Chapter 556 Xuanzang Inquires About the Shopkeeper

"No matter, my position is the Governor of Bianjing City, and since you have come to Bianjing, you are a citizen under my jurisdiction. Not to mention that you are traveling with us, even if we had simply met by chance on the road, I could not neglect you," the Kaifeng Prefecture official spoke.

"Bianjing is fortunate to have an official such as yourself, and I'm certain that its prosperity will only increase thereafter."

Words of thanks had been said enough, and to continue would be meaningless, so he changed the subject and began to praise other matters.

Tian Peng had already returned to his own body by now, and it was evening, with dinner time soon approaching.

However, owing to the lesson from the previous day, no one went downstairs to dine but rather nibbled on dry rations in their own rooms.

As Tian Peng was eating his dry rations, there came a knock at the door. He paused—could it be that someone from Buddhism had come to test him?

He asked cautiously, "Who is it?"