Chapter 396 - Willingly Entering The Thorny Path
Li Guanqi sensed the shift in Song Zhi’ang’s emotions, but he didn’t dare react. It wasn’t as if he had any desires of that sort. More than that, there was already a little figure lodged deep in his heart. The girl who always scolded him the moment she saw him, yet still worried he hadn’t eaten enough.
Between the seven emotions and six desires[1], the emotions were harder to grasp.
Li Guanqi remained silent, taking Song Zhi’ang around the sect. He flew slowly, as if giving her time to take everything in. Eventually, they arrived at Jade Teapot Peak.
She stepped onto the summit, turned her face toward the sun, and threw her arms wide with her eyes shut. Li Guanqi let her be.
After a while, he set up a table and a tea set. “Have a seat. Let’s chat.”
Song Zhi’ang sat down and offered, “I’ll help you serve the tea.”
Before he could answer, she was already at the table, moving with practiced grace. Compared to the way he simply tossed leaves into boiling water, her movements looked like art.
She took a sip of spirit tea, eyes narrowing with pleasure. “This tea is wonderful...”
Li Guanqi smiled. “If you like it, you can take some back home. I can’t tell good tea from bad tea anyway.”
She smiled and nodded, then looked at him. “Is there something you want to ask me?”
Li Guanqi thought for a moment. “There is. What do you think of Cang Lu as a person?”
She stiffened. “Cang Lu... has come to see me many times.”