Gazing at the River Tide with the Waters of a Single Pool [Part One of Two]

Gu Chi thought Tao Yan would ask to meet him.

But he was wrong.

The person who came was a woman, and her face was unfamiliar.

He would swear on his extraordinary Literary Heart memory that he had never seen her before, and they certainly couldn't be called "old friends." But one thing was certain: "Are you one of Tao Shenyu's people? Did he send you to find me?"

From the moment Gu Chi appeared until he spoke, the woman had watched him in silence. As an ordinary person, her eyesight wasn't as sharp as a Martial Gall Warrior's. Fortunately, the moon was bright tonight, allowing her to see Gu Chi in person—the man she had only ever heard about. The slightly rounded contours of his youth had grown sharp and defined; he even looked gaunt, perhaps because of his long years of poor health.

But with that bearing, he could still be called graceful as a crane, poised as a pine.

The woman said, "So this is what you look like."

There was a hint of melancholy in her tone, along with a touch of familiarity.

Gu Chi was completely bewildered by her. Her thoughts were a jumbled mess, offering no useful information. Just as he was about to lead her into revealing what she truly thought, the woman said, "I am indeed one of his people, but I didn't come to see you at his behest. I came on my own. I've wanted very much to see you."

Gu Chi: "..."

Heaven was his witness: he really didn't know this woman.

To his surprise, she raised a hand to the corner of her eye, apparently wiping away a tear. When she spoke again, her voice trembled slightly. "I know you're wondering who I am, but I can promise