Earlier than Ye Lily expected, the next day, Mo Qing came to work as a guard at the gate of the Ye residence. Ye Lily had asked Shuang Jiang to give some silver to the gatekeeper before, saying that Mo Qing was a distant cousin of Shuang Jiang. Since the guards were divided into several grades and Mo Qing was to be the outermost one, he stayed without much fuss.

Three days passed quickly.

Early in the morning of the third day, Ren Wan Yun got everything ready and asked her maid Xiang Lan to tell Ye Lily some matters. Before setting off, everyone went to Rong Jing Hall.

Old Madam Ye said some serious words, probably telling everyone to behave properly. Usually, they didn't go to Wolong Temple to offer incense because it was rather remote. Though it was also famous, the incense was not as vigorous as those near the city. But no one knew why they chose this far place this time.

Ye Cindy seemed extremely happy and said loudly that she would definitely worship the Buddha for Old Madam Ye and Ye Yuan Bai. Hearing this, Old Madam Ye was naturally pleased and her attitude towards Ye Cindy became much softer.

This time, they also brought some personal guards to protect the safety of the girls of the Ye family along the way. Ye Lily stood in front of the carriage but didn't move. Seeing this, Ren Wan Yun frowned and asked, "Why doesn't Fifth Sister move?"

"I just think the guards are too few. To prevent accidents, Second Aunt might as well send more guards to follow." Ye Lily said.

Ren Wan Yun frowned. She didn't expect Ye Lily to bring up this issue at this time. But everything was arranged today. Ren Wan Yun smiled, "Fifth Sister, we have brought quite a lot of people. We can't take all the guards of the Ye residence. Too many people would be even more inconvenient. Let's just go like this."

Ye Lily shook her head stubbornly and didn't move.

Seeing this, Ye Amy didn't say anything, but Ye Cindy was unhappy and said, "Our Ye family is not the royal family. How big a procession does Fifth Sister want? Even when Uncle goes out, he's not so picky."

She brought up Ye Xin again. As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Lily gave her a look. That look was light but made Ye Cindy suddenly feel cold all over.

"Just add two more." Ye Lily pointed to the two guards by the gate, "Those two will do."

Seeing that Ye Lily didn't ask for many but only added two, Ren Wan Yun felt relieved. She didn't want to waste too much time on this. Two people wouldn't affect the overall situation. Looking troubled on the surface, Ren Wan Yun said, "Fifth Sister, you are really... Alright. When have I not listened to you? Do as you like." She told Xiang Lan beside her, "Go and call those two servants to come with us out of the city."

"Thank you, Second Aunt." Ye Lily curved her lips into a smile.

Seeing that Ren Wan Yun finally followed Ye Lily's idea, Ye Amy just looked at Ye Lily strangely. Ye Cindy stomped her foot hard, glared at Ye Lily, and turned away.

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After getting on the carriage, Ye Cindy deliberately didn't talk to Ye Lily. Although Ye Amy talked to Ye Lily, there was a hint of probing in her words. Ye Lily was too lazy to deal with her and replied perfunctorily. Instead, Ren Wan Yun was in high spirits all the way, talking about childhood memories with Ye Lily and looking very close. If it were usual, Ye Lily might be full of admiration for this seemingly kind second aunt. But now looking at this woman, every move was full of fake postures. In front of her who was used to all kinds of human feelings in the harem, it was really not that impressive.

They set off in the morning and didn't arrive at the destination, Yang Jing Peak, until evening.

Wolong Temple was located halfway up Yang Jing Peak. The mountain was high and the valley was deep. If it were spring for an outing here, there would be birds singing and flowers blooming everywhere, with lush branches and leaves, and a pleasant scenery. But now it was early autumn, and the plants were withering, adding a few touches of desolation for no reason.

Because Yang Jing Peak was too far from Ding Jing City and the road to Wolong Temple was not easy to walk, usually, except for those very devout ladies and wives, people generally didn't come here. When Ye Lily and the others got off the carriage and arrived at the entrance of Wolong Temple, they saw that outside the huge temple, only a little monk was sweeping the floor, looking very quiet.

"It's quite peaceful here." Ye Amy chuckled.

Ye Cindy sniffed and seemed to want to complain a few words, but suddenly thought of something and held it back.

Ren Wan Yun said, "Don't think it's peaceful here. I've heard that the Buddha here is very effective. When offering incense later, you must be sincere."

When the little monk saw them coming, he stood up to welcome them. Except for the servants who were moving things from the carriage at the back, Ren Wan Yun and the others followed the little monk who led the way into the temple first.

The further they walked into the temple, the more they felt that Wolong Temple was really sparsely populated. Not to mention the pilgrims, there weren't even many monks. But the temple was spacious. So it felt empty. If one stayed here at night, it might be a little scary.

When they met the abbot, the abbot assigned yards for each of them. Each girl was supposed to have a room and they were close to each other. But when it came to Ye Lily, a slightly younger middle-aged monk beside the abbot said, "I'm really sorry. There are no more rooms for the girl in the south building. If the girl doesn't mind, how about going to the north building?"

Everyone looked at her. Ye Lily smiled, "Sorry, I mind very much."

"Fifth Sister," Ren Wan Yun scolded softly, "This is a sacred place of Buddhism. How can you be so willful?"

"It's just a bit strange," Ye Lily remained unmoved. "The incense seems not very vigorous. How come the buildings are all full?"

The middle-aged monk also frowned. Probably he had never seen such an arrogant young lady who started to comment on the temple without hesitation. But Ye Lily was different from those spoiled young ladies who would make a big fuss. Her reasonable attitude made it impossible for others to answer.

"Little benefactor doesn't know. Although there aren't many pilgrims, there are many monks in the temple." The old abbot smiled and explained to Ye Lily.

"But I'm really scared to stay alone. What should I do?" she asked.

"Well..." Ren Wan Yun was still comforting, "Fifth Sister, just make do for one night. If you can get through this night, when the Buddha sees your sincerity, your wish will surely come true when you offer incense tomorrow."

If it were before, Ye Lily would have been coaxed by these words. After all, she was soft-hearted and besides, there was Xu Hao in her heart. She might take this small loss for the Buddha to fulfill her wish of being with Xu Hao.

But now, it was different.

Ren Wan Yun was also a little headache. She didn't know why Ye Lily was becoming more and more difficult. Before, Ye Lily believed whatever she said and was very easy to coax. But today there had been many mistakes. If Ye Lily wasn't dealt with soon, there might be more troublesome things in the Ye residence in the future.

"How about this," Ye Lily said with a smile, "Aunt, would you come and stay in the north building with me? With someone accompanying me, I'll feel more at ease."