Chapter Ninety-Five Willows fly in Chang’an (II)
Word Number:188
Author:一曲雨霖铃
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Release Time:2025-10-08
A graceful maiden of Yan, fifteen years in age, Accustomed to trailing her long skirts, she walks not in delicate steps. Amidst the crowd, a single glance of her smiling face outshines all, For earthly hues turn to dust before her beauty. Upon a solitary tree, blossoms burst forth in sudden bloom; Save for Heaven’s own gift, no words could suffice as offering. Before her, the maidens of Wu boast of their skill in dance, Yet all their charms are undone by the sway of her supple waist. Thus it was that Li Bai and Meng Haoran, since first meeting at Deer Gate, became fast friends, and roamed the rivers and seas without end. Two years later, finding themselves in want of diversion, they encountered the imperial decree of examinations. Meng Haoran said: “Brother Taibai, I have heard much of Yangzhou’s beauty. Since you have journeyed there, is it as they say?” Li Bai replied: “All that you have heard, brother Haoran, is true indeed. If fortune allows, would it not delight us to wander there together?” Meng Haoran rejoiced, saying: “Then I shall follow gladly