When the Flowers Fade, We’ll Meet Across the River

For generations, the Fox Clan has lived deep within a place called the Sea-Sky Horizon, between heaven and earth. Few can find it. Only those who can see the flowers of the other shore can follow them inward to a sea of blossoms. Beyond the sea of flowers lies a stone bridge, and across it is the Fox Clan’s home, a paradise like the ones humans speak of!! He was drenched in blood, fell from the divine throne, and entered the mortal world for her, yet in the end, he could no longer recognize her. In that moment, blood stained the whole sea of flowers, which turned to ash in an instant. A thousand years of wind and rain could not change its blackened hue. He... neither lived nor died, and never entered the mortal world... In the end, he guarded her through three lifetimes, yet could not give her a single lifetime of peace... She once destroyed his empire, yet he still loved her with all his heart. He said, “Even this empire cannot win your true heart for me. Is it only when I die that you will keep me in your heart?” He raised his sword and plunged it into his chest. At last, his heart no longer hurt... Find a green bamboo stalk and make a flute, then play the pain of parting into my dreams. Take a strand of silk and pluck a melody, so we will never forget the love we shared in this life. I would bear the weight of the world for you. Even in defeat, I will hold my head high.