Some said that they had not yet got to Kwang-chow, and others that they had passed it.

Unable to come to a definite conclusion, (some of them) got into a small boat and entered a creek, to look for some one of whom they might ask what the place was.

They found two hunters, whom they brought back with them, and then called on Fa-Hsien to act as interpreter and question them.

Fa-Hsien first spoke assuringly to them, and then slowly and distinctly asked them, "Who are you ?" They replied, "We are disciples of Buddha ?" He then asked, "What are you looking for among these hills ?" They began to lie,( 10) and said, "To-morrow is the fifteenth day of the seventh month.

We wanted to get some peaches to present( 11) to Buddha." He asked further, "What country is this ?" They replied, "This is the border of the prefecture of Ch'ang-kwang, a part of Ts'ing-chow under the (ruling) House of Tsin." When they heard this, the merchants were glad, immediately asked for (a portion of) their money and goods, and sent men to Ch'ang-kwang city.
The prefect Le E was a reverent believer in the Law of Buddha.