Chapter 632 He Is Second To None (Part One)


    It hade to the point where the emperor was seriously ill. Matthew was very worried about the


    emperor''s well-being, so he came to the Holy Chant Temple with Harper. They wanted to pray for the


    emperor and his full recovery as soon as possible.


    Hearing such a report from his secret guard, with a sneer, Chodak said, "It''s impossible for Matthew to


    pray for the emperor. Even if the pigs could fly, Matthew wouldn''t pray."


    The secret guard lowered his head and thought to himself, ''Every time, the master heard the news


    about Prince Matthew, he would gnash his teeth. It''s hard to believe that the two of them don''t have any


    particr rtionship.''


    "Have they already set out?" Chodak asked after a long pause.


    "Yes, they''re already on their way."


    "Since that''s the case, I should also pray for His Majesty as the imperial monk. Make preparations right


    now. We should also go back to the Holy Chant Temple." Before moving, however, Chodak stretched


    out his right hand and stared at it for a while. Although he didn''t see anything unusual with it, that hand


    could no longer wield a sword. Chodak perfectly knew this, so with a solemn expression on his face, he


    brought his right hand closer to his chest and caressed it with his left hand.


    When the secret guard saw what Chodak did, he immediately knew what his master was going


    through. Yet, he could do nothing about it. After all, his master had been fully aware of the risk to save


    Harper. There was no one to me for it.


    After arriving at the Holy Chant Temple, Matthew and Harper directly went to the bamboo forest. Since


    they were familiar with the array that Chodak had deployed there, it wasn''t able to stop them at all.


    Within a short period of time, they reached the Jade Lake inside the bamboo forest with ease.


    "Matthew, go catch some fish. I''m going to collect some firewood," Harper said immediately.


    "Okay," Matthew briefly replied before following her instruction.


    When Harper came back with the firewood, she saw that Matthew was killing the fish. His technique


    could bepared to an expert. He was doing it quickly in a very neat way. It was as if he had been


    killing fish all his life. Harper was stunned for a while. She didn''t know that Matthew could look very


    attractive just by killing fish. He didn''t look like the dignified prince that he was. Instead, he looked like a


    normal person. Harper was actually very impressed.


    "Why are you looking at me like that?"


    "Matthew, you look so handsome when you''re killing fish," Harper said as she put down the firewood


    and the mushroom that she had picked. Then, she took out a crockery jar and added, "I''ll steal a pot


    from Chodak''s bamboo house and use it to cook the soupter."


    After using a knife to carve the ends of several bamboo sticks, Matthew skewered the fish with it. He


    then carefully ced the peach blossom which he had picked earlier into the fish''s stomachs. He took


    out a jar of wine, poured some in the stomach of the fish as well, lit the wood with the fire starter and


    began cooking. In the meantime, Harper washed all of the mushrooms and put them into the crockery


    jar. She then started a fire to cook the mushroom soup.


    "Is this how the two of you pray for the emperor?" A voice of a man was suddenly heard along with the


    clenching of teeth. Harper turned around and saw Chodak in a monk''s robe. He was all in white and


    there was no expression on his face, but she could hear that he was still grinding his teeth.


    With a wave of her hand, Harper asked, "Chodak, you came at the right time! Would you like some


    grilled fish?"


    "A monk is not allowed to eat meat. Darling, you''re putting him into a dilemma!" Matthew responded for


    Chodak.


    With a big smile on her face, Harper said, "Oh, I forgot about that. Chodak, you don''t have the luck and


    privilege to eat something nice. Fortunately, I cooked mushroom soup. You can''t eat meat, but you can


    try my mushroom soup. It''s delicious."


    Beside the fire, Chodak pulled up his robe and sat on the ground. "I know that the two of you did not


    come here to pray. You came here just to catch the fish in the Jade Lake."


    "We came for the fish because people say the fish in theke are always fresh and tasty. I haven''t


    eaten it before. So I want to have a try and see if they were telling the truth. However, our main


    objective is not to eat the grilled fish here, but to pray for the emperor." Harper would never admit that


    they came here only for the fish.


    "I think you''re here to watch the fight between two tigers from a distance! Is this the kind of person that


    you are? You just indulge him in everything that he wants to do, even if he''s avoiding his


    responsibilities?" Chodak asked indifferently.


    Harper touched her nose and calmly said, "Chodak, above everything else, food is the topmost


    necessity for people. His behaviors should not be regarded as ''avoiding responsibilities''. We are


    mortals, not gods. We all need to have food."


    Chodak questioned, "Don''t you think it''s an immoral act to kill any living thing in this holy ce of


    Buddhism?"


    With that, Matthew snorted and responded, "I havemitted a lot of immoral acts. I don''t mind adding


    one or two more. Besides, is your ce really a holy ce of Buddhism? If you want to eat it, then do


    so; if you don''t want to eat it, then forget it. No one''s forcing you!"Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "No, I''ll eat. Why not? After all, they are the fish that I''ve worked hard to feed for so long time. I want to


    have a taste and see if the fish are really as delicious as you said!" Chodak was so mad that he had


    completely forgotten his identity as a monk. His focus at that moment was to have a taste of the fish so


    badly.


    "Humph! You''re a monk! You can''t eat any meat!"


    "I don''t mind. I worship Buddha in my heart and that''s enough!" Chodak raised his hand and stated a


    Buddhist chant, "Amitabha."


    Without hesitation, Matthewmented, "Such a hypocrite. If people were to find out that you, Master


    Chodak, are simply a hypocritical monk, I wonder if you will still have the respect of your people."


    "If they cease to respect me just because I eat one fish, it only means that they''re not loyal to me. It will


    also show who my real followers are. Because the real ones won''t reject me just because I eat some


    fish. For example, your soldiers won''t stop following you even if you''re not a prince anymore." While


    Chodak was speaking, he had a faint reverence in his eyes. Because the truth of the matter was that


    he admired the ck g Army which Matthew had trained.


    "Crown Prince Rndo''s Cyan Garment Guards are very esteemed and distinguished as well. Any one


    of his guards alone can fight against one hundred people at the same time. Although he only has thirty


    thousand of such guards, their military strength is quite high." Matthew turned to look at Chodak.


    Indeed, thetter''s Cyan Garment Guards couldn''t be looked down upon. Even if he wasn''t the crown


    prince anymore, he could stillmand the Cyan Garment Guards. That was why when he became a


    monk in the Holy Chant Temple, the people of the Great Jade Kingdom did not dare to hurt


    him.