The group of friends once again bid farewell to the same place they had five years ago.
Wu Wangwei handed Lee Dachin a coat, "Here, I heard that Cloud City is colder during winter." Lee Dachin took the coat. "Here are some dry beef for you during the trip." He handed Lee Dachin a sack.
Lee Dachin, "Thank you. If you come to Cloud City, you will have a place to stay."
Chan Changchao, "It wouldn't be the same without you." He handed Li Daqin a pillow and a box of paintbrushes. "Think about us, when you put your head on this pillow and when you use these customized brushes."
Lee Dachin, "Thank you. I will never forget your guy."
Guo Longtong, "After the funeral, I will visit you."
The hunters has bid farewell, but the scholars are still saying goodbye.
Zhao Renshu shouted, "Baiyu, do you want to stay one more day to say goodbye?"
Guo Baiyu, "Traveling by sea is faster, you be careful. Let's go Dachin."
Chang Changchao and Wu Wangwei embrace Lee Dachin.
Fang Yaoting grimed, "Really?"
Zhao Renshu, "Just hang in there."
Huang Hongse, "We'd better walk over, Unless they don't stop talking."
Lim Peizhi, "Ping'an and Renshu, you know that Waterfall City always welcome you. Take care."
Ping'an, "Take care."
Huang Yueliang, "As hunters, we will cross path again. Take care."
Lim Peizhi and the Huang sisters walked toward the group of scholars.
Guo Baiyu and Lee Dachin bid farewell to Lim Peizhi and the Huang sisters. They walked back to the horses carriage.
Guo Baiyu jumped on the carriage and Fang Yaoting helped Lee Dachin on the carriage. Inside the carriage Guo Baiyu and Ping'an sat one side. Lee Dachin sat on the other side.
Ping'an leaned her head on Guo Baiyu's right shoulder, "Let me borrow your shoulder." She closed her eyes.
Guo Baiyu, "I will tell you when we stop."
Lee Dachin, "Is she okay?"
Guo Baiyu, "She is drowsy because of pain medication."
Lee Dachin looked at Ping'an, then Guo Baiyu. He asked, "Do you regret it?"
Guo Baiyu, "If I choose differently, I will regret it. To achieve today's goal, this is not a smooth road. It is full of heartache and tears. We don't know if we will meet again next life time, so why don't we make the best of it while we still can."
Lee Dachin, "I admire your courage."
Guo Baiyu, "Everyone has courage. This is just a matter of taking the first step. If we put our feet in the right position and stand firm, we can overcome any obstacles that hinder our progress. There is nothing wrong with loving another person, or dedicated to that person wholeheartedly. If you delete the word gender, you will see two people who love each other."
Ping'an murmured in her sleep, "Love is love, nothing more."
Guo Baiyu kissed her on her head, "You heard her."
Two hours after going up the mountain, Zhao Renshu saw a pale lady standing by the side of the road. Zhao Renshu noticed her eyes fixed on them. Zhao Renshu slowed down the horse carriage.
Fang Yaoting, "What is it?"
Zhao Renshu raised his head to the pale woman. Fang Yaoting followed Zhao Renshu's eyes. He saw a lady standing on the side of the road.
Fang Yaoting, "She might hitchhike."
Zhao Renshu, "Look careful. There is no shadow. Give me your left hand." Fang Yaoting stretched out his left hand. Zhao Renshu tied a red string around Fang Yaoting's wrist. "Baiyu, tie the red string to Dachin."
Lee Dachin handed Guo Baiyu the pillow Chan Changchao gave him. Guo Baiyu fixed the pillow under Ping'an's head. Guo Baiyu stretched out his hand and tied a red rope around Lee Dachin's left wrist.
Guo Baiyu, "No matter what, don't untie it." He opened the door's drape, and then peeked out.
The carriage stopped in front of the pale lady. The lady then turned and ran towards the forest.
Guo Baiyu, "Yaoting, you stay here with them."
Zhao Renshu and Guo Baiyu chased after the pale face lady while Fang Yaoting guard the carriage.
Zhao Renshu, "She despair."
The two men heard the woman's voice, "This way."
They turned around and saw the lady walking a few feet in front of them. They chased the lady. They came to an empty place and saw the pale lady hanging on a branch.
Guo Baiyu shook his head, "Restless spirit."
Zhao Renshu, "Since she decided to commit suicide, what worries she still has?"
Woman's voice, "This way."
Guo Baiyu turned around and walked around the tree. He saw a neatly wrapped blanket behind the tree. Guo Baiyu picked up a stick and turned the blanket over. A sleeping baby face appeared. Guo Baiyu touched the baby's forehead, feeling very hot. He removed the blanket, worried that the baby might get heatstroke. He checked the baby and other than the baby's face was bitten by mosquitoes he appeared to be fine. He picked up the baby boy. When Guo Baiyu got up, the pale woman appeared again. She gave Guo Baiyu a smile and disappeared.
Zhao Renshu shouted, "Baiyu, what are you doing there? Come and help me put down this corpse." Guo Baiyu walked out from behind the tree holding a blanket. "What are you holding?" Zhao Renshu cut the rope. He held on the end of the rope and he jumped up onto the branch, while the pale woman's body fell to the ground.
Guo Baiyu turned the baby around. Zhao Renshu was very excited. He jumped down from the branch of the tree, landed on both feet, and rushed towards Guo Baiyu.
Zhao Renshu, "A baby! Is the baby..?
Guo Baiyu, "He is still alive, but he seems to have a fever."
Zhao Renshu, "So, this is why the spirit is restless." He walked to the corpse. He took out a knife and cut the rope from her neck. He summoned a fire talisman and placed it directly on the chest of the dead woman. He sighed and said, "Rest in peace."
Guo Baiyu, "Suicide is not a way out."
Zhao Renshu, "You were thinking about it once, so was Ping'an. Poor lady, she will have to commit suicide hanging herself five hundred times a day until her actual life span expires." He turned to Guo Baiyu. "What are we going to do with this baby?"
Guo Baiyu, "You know... as long as we are with Ping'an, she will never conceive."
Zhao Renshu, "You are considering raising this child." He gave Guo Baiyu an awkward expression.
Guo Baiyu, "Why not?"
Zhao Renshu, "Do you know how?"
Guo Baiyu, "We must all start somewhere. Do you think Master Zhao know how to raise children when he picked you up from those bushes?"
Zhao Renshu, "Bastard." He grunted.
The two men walked back towards the main road.