The so-called "chat" certainly could not be an open and honest visit, where all clues would be obscured in the background, revealing nothing.
Zhao Changhe had found the pleasures of wandering the Worldly Society once more, gliding through the temple's back like a wisp of smoke and slipping into the shadows of the rear hall.
At this time outside, the temple fair was drawing to a close.
Although the Great Zhou had said that there had been frequent gatherings recently, they were obviously on a smaller scale. This large-scale temple fair, held during the Laba Festival, was clearly the first great event after the Buddhist revival, and the temple was on high alert with plenty of monks deployed to maintain order and ensure safety, fearful that any mishap would be a devastating blow to the revival of Buddhism.
