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KUNG HIAO LING led the party from the river bank. Beside him, Yang Fei pointed out the path along the raised banks between the paddy-fields towards the house where a light twinkled ahead of them.
-"To return home is delightful, is it not?" the descendant of Confucius smiled at her. "Even to one who has been promised a post in the detective force of the city of Kwei Sek? It is a pity that Tung Lai Luk and the girl Lien Fa elected to stay behind. They would have enjoyed seeing this family reunion."