My messenger is a little fox

The two girls stuck out their tongues but both became quiet. Each took out a candied fruit and tasted it happily. The older girls among them reluctantly took out an extra one to give to Asakura Nako, "Sister Nako, you can eat it too. It's really delicious!"

Asakura Nako smiled and refused, "Sister Nako has eaten enough at the foot of the mountain, and she has some other delicious food. I will share it with everyone in the evening."

The two little girls were happy again. Although they did not dare to laugh loudly, the smiles on their faces would overflow at any time.

Li Yu saw that the shrine maiden uniforms of the two girls had been washed and turned white, and there were many damages and repairs on them. Then he saw that they were eating candied fruits as if they were celebrating the New Year. He couldn't help but sigh that the daily life in the temple was really miserable.

"Okay, my sister has to take guests to see the master of the palace. You two should go ahead." After laughing for a while, Asakura Nako said goodbye to the two girls and continued to lead Li Yu up the stone steps.

"I didn't expect life in your temple to be so hard!" Li Yu suddenly said.

"Hard?"

Nako Asakura tilted her head and thought for a while, "Everyone lives like this on weekdays! In the spring, we pick wild vegetables and wild flowers; in the summer, we fish and catch shrimps; in the autumn, we pick fruits and pine nuts; in the winter, we chase rabbits. , everyone lives very happily!"

"But their clothes are so shabby..."

"Everyone wears this way on weekdays. This time, the temple has prepared two new sets of clothes for me just to save face. I think clean and comfortable clothes are enough." Asakura Nako pouted and said with fascination: "I heard Your Central Plains are very wealthy, and everyone has a lot of new clothes to wear. Fusang is incomparable. There are still many civilians here who have no clothes to wear! Compared to them, we are already very happy."

Li Yu was silent, people in different environments have different definitions of happiness. Rich people are not enough with delicacies from mountains and seas, silks and silks; poor people are happy if they can have enough food and clothing...

Afterwards, the two of them silently entered the temple on the top of the mountain. Said to be a temple, there are actually only a dozen or so ordinary buildings. Except for the main hall and the worship hall, which are two slightly larger masonry buildings, the other buildings have wooden frames and thatched roofs, similar to ordinary houses.

The temple was very clean and deserted, with only a sacred Demoiselle Crane pacing around leisurely. Asakura Nako quietly told Li Yu that it was the palace master's messenger, who patrolled the mountain gate on weekdays and frightened Xiao Xiao. At this time, everyone in the temple has their own homework, so no one can be seen outside.

Asakura Nako introduced Li Yu into a guest room and went to report to the palace master first.

The room was very cold, and Nako Asakura left in a hurry without even thinking of lighting up the charcoal. But Li Yu didn't care. With his physique, it wouldn't be too cold just wearing a thin shirt in this winter.

Li Yu was just teasing Ah Li in the guest room while thinking about how to deal with the palace master. During this period, Tianshu appeared, said a few words, but was driven back by Li Yu. At this time, it would be better for this guy to stay out less. If the old palace master is offended, he will be too passive in the future.

About half an hour later, Nako Asakura followed an old woman in and introduced her as the master of the temple. Li Yu hurriedly stood up to greet him.

The old woman looked very old, with a slightly stooped figure, a head full of white hair, and a face covered with wrinkles and brown spots. Only her eyes were bright.

I heard Nako Asakura say that the temple master is only over seventy this year, but for a third-level spiritual master, it is normal to be over a hundred years old, but the temple master is older than ordinary people, which shows how much effort has been spent on running this precarious temple. .

"You are indeed a handsome and promising young man. Nako praised you just now!" The old man was very kind and teased Li Yu and Asakura Nako, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

"Master, you are talking nonsense! Where can I be?" Nako Asakura said with her face turning red.

"The master of the palace is overly complimentary. Li Yu is far from the word 'youwei'." Following Nako Asakura in the past ten days, Li Yu's Fuso language has improved a lot, and he can understand the general meaning of normal words.

The old man first said to Asakura Nako: "There are no outsiders here, you should call me mother-in-law!" Then he said to Li Yu: "Nako has told me about your situation. I have indeed heard from my ancestors that something similar to yours has happened. The situation was cured, but it was so long ago that my old lady can’t remember it clearly.”

"May I ask the palace master if there are any relevant classics that I can look up?" The old palace master's words confirmed that Tianshu was not lying. Only then did Li Yu feel relieved.

The old temple master pondered for a moment and said: "This is okay. It's just that those classics will involve some secrets of the temple. Although they are old things, they cannot be disclosed to outsiders. Besides, you don't know the Fuso script, so let Nako look for it. Bar."

Li Yu showed joy and bowed to thank the old palace master and Asakura Nako. This was the Fuso etiquette he learned from Asakura Nako.

The old palace master smiled and said to Li Yu: "I didn't expect that you, a Central Plains person, would understand my Fusang etiquette!" He then asked Asakura Nako: "Go to the library to look for books about Zhuzhao Tianxia. If you are interested in Li Yu, Master, just copy down the content that is useful."

Asakura Nako immediately showed bitterness and said coquettishly: "Mother-in-law, can I find a junior sister to accompany me?"

The old palace master patted her shoulder lovingly and said, "Go quickly! Your junior sisters all have their own homework, and those who haven't finished their homework can't help you."

Seeing Asakura Nako leave the room briskly, the old palace master was silent for a while and suddenly became serious and said: "Mr. Li, what do you think of this girl Nako?"

Li Yu was startled. He didn't understand why the old palace master asked him this question with a serious face, but after thinking about it, he replied: "Miss Qiancang has very good qualifications, good cultivation, and a kind and lovely person, but she has a simple mind." A little more."

"If I beg you to take Naiko away overnight, would you be willing?" the old palace master said with firm eyes.

Li Yu was so shocked that he stood up, "Why is this?"

"Naiko has been an orphan since she was a child. I have watched her grow up. It is not an exaggeration to say that I regard her as my granddaughter. This girl is sensible and knows that the temple is difficult. She practices harder than anyone else on weekdays. She said she wants to use her own strength to protect her. Temple. And finally broke through to the third level some time ago, becoming the second third level in the temple after the old man." The old temple master's voice was actually choked with sobs.

"Isn't this great?" Li Yu asked doubtfully.

"Originally, if that girl didn't break through, then tomorrow we would be merged into the Changge Temple in the neighboring county. From now on, the Zhuzhao Department will no longer exist. This result, except for us old and young, everyone is happy to see it happen. Kanako, that girl If we break through at this time, it will block some people’s way.”

Speaking of this, the old palace master burst into tears. He suddenly knelt down in front of Li Yu and begged: "Please, Mr. Li, take Naiko away! Take her to the Central Plains, and then marry her. The witch will leave." After Ren, you can get married. Only in this way can you save Naiko's life. Naiko will still be able to illuminate the world. After you find a way, you can return to the Central Plains and let her treat you slowly..."