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Rumors, if not fanned by gossip, fall apart by themselves.
The gloomy skies, too, finally began to clear bit by bit, as a current of air surged from the furthest mountains in the Li Chuan Plain.
The murky air seemed to have been thoroughly cleansed.
This was the first clear morning, a morning with the light of dawn, with the sky gradually brightening.
Opening a window, one could see a vast expanse of azure sky; although the other half was still shrouded in thick clouds and fog, it was believed that the summer breeze would soon disperse them.
People's spirits lifted with the weather, a disaster that had blacked out the sun was finally past without perils, and with continued labor, a great harvest was still possible before the arrival of autumn.
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"Let's go out for a walk, to see the summer willows, to try the new tea at Lu Hua Tower?" Zhu Minglang walked up to the main house of the separate courtyard.
