The Monk That Wanted To Renounce Asceticism - Chapter 257

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As such, One Finger Village became especially busy after spring . Each family had a severe lack of manpower so Fangzheng could not bring himself to get Dog Song to deliver the hoe to him .

Yet this was the season that children liked the most . They could play in the delightful weather . When exhausted from running, they could go to any end of a field where there was a well to draw water from . They could then drink a mouthful of sweet, uncontaminated underground water . It refreshed their entire bodies, right into their hearts . . . The main reason they enjoyed the spring stemmed from not being supervised by their busy parents . They could let loose and have a blast .

Parents had no other choice . They could only allow the children, many of which had not reached the age for kindergarten, to run around freely since they could not bear to pay for daycare .

Lone Wolf and Monkey were surrounded by a group of children once they reached the foot of the mountain . The two animals understood the characteristics of the brats so they thought nothing of them . They found Dog Song's house as Monkey held the hoe . Lone Wolf followed as they quickly proceeded to return up the mountain . However, when they passed the village entrance, Monkey turned his head and saw two unfamiliar women . They were squatting there, chatting with a young girl . It appeared like quite a happy conversation but it was unknown what the contents of the conversation was . Monkey thought nothing of it as he went up the mountain with Lone Wolf . When they passed by the construction workers, Liu Tao and company looked curiously at the hoe-wielding Monkey and Lone Wolf . None of them had the time to entertain to really ponder such a thing, they were far too busy .

Fangzheng used his free time to tidy up the temple hall and sweep the yard .

When he saw the hoe, he took it from Monkey and made Lone Wolf carry a basket . The human and three animals headed straight for the bamboo forest that had just grown moments ago!

Fangzheng swung his upper arm as he struck down at a bamboo shoot that had just poked out of the soil with the hoe . With Fangzheng's immense strength, the hoe sank straight into the ground, and with a mighty yank, a bamboo shoot wrapped in a purple outer skin was pulled out . Fangzheng threw the hoe away and picked up the bamboo shoot that was about the size of a human's forearm . He removed the outer skin and inside was tender, green bamboo shoot flesh . It appeared crystalline green under the sunlight and was a little translucent . He plucked off a portion of it and put it into his mouth . It was crisp, tasty, and filled with the unique fragrance of bamboo . It tasted excellent!

"Gulp!" As Fangzheng lost himself in his enjoyment, he heard the sound of swallowed saliva . Standing on Fangzheng's shoulder was Squirrel who was yanking his ear . Filled with wonder, his head was stretched out as he looked at the bamboo shoot in Fangzheng's hand . He then looked at Fangzheng before swallowing mouthfuls of saliva .

Fangzheng was amused seeing the little fellow's eager appetite . He plucked off a tiny piece of bamboo shoot and stuffed it into Squirrel's hands . Then, he split off another three portions, sharing it among Monkey, Lone Wolf and himself . With that, the four sat down and began eating .

This was the first time the four were eating bamboo . The unique fragrance left the three animals entranced . The massive bamboo shoot was finished by the four in no time flat . When they exchanged looks, they realized that their appetites were not satiated!

Fangzheng stood up again, swung the hoe and continued digging for bamboo shoots .

After having eaten one, the curiosity lessened . Even if he yearned to eat more, Fangzheng could bear it . The hoe struck down again and again, digging up one bamboo shoot at a time . Monkey followed him, picking up the bamboo shoots and throwing them into the basket Lone Wolf held . Squirrel ran in front, flailing his arms to beckon Fangzheng wherever there was a suitably sized bamboo shoot .



The four cooperated and with the Frost Bamboo having just sprouted, there was Frost Bamboo everywhere . In less than twenty minutes, the basket was filled . Lone Wolf, despite being large in size, found it quite demanding on him to carry the heavy basket . But just the thought of the delicious food he was carrying gave him a surge in strength .

Returning to One Finger Monastery with a bunch of bamboo shoots and placing them in the kitchen, Fangzheng began cooking . Just as he opened the wok lid, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside .

Following that, Fangzheng heard a person shout, "Fangzheng! Are you there? Fangzheng are you there?!"

Fangzheng ran over and saw Sun Qiancheng .

Fangzheng was puzzled . Why would Sun Qiancheng run up instead of watching his farm? On close inspection Sun Qiancheng's face was flushed red . His breathing was heavy, the man was panicking .

Fangzheng smoothed out his face . "Patron Sun, what's the matter?"



Sun Qiancheng did not seem to see Fangzheng as he swept his gaze everywhere as though he was looking for something . He looked gripped by anxiety! Sun Qiancheng said, "Abbot Fangzheng, have you seen Mengmeng?"

"Mengmeng? She didn't come here . " Fangzheng recalled the adorable girl that was equipped with copious amounts of ordinance during the Sown Street Fires on the fifteen day of the new year . His heart could not help but skip a bit . Could something bad have happened? Fangzheng looked at Sun Qiancheng with his Heavenly Eye but saw nothing . When he observed with his Wisdom Eye, he found him immersed in bad luck . He was suffering from terrible luck! Fangzheng thought, "Since the Heavenly Eye can't see anything the danger is not to him personally . Since my Wisdom Eye can see bad luck, it probably means that someone close to him is in trouble!" Fangzheng frowned, anxiously tapping a finger . Mengmeng was an adorable girl . He did not wish anything bad to happen to her .

"Mengmeng isn't here?" Sun Qiancheng pressed, unwilling to give up despite having heard the monk's words . His filled with disappointment . He had a pleaful look as though he was imploring Fangzheng to tell him that Mengmeng was in the monastery .

Fangzheng sighed . "Mengmeng really isn't here . Don't worry . Patron Sun, why don't you recount what exactly happened? Perhaps This Penniless Monk can help you . "

Sun Qiancheng did not answer instead he turned around and ran off down the mountain .

Fangzheng did become angry seeing Sun Qiancheng's back . Sun Qiancheng was barely holding it together, he was truly worried about his daughter . If not, he would not have mindlessly run up the mountain just to ask Fangzheng where she was . He could have simply inquired over the phone . Thinking of how Mengmeng might be in trouble, Fangzheng gave Wang Yougui a call .



"What? Something happened to Mengmeng?" Wang Yougui exclaimed loudly when he heard Fangzheng's recount .

"Patron, you were unaware?"

"How . . . how would I know? I'm watching the water pump! I'll return to the village to find out more . " Wang Yougui hung up . He got onto his motorcycle and drove straight for the village .

Fangzheng frowned, more anxious now he realized that even Wang Yougui wasn't aware of the situation . He planned on descending the mountain to help look for Mengmeng . Lone Wolf, Monkey and Squirrel followed .

Fangzheng frowned, agitated . "This Penniless Monk is going down the mountain to rescue someone . Stay on the mountain and don't run around . "

"Abbot, we heard what you said . That young patron had given us firecrackers, allowing us to teach those brats a lesson . Now that the young patron is in trouble, we can't just sit by and do nothing!" Squirrel stood on Lone Wolf's head, waving his claws as he exclaimed .

Lone Wolf nodded causing Squirrel to faceplant, losing his imposing stance .