Chen Xu felt quite strange.
He saw the white-furred large rat across from him standing like an elder, its left paw held before it while its right paw gestured toward the tall stone chamber behind it.
Master Jiu said, "Friend, since you've come as a guest, how could one have the guest stand chaotically to speak?
My humble abode has nothing precious to welcome you with, but do sit at the table and have a cup of crude tea... I'm ashamed."
Saying this, Master Jiu covered its face with its rat paw.
Chen Xu quickly replied, "Master Jiu, please do not do so. As we're neighbors, we naturally have a bond many times stronger than others; it cannot be compared to ordinary guests.
If Master Jiu does not reject, and is willing to regard me as a close person, why bother concerning yourself with small etiquette at this time?"
Saying this, Chen Xu followed Master Jiu's guidance into the stone chamber.
He sat down at the stone table, and Master Jiu came over to sit opposite him.
