The Dominance of the Son-in-Law: My Wealthy and Beautiful Wife

Chapter 373 - 373: Temple!

"If I had known this was your idea, I would not have agreed to it in the first place, really."

Ai Yeqing sighed in frustration.

Qin Feng just smiled and said, "Don't worry, Hundred Herbs Hall wouldn't dare to act recklessly."

Seeing his confident appearance, she got so irritated that she simply stopped paying attention to him.

"Let's go take a look at your so-called Temple God first!"

Qin Feng suggested.

Ai Yeqing led him to the east side of the village.

As they walked,

Qin Feng observed his surroundings with puzzlement, "Something's odd here. The mountains all around are lush and green, the air is also quite moist. Why does it feel like only your area is experiencing drought?"

He saw that the area outside the village was indeed very dry, though there were some plants, they were all very sparse.

Compared with the verdant green mountains around, it was completely different.

"It's been decades like this."

"My grandpa said that the village was fine when he was young, but then one day, it just stopped raining. Even when there were torrential rains all around, it didn't rain here."

"Later, a Master came here and said we had angered the immortals."

"After the villagers pleaded earnestly, the Master built a temple outside the village."

"Living in the temple was a 'Temple God.'"

"On the first and fifteenth of every month, the villagers would offer the best food as a sacrifice to the Temple God."

"Sure enough, after that it finally started to rain."

"But the rainfall was never heavy, just enough to meet the needs of the village."

"..."

As Ai Yeqing explained, they both left the village.

They reached the back slope of a small hill, and that's when Qin Feng finally saw the small temple.

The temple was very simple, with blue bricks and green tiles, and it looked rather desolate.

Especially situated at the back of an empty mountainside, it seemed all the more eerie.

"This shouldn't be…"

Qin Feng muttered as he looked at the temple, "The selection of a temple's location is a very careful consideration. You said that Master was very powerful and should know this, but building a temple here has the aura of a 'Yin Temple,' which, even if its incense burning is prosperous, will not be effective and might even attract evil forces."

"Do you understand Feng Shui?" Ai Yeqing asked.

"Not particularly expert, but I have some knowledge," Qin Feng said, "In any case, there is something wrong with this temple."

"Pshaw, whether there's a problem or not, thanks to this temple, our village gets rain," Ai Yeqing scoffed, then went inside the temple.

Qin Feng followed her in.

The interior was very gloomy, but since the village valued it, there were oil lamps always lit.

Qin Feng glanced at the Buddhist statue in the center and his brow furrowed sharply.

He could now confirm, the Master who built this temple really did have some skill.

This Buddhist statue, made of special wood, had its whole form and structure set in a certain Array, ultimately converging at its eyes which could shake one's soul.

The moment Qin Feng's eyes met with the statue's, he felt an involuntary impulse of utmost respect and reverence, that compelled one to feel awe.

He even dared not look at it directly.

Indeed.

Ai Yeqing had already grown accustomed to it, and without looking directly into the statue's eyes, she placed some fruit she was carrying onto the table, then lit incense and said to Qin Feng, "Alright, hurry up and kneel in worship!"

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"No, I never kneel to gods, demons, immortals, or Buddhas," Qin Feng, eyes locked on the eyes of the Buddhist statue, said, "Moreover, this is not a true Buddha."

His words had just fallen.

Suddenly, a bald man entered and bellowed at him, "How audacious!!"

He was the village's Ma Erdan.

He was responsible for all aspects of the temple and had shaved his head as a mark of respect.

"Humph, you enter the temple and refuse to kneel, who do you think you are!"

Ma Erdan yelled.

Ai Yeqing hurriedly explained, saying Qin Feng had come to treat the illness of both the village and the Temple God.

Ma Erdan said, "Hmph! Even if he's here to treat the illness, he must kneel to Buddha and kneel to the Temple God, that's the village rule!!"

"Then, it's better for me to leave," Qin Feng said.

"If you leave, how will you treat the Temple God?" Ai Yeqing asked.

Qin Feng had already walked out, saying, "When I cure someone, it's always people seeking me; I've never sought anyone."

Ai Yeqing was at a loss for words.

She knew his temperament was just like that.

She had no choice but to try to persuade the temple guardian, Ma Erdan.

Ma Erdan, his face full of bulging muscles, said, "I'm telling you, Little Ai, that is the Temple God! This is a serious disrespect to the Temple God!!"

"But, if something really happens to the Temple God, neither of us could shoulder that responsibility!"

Ai Yeqing said.

"No! If he disrespects the Temple God, then he is the enemy of the village! If we let him enter the temple just like that, the entire village would tear me apart, even if I were a ghost, the Temple God wouldn't spare me," Ma Erdan said.

Ai Yeqing tried to persuade him again and again, but it was no use.

Helpless.

They were both driven out by Ma Erdan.

Qin Feng then said to Ai Yeqing, "Let's take a walk around the mountain!"

"The mountain?"

Ai Yeqing was puzzled.

But seeing that he was constantly observing his surroundings, she followed him up the mountain.

On the mountain peak.

Qin Feng looked over the entire village, the surrounding mountains, and the location of the temple, frowning and pondering, occasionally counting on his fingers.

Not until the sun set.

Did he finally stop and mutter, "Indeed, if I'm not mistaken, there should be a treasure in the village!"

"Treasure?"

Ai Yeqing couldn't help but be puzzled.

Qin Feng looked at her and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, the Master, after building this temple, did he live here for a while and wander around?"

"Yes, I heard he lived here for three years, and he indeed often roamed around the village," Ai Yeqing said.

"That's right," Qin Feng pondered and said, "Everything should be caused by that thing, it should be somewhere underground."

"That's impossible! If there was such a thing, why didn't the Master take the treasure with him?" Ai Yeqing said.

"That's what I'm puzzled about as well, I need to see the Temple God to be certain," Qin Feng said.

"Then let's go to the temple! Kneel down and we can see the Temple God."

"I won't kneil."

"You..."

"It's not me who's sick anyway."

Ai Yeqing was at a loss for words.

At night.

The three of them were sitting at the dinner table, Grandpa Ai took a slight drink and said, "The village chief sent someone to Hundred Herbs Hall."

"What did they send someone there for?" Ai Yeqing asked, frowning.

"Of course, to bring good news, saying that you've already agreed to marry their Hall Master's son, and you're going to Hundred Herbs Hall tomorrow."

"Absurd, it's utterly absurd, when did I agree? They are clearly forcing me!"

Ai Yeqing felt stifled, utterly frustrated.

Grandpa Ai sighed and said, "I've thought it through; you should leave this place. I know how much your parents' sacrifice to protect the village has affected you, but this village, it doesn't know how to protect you anymore."

"But..."

"I see Xiao Fengren is not bad; if you follow him, you could advance further in your cultivation. You have great talent, and your future should be bright; you can't stay in a place like this forever," Grandpa Ai said again.