"From the sound of it, it seemed you ran into quite a few things along the way?"
Taking a light sip of tea from his cup, Gwen casually asked after noticing that Li Sushang did not seem particularly happy.
"Mm."
Li Sushang did not hide anything from Gwen and nodded.
"Though the granaries are full across the land these days, unlike in the past when starving people with sallow faces could be seen by the roadside, and people occasionally sold themselves with signs around their necks.
Still, it is not as beautiful as the books describe."
Holding her freshly brewed hot tea in both hands, Li Sushang's pretty face, which carried a faintly alluring charm from certain angles, showed the worries of a young girl.
"Thinking about it now, perhaps this was why Master had me go out and travel—
Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. That saying really does make sense."
"Though my own life experience cannot be called particularly rich, if you are willing to share, I would be happy to listen."
Seeing that the girl was likely carrying quite a few things in her heart, Gwen spoke softly, hoping to comfort this girl whose life experience was frighteningly simple, and who had always had someone by her side except when she went to the Jinsha Gang.
"Mm..."
Li Sushang did not raise her head to look at Gwen. She answered quietly, then began recounting some of the things she had encountered during her journey...
Time quietly passed amid the girl's narration and Gwen's occasional questions and discussion. The setting sun cast a glow unlike that of daytime, painting the living room in unusual colors and tinting the now-relaxed girl's face with a blush like rouge.
Just as the sun set