In the evening, Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun finished their vegetarian meal and took a stroll in the backyard to aid digestion before retiring early, as they had nighttime activities planned.
Once it was deep into the night and everything was silent, the two quietly sneaked out of their room and headed towards the room Bai Ruozhu mentioned. To their surprise, a candle was still lit inside, indicating the occupant wasn't asleep.
Bai Ruozhu gestured to Jiang Yichun, and the two quietly approached the room. They gently made a small hole in the paper window, allowing them to see the situation inside.
Sure enough, there was a woman in the room, but she had her back to them, so they couldn't see her face. The woman was slowly combing her long hair. If Bai Ruozhu hadn't known this was a Buddhist temple and heard the woman's sobs during the day, she might have thought it was a ghostly scene, with the woman being a female ghost.
