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 "content": "Compared to gold, the purchasing power of primeval stones was equally astonishing. However, no amount of primeval stones could withstand Fang Yuan’s continuous consumption.\n\n“Two jars of wine a day, for seven whole days now. The primeval stones I saved up are almost all spent,” he thought, frowning slightly as he carried two jars of wine out of the tavern.\n\nOnce one became a Gu Master, one could draw pure primeval essence directly from primeval stones to replenish the sea of primeval essence in one’s Aperture. Thus, for Gu Masters, primeval stones were not merely currency—they were also aids in cultivation. With an ample supply of primeval stones, one’s cultivation speed could increase considerably, offsetting, to some extent, any shortcomings in aptitude.\n\n“Tomorrow I’ll have no primeval stones left to buy wine, yet the wine worm still refuses to show itself. Am I truly to refine the Moonlight Gu into my life-bound Gu?” Fang Yuan felt reluctant.\n\nLeaving the tavern, Fang Yuan carried two jars of wine, thinking as he walked: “The head elder of the academy said that the first one to refine their life-bound Gu in this examination will receive a reward of twenty primeval stones. Right now, many are probably at home, mustering all their strength to refine their Gu insects, vying for first place. Unfortunately, refining a life-bound Gu puts one’s aptitude to the ultimate test. Those with good aptitude hold an immense advantage. With my third-rate aptitude and no other means, I have no hope of winning at all.”\n\nJust then, Gu Yue Fangzheng’s voice sounded from behind: “Brother, you really did come to the tavern to drown your sorrows again! Come with me—uncle and aunt wish to see you.”\n\nFang Yuan stopped and turned back to look. He noticed that his younger brother no longer spoke with his head lowered as he had before.\n\nThe brothers’ gazes collided. A gust of wind howled past, ruffling the older brother’s disheveled black hair and stirring the hem of the younger brother’s robes.",
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 "reasoning": "We are asked to act as a literary editor for a fiction translation. We have source text and draft translation. Need to check against source, fix meaning distortions, style issues, proper names per glossary. Also need to re-paragraph according to the rules: merge Chinese line-by-line into English paragraphs where they form narrative moves. Keep completeness, no adding/dropping sentences. Convert measures, render poems/terms properly. Honorifics kept. Output only edited translation.\n\nFirst, identify glossary:\n- 空窍 → Aperture\n- 真元 → primeval essence\n- 元石 → primeval stone\n- 元海 → sea of primeval essence\n- 蛊师 → Gu Master\n- 月光蛊 → Moonlight Gu\n\nThus, all terms are already correctly rendered in draft? Check: primeval stones (yes), primeval essence (yes), sea of primeval essence (yes), Aperture (yes), Gu Master (yes), Moonlight Gu (yes). So glossary is followed.\n\nNow, check meaning against source.\n\nSource lines:\n1. 对比一下黄金，因此元石的购买力也相当的惊人。 -> \"To compare with gold, the purchasing power of primeval stones was likewise astonishing.\" \nThat seems fine. \"likewise\" suggests a comparison with gold mentioned earlier? The context: earlier probably compared gold. This sentence might be a continuation. The draft says \"To compare with gold\" which is a bit clunky. Could rephrase: \"Compared with gold, the purchasing power of primeval stones was equally astonishing.\" But the draft says \"likewise astonishing\" - \"likewise\" might be ok if the previous sentence established gold's purchasing power. But I won't change unless it's a distortion. Draft is \"To compare with gold, the purchasing power of primeval stones was likewise astonishing.\" That's grammatically weird as a standalone, but in context it might work. However, since we're only given this fragment without previous sentence, it's fine. Might adjust for style: \"Compared to gold, primeval stones had astonishing purchasing power as well.\" But no need to distort meaning. I'll keep close to draft but improve flow if necessary.\n\n2. 不过，再多的元石也经不起方源这样连续的消耗。 -> \"However, no matter how many primeval stones one had, they could not withstand such continuous consumption on Fang Yuan's part.