"Yes, my lord, this concubine understands!" Wang Zhengfei's mother was immensely pleased 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 wanted to go back on his word, but then he thought of how Liu Yi and the Black Bear Spirit had each called him "my lord." If he said anything else, would Wang Zhengfei and his mother not have to address them the same way 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 this Buddha River... what continent is it on?" Xiao Hua pressed further.
"Continent? What is a continent?" Madam Wang seemed to have 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.
"Very well. This Xiao will take you somewhere. There are other disciples of this Xiao there, but you must not tell them that you lived beside the Buddha River. And you must not mention that you have seen many monks!"
Madam Wang nodded. "This concubine understands. Actually... this concubine has not seen many monks to begin with! As for the Buddha River, this concubine will just call it a great river. After all, there are countless great rivers."
"Good!" Xiao Hua now understood. Madam Wang