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Jia Xu and Guo Jia rarely had the opportunity to have a good conversation together, whether it was at the academy or now. However, as they grew older and ended up working at the Embroidered Attire Tower, they occasionally exchanged a few normal words.
For example, now Jia Xu asked Guo Jia why he chose Prince Guangling. This was actually a question that was avoided in the early years, and even if Jia Xu later acknowledged Prince Guangling, it was never brought up again. So when Jia Xu asked again, Guo Jia raised an eyebrow in surprise, tapped the ash from his cigarette on the windowsill, and casually replied, "For someone who extends their vitality, her existence is healing for others. What do you think, Wenhe?"
Jia Xu couldn't help but knock on the table to stop Guo Jia from lighting a cigarette. Guo Jia laughed and jumped down from the windowsill, walking a few steps to Jia Xu, and bent down to say, "I'll be heading north with the army in a few days. Will Wenhe come to see me off?"
Jia Xu coldly snorted and said not to even think about it, but on the day Guo Jia left Guangling, he still went. Standing on the city wall of Guangling, he looked down and saw the brightly dressed Guo Jia being escorted in the procession. Guo Jia seemed to sense something and turned back to see Jia Xu on the city wall. He then smiled and loudly said they would eat autumn crabs together when he returned.
Then, the news of Guo Jia's death came back.
During Biyong, Guo Jia said he liked autumn the most, liked the rustling of falling leaves and the golden chrysanthemums. As Jia Xu closed Guo Jia's eyes, he thought, "Dying in your favorite season, how wonderful, Guo Jia, how wonderful."
Twenty-nine Liu City
Prince Guangling said that this trip is under the command of Guo Jia, so when Guo Jia ordered the army to return to Guangling first, despite objections, they had to obey.
He only left behind a small unit of Light Cavalry and a young maid to take care of Guo Jia as they traveled with the army. Guo Jia had been in a coma for three days, and when he woke up, he couldn't tell if it was The first light of dawn or sunset. sparrow poured lukewarm water into Guo Jia's dry lips, and in a hoarse voice, Guo Jia asked, "Where are we now?"
It was just a question, but it almost made the little maid's tears fall. She replied, "Young Master us is in Liu City."
Liu City.
Guo Jia closed his eyes and slowly recited this name, as if recalling where it was. Just when sparrow thought Guo Jia had fallen asleep again, Guo Jia spoke, "Is this place very close to the Biyong ruins?"
sparrow cried even harder, crawled two steps and said, "Yes, young master, Liu City is very close to The Imperial College of Bing Yong. When you feel better, us will go back and take a look."
The young maid was actually not so young anymore. When Biyong was engulfed in flames and Guo Jia left, she found this child in the ruins at the foot of the mountain and raised her to her current age of over twenty.
Guo Jia coughed twice, spitting out a thick pool of blood. Still, he spoke in a cheerful tone, "I'm not dead yet, why are you crying?"
Three days later, Guo Jia unexpectedly improved a lot. He was able to have some liquid food and lean against the bed to look at the autumn scenery outside the window. He said, "sparrow, let's go back to Biyong."
sparrow did not object, but quickly arranged for a carriage and accompanying physician, because she knew that this might be his last rally, and if they didn't leave soon, it would be too late.
Guo Jia Half lying in the carriage, looking at the increasingly familiar scenery, his spirits improved even more, but sparrow was increasingly nervous under the shawl.
Years ago, half of Biyong Mountain was burned in a fire, but now the burned area is unexpectedly covered with unknown flowers. Guo Jia pointed in a direction with a good mood and said, "Look, sparrow, that's where I found you. You were only five or six years old at the time, far from the articulate person you are now."
The road up the mountain was difficult, with Guo Jia being supported, walking and stopping. He even had the illusion of returning to the mountain as he did years ago, except this time there was no young man waiting for him ahead.
The big fire back then left Biyong in ruins, with only broken walls and remnants. Guo Jia pointed to a ruin and said, "This is where you, Mr. WenHe, first achieved victory."
In the end, Guo Jia was unable to distinguish much of the time and memories due to illness, sometimes unable to differentiate between dreams and reality. However, upon entering The Imperial College of Bing Yong, it seemed as if all memories became clear again. He saw two young men running and playing, two young men reciting poetry in the crowd, two young men toasting with their wine cups, and two young men falling asleep side by side.
Guo Jia fell amidst a burst of exclamations, and in that moment, all the scenery receded into the distance. All the sounds became so muffled, yet so clear. He gazed at the horizon of Biyong, recalling the vast and deep sky in Liangzhou, and hearing Jia Xu riding over to call his name.
In that instant with his eyes closed, he unexpectedly thought that the person would probably be happy to hear news of his death.
The term "sparrow" in this passage does not refer to the character Sparrow from the plot of "Sparrow," but rather to the child that Guo Jia found during the fire in "Biyong School Year." The original text reads: "My name is Sparrow. Mama said she hopes I can fly out like a sparrow."
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