\" \nMeaning: But no matter how many primeval stones there are, they can't withstand Fang Yuan's continuous consumption. Draft says \"on Fang Yuan's part\" which is okay, but \"they could not withstand\" might imply stones are the subject. Better: \"no amount of primeval stones could withstand Fang Yuan's continuous consumption.\" But we'll preserve the draft's meaning. I'll refine to: \"However, no amount of primeval stones could withstand Fang Yuan's continuous consumption.\" That's more natural.\n\n3. “每天两坛酒，已经整整七天了。原先积攒的元石，差不多都花完了。”拎着两坛酒出了酒店，方源眉头微微皱着。 -> Draft: \"Two jars of wine a day, for seven whole days now. The primeval stones I had saved up are just about spent.\" Carrying two jars of wine out of the tavern, Fang Yuan frowned slightly.\nCheck: \"已经整整七天了\" means \"already full seven days\". \"原先积攒的元石，差不多都花完了\" -> \"the primeval stones I originally saved up, almost all spent.\" Draft ok. \"眉头微微皱着\" -> \"frowned slightly\" is good. However, the speech is by Fang Yuan, so the narrative builds: he's carrying two jars, frowning. Could be one paragraph. According to re-paragraphing rules, we merge narrative moves. So the whole line about his thoughts and actions could be one paragraph. The source has separate lines but we can merge them. I'll do that.\n\n4. 一旦成为蛊师，就可以从元石中直接抽取出纯净真元，来补充空窍中的元海。 -> \"Once one became a Gu Master, one could draw pure primeval essence directly from primeval stones to replenish the sea of primeval essence in one's Aperture.\" That's fine. The translation \"became\" past tense. The entire narrative is past tense? This is explanation, so present tense might be more natural for general truths. But the style is past tense narrating? The previous sentence \"frowned\" is past. This is general fact, could be present: \"Once one becomes a Gu Master, one can draw...\" But the draft uses \"became\". I think it's consistent with narrative past. I'll keep past.\n\n5. 因此对于蛊师来讲，元石不仅是货币，更是修行的帮手。 -> \"Thus, for Gu Masters, primeval stones were not merely currency—they were also aids in cultivation.\" Good.\n\n6. 有了充足的元石，修行的速度能提升不少，这或多或少能弥补一些资质上的短板。 -> \"With an ample supply of primeval stones, one's cultivation speed could increase considerably, offsetting to some extent any shortcomings in aptitude.\" The draft says \"offsetting to some extent any shortcomings\" which is slightly awkward. \"offsetting, to some extent, any shortcomings\" or \"making up for some of the shortcomings in aptitude.\" But it's fine.\n\n7. “明天就没有元石购买酒水了，酒虫却迟迟不现身。难道真的要我把月光蛊炼化成本命蛊？”方源心中有些不甘心。 -> Draft: \"Tomorrow I'll have no primeval stones left to buy wine, yet the wine worm still refuses to show itself. Am I truly to refine the Moonlight Gu into my life-bound Gu?\" Fang Yuan felt a reluctance in his heart.\nCheck: \"酒虫\" is wine worm. \"迟迟不现身\" means \"still hasn't appeared\". \"难道真的要我把月光蛊炼化成本命蛊\" -> \"Am I really to refine Moonlight Gu into my life-bound Gu?\" \"心中有些不甘心\" -> \"felt somewhat unwilling/reluctant\". Draft \"reluctance\" is okay. But \"life-bound Gu\" is the term used? In source, 本命蛊 is often \"vital Gu\" or \"life-bound Gu\". The draft uses \"life-bound Gu\", I'll keep that unless glossary says something else. Glossary doesn't have it. So keep.\n\n8. 出了酒肆，方源手中提着两坛酒，一边走路一边思量：“学堂家老说，此次考核第一个炼化本命蛊的人，就有二十块元石的奖励。现在恐怕许多人，都在家卯足劲，炼化蛊虫，争取第一吧。可惜，炼化本命蛊极为考验资质。资质好的人，优势极大。以我丙等资质，有没有其他手段，根本就没有得胜的希望。” -> Draft: Leaving the tavern, Fang Yuan carried two jars of wine, thinking as he walked: \"The head elder of the academy said that the first one to refine their life-bound Gu in this examination will receive a reward of twenty primeval stones. Right now, many are probably at home, mustering all their strength to refine their Gu insects, vying for first place. Unfortunately, refining a life-bound Gu puts one's aptitude to the ultimate test. Those with good aptitude hold an immense advantage. With my third-rate aptitude and no other means, I have no hope of winning at all.\"\nCheck terms: \"学堂家老\" -> \"head elder of the academy\" okay. \"丙等资质\" -> \"third-rate aptitude\". This is fine. \"有没有其他手段\" -> \"no other means\" or \"without any other means\". So \"with my third-rate aptitude and no other means\" is accurate. I'll adjust for style: \"Without any other means, I have no hope at all.\" but it's fine.\n\n9. 就在这时，身后响起古月方正的声音：“哥哥，你果真又来酒馆买醉！