A Dream of Transmigration

Chapter 26

The mad monk suddenly grabbed her and said, "Let's go!"

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After walking a few hundred steps, the mad monk inexplicably stopped again.

"What's wrong?" Lin Feifei gripped the sword tightly with one hand.

"That's not right, little Taoist priest," the mad monk released her, muttering something under his breath, and suddenly shouted, "Open!"

Suddenly, a dazzling white light shone, and everything around became crystal clear.

Lin Feifei was stunned with fright.

They're still standing in the same spot!

Taking advantage of the white light, the two of them looked at the clump of bamboo at the same time.

Suddenly, billowing white mist rose from beneath the bamboo and quickly spread outwards.

Is this my own feeling or reality?

Before Lin Feifei could figure out what was happening, the mad monk had already forced her to sit on the ground. As the white mist spread, the white light surrounding the two of them gradually dimmed.

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The mad monk remained calm and unhurried. He produced three identical black wooden beads from somewhere and quickly arranged them in a row on the ground in front of him.

Then, he mumbled a few words and shouted:

"Follow my mantra, and the Three Jewels will protect you!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the three jet-black wooden beads immediately began to roll, faster and faster, until finally they formed a large clockwise circle, completely surrounding the two of them.

The white light finally disappeared completely.

But in the instant darkness descended, the three wooden beads emitted a faint glow. As the beads spun rapidly, a large silver circle immediately appeared around the two of them.

Lin Feifei looked closely and discovered that the shiny wooden beads were not only circling around the two of them, but they were also spinning rapidly on their own.

All around, the white mist swept in, but once it approached the silver circle, it could not get any closer. It hovered outside the circle, surging and crashing like a tide, yet constantly being bounced back.

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The mad monk seemed relieved and resumed his cheerful demeanor: "Everything will be alright by dawn."

After saying that, he actually pulled out a chicken leg from somewhere and took a bite.

Lin Feifei had just patted her chest when she saw his expression and immediately widened her eyes again: "Where...where did this come from?"

The mad monk answered honestly, "When I came in, I saw the servants preparing dinner, so I just grabbed one."

"Did you steal that cake too?"

“It’s not stealing, it’s taking.” The mad monk looked at her, then took another bite.

Lin Feifei chuckled: "Isn't it the same?"

“It’s different,” the mad monk explained, “because if Master Qian saw it, he would definitely give me food too, so this isn’t stealing.”

Lin Feifei looked at him incredulously and shook her head. She figured he must often hide these things on his person, yet his clothes were still so clean.

She sighed, "You could really change your name to Ji Gong."

Who is Ji Gong?

"It's..." She couldn't remember which dynasty it was from, "It's like you, a monk who eats meat and drinks wine but keeps Buddha in his heart."

"Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart—that makes sense," the mad monk exclaimed excitedly. "So there are others like me! Quickly, take me to see him!"

(Actually, Ji Gong lived during the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song Dynasty and died around the second year of the Jiading era. His deeds may not have been widely known at that time.)

"See Ji Gong?" Lin Feifei rolled her eyes at him. "That depends on whether I can go back."

Even if he returned to the modern world, he would not be able to see Ji Gong.

The mad monk looked a little discouraged upon hearing this, but Lin Feifei immediately comforted him, "How about I sing you a song?"

After saying that, she cleared her throat and began to sing.

"Shoes are worn out"

Hat torn

……..

Wherever there is injustice, I will be there.

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Wow, I never expected the first song I heard in ancient times would be this! Lin Feifei secretly wanted to laugh.

After she finished singing, she thought for a moment and said, "Hey, have you seen that young man in white? The really handsome one. Could he be Senior Brother Lingyi?"

There was no response.

"What are you doing?" She turned to look at the mad monk curiously, only to find him frozen in place, seemingly muttering something to himself.

Is she upset?