However, after walking around the village, Xu Shu didn't find that "isolated and independent" "best house in the village," but rather noticed something unusual.
The village only had about two hundred households, yet a large-scale temple was built within it, with twelve large bells neatly arranged in the courtyard in front.
Xu Shu arrived just in time for dinner.
In the freezing cold, the slender villagers knelt at the entrance of the temple, both kneeling and forming a queue.
Their kneeling posture was strange; hands clasped behind their backs, in front of them were old porcelain bowls filled with food offerings ranging from rice, flour, and eggs for those with average means, to meats like chicken, duck, and fish for the wealthier ones.
Ding ding ding~
Every time the bell tolled, a solemn female voice resonated from within the tightly shut temple doors, chanting indistinct phrases like "Goodness" and "Blessings."
