Patriarch Kou instructed his servants to prepare vegetarian dishes for the three venerables, and afterwards respectfully kept them company.
This attitude greatly pleased the high-and-mighty venerables, who nodded repeatedly.
During the meal, Patriarch Kou excused himself on the pretext of making arrangements to welcome the Scripture Seeker the following day and stepped out. By the time he returned, the vegetarian feast had been fully served.
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