After more than a year apart, Xing Yan and Ju Ying unexpectedly met again at Watercloud Manor, the residence of Yulin Commandery's governor.
Beneath the bright moon, on Autumn Reed Lake, beside the Jade Belt Bridge, Xing Yan and Ju Ying finished exchanging lines of verse they had once loved. Savoring their meaning, both drifted into a reverie. As they gazed at each other in silence, they forgot everything around them. Beneath the Jade Belt Bridge, only rings of ripples spread outward around the young man as he rose and fell on the water. Before they knew it, a feeling neither had ever known began quietly spreading between them...
A moment later, a breeze swept across the lake, finally bringing Xing Yan back to his senses. Seeing Ju Ying's bright eyes fixed on him, he smiled faintly and said:
"Ju Ying, I never expected to see you here. It was only when I heard your singing that I realized you were here."
Looking around at the misty waters, Xing Yan grew a little embarrassed.
"Actually, I came floating over the waves on my qi because I couldn't find my way through the manor. In my hurry, I had to cross the water. It gave me a chance to practice my Daoist arts, too..."
"I know."
Leaning against the bridge railing, Ju Ying pursed her lips in a smile.
As Xing Yan spoke, the water and moon shone brightly beside the Jade Belt Bridge. In the clear moonlight, Ju Ying could see him distinctly, standing alone upon the rippling water below, his tall figure rising and falling with the waves. As his blue robe fluttered, he looked like a divine being emerging from the water. Meeting him again after more than a year, the maiden discovered, with a trace of bashfulness,