Watching the torchlight of these travelers fade into the distance, Liu Laoda sent Hu Shuangcheng to the Li Family to deliver the news.
Hu Shuangcheng raised the torch and ran all the way to the Li Family.
Li Xing'an, who opened the door, smiled and said, "Shuangcheng, thank Uncle Liu for me. Our family is fine. Those people are some acquaintances of my father from the past. They lost money in business and, upon hearing that our family is doing well, tried to trick my father into joining them. But we aren't doing well, merely getting by. My father refused to do business with them, and one by one, they left in anger."
"They even got injured," Hu Shuangcheng said, "it looked like they were bitten by some wild animal."
"Oh? I'm not sure; could it be that they encountered a wild animal after leaving?" Li Xing'an feigned ignorance.
Hu Shuangcheng believed him, "Maybe that's it. I should be getting back now."
