Early one morning, Chaner was doing morning prayers and chanting sutras in the courtyard of the posthouse when he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the front yard. When he looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a young man from the Black Chicken Country wearing a silk robe trotting in from the door of the posthouse.
When Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian heard the noise, they walked out of the house and came to the outside of the yard.
The young man from the Black Chicken Country had slightly curly hair, a high nose and deep eyes, with a faint blue color in his pupils. When he saw Shen Luo and his group, his eyes suddenly lit up.
But before the boy could run towards them, Duke caught up and stopped him.
"Young master, this is an inn. No outsiders are allowed to enter. You'd better leave quickly. If there are officials or relatives at home, ask them to bring them back." Duke saw that the clothes on the young man were not something that ordinary people could wear, so he didn't dare to say anything harsh.
The young man didn't bother to say anything to him. He waved his hands at Shen Luo and the others and shouted, "Are you guests from the Tang Dynasty?"
Shen Luo felt amused and a little strange when he heard this. Why did this young man speak in the tone of the master
So he spoke a few words to Duke and asked him to let the young man into the inn.
"Are you here to see us?" Bai Xiaotian asked with a smile.
"Yes, distinguished guest." As the young man spoke, he did not forget to touch his left chest with his right hand as a sign of courtesy.
Chaner raised his palm in return, Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian looked at each other, and both smiled and clasped their fists.
"Tell me, who are you? What do you want to do with us?" Shen Luo asked.
"I have longed to see your Great Tang Kingdom. When I heard that you were great monks from the Great Tang, I took the liberty to come here. I want to hear you talk about the scenery of the Great Tang and the splendor of places like Chang'an and Luoyang." The young man's eyes flashed with excitement and he said eagerly.
Upon hearing this, Shen Luo and the other two were stunned for a moment, then started laughing.
"So you have admiration for the Tang Dynasty. I wonder what you know about it?" Shen Luo continued to ask.
"I've read in the books brought by silk merchants that the walls of Chang'an are a hundred feet high, there is a Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the city, and the Lantern Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year, when the city will light up lanterns that are more numerous than the stars in the sky..." The young man reported everything he had read in the book in one breath.
Shen Luo listened to the story which was half true and half false, with a lot of exaggeration, but he kept smiling and patiently explained it to the boy.
Bai Xiaotian also helped to add to the discussion. The two of them just found it interesting and did not show any impatience at all.
Only when he talked about the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Buddhist temples in the city would Chaner start to speak a little. The young man from the Black Chicken Country's eyes lit up and he nodded continuously.
A few of them chatted back and forth for half an hour without realizing it.
At this time, there was another noise outside. Two men from the Black Chicken Country dressed in fur robes hurried in from outside, showing the token in their hands to Duke and shouting:
"Your Highness, why did you run out on your own? If the king knew about this, he would definitely skin us alive."
"He is... His Royal Highness the Prince?" Bai Xiaotian and the other two looked at the young man in surprise.