With This Sword, Chang'an's Reach Is More Than Thirty Thousand Miles

[Poetry] [Wine] [Sword] [Youth] [Beauties]

If you ask what is most beautiful in this world, think it over and you’ll find that only poetry and beauties deserve to be called exquisite.

If you ask what burns brightest, look through the ages and you’ll find that only swords, wine, and youth live up to the word “passion.”

When you hear the word “youth,” it should never be paired with “ordinary.”

My fate is mine to command, not heaven’s. We young people should dare to be the best, and strive to be the best.

This is a story about poetry, swords and wine, youth and beauties.

As the finest children of Huaxia, we should never lack poetry in our nature. And where poetry is concerned, one cannot overlook swords and wine. When I hear of swords and wine, I always think of a spirited young man; when I think of youth, I can’t help but picture a beauty capable of captivating a kingdom.

My fate is mine to command, not heaven’s. Swords have their own stories, wine has its own refined pleasures, and beauties are never mere accessories to young men, nor do young men wish to be their servants.

There’s no need to rush to decide right and wrong. Let posterity judge who was king and who was bandit. A traveler need only answer to his own conscience.

Let time slow down, so I can spend a little longer in conversation with the young and the beautiful.

In the third month of spring, misty rain blankets Jiangnan. New wine warms by the stove, and the server awaits you all. Come enjoy this lovely hour!