Meeting an Old Friend Under the Bamboos

In the autumn rain, Ning Que seemed to be praying sincerely, but was in fact grimly threatening the Buddha stone statue on the top of the Wa Mountain. However, he was clearly aware that the Buddha had long been dead and it was the Master Qishan in the Wa Mountain that knew how to cure Sangsang. In the next day, therefore, he took Sangsang to the Wa Mountain along the mountain path in the black carriage.

The mountain path behind the temple was still quiet and the pagoda trees along the path remained wet. There were traces left behind by carriage wheels on the smooth road surface.