The blank chessboard has no answer.
Gao Zheng did not give one either.
This man, who led the Alliance of Fallen Immortals and once inquired at the Twilight Drum Academy, hailed as the greatest State Minister in the history of Yue Country, seems now merely a lonely old man sitting alone behind the mountain.
He even speaks very slowly, saying gently, "Ge Fei couldn't bear the sight of cobwebs and fallen leaves gathering dust. From the age of five, he would help me clean. I remember back then... he wasn't even taller than a broom."
His gaze was distant, as if it pierced through time and mimicked the playful, confident tone of a child: "I am not yet higher than a broom but desire to sweep the world clean!"
Then he collected his gaze and answered himself, "If one cannot sweep a room, how can they sweep the world?"
And now, the Ge Fei sitting opposite him earnestly said, "I'll remember to clean later."
Gao Zhe seemed to sigh, or perhaps he didn't.
