The village of Yunmeng was quiet after nightfall.
Though the truth behind Yunmeng Village's monster legend likely encircles the villagers themselves spooking each other with tales of turning into fish monsters at night, bound by cognitive hindrances, the villagers now limit their nightly wanderings, even snuffing out the lights in their homes earlier.
The dimly lit streets were left with nothing but the sounds of Shen Yuan's footsteps.
Located on the eastern edge of Yunmeng Village, the Dragon Sovereign Temple stood close to the water of Lake Dongting.
According to the boatman, the location of the Dragon Sovereign Temple was once part of the Yunmeng Swampland until the day when the swampland dried up. The ancestors of Yunmeng Village then established their village here and built a temple to worship the Dragon Sovereign.
