The next morning, Ran Yan had just finished washing up when she found out that Xiao Song had left before dawn.
Arranged by Ran Yunsheng, Ran Yan boarded a carriage to Luoyang, accompanied by Qi Liuniang, who was riding in the same carriage.
Though Ran Yan was somewhat aloof, she wasn't overly peculiar and didn't mind sharing the same space with others; she simply leaned against the carriage window, engrossed in a Medical Book as if no one else were present.
Qi Liuniang sat cross-legged at the opposite window, watching the unhurried landscape receding outside. The carriage was quiet, occasionally disrupted by the sound of Ran Yan turning a page.
Her eyes were on the book, yet Ran Yan's thoughts slowly drifted elsewhere. Lately, she had dreamt of a man twice—once, she was held in his embrace, another time, she was the one holding on, not letting go…
