(This chapter contains some world-building. You don't have to memorize it all, as it will be explained in more detail later. Just getting the general idea is fine.)
Wang Ping couldn't bring himself to break up a loving couple, but he still needed to understand the specific situation. So, the next day, he went to the Inner Courtyard to find Zhao Qing and had him send people to investigate the Liu Family in Yongshan County.
「Early in the morning on the third day」
Wang Ping followed his master's instructions and walked to the small courtyard on the back mountain.
Yu Cheng Taoist had been waiting for a long time. In his hands was a copy of *Annotations on Heaven and Man*, the book Wang Ping had been studying. Steam rose from the tea on the stone table, but there was no attendant waiting nearby.
"Come and sit."
Yu Cheng Taoist spoke before Wang Ping had even stepped into the small courtyard.
