He continued his search and quickly found the poem that Teacher Zhao had recited in class. The title of the poem was "In Sickness Aboard a Boat, with Thirty-six Couplets, Submitted to My Friends in Hu Nan Province"——
The grand emperor had given up on his laws, and righteous rulers had ceased playing their lutes. The flawed system still calls the great piping birds, and it deeply saddens the heart of the broken. The sages and virtuous are buried in the past, and the sickness of being far away consumes the years... Ge Hong died to resolve, Xu Jing continued his duties even in his weakness. The family affairs were like alchemical secrets, leaving nothing accomplished but a flood of tears.
Li Shi recited the poem silently and paced around on the viewing platform.
There were very few tourists around. Yu Yue Yue was still taking photos in the distance. He immersed himself in the poem and his own thoughts.
But as he reached the end, his recitation slowed and so did his pacing.
