By noon, the sky was no longer so dim, but the wind by the sea remained strong, and the water was just as cold. The tourists could only stand on the sand and sigh, watching the white-capped waves crash against the shore. Swimming was out of the question for the day.
Jiang Ning and Chen Yuan had the foresight to visit the aquarium and a famous local temple on a low mountain. They took lots of beautiful photos and even got a golden Buddha Pendant.
"You believe in Buddhism?"
Chen Yuan had asked at the time, genuinely surprised. 'A philosophy major like Jiang Ning actually believes in this stuff?' He had never believed in the existence of gods or the Buddha. Back in the small northern county where he grew up, the old ladies would burn incense and pray to Buddhas and other deities during every festival. Even when they traveled, their first stop was always a temple to light some incense.
