Tan Tai Jin never expected Wang Yue to let him leave Ci Shou Temple without stopping him. At last, he understood that Wang Yue hadn't been sent by Sheng Kingdom to test him.
He was deeply moved, but showed no emotion as he said, "Thank you, Master!"
Wang Yue stepped down from the high platform and headed toward the foot of the mountain. As he passed Tan Tai Jin, he smiled and said,
"In that case, let's go out together to beg for alms and take a walk while we're at it!"
Tan Tai Jin wanted to ask, if they were both leaving, what would happen to the temple? But then he remembered that even the temple's dilapidated courtyard walls were gone. There didn't seem to be anything worth worrying about, so he followed Wang Yue.
The two reached a village at the foot of the mountain. Holding his staff and alms bowl, Wang Yue knocked on each door in turn, begging for alms according to the proper etiquette.
Although the village was near the Capital City, its people weren't very well-off. They knocked on several doors in a row but got no food.
Tan Tai Jin followed in silence, looking every bit like a little novice monk.
In truth, Wang Yue could have found something to eat whenever he wanted. But if he was going to teach this great demon properly, he had to follow the proper routine.
They walked from the east end of the village to the west and finally received two bean-flour vegetable buns.
Wang Yue didn't mind the food. He handed one to Tan Tai Jin and kept the other for himself, then they left the village together.
They didn't head toward the Capital City, but instead walked away from it. One vegetable bun wasn't