Chapter 679: Chapter 651: The Author of the Heart Sutra
He walked step by step towards the lakeside.
With each step he took, a Golden Lotus bloomed, growing fainter and fainter, until finally, as he approached the Seventh Prince, all the Buddhist manifestations completely disappeared.
The scripture in his hand also vanished, transforming into a Bodhi.
Upon this Bodhi, there were words as fine as silk, containing the full text of the "Heart Sutra."
This Heart Sutra Bodhi entered the Secret Realm, representing Lin Xiaosu as a mysterious sutra-keeper returning to a fourth rank official in Beijing.
"Mr. Li, I really can’t imagine how you could still master Buddhist Law?" The Seventh Prince suddenly stretched out his hand, gripping his shoulder.
"Just miscellaneous knowledge, that’s all!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Your Highness, I’ve arrived outside the Zhen Heaven Pavilion, and I shall prepare to enter today."
"Do you need me to accompany you?" the Seventh Prince asked.
"No need!" Lin Xiaosu stretched out his hand, grabbing Qing Ying, moved his feet, and rose into the air, heading towards the Zhen Heaven Pavilion.
The Seventh Prince watched his back in a daze.
And in the nearby tavern, in that room, the Seventh Princess was holding her forehead, staring blankly at the sky, her mouth slightly ajar.
Beside her, her elder sister took a long breath, followed by a sigh, "Seventh sister, have we all misjudged him?"
The Seventh Princess seemed to awaken from a dream, her gaze shifted over.
"Seventh sister, you just said he likes to disguise, perhaps it’s true, yet this disguise doesn’t necessarily mean he’s pretending to be capable when he’s not; maybe he originally had full ability, but he’s only showing a tenth!"
"I don’t care! I don’t listen!" The Seventh Princess raised her hands to cover her ears, shaking her head fiercely, "Anyway, I just like my Brother Su."
"Can your Brother Su easily resolve court disputes? Can he easily determine the fate of a sect? Can he write a ’Heart Sutra’ and be famous for eternity?"
The Seventh Princess looked at her naively, "My Brother Su is good-looking!"
"Good-looking? Can good looks be eaten?"
"Yes! They can!"
"You..." The gentle and elegant elder sister, the unique generation of Heavenly Pride, a lady of Qingqiu refined in the Prince Mansion, was almost angered to death by this seventh sister.
"Elder sister, you should just kill him, grandma said before she died..."
"Stop!" Fufeng suddenly raised her hand, halting her endless harassment about their deceased grandmother, took a deep breath, "Seventh sister, can we speak reasonably?"
"Alright!"
"As for me killing him, don’t even think about it at this stage! I can’t let Your Highness miss such a Heavenly Pride because of you." Fufeng said.
"You have your Highness, can’t I have my Brother Su? You can’t be so selfish; grandma said before she died..."
"Stop!" Fufeng urgently stopped, took another breath, "How about this... You stay with me for now, use two months to observe him, if he’s indeed not worthy of marrying, I promise... I promise to send you out of the Great Wilderness before your wedding, you can go to the Ancient Sect to find your Brother Su."
"Elder sister! I like you a lot! In all of Qingqiu, you’re the only one I like, you deserve everyone’s love, no wonder your Highness treasures you..." The Seventh Princess hugged her.
"I know, I know, whoever can help you find a wild man, you’ll like them." Fufeng patted her shoulder, "When you go to the Prince Mansion, don’t reveal your identity, Your Highness still doesn’t know I’m from Qingqiu."
"Rest assured, since you’re helping my affair, I surely won’t ruin your affair, I’m not the shameless third sister..."
The two sisters reached a consensus.
Lin Xiaosu could never have imagined, nor could anyone in the Li Mansion have imagined, that there was now a monitor among them.
The person was the nominal wife of the Li Mansion.
Qingqiu Seventh Princess.
Of course, no one could have thought that this Seventh Princess, filled with thoughts, was not about marrying into the Li Family, but about killing this Family Head.
The sole purpose was to create a condition to elope with her Brother Su.
However, Qingqiu Seventh Princess coldly could not fathom, the very person she wanted dead, the obstacle she deemed as blocking her path, was precisely her cherished "Brother Su."
Such is the wonder of the world...
The involved parties have departed.
The ripples left behind still sway.
Passersby on the street noted the momentary eternal glory of the official.
In three ancient monasteries in the city, the full text of the "Heart Sutra" was recorded through Buddha Divine Power, one insight led everyone to meditate.
In the deep palace, Your Majesty’s stern face finally showed a smile.
"Your Majesty, did Mr. Li once again give Your Majesty a surprise?" Minister of the Ministry of Justice Song Lifu’s tone was very relaxed.
This might be his most relaxed moment in years.
Your Majesty laughed, "This Li Aiqing, he always gives me some surprises now and then. Song Aiqing, do you predict his trip to Jiangnan will bring me more surprises?"
Song Lifu pondered for a moment, "Old Minister believes it depends on Your Majesty’s expectations, if only expecting him to contain the chaotic Jianghu, I believe Mr. Li will not disappoint Your Majesty, but if hoping for him to settle Jiangnan..."
He didn’t continue.
Your Majesty slowly shook his head, "Settling Jiangnan, that is certainly impossible, if he can truly subdue ten or eight sects of the Eighty-one Sects of Jiangnan, that would be a surprise for me."
Not hoping to settle Jiangnan, just hoping to rebel ten or eight sects among the Eighty-one Sects.
This is Your Majesty’s expectation.
He only dared to hope for this much.