"But did I say the wrong thing just now?" Shen Yu said softly and gently.

Xu Zhao shook his head again, his voice filled with tears, "Let's go, I'm a little hungry."

She did not answer Shen Yu's question. She knelt in front of the Buddha statue and prayed earnestly for his safety and well-being, and he also made the same wish.

However, things did not go as planned, and her wish was not heard by the Moon Goddess.

After crying, the depression in her heart was finally expressed. Xu Zhao didn't want to talk about it again and finally changed the subject very abruptly.

It was the first time that Shen Lingge saw Sister Zhaozhao showing weakness in front of her. She wanted to show more concern and comfort her, but as she raised her foot and was about to say a few words of comfort, she was met with Shen Yu's sharp eyes.

He was so frightened that he shrank back and even subconsciously took two steps back. He raised his hand and covered his mouth, while shaking his head slightly to indicate that he would not speak anymore.

"Let's go. The rooms have been prepared in advance. We can go there and have a vegetarian meal now."

Seeing that Xu Zhao was unwilling to mention why she was crying, Shen Yu was naturally considerate and did not ask too many questions. He believed that when she was willing to talk, she would tell him the first time.

Baoguo Temple has specially prepared rooms for pilgrims who come to burn incense for rest and accommodation. Because of the difference between men and women, pilgrims who come to Baoguo Temple to stay overnight will be separated by gender and stay in rooms in different directions, even couples will be separated.

The men's rooms are located in the northwest of Baoguo Temple, while the women's rooms are located in the northeast. The two areas are separated by a high wall and a dense bamboo forest to block the view.

In this way, male and female pilgrims will not disturb each other.

Since they were not staying overnight today, Shen Yu had specially arranged for their room to be on the outermost side on the male pilgrims' side. This way, Xu Zhao's entry would not disturb the pilgrims inside.

The area around the wing room is quite quiet. Occasionally, you can hear the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo forest. The Buddhist chanting that can be heard everywhere in the temple in front is basically inaudible, and even the smell of incense is much lighter here.

After walking for a while, Xu Zhao's sadness dissipated a lot. By the time he entered the room, his emotions had basically dissipated and he had returned to his previous calmness and composure.

The vegetarian meals at Baoguo Temple looked quite novel. Monks only eat vegetarian food, but the pilgrims who came today were either rich or noble, living a life of luxury. I'm afraid they would be unable to pick up the food just by seeing a table full of vegetarian dishes.

Therefore, although the meals in Baoguo Temple today are still all vegetarian, they are cooked in a variety of styles.

Between the Imperial Concubine and Xu Zhao, Shen Lingge took into consideration that the Imperial Concubine was a woman, and as a junior he should not disturb her rest. So he followed Xu Zhao and Shen Yu into the side room like a follower, without considering whether he was disturbing Shen Yu and the others.

After taking his seat, Shen Lingge looked at the braised fish, braised pork, and sweet and sour spare ribs on the table. Since this was his first time staying at Baoguo Temple for a vegetarian meal, he exclaimed, "They say monks are compassionate and eat vegetarian food every day. I heard that the temple only serves vegetarian food, but this is clearly meat. What a sin!"

After saying this, he even put his hands together, closed his eyes, and kept chanting "Amitabha" in his mouth, not daring to pick up his chopsticks.

Shen Yu: "..."

Xu Zhao: “…”

In the border military camp, the person who enjoys eating meat the most is Shen Lingge. Now, he has to spit out his sins every time he eats a piece of meat.

Xu Zhao had seen these dishes online. In order to prevent pilgrims from losing their appetite for vegetarian dishes, some temples would specially make tofu into different styles of meat or seafood. The final taste might be similar, but it did taste like tofu.

He first picked up a piece of fish for Shen Yu, and then picked up a piece of fish for Shen Lingge.

"This is tofu. If you don't believe me, try it!"

"Sister Zhaozhao, don't lie to me, otherwise my mind will be unstable." Shen Lingge quietly opened one eye and peeked at the piece of fish in the bowl. It did not look like real fish, but he still chanted Amitabha devoutly.

"Tsk," Shen Yu chuckled, "You are in a Buddhist temple, and you say you have a heart of Taoism. Be careful or you might get kicked out by those monks."

After he reminded her, Shen Lingge realized that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly opened her eyes and slapped her mouth. "I was just talking nonsense. Don't blame me!"

"Okay, your uncle is just teasing you. Eat quickly. This is really just tofu." It was Xu Zhao's first time to have a vegetarian banquet. He was surprised by every dish. Tofu could actually taste like these!

By the end of the meal, Xu Zhao felt a little dazed. This vegetarian meal was indeed delicious!

Baoguo Temple has existed for a hundred years and covers a large area, with many places with beautiful environments that are rarely visited by people.

After the meal, Shen Yu was worried that Xu Zhao's mood would become unstable again, and wanted to accompany Xu Zhao for a walk in the temple. However, His Majesty also came to Baoguo Temple at this time, and Eunuch Chen received instructions and came to find Shen Yu specially.

The tablets of the late emperor and empress are enshrined in Baoguo Temple. Now that His Majesty has come, the two brothers must go and pay their respects.

So, the task of accompanying Xu Zhao to visit Baoguo Temple fell on Shen Lingge.

Baoguo Temple is located halfway up the mountain, and there is a road behind the temple that leads directly up the mountain.

The weather is nice today, which is perfect for a walk. The two of them walked along the road up the mountain.

The snow on the mountain had not melted yet, but it was not difficult to walk. The two of them each found a branch three fingers thick and supported each other as they walked up the mountain.

After walking for a while, Shen Lingge suddenly moved closer to Xu Zhao's side and lowered his voice, almost speaking in a breath, "Sister Zhao Zhao, something's wrong."

"What's wrong? Are we going the wrong way?"

I don’t know if it was Shen Lingge who started it, but Xu Zhao spoke in a very low voice.

But if you take the wrong road, you can just speak loudly, why be so careful?

"Sister Zhaozhao, be careful!" Shen Lingge's ears moved, and he heard the sound of an arrow cutting through the wind behind him. He threw himself on Xu Zhao, and both of them fell to the ground.

Shen Lingge held Xu Zhao tightly under him, and the two of them looked up and to the side.

A sharp arrow was stuck in the place where Xu Zhao had just stood.

If Shen Lingge had not acted quickly just now, Xu Zhao would probably have lost his life right now.

"Sister Zhaozhao, are you okay?" Shen Lingge immediately pulled Xu Zhao up. "It's all my fault for not being a good martial artist. I didn't even notice someone behind me until late. Let's get out of here and hide."

Xu Zhao had one hand held by Shen Lingge and supported herself on the ground with the other hand. "Hiss~" Xu Zhao felt the pain of a sharp cut on her hand. When she raised her hand, there was a blood mark on her white and tender palm.

She looked at the place where she had fallen and saw a piece of white jade.

It’s her white jade mandarin duck jade pendant!

He was about to escape at the moment and had no time to check. He didn't know how many people were coming from the other side. He might be stopped if he went down the mountain. Now he could only escape upwards!

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