Childhood sweethearts, bound by mutual love, act out a tragic romance unlike any other.
The river's shadow breaks, the moon hangs over the Red Chamber, and look, the beloved is drenched in tears.
Cold trees stand in the forest, monks fill the temple. My unwavering devotion was all for naught.
Shadows of the past overlap, and once again we meet by the River of Three Lives. For the kindness of the Divine Attendant Shenying, the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass must repay him with a lifetime of tears.
How bitter that returning home with a spirit brings only cruelty and betrayal. The world's gilded cages crumble to dust. The heady passions of mortal life vanish like smoke. Even the finest couple must eventually part. So be it: no fate in three lives, then we shall begin again in five. It is written that neither of us can sever the love rooted in our very bones. An outside story of Lin Daiyu: seemingly inconsequential, yet bound up in love and longing.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.
