As the fifth bell sounded, Fang Zhou and Han Li arrived at the dining hall of the temple.
The spacious dining hall was clearly divided into two sections. To the left, at a glance, there was a sea of shaved heads—about two dozen female monks of varying ages were seated around four large wooden tables, which were set with steamed buns, rice porridge, several cold dishes, and a big pot of mushroom soup.
The other side consisted of several rows of small tables, apparently reserved for guests, sparsely seated with over a dozen people. Some were in groups, others were alone, keeping a considerable distance from each other. In the middle, four people were eating and drinking.
Clearly, these dozen or so people were all here for the Secret Treasure. At a glance, Fang Zhou noticed that this group was entirely female, ages ranging from twenty to thirty.
In other words, currently in the whole Lanruo Temple, Fang Zhou was the only man; the rest were all women.
