In the end, Bai Jin still let Lu Bei off the hook. They competed in swordplay and painting, discussed the dual cultivation of their paths, and pondered over the sword canon together. Throughout, she never mentioned She Huan.
She was unhurried and a bit slow, taking three days before she let Lu Bei leave.
Before he left, she gave Lu Bei an unfathomable look and muttered some strange things to herself.
"Once upon a time, there was a scholar who was the envy of everyone with his childhood sweetheart. One vowed to grow her hair until it reached her waist, the other swore to marry no one else. The scholar went to the capital to take the exams and never returned, marrying a young lady from a family of officials instead, and later..."
Bai Jin smiled at Lu Bei, "The scholar died."
"Do you know how the scholar died, Junior Brother?"
"Killed by the damn emperor!"
"No, he was pushed into the river by Qingmei and his wife, drowned to death."
"..."
Lu Bei: ∑(O_O;)
