Guanyin Zen Temple, in the grand hall, a statue of Guanyin adorned with golden light towered, majestic and resplendent, imparting a feeling of solemnity and nobility.
Although the sky had darkened and the reception of pilgrims at Guanyin Zen Temple had already ceased, Jiang Liu and Jinchi were seated nearby partaking in a vegetarian meal, yet there were still a few monks bustling about in the large hall.
For instance, cleaning, and then there was the large merit box from which all the silver coins had to be taken out.
Tip-tap, tip-tap...
Just when a few monks were in the midst of opening the merit box, suddenly, crisp footsteps echoed from the green rock slabs outside the great hall, as if someone were tapping on the ground with stones, certainly not the sound of ordinary footsteps.
This gave the monks a moment of pause.