跟我来，舅父舅母要见你。” -> Draft: Just then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded from behind: \"Brother, you really did come to the tavern to drown your sorrows again! Come with me—uncle and aunt wish to see you.\"\n\"舅父舅母\" is uncle and aunt, maternal uncles? But \"舅父舅母\" specifically mother's brother and his wife. In English, \"uncle and aunt\" is general, but the distinction might matter. However, the draft says \"uncle and aunt\", which is okay. I'll keep.\n\n10. 方源停下脚步，回身望去。 -> Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks and turned back to look.\n\n11. 发现弟弟再没有像从前那般低着头说话。 -> He noticed that his younger brother no longer spoke with his head lowered as he had before.\nDraft says \"no longer spoke with his head lowered\" which is fine.\n\n12. 兄弟俩视线相撞。 -> The brothers' gazes collided. Good.\n\n13. 一阵风呼啸地吹来，拂起哥哥散乱的黑发，吹起弟弟的衣摆。 -> A gust of wind howled past, ruffling the older brother's disheveled black hair and stirring the hem of the younger brother's robes.\n\"衣摆\" -> hem of robes, it's fine.\n\nNow re-paragraphing: The document should be assembled into natural English paragraphs. We need to merge the lines into paragraphs based on narrative moves. The source is broken into one-clause lines but we'll combine them.\n\nNarrative moves:\n- First sentences: Explaining primeval stones' purchasing power and Fang Yuan's consumption. That's a bit of narration. Then a direct thought from Fang Yuan, then action: carrying jars out of tavern. That could be one paragraph? Let's see: The first sentence: \"To compare with gold... astonishing.\" Then \"However, no matter how many... Fang Yuan's part.\" So a general observation about primeval stones, then specifically about Fang Yuan's situation. Then inner monologue + action. I'd group the first two as background, then thought+action together. But we can merge: The first two sentences are narration: \"Compared to gold, primeval stones had astonishing purchasing power as well. However, no amount of primeval stones could withstand Fang Yuan's continuous consumption.\" Then his thought: \"Two jars of wine a day...\" and action. I'll put that in a new paragraph: \"Two jars of wine a day... Fang Yuan frowned slightly, carrying two jars of wine out of the tavern.\" Actually, we might separate: The general explanation about Gu Masters and primeval stones is a separate block. That block: \"Once one became a Gu Master... ... offsetting any shortcomings in aptitude.\" That's a distinct explanatory passage. Then next: \"Tomorrow I'll have no primeval stones...\" his inner monologue, then leaving tavern, then thinking. So I'll structure:\n\nParagraph 1: The purchasing power and his consumption. (lines 1-2) \nParagraph 2: The general truth about Gu Masters and primeval stones. (lines 4-6)\nParagraph 3: His worry about no more stones for wine, the thought about Moonlight Gu. (line 7)\nParagraph 4: Leaving tavern, thinking about the academy competition. (line 8)\nParagraph 5: Fang Zheng's voice, stopping, turning, noticing. (lines 9-11)\nParagraph 6: Gazes collide, wind. (lines 12-13)\n\nBut let's see: line 3 is his direct speech \"Two jars of wine... spent.\" plus carrying jars out. That speech is part of his inner monologue. So I'll place it either before or after the general truth. Possibly: After the explanation of primeval stones' purchasing power, he thinks about his own situation, then we cut to his actions. The original order is: \"To compare with gold... consumption. 'Two jars... spent.' Carrying two jars... frowning. Once one became a Gu Master... ... aptitude. 'Tomorrow... life-bound Gu?' Fang Yuan felt reluctant. Leaving the tavern... thought about the exam... Just then...\" So the general truth about Gu Masters is an aside, but placed after his immediate action and thought. That works as a flash of context. I'll keep that order but group accordingly.\n\nSo I'll merge:\n- First sentence about gold and stones, then However... consumption. That's one paragraph.\n- Then his speech and action: \"Two jars of wine... spent.\" Carrying two jars... frowning. This is one narrative move: him speaking/thinking and acting. So one paragraph: He said, \"Two jars of wine... spent,\" as he carried... frowning.\n- Next the explanation about Gu Masters. That's separate: \"Once one became a Gu Master... ... offsetting shortcomings in aptitude.