"Why?"
Leon Wan leaned in close to Grace Wan's ear and whispered something to her.
Grace Wan's eyes lit up. "He's gone traveling?"
"Yes. This news is absolutely reliable—Abbot William Wise has actually left on a spiritual journey and has been away from the temple for half a year!"
"So, you want me to invite all the guests, meaning..."
"We want the whole city to know that she's going to invite Abbot William Wise for the Sacred Relic Festival," Leon Wan said. "When the time comes... hahaha!"
Grace Wan's eyes sparkled with excitement as she nodded eagerly.
In the following two days, preparations for the Sacred Relic Festival suddenly went incredibly smoothly.
Grace Wan's attitude did a complete one-eighty.
She stopped causing trouble and took charge, organizing the venues, food, and decorations with perfect order.
She even went to the palace to tell the Empress about it, and invited the Emperor and Empress to come to the Zhu Estate for the consecration ceremony.
Once the Empress knew, the Emperor found out too.
In public, Evan Xiao asked the Prime Minister about it, and Minister Zhuo confirmed it.
So, soon everyone in the court knew.
And once the officials talked, the entire city of Danyang knew: On the day of the Sacred Relic Festival, the Prime Minister’s wife had invited Abbot William Wise to the residence for the consecration ceremony.
......
The Temple of Compassionate Splendor had a legendary monk named Master Sage Dao.
Legend has it that twenty years ago, a meteor from the heavens was on course to destroy the entire Vermilion Kingdom.
It was Master Sage Dao who soared into the sky, caught the meteor, and gently placed it atop a mountain with his bare hands.
That mountain became known as Mount Compassion.
When Lena was little, she had visited Mount Compassion.
When Lena was little, she had visited Mount Compassionate Splendor.
Minister Zhuo held her tiny hand and led her up to the peak on the right side of the temple, pointing to a huge, pitch-black boulder and saying, 'That's the meteor from back then.'
Master Sage Dao not only had the skill to catch the flying stone, but was also said to have lived for countless years, able to reach the realm of gods above and the spring of the underworld below, with powers to move heaven and earth, summon wind and rain.
In short, he was someone who had never appeared in person, but everyone believed he existed.
After all, there were plenty of witnesses to the event twenty years ago.
As the disciple of the near-divine Master Sage Dao, Abbot William Wise’s spiritual power was also unfathomable.
If he performed the consecration, it would be an enormous blessing for any spiritual practitioner.
So, on the day of the Sacred Relic Festival, the Prime Minister’s Residence was packed to the brim.
Even the Emperor and Empress attended.
Princess Xinyao came along too.
The busier the Zhu Residence was on the Sacred Relic Festival, the more prosperous their family would become.
The matriarch, Jason Zhuo, and the others were all grinning from ear to ear.
The busier the Zhu Estate was on the Sacred Relic Festival, the more prosperous their family would become.
Today was Lena’s big day, so of course she made an appearance too.
The matriarch, Minister Zhuo, and the others were all grinning from ear to ear.
"Whose daughter is that?" Lena asked Qingluan in a whisper, pointing to Shen Yao, who was chatting with Princess Xinyao.
She, along with Mingyue and Lena, accompanied the young ladies from various households, and also helped Minister Zhuo check out potential matches.
"Whose daughter is that?" Lena asked Qingluan in a whisper, pointing to Sherry Shen, who was chatting with Princess Xinyao.
"That's Sherry Shen," Qingluan replied. "She's Shen Sui's younger sister."
"Okay..." Qingluan didn’t say much more and went to bring Sherry Shen over.