Uncle Qin picked it up, didn't look at it, and threw it to the ground.
Zhao Yi wasn't surprised.
After returning home, he first announced he was secluding himself as an excuse to avoid meeting his family, and instead, he secretly spent a day organizing a river-crossing ritual for himself, lighting the lamp on his own.
The river-crossing ritual didn't need to be too grand. When Liu Yumei did it for Li Zhiyuan, she just chose a cramped little room.
These things emphasize sincerity of heart, similar to making a grand vow to the Heavenly Dao. Without a dragon lantern, even lighting a candle or holding a torch would suffice.
After finishing these, Zhao Yi revealed everything to his family.
When the elders learned he not only initiated the river-crossing but also cut open the seam of life and death, one of them fainted from rage, and the rest cursed him fiercely.
Such as unfilial descendant, worse than a beast, accursed scoundrel...