\" That can be one paragraph.\n- Then another inner thought: \"Tomorrow... life-bound Gu?\" and feeling reluctant. That's a paragraph.\n- Then leaving tavern and thinking about exam: \"Leaving the tavern, Fang Yuan... thinking as he walked: 'The head elder... no hope at all.'\" It's a long paragraph, but it's one continuous thought.\n- Then new speaker: \"Just then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded... 'to see you.'\" Fang Yuan stops, turns, notices. I'll make that one paragraph: Fang Yuan stopped and turned. He noticed... (combine lines). Then the brothers' gazes collided, wind. That can be a final paragraph.\n\nBut careful: the speech by Fang Zheng is direct speech. According to rule, we start each line of direct speech as a new paragraph in double quotation marks. So when Fang Zheng speaks, we open a new paragraph with his speech. The narrative transition \"Just then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded from behind:\" could be a speech tag, then his speech. So: Just then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded from behind: \"Brother, you really did come...\" Then we have \"Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks and turned back to look. He noticed his younger brother...\" That can be in the same paragraph after the speech? Usually, after a speech, the action of the listener can be in the same paragraph if it's directly connected. I'd do: \nJust then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded from behind: \"Brother, you really did come to the tavern to drown your sorrows again! Come with me—uncle and aunt wish to see you.\"\nFang Yuan stopped in his tracks and turned back to look. He noticed that his younger brother no longer spoke with his head lowered as he had before.\nThe brothers' gazes collided. A gust of wind howled past, ruffling the older brother's disheveled black hair and stirring the hem of the younger brother's robes.\n\nThen the last two sentences can be one paragraph.\n\nNow, style fixes: remove calques, officialese, repetition. The draft is mostly fine, but I'll refine phrasing. \"To compare with gold\" -> \"Compared to gold\" better. \"likewise astonishing\" -> \"equally astonishing\" or just \"astonishing\". \"However, no matter how many primeval stones one had, they could not withstand such continuous consumption on Fang Yuan's part.\" -> \"However, no amount of primeval stones could withstand Fang Yuan's continuous consumption.\" \"on Fang Yuan's part\" is a bit clunky. \"Two jars of wine a day, for seven whole days now.\" -> \"Two jars of wine a day for seven whole days now.\" (remove comma). \"The primeval stones I had saved up are just about spent.\" -> \"The primeval stones I saved up are almost all spent.\" (more natural). \"Carrying two jars of wine out of the tavern, Fang Yuan frowned slightly.\" -> \"Fang Yuan frowned slightly as he carried two jars of wine out of the tavern.\" Might flow better. I'll keep the \"carrying...\" but it's fine.\n\n\"Once one became a Gu Master...\" could be \"Once one became a Gu Master, one could directly extract pure primeval essence from primeval stones to replenish the sea of primeval essence in one's Aperture.\" \"抽取\" is draw, but \"extract\" is fine. \"Thus, for Gu Masters, primeval stones were not merely currency—they were also aids in cultivation.\" Fine. \"offsetting to some extent any shortcomings in aptitude.\" -> \"offsetting, to some extent, any shortcomings in aptitude.\" Or \"to some degree offsetting shortcomings in aptitude.\" I'll do \"offsetting, at least somewhat, any shortcomings in aptitude.\" But original draft \"to some extent any\" is okay. I'll keep as \"offsetting, to some extent, any shortcomings in aptitude.\"\n\nThe inner thought: \"Tomorrow I'll have no primeval stones left to buy wine, yet the wine worm still refuses to show itself. Am I truly to refine the Moonlight Gu into my life-bound Gu?\" -> good. \"Fang Yuan felt a reluctance in his heart.\" -> \"Fang Yuan felt reluctant.\" More direct.\n\nThen \"Leaving the tavern, Fang Yuan carried two jars of wine, thinking as he walked:\" -> could be \"Leaving the tavern, Fang Yuan carried two jars of wine and thought as he walked, ...\" The speech inside: \"The head elder... no hope at all.