North City's Daoist temples, Buddhist temples, and nunneries, big and small, totaled over a dozen, all clustered behind Fahua Temple, this middle-sized temple swarmed with people.
Past religious gatherings were never this bustling. Fahua Temple would selectively extend invitations, but this year, all registered Daoist temples, Buddhist temples, and nunneries had their leaders invited; some even received paper invitations personally delivered by young Fahua Temple monks, and the event was widely publicized, even inviting local "great immortals" to take part.
This phenomenon left many people baffled, prompting them to gather and discuss among themselves.
"What's happening this year? Why such a grand affair?"
"Hard to say, the restrictions seem to have relaxed quite a bit. I even know someone who made a tidy sum doing online fortune-telling."
"Now that you mention online fortune-telling, I am reminded of someone – the little Miss from the Su Family."
