Walking past the shadowy path, one could see the vegetable patch behind the mountain.
No one was working at night, and the vegetable patch was empty.
However, there were still lights on in the monk's quarters.
The monks generally follow the precepts and are disciplined. They wake up early every day for morning prayers, and although they don't go to bed very early, they all rest after the hour of Hai. This was what Kong Chan told him, and indeed on the previous night when he explored the temple, it was like this.
Was there someone not asleep at the first stroke of the hour of Zi?
Huangfu Jingchen decided to go and take a look.
However, he was very cautious. The vegetable patch here was a large, open space, which could be seen from afar. If someone was standing in the shadows, he would be blatantly in their sight.
Therefore, he circled around, using the cover of the tree shadows to quietly sneak closer.
