His hearing was considerably good, and it was only a few walls anyway. If it was one wall, as long as he tried, he would be able to hear everything clearly. Even if he didn't try, he would still overhear a few sentences now and then.
He had not practiced to the point that he could shut out the world around him yet.
Big families have more problems…Wang Yao thought.
Through the conversation that he overheard, he could guess some of the conflicts happening within the Zhou family.
Regardless, he continued preparing the herbs that Zhou Ying had bought, weighing and preparing them for decoction the next day.
Just as he was busying himself, there came a sound of a woman crying outside which started abruptly and stopped just as suddenly. Then, there were sounds of footsteps going further away.
...
Later that night.
Wang Yao sat cross-legged on his bed in meditation.
