Not long after Zhang Wanshi returned to the mountain, Qing and Ya ceased visiting together. On the rare occasi…
Not long after Zhang Wanshi returned to the mountain, Qing and Ya ceased visiting together. On the rare occasions they did, the atmosphere between them was unlike before.
Though Zhang Wanshi was not adept at worldly emotions, he understood Qing and Ya well and sensed that something significant was looming.
He found a tri-color stone at the heart of the lake and patiently ground it into a ring, thinking that if his Junior Sister and Brother visited again, he might gift it to them.
He was unskilled at consolation, but upon seeing the colored ring, they would naturally understand his intentions as their Senior Brother. In their youth, they shared a single dream; now, even amidst the unpredictability and trials of the world, they would still journey together with one heart.
Yet, the three never gathered again after that.