\" I'll adjust the colon after \"thought as he walked\" to a comma and then quote, see the convention: \"thinking as he walked: '...'\" So keep colon.\n\nThe exam speech: \"Right now, many are probably at home, mustering all their strength to refine their Gu insects, vying for first place.\" \"mustering all their strength\" could be \"giving it their all\" or \"using all their effort\", but it's okay. \"refining a life-bound Gu puts one's aptitude to the ultimate test.\" that is good. \"Those with good aptitude hold an immense advantage.\" -> \"hold an immense advantage\" is fine. \"With my third-rate aptitude and no other means, I have no hope of winning at all.\" I'd say \"With my third-rate aptitude and no other means, I have no hope of winning whatsoever.\" or \"at all\" is okay.\n\nThen Fang Zheng: \"Brother, you really did come to the tavern to drown your sorrows again!\" good. \"Come with me—uncle and aunt wish to see you.\" good. \"Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks and turned back to look.\" \"in his tracks\" is a bit informal, but okay. \"He noticed that his younger brother no longer spoke with his head lowered as he had before.\" good. \"The brothers' gazes collided.\" Good. \"A gust of wind howled past, ruffling the older brother's disheveled black hair and stirring the hem of the younger brother's robes.\" nice.\n\nNow, re-paragraph as I described. I'll output the edited translation with these fixes and paragraphing.\n\nMake sure no exclamation marks in Chinese are not overdone. Checks: \"again!\" is fine. \"no hope at all.\" not exclamation.\n\nI'll also check for any honorifics: \"uncle and aunt\" are \"舅父舅母\", which could be \"maternal uncle and aunt\", but the draft used \"uncle and aunt\" which is acceptable. The context doesn't require explicit maternal, so fine.\n\nFinally, ensure no line breaks in the output that mimic source; only paragraph breaks.\n\nSo I'll produce:\n\nCompared to gold, the purchasing power of primeval stones was equally astonishing. However, no amount of primeval stones could withstand Fang Yuan's continuous consumption.\n\n\"Two jars of wine a day, for seven whole days now. The primeval stones I saved up are almost all spent,\" he muttered, frowning slightly as he carried two jars of wine out of the tavern.\n\nOnce one became a Gu Master, one could draw pure primeval essence directly from primeval stones to replenish the sea of primeval essence in one's Aperture. Thus, for Gu Masters, primeval stones were not merely currency—they were also aids in cultivation. With an ample supply of primeval stones, one's cultivation speed could increase considerably, offsetting, to some extent, any shortcomings in aptitude.\n\n\"Tomorrow I'll have no primeval stones left to buy wine, yet the wine worm still refuses to show itself. Am I truly to refine the Moonlight Gu into my life-bound Gu?\" Fang Yuan felt reluctant.\n\nLeaving the tavern, Fang Yuan carried two jars of wine, thinking as he walked: \"The head elder of the academy said that the first one to refine their life-bound Gu in this examination will receive a reward of twenty primeval stones. Right now, many are probably at home, mustering all their strength to refine their Gu insects, vying for first place. Unfortunately, refining a life-bound Gu puts one's aptitude to the ultimate test. Those with good aptitude hold an immense advantage. With my third-rate aptitude and no other means, I have no hope of winning at all.\"\n\nJust then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded from behind: \"Brother, you really did come to the tavern to drown your sorrows again! Come with me—uncle and aunt wish to see you.\"\n\nFang Yuan stopped and turned back to look. He noticed that his younger brother no longer spoke with his head lowered as he had before.\n\nThe brothers' gazes collided. A gust of wind howled past, ruffling the older brother's disheveled black hair and stirring the hem of the younger brother's robes.\n\nI merged the first thought with action into one paragraph, made it a voiced thought? The source didn't indicate Fang Yuan spoke aloud, it was inner thought. The original line: “每天两坛酒...” you have it as direct speech, but in the narrative it's an internal monologue. In the source, it's not marked as speech, but it's likely his thought. The draft also put it in quotes. So I'll keep as internal monologue but in quotes. That's fine. I also integrated \"Fang Yuan frowned slightly\" into the same paragraph. The original \"拎着两坛酒出了酒店，方源眉头微微皱着。