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"": "The Thousand Buddha Grottoes were not actually far from the city. Once Luo Bin left the foot of the mountain, he saw a national highway and the silhouettes of high-rises in the distance.
Many cars were parked beside the highway, with several drivers gathered around chatting.
The monk leading the way was around thirty and still looked quite young.
He led Luo Bin to a car, and someone immediately stubbed out his cigarette and approached.
"Mr. Luo, just tell him where you want to go. He is a Lay Disciple of our Golden Peace Temple." The monk was very polite, much friendlier than the people at White Buddha Temple.
Luo Bin nodded. Without a word, he got into the passenger seat.
The driver immediately got in, and Luo Bin gave him the address where the Jade Hall Taoist Grounds were currently staying.
The car set off.
It was not that Luo Bin was unfriendly.
He knew Golden Peace Temple's friendliness depended on his having discovered certain things.
If he had discovered nothing, their attitude might not have been much better than Golden Peace Temple's.
That only made it clearer how incompatible the monks were with diviners like them. They belonged to entirely different worlds, and there was no need for much contact.
The car sped along. Luo Bin drifted into thought for a while before coming back to himself.
He lowered the sun visor in front of the passenger seat. A mirror was set into it, and when he slid its cover aside, his face appeared in the glass.
Luo Bin leaned a little closer, widening his eyes to examine his pupils.
Long Phu had spotted something wrong by looking into his eyes.
Yet Luo Bin stared for a long time without seeing anything.
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