Everyone entered the courtyard, and saw that the disciples were all sitting neatly on the small stools that had been arranged in the courtyard. The young apprentices who had just welcomed them with music also followed in, standing behind these disciples. Zhang Xiaohua took advantage of the opportunity to sneakily slip off the wall and sit behind the young apprentices.
At the top of the courtyard was a high platform, with Lu Lihong sitting in the middle, accompanied by Chen Fengxiao and Wu Zhouxu on his left and right. Yang Yao and a dozen others sat a bit further back.