\" I used \"he muttered, frowning slightly as he carried...\" but he didn't mutter, it's just thought. So better: \" he thought, frowning slightly as he carried...\" Or keep the draft's separate sentence: \"Carrying two jars of wine out of the tavern, Fang Yuan frowned slightly.\" But then his thought is before the action. I'll do: \"Two jars of wine... spent,\" Fang Yuan thought, frowning slightly as he carried two jars of wine out of the tavern. That combines the thought and action in one paragraph, which matches a narrative move. So I'll adjust.\n\nI'll refine: The original draft had the thought in quotes and then a narrative \"Carrying two jars...\" I can do: \"Two jars of wine a day... spent,\" he thought as he carried two jars of wine out of the tavern, frowning slightly. So I'll combine.\n\nNow check the final text.",
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   "content": "CANONICAL RENDERINGS of names and terms (in the draft, the source term on the left MUST be rendered exactly by the form on the right — bring any divergence to it, inflecting by context; do not introduce other variants and do not change anything else):\n- 空窍 → «Aperture»\n- 真元 → «primeval essence»\n- 元石 → «primeval stone»\n- 元海 → «sea of primeval essence»\n- 蛊师 → «Gu Master»\n- 月光蛊 → «Moonlight Gu»"
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   "content": "Source text (language «zh»):\n\n　　对比一下黄金，因此元石的购买力也相当的惊人。\n　　不过，再多的元石也经不起方源这样连续的消耗。\n　　“每天两坛酒，已经整整七天了。原先积攒的元石，差不多都花完了。”拎着两坛酒出了酒店，方源眉头微微皱着。\n　　一旦成为蛊师，就可以从元石中直接抽取出纯净真元，来补充空窍中的元海。\n　　因此对于蛊师来讲，元石不仅是货币，更是修行的帮手。\n　　有了充足的元石，修行的速度能提升不少，这或多或少能弥补一些资质上的短板。\n　　“明天就没有元石购买酒水了，酒虫却迟迟不现身。难道真的要我把月光蛊炼化成本命蛊？”方源心中有些不甘心。\n　　出了酒肆，方源手中提着两坛酒，一边走路一边思量：“学堂家老说，此次考核第一个炼化本命蛊的人，就有二十块元石的奖励。现在恐怕许多人，都在家卯足劲，炼化蛊虫，争取第一吧。可惜，炼化本命蛊极为考验资质。资质好的人，优势极大。以我丙等资质，有没有其他手段，根本就没有得胜的希望。”\n　　就在这时，身后响起古月方正的声音：“哥哥，你果真又来酒馆买醉！跟我来，舅父舅母要见你。”\n　　方源停下脚步，回身望去。\n　　发现弟弟再没有像从前那般低着头说话。\n　　兄弟俩视线相撞。\n　　一阵风呼啸地吹来，拂起哥哥散乱的黑发，吹起弟弟的衣摆。\n\n\nDraft translation to edit:\n\nTo compare with gold, the purchasing power of primeval stones was likewise astonishing.\nHowever, no matter how many primeval stones one had, they could not withstand such continuous consumption on Fang Yuan's part.\n\"Two jars of wine a day, for seven whole days now. The primeval stones I had saved up are just about spent.\" Carrying two jars of wine out of the tavern, Fang Yuan frowned slightly.\nOnce one became a Gu Master, one could draw pure primeval essence directly from primeval stones to replenish the sea of primeval essence in one's Aperture.\nThus, for Gu Masters, primeval stones were not merely currency—they were also aids in cultivation.\nWith an ample supply of primeval stones, one's cultivation speed could increase considerably, offsetting to some extent any shortcomings in aptitude.\n\"Tomorrow I'll have no primeval stones left to buy wine, yet the wine worm still refuses to show itself. Am I truly to refine the Moonlight Gu into my life-bound Gu?\" Fang Yuan felt a reluctance in his heart.\nLeaving the tavern, Fang Yuan carried two jars of wine, thinking as he walked: \"The head elder of the academy said that the first one to refine their life-bound Gu in this examination will receive a reward of twenty primeval stones. Right now, many are probably at home, mustering all their strength to refine their Gu insects, vying for first place. Unfortunately, refining a life-bound Gu puts one's aptitude to the ultimate test. Those with good aptitude hold an immense advantage. With my third-rate aptitude and no other means, I have no hope of winning at all.\"\nJust then, Gu Yue Fangzheng's voice sounded from behind: \"Brother, you really did come to the tavern to drown your sorrows again! Come with me—uncle and aunt wish to see you.\"\nFang Yuan stopped in his tracks and turned back to look.\nHe noticed that his younger brother no longer spoke with his head lowered as he had before.\nThe brothers' gazes collided.\nA gust of wind howled past, ruffling the older brother's disheveled black hair and stirring the hem of the younger brother's robes."
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