As for warfare, Fu Junlan did not understand it, but he had heard of that war that destroyed a kingdom. Millions upon millions of troops had faced each other—what a sight that must have been.
Yet millions of soldiers could not save a weak young woman. Only one man had been willing to go. After hearing just a few sparse words, Fu Junlan could not help letting out a breath. "A truly peerless hero!" Then he asked, "If he was willing to die for the County Princess, then surely he was also in love with her?"
Being pressed on whether there was love between them left Shang Shuqing somewhat embarrassed. Yet she was honest with him and did not conceal it. "If we truly loved each other, how could Qing'er dare speak of 'innocence' before Young Master Fu? Daoist Master saved me because that was simply the kind of man he was. It had nothing to do with feelings between a man and a woman. Does Young Master Fu know why I left the four words 'Peach Blossom Immortal' on the gravestone?"
Fu Junlan was puzzled. "Was that not Daoist Master's elegant title?"
"In Peach Blossom Haven stood Peach Blossom Hermitage, beneath Peach Blossom Hermitage lived a Peach Blossom Immortal. The Peach Blossom Immortal planted peach trees, then plucked peach blossoms to trade for wine money..." Shang Shuqing suddenly recited a poem slowly. When she finished, she smiled. "When I first met Daoist Master in the mountains, I heard him reciting it. He called himself the Peach Blossom Immortal."
"Oh!" Fu Junlan suddenly understood. "So that was where the title Peach Blossom Immortal came from. No wonder those words were inscribed on the gravestone."
"Young Master should know that the Fu Family was implicated, while Prince Ning's Residence suffered calamity