"Where are you two gentlemen from?" With her slender hands, Qian Xue lifted a wine cup and gently offered it to Changyi. Their skin brushed for a moment, and he felt a cool smoothness against his own.
Qian Xue and Qing Xia were perceptive. Changyi seemed outgoing and spontaneous, so the elegant, gentle Qian Xue sat beside him. The other, Young Master Lin, appeared calm and composed, so the passionate, cheerful Qing Xia took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"We're from Xiuyue County in the northern Changping Prefecture," Changyi said, taking the cup and downing it in one gulp.
Guangling County was in the southern part of Bai Shi Prefecture. Farther south lay Daping County and Wuya Ridge. It was a great distance from the northern Changping Prefecture; some people never left Guangling County their entire lives.
"Are you two gentlemen traveling south for your studies?" Qing Xia chimed in, placing a fair, delicate hand on Yangshuo's.
