Lady Earth Flow carefully examined Tang Sanzang's appearance, and once she confirmed that this indeed was Tang Sanzang, she looked around his surroundings—no one was there!
Her heart swelled with joy, yet for the sake of caution, she continued to feign, tears plopping down ceaselessly, adding an extra hint of pity to her beauty that could topple states and cities.
With sobs in her voice, Lady Earth Flow spoke, "Esteemed monk, my home is in the Destitute Woman Country over two hundred li from here. My parents are alive and are very charitable people.
During the Qingming festival, our entire family went to tend to the graves. Just as we laid out the offerings and began burning joss paper and horses, a gang of bandits burst out. These bandits were exceptionally cruel; they killed ruthlessly, frightening my soul nearly out of my body.
