Song Wen closed the window, took out Ye Bing's transmission jade slip, and began sending a message.
[Fairy Ye, have you boarded the ship?]
A reply soon came from Ye Bing. [Of course I have already boarded. I never expected Fellow Daoist Gou Jun to still be thinking of me.]
Song Wen said, [Fairy, your beauty rivals flowers and the moon, your grace unparalleled. Moreover, we have shared hardship and danger, lived and died together. How could I possibly leave you to fend for yourself?]
Ye Bing said, [You truly have a silver tongue. I think you are thinking of the Earth-Escape Talisman and the Void-Merging Origin-Breaking Pill.]
Song Wen rubbed the tip of his nose. Sometimes, a woman being too clever was not necessarily a good thing.
He changed the subject and asked, [Fairy, during these past six months, has Jin Xiuqi caused you any trouble?]
[No. I have not seen him again during these past six months,] Ye Bing said.
Song Wen could not help feeling somewhat surprised. Jin Xiuqi had once lavished Ye Bing with every kind of attention. How had it vanished without a trace like wind passing through, with him never visiting Ye Bing again?
Ye Bing's next message resolved Song Wen's doubts.
[The day after you left, I departed Jin Clan Inn and went to a barren mountain ten thousand li outside the city to cultivate in seclusion for half a year. Naturally, I had no further dealings with Jin Xiuqi.]
Song Wen said, [So that was it. Fairy, you are truly resourceful and farsighted. I greatly admire you.]
Ye Bing said, [No matter how clever I am, I cannot compare to Fellow Daoist's deep schemes and long calculations.]
Song Wen put away the jade slip, ending the exchange.
Having confirmed that Ye Bing