Inch Punch: Heaven-Opening!
"...I meant to drown my wild ambitions in drink, to sing as I drank, yet forced merriment had no flavor. My sash grew ever looser, yet I never regretted it; for her, I wasted away in longing."
"Miss Ning Dong, this poem is for you. Let us part ways here. Until we meet again." With that, Fu Hua waved to Ning Dong beside her and turned to leave with a carefree flourish.
"I still don't know your name, Young Master. After all this time... Ning Dong doesn't even know your surname or given name."
Standing atop the rubble, Ning Dong watched Fu Hua prepare to leave and hurriedly asked.
"Forget the name. Just call me... Red Kite!"
Fu Hua waved without looking back.
"Red Kite... what a strange name."
"My sash grew ever looser, yet I never regretted it; for her, I wasted away in longing... Young Master's literary talent is truly admirable." Watching Fu Hua's figure gradually vanish from sight, Ning Dong could not help but become a little entranced.
"It's just..."
That wasn't a reason for you to wreck Yiyin Residence and run away, Young Master...
Ning Dong looked around. Every pavilion and structure in the garden had been reduced to ruins.
"...I wonder whether any of my sisters were caught up in this."
Ning Dong looked around worriedly. Although that Young Master had said there were no casualties, she did not know the specifics.
Still...
After taking only a few steps, Ning Dong suddenly spotted something golden and glittering ahead. She walked over curiously and saw that it was a piece of gold.
Three words had been left beside it: "Compensation!"
"Compensation? Did Young Master leave this...?"
Ning Dong hesitantly picked up the gold from the ground.
At that moment, within a luxurious