"Too bad the water's a little too hot, and the mist is too thick..."
Su Qingqiu reluctantly pulled his gaze away from the West Temple bathhouse and turned it toward Lingfa, just in time to witness the ensuing chaos.
He couldn't help but grin.
Lingfa was an absolute riot. He'd only told him to keep an eye on Yuanming, and this guy had taken "keep an eye on him" literally!
He hadn't missed a single moment.
Just what had made him such an adorably dim-witted blockhead?
Su Qingqiu pondered it for a long while, then decided he could only credit Lingfa's unknown parents.
After making the rounds for a while longer and seeing that Lingfa had made no new discoveries, Su Qingqiu withdrew his Spiritual Light again and began practicing his various divine abilities and skills.
Records of Dragon-Raising Temple
Recorded that day: After a hiatus of two months and seven days, Spiritual Rain fell once more. Everyone in the temple felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity. Abbot Yuanhui declared that Buddha had blessed Dragon-Raising Temple, and that the temple should reopen and welcome worshippers in great numbers. The monks of the temple should go out and exterminate demons, in gratitude for Buddha's benevolent favor.
On the seventh day of the eleventh month of the thirty-eighth year of the Zhaoyang era, the weather turned colder as a cold wave swept in. Spiritual Rain fell over Great Wasteland. Dragon-Raising Temple, closed for nearly three months, opened its doors that day.
For a time, worshippers came and went in a constant stream, and the temple was bustling with activity.
Elsewhere
Zhaoyang Imperial City
Eastern Palace of the Crown Prince
The Eastern Palace of the Crown Prince of Zhaoyang Country had originally been the office of Xuan Qianqiu, the founding emperor of