Kapitel 26: Feiyun Temple
Redakteur: Henyee Translations
Almost 24 hours had passed since Zhao Linzi's death. Yin Baoguo and Mr. Li had already disposed of his body and cleaned the trace. They were certain that no one would find it out. Even if someone discovered Zhao Linzi's body, no one would suspect them. Even if the police came, they wouldn't be able to find any proof that they did it.
Although it was off season for tourism, there were still many people on Mount Feiyun. Most of them were locals and there were quite a lot of tourists.
Two women appeared at the foot of the mountain. One of them had an elegant, refined temperament. Her beautiful face attracted many gazes, but from the wrinkles on her face, one could tell that she was a middle-aged woman. Beside her was a breathtaking beauty who had a delicate face and fair skin as tender as baby's. Everyone was staring at her without blinking.
It was natural for a country with more than a billion people to have some beautiful girls. The modern social network was developing rapidly, and people could see a bunch of women who were as beautiful as fairies on their phones every day. But no matter how beautiful they looked, the others would think they might actually be very ugly, and they looked gorgeous simply because they had put on heavy makeup and used some app to beautify their selfies.
Truly beautiful women like the one at the foot of Mount Feiyun were extremely rare. She had a perfect, curvy body. Her long, black hair was tied into a ponytail, making her look neat and aloof.
Seeing Dong Gongwen turn to them, those who had stopped to watch her immediately looked away in fear. The cold aura in her was simply suffocating, and no one dared to look her in the eye.
Dong Gongwen was a beautiful woman with a formidable aura.
"Come on! Stop scaring them. They're only looking at you because you're beautiful." The middle-aged woman beside her clapped her hands in displeasure and jealousy.
"We're not in the office, and you're not meeting with a business rival. Can you be a little more gentle?"
Dong Gongwen pursed her lips and said in displeasure, "My dear mother, I've been handling the company matters late into the night. Why did you bring me here so early in the morning? Can't you let me rest for a day?"
"I took you out today to let you relax," the middle-aged woman said. "You always work until the wee hours, but you're full of energy the next morning. Even so, for the sake of your health, I don't want to see you work all day."
Dong Gongwen was at a loss for words. "I'm doing this to earn money, to make the company stronger and thrive," she thought.
The two of them did not continue bickering with each other. Dong Gongwen knew that this was how her mother expressed her love to her. Although it might make the others confused, as her daughter, she could understand.
"Let's go. We're going up the mountain. Today, I'll draw lots to see your luck in marriage. You're already 25 years old, but you've never held a man's hand before. I'm starting to doubt your sexual orientation. To prevent our relatives and friends from seeing it that way, I need to find you a boyfriend as soon as possible." Tan Yaxiang grabbed her daughter's hand and walked away while nagging.
"I'm not that old. I'm only 24 years old!" Dong Gongwen said helplessly as she stepped forward.
If it was in the past, her mother would have directly brought her to a blind date. Today, she was just here to draw lots for her marriage. It wouldn't be very complex. She could treat it as a walk to relax.
"Alright, alright. Let's not talk about this anymore. Oh, I heard that your Auntie Zhao found a very outstanding man for you. Go meet him someday where you're free," Tan Yaxiang said.
Dong Gongwen felt so weak upon hearing her mother's words. However, she soon grew agitated and said, "Mommy, I'm not going. Didn't you say that you were bringing me here to pray to Buddha? Don't keep saying that."
"We pray to Buddha today, and you go on a blind date in a few days. Isn't that reasonable?" Tan Yaxiang asked curiously.
"Fine!" Dong Gongwen said angrily. She shook off her mother's hand and turned to leave.
Upon seeing this, Tan Yaxiang felt so helpless. She held Dong Gongwen's hand and said, "Alright. Let's not talk about this today. My little ancestor, let's pray to the Budda to bless you with a good marriage."
Dong Gongwen knew that this method was very effective and she had used it many times.
The mountain's path was rugged and steep in some places, and winding and smooth in others. When the two of them arrived at the peak, they were both sweating profusely and panting heavily.
"Heavens! I'm so exhausted!" Tan Yaxiang complained in a low voice.
"I told you to take the cable car, but you didn't believe me and insisted on climbing. Now you see how tiring it is to climb up here!" Dong Gongwen said angrily.
"Only this way will Buddha bless you. Little girl, you're too ignorant! I'm more experienced than you of course. I can't walk anymore. Let's take a break first."
As Tan Yaxiang spoke, she walked to a bench, took out a bottle of mineral water and gulped it down.
After a short rest, Tan Yaxiang brought Dong Gongwen to the center of the temple where the abbot was.
Every year, she would donate a large sum of money to the temple, so the abbot was very happy to receive them.
The abbot looked benevolent, gentle, and cultivated. He said in a calm voice, "Amitabha. Madam Tan, you must have come to draw lots for this young lady, right?"
Tan Yaxiang widened her eyes in shock and said, "Master, you're really as accurate as always. That's right, this is my daughter, Dong Gongwen."
Dong Gongwen snorted coldly in her heart, thinking, "The monk is just playing tricks! This kind of scam was exposed in TV shows a long time ago!" She did not believe that such a thing would happen at all, nor did she believe what those fortune-tellers said. She thought the abbot in front of her was just acting, and she had no interest in listening to him.
-- Geschenk
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