After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Since I was knocked unconscious, I simply leaned on his chest, hugged him tightly, closed my eyes and said, "Don't move, I feel dizzy, let me recover first."

Gongsun Wen tightened his grip around me and said, "Okay, I won't move."

After a long while, the dizziness slowly dissipated. I struggled to sit up, covering my head and said, "What happened to me? I almost fainted after just one bump."

Gongsun Wen stretched out his hand, gently rubbed my forehead and said, "We will soon reach Lishan. When we get there, we will ask Master Huijing to take a good look at you. He will definitely find a way to heal your injuries."

I felt uncomfortable, and the excitement of just leaving the palace disappeared without a trace. I leaned my head on Gongsun Wen's shoulder, closed my eyes and said, "I still feel a little uncomfortable, let me lean on you."

Gongsun Wen put his arm around my shoulders and said, "It's still early. Go to sleep for a while. I'll call you when we get to Lishan."

Seeing me like this, Gongsun Wen didn't dare to mention changing clothes. He just hugged me tightly and remained silent all the way.

Gongsun Wen’s embrace was so warm that I fell asleep without realizing it.

When I woke up, I found myself lying in a strange room. The furnishings in the room were simple: a bed, a table, two chairs, and a simple wooden clothes rack, nothing else.

I thought I had arrived at Changlu Academy because the furnishings in this room were very similar to Master Lu's house, but when I saw Hui Jing's big round head, I realized that I must have arrived at Huangjue Temple.

Hui Jing was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and his hands clasped together, chanting scriptures.

Gongsun Wen sat with his back to me, opposite Hui Jing, reading a book. There was a wooden table between them, and only an oil lamp was lit on the table, making the room a little dim.

As soon as I woke up, Hui Jing stopped chanting, opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Ah Man is awake?"

After hearing this, Gongsun Wen quickly put down his book and turned around. Seeing that I was indeed awake, he stood up and strode to my bed, whispering, "You've slept for so long, you must be hungry, right? I'll get you something to eat."

I rarely see Gongsun Wen being so gentle. I was stunned for a moment and said, "I am a little hungry."

Gongsun Wen touched my head, then turned around and strode away, looking so anxious as if something was on fire.

Hui Jing slowly walked up to me and said with a smile, "Ah Man, long time no see."

I quickly sat up, clasped my hands together and bowed to Hui Jing, saying, "Master Hui Jing, long time no see."

Master Hui Jing asked: "Ah Man, do you know why your body is getting weaker and weaker?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't know."

Master Hui Jing said: "You have occupied someone else's body, which is against the way of heaven and is rejected by heaven and earth. Even if you have the help of the river god's divine objects, your soul will not be able to survive for long under the rejection of heaven and earth. That's why I gave you a Buddha statue and asked you to worship it sincerely every day to win the mercy of heaven and allow you to live longer in this world. But why don't you listen?"

When I heard Master Hui Jing mention that Buddha statue, I couldn't help but feel panicked. I had only worshipped that Buddha for a few days, and then I forgot about it completely and didn't even know where I threw it.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, Hui Jing sighed and asked, "Aman, don't you believe me?"

I clearly thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to say it out loud, so I nodded and said, "No, it's not like that."

Hui Jing's face turned serious and he said, "Ah Man, you lied. You will be punished for lying in front of the Buddha."

In front of Hui Jing, I felt like a transparent person. Hui Jing knew everything I thought and did.

I knew I couldn't hide it any longer, so I had to honestly say, "I thought that Buddha statue was used by you to help Your Majesty steal my luck, so I stopped worshipping it."

Hui Jing sighed and said, "Your destiny is connected to Dayu. You don't need to steal it. It will be used by the heavenly family. You are really confused. If you had sincerely worshipped from the beginning, you wouldn't have ended up like this today."

I was panicking when I heard this. Before I could say anything, Gongsun Wen strode in from the door. He put the tray on the table, clasped his hands together, bowed respectfully to Hui Jing and said, "Master Hui Jing, please save Ah Man."

Master Hui Jing shook his head and said, "At that time, Ah Man had just occupied someone else's body. She might have had a chance if she asked the Heavenly Dao for mercy. But now that so much time has passed, asking the Heavenly Dao again would most likely be considered blasphemy. Not only would it not help Ah Man, it would also accelerate her soul's departure from her body."

Gongsun Wen's face gradually sank, and his clenched fists were trembling slightly.

Master Hui Jing said: "The will of heaven cannot be violated, so let everything be left to fate."

After Hui Jing finished speaking, he bowed to us and turned to leave.

Gongsun Wen's face was ashen at this time. He slumped down on the chair and was unable to speak for a long time.

I stood up, walked to another chair and sat down, and saw the food on the table, two white flour buns, a plate of pickles, a plate of cold tofu, and a bowl of noodle soup. I touched the buns and they were still hot, and the noodle soup was also hot.

Although my stomach was growling with hunger, I was used to eating the exquisite food in the palace, so looking at these pickles and steamed buns, I suddenly found them a little difficult to swallow.

I was just wondering whether to eat or not, when Gongsun Wen handed me the noodle soup, picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into my hand, saying, "Eat it while it's hot. The food in the temple is not good enough. I'll buy you something delicious when we get down the mountain."

After Gongsun Wen said this, I felt embarrassed to offend him in the face, so I picked up the steamed bun and started eating it in small bites.

After dinner, since I had slept for a whole day and was full of energy, I pestered Gongsun Wen to go wandering around Lishan at night.

Gongsun Wen naturally disagreed. The mountain was foggy and humid at night. I was afraid that I would catch a cold immediately if I wandered around the mountain late at night.

But I couldn't sleep and was making a lot of noise, so Gongsun Wen had no choice but to agree to take me to talk to Master Hui Jing to see if there was any way to save my life.

Hui Jing did not live in the temple, but lived on the top of the mountain. A mountain road was specially opened from the back door of Huangjue Temple leading directly to the house where Hui Jing lived. This door was guarded by the senior monks in the temple. Without Hui Jing's permission, no one was allowed to step through this door.

When Gongsun Wen brought me to this door, the monk guarding the gate actually said that Master Hui Jing had known that we were going to look for him, but he only allowed me to go up the mountain alone and no one was allowed to accompany me.

It seems that Hui Jing has thought of a way to help me, otherwise he wouldn't have been so mysterious.

Gongsun Wen looked at me with some concern and said, "After entering this gate, we still have to walk a long mountain road to reach Master Hui Jing's residence. It's late at night now, and the wind is strong and the dew is heavy. Why don't we just forget it and wait until Master Hui Jing comes down the mountain tomorrow to look for him."