Cinderella: The Legend of Yunhua

Years have passed, time has changed, and the youth of those years has already become gray and old under the beatings of the years.

Now, I have entered the dying years.

In this life, I have been waiting for you wholeheartedly.When the oil was almost exhausted and the lamp was dry, I was lying on the straw mat alone, my heart was still the same as that young man back then, full of one-sided love for you, not daring to close my muddy eyes, just I am waiting for you with all my heart.

Although I am over seventy years old and my memory is not good, I clearly remember that when you left that year, you solemnly told me that you promised me three generations, and you would never break your promise.

Hexu Mountain has entered the deep winter, the cold wind is blowing, and there is only a white field left in the world.

I carefully kept a few dilapidated breaths, and it was difficult to hold a single lamp.

Yes, I—— I am no longer the weak boy in the Hexu Valley. As I get older, my consciousness becomes more and more dim, and I often can’t remember the old days, my hometown, my hometown. My parents, my parents, have gradually drifted away... In order not to forget you and fail to promise you after death, I wrote your name on the wall three times a day: Yingji.Ying Ji.Ying Ji.

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"My lord, look, your name is already written all over the four walls of my little thatched hut, why don't you come?" How much of my thoughts are engraved in it, happy, obsessed, hopeful, secretly promised... Every name is a little secret of mine.

You won't know, and I'm not going to tell you.

At three o'clock in the night, it was the most silent, the cold wind passed through, and the sparks were extinguished. I finally swallowed my last breath in this life unwillingly.

In this world, I have nothing to worry about. These years, I have been thinking about the scene when I met you day and night. I stayed under the cloud peach tree in Hexu Mountain and waited for you for 64 years. I have never married or had any children. Only the moment with you tenderly accompanied me through the silent and lonely year of the year.

From youth, to youth, to middle age, and finally to old age...

"My lord—why haven't you appeared?"

My soul was trapped in that long-dead body that lost its temperature. My eyes were pitch black, and I could no longer see any external scenes. I gradually fell into a daze, and I felt a little self-pitying.

The door—but at this moment, it creaked and opened.

The wind blows in, bringing your dark fragrance, and it seems that there are still snowflakes.

A group of gentle warm current merged into my already stiff and cold body, awakening me from my deep sleep.

"Yunhua."

"Yunhua."

"Yunhua..."

This is the secret code I agreed with you, I know, it is you calling me softly.

You are still here, and you will live up to your promise with me.

I opened my eyes in a daze, dragged my sleepy body, and walked out Xinxin following the light of your guidance.

At the end of the road, there is your sweet smile and tenderness.

I couldn't help being a little excited and nervous, thinking that I could meet you at the end of this life, and I didn't even care to take another look at the skin behind me, so I staggered towards you.

Forgive me, I am too old, shambling, wobbly, never to be the same again.

And you——is still the most beautiful painting in the blue sky and misty rain in early April, painted at the end of my life journey, like a prosperous dream, carrying the beautiful expectations of my three lives and three lives, eternal prosperity decline.

Yes, I am full of joy and encouragement. In my opinion, this is not going to failure and death, but a new encounter and rebirth. I know that I have seen you. After parting in this life, I will bring you With all the good memories of this life, I will meet you again in the next life.

I will bid farewell to oldness and decay, rejuvenate, and stand at the starting point with a brand new look waiting for you.

What else do I have to lose and be sad about?

You just stood there, looked at me tenderly, and said, "Yunhua, I'm late."

I pursed my lips and smiled, vaguely remembering that I only had two teeth left, I don't want you to remember how ugly I am.

"Yunhua, one day in the sky, ten years in the world, I calculated that your life expectancy will be near, so I rushed to this place, but I didn't want to..." The waves in your eyes melted like a pool of autumn water, although beautiful, but still motionless, I know , there was no trace of affection for me contained in it, you said apologetically, "Yunhua, I kept you waiting for so long."

With a tinge of sadness in my heart, I raised my head, just like how I looked at you back then, and boldly said a vow of mine, "My lord...as long as you come, I'm not afraid to wait for you, even if it's forever."

"Do you really understand the oath of the mountain alliance? Let's go." You still think that I am the child who doesn't understand the meaning of life and death, and you don't care about it at all. You smiled and took my hand and flew into the void .

But I can no longer feel the warmth and softness in your palm.

You took me to fly over the mountains, through the valleys and rivers, through the ghost gate, through the Huangquan Road, and finally came to the blood-yellow river.

On the river, the wind was blowing, insects and snakes were everywhere, and there were wailing in the water, and the ghosts lingered.

You said to me, "Yunhua, this is Wangchuan." You pointed to a stone bridge on the river and said to me, "Yunhua, that is the Naihe bridge. All souls who are led by ghosts must drink Mengpo soup. Only by forgetting your past life can you be extradited to reincarnation. If you were obsessed with obsession and refused to drink Mengpo soup, you will be punished to jump into the river of forgetfulness and endure ten thousand years of suffering before you can re-enter reincarnation. You are not listed in the underworld book now , let me take you across the river."

I was terrified of the ghosts in the river, but after hearing what you said, I felt more pity for them, and said silently: God is so kind to me, I can still meet you again with the memory of this life , there is no need to suffer in Wangchuan.

I stretch out my hand, and I don't care about whether you have feelings for me. You are a high god, and I am just a passer-by in the vast world. My life is just a moment for you, so what is there to care about?

As long as I remember you in my heart, love you secretly, and never forget you, I will be satisfied.

I held you tightly and waded safely to the other side under your protection.Here, red flowers are everywhere, with the enchantment and pity of the orphans in the last days.

You said to me, "Yunhua, it's getting late, let me see you on your way."

I broke off a red flower and handed it to you, "My lord, this flower is for you, remember the promise of the next life."

"You will live up to your promise." With endless tenderness, you pointed to a dark and endless hole in front of you and said, "Go in from here."

Finally, I couldn't help but look back at your face again, and then I staggered towards the entrance of the cave...