This appears to be the second floor, the window is really big and low, one can practically stick the majority of their body out of it, she half leans on the window sill, bending her body to look down, gaining a panoramic view of a small half of the palace, she quietly observes the view before her eyes, a faint smile harbouring obscurity.
Suddenly a surprised cry sounds below her, she looks over attentively, below is someone with a refined appearance, a face full of shock looking towards her, mouth wide open, but emits no sound, not long after, a small group of people gathers below the window, all who are pointing around, incessantly gibbering, speaking words of the Nu language that Gui Wan has no understanding of, sounds of several sighing were also mixed amongst them.
The clamouring enters her ears, Gui Wan frowns, turning to leave the window, only after a while, did the noisiness outside restore its peace, she was just about to get up, going back to the window to observe the situation, when a burst of knocks sounds.
Gui Wan’s two words of “please enter” had yet to leave her lips, when the doors were already opened, Ye Li grins as he enters the room, a trace of praising and amazement seeming to have flashed by his eyes, “Suo Ge Ta, did you hear the singing of the birds this early morning?”
No longer bothering to show pointless struggles towards this addressment “Suo Ge Ta”, Gui Wan gentle rope in her hair, indifferently saying: “Scent of flowers lingers, singing of birds moving, this is indeed a great place that has the spirit to produce outstanding figures.”
“Do you like this place then?” He asks tentatively.
“Beautiful flowers are planted in the ground, the water is of course great, but are you able to move flowers into to water as companions for the fishes?” Smiling gracefully, she does not answer but asks back.
“That is far too unfair for the little fish, it clearly adores this flower so much.” Approaching a little, Ye Li’s face appears dejected and slightly cold, “Even if the flower is unwilling, I will still move it to the water to try.”
Knowing this person’s arrogant personality, speaking further has no benefits, Gui Wan lightly shrugs, declining to comment, the two of them wordless.
Ye Li arranges his expression, thinking that she is already in the Nu Capital, there is a lot time to change everything from now on, his voice also turns a few points gentler: “You’ve already been sleeping for an entire day and night, the palace has a celebration banquet tonight, why don’t you also come along?”
Originally wanting to reject him, but thinking of Ye Li’s whimsical, one sided personality, words of refusal can only remain sitting in her mouth, Gui Wan submissively nods, raising her head to ask: “What about my things, can you give them back to me now?” All of her belongings has been taken from her, even the clothing she is wearing right now have changed into the Nu’s outfit, she is rather unaccustomed to this.
Eyes circling around her body, Ye Li voice sounds slightly deep: “At the banquet, just wear a Nu outfit. Your things, I will return to you later.”
Softly sounding a cold laugh, Gui Wan makes no statement, casually standing up, she does not care about Ye Li, and looks outside the window, wanting an even bigger sky to be reflected in her eyes.
Standing behind her, Ye Li stands still, unable to turn around, nor is he able to look away, softly saying: “My subjects will definitely be impressed by you, they are bound to be captivated by you,” Suddenly recalling the burst of chattering within the palace just before, he changes his words, “Perhaps there are already those that have been impressed by you……”
His words, drifts past Gui Wan’s ears, she leisurely turns her head back, as though smiling but not smiling, sweetly saying: “All that I want, is not that complicated, what I want, is perhaps just the heart of one person, and also a view of the blue sky.” One fine finger distant in one stroke, pointing to the skies, such action flows freely, carrying the form of soul capturing beauty.
Ye Li uncontrollably looks out the window to where that finger points, a view of light blue reflected in his eyes, yet what he feels is his heart beating painfully fast, gloomily looking at the person before him, his consciousness blurs in this moment, his mouth blurting out a soft calling: “Suo Ge Ta?”
No one answers, emptiness falls upon the room with silence and desolation.