Chapter 748: A Familiar Figure
Master Jin San let out a long sigh. "The affairs of the world are impermanent. Back then, you were just a worker at the tea house, and I was a wealthy young master. Later, you took up storytelling, and my home was raided. Fortunately, we met Mister Chen."
"Years passed. You became the world-renowned Mister Cao, and the books I wrote are now known to everyone."
"Everything got better."
Master Jin San let out a breath. "But Shopkeeper Zhuang is gone, the Jin Manor is no more, and Qingshan City has changed. The funny thing is, over the decades, even the Imperial Court has changed its face. It's a new look every year."
Cao Fa sighed softly at his words. "You always overthink things. How can you live comfortably like that? At your age, you should take it easy."
Master Jin San chuckled. "You're a storyteller, and I'm a writer. I'm bound to think a little more than you do."
Cao Fa grinned and waved a hand. "Alright, don't torment me. These days, I avoid thinking about the past whenever I can. The more I think about it, the less I want to keep living..."
Yet Master Jin San seemed determined to twist the knife, asking, "You don't think about Zhishu either?"
Cao Fa froze for a moment, then grabbed his teacup as if to throw it at him.