"You have excellent taste."
The mountain breeze was cool in the evening.
Hua Ying took out a bamboo flute and played it gently.
The melodious flute music calmed Qin Luo's mind. He sat down on the ground, leaned against the pine tree, and slowly closed his eyes.
The next day, early morning.
Qin Luo opened his eyes and rubbed his slightly numb left shoulder. "Have you gained weight?"
Hua Ying was collecting morning dew in a bowl, and she scoffed, "Where am I fat? I didn't eat anything extra."
Qin Luo stood up and stretched his limbs. He practiced boxing in the morning sun, with clouds and mist swirling around his sleeves.
After Qin Luo finished his punch.
Hua Ying handed him a bowl filled with morning dew.
Qin Luo drank the morning dew in the bowl in one gulp, and then he and Hua Ying continued on their way.
"Are you trying to repay a debt of gratitude?"
Hua Ying looked at the cicada on Qin Luo's shoulder.
The black cicada remained silent. Qin Luo smiled and said, "Since it wants to follow, let it follow."
"How much do you know about Jiangnan Prefecture?"
“I know nothing about it. I used to be so focused on my spiritual practice that I didn’t have time to travel around.”
“I have been to Jiangnan County. There are many famous historical sites. I have been to Caiyunjian and Shenyan Lake. I have seen the bustling city that never sleeps and the quaint towns.”
"Could you show me around these places?"
"No problem. I left in a hurry back then, and I also want to go back and see a girl from a certain ancient town in Jiangnan."
Hua Ying tilted her head, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, and stared into Qin Luo's eyes as she asked, "Is that girl pretty?"
"She is a kind-hearted girl."
"And what about me?"
"Also good."
Hua Ying beamed with joy, "You stand here, I'll go pick some wild fruit for you."
There are many wild fruits growing on the cliffs. The flower shadows are as light as swallows, and with a light leap, they can pick the wild fruits high up.
"Enough!"
Qin Luo shouted with a smile.
Hua Ying returned to Qin Luo's side.
“These wild fruits contain spiritual substances; one fruit can be equivalent to two meals. You can’t eat too many.”
"Thanks."
Qin Luo picked up a wild fruit the size of a walnut and took a bite. It tasted sweet and sour, a rare delicacy.
Cicadas chirping~
The cicada on his shoulder remained silent, and Qin Luo had almost forgotten its existence. "Looks like you're hungry too."
Qin Luo placed the half-eaten wild fruit on his shoulder, while the cicada hugged the fruit and happily sucked on it.
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