Ultimately, the time for parting had to come; even the most beautiful of gatherings always felt too short.
At the pavilion outside Quancheng, Murong Fu offered wine to bid his guests farewell. Before the two beauties departed, however, he held them in his arms inside the carriage for a long while. Only after promising to visit them at Hundred Flowers Valley did he step down, waving goodbye as his lovers watched him with lingering longing.
The two beauties leaned out of the carriage, gazing back at the extraordinary man standing tall in the wind, their hearts already tethered firmly to him. Although their time in Quancheng had lasted only a few months, after living and sleeping side-by-side, how could they not be deeply enamored with Murong Fu?
Chapter 18