Fatty and Skinny were busy in the kitchen, and "Unceasing Dessert Shop" was filled with the smell of cream and powdered sugar.
"Are you really unable to find him?"
"Where to find, Shaluo? You should know better than anyone else that demons who can't pass the ordeal have only one end - death. At most, they leave behind a corpse in this world. Since the other party is a tree demon, you can go to his place of origin and look for his body. Use it to make a chair or stool or something as a memento."
"Jiu Jue, do you have to speak so venomously? I'm just asking casually!"
Hanging up the phone sullenly, I whipped the man on the other end of the phone to death a hundred times in my heart.
I admit, I had fantasized that Liang Yudong was still alive, just like in a soap opera plot, where he would miraculously encounter a master or secret technique at the last moment, escaping certain death.
The purity and longing in Ah-Liao's eyes made me unable to help but act on impulse and want to help her.
However, it is just a fantasy borne of a short-circuited brain.
Ah-Liao's future happiness can only be achieved by her alone.
I took a deep breath, stretched lazily, and walked out of the room while humming an old and rustic song - "Wishing You Peace."
The computer on the table was left on, and the web page displayed a short introduction: "Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei spent his later years in seclusion in Wangchuan, and it is said that he personally planted a ginkgo tree."
In the center of the webpage with a ginkgo tree as its background, there were two lines written in regular script—
Of precious ginkgo wood are these graceful beams,
The eaves are woven lemongrass so sweet.
The lingering clouds between the purlins, it seems,
Would turn to downpour the human world to greet.
"Wangchuan Collection: Wenxingguan" by Wang Wei of Tang Dynasty.
Translator:
I copied the poem's English translation from this website. My limited linguistic skills are insufficient to translate Chinese poetry…
Can you guess who Jiu Jue is? Did you enjoy the first story arc? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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