"Yes, my lord, I understand!" Madam Wang was immensely satisfied and called out casually.
The moment Xiao Hua heard "my lord," he could not help thinking of Master Wang's fat body. Smacking his lips, he considered going back on his word, but then he thought of how Liu Yi and the Black Bear Spirit called him "my lord" at every turn. What could he say now? Would Wang Zhengfei and his mother not have to call them the same in the future?
"Forget it! Madam Wang," Xiao Hua simply said. "Do you know what this land beneath your feet is called?"
Madam Wang was utterly stunned. For a long while, she did not react. She looked at Wang Zhengfei with some hesitation, unable to understand what Xiao Hua was asking.
Xiao Hua did not know whether to laugh or cry, so he simply asked, "Do you know the name of the great river nearby?"
"Buddha River?" Madam Wang finally spoke.
"Then what continent is the Buddha River... on?" Xiao Hua pressed further.
"A continent? What is a continent??" Madam Wang looked as though she had fallen into clouds and mist.
Xiao Hua looked at Wang Zhengfei and smiled. "Zhengfei, has the little monk ever mentioned it to you?"
"No!" Wang Zhengfei was equally bewildered.
"All right, then. This Xiao will take you somewhere. There are other disciples of this Xiao there, but you cannot tell them that you lived by the Buddha River. And you cannot tell them that you have seen many monks either!" Xiao Hua thought for a moment before instructing them.
Madam Wang nodded. "I understand. Actually... I have not seen many monks to begin with! As for the Buddha River, I will just call it a great river. After all, there are plenty of great rivers."