Moonlight bathed the flowering boughs, fragrance filled my robes; a strand of amorous feeling sank deep into the inkstone. Unwilling to let the hours pass idly, I learned that every moment was worth its weight in gold

A strange atmosphere had fallen over all of Red Camel City, as though it had suddenly welcomed its destined master.

The Wind-Treading Cavalry now numbered a hundred thousand. Naturally, Wang Chong could not bring them all back. On this return to Red Camel City, he brought only five units, just over two thousand riders, and not a single subordinate general. After all, what he intended to "do" was not something others ought to know about. Upon returning to Red Camel City, Wang Chong immediately announced that he would shut himself away for three days to study advanced martial arts, with only Su Luoyan keeping him company.

The first day: after Wang Chong rose, he began to think, "It is so delightful here, I have no wish to return home"...

Suppressing her embarrassment, Su Luoyan helped him dress. Wang Chong pulled out a sheet of writing paper, lifted his brush, and wrote: Moonlight bathed the flowering boughs, fragrance filled my robes; a strand of amorous feeling sank deep into the inkstone. Unwilling to let the hours pass idly, I learned that every moment was worth its weight in gold.

The second day: Wang Chong looked about him and began to feel that his journey to this world had not been in vain after all, sighing over how complete his life now felt. Gazing at Sister Su, who had not yet had her fill of springtime slumber and still lay languidly in bed, he pulled out another sheet of writing paper, lifted his brush, and wrote: The wind drew flower shadows past the shaded wall; spring's night in the little courtyard lay silent, without a song. At leisure, I raised a clear wine cup to the lovely night; half a volume read was worth a thousand pieces of gold.

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