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Song You stayed here for ten days. Meanwhile, Lady Calico spent all ten days fishing.
Around the eighth day, a ghostly official arrived at Mount Beiqin. After paying his respects to the Snake Immortal with utmost reverence and stating his purpose, he escorted Doctor Cai to Fengzhou’s Ghost City.
Song You, however, stayed for another two days.
Originally, after the completion of Doctor Cai’s Medical Canon, Doctor Cai’s two most outstanding disciples had been tirelessly making copies. By the time Song You arrived, they were already transcribing the fourth copy.
Song You waited until they finished, then took with him one complete original manuscript, four transcribed copies, and the half-volume he had previously brought. After bidding farewell to the Snake Immortal, he descended the mountain.
By then, snow had begun falling on Mount Beiqin. The snow was still light, and they left footprints with each step.
The little girl kept looking back, reluctant to leave.
“Don’t look back, Lady Calico. There are many more rivers and streams ahead. Even below Yin-Yang Mountain, there’s a brook. If you like, we can even dig a pond in front of the Daoist temple.”
“Hmm!” The little girl turned to look at him, then glanced at the large bundle strapped to his back.
“Is it heavy?”
“It doesn’t feel heavy when carried.”
“When we return to Changjing, should we find a bookshop and have it printed for sale?” The little girl turned her head and asked, “Just like the travelogue...
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