A voice that was perfectly pleasant by any measure fell upon Ding Songyan’s ears like a death knell.
Shit. I forgot someone would e knocking for the next Chapter!
Ding Songyan’s eyes snapped open and he sat upright.
From the other side of the screen, Qingyan asked drowsily, "Second Brother, why did you suddenly sit up?"
Ding Songyan had already turned to look beside the oiled-paper window where Xiaoqing stood with a faint smile.
She wore a plain white round-collared jacket over a pleated skirt of silk yellow. Her hair was loosely gathered with a pearl-flower golden hairpin that swayed with her movements before they softly cascaded.
In the bright moonlight, she raised her right index finger and pressed it vertically to her lips.
Ding Songyan understood her meaning immediately. He spoke through the screen to Qingyan.
"I got home late today and forgot I still haven’t written tomorrow morning’s story. I have to get up and work."
In my last life I had to stay up late working. In this life it’s the same?
Qingyan’s tone relaxed, tinged with a smile.
"All the best, Second Brother. I’ll be waiting to read it in the morning."
Not even a word of concern for her brother. You didn’t even tell me not to burn the midnight oil... Ding Songyan pulled on his clothes, shifted the wooden chests, and assembled his makeshift desk and chair.
He lit the oil lamp, set out paper and inkstone, glanced at Xiaoqing who had already seated herself on the edge of the bed, then rubbed his face to drive out the last traces of sleep.
The crucial scene in this installment was the flooding of Jinshan Temple. But it couldn’t be just a fighting spectacle. The characters’ transformations and the eruption of emotion mattered more.
So he let Xu Xian watch Bai Suzhen e to his rescue in defiance of all danger, heedless of her own life. He let Xu Xian recall every tender moment between them, until he finally conquered his terror of the snake-yao and chose to walk to his wife’s side. His action made Lady Bai go from "rain is heartbroken, and the wind sheds tears" to "just for these words, heartbreak holds no
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