Love Shattered, Loyalty Severed

Blue skies, yellow leaves, autumn colors stretch across the waves, while green, cold mist drifts over the water.

The mountains reflect the setting sun, and the sky meets the river.

Fragrant grass knows no pity, and stretches beyond the sunset.

My heart is dimmed by homesickness, my thoughts follow me on my travels. Night after night, only sweet dreams can keep me asleep.

I dare not lean on the high balcony beneath the bright moon. Wine enters my sorrowful heart and turns to tears of longing.

On the tenth floor of Dragon Pool Pagoda, Cheng Wuheng stood with one foot on a bench, leaning sideways against a pillar.

After reciting her favorite verse, he watched faint ripples form on the still-clear waters of Dragon Pool.

Then he took another long swig from a jar of aged Qing Shui Xiang.

A mountain breeze stirred the corner of his cloth robe, just as gently as she had touched him many years ago.

Before he knew it, his face was wet.

Wuheng desperately told himself it was only wine left on his cheeks. Back then, she had implored him so tenderly to live well, to live happily... to forget her...

But why, after all these years, could he still not forget?

To live is easy.

To live happily is hard.

You wanted me to live happily. So why did you choose to leave me, leaving me all alone?

Yiping!

Do you know my heart is broken?