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“Then I shall take my leave, sir.”
“In this life... will there be a chance for us to meet again?”
“That’s hard to say.”
Song You stood at the entrance of the inn. His jujube-red horse was already saddled with luggage, and the swallow perched quietly under the eaves, waiting for him to finish saying goodbye to the innkeeper.
“The mountains are high, the rivers long, and life is short. To have met at all is already rare, why insist on more?”
The innkeeper immediately understood what he meant.
“Safe travels, sir.”
“No need to see me off.”
“And the young girl from your household?”
“I asked her to deliver something to the Yang residence for me, and she’ll be back any moment now.”
“Alright then...”
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came echoing from the alley.
A little girl dressed in tri-colored clothing, with a pouch slung across her shoulder, came running full speed out of the alleyway. She was running so fast her body bounced up and down, and the pouch flapped wildly at her side. It wasn’t clear what the rush was about.
Before she even reached the Daoist, her voice came shouting from a distance. “Young Daoist! Something’s wrong!”
She ran up to him, panting hard as she came to a stop.
“...”
The Daoist looked at her helplessly. “What is it now?”
“Just now, I did what you said. I took the peach to give to Lady Chai. But her house was full of people!” the girl said breathlessly.
“What happened?”
“Huff! Her house had lots of guests! Some were people who’ve talked with you before. When they saw the peach you gave to Lady Chai, they all said it must’ve been conjured by magic! Then when they heard...
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