[Bonus Chapter 7]
The grey curtains of the carriage window rustled as the cold monsoon wind billowed them into disorder, the soft sheer caressed the side of the youth's face as he sat with his legs crossed one over the other and body leaned towards the open window as he sat with his eyes closed, seemingly in deep contemplation as he sat in silence.
Uncaring was he of the sheer kissing the porcelain of his handsome face, eyebrows drawn together in a frown as he hummed to himself, locks of his raven hair billowing from the waterfall of their freedom.
"Master," Hu Lijing's soft call drew the surgeon out of his meditative state as the nine-tailed fox carefully placed a hand on his knee, eliciting a noise of acknowledgement from Li Xinyuan. "We have arrived at the northern Shaanxi's Taihang mountain range. Do you wish to exit the carriage and perhaps stretch out your legs?" He paused for a brief second before adding. "I would dissuade you from doing so, however."