Grandma Gu was buried seven days after her spirit was laid to rest, laid to rest in the ancestral tomb of the Gu family, all as she had arranged long ago with Gu Jian.
After Grandma Gu's burial, Old Madam Yan was ready to return to Ningmen Prefecture with Yan Zhigao, Madam Li, and Yan Wenxiu.
With Sister Gu gone, it was inappropriate for her to stay any longer at Taohua Temple.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang, however, stayed behind, partly to mourn and partly because they couldn't put their minds at ease about Gu Jian.
"Father, Mother, should I stay too? It's not right to leave Big Sister here alone."
On the road to the ferry crossing, Yan Wenxiu, kept in the dark, looked back with unease at Daohua and Xiao Yeyang walking side by side.
Yan Zhigao glanced at Madam Li, who then looked towards Old Madam Yan.
Old Madam Yan shook her head, "Master Gu is a bit eccentric in temperament, and at this time, he definitely wouldn't want to see outsiders. Wenxiu, go back with us."