Drunk in a Dream of the Mortal World: A Stranger Parting Along the Road

Beneath the garden apricot tree, my beloved is drunk; by the roadside, the young break willow branches. I want to send him a branch, but how can I? Though beauty could topple a city, it is hard to find someone who will stop to admire the flowers. This is the fifth volume in the Drunk in the Mortal World, Dream Still Unwakened series. P.S. This volume is about cultivation. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing! Related links below. You can skip them and go straight to the character list in Chapter 3. Part One (Volumes 1, 2, and 3): Drunk in the Mortal World, Dream Still Unwakened: The Three Lives Stone (click to enter) Part Two (Volume 4, Part 1): Drunk in the Mortal World, Dream Still Unwakened: A Journey with Wine (click to enter) Part Three (Volume 4, Part 2): Drunk in the Mortal World, Dream Still Unwakened: Terror Aboard the Ghost Ship (click to enter) The story has been locked, and I have no idea why. There's nothing I can do but revise it for now. Please bear with me. I always end up writing too much, so this volume is also split into two parts. I'm slowly revising the first part. The second part is a new story: Returning with the Stars (click to enter).