Song Qingshu said with a smile, "That was only because you were raised in seclusion, so your reputation never spread. If you were part of the martial world, or often showed your face in public, the world would probably have praised you to the skies long ago."
"Not at all..." Shen Biqun's cheeks reddened slightly, though it was obvious that she was delighted to hear this. "A young woman shouldn't be out in public all day, after all."
"So I'm the one who lucked out. Having the Number One Beauty of Jiangnan all to myself—it feels like making a fortune quietly." Song Qingshu laughed smugly.
"How have you lucked out?" Shen Biqun looked slightly embarrassed. "Besides, Jiangnan has always had many beauties. The young ladies of the Wang family, the Xue family, the Shi family, the Li family... none of them are inferior to me. I truly don't deserve such praise."
"In another time and space, you were even the Number One Beauty of the Martial Arts World. How could you not deserve that title?" Song Qingshu sighed wistfully.
Shen Biqun blinked. She truly could not understand what another time and space meant, and she wanted to ask, but he changed the subject. "Biqun, tell me about your childhood."
"I was raised by my grandmother, so I was closest to her. But she was also very strict with me. From a young age, she taught me to read and write, play the zither and paint. If I did even slightly poorly, she would punish me..." As Shen Biqun spoke of those old days, a peculiar radiance filled her eyes. For most people, childhood memories were always so beautiful, so worthy of remembrance.
Shen Biqun slowly recounted the things that had happened throughout her life. As she spoke, her mood gradually