When the Peach Blossoms in This City Fade

“What did you get tattooed on your back?”

“A peach blossom.”

“Why a peach blossom?”

“Because the peach blossoms that year were so radiant. But everyone said they had been nourished by the blood of more than fifty people from the Jiang and Yin families. After that, every peach tree was cut down, and the Yin peach blossoms of that year were lost forever.”