The night before she was to leave, Gu Xi found Li Ming again.
It was the fifteenth of the lunar month, and a full moon hung in the sky, casting a silver frost over the ground.
"The moon is beautiful tonight."
Gu Xi stood beside Li Ming, and the two of them gazed up at the night sky. All was quiet except for the sound of the wind.
After a long moment.
"Is Xiao Yu still refusing to see me?" She turned to Li Ming, adjusting the blanket that was about to slip from his lap.
Li Ming evaded the question. "Is everything arranged for your trip?"
Gu Xi sat cross-legged across from him. After a moment of silence, she nodded. "The military is dispatching a small team to escort us out of the base. Shen Yue has also connected with Qin Shi..."
Gu Xi went on, explaining the details, and time passed without them noticing.
