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At noon, the other students slowly made their way up the mountain. After talking with the abbot, Enoch arranged for everyone to eat a vegetarian meal in the dining hall. 

Tired and hungry, the kids dug into their food like it was the best thing they’d ever tasted. But Quinlyn took a hate and 

frowned 

“Hey, Quinlyn, what’s up? Doesn’t it taste good Try this pumpkin. It’s really yummy. Mandy said, shoveling another spoonful into her mouth. She rarely ate two bowls, but today she was going for a third. She placed a piece of stir–fried pumpkin in Quinlyn’s bowl. 

Quinlyn took a spoonful. The pumpkin was soft, sweet, and fragrant, but something about the smell bothered her 

Last time, Joseph and his family took her to a fancy vegetarian restaurant where the manager introduced the dishes by: saying “Vegetarian food is all about being light and mellow, easy on the stomach, and not greasy. We use plant oils instead of animal fats 

However, Quinlyn found a lot of the dishes in the temple seemed to be made with lard. 

In the lounge, Austin muttered, “What a spoiled kid. She can’t handle a little hardship. Romilly was about to explode. She felt like Austin was picking on Quinlyn, even though Quinlyn was pretty tough. 

After the meal, most students were so exhausted that they lay slumped on the tables, fast asleep. 

But Quinlyn wasn’t tired. She walked to the back door and saw a young monk dozing off. She leaned in and sniffed the air, catching a faint smell of smoke. 

She tiptoed quietly around and walked toward the side rooms in the back. The courtyard was silent, with a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground–clearly, not many visitors came here. 

Near the kitchen, there was a trash can filled with bones–chicken, duck, goose, and pork. 

The temple gave off a seriously weird vibe. Quinlyn didn’t want to dig deeper, but thinking about all the students in the dining hall, she realized the risk if they wandered into this area. 

Just then, she saw a woman walking up the path. Quinlyn quickly hid behind a pillar. The woman’s belly was huge, like she was seven or eight months pregnant. 

Quinlyn and Mandy had seen her before in the front yard and Mandy tried to talk to her but was stopped by Quinlyn. Later, other students went over and successfully registered. Mandy was pretty upset about that. 

But now, compared to her slow, heavy steps earlier, the woman was walking quickly and disappeared in an instant into one of the side rooms. 

About a minute later, the woman reappeared. This time, she’d changed into a dress and wore a sun hat, and her long hair was now short. But the most shocking thing was that her pregnant belly was completely gone. 

Quinlyn suddenly realized something and sneaked around to the back of the side room. She stayed close to the wall, made her way to the window she’d seen earlier, and peeked inside. 

Through a gap in the frosted glass. Quinlyn saw the room was packed with stuff. Two monks in robes were busy stacking and wrapping items, then placing them in baskets and covering them with vegetable 

Suddenly, something slipped from one monk’s hand with a sharp sound, startling him. “Whoa, that scared me. I thought it was a piece of emerald or something. If it were broken, the boss would kill me,” he said, relieved it was just an ancient coin. 

“You fool, this ancient coin is precious. It was held by a king in his mouth. It’s not cheaper than an emeral you’ll be dead meat too, the other monk scolded. 

ou scratch it, 

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His words made his partner wipe the coin repeatedly before tucking it into a cotton pillone 

Quinlyn understood what was going on Just as she was about to take out her phone, she suddenly heard a voice calling from nearby. “Quinlyn from Class 1, Grade 4, are you here? Quinlyn, answer me It was Enoch 

Then a young monk’s voice came in. “This area is off–limits to visitors. There are sacred statues inside so please dont 

wander around.” 

I’m sorry, but I really can’t afford for a student to go missing. I’ll just take a quick look and leave once I’m sure she met here, 

okay?” 

Enoch tried to reason, but the young monk was firm. “If you don’t leave right now, Ell call for help and have you all. removed” 

Just as the standoff reached its peak, Quinlyn suddenly came out from the pavilion nearby, rubbing her sleepy eyes. “Are you looking for me” she askeil. 

“Quinlyn? How did you end up here? Didn’t I tell you to rest where you were?” Enoch hurried over, confirmed it was her, and then scolded her sternly. 

“I… I didn’t mean to. I just couldn’t sleep with so many people in the dining hall. It seems cooler over here, Quinlyn mumbled, looking really upset. 

The young monk didn’t look happy. He glanced at the fallen leaves on the ground and the position of the pavilion. After confirming Quinlyn hadn’t been to the side rooms, he began to drive them away. 

“Alright, you two should leave now before I get into trouble,” he said. 

“Sorry for the trouble. Enoch thought the monk’s attitude was really rude, but knowing he and Quinlyn were partly to blame, he quickly apologized and led Quinlyn away. 

The two returned to the dining hall, but instead of sitting down, Quinlyn tugged on Enoch’s sleeve and whispered. “My stomach hurts. Can you come with me to the restroom?” 

Enoch had spent the whole morning organizing the trip, dealing with upset tourists, and looking after the kids. He was already on edge. 

He was about to impatiently refuse but, not wanting Quinlyn to wander off, he reluctantly agreed, deciding to have a talk with her later. 

The restroom was in a pavilion at the southeast corner, just past the main hall and down a long hallway. Quinlyn kept glancing around, waiting until they reached a surveillance blind spot before suddenly grabbing Enoch’s hand. 

“What are you up to again?” Enoch snapped, raising his voice without meaning to. But when he turned around, he came face–to–face with Quinlyn’s serious expression. 

“I need to make a call, I hope you can give me a minute, Quinlyn said, staring at him intently with deep eyes. 

For some reason, Enoch felt a chill go down his spine, momentarily stunned by her presence. He didn’t argue and just watched as she took out her phone, amused by the situation. 

She’s probably calling home to complain. Oh well, he thought, let the parents hear my complaints about their troublesome 

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Quinlyn directly dialed Curtis’s private number and made a video call. It was quickly answered, showing the stern face of Curtis, who then smiled gently. 

“What’s up. Quinlyn? It’s not often that you call me. Do you miss me? 

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“Curtis, am I interrupting you?” Quinlyn asked, noticing what appeared to be a crowd of people in the fork 

“Oh, it’s nothing critical. You can speak freely Cuntis claus Hed, proud of having mich an outranding wudent ite immediately turned the camera on the conference table to let everyone see Look, this is Quinlyn Quinlyn, say helley try 

them.” 

“Hello.” Quinlyn said simply.. 

All the other military officials were lost for words. 

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