□p□□nside □he temple□grou□ds, t□e□traveler was gre□ted □y a myst□□i□us figure dr□ssed□in flowing□r□bes. The □an i□troduced himse□f□as□Hu□□□o Ji Gong, th□ rev□red □a□e □f the temple. □is□eyes held a wi□dom that seemed to t□anscen□ t□me, and □he travel□r fe□□ a sens□ of peace w□sh over □im in his □resence.