Su Jiu leaned against the wall behind her, taking in everything these people said.
From their conversation, Su Jiu learned that arriving here did not mean they could immediately pray for blessings. They also had to bathe, change clothes, cleanse themselves, and undergo all manner of elaborate formalities.
Of course, most importantly, before any of that, they had to wait for two people to come and guide them through it all.
But there was no fixed time for those two to appear. Put plainly, they probably just came whenever they pleased.
These people really were patient. As far as Su Jiu was concerned, they were being toyed with.
Even ordinary temples did not require bathing, changing clothes, and fasting. This Red Maple Temple certainly had exacting standards.
More time passed, and quite a few more people came up one after another, making the crowd around her increasingly dense.
Su Jiu noticed that the newcomers were still all residents of this city, because she could always spot red maple leaf emblems somewhere inconspicuous on their persons.
Just then, two cultivators who looked distinctly out of place came up.
Unusually, neither of these two cultivators bore a red maple leaf emblem. Were they outsiders too?
Gradually, Su Jiu realized that she was not the only one watching them. Everyone around her had also turned their gazes toward the pair, looking at them exactly as they had looked at her earlier.
Sure enough, these two male cultivators once again drew everyone's attention.
Both men were tall, graceful, and strikingly handsome. Even in a crowd, neither would fade into the background.
The male cultivator with the high ponytail wore an openly displeased expression, while the other waved a fan and looked around with curiosity at anything and everything.
Some residents were displeased by their