After school, as I arrived home, I saw Yanhua by the side of the yard sun-drying medicinal herbs, mumbling to herself. Lan Tian, in the Qi Cultivation Stage, heard her reciting the medicinal properties of the herbs. Grandma Sun was beneath the camphor tree, weaving the sole of a shoe.
"Grandma, I'm going out to play with Shitou," I said as I dropped my schoolbag inside the house and ran to the storage room to fill my pockets with oranges, grabbing a few extra to eat as I bolted out the door. Grandma Sun's voice carried from the distance, "Don't stay out too late."
"Got it." Lan Tian responded, and dashed towards the riverbank. Shitou had already arrived there, along with Tie Jun and Black Dog; Lan Tian was the last one to show up. Tie Jun and Black Dog had skipped class to be there. Since they'd already skipped, Lan Tian wasn't going to be pretentious and make them go back.
