When he had first been reborn, Su Hao had planned to stay in the Feng Family Courtyard for five years and restore his strength to its peak.
But plans could not keep up with change. His grandmother had actually arranged a marriage for him—and three wives at once! He was only a little over twelve years old. How was he supposed to handle that? In truth, besides pursuing knowledge of cultivation, Su Hao's departure also carried a hint of fleeing marriage.
As long as he remained in Molai Village, with his grandmother's temperament, she would surely arrange every step of his life neatly and properly, without caring whether what she arranged was what Su Hao wanted.
That was where the conflict lay. Su Hao knew what he wanted, and he pursued it with unwavering determination, never allowing external things to distract him. His grandmother, however, was old, rigid, and stubborn in her thinking; normal communication was simply impossible.
It was already good enough that two people stubborn to that extent had not started fighting.
So Su Hao chose to leave a year early.
The Feng Family Courtyard looked quite decent, but its hierarchy was far too strict. The elders' words were like imperial decrees, allowing the younger generation not the slightest defiance.
From a glimpse of the small, one could see the great. Human society in this world was likely structured much the same way, with elders using ancient "ancestral precepts" to dictate the fates of the younger generation.
As a member of the Feng family, Su Hao had to abide by numerous "ancestral precepts," or else face severe punishment. His grandmother was the enforcer of those "ancestral precepts."
Education, marriage, housing, travel, professions, and everything else were all arranged single-handedly by the elders, until one day they themselves endured