Birdsong carried the promise of spring,
Insect calls carried summer's warmth.
Luo Yin played the zither in the courtyard, its quiet notes slowly winding through the mountains.
Gu Yu drifted over in red robes. He glanced at Luo Yin playing the zither, then raised his eyes toward the nearby Book Tower and sighed.
"Is he... still up there?"
Luo Yin also looked toward the nearby Book Tower. Her hands stopped on the strings, and she gave a soft sigh.
"Three whole months!"
"He hasn't moved a single step away..."
Gu Yu's expression was complicated.
Su Mo had said... he did not believe there was no way in this world to save the little girl.
Su Mo had said... he could give up everything, so long as he had the little girl.
Su Mo had said... even if the whole world had no solution, he would find one!
Whatever the price!
The Academy's Book Tower held countless books. Su Mo had said he would surely find a way among them...
Over these three months, the Academy had sunk into a sorrowful gloom unlike anything before.
Eldest Senior Brother had also woken once and met with Su Mo before going back to sleep.
Eldest Senior Brother had said... if there was anything he was needed for, they could wake him with the Heart Flute!
Second and Sixth had also returned to the Academy during this time.
But the bird in Second's hand was gone.
Sixth had also lost his usual cheer...
It seemed this journey had changed the two of them a great deal.
Neither had said much about it!
After seeing Su Mo, Second had descended the Book Tower, shaking his head and sighing. He had only said, "Let him stay there. It won't do him any harm!"
Fourth and Fifth