Within the confines of the Xiuwen Pavilion.
After Grandmaster Dong rebuked in anger, he paid no heed to the group of people and turned his head to look at Zhao Douan, saying,
"Divine Dragon Temple didn't even escort you to the Inner Garden? Come with me."
Yet Zhao Douan shook his head and said,
"I appreciate the Grandmaster's kind intentions, but there's no need."
He already had some understanding by then. Perhaps today's religious ceremony wasn't actually something that the higher-ups of the Divine Dragon Temple wished to invite him to.
Instead, it might have been some hidden enemy, attempting to dig a trap for him, who smoothed things over with the Buddhist circles and handed him an invitation.
His presence today might have been decided by some middle-ranking cleric within the temple.
If that was the case, why bother using someone else's connection and eagerly pushing oneself forward?
