In□ide th□ temple gro□nds□□the trav□le□ was gr□ete□ by a mys□erious f□gure dress□d in fl□wing robe□. The man introduced h□ms□lf□as Hu□ □o □□ Gong, □he □ever□d sage of t□e temple. His□ey□□ held a wi□dom that seemed to transcend time□ a□d the□tr□veler f□lt a sen□e o□ □eace wash □ve□ hi□ in his□presence.