USWHC -Chapter 377 Qishan Stone Plum Nunnery (Part 7)

Why did her legs suddenly feel so light? Her whole body seemed to float. She lifted her head in a daze, looking at a face so close before her—yet that face had already become blurry.

“Looks like we need to find a way to detoxify her first,” Ji Yi let out a low sigh.

Zhu Jie only felt as if she were about to fly. There was a strong, warm support around her waist—had Ji Yi picked her up?

Yes—Ji Yi had directly swept her up in a princess carry, holding her horizontally in his arms. Channeling strength into his legs, he dashed up the mountain at a speed even faster than before.

“There’s a temple up ahead. Let’s go in and hide for now! If we keep running like this, her internal energy will spiral out of control. She might succumb to the poison before we even make it back!” Uncle Ge pointed toward a small temple ahead.

“Why would there be a temple here?” Ji Yi hesitated slightly. “Stone Plum Nunnery? A nunnery? Would they even allow men inside?”

Stone Plum Nunnery? Why did that name sound so familiar? Where had she heard it before? In her hazy state, Zhu Jie muttered softly, “Go in!” Yes, she remembered now—wasn’t this the nunnery that that lovestruck girl had mentioned?

Just as they were speaking, the gates of the nunnery suddenly opened on their own. A little girl, about six or seven years old, stood there, blinking her bright, lively eyes and smiling at them. “Ah, someone really did come! Master is amazing!”

With that, she happily skipped out, tugging at Ji Yi’s clothes. “Benefactor, please come inside. My master has been waiting for you for quite some time!”

Her master was waiting for him? Ji Yi was even more puzzled. She must have mistaken him for someone else. But there was no time to explain—pursuers could arrive at any moment, and Zhu Jie was already turning as black as charcoal. At a time like this, having a place to shelter was more than welcome.

Just then, Uncle Ge said suspiciously, “Sir, what if it’s an ambush?”

Hearing this, Ji Yi hesitated again. Could there really be an ambush waiting inside this nunnery? Could they have predicted he would come up the mountain?

“Go in!” Zhu Jie muttered again, still dazed, yet her voice remained firm.

Since she had said so, Ji Yi immediately stepped inside. Yes, going in was the best option right now—even if there was an ambush, it was better than standing exposed outside.

But clearly, they had been overthinking it. The courtyard was quiet and serene, with no sign of any ambush. There was only a large incense burner placed in the yard, with barely any smoke rising from it, facing a Guanyin shrine.

However, the little nun did not lead them into the shrine. Instead, she headed straight toward the back of the temple.

Uncle Ge, still unconvinced, asked, “Who exactly is your master waiting for? How did she know we were coming?”

“My master wasn’t waiting for anyone,” the little nun replied. “She just saw a purple glow in the sky and said that a benefactor would be arriving.” As she spoke, she couldn’t help but glance at Ji Yi. “Benefactor, you’re really beautiful!”

Beautiful? That word used to describe a man? Ji Yi was momentarily stunned. But seeing the sincerity on the little nun’s face, could it be that she truly found him handsome?

At that moment, an excited voice rang out, “Ah! You really came!” A woman rushed over to Zhu Jie, brimming with excitement, her face full of smug pride. “I told you, miss—you were bound to face a calamity! Hehe, see? You came to find me, didn’t you?”

Zhu Jie half-opened her eyes to glance at the somewhat deranged woman. Wasn’t this the nun who had suddenly appeared on the day they were choosing maids? Sure enough, this Stone Plum Nunnery was the very place she had mentioned.

The moment that nun saw Ji Yi, her eyes lit up, and before she even spoke, her grin stretched from ear to ear. “The young master has come too!”

Was she about to start drooling? This nun looked older than Ji Yi, so why did she get so excited every time she saw him?

Ji Yi frowned slightly. Just then, the little nun who had greeted them spoke up, “Senior Sister Kongjing, Master told you to chant scriptures. Have you finished?”

So that nun’s religious name was Kongjing? But she didn’t seem calm at all. She immediately snapped, displeased, “Who asked you to meddle? Always trying to curry favor!” Though she spoke harshly, her whole demeanor immediately deflated.