"The old monk from the mountain has arrived," said a voice.
Clara Ning immediately felt a considerable amount of pressure.
After all, he was an enlightened monk, and they were female demons. How could they not feel intimidated by a monk with profound Buddhist knowledge?
In fact, Ethan Shu was now also considered an enlightened monk.
However, due to his frequent interactions with Clara Ning and Serena Nie, they were not afraid of him.
With a wave of their long sleeves, the doors of the cottage in the forest creaked open on both sides.
Standing at the doorway were Ethan Shu and his master, Huiming, the old monk.
"Such heavy yin energy ( yin energy corresponds to yang energy; it is downward-moving, inhibiting, weakening, and heavy ), it's indeed a place inhabited by female demons," Huiming observed, furrowing his brow deeply.
He had already activated his wisdom eye. Ordinary people couldn't discern the subtleties of the house with their mortal eyes, but in Huiming's view, the yin energy inside was everywhere, creating a quite eerie atmosphere.
Ethan Shu coughed lightly C and whispered in his master's ear, "Master, we are here to cooperate with them to eliminate The Black Mountain Demon and the Pacification General together."
Huiming lowered his head and chanted a Buddhist mantra, then remained silent.
Clara Ning and Serena Nie, dressed in phoenix crowns and wedding robes, floated gracefully over.
They were momentarily stunned to see Ethan Shu, wearing a pristine white monk's robe, looking exceptionally handsome.
Appearance matters, even for monks.
On ordinary days, Ethan Shu wore ragged patchwork robes. Although he was good-looking, his aura lacked refinement.
Now, dressed in an impeccable white monk's robe, adorned with a string of vajra bodhi beads, and holding a bronze alms bowl, he looked like a celestial monk descending from the Western Paradise to walk among mortals.
The two women recovered from their trance quickly and slightly bowed, saying, "Clara Ning (Serena Nie) greets the holy monk."
Huiming observed them with a serene expression and said, "Two female demons… you are too polite. I am just an ordinary old monk."
Ethan Shu noticed that Huiming didn't look at Clara Ning and Serena Nie, realizing that the old monk was avoiding impurity by not seeing them.
Cooperating with female demons was certainly disgraceful for a monk from the Great Hanging Temple.
Moreover, Clara Ning and Serena Nie were exceptionally beautiful, and Huiming preferred not to look at them.
The two women were not surprised and led the way.
"This way, please, venerable monks," they said.
"These are the trunks we use for the dowry. You can hide inside them."
In the hall, there were two large wooden trunks painted black.
Ethan Shu opened one and was hit by a pungent smell of dog's blood.
Clara Ning explained, "To prevent the Five Fairies from sensing the presence of living beings, we filled the trunks with dog's blood beforehand."
Ethan Shu saw that the large trunks contained many funeral objects, bedding, gold and silver jewelry, and other dowry items. There was also a smaller trunk inside.
This smaller trunk was ample for hiding one person.
Ethan Shu applauded and smiled, "Sister, you've thought of everything."
"Dog's blood can ward off evil spirits, but it would also disrupt the divine bodies of my master and me. So you've prepared a smaller trunk inside the larger one."
"Who's your sister? Stop being so smooth-tongued!" Clara Ning rolled her eyes at Ethan Shu.
Huiming thought to himself, "Calling an evil demon 'sister'—what a disgrace! After eliminating The Black Mountain Demon and the Pacification General, I'll settle this with Hsuan Kong!"
Serena Nie said, "Alright, it's getting late. To prevent the Five Fairies and other wedding processions from arriving early, little monk and Holy Monk, you'll have to endure the inconvenience of hiding in that small trunk."
Huiming replied, "For the sake of subduing demons and eliminating evil, what's a little inconvenience?"
The old monk opened a large trunk, then the smaller one inside it, and sat cross-legged.
"Master, shall I close the coffin… I mean, the trunk lid?"
The old monk didn't get angry. With a serene expression, he folded his hands and recited Buddhist scriptures, already in a meditative state.
Ethan Shu closed the trunk and got into the other small trunk, sitting cross-legged and smiling. "Would you two sisters please close my coffin… I mean, trunk lid?"
Serena Nie giggled at Ethan Shu's slip of the tongue.
Clara Ning said seriously, "Little monk, if you die, be sure to become a ghost so we can be together. We'll only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals."
Ethan Shu's mouth twitched, and he chanted a Buddhist mantra, "Amitabha, my Dharma name is Hsuan Kong, and my given name is Ethan Shu. I'm destined to have a strong fate and not die easily."
"Boring," Clara Ning flicked her wedding gown sleeve and closed both the small and large trunks together.
Serena Nie said, "Sister, you say I've fallen in love with a mortal, but it's you who have."
Clara Ning sniffed and said proudly, "I was just kidding."
Her voice softened.
"Who wants to be with a monk forever…"
"And besides," Clara Ning looked at her sister. "Do you think we have a chance of winning against those demons with the help of the little monk, the old monk?"
Serena Nie pondered for a moment and shook her head, "If we fight them openly, we have no chance of winning.
Besides the Black Mountain Demon, there's also the Pacification General and countless demons and ghosts in the Black Mountain!"
"But if we attack by surprise and work together from inside and outside, we have a forty to fifty percent chance."
"Forty to fifty percent?"
Clara Ning sighed, but her eyes became determined.
She held Serena Nie's cold, delicate hand.
"Sister, if we fail, I'll even risk my soul to help you escape this bitter world. You can't fall into the hands of the Black Mountain Demon or the Pacification General."
Serena Nie quickly covered Clara Ning's mouth and said angrily, "Sister, don't talk nonsense. We will definitely defeat the Black Mountain Demon and the Pacification General!"
"I hope so…" Clara Ning sighed inwardly.
She knew that the old monk was injured and hadn't recovered yet.
Even at his peak, the old monk hadn't been able to subdue The Black Mountain Demon, let alone now.
And now there was the Pacification General, who was no less formidable than The Black Mountain Demon.
As for the little monk,
he was just a young novice monk of fifteen or sixteen years old, capable of defeating Serena Nie individually.
But together, they couldn't defeat him, and they definitely couldn't stand a chance against The Black Mountain Demon or the Pacification General.
Even after almost half a year, Clara Ning didn't believe Ethan Shu had made significant progress.
Outside the room, eerie and mournful music began to play.
The wedding procession of the Five Fairies had arrived!
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