Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Just then, Zhao Xin’s voice interrupted Xu Lei’s thoughts.

"Uncle Hui Chi!"

She said, "This thing is really nice!

What’s this called?

Who made it?

Did you make it yourself?"

Looking at the girl’s delicate and beautiful face, her lively, clear eyes, Xu Lei couldn’t help but think, ’I wonder what it would be like to perform Charitable Giving with her? She must be so tender and moist!’

Of course, Xu Lei quickly stopped that line of thought.

He thought to himself, ’A sin, a sin.’

’To think I was actually considering performing Charitable Giving on Zhao Xin... I’ve gone too far.’

’Hui Ming trusted me with her, yet here I am, thinking about performing Charitable Giving until her eyes are brimming with tears.’

’I’m her uncle. Not by blood, sure, but a proper one nonetheless.’

"This is called a Telescope."

Xu Lei said seriously, "I did indeed make it myself.

If you like it, it’s yours."

"Oh, we couldn’t possibly."

Zhao Xin’s martial aunt said, "We haven’t done anything to deserve such a gift. We can’t accept it!"

"Thank you, Uncle Hui Chi!"

But Zhao Xin said sweetly, "We love this gift!"

"Right, that’s the spirit. Just take it."

Xu Lei also smiled. "After all, it’s not some powerful Magical Artifact.

No need to be so polite.

Of course, I previously gave a relatively lower-quality one to some military personnel.

They’ve now managed to replicate a fair number of them.

It seems this item has now been classified as a prohibited good by the Court.

So don’t carry it around openly or show it off in public.

Keep it in your Qiankun Cloth Bag most of the time.

Only take it out when you need to use it.

To avoid causing any trouble.

Just be mindful of that, and you’ll be fine."

「Another year passed in the blink of an eye.」

Xu Lei had already returned to the temple.

Xu Lei, Zhao Xin, and the others had left the mountain not long after that incident.

Nothing particularly special happened this past year.

Xu Lei spent most of his time in the temple on his Cultivation.

However, without the help of a Demon Core, his progress was as slow as ever.

But Xu Lei was not in a hurry.

’If I don’t succeed in this life, I’ll just try again in the next.’

Xu Lei was now at Guangyuan Temple.

Not as Hui Yuan, but as Hui Chi.

By now, Xu Yan’er should be approaching the end of her life.

At this temple, he could be closer to her.

He figured that if she passed away one day,

he could rush to see her one last time.

However, this past year,

she had remained alive and well.

She still hadn’t passed away.

One day,

Xu Lei caught some game in the back mountains to roast.

True Monks generally don’t eat meat.

But for those who have cultivated to a certain level,

it’s permissible.

It’s just better to eat it sparingly.

Therefore, Hui Chi was allowed to eat meat.

If he was discovered by accident, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

It wouldn’t expose the secret of his Phoenix True Flame.

Just as Xu Lei finished roasting the meat and was about to dig in,

Zhao Xin suddenly appeared.

"Uncle Hui Chi!"

She said with a pout, "Cultivation is so tiring. I was thinking of finding you for a game of chess!

But I couldn’t find you anywhere!

Just as I thought, you’re secretly eating meat again!"

"Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Lei looked at her and said, "I came here to eat precisely to avoid you.

How did you even find me?

You’re not allowed to eat meat yet.

Go on, now.

Don’t delay your Cultivation.

It will harm your Dao heart.

If you want to eat meat, then cultivate diligently.

Once your Cultivation is high enough, you’ll be able to eat some."

"SOB SOB SOB."

Zhao Xin swallowed hard and said with a pitiful look, "But that’ll take me decades!

Before my Cultivation is high enough to eat meat.

SOB SOB SOB.

Uncle Hui Chi!

Cultivation is so hard and bitter!"

"You already have it much better than I did."

Xu Lei said, "My innate talent isn’t as good as yours. I had to struggle for much longer.

Keep going. Your father has already successfully achieved Nirvana.

You mustn’t forget your own ambition.

You want to achieve Ascension to be reunited with him.

You can’t let the small trial of meat be your downfall."

"Mhm, of course I know."

Zhao Xin said, "I definitely won’t break my vows.

It’s just...

When I was staying with my martial aunt, it was fine.

She ate vegetarian meals every day, too.

It’s you, Uncle Hui Chi!

You’re so mean! You’re a big bully!

Always sneaking off to eat meat!

It’s torture for me to watch!

You’re shaking my Dao heart!

I’m not talking to you anymore! Hmph!"

With that, she turned and ran off.

That’s right. For the past year, Zhao Xin had not returned to live at the Daoist Temple.

Instead, she had come to live in the temple with Xu Lei.

Because when they first returned,

Zhao Xin’s martial aunt said she had things to attend to.

But Zhao Xin’s master wasn’t around either.

So, Zhao Xin was entrusted to Xu Lei’s care.

As a woman, it was not appropriate for Zhao Xin to live in a temple long-term.

But Xu Lei had a Throat Suppressing Pendant, which he had her wear to pose as a Lay Disciple of the Buddhist Sect.

Xu Lei’s current status at Guangyuan Temple was that of a True Monk, so his position was quite high.

Arranging for a Lay Disciple to enter the temple was a simple matter.

"I didn’t think you’d be able to find me here!"

Xu Lei watched Zhao Xin’s departing figure, shook his head, and chuckled.

"Looks like I can’t have barbecues in the back mountains anymore.

I’ll have to go to the tavern at the foot of the mountain instead.

Even though the kid’s Dao heart is strong,

tempting her like this all the time isn’t good."

「Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.」

After finishing his roasted meat, Xu Lei had just returned to the temple,

when he saw a carrier pigeon perched on his windowsill.

After a moment’s pause, he walked over and took a small scroll of paper from the pigeon’s leg.

He unrolled it and read.

It was from the Fourteenth Prince’s Mansion in the Capital City.

Shi Yi had passed away!

Although it was said that of Xu Lei’s women from this lifetime, only Xu Yan’er was still alive,

Shi Yi and the others weren’t counted as Xu Lei’s women, but merely as Devotees to whom Xu Lei had given Charitable Giving.

The Crown Princess Consort and the Princess had already passed away several years ago.

To think that now, Shi Yi was also gone.

Written on the paper was a message of gratitude to Xu Lei from Shi Yi, sent before her death.

She was grateful to have met Xu Lei in this life.

After all, before Xu Lei had intervened in her life,

though she was the noble Fourteenth Princess Consort, her life had not been a happy one.

Afterward, she had lived quite well.

The Crown Princess Consort and the Princess had also lived well in their later years.

The former, with Xu Lei’s help, had spent the latter half of her life as the esteemed Empress.