The Taoist smiled and said: “You are really using the ‘Yang Family Spear’. Sorry for any offense. Please honor me with knowing your surname.” Yang Tiexin still hadn’t recovered from the shock of all this, so he replied without much thought: “My surname is Yang, given name is Tiexin.” The Taoist asked: “Are you related to General Yang, Yang Zaixin?” Yang Tiexin answered: “He’s my great grandfather.”
The Taoist cupped his fist and saluted: “I mistook the two of you for scoundrels, turns out that you are descendants of patriots, please forgive me. May I be so bold as to ask this gentleman’s surname?” Guo Xiaotian answered: “Surname is Guo, given name is Xiaotian.” Yang Tiexin added: “He’s my martial brother, he is the descendant of Guo Sheng, one of the Heroes of the Water Margins of Mount Liang.” The Taoist replied: “Your humble Taoist acted rashly and rudely, please forgive me.” Then he saluted again.