"Tonight, I'm waiting for you in the Baixi Garden, on the western side of the General Mansion."
"..."
"She waited all night, but Li Yao made no reply, nor did he come."
"All the reasons you've heard about her death are not the true reasons. They're just means disguised as reasons," Li Xizhou murmured. "Zhao Baibi, born in the Pugilistic World, was destined for a carefree life. A cycle later, she would ascend as the Lord of Rivers, carefree of worldly strife and dust for three hundred years. She could meet countless people and witness numerous interesting things. There are many happy people in the world, but few can compare to such a life. Yet she placed herself in the most dangerous and secure cage in the world. The Imperial City is one such place."
"This is the final chapter of 'The Swing Rope.' I call it 'Swing of April, Pity for the End of Spring.'"
The quiet lingered in the cave, and the dim shifting of water shadows reflected on their faces.
