The year is 1487 in the Li country. Lakan had just come back from abroad from a military campaign. He had just arrived home after being deployed. There in his shack he saw multiple letters sent to him by Fengxian on his desk. He saw multiple letters sent by Fengxian. but also a purple pouch that had something dried up. there he opened it and on his hand was a decayed finger and black... But also a baby finger... Two were in there... That's when he realized that Fengxian was pregnant with his children. When he was forced to leave to study abroad. he ran to the Verdigris House cursing himself on how he was so dense all the time and didn't see the signs because all he wanted was to play Go. He wondered the pain Fengxian must have gone through being a courtesan in the pleasure district of Li. While he was away for 3 years.