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Chapter 124: Xiangji Banquet in Xiangji Temple

As night slowly descended, the prosperous Kaifeng City did not become silent. The streets were filled with lights and shouting, and it seemed that it was much more lively than during the day. Since Kaifeng City lifted the curfew last year, the night in Kaifeng City suddenly burst out with unimaginable vitality. From the beginning of the lights until the dawn of the next day, the entire Kaifeng City has been active.

Zhao Yan sat on the carriage and enjoyed the night view of Kaifeng City. Although it had been several months since he traveled to the Song Dynasty, this was the second time he walked on the streets of Kaifeng City at night. Last time, he entered the palace after beating Wang Shi. As a result, he was already on the willows when he came out. However, he was worried about Princess Bao'an's illness at that time, so he had no intention of appreciating it. Now Princess Bao'an is already with Wang Shi, and Zhao Yan has no worries around him, so his mood is naturally completely different.

Accustomed to seeing the urban night scenes with neon lights flashing in later generations, Zhao Yan was also very novel about the night scenes of the ancient capital that were thousands of years ago in front of him. He saw lanterns at the doors of shops on both sides of the street, and the guys greeted the guests at the doors. The snack stalls on both sides of the shops were also steaming. It was meal time now, and almost every stall was surrounded by many customers. The scholars in secret shirts and the peddlers with short jackets and flat breasts were all mixed together. Although they had different identities, they did not affect each other.

"Second brother, stop watching. Kaifeng City will be really lively after the Lantern Festival in the New Year. It's still early now. In addition, the weather is cold now and the streets are much more depressed. Even a little lady can't find it, so there is nothing to see." At this moment, Cao Song in the car suddenly spoke, in order to thank Zhao Yan for painting him last time. So Cao Song treats him today, and the place where the treat is very mysterious. He did not tell Zhao Yan in advance, and even chose to go to the city at night, which made Zhao Yan very curious.

"Brother Jiu, you can't have a place to treat you to Qing* Building, otherwise why would you have to wait until evening before going out?" Zhao Yan also turned his gaze from outside at this time, then looked at Cao Song and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, you guessed wrong this time. The place where the Ninth Brother treats is not just Qing* Tower, but a temple." Hu Yanping, who was sitting next to him, also smiled and said. He and Cao Song have always been together. If they hadn't known that they only like women, Zhao Yan would probably think they had an ulterior motive.

"Temple? Are you two wrong? Could it be that you invited me to see the monk in the middle of the night?" Zhao Yan said angrily when he heard this. If he went to the brothel, although he claimed to be self-disciplined, he would not mind seeing it for the sake of Cao Song and his wife. It would be a bit too much to go to the temple to see the monk. It would be so cold that he might as well go home to sleep.

Seeing Zhao Yan's expression of unwillingness, Hu Yanping and Cao Song looked at each other and smiled, "Don't worry, third brother, who said that you must see a monk when you go to the temple? The temple we went to this time not only has delicious food, but also beautiful women."

"Gourmet? Beautiful girl?" Zhao Yan was stunned when he heard this, "Don't monks all eat vegetarian food? Where did the food come from? As for beauties, it's even more impossible. Hey~, wait, you two wouldn't take me to a temple where all of them are nuns, right?"

At the end, Zhao Yan thought of another possibility. He immediately guessed with a lewd smile on his face. He remembered that in ancient times, some female Taoist priests and nuns were actually similar to Qingluo brothels under the guise of monks. Moreover, doing those miserable things under the eyes of gods and Buddhas can arouse the pleasure of men's taboos. Therefore, the business of these female Taoist priests and nuns is better than that of ordinary prostitutes, and of course the price is more expensive.

However, as soon as Zhao Yan finished speaking, he was unanimously despised by Hu Yanping and the others. Cao Song said with a righteous look on his face: "Three brothers, how can you make me so dirty? This time I took you to a serious temple. There are only monks in it. But don't underestimate this temple. Others can't even enter. I have tried a lot of effort to get three places. As for today's beauty, it will be even more unsimple. You will definitely be shocked when you see it!"

Hearing Cao Song's words made Zhao Yan even more curious. He really couldn't think of a temple that would be so awesome. Even dandy like Cao Song and Hu Yanping would compete for a quota when they went in? You should know that even the most famous Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo was allowed to enter and exit.

Zhao Yan was curious, so he couldn't help asking, but unfortunately Cao Song and Hu Yanping put on airs at this time. No matter how Zhao Yan asked, they all said mysteriously, "I'll know when I go later." Finally, Zhao Yan was so angry that he stopped asking. He wanted to take a look. What the two guys were going to do today?

