After my divorce, I started to have good luck-Chapter 868 - 465: Offering Incense and Fulfilling a Vow

"Then forget it."

Guo Mengyao abruptly interrupted him and hung up the phone without another word.

Chen Feng shook his head quietly, read a bit more of his novel, and around ten o'clock, went to wash his face and go to sleep.

By around five-thirty the next morning, his mom was banging on his door to wake him up. This time, he didn't dare stay in bed. Yawning, he got up, quickly washed up, took care of his personal hygiene, and then went to have breakfast.

Around six o'clock, he was all set and drove his mom ten kilometers to Fushan Temple to offer incense and fulfill a vow.

At six-thirty, they arrived at the foot of the mountain where the temple was located and continued driving along the mountain road.

His mom explained that this mountain road was specially constructed to provide convenience for faithful devotees going to Fushan Temple at the top of the mountain. It took several years and over ten million in fundraising, and two more years to build.

Additionally, the entire Fushan Temple was renovated and expanded by several acres. What used to be a two-courtyard temple has now become a three-courtyard one.

After driving for about another half an hour around the mountain road, they finally arrived at the entrance of Fushan Temple.

Located at the mountain top, the ground was made very smooth and flat, resembling a small square, with one side used as a parking lot, where a dozen cars were already parked.

It was not yet seven in the morning, but there were already quite a few people going in and out of the temple gate.

After parking the car, Chen Feng helped to take a red plastic bag from the trunk, which held the incense papers and candles his mom had prepared in advance.

Upon entering the renovated temple gate, the first thing they saw was a large incense burner.

Chen Feng didn't want to go in to kowtow and offer incense. Zhao Xiaolan gave a couple of persuading words but didn't insist when he wouldn't budge.

Chen Feng just strolled around the courtyard, neither entering the Mahavira Hall nor checking behind it, and soon came out of the smoke-filled temple.

On the large platform outside the temple gate, Chen Feng waited for over half an hour without seeing his mom come out, and was about to head back to the car to wait when a middle-aged bald man with a cigarette in his mouth walked over and asked, "Brother, got a light? Can I borrow a light?"

"No, I don't smoke."

"Damn, for real. I've been here since early morning, waited a whole hour, and asked several guys, none of them smoke. Have we men who smoke now become a minority?"

Seeing the bald middle-aged man's slightly peeved look, Chen Feng didn't mind his swearing and even sympathized with him. When you crave a smoke but can't light one, it's like being constipated with nothing coming out—no telling how uncomfortable that is. Haha.

"Why don't you go inside to borrow a light," Chen Feng suggested, gesturing towards the temple.

The bald man shook his head repeatedly, "Can't do. That would offend the Buddha. I'll just hold on a bit longer."

Chen Feng smiled indifferently.

Noticing Chen Feng's expression, the bald man promptly said, "Brother, I'm not really a believer either, but this temple is quite miraculous. My wife and I have been married for years without being able to have a child. We've visited many infertility specialists across the country. Even tried IVF, but it didn't work. Then a few months ago someone told my wife about this place, she came to make a wish, and not long after, she got pregnant."

Hearing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but look at his shiny bald head. IVF couldn't work, and then suddenly she got pregnant—wasn't that strange? 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Today, we came to fulfill our vow. In matters like this, it's better to believe it than not. Once the baby is born in three or four months, we'll have to come again."

Chen Feng laughed, "Congratulations to you then. You must be at least around forty, right?"

"Yeah, forty-two. At this age, others' kids are in high school. Mine is still unborn. Fortunately, the Buddha blesses us, and now my wife is finally pregnant."

"This temple seems to have something going for it." Chen Feng remarked, "Otherwise, people aren't fools. They wouldn't donate so much money to build a mountain road and a temple."

"Definitely. As I know, several wealthy folks from Luo'an led the donations, each contributing millions. They also helped with the construction team and various approval procedures. If the temple wasn't something special, why would they willingly donate so much?"

Chen Feng smiled, "I don't know if the Buddha here is effective, but the monks' ability to raise money is incredible. My mom is here to fulfill a vow and will donate twenty thousand yuan."

The bald middle-aged man chuckled, "My wife is donating fifty thousand this time, and once the child is born safely, we'll donate another fifty."

Chen Feng could only marvel at the temple's ingenuity in raising funds.

While they were talking, the bald man's wife came out and called for him. He quickly went over to assist her into an Audi.

A few minutes later, his mom finally came out too, and Chen Feng went forward to greet her.

While driving down the mountain, Zhao Xiaolan felt a bit distressed and said, "I hope after fulfilling this vow, the Buddha will continue to bless your business success."

Chen Feng laughed, "I believe in the heavens more than the Buddha."

"Isn't the heavens the same as the Buddha?" Zhao Xiaolan evidently didn't understand the difference.

Chen Feng explained, "Buddhism isn't originally from here; it was introduced from Brahma Country in ancient times. Taoism is our native faith. The heavens were what our people called it before Buddhism arrived, referring generally to the Jade Emperor in Taoism."

"You think you know it all," Zhao Xiaolan gave Chen Feng a look, choosing not to speak further.

Chen Feng wisely stayed silent, too.

The car smoothly descended the mountain, but as they approached the base, they suddenly saw an Audi car crash into the guardrail at a turn, with its front half protruding off the mountain road, teetering in the air. If it weren't for the sturdy iron guardrail just wedging the car in place, it would have surely fallen off by now.

This scene stunned Chen Feng and Zhao Xiaolan.

"Quick, we need to help!" Zhao Xiaolan was the first to recover and quickly urged Chen Feng.

Chen Feng snapped back to reality, immediately stopping the car and swiftly grabbing a safety hammer from the glove compartment.

When Chen Feng bought the car, not only was a fire extinguisher included, but also a multifunctional auto safety hammer, which finally came in handy.

"Is anyone in there?"

Chen Feng ran to the side of the Audi and shouted.

"Yes! Yes! Please help us."

The voice belonged to the bald middle-aged man he had chatted with earlier.

Chen Feng wasn't surprised. He shouted, "Can you climb to the back?"

"I can't. I'm hurt on my head and foot. My wife passed out, and she's pregnant—how's the baby doing?"

By the end, the bald man was almost in tears.