The shrine maiden on duty certainly hadn't noticed Lu Ban, who had turned into a haze of ash.
The murmuring voices lingered in Lu Ban's ears as he paid them no heed and continued forward.
The shrine hall was very spacious, and there seemed to be no one else here.
Among them was the Clean Fire Courtyard.
Lu Ban glanced at that separate courtyard.
Peaceful and quiet.
Even though it was late at night, Lu Ban did not feel the trace of anyone's presence.
He decided to take a look at the Clean Fire Courtyard first.
The smoke continued to waft as Lu Ban made his way into the Clean Fire Courtyard.
Upon entering the room, he found that there was nothing inside.
There were no retired shrine maidens, not a single one.
"Could it be that they haven't moved in yet?"
Thinking about it carefully, this generation's shrine maiden had served for thirty-seven years, and her predecessor for many years before that—it's possible they had long since passed away.
