"If I can't provoke them, can't I avoid them? I'll explore the side halls!"
Su Nan decisively decided not to explore the main hall for now and instead focused on the two side halls.
[You have no disguise and pose as an ordinary incense guest at the entrance of the City God Temple.]
[The gates of the temple courtyard are not locked. You push open the gates and enter the courtyard, heading straight for the east side hall.]
[The east side hall is also not locked. Pushing open the door, you find that the deity enshrined within is not a familiar City God statue, but rather a bull-headed humanoid demon.]
[Below the divine statue on the dark red altar, there are various ritual items.]
[You enter the main hall full of vigilance. Suddenly, you are attacked and instantly lose consciousness.]
[Two minutes later, you are startled awake by severe pain. Astonishingly, you find yourself lying on the dark red altar.]