After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Two days usually goes by very quickly.

But for Pei Xiao now, every day feels like a year.

My knees were getting more and more painful from kneeling, and every moment was torture.

But those people who were just watching the fun were also watching from the sidelines, expressing their praise and admiration for him from time to time.

Not only could he not get up, he had to kneel straight.

Zhang, who was kneeling at the side, was already kneeling in discomfort, but seeing Pei Xiao kneeling on the stone slab beside her, she couldn't help but said worriedly:

"Husband, why don't you ask someone to bring you a cushion? Your knees won't be able to bear the hard stone slab if you kneel for too long!"

Pei Xiao was somewhat tempted, but when he thought of the words of admiration from the people who said he was a real man of steel, he refused.

This is a good opportunity to restore the reputation of the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion. He must not miss this opportunity just to make things easy for himself.

"It's okay, don't worry about me. You are weak, and taking care of yourself is the most important thing."

At this time, he did not forget to comfort Zhang with gentle words.

As night fell, the onlookers left one after another, saying that they would come back to accompany them tomorrow. Both Zhang and Pei Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Cihang Temple still left two female Taoist priests to supervise them at night, after all, they were not facing those common people, so the couple could relax a little and shift the center of gravity of their kneeling to their hips, turning into a kneeling sitting position.

You can even take a nap together in the middle of the night.

Seeing that Kun Dao of Cihang Temple didn't say anything, at Zhang's insistence, she even put a cushion under Pei Xiao's knees.

Pei Xiao finally felt a little relieved.

However, shortly after dawn the next morning, Pei Xiao keenly heard noisy voices coming from afar.

He had a bad feeling and quickly asked someone to take away the cushion under his knees.

Not long after, as those people came over to say hello, he discovered that it was indeed the people from yesterday who had returned.

Not only them, but many more people came.

Some even brought overnight equipment, saying they would stay with the couple for the next two nights.

Pei Xiao and his wife almost felt dizzy.

But the people's eyes were so sincere, and they looked at them with such admiration that they didn't allow them to say no.

So, for the next two days, the two of them could only be accompanied (supervised) by hundreds of pairs of eyes and could not slack off at all.

Her knees went from being extremely painful to being numb, and her spirit became increasingly weak. On the last day, Zhang could barely stand, and had to hold on by holding on with a slice of ginseng in her mouth.

Pei Xiao's physical strength had reached its limit, and he was on the verge of collapse. He was only able to hold on because of his concern for the reputation of the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion.

Before the sun set on the afternoon of the third day, the agreed two and a half days finally arrived.

Huiyun walked out of the Taoist temple and announced loudly:

"Two and a half days are up, both of you please stand up!"

The people around who came to watch the fun cheered and applauded.

The servants from the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion hurried over to help the two men up.

The moment they stood up, both of them felt as if their entire legs were cut off at the knees, with a tingling numbness accompanied by severe pain.

Zhang leaned back and fainted.

Pei Xiao, however, had amazing physical strength and perseverance. Even though his legs were so numb and painful that he couldn't move at all, he didn't forget his work.

He wanted to manipulate public opinion and make Cihang Temple agree to treat Pei Jin at this time.

"Master, my husband and I have already knelt for two and a half days as requested by your master to apologize to the gods and the Cihang Temple. What about our previous request for treatment for my son?"

The servants of the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion, who had been arranged long ago, mixed in the crowd and shouted loudly:

"Since Lord Jingnan is so sincere, just agree to his offer!"

The common people tend to go with the flow, and at this moment they were very impressed by Jingnan Bo, who had knelt for two and a half days and was very approachable, and they also shouted:

"Promise him!"

"Promise him!"

Huiyun acted embarrassed:

"The abbot originally said that the Jingnan Lord and his wife knelt for two and a half days only to atone for the offense they had committed in setting fire to the Cihang Temple. Asking our abbot to heal the disease is another matter."

The servant of Jingnan Marquis's Mansion in the crowd shouted:

"The reason why Lord Jingnan knelt for two and a half days must be out of love for his son. His feelings are pitiful. Your Excellency is a compassionate monk, you can't be so hard-hearted!"

The others followed suit:

"Yes, yes, Master, please have mercy on the child and the parents!"

For a while, everyone was pleading for mercy on behalf of the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion.

Pei Xiao was satisfied to see that things were developing as he had arranged. He felt that his two severely injured legs were not so painful anymore.

Huiyun seemed to be forced by public opinion and said reluctantly:

"In this case, I will go and ask the abbot for instructions."

At this moment, everyone heard a voice coming from the temple.

"I have heard of everything that Lord Jingnan has requested."

Although it was not very loud, even the common people below the stairs and the servants of the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion could hear it clearly.

The voice was clearly poured into everyone's ears, as if it was close at hand, yet ethereal and far away, and it seemed somewhat indistinguishable between male and female, like the music from the fairy palace coming from the gates of heaven, which made people feel solemn unconsciously.

The noisy crowd all quieted down.

"It's the abbot's voice!" Huiyun told everyone loudly.

Upon hearing this, Pei Xiao hurriedly looked inside the temple, but saw no figure anywhere in sight.

But the voice just now was so close that it seemed like it was right next to my ear.

I couldn't help but be shocked. The methods of the master of Cihang Temple were indeed extremely magical.

For a moment, he even temporarily forgot about his hatred. He just felt that it was not easy to talk directly with the master. He wanted to achieve his goal and hurriedly said loudly:

"Pei is begging you sincerely, and I hope the master will have mercy on my love for my son!"

After the words fell, the voice continued:

"You are so sincere that you can put aside your status and kneel down to beg for your beloved son for three days and two nights. I will make an exception and show you a clear way forward."

Pei Xiao hurriedly bowed to the invisible figure inside the temple:

"Please enlighten me, Master!"

He is also flexible and no matter how much hatred he has in his heart, he will never hesitate to show courtesy and politeness before achieving his goal.

Moreover, the temple master made an exception because he knelt down and begged personally, which made him subconsciously feel that his identity was extremely important in the temple master's heart.

This high regard, to a certain extent, slightly reduced his hatred for Cihang Temple.

The voice then said:

"Your young master is destined to have this disaster, but a crippled body can save his life. If you want to have the best of both worlds, you need a woman with close blood to become a nun at Cihang Temple and pray for him for twelve years before he can completely get through this disaster."

These words were so ambiguous that Pei Xiao couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Because her meaning could be interpreted as asking the Bo's Mansion to send a girl who was related to Jin Ge'er by blood to pray for him for twelve years before giving Jin Ge'er treatment.

It can also be interpreted as, as long as the person is sent here, Jin Ge'er can be treated, and practicing can ensure Jin Ge'er's safety in the future.