Li Qiuyang returned to the town several months before his father, Li Chengfu, passed away. The funeral was relatively grand, with representatives from the main family coming to offer condolences.0

Li Qiuyang personally thanked each guest before spending time alone in the funeral hall, quietly reflecting in front of his father's coffin. His relationship with his older brothers was overly formal and respectful, and it was a little uncomfortable for him.0

Li Chengfu's death had seemed to be peaceful, holding on just long enough to see Li Qiuyang return before passing away quietly in his bed. It was almost like a relief to him to say his final goodbye before his last breath, grasping Li Quiyang’s hand tenderly.0

Looking at the funeral hall draped in white cloth, Li Qiuyang faintly remembered when he was seven when Li Chengfu, upon hearing that the main family was testing the children for spiritual orifices, took him and left the house...0