Lv Jieshi and Lady Lv followed Lv Baicha all the way until they reached the courtyard in front of the Blood Refiners Guild. Gazing at the guild, Lv Baicha's knees suddenly went weak, and he knelt in the middle of the street, facing the guild, motionless.
"Baicha!" Lv Jieshi and Lady Lv were frantic when they saw this. They wondered if their son had contracted some kind of disease.
Their son had read extensively from the works of the Sages and knew the principle that a man's knees hold gold—that one should kneel only to heaven, earth, and one's parents, and never to anyone else.
But now, Lv Baicha knelt.
This made Lv Jieshi and Lady Lv worry that their son's mind had been affected by the shock. They wanted to go forward and help Lv Baicha to his feet.
But Lv Baicha refused. "No, Father, Mother. My mind is a complete mess right now, but I feel I must kneel."
