Heart to heart under moonlight

The dinner ended very nicely with lot's of delicacies. Light conversations and laughs.

After the table was cleared by Tao, Yusheng moved on the qin table where she took out her qin to play.

Pei jin with a cup of wine in his hand was happy and waiting for the Yusheng to perform. Slowly she started to strum the strings...with soothing voice her song filled the area. After her wonderful performance, she went near pei jin to seat on the rattan chair which has been placed now.

Slowly she raised her own tea cup, towards the moon..

Beneath the moonlight with a wine and tea

Poured in each, present we three,

I raise the cup to invite the moon,

But shy became she

Though cannot drink

Still accompanies me,

With her reflection on my tea,

Swaying along with us three,

Hope she learns to drink

By the next time, again when we are three.

How clever to have changed the wordings.. smiles Pei Jin looking at Yusheng.

Just had the thought... from tomorrow you start the rehabilitation.. and you won't need me.

I too have been far gone from medicine valley..

Though I trust them to run the valley smoothly, as a lord I still need to show my presence from time to time..

Though I might not stay in the valley for more than a day or two as I will be back here to cultivate in art of poison..I also won't be near you like before. As I need to be in seclusion as I practice by myself, inside the waterfall cave.

Air seemed to have dropped down and a bit chilly, Tao was already far hiding long after her poem. Now just the two of them remained. Pie jin knew that sooner or later this day would come.

He felt stifled inside thinking how they would be near but still far. She entering the seclusion means they won't be able to see each other, eat together all the small things would be missed until Yusheng finishes cultivating.

He so wished to grab and hug her tightly and mend in his bones. When will you be able to cultivate it entirely? asks Pei jin..calming his emotions..

Cannot say .. a month or two or more.. it would be only me who beside the mad ancestor is going to cultivate in this art.. he wrote the method but hasn't set a timeline in his book..

So....Jin if I am in seclusion by the time of your departure.. think today as our final meeting and farewell. The healing process has made your blocked few meridians open up , your bones and muscles have strengthened by a great margin.

I have found small traces of your secret cultivation which seems to have been on stalemate after your condition..but now you can master it without any worry of receiving bottleneck or backlash.

Here take this token.. after you reach the capital.. call for Mu- an of the Xiu restaurant, he is one of my person who will be quite helpful to gather the information and resources through god's eye.

I will only appear at capital after five years, which is also the time to cure your parents poison. This while let us be strong together even if we are apart.

You and I have mountain of things to accomplish, let's try our best.

Clasping her hand.. I will take it when you come out from seclusion... I know that you will finish it sooner than later.. Yu'er it won't be our farewell today. Not pressuring you.. but I just know it..

Pei Jin felt as if his throat was dry.. and his voice seemed to have stucked in.. but still with his great determination with now or never he poured out his deep feelings..

Yu'er I know that you have some secrets deep in your heart...and you seem to have matured far more than you should have in your current age.

May be because of that or because you are current you.. I have feelings towards you...I know people and even you might think an old cow trying to eat green grass or a pervert...

But I swear upon my honor that my feelings are true.. despite of nearly having a generation gap, my heart doesn't feel so.. So yu'er... I ... want you to be mine, the only one till hair grows grey..Pei Jin's ear tips were red despite his calm face on surface, his heart was beating loud like a drum, thin sweat in his hand and back because of nervousness and fear of being despised and rejected.

Yusheng was stumped, she knew that there were changes in their relation. She knew and felt at times she would have different kind of feelings sprouting at her heart, though she had yet to realize what it was? She knew that she didn't hate his presence rather enjoyed it. Her hand held by him had thin sweat, the warmth increasing somewhat..she knew he was telling truth and was nervous. But some wounds are more deeper than it seems on the surface.