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The Hanging Monastery itself is a sect akin to a Buddhist realm, filled not only with practitioners but also regions replete with the lives of the faithful.
And responsible for maintaining order, production, and sheltering the believers are the various temples scattered across the land, serving much like the official bureaus.
At this time, on an unnamed small mountain within the domain.
An old and a young monk, both bald, sat side by side — meditating in the moonlight.
However, one head was clean and shiny, while the other was somewhat dirty, not quite as pleasant to behold.
Moreover, both monks' eyes were wide open, devoid of any trace of tranquility or devotion to Buddhism.
The older monk had a withered yellow face; naturally, he was Monk Ku Jue.
