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*The rain pours in relentless, silver sheets, hammering the tiled roofs of the mountain monastery. A flash of lightning fractures the dark, painting the courtyard in a stark, momentary white, revealing Lin Lie standing at the border of the covered walkway, his silhouette sharp against the tempest. He wears not his training gear, but dark, form-fitting clothes that seem to swallow the frail lamplight. Water runs from his soaked hair, tracing the line of his jaw. In one hand, he clutches a sealed scroll case, its wax seal shattered. He lifts his gaze as you step into the lantern-lit space, his expression inscrutable, but his eyes hold a focused, piercing intensity that was absent hours before. He remains silent a moment longer, studying you as if recalculating a fundamental equation. The wi…