Little Chongshan Tune

[On hiatus due to poor health.]

Xie Zhi once had a senior brother whom she thought about day and night, tossing and turning as she... wanted to marry him.

Later, it was still that same senior brother.

Xie Zhi continued to think about him day and night, but now she wanted to... find him and kill him.

Until her subordinates brought her news: that man had been dead for seven years.

Xie Zhi lowered her eyes and casually acknowledged the report, then turned back to her work and continued handling everything in an orderly manner. The next day, however, outside the Little Rain Bridge, she encountered a man who looked just like him.

He even had a lovely name: Rong Xun.

Her fingers curled into her palm, and she took him back with her.

One night of passion, then another, night after night.

She blindfolded herself, crying out for him as her senior brother, then cursing him as a vile beast.

Day after day, she thought she would spend the rest of her life deceiving herself like this.

Then she met someone who looked even more like him. His build, his face, his voice, even the gentle warmth of his low murmurs were exactly the same as that man's.

This time, though, she couldn't bring herself to take him back.

She had someone escort Rong Xun out of the outer building of Little Chong Mountain, then dressed up to meet the other man.

But when she arrived, all she found was Rong Xun, quietly sipping tea.

"Where is he?"

The man set down his teacup and raised his eyes to look at her. His gaze was gentle, his voice full of affection. "Junior Sister, isn't having me enough? Why are you still looking for someone else?"

Xie Zhi stared at him for a long moment, then scoffed. "You've really gotten carried away with the act."

Rong Xun fell silent for a while, then looked at her intently. "What if it isn't an act? What if... I really am him?"

Xie Zhi's smile faded. She walked toward him step by step, drew her blade, and pressed it to his throat. "Then I would kill you."

Theme: Love yourself well, and love all the world and its people.