That Skin Really Was Thick
Zheng Xing'an knew that her mistress just found it amusing and was watching the show from the sidelines.
Just as they were about to walk towards the front hall, they were blocked by more than 30 people.
Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said:
"These two, Lu Yao and Lu Zhiwei, are truly incorrigible; why do they always resort to this trick?"
But you know what, the people who came this time are much more capable than the last time!
And they were all monks, that's interesting.
The leading monk looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Benefactor, please come with me!"
Zhou Wanwan looked at him and asked, "Master, what does this mean?"
The leading monk looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Our abbot invites you in."
Zhou Wanwan followed him directly to a meditation room. All the monks left, and the door was locked from the outside.
Zhou Wanwan frowned. A middle-aged monk walked out and looked at Zhou Wanwan with a wicked smile, "The two we found this time are quite good-looking. Perfect for a taste."
Zhou Wanwan stared at him with wide eyes and said, "No, aren't you a nun? What are you trying to do?"
The middle-aged monk laughed loudly:
"A monk? I used to be a bandit on this mountain. Later, the imperial court forced me to build a temple here because I had no other choice."
Who knew those believers were so easily fooled? They donated money and goods, and State-Pacifying Temple grew bigger and bigger.
Zhou Wanwan looked at him with admiration and said, "You're quite impressive, aren't you? I feel like I was just bluffing."
The middle-aged monk laughed loudly and said, "You little girl are quite interesting! Aren't you afraid at all?"
Zhou Wanwan rubbed her hands together and said, "Scared? I'm very excited right now. I love playing with bandits."
The middle-aged monk winked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Your hobby is quite unique! Why don't you come into my meditation room and take a look?"
Zhou Wanwan, with her hands behind her back, followed the middle-aged monk into the meditation room.
This is no ordinary meditation room; it's more luxurious and grand than a royal mansion.
The floor was paved with gold bricks, and all the beams, pillars, tables, chairs, and cabinets in the house were made of the finest sandalwood, exuding a calm and noble atmosphere.
Inside the room were tall display shelves filled with all sorts of antique jade artifacts and rare ornaments, clearly priceless.
On the table were exquisite official kiln porcelain vases and Hotan jade carvings, with incense smoke curling upwards. It was so luxurious that it was unbelievable, showing no trace of the austere life of a Buddhist monk.
The abbot said with a smug look on his face:
"Young lady, take a good look! What do you think of my meditation room?"
The floor is covered in gold bricks, and the room is filled with sandalwood treasures. Even ordinary high-ranking officials and nobles might not have such a grandeur as me!
Zhou Wanwan looked down at the neat, gleaming gold bricks at her feet and smiled:
"The abbot is quite grand, but what I see is a lot of gold bricks scattered all over the floor..."
Could it be that the golden body of the Buddha statue on the mountain was dismantled and melted down to create this new one?
The abbot, who had been so smug just moments before, froze instantly. "You... how did you know about this?"
Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:
"I guessed it. I didn't expect you to be so bold, a mere bandit."
Now he's actually become the abbot of State-Pacifying Temple. If Buddha had a spirit, I wonder what he would think?"
The abbot laughed loudly, "How could a lowly bandit like me care about the Buddha? I only think about myself."
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "That's true. Buddha can't control you, but I can!"
The abbot laughed even harder:
"Hahaha... Little girl, you've got quite the nerve."
I'm especially happy today. You stay on the mountain with me and I won't kill you.
My skills are exceptional; most people are no match for me.
Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "Are you trying to say you're a top expert on the Earth Ranking?"
The abbot was taken aback and looked at her, asking, "How do you know about the Earth Ranking? Who exactly are you?"
He finally started to get alert.
The Old Scholar Tree simply wrapped him up with its branches, and the abbot was extremely anxious:
"What monster? Let me go! Do you know who I am? I am the abbot of State-Pacifying Temple!"
Still a top-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking? I'm ranked 190th on the Earth Ranking, I...
Zhou Wanwan directly took out all the plaques and said, "So you think being a top-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking is that great? I have experts here who are all ranked above 100 on the Earth Ranking. What are you?"
The abbot was so frightened his face turned pale. "I was wrong, spare my life! Heroine, spare my life!"
Zhou Wanwan slapped him across the face, saying, "Ouch! My hand hurts so much, this skin is really thick."
The abbot looked at her and said, "Spare me! I have so much treasure. If you spare me, I'll give you all my gold and silver."
Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Isn't it just gold and silver treasure? If I want to know, I can find out where they are."
The abbot shook his head and said:
The places where things are hidden are usually quite secretive.
Because I know that someone will definitely try to get their hands on my treasure, and without my guidance, you will never find it.
Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Oh? Then I'll definitely find it for you today, so you can broaden your horizons."
Zhou Wanwan was too lazy to waste words with him and looked directly at the potted plants in the room.
There were more than a dozen potted plants in the room, all of which were rare and precious varieties.
Zhou Wanwan walked up to one of the pots, looked at it, and said:
"Think carefully, where have these bandits hidden all their valuables?"
"Whoever can tell me, I'll give them water."
At this moment, one of the potted peonies sighed listlessly:
"Oh dear, we're so thirsty! We haven't been watered for over half a month; they're clearly trying to kill us with thirst."
He always loved to hide under that bluestone slab.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wanwan immediately ordered her subordinates, "Pry open this piece of ground and take a look."
In no time, they lifted the entire stone slab, revealing a dark, hidden compartment underneath.
Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "You didn't hide this treasure very well! I'm also quite curious about what's down there."
Zheng Yuanbao said, "Master, I'll go down first, just in case there's a trap here."
Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing in here. Let's go down and take a look!"
The roots of the Old Scholar Tree had already reached inside, and they had figured out what was going on inside.
The Old Scholar Tree outside said, "Quite a lot of treasures. This monk is quite skilled at amassing wealth."
As soon as Zhou Wanwan stepped inside, she arrived at the basement.
The basement is exceptionally large, over 100 square meters, and it's very bright and spacious.
Several display shelves, all made of solid sandalwood, were placed against the wall inside the room.
Each shelf on the display case was filled with all sorts of valuable items.
At this moment, the Old Ancestor's voice rang out:
"Oh, isn't this the imperial Hotan Ruyi from the previous dynasty?"
"Not bad, not bad, worth over a million taels."
The Old Ancestor touched an ancient painting on the display shelf with the tree root and said:
"Look at this painting again. It's an original work by Han Huang, the painting master of the previous dynasty!"
This ancient painting would be worth at least 2 million taels of silver on the market!
He then pointed to a vase in the center of the shelf and said:
"And this, this is the most valuable treasure here!"
This is a top-quality celadon vase made in the imperial kilns of the previous dynasty. Its glaze and craftsmanship are superb; very few exist today, and its value is immeasurable!