Xiao Hua did not stand on ceremony and walked into the courtyard first. The courtyard was not large, but it was exceptionally tidy. In the middle stood a flourishing Wutong tree, brimming with life. Behind it was a main hall with its doors open, and beside the hall were several small rooms, all with their doors shut. From the things in this courtyard alone, Xiao Hua could tell that Fan Yueguan's family was fairly well-off.
"True Person Xiao, please accept a bow from this old woman and her family!" Before Xiao Hua could take in his surroundings, Old Madam Zhu's aged voice sounded behind him again. When Xiao Hua turned around, not only Old Madam Zhu, but Fan Yueguan's family of three had all knelt on the ground.
Xiao Hua turned half aside. He truly did not wish for an elder of such advanced age to pay him such a grand courtesy. He hurried forward, stretched out a hand, and pulled Old Madam Zhu to her feet with one hand. Unable to contend with Xiao Hua's tremendous strength, the old woman rose to her feet, while the middle-aged woman behind her quickly stepped up to support her.
Old Madam Zhu let out a breath and smiled. "True Person Xiao, though this old woman is merely a mortal, I have never wished to accept another's kindness for nothing. A-Gen... going to the inn to beg an immortal master for an elixir was not to my liking in the first place. But it was the filial devotion of a junior, and this old woman could not forcibly stop him!"
Then she looked lovingly at Fan Yueguan and said sincerely to Xiao Hua, "A-Gen must have already told you something of what happened before. To be honest with you, True Person Xiao, in