Reaching to the Sky - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Chapter VII

Nanfeng Goes Back to the Temple

    There are more than a hundred gazebos, but more people are still trying to get in . Each pergola is full of people . Still, many people are still trying to push their way inside .

    In desperation, Nanfeng could just wander around the perimeter . Because he can’t recognize the words, he doesn’t know which martial art camp is in a pergola . However, it is obvious that the large number of people in front of the one with purple banners is the most dominant in count, followed by the dark blue pergola . The lowest number of people is the pergola with the dark red banners . There are dozens of people in it .  

    In order to achieve power and success, these people do everything to get what they want . It seemed like they can’t be contented in what they have .

    Nanfeng felt sympathy towards them . What is wrong with them? Why do they have to care so much about having power? Life is too short to become miserable .  

    The truth is Nanfeng felt that he was already very miserable and poor . But compared with these people, he felt that he is a lucky one . So many people in front of him look so pathetic .

    Something also bothers him . He suddenly feels emotionally attached to Daogu . It’s like he just become so loyal to her . But she has not promised to accept him . He couldn’t just forget that .

    These thoughts are enough to make Nanfeng feel goosebumps all over his body .  

    Then a master in a pergola is talking about saving people out of water and fire and the righteousness of the sky .  

    In a heap of panic, Nanfeng did not dare to stay around the shed . This is a trap for him . If they knew that he knows nothing about this, he would just arouse the suspicions of the people .

    Although every martial art sect has a pergola, not everyone recruits disciples . Aspiring disciples come after the another but they do not give them a chance to speak up .

    The strange thing is that there are sects who seem to accept everyone . The sects of the monks have the most disciples . In their words, they are all about life, and all beings can become Buddhas . No matter how old or young, regardless of the depth of their understanding, they can join in . Nanfeng thought they would run if they know that their heads will be shaved .

    After a few moments of thinking, he eventually discarded the idea of ​​joining a martial art sect . Although he is just a Hanako, he still has his pride . He does not want to be with these people .  

    After making sure that Lu Pingchuan and others are not here, Nanfeng left the venue . He originally wanted to see the contest . Now, even the fun of watching the fun is gone . The atmosphere of the Fa Conference itself is not right . It is not a good thing . The Taoist monk and the martial arts sects do not obey anyone nor heed any voices from the common people . They are just here to compete for a sacred book .  

    But he doesn’t have any interest in the sacred book . He doesn’t know what that book is for . He couldn’t even understand words and books written by men, let alone a book from heaven .  

    After leaving the noisy venue, the south wind felt very clean, and then began to think about it . The thing he wanted to do most was to go back to Xicheng to find out what happened to his comrades . He has to wait until the evening .  He can’t take any risk .

    He is wearing new clothes now though . After finding a spot under the shade of a tree, he slept directly until the evening .  

    After waking up, Nanfeng got up and began to wander west . He only ate a piece of bread today . He was already hungry, but he did not dare buy anything in Dongcheng . The reason is very simple . Things and food here in Dongcheng are very expensive as compared to the measly costs of living in Xicheng .

    In fact, there are a lot of money in the purse left by Daogu . There are still a few pieces of silver . Silver costs a lot these days . One or two pieces of it amounts to almost 800 copper coins . But he can’t spend everything of it right now . This is not only for himself, but also for Changle and Lu Pingchuan . He does not know whether his comrades had been caught by the government . If they were indeed arrested, he could redeem them with the money .  

    Approaching the border of Dongcheng and Xicheng, he went north where the temple is situated . There was a small hill behind it . He hid in the hill while waiting for the dark .



    After half an hour, night finally fell . The south wind got up and cautiously walked towards the temple . After he had carefully observed the situation around the perimeter of the temple, he found no one . But this does not rule out the possibility of someone staying inside .  

    The temple is very quiet, surrounded by the sound of autumn insects .  

    Ordinary houses have rear windows, but the temple does not have one . If you want to look inside, you can only go to the front .  

    Before going the front door, Nanfeng tightened the laces of his shoes in case there is an ambush in the temple . Then he could run faster without worrying about his shoes .

    Nanfeng cautiously moved to the front . Although the temple is very dark, he is sure that no one is in it . The statue is very close to the back wall, and there are no people hiding behind it .  

    “They have already left . ” 

    Suddenly, the voice made Nanfeng sprang up and scared the old man away . He chased after him but he remembered the familiarity of the voice . It was the old fortune-teller . He could not be mistaken .

    “Old man, is that you?” Nanfeng asked to confirm before he approach him .  

    “It’s me . ” The voice of the blind man echoed from inside the temple .  



    He moved back and walked by the threshold into the hall . “How come you are still here?” 

    “I went out earlier but there was no place to stay at night . I returned here . ” said the blind man .  

    “But where are…” 

    Before he could finish, the blind man took the initiative . “The people came in the morning . Before that, your friends already left . ” 

    “Where did they say where they are going?” 

    But the blind man just shook his head .  

    Because the sky was too dark, Nanfeng did not see him shaking his head . He asked again .  

    “No, they are in a hurry,” said the blind man .

    Nanfeng began to figure out what to do next .  

    “Where will you go?” 



    “I will go to Dongcheng . ” Nanfeng said . The night fell deep already and it is time to find a place to sleep . But he did not dare to stay here .  

    The old man took out some food from his bag and handed it to Nanfeng . “Who are you with?” 

    “Thank you, I am not hungry . You can eat it yourself . ” Actually, he was very hungry, but he couldn’t bear to eat an old man’s food .  

    “You haven’t told me who you are with today . ” 

    “How do you know that I am with someone?” 

    “I don’t only know that you are with someone . I also know that that other person is a woman . ” The fortune-teller smiled .

    Nanfeng just wanted to ask if he saw him and Daogu but thought about it and discarded the idea . How can the blind man see them?

    “Don’t go to Dongcheng again . Don’t see that woman again . ” said the blind man .  

    “What are you? What do you know?” Nanfeng found it astonishing for how the blind man knew all these .

    “Because she is not a real woman . She is a dangerous creature . Stay away from her . ”