After strolling around Daxiangguo Temple, apart from the bronze bell that caught her interest, Wang Qian found little else of note amidst the heavy scent of incense permeating the grounds. Already suffering from a lingering lung condition, the thick aroma of incense immediately triggered an urge to cough.
Noticing that Wang Qian was coughing incessantly, Shěn Kuò abandoned any thoughts of lingering further, and the two of them left the temple right then and there.
Once outside, Wang Qian's coughing grew uncontrollable as she raised a silk handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose. Her steps appeared somewhat frail, and she occasionally stumbled slightly from the force of her coughs. With every fit of coughing, her brows would knit together unconsciously, a flicker of pain flashing in her eyes.
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