An Ordinary and Trifling Matter

Why was Shang Xingzhou so afraid of Chen Changsheng and Yuren meeting?

If one worked backward, perhaps it was because what Shang Xingzhou most feared was his two students working together.

From this perspective, Xu Yourong's words might have exposed this world's most important secret.

The hall was very quiet.

A brush quietly rested on the edge of an inkstone like an oar of a boat docked at the shore.

Yuren used his hand to take up a soaked cotton towel. He clenched and unclenched the towel several times, an action which could be considered washing his hand.

He did not respond to Xu Yourong's proposition. Instead, he took up the brush.

The tip of the brush flitted over the sea of ink, stirring up a tiny black wave. Then it flew into the air, broke through the clouds, and left a clear stroke of ink on the snow-white paper.

After writing a line of words, Yuren put down the brush and used his fingers to turn the paper to face Xu Yourong.

"What sort of person was she?"

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