After seeing the elders off, Zhou Lian smiled knowingly. 'This matter should be settled for now,' she thought. 'We're benefiting from the lingering grace of our master. Li Xiu's greatest fortune in his two lifetimes wasn't marrying me, but having the good luck to meet our master and be taught by him.'
The elders who had just left all gathered at Elder Ping's residence, as if by unspoken agreement. It wasn't that they were particularly invested in Li Xiu, but they were doing it for the sake of their departed friend. Li Jincheng was their old friend's only remaining attachment in this world, and they had to watch over him a little more on his behalf. That way, they wouldn't have to feel ashamed when they met their friend again in the afterlife.
"Hasn't Jin Chen already headed south? Did you all go see his wife?" Elder Ping asked calmly, looking at the solemn expressions on his old friends' faces.
