Others, seeing Chi Zaozao and Ye Que come up, all ran over, tugging them to join in for a group photo.
The crowd was in high spirits, playing merrily.
Only Tang Shichu sat alone in the tent at the foot of the mountain, feeling decidedly lonely.
Bai Ling said she had gone to the mountains to gather herbs, but whether that was true or not, over an hour had passed, and she still hadn't returned.
A sense of loss inexplicably washed over him, and he wondered if she would ever come back.
Right! She probably wouldn't return.
Such a cold and elegant woman, so independent and decisive in her ways, must have truly left!
Tang Shichu felt so disappointed, thinking why had she left before he even had the chance to thank her personally?
Was it really just a fleeting encounter?
Though he gazed longingly, she did not return.
In the end, he gave up hope and lay down in his tent to sleep.
As he slept in a daze, he felt as if someone was pulling open the tent.
