The flowering trees flourished, like rosy clouds and brocade-
Their radiant colors swirled and streamed with the wind, filling the view with a luminous haze that drifted slowly toward the heavens, like a brilliant river of colors seeking to join the Milky Way, magnificent and vast to behold.
Before long, Chen Heng slowly lowered his cloud onto this peak and landed in the mountains. He followed a woodland path, strolling toward a little pavilion half-hidden beside Green Rock Cliff Bank.
"A fine night, beautiful scenery, and no desire to sleep-is this a midnight rendezvous? But there's one thing this old fellow doesn't understand. Since when have you been romantically involved with Jiang Daolian too? When did that happen?"
The World-Escaping Shuttle's teasing voice came from his sleeve.
"Where did that 'too' come from? You're being mischievous, Senior."
Chen Heng spoke.
This peak was called Flowing Scenery Peak, and was planted throughout with variant peach species that never faded through the four seasons, flourishing year after year.
Their radiance was so intense that it never diminished, day or night. Seen from afar, they looked like brilliant flames setting the sky ablaze.
Flowing Scenery Peak had thus become one of Golden Court Mountain's sights, often drawing people here for secret meetings.
Chen Heng climbed the steps, and before long, a figure of a thousand charms appeared before his eyes inside the pavilion.
Her eyes seemed cut from clear water as she gazed at Chen Heng with a half-smile. Her cloudlike hair was loosely gathered, her flowerlike face radiant, her white teeth like two rows of broken jade between crimson lips.
Beneath her gauzy palace dress lay tender skin as fine as beautiful mutton-fat jade. Her figure was graceful and exquisite, enough to stir a wicked flame in the heart at a single