Zongwu: The Rise of the Little People

This hour.

The side rooms of Baoguo Temple provide vegetarian meals for pilgrims who arrive early.

Xu Zhihu chose this time because he wanted to let Zhao Xu give it a try.

Buddhist vegetarian food. Zhao Xu had traveled far and wide and eaten many delicious foods in the world, but he had never tasted this and was quite interested in it.

There were many people who dared to eat vegetarian food, but they all stayed far away and did not dare to get close to Zhao Xu and his group.

Obviously, Zhao Xu's flying action just now shocked these people.

At the dinner table, the blush on Xu Zhihu's face slowly faded away, but the excitement of flying could not be subsided in a short time.

"A Xu, sister wants to thank you!"

Xu Zhihu is in high spirits and looks radiant!

"Hahaha, as long as Sister Zhihu is happy!" Zhao Xu was immersed in the vegetarian food. Hearing this, he suddenly smiled and felt very relaxed.

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The peonies at Baoguo Temple are very famous, but it is not the right season now, so we cannot see the two tribute peonies, Yao Huang and Wei Zi, blooming.

All flowers compete for beauty throughout the four seasons, and naturally peonies are not the only ones favored. In this season, the temple has other floral landscapes that make people linger.

As time passed, Zhao Xu was taken to an elegant Zen room by Xu Zhihu.

At some point, Lu Baijie quietly disappeared among the group of people.

Zhao Xu understood clearly that he was avoiding the owner of this place.

The Emperor of Li Yang worshipped Taoism, and as a result, many aristocratic families followed suit and studied Taoism. For example, among the seven heroes of the Lu family, there was one who devoted himself to practicing Taoism.

Influenced by this, many women in the inner court devoted themselves to the elegant philosophy of Huang Lao.

The owner of the elegant Zen room is a graceful Taoist nun in her thirties.

It might seem a little strange to have a Taoist nun living in a Buddhist temple, but once you know her identity, you won't see any problem.

The Taoist nun's real name was Xu Huipu. She was a direct descendant of the Xu family and married into the Yu family in Jiangxin. Unfortunately, like Xu Zhihu, she became a widow at a young age.

The same experience has brought the two of them very close over the years, and they can be considered half-best friends.

Xu Huipu obviously knew Zhao Xu's identity, but her attitude was still good and the tea tasting and communication went smoothly.

Xu Huipu was of distinguished status, and the tea sets she used were not ordinary ones. However, Zhao Xu was only interested in an ancient teapot.

"I heard that the clay used to make this teapot has a close connection with Liangchan Temple!" Zhao Xu asked with interest.

"Young Master also knows about this!" Xu Huipu seemed a little surprised.

Xu Zhihu smiled at this moment:

"It is said that the abbot of Liangchan Temple is engaged in farming all year round. Uncle Xu would go to Liangchan Temple every ten years. In addition to listening to the monks' Zen lectures, the most important thing is to ask for the monks' hand-washing mud!"

"My father is devoted to worshipping Buddha, but the journey is long, so he only thought of this!" Xu Hui felt proud.

Zhao Xu and Xu Zhihu looked at each other in silence.

The atmosphere at the scene became a little cold.

The two did not stay in the elegant Zen room for long. After a brief chat, they said goodbye and left.

Xu Huipu sat quietly there, watching the group of people leaving, her expression turning lonely.

Then, she cheered herself up, slowly stood up, and walked towards the tea mountain behind the yard.

"The teapots made in Yangzhou are all made of Yangxian clay. Although a pound of clay is worth a pound of gold, it is not as noble as the clay used by saints to wash their hands!" Xu Zhihu suddenly said far away from the Zen room.

"After being infected by the Buddha's aura of the holy monk Nagarjuna, can we all become Buddhas?" Zhao Xu smiled in his heart, but he couldn't help it at this moment.

Hearing this, Xu Zhihu couldn't help laughing.

The wealthy people in Jiangnan are just so fond of fame.

After a while, Xu Zhihu suddenly sighed: "What a pity for my uncle!"

Besides wanting to concentrate on practicing swordsmanship, there is another reason why Lu Baijie has not married or had children in these years.

The children of wealthy and powerful families have no say in their own marriage.

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Xu Hui took away a stick of incense and came to a bamboo building.

An old man with white hair and eyebrows was sitting on a bamboo chair, and he had obviously been waiting for a while.

"What about 'Master Jade Sword'?"

Xu Hui sat up straight and replied softly, "Grandfather, I can't see through it!"

"I can't see through it, that's good!" The old man was not angry at all, but laughed instead.

At his age, he has already become cunning and is not afraid of people with evil intentions.

On the contrary, I feel that those young people with enormous power are scary!

Today, it is enough to be sure of this.

"Go down!" the old man suddenly said after a moment.

Hearing this, Xu Hui bowed and turned to leave. After taking two steps, she felt relieved when she heard a voice behind her:

"You must continue to maintain your friendship with the head of the Xu family!"

Her body froze for a moment, then quickly recovered and continued to leave.

Xu Huipu was afraid of the old man, but she did not hate him. Born into a wealthy family, she could enjoy material honor, but she had no control over many things.

In an instant, the scene of her first meeting with the blue-shirted swordsman emerged in her mind again.

That year, she was only thirteen years old, in the prime of her youth.

As time goes by, appearance changes, and now I am no longer young!

Lu Baijie watched silently as Xu Hui rushed away and turned towards the bamboo building.

"Don't let her explore 'Master Yu Jian' anymore!"

As the most senior member of the Jiangnan aristocratic group, Yu Jiankang has met countless people and experienced countless things.

Naturally, his decision would not be affected by Lu Baijie's words.

"She is Yu's daughter-in-law." This simple sentence has already made his attitude clear, and then he added: "The goal has been achieved!"

These two sentences made Lu Baijie's grip on the hilt of the sword tighten and loosen. Then he turned around and prepared to leave.

"How strong are they?" Even at this age, Yu Jiankang was still curious about these peerless talents.

As a powerful aristocrat in Jiangnan and the only one who had fought with Zhao Xu, Lu Baijie should be able to say something about it.

Lu Baijie did not give a direct answer, but a sense of sword intent rose up.

At this time, Zhao Xu and his party had already arrived at the gate of Baoguo Temple, but Lu Baijie had not appeared, so everyone prepared to wait here for a while.

The moment Lu Baijie's sword intent rose, Zhao Xu felt it, and he understood the cause and effect, with a slight smile on his face.

With a thought, the power of heaven and earth descended from nowhere.

The sky above the bamboo building suddenly changed color and several bolts of lightning suddenly struck down.

"Boom!"

After the loud noise, Lu Baijie floated away, leaving Yu Jiankang alone there, staring at several large pits in the distance, in a daze!

The sudden thunder on a sunny day scared the pilgrims. Fortunately, there were no other accidents afterwards, so everyone felt relieved.

"What happened?" Xu Zhihu had been paying attention to Zhao Xu all the way. He saw him smiling for no reason, and then he was struck by a bolt from the blue. He knew it was related to him.

Zhao Xu was full of smiles at the moment. He blinked mischievously when he heard this and said, "I just helped Lu Baijie and scared an old man, which saved him some trouble!"

"So, my uncle is coming back?" Xu Zhihu asked.

Zhao Xu nodded.

Sure enough, it only took a moment.

Lu Baijie returned to the team.

"Thank you, sir!"