Zhao Yan and his carriage passed through East Cross Street, then turned south into Baokangmen Street. The famous Daxiangguo Temple is on the west side of this street. However, their carriage passed by the gate of Daxiangguo Temple and did not stop. Then they passed through the Xiangguo Temple Bridge on the Bian River, and finally arrived at the intersection of Baokangmen Street and Quyuan Street. The carriage turned into an alley from here, and then turned around for a few turns. Finally, they stopped in front of a small temple with a small area.

"Xiangji Temple?" Zhao Yan followed Cao Song and the others down from the carriage, then looked up at the plaque on the temple gate, and found that the small temple was called Xiangji Temple. He had never even heard of this name. As for this, it was the first time he had come here.

"Why are you still standing there? Let's go in quickly. Look at the carriages outside. I guess someone came earlier than us." Cao Song patted Zhao Yan's shoulder and said. At this time, Zhao Yan also discovered that several carriages had parked in front of the temple gate. Several coachmen on the carriage were cooking fires around the corner of the wall. It seemed that their owners had already entered.

Zhao Yan felt that this matter was a bit strange today, but since it had already come, and Cao Song and Hu Yanping would never cheat him, so he hesitated for a while and finally stepped forward. Then Cao Song knocked on the door himself. As a result, after a while, he heard footsteps coming from inside. Then the temple door was opened, and a little novice monk walked out of it. He first bowed to Zhao Yan and the other two, and then said, "Welcome to the three donors, I wonder if the donors can bring invitations?"

"The invitation is here for me, please help me lead the way!" Cao Song stepped forward and replied, taking out three invitations from his arms. The sharp-eyed Zhao Yan found that there were no words on these three invitations, but there was a bald monk, which was completely different from ordinary invitations.

The little novice monk took the invitation and checked it, then bowed to Zhao Yan and the other two with one hand and said, "Three people are invited in. Senior Brother Lekong is preparing in the kitchen and cannot meet guests for the time being, but now several guests have come. The three can chat with several guests while waiting!"

As the little shaman said, he turned around and took Zhao Yan and the other two into the temple. Zhao Yan took this opportunity to whisper to Cao Song: "Brother Nine, who is the senior brother of the little shaman? Judging from the other party's words, it seems that the dishes we ate today were prepared by this shaman?"

"Hehe, this Master Lekong is not an ordinary person. You will know when you see him later. In addition, there have been several guests today, and maybe there are also our acquaintances among them." Cao Song, this guy, could make people anxious when he was kept in a silence. Zhao Yan was so angry that he really wanted to kick him.

The little shaman took Zhao Yan and the others through the front hall, and then turned several corridors. At this time, Zhao Yan discovered that although the Xiangji Temple is not large, the buildings inside are extremely exquisite, and the corridors and pavilions are also unique. It makes Zhao Yan feel like he is winding and secluded.

After turning two courtyards, Zhao Yan and the others finally came outside a meditation room behind Xiangji Temple. They saw that the lights were brightly lit inside and some people were vaguely heard. When Zhao Yan and the others entered the meditation room, they found that there were four men and two women sitting in the room. What surprised Zhao Yan even more was that he knew most of the six people.

"Brother Zizhan, brother Ziyou, brother Bo Shi, why are you here?" Zhao Yan said in surprise. He knew three of the four men, namely Su Shi, Su Zhe and Li Gonglin. The other man was a fat monk who looked only about thirty years old, with kind eyes and kind eyes. Sitting there naturally gave him the demeanor of a monk.

As for the other two beautiful women, one of them was Xue Ning'er, who was known as the second-row leader in Tokyo. Now he was smiling at him. Zhao Yan could only nodded at her with a smile. When he saw the second woman, he couldn't help but be stunned. He saw that the other party was wearing a simple white dress with his hair combed with cloudy hair, his skin was like cream, his eyes were as beautiful as autumn water, and his slender eyebrows seemed to be distant mountains. He was actually a beautiful woman who was fascinating to the whole country, and there was a cool air more than Xue Ning'er. Under the moonlight, he looked like a fairy in the Moon Palace.

"Haha~, I just talked to Bo Shi about the paintings of the prince. I didn't expect that the prince would also attend this incense banquet. It was such a coincidence!" Just as Zhao Yan was looking at the unknown beautiful woman, Su Shi also came over and said with a smile.

After hearing Su Shi's words, Zhao Yan woke up and smiled and bowed to Su Shi, "It turns out that this place is called Xiangjiwan. I just learned that today was invited by my friend Cao Yanei, so I came here. I didn't expect to meet you by chance. It's really a fate to say."
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