Chapter 95: How Can One Distinguish the Male from the Female
In the woods, Gu Shiyi stripped himself completely naked.
He stood by the riverside, where the clear water reflected his figure.
His skin had become very fair; even compared to a young maiden in the prime of her youth, it would not be inferior.
A massive scar still remained on his chest, the terrible scar that had pierced through his body and nearly cost him his life.
He looked at his reflection in the water and frowned.
Since leaving the Liu Clan, he had been disguised as a woman, imitating her every move, paying attention to what she looked like when she was angry, how she laughed, and what she looked like when she was sad or shedding tears.
But in the end, he realized he could not learn it.
He certainly could not learn it, because from beginning to end, he had always been a man.
Moreover, he was a man full of murderous intent, who never showed mercy, and possessed an unyielding spirit!
He could pretend to be a woman, he could even mimic a beautiful woman, but it was impossible for him to learn the coquettish charm of a woman—the bone-deep, corrosive tenderness they possessed.
Because he had never once considered himself a woman.
“I have no choice but to take a risk.”
He leaned down and curled his fingers; a crystalline white light appeared between them.
His fingers pierced into the hard ground as easily as if they were sinking into tofu.
He began to write, “Those called beauties have flowers for their appearance, birds for their voices, the moon for their spirit, willows for their grace, jade for their bones, ice and snow for their skin, autumn waters for their demeanor, and poetry for their hearts…”