Ziling: Ode to the Sword

I fell in love with Pili puppet theater because of Jin Ziling. I love your relaxed, carefree attitude toward life; your unwavering convictions and devotion that lasts until death; your easygoing, uninhibited nature, taking both gains and losses in stride; and, most of all, your approachable manner and quick, clever tongue. Even Su Huan Zhen, so eloquent and persuasive, can't best you in a few words and ends up punished with brewing tea and copying calligraphy. Even the dazzling masters of the Three Religions aren't as purely carefree as you, coming and going with such ease. That is where your charm lies, in your own unparalleled grace. Unlike a swordsmith, you, Jin Ziling, lightly wave your folding fan, A carefree gentleman, detached from worldly concerns, a wandering immortal who pays no heed to the mortal world. If you pay no heed to the mortal world, you won't be burdened by worldly ties. If you forge no divine weapons, you won't have to worry about fate. But tell me, if you had long since forgotten the most devout faith deep in your heart, how did you attain innate status through all those long years? Alas, if Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old. So the sword could fulfill the destiny of a king. So the swordsmith could realize the dream he had pursued all his life. You, Jin Ziling, in the end became another traveler on a road of no return. “Wolong Yin: Jin Ziling” Young Tian Jianzi, wild and carefree. Beneath the lonely mountain, he forges swords, while fate draws him into the mortal world. The Ice Moth's sword appears, astonishing the world, repaying a beauty's kindness and understanding. Love, oh love, yin and yang divided, a fleeting bond and meager blessings leave deep sorrow. A light boat, gibbons cry at dawn; he embraces the moon, a book beneath his robe. He asks of love, and even Heaven grows old, yet still worries over the way of the sword. He would not let the demon blade ravage the world, and with all his strength forges the Jinghong Sword, its blade drawn. Laugh not, laugh not at this road of no return. I have no regrets for this time spent in the human world! First published on the Ping Zhong Xia Ying forum Cast: Starring as the guest teacher from Ping Zhong: one master =v=~ The beautiful Ji Xue'e, Xing Tianshi, the nameless master, and various minor villains. Also: This story is narrated in the second person. This is my first attempt. Please point out any shortcomings, and feel free to catch any typos. Thank you Theme: