the tea?"
The elder monk squinted a smile and asked, gifting tea every day and witnessing various expressions as some treat Buddha tea as a beverage while others savor it deeply, showing a range of expressions.
Five Pure Tea is also known as Cloud Tea and Buddha Tea. Everyone experiences different sensations upon drinking it, like facing a vast world with diverse life experiences.
But it’s the first time he’s seen someone frown!