Lu Yu could not help but laugh when he heard the account of the Central Heaven Ziwei Great Emperor governing the realm and the Daoist fleeing.
His laughter echoed through the empty temple, exceptionally conspicuous.
You felt rather helpless, having already pieced together the rough sequence of events involving Paper Hidden in Fish Belly, the Heaven-Dropped Stone Stele, and the rest.
This trip to the capital seemed likely to bring quite a few more matters with it, you thought to yourself.
You would most likely get the chance to see some old acquaintances as well.
Ever since the two of you had entered the temple, you had remained silently seated with conical hats concealing your faces. Now, everyone's gazes had gathered upon you.
The girl in the green skirt's eyes lit up, as though she had finally found an opening to talk.
She turned her gaze toward you and hurriedly asked, "May I ask what insights you two have?"
Lu Yu waved a hand and said nothing further.
Yet the girl in green clearly had no intention of letting you off so easily. She pressed on, "Could it be that you two mean something else? Are you also heading to the capital?"
The girl in green was named Su Ziyin.
Su Ziyin's father was the deputy general under the Yuetang River commander. He commanded four or five thousand troops and held an important military post, a true local powerhouse.
Her family's foundation had stood by the Yuetang River for three generations, and when needed, they could gather an army of ten thousand.
They were a household of ringing bells and lavish feasts, yet their only daughter had not been raised with a trace of spoiled pride. Their family discipline was exceptionally upright.
That was why she could converse so congenially