Lu Gouzi shot Huo Yinyang a cold glare before returning to our room with me.
Strange as it may seem, ever since we arrived at the Lama Temple, that constant feeling of being watched had vanished. I hadn’t seen a single shadow since. It was as if the Lama Temple were shrouded in a divine light that kept all evil at bay. This allowed my mind to settle, giving me the clarity to think things through. Although the immediate danger seemed to have passed, I couldn't shake the feeling that something about the temple was deeply abnormal.
Of course, by "abnormal," I didn't mean the bone ritual objects; given this was Tibetan Buddhism, such items were to be expected. During the Qing Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism was incredibly prevalent, and many high-ranking officials and nobles were devout followers. It was common for them to keep bone ritual objects in their homes, so that wasn't unusual. What I found truly abnormal was Huo Yangyang’s reaction. Ever since Huo Yinyang had left Qin Qing, he had been like a brother to us, as close as could be. He shouldn't have been acting this way. Even when he was still working for Qin Qing, he hadn’t treated us with such hostility. I felt that the change in Huo Yinyang must be linked to the Lama Temple, though I hadn’t quite figured out the details yet.
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