Given Wood

[A Chance Encounter on Chang'an's Streets, An Old Friend in the Pages of Time]

Synopsis_

"I returned her peaceful dreams on that Chang'an street, where the lights shimmered in the distance. She turned back in an instant, carving clouds and cutting the moon, as night fell like a curtain."

"If only, in that endless night, the young man in white had never come walking beneath the moon. If only the moonlight there still outshone the distant lights. If only Chang'an's lanterns had never turned into peaceful dreams, and the old dreams of the little boat had never vanished into nothing. If only the peach blossoms were still in bloom, and smiles were still like the spring breeze."

"I was still at Chang'an's bell tower, but I never looked back. Laughing through my tears, I softly said:

[We have never met.]

[For you, Nan Anmu. From now on, may we both be at peace.]

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A "foolish" beauty of a general who can climb rooftops and cause a ruckus, and a fox of a father figure who curses up a storm inside but appears elegant as jade, a "conman from the martial world."

Reader's guide: [Don't go (Erkang reaches out his hand)! Actually, we're... a flower-market romance + plot-driven story]

◎ As usual, two storylines. The happy ending is a joyful reunion; the bad ending is a truly tragic, bittersweet little tearjerker.

◎ The heroine is very innocent and grows over the course of the story. The hero has a secret identity; he's a sly fox who goes out "to gain experience."

One does astonishing things; the other says astonishing things.

Both are brilliant: a pair of bickering little kids, one all action and the other all brains.

◎ Not a fluffy, simplistic story. It's a stew thrown together in a wok, with a flavor for everyone. The author also drew some original art to go with the story, so there's plenty to enjoy.

◎ This is very much a fictional setting, so don't scrutinize the details. You don't have to tell me if you drop the story. I'm mainly studying English, so please forgive my writing.

Theme: In the end, I became a traveler on the wind, and met the waters of my heart, the Chang'an of my heart.