Cold-faced Empress

After a short pause, Qingyin suddenly raised her voice and pleaded with Prime Minister Fu and Madam Li: "Master, Madam, I have a way. Could you please invite a high-ranking monk from Tianfu Temple to perform a purification ritual?"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Fu immediately nodded: "Go quickly!"

Qingyin accepted the order, exchanged a subtle glance with Fu Siying, and quickly left.

When the servants tried various methods, such as fumigating with vinegar and burning fire, but to no avail, a high-ranking monk from Tianfu Temple rushed to the scene.

The high monk of Tianfu Temple had heard Prime Minister Fu talk about the nightmare Fu Siying had. So when he saw Wei Lanling and Xiao Li surrounded by snakes, he didn't say much. He took the perfume used in the ritual from his disciple and strode into the garden without fear.

"Amitabha Buddha, please reveal your intention!"

As soon as the sound faded, he stirred the sandalwood water in the sprinkler with a willow branch, silently chanting mantras as he sprayed the water toward the snakes.

The snakes, doused with sandalwood perfume, became even more excited by the scent. Everyone watched as the snakes began to stir restlessly, and then, in a short while, one by one, they stopped moving—they were dead!

Rong Chen exclaimed in surprise, "The snake is dead?!"

In a moment of astonishment, the high monk poured out all the water from the vessel, even splashing Wei Lanling and Xiao Li's clothes with it. Only after the snakes had gradually died out did the crowd, after their initial shock, thank the high monk profusely.

Prime Minister Fu asked, "Master, what kind of fragrance is this purifying perfume?"

"Sandalwood".

"Sandalwood?" Prime Minister Fu frowned.

The water sprinkled by monks during rituals to purify the ritual site is believed to have the effect of removing evil and impurities. However, today's water is sandalwood perfume. Sandalwood is supposed to be loved by snakes, so how could it kill snakes?

unless……

Unless it was truly a message from Buddha!

Fu Siying glanced at the empty sprinkler, confirming that no evidence had been left behind, and said slowly, "It seems that even Buddha couldn't stand people's foolishness and couldn't help but defy common sense to manifest himself."

Aside from those who knew about Fu Siying's previous nightmares, no one else understood what she meant. Wei Lanling and Xiao Li were even less aware of it, simply believing that Fu Siying was merely expressing her gratitude to Buddha for his intervention, and that the high monk had used fragrant water to kill the snake, thus saving them from danger.

"Thank you so much for saving us, venerable monk!" Little Li and Wei Lanling thanked the venerable monk.

The high monk frowned as he looked at the two women. After a long while, he said with some pity and wariness, "I am acquainted with the nun of Fujing Nunnery. I can send a letter to ask her to allow you two to become nuns at Fujing Nunnery and practice exorcism."

what?

Wei Lanling looked up in astonishment at the high monk: "Become a nun?"

Little Li was even more bewildered: "Why does the master want my daughter and me to become nuns?!"

Fu Siying was surprised by the high monk's sudden move and couldn't help but chuckle. Even the high monk recognized the mother and daughter as incarnations of evil spirits; it seemed today's performance was perfectly executed.

Faced with the questioning from Wei Lanling and Xiao Li, the high monk could not bear to tell the truth and could only turn to Prime Minister Fu and say, "If needed, you can send a letter to this old monk, and this old monk will help if he can."

Prime Minister Fu and Madam Li immediately returned the greeting: "Thank you, Master!"

The monks of Tianfu Temple took their leave, leaving behind the Fu family members burdened with worries and the Wei mother and daughter filled with confusion.

Looking at the mess in the small garden, Prime Minister Fu asked in a deep voice, "Where did these snakes come from?"