When Yuan Bai was five:
"Who does Yuan Bai like best?"
"Master, of course!"
Yuan Bai gazed at Yuan Kong with bright, sparkling eyes. The lamplight filled them, turning into joy as he looked at his master.
When Yuan Bai was fifteen:
"Yuan Bai, let's leave the monastic life together. You were never meant to be a monk. Now that you've grown up, how about I take you to see the scenery of Jiangnan?"
"...All right."
On Yuan Bai's birthday:
"Yuan Bai, are you silly? I took you away because I like you..."
Theme: Inspiration comes in a rush and builds up little by little.
