Sui Deng Yin

The candlelight of the Lantern Festival spread across the bluestone slabs. Lingyan squatted on the stone steps of the old alley, twisting a red bean between her fingertips. The steaming Lantern Festival in the bowl did not warm the coldness in her eyes. After his parents died young, he became the most silent person in the alley. He was used to seeing the hustle and bustle in the world, but he never belonged to any hustle and bustle. Until the white Taoist robe came into view, young Yuan Chen had a red plum hairpin in his hair, his brows were clear but there was warmth hidden in them. He sat down next to him and added half a spoonful of sugar to his bowl: "It's sweet, it can warm the body." As he spoke, , a red bean exactly like the palm of his hand fell into the edge of the bowl, "We are destined to meet each other, this is for you." The sea of lights that night was bright, and the boy's voice was like boiled new tea, becoming the clearest light in his lonely years. I originally thought it was a chance encounter between Shangyuan, but I didn't know that fate had already laid the foreshadowing. Over the years, Lingyan went to school in various places. After being ostracized by his classmates and studying hard on cold nights, the red bean remained under the inkstone and became the thought that supported him through countless troughs. He thought that the boy had disappeared into the sea of people, but he met again in the drizzle under the plum tree in the academy - Yuan Chen was still dressed in white, but his eyebrows were a little more profound. When he saw him, his eyes instantly filled with tenderness: "I told you, we will meet again." This reunion not only tied up the bonds of the past, but also revealed the mystery of Yuan Chen's unknown identity. He is not an ordinary young man, but a practitioner with the mission of protecting the common people. Their encounter back then was both accidental and fateful. From the miserable years together in the academy, to the ups and downs of wandering in the rivers and lakes; from sharing life and death by accidentally entering a secret realm, to standing side by side in the face of sect disputes, they survived the snow in the cold winter, guarded the flowers in the midsummer, solved the mystery of the past, and resisted the calamity of fate. We had been separated by concealment, and we had gone into danger alone to protect each other. We had seen each other in the most embarrassing state, and we had also witnessed each other's most dazzling moments. Those countless ups and downs eventually became a rope that tied the two of them together, becoming increasingly entangled and unable to be untied and cut continuously. Ling Yan's loneliness was slowly warmed by Yuan Chen's tenderness; the mission on Yuan Chen's shoulders found a home because of Ling Yan's company. Just like red beans boiled into warm tea, it tastes slightly astringent at first, but after tasting it for a long time, you will find that it lasts longer. When the shadow of the past comes back, the ultimate test of fate comes. Can the two people with different destinies break through the shackles and protect this lamp, this bean, and this deep love that spans time? I hope that in the years to come, the lamps will always be bright and the red beans will be missed, and they can cook a pot of warm years in the fireworks of the world and watch every year. Ling Yan x Yuan Chen Purpose: love and bonding