As night fell, the sky turned completely dark, and the parts of Chen Family Village without streetlights were pitch black.
Even in the 2020s of the 21st century, many towns and villages around San Francisco hadn't achieved the infrastructure level of widespread streetlight coverage.
Under Chen Dong's guidance, after leaving the home of that temple staff, Sun Yan and his group arrived at the temple in Chen Family Village.
This temple was filled with Eastern architectural features, small in size but fully equipped, housing many divine statues that Sun Yan did not recognize.
They were draped in red cloth, enveloped in candlelight and the blue smoke of burning incense, mysterious and not directly visible.
"The Sending Off Festival started here at 8 p.m., after which we escorted the deceased's belongings and a rope all the way through the village, heading to the seaside."
