Chapter 303 - 167: Autumn Execution Grounds, Fall Promotion 2
In Xu Qing’s hand, he was also holding a memorial tablet with Hu Baosong’s name inscribed on it.
"Senior Sister, may you find peace in your grief."
Seeing Yizhen remain silent, Xu Qing had no choice but to place the tablet before the altar and light a stick of incense.
"Senior Sister, Senior Hu entrusted his final wishes to me long ago. I might as well be half a student of his. Two days ago, the elderly master felt his time was up. Perhaps not wanting to see you sad, he instructed me to go to the Yin River to send him off at his burial..."
"In the future, if Senior Sister encounters any exceptionally difficult matters, you can come to me. As long as it’s within my ability, I will surely assist—a promise Senior Hu made before his passing..."
Xu Qing mumbled some private words, and Yizhen numbly echoed them.
Once Xu Qing left the coffin shop and only Yizhen remained, the belated sorrow finally welled up in her heart.
...
There is a time for gathering and parting, like a fleeting dream.
In the following two days, Yizhen went to visit Xu Qing once again.
Under a peach tree that had lived for nearly five hundred years, Yizhen brought out a jar of wine and said, "I haven’t had the chance to thank Junior Brother these past few days. This is the aged brew my master buried for himself. Unfortunately, he never got to taste a sip."
"Senior Sister, there’s no need for such formality. Since this wine was left by your master, it should be well preserved. Even if you wish to drink it, you should choose an appropriate time, perhaps on a festive occasion..."