The early summer Sun was not yet scorching, and Magistrate Ma of Shuyan County lounged on a chair, basking in the sunlight when he suddenly heard hurried calls—
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!"
"What's the matter? Has the lady given birth?" Hearing that familiar voice, Magistrate Ma sprang up, his face tense with anxiety. After all, nothing significant transpired in Shuyan County for years, and to prompt such a frenzied "summoning" from his own steward, it could only be...
"No, no, it's the temple! The temple outside the city!"
"Temple?" Magistrate Ma pondered for a while before he realized, frowning as he said,
"Is it that thing that's been deserted for who knows how many years outside the city?"
"Yes, precisely that temple, it suddenly became spiritual!" The steward gestured wildly, his face full of shock. Magistrate Ma heard this and kicked him before saying,
