The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1542

Chapter 1542: Master Falls from the Horse (Chapter 748) - Part 2

At this moment, he looked like a compassionate monk, but during the fight, he resembled a great demon brimming with murderous intent.

The three stopped in front of Xiao Hen.

Gu Jiao said to little Jingkong, "Let me introduce your brother-in-law to you."

Little Jingkong uttered an "oh."

"Brother-in-law, this is my master Liao Chen."

"Master, this is my brother-in-law Xiao Hen."

Introducing Xiao Hen’s real identity was with Gu Jiao’s consent.

When Gu Jiao was speaking to Liao Chen a moment ago, she also used her original voice; it was only because there were more people on the avenue now that she switched back to her youthful tone.

Xiao Hen already had some mental preparation, and he greeted politely, "Master Liao Chen."

Liao Chen performed a Buddhist salute with proper form, "Patron Xiao."

It was not the place for talking at the street corner, just then, there happened to be a dumpling stall nearby. Little Jingkong stared at the stall, drooling, so they decided to sit there for a while.

"A bowl of dumpling skins," Gu Jiao told the owner.

The owner was stunned, having never met anyone who came to eat just the dumpling skins in all his years of vending.

Gu Jiao continued, "Cook them in clear water."

Owner: "Ah."

Neither Gu Jiao nor Xiao Hen was hungry.

Gu Jiao looked towards Liao Chen, "Master Liao Chen, what kind of filling would you like?"

Xiao Hen gave Gu Jiao a peculiar look, dumplings all have meat fillings, right? They aren’t like sweet dumplings.

Liao Chen smiled gently, "Cabbage and pork filling."

Gu Jiao said to the owner, "One bowl of cabbage and pork dumplings, make it a large one."

The owner, looking at the monk in front of him, was even more baffled.

The group sat down at a small, square table.

Little Jingkong wanted to sit next to Gu Jiao, so they sat on one side together.

Xiao Hen and Liao Chen sat on the opposite sides, facing each other.

The owner boiled a bowl of dumpling skins in clear water and brought them over; Gu Jiao drained most of the broth, leaving less than a third, mixed it with vegetable oil, vinegar, and a bit of pickled vegetables, and handed it to little Jingkong.

Little Jingkong began gobbling down with gusto.

Liao Chen smiled and said, "Patron Gu, you take good care of Jingkong."

The kind that comes from the heart.

No wonder the little guy wasn’t sent back.

Gu Jiao responded indifferently, "It’s okay."

Xiao Hen gave Gu Jiao an odd look, did the monk offend Jiaojiao?

Xiao Hen thought it over carefully, Jiaojiao had allowed Jingkong to introduce their real identities, which meant the other party was considered one of their own.

So it must have been a minor transgression.

Xiao Hen continued politely, "By the way, Master Liao Chen, may I ask if there is any feud or misunderstanding between you and that Taoist priest we just met?"

Liao Chen smiled with a glint in his eye, "You mean that bull-nosed Qingfeng?"

"Qingfeng?" Xiao Hen felt he had heard the name before.

Gu Jiao said, "He is Taoist Qingfeng from the Geng Family, the elder brother of Geng Wuxiu."

With that, Xiao Hen remembered, "He’s the 26-year-old martial arts prodigy who managed to defeat Han Ye, the young master known for his skill."

Han Ye was known as the number one master among his peers, but that was only because Taoist Qingfeng had not descended the mountain. Add to that the Han Family’s knack for boastful promotion, even Han Ye himself came to believe the hype.

He truly thought he was the best.

Gu Jiao nodded, "That’s right, the very one. Why do you seem so concerned about him?"

It wasn’t like Xiao Hen to specially care about someone’s personal affairs, especially when he just met them, even if one was Jingkong’s master.

Xiao Hen said, "We’ve met once before. I tripped and fell on the avenue once, nearly got hit by a carriage. It was that Taoist priest who saved me."

"Is that so?" Gu Jiao looked over at Xiao Hen, she hadn’t heard him mention it before.

Xiao Hen nodded to Gu Jiao, "He didn’t leave his name at the time, and since I wasn’t injured, I didn’t mention it. I just went over to greet him, but he seemed to have forgotten me, perhaps he just doesn’t remember."

Liao Chen laughed out loud.