"I also once said, 'Chaoyun floats over the four seas, returning to its old mountains in the dusk.'" Shi Qingjun gently crushed the flower petals, chuckling lightly, "Alright, An Xin, I'm just speaking casually. It's you and Tong Jun who should break through sooner, so I can rest earlier."
"Are you... tired?" Li Zhibai was taken aback.
"Perhaps." Shi Qingjun stared intently at the water mirror.
She saw Xu Chang'an walking out of the room, stopping under a fruit tree. He soon grew tired of the fruits and squatted down to play with a kitten under the tree.
The little kitten bared its teeth and bit his fingers, emitting a purring sound from its throat, its sparkling eyes fixed on the smile on Xu Chang'an's face.
Watching Xu Chang'an's smile, Shi Qingjun couldn't help but smile as well, murmuring, "The more I look at him, the more I feel that along this journey... I've missed so much scenery. It would have been better if I had met him earlier."
