Not to mention the extraordinary Cloud Peak, the peak of Lan Mountain, the blood-red sea, even the old Xin Garden – though desolate, it harbors infinite vitality, making one marvel at the power of creation.”
Was this another attempt to entice him?
Xu Wanzhi propped up his head again, saying casually, “The scenery I’ve seen is all considered rare, not necessarily different from what you describe.”
Qu Xiaojue’s brow tightened, definitively stating, “What you’ve seen is certainly not what I’ve described.”
“Oh?” He turned to look directly at her, countering, “And what of it? Has everyone who hasn’t been to Huancheng committed a crime?”
She sighed softly, “Nothing… It’s just that day, seeing you gazing at the distant mountains and near waters from the lotus pavilion, I thought I’d take you to see the things you like.”
“…”
Clearly, Xu Wanzhi was once again rendered speechless by her overwhelmingly dramatic statement. He drank some tea to help digest this, wanting to mock her but knew such a comment would be inappropriate.
“How long will we be gone?”
Hearing his negotiable tone, Qu Xiaojue looked at him and answered honestly, “The round trip will take ten days. Adding some stay time, about a month.”
Now he understood why her casual trips always took months.
During his school days, he had always hated unnecessary travel, often feeling exhausted and unable to recover for days!
He shook his head and decisively considered, “Let me think about it.”
After several days of thinking, Qi’er, having heard about this from somewhere, deliberately and enthusiastically urged him. Xu Wanzhi, bored and slowly recognizing characters in the “Lotus Collection”, finally couldn’t stand the youth’s girl-like persistence. He glanced at him and said casually, “Qi’er.”
“Yes.” Carefully looking at him, Qi’er immediately stopped talking and quietly went to clean a flower vase.
Xu Wanzhi couldn’t help but shake his head, sighing, “You don’t need to accompany me all the time. I’ll call you if I need something. You can do your own things during idle times.”
But his proper job was to serve the Qu master.
Qi’er still nodded and retreated from the room. At the same time, some significant noise came from the doorway, which Qi’er heard with some surprise and respectfully called out, “Master.”
“Hmm.”
