The Second Elder and the others left in satisfaction, going to hold a meeting with the selected disciples. They laid out the stakes plainly, making them understand what they needed to watch out for during their training journeys and raising their guard against outsiders. Otherwise, if they were too naive, they might help count the money after being sold off by someone else. That would be the end of it, and the Clear Sky Sect would be mocked for not knowing how to teach its own disciples.
That afternoon, everyone brought offerings to the cemetery hill to pay respects to the late Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect—the father of Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Tang Yuehua. This was the burial ground of generations of Clear Sky Sect ancestors. Every day, two sect disciples swept away the fallen leaves on the hill. This had been a rule since the day the Clear Sky Sect was founded. Even Tang Xiao and Tang Hao had swept the mountain for three years as children before being replaced.
After the candles and incense were lit, they were planted in the earth before the gravestone. The offerings were laid out, and Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, Tang Yuehua, and Ah Yin, the second daughter-in-law, each poured wine into the three cups. The four then stood before the grave and bowed three times in unison to thank their father for raising them.
After the rites were complete, Tang Xiao stepped forward and said loudly, "Father, Tang Hao, Ah Yin, and I, along with Yue Hua, have come to see you today. Since your passing fifteen years ago, my second brother happened to leave the sect and was unable to attend your funeral. Only now has he had the chance to offer you incense and speak with