"Yes, Grandma!" The girl's eyes were still filled with sadness, and her brows were furrowed with deep sorrow.

She probably still felt that Ye Liang was just a junior apprentice, and too young to solve the huge problems she and her grandmother were facing.

Having seen through the girl's thoughts, Ye Liang did not blame her at all.

The saying "you can't judge a book by its cover" applies here. The girl is still young, so it's not surprising that she can't see through it.

Ye Liang knew that it was enough that the old woman had seen through it.

He could rest assured. After bowing to the old woman to say goodbye, Ye Liang took his four children and continued on to Xiaoxianzhuang.

As they walked, he addressed the children, saying, "Today is your first day at the private school, and I'm here to pick you up and drop you off. Consider it my way of showing you around, the school, and the route to and from school. From now on, you'll have to go to and from school on your own. This will be good training for you. You'll still have to eat lunch on the mountain. However, if the weather is bad, like it's raining, you can buy lunch at Xiaoxianzhuang. I'll give you money. I'll give it to you today, because anything can happen, and I don't know when it will rain. So, just in case, I'll make sure you have enough pocket money with you every day when you go to school. If you run out, tell me, and I'll give you more. But, don't spend it recklessly."

The old woman listened to Ye Liang's words to the children with a look of satisfaction. After a long while, seeing that Ye Liang had walked away, she leaned on her lapis lazuli cane and struck the ground heavily, saying in a still somewhat strong voice, "Come on, let's go up the mountain and follow this old woman to become disciples."

"Yes, madam!" Several servants and porters immediately picked up their loads and followed the old woman and the girl up the mountain.

Perhaps it was because they had encountered Ye Liang from the Bixian Sect at the foot of the mountain, and seeing that he spoke kindly, these servants felt much more at ease going up the mountain without having to worry about others' attitudes. Therefore, they carried their loads up the mountain path much more easily.