Chapter 126 - 80: Meeting Under the Moon_2
Jing Hui silently led Ran Yan and the others to the small courtyard that had been tidied up, stating that they could go to meet the Temple Master early the next morning.
The courtyard allocated to Ran Yan had four rooms: the main house was a wooden building with a porch, the bamboo house on one side was simply constructed, with two wing rooms and a modest kitchen. It seemed that this place was usually used to receive pilgrims.
Xing Niang and Wan Lu immediately began lighting lamps, tidying up, and spreading out beds, while Ran Yan had nothing to do and wandered around, taking in her surroundings.
Ran Yan claimed she wanted to meditate and worship Buddha, so apart from Xing Niang and Wan Lu, she only brought along a slave named Xiao Man from the group given by the Gao family, leaving all the others at the estate.
After the porters placed everything in the respective rooms, they left Yingmei Temple. The courtyard, which had just seemed crowded and noisy, suddenly became quiet and spacious.
After a quick cleanup, everyone, tired from the journey, went to sleep.
Having slept for a while in the carriage, Ran Yan lay on the bed without a hint of sleepiness. She lit some mosquito-repellent incense brought by Wan Lu, opened the window, laid down a mat, and sat cross-legged to breathe and meditate. The air in the mountains was refreshing, and the light of the moon, like water, shone upon Ran Yan, casting a faint glow. If someone saw her at that moment, they might mistake her for a Moon Palace Fairy.
After sitting for a while, Ran Yan felt a slight chill and got up intending to close the window but then smelled the fragrance of roasting meat.