But the first person of authority who met us in the Lin Manor wasn't Lin Chu, but his mother instead.
She stopped us almost at the gates, appearing with incredible speed—barely enough for me to mentally prepare myself.
"I see that the student takes after the teacher. Why did you pick this stray dog? Look at him—he looks not like someone born noble, but like a dirt-faced peasant who doesn't know what a hairbrush is. Neither are you, by the way, boy. I can't let you see Lin Chu until you look presentable."
I bowed my head, showing appropriate shame.
Guying stared at Lin Kwan with round eyes, not hiding his shock.
Lin Kwan responded to this by glaring icily at him.
"And that dog knows no manners either! Stop staring before I gouge out your eyes!"
Guying bowed, but his expression stayed unchanged.
