<□>Insid□ the □emple ground□, □he tr□□eler was □re□□ed by a □yste□ious figure dressed i□ f□o□ing □□b□s.□T□e man introduced hims□lf as Huo □□ Ji Gong□ the □ev□r□d sage of the t□mple. Hi□ eyes held a wisdo□ th□t seemed □o transcend time, an□ the traveler felt a□sense of peace□wash□ov□□ him in his prese□ce.<□p>