Parting Sorrow

Shi Ran (A Chu)

Ju Yin Hao

And everyone else

---------------- A Little Introduction ----------------

[Tomorrow, I won't be able to come sweep the fallen leaves for you anymore.]

All three volumes of this novel, Parting Thoughts, Final Farewell, and Last Words, have now been released. Please enjoy.

Everything is fictional. Please don't look for real-life references or dig into the details.

This is not realistic historical fiction. It uses traditional culture and ancient forms of address, and also quotes famous people from modern times. It's a bit of a jumble, without so many rules and restrictions.

Everyone in this book is an adult at eighteen.

Each reigning sovereign is chosen for virtue above ability, or for having both virtue and talent. The title of Sage Sovereign is for women, while Sovereign is for men.

This volume is a GL story, a pure yuri line, told through flashbacks and interspersed scenes. The protagonist collects merchandise and such. Readers who insist on both leads being completely inexperienced, beware. There's a little lovesickness, and it has the feel of a slow knife cutting into flesh.

The plot is simple, and so are the fight scenes: one person punches, the other kicks. Read with caution if that bothers you.

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Note: In these three volumes, the terms shimu and shiniang mean the same thing as the traditional term for a master's wife. In my stories, both men and women teach, impart knowledge, answer questions, and pass on martial arts, so I use shimu and shiniang for women.

[My thanks to all my readers.]

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I don't accept female characters in my GL works being called husbands or other masculine terms of endearment. Don't break up my canon couples.

The first chapter was originally a messy blurb. Later, when I wanted to change it, I replaced it with an old trope: the feeling of going to war for the first time.

Feel free to criticize what you don't like. I can take the heat and the hits, but don't attack the characters. Love you all. (You can criticize the villains too.)

Theme: Say your love out loud.