Imperial Treasure

Chapter 523 - 345: Book Pavilion Tower, Fragments

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When Sui Yi arrived at the residence of Little Lotus Village and saw the Book Pavilion towering above the Lotus Pond and the riverbank, she was engulfed by a sense of nostalgia as if time had prolonged the years, but memories remained unchanged.

Only the man who used to wear light clothes, with a face as elegant and refined as a lotus, yet spoke with cold indifference...

Remained the same as before.

"Looking at your expression, aren’t you recalling how you fell embarrassingly into the river and I had to fish you out? Truly, just like a frog,"

This man seldom had anything nice to say.

Sui Yi turned to look at him, "At that time, I had lost consciousness, so whether I resembled a frog, I truly wouldn’t know. However, I do recall that Mr. Yi possesses the quintessence skill of Grand Duke Jiang."

"Ha, do you consider yourself Ji Fa? I had never known that the great Sui Yi would boast about themselves," Yi Chilian couldn’t help but laugh. Although his eyebrows relaxed and he appeared at ease, there was none of his usual impatience or indifference towards other people.

"What I said was you’ve never been able to fish up even a single fish over the years..."

Sui Yi spoke and glanced at the fishing basket beside Yi Chilian.

Didn’t catch any then, didn’t catch any this time either...

The skill was truly terrible.

Yi Chilian’s mouth twitched, and he said indifferently, "Your words are less comforting than the stupor of that frog, not a single kind word."

Sui Yi turned her head, thinking how this man still had the nerve to say such things...

However, Yi Chilian also knew that fishing had always been his shortcoming. Seeing Sui Yi’s eyes serene and calm, he became somewhat uncomfortable, stood up, and said, "Fishing may soothe the mind and body, but it gets tedious after a while. Come, follow me to the Book Pavilion...."

Are you sure it isn’t because you’ve never been able to catch a fish that it’s boring?

But Sui Yi had come for the Book Pavilion in the first place, so she followed behind Yi Chilian.

The Book Pavilion was a place that Sui Yi had glimpsed and yearned for from a distance, but it was not within the estate; it stood in the direction of the backyard across a riverbank, on the other side where the tower was.

The two boarded a small boat, Yi Chilian still behaving like a gentleman, rowing the boat by himself...

Sui Yi, on the other hand, stood freely at the end of the small boat. Reeds in the lake started to grow long, and along the riverbank, green lotuses also appeared. The breeze wafted gently, presenting a truly beautiful scene.

The elegant gentleman, Yi Chilian, rowing with ease, casually looked back and saw the lady dressed in deep blue linen pants and a light grey linen long-sleeved shirt standing at the other end of the boat. The boat bobbed and swayed, and the slender person with hair flowing elegantly seemed charming and carefree, and one simply couldn’t grasp her with a single hand.

Just like her hair, one could not grasp the lady who was gazing at the distant view, her profile blurred by the wind, leaving one to feel that her eyebrows and eyes were more exquisite than the clear skies and vast waters.

For a moment, it felt like the one observing her was thrown into that ink painting world...

Noticing his gaze, Sui Yi turned her face.

As their eyes met.

The thought ’A gentleman does not gaze upon a lady without good reason’ suddenly crossed the somewhat conceited Mr. Yi’s mind.

So he blurted out, "You’re too thin."

Sui Yi’s expression naturally changed when such an unexpected remark came her way, almost as if asking... What do you mean?

Yi Chilian was already seriously explaining, "Just like a piece of paper, it seems like you could be blown away by the wind... It is truly too thin, it’s not good for a girl to be so skinny."

Sui Yi remained indifferent for a moment before responding, "The boat has stopped moving..."

Her intention was merely to state a fact, definitely not carrying any emotion, but to a certain person, it sounded as though... If I were heavier, you wouldn’t be able to row at all.

Then Mr. Yi felt the naked embarrassment!

So the boat, as if with a motor installed, moved rapidly...

And soon they arrived on the small island on the other side.

This body of water was all private property, belonging to Little Lotus Village, and Yi Chilian was naturally the master here. The two entered the tower, and in the blink of an eye, Sui Yi saw the circular bookshelves embedded in the walls were filled with books, but the air was free of any dust, instead remarkably clean and serene.

An elderly and dignified man approached.

"Teacher,"

Mr. Yi nodded, "Uncle Wen, I’ve brought someone who enjoys reading to take a look here...."

Sui Yi had already observed that this elder was likely the one who maintained the tower regularly, exuding an air that she found quite endearing.

"Elder," Sui Yi’s manners were impeccable. The elder smiled at her, but he understood quite well that the girl was not just brought here for the love of reading, but it was because of the girl that she was brought here...

It was all because of her.

Grand Duke Jiang was still sharp enough to see through a person in minutes, stating, "Miss, just call me Uncle Wen. Come, which category of books would you like to see?"