Taiyan: The Road Home Through the Fields

An alternate-history story set in the Republican era That was the last time he saw her. He watched the girl he loved marry someone else, then left in sorrow. That was the last time she saw him. He collapsed before her, covered in blood, and she was overcome with grief. “Ertai, the flowers are blooming along the road. I’ll go with you, there and back...” The war lasted a full five years. Smoke billowed everywhere, and corpses covered the ground, their stench of blood drifting across the vast battlefield. Thick smoke filled the damp air, while the world before their eyes was a sea of crimson, dust, and shattered walls... At last, Yuecheng received the long-awaited news of victory. Sunlight broke through the horizon and spilled across this ravaged land. A young woman knelt on the ground, frantically searching through piles of corpses for something. Her pale face was covered in dust and blood, and her tears fell like pearls from a broken string. She had repeated this motion countless times. At last... the tall figure in blue came into view. The man’s military uniform was already in tatters. A fatal bullet had pierced his once broad chest, and blood covered his handsome face... She opened her eyes wide as tears spilled from them. Gritting her teeth, she hoisted the man onto her petite back and choked out, “Ertai... I’m here to take you home...” You died for your country, and to the very end, you never promised me a future. We won this war, so now... can you let me stay by your side forever? To the ends of heaven and down to the underworld, The flowers are blooming along the road. I’ll walk this journey home with you... Fu Ertai, don’t walk so fast. Wait for me... I’ll be there soon to marry you...