Fengyu's act of kneeling and bowing nine times as she climbed the mountain quickly spread throughout Jiaozhou. The townsfolk did not know whom Fengyu was praying for or what she was asking for, only that her piety had driven her to climb to the mountaintop on her knees.
This temple was located within Jiaozhou City. While the act followed a known custom, few apart from the devoutly pious could manage the arduous journey of kneeling and bowing nine times up the mountain.
Among the clans and noblewomen of Jiaozhou, such a feat was even more unheard of.
No one knew who started the rumor, but word spread that Fengyu did this for the well-being of the people across the Twelve States. Though unintentional, it elevated Fengyu's reputation among the populace. Fengyu found it both amusing and exasperating but could not openly refute it—how could she admit that her prayers were not for the people, but for her sister?
