Ren Qing circled the Childbearing Goddess Temple a few times. His Double Pupils detected nothing out of the ordinary, which meant there weren't many Cultivators in the temple.
He only saw a few scattered, tile-roofed buildings. Besides the main hall, there were just living quarters, making the place look extremely crude.
From this, it was clear that the Government Office kept strict control over Daoist and Buddhist Temples, making it impossible for sprawling temple complexes to appear.
This made Ren Qing somewhat suspicious.
The Childbearing Goddess Temple was either backed by a certain Forbidden Guard or a group similar to a gang, the temple being one of a faction's ways of nurturing its own stable of Cultivators.
As dusk fell, the Qing River running through the west side of the city caused mosquitoes to start appearing.
Ren Qing impatiently swatted his hand. Even though the insects couldn't pierce his skin, their incessant buzzing echoed in his ears.
