And Lian Musu, naturally, was not the type to play cute after gaining an advantage; therefore, he took the initiative to bring up the matter, which pleased Minister Fan immensely. He thought to himself that he had indeed made the right judgment about the person; he truly was conscientious.
"This?!" Lian Musu also pretended to be surprised, "Speaking of coincidence, just a few days ago, I happened to find several books, each a peerless lone copy only known by name and never seen in person. The old master who lost the books I had indeed seen from a distance, much like Minister Fan with white hair like a celestial, but he had gone far before I could approach, and I could not see his true face clearly, nor return the books to him, alas..."
He sighed, as if it were a great pity that he had not found the man.
