As Li Chenghuai let his mind wander, Li Zhouluo stepped forward, cupped his fist in salute and began introducing the siblings. The eldest among them, Li Zhoufang and Li Zhouyang of the first lineage, were timid and hesitant to speak, so the fourth young master took it upon himself to speak on their behalf.0

Next was Li Zhouken of the second lineage. The current generation of the second lineage lacked innate ability. Though born of the first lineage, he had been adopted into the second, and was in fact the blood brother of Li Zhoufang. He bowed respectfully when he was called upon.1

The remaining children were all quite young, barely out of infancy, so it was hard to judge anything. After greeting each in turn, Li Chengliao turned to inspect the outstanding disciples of the sixteen prefectures. There were more than thirty in total. Naturally, the standards for selection were a notch below those for his own...1