Chapter: 5238

The next morning.

When the Purple Gold Mountain Manor was still shrouded in a thin layer of white mist, Lin Wen'er, without makeup, tied her long hair into a ponytail and put on an inconspicuous summer outfit, and went to Qi Xia Mountains alone.

Qu Ying Shan and Sun Zhi Dong both suggested having bodyguards accompany her to ensure her safety, but were all refused by Lin Wen'er.

The bigger the city, the more anonymous she became. To her, since I had decided to study in Jinling, then from now on, I would be brave and live freely in this city.

A lone girl, even if she's beautiful, will only attract attention and not suspicion.

But once this girl has bodyguards accompanying her or secretly following her, as soon as someone with malicious intentions sees it, they will inevitably raise suspicions about her.

The two saw her determination and didn't insist further.

After leaving the mountain, Lin Wen'er didn't choose to take a taxi. She had checked the route on her phone last night and found that there was a bus directly from Purple Gold Mountain in the north to Zhixia Shan, taking around 30 minutes or so. Before this, she had been hiding and avoiding people, with little experience of real life. This time, she decided to stay in Jinling for a period of time, so she came to thoroughly integrate into the local community.

Half an hour later, Lin Wen'er got off the bus at Zhixia Station and walked to the entrance of Zhixia Temple's scenic area.

This was Lin Wen'er's first time visiting Zhixia Shan, but she had heard her father mention it when she was very young. Her ancestors from the Lin family were said to be buried in Zhixia Shan.

Over 600 years ago, when Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty and made Jinling the capital, her ancestors were serving as officials in Jinling.

After the Jingnan Campaign, King Zhu Di ascended to the throne and decided to move the capital to Yancheng. The Lin family was also ordered to prepare to follow the court north.

However, her ancestor who was about to leave passed away due to old age on the eve of their departure, leaving instructions to be buried with his already deceased wife in Zhixia Shan.

According to the family genealogy, after her ancestors were buried, their descendants left Jinling and moved north, and since then, for over 600 years, no one from the Lin family has been able to return to Jinling to settle.

Lin Wen'er walked uphill, searching around, but didn't see any tombstones or gravestones. She estimated that hundreds of years had passed since her ancestors were buried, making it impossible to know where their tombs were located in Zhixia Shan.

In the end, Lin Wen'er carried a small bag with high-quality incense from old cypresses, originally planning to find a secluded spot to pay homage to her ancestors. However, she didn't expect that there would be warning signs prohibiting fire everywhere, and surveillance cameras all over the mountain.

Lin Wen'er knew that if she lit incense to worship her ancestors here, not only was there a risk of fire but also the risk of being caught.

As she thought about this, Lin Wen'er decided to head to Zhisia Temple on Zhixia Shan to burn incense and pay homage to her ancestors. Although it's a temple, since her ancestors are buried here, she would still be able to worship them by burning incense.

Zhisia Temple was founded over 1,500 years ago and is one of the four major Buddhist temples in Huaxia. It's also the most famous temple not only in Jinling but throughout the entire province.

Lin Wen'er was well-versed in the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, and she also revered Buddhism and the Dao. She had great respect for this ancient temple with a history of over 1,000 years.

Just as Lin Wen'er arrived at the peak where Zhisia Temple is located, Xiao Chuoren and Ma Ran also happened to arrive.

In reality, they had already stopped their car earlier, but Ma Ran's legs were not well, so he could only lean on Xiao Chuoren's support and laboriously use his cane to climb up the stairs. It was a difficult journey to reach Zhisia Temple.

Due to it being a workday, there weren't many incense-burning visitors at the temple in the morning. Lin Wen'er walked slowly to the Hall of the Buddhas, not rushing to go inside. Instead, she took out three sticks of incense from her bag, lit them, and then came to the incense burner outside the temple gate.

Lin Wen'er placed the three sticks of incense on her forehead with both hands, slightly bowed, and whispered: "Ancestors of the Lin family above, Lin's descendants including myself, Lin Wen'er, come to pay homage. For hundreds of years, our family has endured countless hardships and difficulties. I've managed to survive until today, which is already not easy. Please don't blame my parents or other ancestors and elders who couldn't let our family flourish and spread its branches..."

As she said this, Lin Wen'er's eyes began to well up with tears. JrNovels.com