I once loved someone without any hope of being loved in return.
As a child, Duan Ling, son of the Orthodox Sect leader, was abducted by the Demonic Cult and met the Lu twins, Xiuyan and Xiuwen. Just as the cult leader was about to use him in his training, Duan Ling escaped with Xiuyan's help. Years later, he led the Orthodox Sects in an assault on the Demonic Cult and rescued the gravely wounded Lu Xiuwen, but could never find the Lu Xiuyan he longed for. After helping Duan Ling escape, Lu Xiuwen had also been crippled, captured, and forced to test poisons. The peach blossoms were in full bloom. For whom would he break off a branch?
He could always tell the brothers apart, except at the most important moment, when he got them mixed up. Because of that one mistake, he not only gave ten years of devotion to the wrong person, but also watched the one he loved die in his arms without even realizing it. Lu Xiuwen said he wanted to find someone whose eyes told him he was one of a kind. He never found that person before he died.
Yan: “Junior Brother, do one more thing for me.”
Duan: “What is it?”
Yan: “Break off a peach branch for me.”
Duan: “What do you need that for?”
Yan: “Don't worry about it. Just break it off.”
“The highest branch, the one with the most beautiful blossoms.”
Duan Ling was his Achilles' heel. No matter how many times someone used him to trick Xiuyan, he would fall for it every time.
After I die, bury me on Luoxia Mountain, so I can gaze upon the sky filled with clouds and rosy sunset every day.
“Lu Xiuwen...”
“The sun is up. Why haven't you woken yet?”
“You said you'd give me a New Year's gift. Are you planning to go back on your word?”
“It's the first day of the New Year, and there's still lots to do. If we stay in the room the whole time,
Senior Wei will get angry.”
“The weather's finally cleared. Want me to carry you outside for a walk?”
“Xiuyan will be here soon to keep you company. Don't you want to see him?”
“He's dead.”
“No, he just went to sleep too late last night. He hasn't woken up yet...”
Theme: Reunion
