Chapter 167 - 92: Your Title!_2
"You must learn this well," he said.
Just then, a noisy clamor suddenly erupted from outside.
Zu Wenyuan raised his eyes slightly and muttered, "Here they come again."
Upon recalling what the young Taoist had said earlier, Li Guanyi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it the monks?"
"Even if the Emperor forbids ordinary government officials and constables from laying hands on monks and Taoists, would they dare to come and cause a commotion in the Taoist temple at this time?"
The elder seemed never to be angered, but simply stated:
"It’s not without reason, of course. This place was originally a monastery."
"Over ten years ago, when the elder brother of Prince Puyang, who was the Regent King’s brother, was Emperor, he greatly patronized the Buddhist Sect. There were four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty. Later, Prince Puyang’s iron cavalry broke through and reduced it all to ashes with a single fire. The monks who weren’t captured and conscripted fled in all directions."
"Eventually, wandering Taoists slowly gathered here and constructed this Taoist temple."