At the edge of Qing Shan Cliff stood a stone known as the Immortal-Gazing Stone.
He had once been an unremarkable spirit herb, but one breathtaking glimpse had made him wait for the beautiful Fairy Meilian for a full thousand years.
When she played the qin, he joined in, using the wind as his strings. When danger found her, he shattered himself into dust to protect her.
When a demon fox devoured an immortal, he sacrificed his stone body to block the fatal blow. When the Celestial Law passed judgment, he burned his soul to withstand the thunder of the Nine Heavens.
The Immortal Realm declared: “Immortal stones and immortals walk different paths. Those who fall in love must die.”
But he said, “Even if I suffer ten thousand trials, I will have no regrets.”
The blue stone took human form, clad in a blue robe and as gentle as jade. At last, he stood before her:
“Meilian, I have waited for you for a thousand years. For the rest of my life, let me be the one to protect you.”
This time, he would be no Immortal-Gazing Stone. He would be the one she loved.
So what if he defied Heaven? So what if ten thousand calamities befell him?
For her, he was willing to be a blade of grass, then a stone, then a human for a lifetime. In every life, forever, he would never let her down!
