"Honored guests, that madman was terribly rude and tore this master's robes. Please accept my apologies." Seeing Chan'er dressed in the robes of an eminent Buddhist monk, the squad captain hurried over, bowed to the three of them, and spoke.
Although Chan'er was young, the squad captain did not dare underestimate him. The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions all revered Buddhism, and eminent monks of tender years were far from rare. The Crow-Cock Kingdom alone had several.
"Robes are merely external possessions. Being torn is also part of their own karmic destiny, so there is no need to concern yourself, benefactor. But who was that deranged benefactor? Why did he ask this humble monk how the virtuous could be delivered?" Chan'er asked after returning the bow.
"He's a madman. No one knows where he came from. He's been wandering Red Valley City for years, spouting nonsense. Please pay him no mind, Master," the squad captain said with a smile.
"Amitabha Buddha. That benefactor is truly pitiful as well. Benefactor Shen, Benefactor Bai, could you cure him?" Chan'er cast a compassionate glance at the madman being dragged away, invoked the Buddha's name, and turned to Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian.
"I examined him just now. His body is perfectly healthy, so his madness must stem from something wrong with his mind. I'm afraid it would be difficult to treat," Bai Xiaotian said, looking troubled.
Chan'er sighed at this and said no more about it.
"May I ask where you three have come from, and what brings you to Red Valley City?" Once they had finished speaking, the squad captain asked another question.
"We have come from the Great Tang in the Central Plains. This is our first visit to Red Valley City." Bai Xiaotian raised one hand upright and offered