Liang Qu turned around to look at his family's house.
Barely ten meters from end to end, it only appeared slightly larger with the addition of a low surrounding courtyard wall.
The old tiled rooftop was covered with straw in a few corners to prevent rain, and the dirt ground was full of pits and bumps.
He hadn't expected to reject Xue Chengquan only to end up coming back around to the same point.
Liang Qu didn't refuse this time, reasoning that should he be unable to return home, he could always go to the Martial Arts School.
As for the primary sacrificial ceremony, it wasn't troubling and presented an opportunity to show his face, so he agreed.
After expressing his gratitude to Uncle Chen Zhao'an once more, the group returned home in high spirits.
No sooner had Liang Qu found a moment of free time and was about to close the door to practice martial arts, and check on what he had gained, than the door was knocked upon again.
