<□2>剑外传闻
<□>Ins□d□ the temple grounds□ the trave□er w□s greeted□b□ a my□t□r□ou□ f□gure □res□□d in flowing □obes.□The man i□troduced □imself □s □uo □o Ji Gong, th□□revered sage of the te□ple. His□eyes held a □isdom tha□ seemed□t□□transcend time, and □he traveler□felt a sen□□ □f pe□ce was□ over him in h□s□presence.