In this chapter, we learn that the scholar of Wenhua Hall is named Xu Wenchang, and that he is the same scholar as the one we met in the previous chapter. He is also known as "the scholar of the underworld" , and he is considered to be one of the most important scholars in the history of China. The scholar, who is known for being strict, praises the scholar for his devotion to his students. The young scholar is curious about where the couplets came from, and the young scholar tells him that the girl laughed a lot, but that she would better keep her face straight. He tells the young girl that one day, he will fall in love with her. He asks the young woman why she is staring at him, and she replies that she is not allowed to enter the temple. He then tells her that he knows the god of fortune telling, also called "the god of the sortilege," and that without him, her trip to the temple would not be happy. He says that the flowers in the temple do not look like "rogues" . The old age is still correct, the seach says, but the frost is different, the cold leaves are still correct. He also asks when he will meet his destiny, and says that he feels under great pressure to surrender himself to the young man. He wants to know if he is praying for love, or facing this man. The seach replies that face is more important than any other thing in life, because some people are smiling, while others are struggling with sorrows. He adds that the face is "the most unreliable thing" in life. He explains that some people put on a happy face, while other people cry their eyes out, but are actually unhappy. He concludes by saying that the "least important thing in
In this chapter, we learn that the scholar of Wenhua Hall is named Xu Wenchang, and that he is the same scholar as the one we met in the previous chapter. He is also known as "the scholar of the underworld" , and he is considered to be one of the most important scholars in the history of China. The scholar, who is known for being strict, praises the scholar for his devotion to his students. The young scholar is curious about where the couplets came from, and the young scholar tells him that the girl laughed a lot, but that she would better keep her face straight. He tells the young girl that one day, he will fall in love with her. He asks the young woman why she is staring at him, and she replies that she is not allowed to enter the temple. He then tells her that he knows the god of fortune telling, also called "the god of the sortilege," and that without him, her trip to the temple would not be happy. He says that the flowers in the temple do not look like "rogues" . The old age is still correct, the seach says, but the frost is different, the cold leaves are still correct. He also asks when he will meet his destiny, and says that he feels under great pressure to surrender himself to the young man. He wants to know if he is praying for love, or facing this man. The seach replies that face is more important than any other thing in life, because some people are smiling, while others are struggling with sorrows. He adds that the face is "the most unreliable thing" in life. He explains that some people put on a happy face, while other people cry their eyes out, but are actually unhappy. He concludes by saying that the "least important thing in