Zhan Zhao arrived every year as promised. Although he had never set foot on Xingkong Island, he was just waiting for the man to come by boat to welcome him, dressed in white and proud. I remember that on the anniversary of his death one year, Zhan Zhao came as usual for his appointment. Although he did not board the Zhouzi's boat in the end, he unexpectedly bumped into Jiang Ning's mother-in-law. We haven't seen her for a few years, and my mother-in-law is no longer in high spirits. If it weren't for the dragon rope tied around her waist, who would have imagined that this old man in commoner clothes sitting against the tree was the person Bai Yutang was most afraid of.
"Mother-in-law."
"Since you are here, why don't you go to the island to see it?"
"That's all. We are no longer there, so why bother clinging to a stone monument. What's more... No one on the other side is willing to welcome Zhan as a friend."
When Zhan Zhao said this, he was hidden in the shade of the trees. Except for Jiang Ning's mother-in-law, no one saw his deep affection. It was just that his straight waist was bent, but he didn't know who he was bending for.
"But you're still here."
"Zhan has an appointment with him." He seemed to remember the day when we made the appointment, and his voice seemed to be smiling, "Brother Bai owes Zhan a glass of strong wine after all."
"Do you know why the Four Rats have never left Skyfall Island?"
"Maybe it's the same as Zhan..." He looked into the distance, and the sparkling waves on the river seemed to reflect starlight in his eyes, but he didn't say any more.
Zhan Zhaoyou remembers that when he said goodbye to Meilin, Bai Yutang promised him that he would not come back until it was night after five days. Unexpectedly, the five-day appointment was five years late. Looking sadly at the empty boats at the head of the river, the four seasons of cold and heat are reincarnated.