While on the run, Lu Da accidentally meets Jin Cuilian's father, who has settled down at Yanmen county as his daughter is married to a local squire surnamed Zhao. The squire shelters Lu in his manor but the place is not absolutely safe. Zhao suggests Lu conceal his identity by becoming a Buddhist monk at the Manjusri Monastery on nearby Mount Wutai. The abbot at the monastery accepts Lu and gives him the name Zhishen, which means sagacious. Lu Da is henceforth known as Lu Zhishen. He also acquires the nickname Flowery Monk because his body is tattooed with flowers.