Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 363: The Hypnotic Lecture

Shen Yu looked at the crowded traffic ahead and said, "We have been squeezed here and have basically entered Guang'an Temple. Mom and the others have been looking forward to it for so long. If we miss it, they will definitely be disappointed."

Lu Lang turned to Qi Xi and said, "Go and get everyone who came with Miss Shen off the car, and take them around to the back door of Guang'an Temple to go in."

"The guard on duty there recognized you and told them that it was me who said so, and let them in."

Qixi agreed and walked towards the car with Dundun.

After a long while, the people in the three cars got out and gathered on the roadside.

Mrs. Liu blamed herself and said, "It's all my fault. I urged my mother-in-law to pay for a car, thinking it would be easier than walking."

"Who would have thought that there would be so many people here today? We are all stuck here."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's follow Qixi. We can get into Guang'an Temple faster."

Everyone stopped talking. Shen Yu nodded slightly to Lu Lang to express his gratitude, then followed Qi Xi in the opposite direction.

After going around in a big circle and passing through the alley next to Guang'an Temple, I finally reached the back door of the temple.

Sure enough, there were yamen runners guarding the place. Qi Xi stepped forward and said something, and then Shen Yu and his large group of people were allowed to enter the temple.

After entering Guang'an Temple, we heard a long bell ringing in the main hall in front, and the blessing ceremony had officially begun.

Led by Qi Xi, Shen Yu and his companions passed through several palaces with familiarity and arrived at the front hall.

At this moment, Shen Yu felt that his eyes were filled with people. Guang'an Temple had completely lost the quiet and peaceful appearance it had when he came here a few days ago.

Li and her friends felt like fish in water. They dragged Shen Yu with them to watch the blessing ceremony, and went to the temple to worship Buddha, burn incense, and donate money.

After finishing all these in a hurry, it was almost the time agreed with Wen Yuan, and everyone rushed to the Bible Study Hall together.

From a distance, I could see Yan Xin standing there looking around, as if he was waiting for someone.

He first saw Li and Shen Yu in front of him, and hurried over to greet them with a smile, but in the next moment he saw a group of people coming over from behind them.

Shen Yu asked everyone to stop. She took two quick steps to meet Yan Xin first and said to him embarrassedly, "Master Yan Xin, I'm so sorry. The neighbors knew we were here to listen to the lecture and wanted to follow us."

She pointed awkwardly at the crowd not far away: "Those people behind are all of them, including me, a total of 28 people."

"I wonder how many places Master Wen Yuan has reserved for us?"

"There are a lot of people. If there isn't enough room, my brother, sister and I won't go in."

"If it still doesn't work, I'll tell them to go somewhere else."

Yan Xin was a little overwhelmed when she first saw that the number of people was more than twice what Shen Yuchu had said.

Later, when he saw Shen Yu apologizing and thinking about not going in, he came to his senses and waved his hand and said, "Miss Shen, don't worry. The master specially reserved a place in the corner for you according to your request."

"Although there are more people, it's no problem. I'll add a few more stools for you guys, and you can all sit down if you squeeze in."

"They are all Buddhists, how can we turn them away?"

Shen Yu was relieved after hearing this. He hurriedly said, "Master Yanxin, where are you going to move the stool? Why don't we go with you?"

Yan Xin nodded and said, "That's good too. It'll be faster. The lecture will start soon."

Shen Yu asked for a moment and hurriedly walked towards everyone to explain the situation.

They asked everyone to wait here for a while, moved stools and added seats, and then led everyone in.

Shen Yu took a look and called Zhou Dalang, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qi's husband to follow Yan Xin into the Scripture Study Hall.

After entering the Bible Study Hall, Shen Yu took a look inside the main hall.

At this time, the seats in the middle were already about 70% full, and from time to time monks would bring people in to sit down.

There was a noticeable empty seat in one corner.

Shen Yu thought, this was probably the position that Master Wen Yuan left for us.

Shen Yu and the other three followed Yan Xin through the main hall, went out through the back door, and went to the warehouse nearby where tables and chairs were stacked.

Everyone brought a bench and walked to the corner, moving the loose square stools that were originally placed there. It seemed that such a large group of people could finally sit down.

After everything was done, several people walked out quietly together and led everyone to their seats.

Although there were many people in the lecture hall, this was a place for lectures after all, so everyone tacitly agreed not to speak.

Not long after we sat down, the lecture officially began.

When preaching at this time, because he was facing ordinary people, he did not talk about profound Buddhist Zen. Instead, he used some easy-to-understand stories to explain Buddhism in a simple and profound way and persuade people to be good.

Shen Yu sat in the last row.

It was fine at first and I could still listen carefully, but today I had to get up early in the morning, dress up, take a car, and walk before I could sit down.

Now sitting on the stool, listening to the gentle voice in front of me, my eyelids began to twitch involuntarily.

If someone sees you dozing off here, you'll probably be looked down upon.

Shen Yu had no choice but to secretly hide his hands in his sleeves, thinking that if he was really too sleepy, he would pinch himself to remind himself not to fall asleep.

Shen Yu was trying hard not to yawn and fall asleep, when Yan Xin quietly walked in, walked over to Shen Yu and waved to her, motioning her to come over from the corner and go out with him.

Li saw this and asked nervously, "Master Yanxin, is there something wrong? Is it possible that the flower cakes are not ready?"

Yan Xin waved her hands and lowered her voice to reply, "Don't worry, Madam Li. All the pastries are ready. We can serve them out after the lecture is over."

"It's Master Lu who's outside. He asked Miss Shen to go out. He wants to ask about the flower cake on the Wanshou Festival."

Li was relieved and told Shen Yu, "Then go quickly. If you are done with the lecture, we will wait for you here. You don't have to rush back."

Shen Yu agreed, then stood up and followed Yan Xin out of the lecture hall.

Shen Yu was puzzled: "The flower cakes that Master Ci'en ordered won't be used until the day after tomorrow, why do they have to be made so early?"

"Does the appearance of the flower cake need to be changed again? It shouldn't be Mr. Lu who comes to see me."

Shen Yu made random guesses along the way and followed Yan Xin to the corridor outside the Bible Study Hall.

Lu Lang was leisurely looking at the murals on the corridor wall. When he saw Shen Yu coming, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that the person had been brought here, Yan Xin clasped her hands together and bowed to Lu Lang: "Mr. Lu, if there is nothing else, I will go and get busy first."

Lu Lang nodded, bowed slightly and returned the greeting, saying, "Thank you, Master Yanxin."

After Yan Xin left, Shen Yu looked at Lu Lang in confusion: "Mr. Lu, why did you call me? Do you want to change the appearance of the flower cake?"