Chapter 81: The Benevolent Nunnery

Ha~ Ha~ Li Huowangs forehead was beaded with sweat as he placed his hands on his knees and panted for air.

He had already been climbing for four hours but had not yet reached his destination. The Nunnery was much higher up than he had imagined.

Li Huowang struggled to lift his head; the winding dirt path seemed to have no end as it stretched upward endlessly.

Li Huowang gritted his teeth, then grabbed a nearby vine and continued to climb.

By the time his legs had become extremely sore, he finally caught sight of the gate of the Benevolent Nunnery.

He wiped off the sweat on his chin with the back of his hand and then subconsciously glanced at the couplet on the sides of the gate. But what surprised him was that he could not understand the couplet of this Nunnery at all.

It was not because of Dan Yangzis influence that he could not recognize these words. Instead, it was due to their appearancethose words looked very strange.

The words seemed to be rhomboidal in shape, with the right-side higher and the left-side lower. The characters were slanted and elongated, and they seemed to be ancient words, yet there were traces of many familiar characters.

These are Characters? Or something else? Puzzled, Li Huowang walked up to and touched them.

After carefully examining them for a while, he continued toward the nunnery.

However, after he entered, the speech that he had prepared beforehand could not be used; there was no one here that he could talk to.

There was not a single person in sight within the square that was covered in overgrown weeds. This formed a stark contrast with the crowds he saw back at the Righteous Monastery.

Is anybody here? Li Huowangs voice reverberated in the square, yet nobody appeared.

Li Huowang glanced both ways before heading toward the main hall before him. There was no incense within, yet it was not dark at all. The ceiling had holes, and the rays of sunlight illuminated everything within.

The Bodhisattva statue in the middle of the large hall was also covered with gray dust and spiderwebs. Li Huowang would have almost not recognized that this was a Bodhisattva statue if not for the lotus seat beneath it.

Is there a mistake? This Nunnery seems to be completely deserted.<

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Just as Li Huowang was thinking that, a snore caught his attention. He followed the sound to its source and saw a large meatball rising and falling behind the Bodhisattva statue.

Only after approaching it did he realize that it was not a meatball but the exposed belly of a fat nun.

She was sleeping face-up on the icy-cold floor, snoring with her mouth open and releasing a putrid stench toward them.

Black clothes, fat, and dirty. These were all correct. This was a nun from the Benevolent Nunnery.

Frowning, Li Huowang tried to determine whether this was a good or a bad person. Based on Li Zhis description, these nuns were good people. However, while he didnt know the veracity of that claim, given the current state of this nunnery and looking at this nun, he concluded that even bad people would not want to have much interaction with her.

Venerable master, Xuan Yang from Zephyr Temple has an urgent matter to discuss, Li Huowang raised his voice and greeted the large meatball.

However, the fat nuns snoring showed no signs of stoppingshe didnt wake up at all.

Is she pretending to ignore me?<

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Li Huowang stepped forward and raised his voice more. Venerable master! Xuan Yang from Zephyr Temple has an urgent matter to discuss!

Yet, there was still no response.

Li Huowang was about to go up to her and shout into her ear but was repulsed by the strong stench coming from her body. This stench was a combination of smelly socks, durian, and fermented sweat. It was quite unbearable.

Before he could come up with anything else, the fat nun trembled and sat up on her own.

She used her stubby fingers to rub off the yellowed eye boogers. Then, without even opening her eyes, she swayed toward the side door. Aiya, time for a meal.

Venerable master! Xuan Yang from Zephyr Temple has an urgent matter to discuss! repeated Li Huowang.

This time, Li Huowang was not ignored. The fat nun jumped in fright, and at the same time, her extremely oily chin also trembled with her.

You scared me. How come you walk so silently? asked the nun.

Conflicted, Li Huowang remained rooted on the spot. He was now more concerned about whether the nuns here even had the ability to help him deal with Dan Yangzi rather than questioning their intentions.