The Cloud Gauze fell, and silence settled over the Luanfeng Carriage.
Yun Qing steadied himself and looked up, only to suffer a tremendous visual shock for the second time.
His breathing paused briefly, and then he swiftly averted his eyes.
This time, he had learned his lesson!
A couple of extra glances had nearly killed him earlier. Figuring out the rules came first now.
Yun Si took in every bit of his reaction, leisurely sipped her tea, and said nothing.
Silence lingered in the carriage for a long time before Yun Si finally set down her tea. The jade cup touched the small table with an exceptionally crisp, soft clink.
She raised her eyes and gave the boy an indifferent glance.
"Those lines just now..."
Yun Qing froze slightly.
"The diction was elegant and graceful, the form and spirit reflected one another. Though the phrasing differed somewhat from the literary style of today, they were passable."
Yun Qing: "..."
He opened his mouth, but swallowed the words "I didn't write them" before they could slip out.
This was no longer the time to worry about stealing someone else's literary fame. If he said they weren't his one moment, would this "Luo Shen" toss him out of the carriage the next?
Heaven Beyond Heaven.
A cat and a chick were stacked together.
Qing Kitty crouched on the edge of the cushioned couch, his front paws neatly together. Atop his round black head lay an even rounder ball of golden fluff.
Little Radiant Chick sprawled across the kitty's head, wings dangling to either side. From a distance, it looked exactly as though Qing Kitty were wearing a breathing golden fur hat.
Two pairs of shiny, beadlike black eyes stared straight ahead in unison.
"Meow?"
"Chirp?"
The cat and chick called softly,