Xiong Daoren actually already knew that this Mr. Lingxu was an impostor, and although he had some acquaintance with Mr. Lingxu, the truth was that their acquaintance was not that deep, and certainly not to the point where they would have such an in-depth conversation.
However, precisely because he did not know who was impersonating Mr. Lingxu, Xiong Daoren had to test him step by step, and at least he had already found out that this Mr. Lingxu was definitely not disguised by the Six-Eared Macaque.
If it had been the Six-Eared Macaque in disguise, he would have tried every possible means to get the kasaya back, but this Mr. Lingxu started by tricking him into eating an elixir and then cajoling information from him; it was very likely that he was someone from Buddhism.
Moreover, seeing that he was not absolutely determined to have the kasaya, he decided to give up on punishing him.
