Qin Liuxi didn't expect that on her first day back, she would encounter trouble at the Daoist Temple, caused by a few scholars hurling insults.
It turned out that some devotees had come early for incense offerings, but were stopped by a few scholars who claimed that the common folk were encouraging unrighteous influences, which led the Saint to become obsessed with alchemy techniques, resulting in the erection of the Immortal Palace and the imposition of numerous burdensome taxes. Their indignant and aggressive demeanor blocked the devotees at the foot of the mountain gate.
When Qin Liuxi heard this news, she had just finished offering incense to the Grandmaster with her group. She turned to Qing Yuan with a dark face and asked, "Is this situation unique to our Qingping Temple, or is it happening at other temples as well?"
