Outside Luocheng City's Guangji Temple.
At midnight, inside the temple's 'Jie Xu Hall', a noise stirred as a wooden floorboard was pushed open, and She Dengke's head emerged first from the tunnel, only to be startled.
Inside Jie Xu Hall, candlelight flickered, and two temple monks sat in meditation before the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Hearing the noise, the two monks simultaneously opened their eyes to look, and then just as jointly closed them again, as if all things were void, paying no heed to She Dengke whatsoever.
She Dengke was initially frightened by the presence of the two monks, but once they closed their eyes, he hurriedly whispered to those still in the tunnel, "Come up quickly."
The Princely Heir, Liang Mao'er carrying Liang Gou'er, and She Dengke pulling Chunhua, all clambered out of the tunnel together.
She Dengke secured the floorboard back into place, then turned and led the group hurriedly past the temple monks, who did not give them another glance.
