The brawl outside the temple gates—no, to be precise, the one-sided assault—quickly alerted the other monks inside.
As mentioned earlier, at this hour there were virtually no outsiders in the temple. Therefore, when the other monks realized someone had forced their way to the entrance, a few ran off toward the back to report to the abbot, while the remaining monks snatched up staves and rushed outside.
"Who goes there?! How dare you act so violently outside the gates of Chányǐn Temple!"
Chapter 364