[Two male leads + historical, modern, and Republican-era settings + short stories + sweet at first, then heartbreaking]
Once, we walked hand in hand, drunk on the spring breeze. Tonight, I sit alone by a lamp, tears filling my eyes.
I wish I could turn into smoke and follow you, but the mortal world has bound this lonely wild goose.
The Ninth Prince and a hostage prince met when they were young and formed a deep bond.
When they were children, the Ninth Prince petitioned the emperor on the hostage prince’s behalf, helped him through difficult times, and went sightseeing with him.
As adults, the Ninth Prince gave him a new name. After a banquet, the two pledged themselves to each other in secret. The Ninth Prince helped him return to his homeland, and the hostage prince made him a promise.
It should have been a perfect story, but one person drove the two lovers apart, separating them in life and death.
The Ninth Prince said, “I am a sinner of Great Qi…”
…
He tells everyone he meets that this is his beloved, an outstanding narcotics police officer. He is the person he cares about most, and the steadfast support at his back. Their love quietly blossomed amid gunfire and danger, only to be cut short by the relentless wheel of fate. When his beloved fell to a criminal’s bullet, his world crumbled in an instant, but his love never faded…
…
The lamplight still casts its glow, and the candle still burns. Love has not faded, but you have gone far away, leaving me here in the silence, keeping watch over an eternal longing.
