After they had eaten their fill, Luo Zheng handed the troops over to Ghost Hand, and led Lan Xue and Sang Ji to follow Ji Wen to a house. The house was large, resembling an ancestral hall, with an altar and memorial tablets and candles lit. Ji Wen went up to burn a stick of incense, then knelt with Ji Wu and Gongsun Wu on the cushions, solemnly kowtowed three times, and then got up to hand three sticks of incense to Luo Zheng. Out of respect, Luo Zheng stepped forward and solemnly placed the incense into the censer.
Thereafter, everyone gathered in a circle on wooden benches nearby. Luo Zheng examined the house, all made of stone, tall, spacious, and clean, obviously frequently cleaned. Hearing Ji Wen's soft cough, he withdrew his gaze and looked towards Ji Wen, saying, "Elder, I know you are eager to learn the truth. Let your son speak."
"Alright, go ahead, speak in the national language," Ji Wen said in a stern voice.
