shore then turned a glance at the small
boat which remained steadfast upon the
Cold River showing no sign of movement X
yaming retrieved the provisions he had
exchanged with local residents and
pondered before soaring back onto the
boat L senior will you not partake in
some food L zongyuan slowly opened his
eyes still seated at the edge of the
boat fishing you need not eat neither do
I not XE yaming patiently took a seat
senior you are indeed remarkable though
devoid of any extraordinary traits you
exude an aura of the exceptional I in
this cold and Frozen land do you not
feel the chill in your thin attire L
zongyuan chuckled heartily at the remark
Perhaps it is cold yet not unbearably so
when one's heart grows cold that is when
true cold sets in thus XO yaming
conversed with lu zongyuan for an
extended period the elders words were
Laden with me
which XE yaming sensed yet his limited
experience prevented him from grasping
the deeper truths until the hour of
midnight X yaming suddenly shifted the
conversation senior you are indeed that
faded person are you not L zong Yuan
chuckled softly if one Harbors true
sincerity anyone can be a person of Fate
he can be you can be but I am not how
can one nearing the grave be a person of
Fate XO yaming questioned perplexed why
can you not be you have said that anyone
with a sincere heart can be a person of
Fate has your heart do grown cold Lu
zunk gaze shifted suddenly you must
leave X yaming stood solemnly no senior
the one who must apart is you song Gorge
a name known to few I have inquired
along the way and even the local
residents have not heard of it until I
met an elder who explained that sangong
signifies hiding yet it can also mean
burying the dragon entering a Gorge
binds itself here this is song long I in
truth you senior are like the small boat
on this cold River immobile for you have
bound yourself here you are the person
of Fate the dragon hidden in The Gorge
are you not ichio ichk gaze gradually
calmed you are far more astute than your
father yet one thing you have misjudged
young man that I remain here because of
her I cherish the scenery here s EO
spoke the maiden suddenly sat beside him
gently linking her arm with his Dy in
truth I have seen enough but with you no
matter how long i gaze I shall never
Tire ichio smiled lightly indeed no
matter how long I shall never Tire you
are merely deceiving yourself senior X
yaming exclaimed suddenly why ichio
continued to grip the fishing rod
deceiving myself where is the deception
XO yaming paused have you not realized
or do you mean crack a skeletal arm fell
to the ground causing XO yaming to
instinctively take a step back you have
been talking to yourself s all along who
exactly are you conversing with ichio
appeared momentarily bewildered talking
to myself he turned to The Smiling
Maiden beside him you say I am talking
to myself the maiden smiled perhaps it
truly is so just a Gest how could that
be the smile on yunk face vanished
instantly as he turned to gaze at the
lake his expression suddenly void of
warmth she is clearly by my side yet you
claim I am talking to myself XO yaming
clenched his teeth she has always been
by your side but she has already
departed you have been speaking to a
mere skeleton gazing at the skeleton
clad in feminine garments beside ichio x
yaming heart was tumultuous he had
witnessed it upon his first arrival a
skeleton lay on the boat she dot had
already passed away before yio a
multitude of cracks surged forth like a
shattered mirror crack the mirror
shattered instantly the maiden waved at
him then vanished in an instant like a
fleeting dream like an illusion I in
that moment the light faded from io's
eyes leaving only a profound silence I
know I certainly know she is long since
left me and her departure has taken icho