Li Ping'an sat beside the lake, holding a fishing rod.
He gazed at the surface of the lake, seemingly lost in thought.
The lake breeze blew gently, stirring his long robe.
He stared blankly at the lake water that would soon thaw, at the breeze in the treetops, at everything before him, without moving.
His thoughts grew elusive and drifting, as though they had turned into a snowflake.
They floated on the wind, searching for a state of profound stillness.
Before long, someone approached.
Li Ping'an came back to himself, but did not turn his head.
Thud!!
A Yu walked to a spot three paces away and dropped straight to her knees.
She raised a petition for apprenticeship high above her head and kowtowed three times.
"Get up. I don't take disciples."
A Yu blinked in confusion, not quite understanding.
In truth, she had been rather confused from the very beginning.
At first, she had thought he was merely an escort guard.
Later, she had resented him somewhat for making her travel through the snow.
After that, she gradually came to understand that everything Mr. Li had done for her before had been to test her.
After breaking through, A Yu could clearly feel the changes in her body.
She had finally realized that this so-called escort guard was far from ordinary.
And according to her father, this Mr. Li clearly thought highly of her and most likely wanted to take her as his disciple.
An opportunity must be seized; once gone, it would not return.
They had now arrived in the Yuelun Kingdom, and there was no telling when Mr. Li might leave.
This was a tremendous opportunity. She might just ascend to heaven in a single step.
Thus, her father had specially sought out a renowned calligrapher in