"Oh, so you mean Grandmaster Buddha Xuanmen?" Li Xiaoya said with a nod of realization.
"Huh? You know my master?" the plump, fair-skinned monk asked in puzzlement when Li Xiaoya showed none of the surprise or trepidation he had expected.
"Hmph, I not only know him, I've met him!" Li Xiaoya said coldly. The fat monk had acted high and mighty from the start, which thoroughly annoyed Li Xiaoya, who was used to feeling a cut above everyone else himself. He was about to make a few more sarcastic remarks when inspiration flashed through his mind and he remembered something. With a cold laugh, he said, "Not only have I met Grandmaster Buddha Xuanmen, I know about you, too. You must be that fellow called Dong Santong!"
"What?" the plump, fair-skinned monk cried in disbelief before saying smugly, "To think my illustrious name has spread so far that even a brat like you has heard of me!"
"Uh!" Li Xiaoya nearly stumbled and fell at those words. He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless. Helplessly, he said, "Forget it. I'm not wasting any more breath on you. I'm heading back. Where is Grandmaster Buddha Xuanmen? I'll go say goodbye!"
"Hey, what's the hurry? Stay and chat a little longer!" Dong Santong urged with a grin.
"Shoo, shoo! I've got nothing to talk about with you!" Li Xiaoya said, waving him off repeatedly. He guessed that Dong Santong was always following Buddha Xuanmen around and had no one to talk to. Now that he had finally found someone, he was determined to talk his fill.
"Come on, let's chat some more-about your romance with Xian'er!" Dong Santong insisted, grabbing Li Xiaoya.
"Tell me, are you really a monk? Why are you so curious about romance?" Li Xiaoya