Upon learning that Lin Yi had returned, Gu Chenghu quickly came looking for him and prepared to take him to the Temple.
"Captain, what's so urgent? I don't have much online time left—less than twenty minutes. Whatever it is can wait until tomorrow."
To be honest, after being busy all day, Lin Yi was indeed a little tired and wanted to go back early to rest.
"It won't take much of your time. It's just a meeting. You're the Deputy Village Chief personally appointed by the Village Chief, and the Three Village Elders specifically requested your attendance."
Led by Gu Chenghu, Lin Yi slowly walked into the Temple, a place he had never entered before.
The Temple's layout was quite different from what Lin Yi had imagined. It was very spacious, with no statues or totems enshrined inside.
At the center of the Temple stood a rectangular table, with chairs arranged all around it.
At first glance, this did not look like a temple at all. It was more like a conference room.
Seeing Lin Yi examining the room's layout, Gu He, seated in the second seat, said with a smile, "Stop looking. The real Temple is underground. If there's time, we'll take you to see it. Come on, we've all been waiting for you."
At the conference table, the Three Village Elders—Gu He, Gu Yuan, and Gu Yun—as well as the three Militia Captains—Gu Chenghu, Gu Man, and Old Fourth Gu—had already taken their seats.
Lin Yi sat in the spot between Gu Yun and Gu Chenghu. Apparently, that seat had previously belonged to Gu Liehai.
However, Gu Liehai was not currently in the village.
Gu He spoke first. "Qingshan is a Newborn and doesn't have much time, so I'll briefly go over what the Village Chief instructed before