others must have been held up along the way."An Xuetang's thoughts sharpened, "Since we haven't seen them, it's highly likely they're in danger. You should immediately dispatch more people to search...Feng Ming instantly became alert, but at this moment, a man from the Western Regions spoke up, “Don’t worry, Spirit Girl, it’s the Abbot.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the abbot of Jinchuan Temple pushed open the door and walked in. When the abbot saw An Xuetang, he was taken aback for a moment, then bowed his hands and said, "This poor monk has met the Princess of Beijang."

"No gift necessary."

An Xuetang calmly looked at the abbot of Jinchuan Temple. Now, judging by his appearance, the abbot's features had become noticeably different from those of a Western Regions person.

That means that his ancestors have been marrying women from the Central Plains over the years.

No!

As soon as she thought of the word "marry," An Xuetang immediately understood why she always felt something was wrong. After all, how could a monk possibly get married and have children

So the current abbot is actually the grandson of the first abbot, which means that all the abbots of Jinchuan Temple over the years... have been faking it

They are ostensibly the head abbot of Jinchuan Temple, but secretly they're married and have children

Thinking of this, An Xue Tang looked at the abbot's eyes with a slight change.

The abbot raised his eyes to look at An Xuetang. Seeing her expression, he instantly understood that it seemed...the Northern Border Princess knew everything.

And seeing the peaceful coexistence of the people from Xīyù and the Princess of Beijiāng, he guessed that the Princess of Beijiāng must be the Spirit Maiden that the people from Xīyù have been searching for all along.

He just didn't expect that the Lingnu from Xili would become the Princess of Beijang. It would be extremely difficult for people from Xili to bring the Lingnu back under these circumstances.

He has witnessed firsthand how the King of Beijang treats his Queen. With the King of Beijang's capabilities, the people from Xili can't take the Queen of Beijang away.

An Xuetang pointed to the chair, "Master Abbot, please sit down and have a good talk This princess thinks you should have a lot to say, right"

The abbot nodded slightly, "Your Highness, please sit down."

An Xuetang and Feng Ming sat down first. An Xuetang also motioned for the abbot to sit down. She didn't speak again, just stared at the abbot.

By this point, the abbot had no intention of hiding anything, especially in front of a spirit maiden. You see, in the Western Regions, a spirit maiden is more beloved and respected by the people than even a king.

The abbot quickly spoke of his mission. His great-grandfather was indeed a prince from the Western Regions, and he had also been the crown prince who was to inherit the throne. But who would have known that the day after he was crowned prince, the spirit woman suddenly passed away.

Shortly after the Ling Nü's death, a strange case of "big-neck disease" broke out in the entire Western Regions, and the number of people affected increased by one each year.

This disease was incurable, and gradually the people became anxious. Especially in the next two years, more and more people fell ill. Although people did not die immediately after contracting the disease, they could not survive for several years.

Then, after a few more years, conspiracy theories suddenly emerged, claiming that the royal family's selection of an unsuitable crown prince had caused the illness among the people. They believed the populace was suffering on behalf of the monarchy.

For a time, the crown prince was targeted. Almost everyone in the Western Regions believed that the appearance of this strange illness was due to the prince.

At this time, a mysterious Taoist suddenly appeared in the Western Regions. The Taoist said that if the people wanted to be cured of their illnesses, they had to find the spiritual maiden.

The Taoist also said that the spirit maiden must look exactly like the previous one. Only such a spirit maiden could save the people of Xīyù from disaster.

The Emperor was also concerned about where to find the Spirit Maiden. However, the Taoist priest could not give a specific location, only that it was somewhere in Central China.

Thus, the emperor decided to send someone to find him in the Central Plains. At this time, all the civil and military officials did not know who had been bewitched and actually jointly presented an imperial edict to the emperor asking him to send the crown prince to find him.

Though the emperor felt sorry for his crown prince, he also believed what the Taoist priest had said. Especially after his beloved concubine fell ill with the same disease, he made up his mind to send the crown prince to find the spirit woman.

Thus, the prince embarked on the path to find the spirit maiden.

He journeyed far and wide, enduring hardships for years because he looked different from the people of the Central Plains.

His last stop was Tianba Kingdom. By chance, he saved the princess of Tianba Kingdom at that time, and later became the son-in-law of Tianba Kingdom.

Unfortunately, his becoming the prince consort of the Tianba Kingdom was a result of the princess repaying his life-saving grace by giving him an official status to remain in the Tianba Kingdom and no longer be adrift.

Back then, the princess was already afflicted with an incurable illness. The emperor at that time felt compassion for his daughter, and he naturally wanted to fulfill her last wish.

Soon after their marriage, the princess passed away. Logically, the former prince who already had a status would want to take a concubine to spend the rest of his life. At that time, the emperor wouldn't say anything about it.

But he did not do so. After the princess's death, he chose to become a monk and exchanged all her worldly possessions for this Jinchuan Temple.

The gold in Jinchuan Temple refers to his surname, Jin, and Chuan is the princess's name.

From then on, it was common knowledge that the first person enshrined in Jinchuan Temple was the princess of Tianba Country.

Over time, even the royal family of Tianba Kingdom gradually forgot the origins of Jinchuan Temple.

Later on, people only knew that Jinchuan Temple was a place of worship for the royal family and important ministers' wives of the Tianba Kingdom, but they didn't know why it was reserved for them.

Having said all that, the abbot turned to An Xuetang, "I wonder if the princess is curious as to how this monk came to be here"

An Xuetang narrowed her eyes, "Hmm."

"To be ashamed, my great-grandfather was a prince from the Western Regions. Although he was driven out of the Western Regions, he still cared for the people there, so he still wanted to find the Fairy Maiden."

"Matters of finding a woman to bear children cannot be entrusted to others. He could only find a woman from a brothel to give birth to my grandfather, and my grandfather's father continued to perpetuate the lineage in this way."

"......" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

An Xuetang didn't know what to say after hearing this. Feng Ming, however, frowned and asked, "But you didn't find the Spirit Maiden, did you Your great-grandfather should have also brought the Spirit Maiden's portrait with him."

The abbot's lips curled into a slight smile. "The portrait was burned before this cave was decorated the way it is now. It was my great-grandfather who heard this from an enlightened monk he encountered back then. The monk told my great-grandfather that as long as we remain here, heaven will grant our wishes."

An Xuetang frowned, how could it be another so-called high monk

What can the monks of this world actually do Take Ming Deng Master, for example. Who is he, anyway But no matter who he is, An Xue Tang had to admit that what he said about whoever gets it gets the world wasn't just talk.

Let's not talk about anything else, just the fact that she knows how to make explosives. In a place where weapons are backward, having explosives is like having the world in your hands, isn't it

After hearing the abbot's words, An Xuetang was half-believing and half-doubting. She couldn't find any loopholes for the moment. She would ask Ajing about the events in Tianba country later and investigate if there was ever a princess to see if the abbot was lying.

When An Xuetang was lost in thought, the abbot suddenly stood up and knelt down. "Master Ling, as a person from the Western Regions, I beg Master Ling to return to the Western Regions and save the people of the Western Regions. These years, I have been paying attention to the Western Regions and know that most of the people there are still dying from that strange disease. Please, Master Ling, save them."Yun stared at her impassively, "What did you do What brings you here today Or are you, like Ming Deng, going to offer your life before the gates of our Beijang王府""!"