Wind played through a night of rain,
Spring blossoms dawned on ten thousand branches.
In a teahouse, Su Mo sat opposite Master Hui Kong, while Little Girl nestled beside Su Mo.
After leaving the Snow Domain, the three of them had not returned to the Capital City. Instead, as they had discussed, they bought a small boat and sailed south.
They spent a month traveling and playing like this, eventually arriving in Jiangnan.
In the eyes of Master Hui Kong and Little Girl, Su Mo was also growing weaker and weaker.
When their boat reached a bustling city, Little Girl said, "I'm hungry. I want something to eat." So Su Mo took Little Girl and Master Hui Kong ashore.
First, he bought Little Girl some of her favorite foods, then they went up to a teahouse. He knew Master Hui Kong did not need to eat, but out of respect for him, he still ordered some vegetarian refreshments.
The three sat in the teahouse to rest, drinking tea with nothing to do. Su Mo called a waiter over to bring a set of Go stones and began playing with Master Hui Kong.
Jiangnan, once wreathed in lingering misty rain, pleasant and enchanting, was now shrouded in gloom. A trace of worry marked every passerby's brow.
"Have you heard? There are other worlds beyond this world of ours."
At another table beside Su Mo's in the teahouse, a man with a face full of pockmarks and tattered clothes chatted with his companions over tea.
"Of course I have. Word has spread everywhere already. It's hardly a secret," another man replied disdainfully.
"That's not what I was going to say..." Hearing his companion's response, the pockmarked man immediately looked somewhat piqued and continued, "I also heard that many cultivators from beyond our