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The narrow, old alleyway was too tight for carts to pass through. The peeling paint on the walls and the moss-covered corners bore the marks of time on this small town. A young boy, no older than ten or twelve, dressed in tattered clothing, led a young Daoist priest wearing a well-worn robe through the passage.
The scene was not entirely out of place. However, with a calico cat trotting behind the Daoist, her little paws padding quickly, and a bird perched on his head, the oddity of the procession became subjective to the observer's perspective.
The boy occasionally lowered his gaze to the cat and then glanced up at the bird, cautious but refraining from asking questions.
The Daoist spoke, his voice calm. “Judging by your demeanor and the way you carry yourself, you seem like someone from the jianghu.”
“I just wander around trying to make a living.”
“May I ask how I should address you?”
“…” The boy hesitated briefly before looking up at the Daoist. “Shouldn’t you first introduce yourself, Daoist Master?”
“My apologies,” the Daoist replied with a polite smile. “I am Song You. The cat accompanying me is called Lady Calico. She has traveled the world with me since the late summer of the first year of the Mingde era. It has now been five and a half years.”
“…” The boy fell silent again before slightly...
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