After leaving the Yang Family's medicine shop, Chen Ping'an paid a visit to the abandoned school, peering into it from outside the window with the umbrella held above his head.0

He felt as if he had returned to his formative years, where he had squatted beneath the window to listen to Mr. Qi's teachings.0

After leaving the school, he traveled to the new school founded by the Dragon Tail Creek Chen Clan, and it was far larger than the old school. Chen Ping'an stopped outside the archway for a while, then turned and departed.0

While passing through the crab archway, Chen Ping'an looked up at the four plaques that had been personally inscribed by sages, the Confucian Sect's "doing my part," the Daoist Sect's "comply with the natural order," the Buddhist Sect's "refrain from looking outward," and the Militarian Sect's "unmatched aura."3

Following the fall of the Jewel Small World, multiple rubbings of these plaques had been made by the Great Li Empire's imperial court through the use of secret techniques, stripping them of the energy, essence, and spirit that they once contained, and it was unclear who had been the lucky recipients of those blessings.0

While looking at the Daoist plaque, Chen Ping'an thought of the contents of Cui Dongshan's letter again, and a contemplative look appeared on his face.0

After that, he also passed by the Iron Lock Well, which had already been purchased by a private party, and a low fence had been constructed around it, prohibiting the local residents from drawing water from the well.0

Chen Ping'an was reminded of the young man at the ferry station, who had obtained that iron chain. He was Liu Laocheng's disciple, a tall, black-robed young man with a gentle personality. Not only did he think that, even Pei Qian was of the opinion that the young man was a good person, so he had to have truly been a good person. 0

It was only because of him that Chen Ping'an later dared to venture...0