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This is a story about longing and regret, a waning old man looking back on his youth spanning half a century. Lin Xiuzhi was lying in the ward, the glimmer of life gradually dimming amidst the beeping sound of the instruments. The enamel jar left by her daughter is like a key to memory, taking her back to the summer of 1968 when the cicadas were chirping. That year, at the age of 18, she carried a canvas bag and came to the distant Xiangyang Brigade. Here, she met the two most important people in her life: the lively and cheerful Ahua, and the gentle and jade-like He Ping. He Ping taught her how to plant rice, weaved straw mats for her, and took her to watch movies in the county town. The youthful youth and tenderness blossomed into the purest flowers in that special era. They sang "Liuyang River" together, took pictures together under the locust tree, and made a promise to go to college and return to Shanghai. However, the gears of fate eventually pushed them in different directions. After returning to the city, Lin Xiuzhi met her husband Wang Jianguo in a textile factory and lived an ordinary and happy life. Time passed, her husband passed away, and her daughter left first, leaving Lin Xiuzhi alone guarding the old house and old photos. On her deathbed, she returned to the summer of 1968, that afternoon when the cicadas were chirping, and the young man under the locust tree was waiting for her, with the sun shining on his face, warm and bright. This is a story about youth and love, friendship and growth, and it is also a microcosm of an era.

Li Qingyao, a young lady from an aristocratic family who was in decline, was reduced to the "waste" of the outer sect of Qingming Mountain because of her Five Spiritual Root qualifications. She suffered ridicule from her brothers and sisters and made things difficult for her by the deacon. In the sect, Li Qingyao encounters Mo Yuan, a man in black wearing a silver mask. Mo Yuan has a mysterious identity and is both her enemy and her friend. Murong Che, the new junior brother, fell in love with her. Li Qingyao was promoted to an inner disciple and was attacked by monsters and chased by demon sect disciples in the secret forest. Mo Yuan came to the rescue many times, and the relationship between the two gradually warmed up.