Fish surfaced in the fine rain; swallows slanted through the gentle breeze.
Wearing a bamboo hat, Li Ping'an walked down the mountain with Old Ox.
The foot of the mountain drew ever closer, and the ridge of the mountain opposite gradually came into view.
The dark clouds dispersed, and the sky gradually brightened. A vast stretch of blue sky and white clouds drifted over the distant mountaintops, drawing closer and growing brighter, while the rain grew lighter and lighter.
The mountains were like smoke, as though joined to the sky.
Li Ping'an walked down the mountain with light steps.
Breathing the fresh air, even a yawn felt comfortable.
"Little Ping'an!!"
A voice suddenly rang out.
Qingfeng stood on the other side of the mountain, atop Run Tu's head.
He waved at Li Ping'an. "Little Ping'an, the roads below are rough. Take it slowly~"
"Remember to come back and visit."
"Big Brother, Brother Ox, don't worry," Run Tu shouted through tears. "I'll look after our home."
Yesterday's blue sky vanished with Run Tu's wave.
Li Ping'an smiled and waved. Though life had its days of parting, among mountains and rivers there should be a time to meet again.
Run Tu wiped away his tears.
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He murmured, "Boo-hoo, Big Brother, Brother Ox, I can do it... I can do it... I won't let you down."
A night of lingering snow among tangled mountains, a lonely traveler in a foreign land.
Along the ancient road lay a natural cliffside walkway.
The walkway followed the mountain, with towering peaks and sheer cliffs rising a thousand fathoms on one side and a deep valley on the other.
Standing on the walkway, one could look down into the abyss ten thousand fathoms below.
There was a heart-stopping thrill of "soaring straight up ninety thousand