C54 Situation

When the gentlemen were dismissed, Situ led us back to the village.

He lit a bonfire using a peach tree branch and sprinkled cinnabar into the fire according to the lordmaster's instructions. Only then did he move the melon cocoons into the fire and cremate them one by one.

When the last cocoon was burnt to ashes, the old tutor finally said that he was tired and wanted to find a place to rest