On the west side of Linlu Academy by the riverbank.
The fishing boat crosses the river.
Surrounded by a vast forest of flaming maples.
An old man in a rain cape and bamboo hat, sitting by the ferry on the riverbank, leisurely casting his line.
Beside him, a group of students serve.
Leading them is the senior disciple, Li Jinsu.
Yan Jidao, the one fishing, glanced at the bait, squinted up at the mist and boats on the great river, and said nonchalantly:
"Jinsu, have you recently visited that woman surnamed Ye at Taiching's Tranquility Mansion?"
Li Jinsu, acting in place of the teacher, was explaining the Classics to a junior disciple, and was momentarily stunned by the question.
He glanced at the teacher's calm profile.
"Ah, you mean...that Miss Ye? No, why do you ask?"
Yan Jidao didn't reply, with a somewhat curious tone asked, "Oh? Didn't she used to frequently write to you? Why no news recently?"
