Women in this world first seek family reunion, secondly seek friendship with old friends, and thirdly seek pity from husband.
In front of the Mandian Buddha in Chuyun Temple, I knelt upright on the tangled cattail grass and prayed all night long.
A few hours later, large bruises appeared on my knees. I still clasped my hands religiously despite the fatigue, until the first pale ray of sunlight from the edge of the sky hit my cheek unexpectedly.
"Qingcheng has been alone on Yufu Mountain since he was a child. For more than ten years, he has never heard from his parents, brothers and sisters, let alone the company of close friends. He only asks for the blessing of the gods..."
I am not an ordinary woman in this world, so naturally I cannot get what they want.
"No matter how long and dangerous the road ahead is, just stay by his side forever."
So I pray.
I was sixteen then, the same as I am now.
Just stay with him forever.