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It was said that a short separation ignited more love for a couple than a new marriage. Although Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were not formally Daoist companions, the sentiment still applied.
Having been apart for some time, they had endless things to say.
Zhang Yuelu led Qi Xuansu out through the side door of her office into a small, secluded garden. It was quiet and private, with no one else around.
Qi Xuansu did not long for a life of mundane routine, but he cherished brief moments of peace like this—like a long drought met with sweet rain, nourishing the heart that might otherwise dry up and go numb from living so long on the edge of life and death.
There was a small pond in the garden with a pavilion on its shores. Qi Xuansu led Zhang Yuelu to the pavilion, where the two of them sat side by side against the railing.
Qi Xuansu turned to look and saw Zhang Yuelu’s bright, beautiful eyes fixed on him, her face lit up with a calm, gentle smil...
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