The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Chapter 180 Remembering the Past

Chapter 180 Reminiscing about the Past

Yu Bingwen sat upright beside Qingwu, but his mind kept replaying the scene of his meeting with Miaolian like a movie.

It was a sunny day when he and his master went to the Buddhist temple to attend Miaolian's apprenticeship ceremony. Although they arrived a day early, many sects had already arrived, making the scene quite lively.

At that time, Miaolian was still a beautiful little baby, with an extremely cute appearance.

However, in stark contrast to his youthful appearance were his cold eyes, from which one could even discern a deep-seated loathing.

In the scene of his recollection, Yu Bingwen saw Qingfeng, the sect leader of the Dao Sect, smiling as he pulled his younger self aside and whispered, "Bingwen! You are the senior disciple of the Dao Sect. The future belongs to you young people. The people you need to get to know now are not only your future rivals, but also like-minded friends. So, you can go and get to know them now!"

As a child, Yu Bingwen nodded solemnly with a serious expression, then bowed respectfully to his master and replied softly, "Disciple understands, Master!"

Seeing this, Qingfeng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a kind smile. He reached out and gently stroked Yu Bingwen's little head, saying kindly, "Alright, let's go!"

After saying that, Qingfeng took Yu Bingwen's small hand and led him towards the crowd. Along the way, everyone's eyes were focused on them, as if they were the center of attention.

However, Yu Bingwen showed no fear. He straightened his small body and followed his master with his head held high.

When they arrived before the abbot of the Buddhist temple, Qingfeng greeted him with a smile. Yu Bingwen stood quietly to the side, his clear eyes observing everything around him with remarkable intelligence.

Then, following proper etiquette, Yu Bingwen greeted everyone present one by one. He maintained a smile throughout, humbly responding to each person's praise.

Finally, he stood obediently beside Qingfeng, like a sensible little adult.

Seeing that Yu Bingwen was so young yet so adept at handling interpersonal relationships, the Buddhist abbot felt a surge of compassion in his heart.

He remarked with admiration, "This child, though young, handles these matters so skillfully; it's truly remarkable! This prodigy of the Dao Sect is destined for greatness and will undoubtedly become a figure of great renown!"

Qingfeng laughed and replied, "Haha, you flatter me! This child is indeed a bit pitiful, having to shoulder such a heavy responsibility at such a young age. But didn't we all come this way step by step? They will continue down this path, and perhaps future generations will too."

The Buddhist abbot sighed deeply, seemingly helpless about certain matters, and then slowly said, "What Sect Leader Qingfeng said is quite right. In that case, let us follow the will of Heaven and let them go. We only need to do our own job well, and let everything else take its course."

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Although Yu Bingwen was still young, his mind had already surpassed that of his peers. He sat quietly to the side, listening to the conversation of his elders. Although he did not fully understand their words, he could roughly grasp their deeper meaning.

Standing behind the host, Xiao Miaolian stared intently at Yu Bingwen! Her gaze held a mixture of confusion and sympathy, something indescribable.

Just then, Yu Bingwen seemed to sense something and suddenly raised his head, his gaze falling on the figure behind the host. It was a clean, white glutinous rice ball, looking very cute.

However, with just one glance, Yu Bingwen was completely mesmerized, as if under a spell.

He stared at the little glutinous rice ball. Its skin was as white as porcelain, its round little head was smooth, its long eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, and its big eyes were like stars in the night sky, dark and deep, as if they contained endless mysteries.

However, what surprised Yu Bingwen the most was that deep in those dark eyes, he saw a sense of desolation, without waves or ripples, like a calm lake without the slightest disturbance.

This feeling of desolation filled Yu Bingwen with fear, as if those eyes could suck him into a bottomless abyss.

Yu Bingwen was startled by his own perception. He quickly came to his senses and was secretly surprised.

He frowned, gave the other person a strange look, and then unconsciously looked away, as if he didn't want to meet those eyes again.

But the other person did not look away, nor did he show any embarrassment after being caught. He still stared at Yu Bingwen with burning eyes. Especially after their eyes met, he was even more certain that Yu Bingwen had seen into the depths of his soul, and he became even more curious about the other person!

Miao Lian looked at Yu Bingwen as if she were seeing another version of herself. She felt very strange and wanted to get closer to him and to know some of the questions that puzzled her!

The two had finished their pleasantries, and the host noticed Miaolian's slight change. He was surprised but didn't show it on his face, even thinking that it might be a kind of fate!

He looked at Xiao Miaolian and said, "Miaolian, that is the sect leader of the Dao Sect, and the young Daoist beside him is his personal disciple, Yu Bingwen."

Miaolian first bowed to Qingfeng in Buddhist salutation, and then bowed to Yu Bingwen, who returned the bow!

After the introductions were finished, Miaolian continued to stare intently at Yu Bingwen. The abbot realized that this young disciple wanted to get to know him. He felt that such an opportunity was rare, after all, he knew Miaolian's personality; she didn't like to get close to people, let alone stare at others like that!

The host broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere with a smile, saying, "Young Fellow Daoist Yu is about your age and a disciple of the same sect. You can get to know each other. Why don't you show him around?"

Miao Lian obediently agreed and said to Yu Bingwen, "Fellow Daoist Yu, please follow me to let me introduce you to our sect!"

Yu Bingwen was a little confused and looked at his master. Qingfeng received his disciple's pleading look, but he misunderstood and thought it was for his permission. He felt that there shouldn't be much danger inside the middle gate, so he said to him, "Go! It'll be good to get to know him!"

Yu Bingwen choked, his heart finally giving up. His cheap master was really clueless; he clearly didn't want to go, otherwise he would have already made up his mind and told his careless master!

Yu Bingwen had no choice but to go down the steps, bow, and follow Miaolian.