kingnovel Chapter 548 "My Life"
Chapter 548 "My Life"
When An Ming was 23 years old, Annie was 26 years old.
It turned out that she was only three years older than him.
In the twenty-sixth year of her birth, she left Yuque alone for the first time and headed for an unknown universe.
In Luofu, she saw the towering Jianmu, and in Zhuming, she saw the Suihuang that was as hot as the earth's center. Before leaving Yaoqing, Annie received a letter.
Tucked between the letters was a feather with a pink tip and a peach blossom from Yuque.
He is getting married.
There were only five simple words in the envelope, but they made Annie stand there in a daze for a long time, so long that she didn't even notice that crystal tears were falling down her cheeks onto the bluestone slabs.
Really? He's getting married.
Why am I still so sad? I knew this before leaving Yuque, but... it just became reality.
The rain suddenly started to pour down. I didn't know if it was tears or raindrops that wet the five words on the letter paper. Everything I saw in front of me became blurry.
Annie wasn't sad, she just felt a little aggrieved.
It was obvious that her love was no less than anyone else's, it was just...it just came late.
After returning to the inn, Annie thought for a long time but couldn't think of what gift to give. She looked at the letter paper and thought for a long time, and finally decided to put pen to paper.
An Ming, long time no see.
I am living a good life now. I have traveled to various fairy boats over the years, but it is true that only the peach blossoms in Yuque are the most beautiful.
I heard that you are getting married. I wish you a happy wedding.
When I have seen all the peach blossoms in the world, I will return to Yuque to find you.
Annie.
She wrote a lot, but finally crossed it out with her own hands, leaving only this simple content on the letter paper.
The gift was a jade pendant, which she had worn since she was a child. It had no special meaning.
As the sound of rain outside the window grew heavier, Annie finally pushed the jade pendant into the envelope. She stared at the peach blossom from Yuque on the envelope for a long time.
When Aini was 34 years old, Anming was 31 years old.
This year, An Ming, the master of Yuque's nameless sword, and Fu Xuan, the master of Luofu's fortune-telling, got married and became lifelong partners.
This year, Annie left the Xianzhou star field and headed for the wider universe. Her envelope was sent to An Ming's courtyard in Yuque as scheduled.
Later, Annie went to far, far away places. She went to the dreamy Pinocchio and saw the aurora transform into rainbows and whales flying across the stars. She also went to the high-tech Edo Star that seemed like the future and watched a replica of the famous drama Fireworks.
She has also been to many planets, each of which is blooming with different yet similar peach blossoms.
In fact, the peach blossoms in Yuque are not much different from other peach blossoms, but Annie has never mentioned it to An Ming. The reason why the peach blossoms in Yuque are the most beautiful is that each flower hides the morning light that once peeked at the young man practicing sword.
After walking countless miles, a few strands of light white hair began to appear in Annie's hair. Annie was 57 years old this year, and she had seen peach blossoms on too many planets.
She decided to go back.
Aini never married, but kept traveling. When she was 61 years old, she returned to Luofu to settle down.
Perhaps because she was afraid to see him again, or perhaps because of other complicated reasons, Annie did not return to Yuque.
From forums and newspapers, or from other people's mouths, Annie heard many stories about An Ming, including the story about the nameless swordsman who fought ten people alone and was invincible in Yuque, and the legendary love story between the fortune teller and the swordsman.
If it were the 26-year-old Annie, she might have cried, but now Annie is just sincerely happy.
As long as he is happy, that's fine.
That night Annie had a dream. She dreamed that she was the first to find An Ming. In that sci-fi space station, she was the first to find An Ming.
When she woke up from the dream, Annie looked at the blooming peach tree outside the window and murmured, "It turns out that even when I'm old, I still dream about you." If there is an afterlife, she will be the first to see him.
At the age of 65, after being diagnosed by the famous medicine-holding dragon girl, Annie knew that she didn't have much time left. Perhaps it was because of all the running around over the years, but the coldness in her body meant that she would not live more than another ten years.
Bai Lu's diagnosis for her was to walk less and rest more, and eat whatever she wanted.
The day after receiving the diagnosis, Annie boarded the Star Raft bound for Yuque. She didn't want to regret it.
If death was inevitable, then beyond fate, she could still look at him again.
So she returned to the gate of the courtyard, hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't muster up the courage to knock on the door.
Through the courtyard gate, Annie looked at the peach tree, and the peach tree seemed to recognize her. A spring breeze suddenly blew, and several peach blossoms brushed past her trembling fingertips.
She saw him.
Under the peach tree, the young man's hair was now all white, but he was still practicing sword under the peach tree as he used to.
Just like this, Annie looked at An Ming across the courtyard wall until the sun set and the dusk silhouetted her departing figure.
After that, a teahouse appeared in Luofu. The owner only sold sweet tea. The tea was obviously sweet, but one could always feel a tinge of sadness after drinking it.
When Aini was 74 years old, there was only one year left before the ten years that Bai Lu had mentioned. That year, An Ming was 71 years old.
This year, Yuque was invaded by the Buli army, and the evil beast Taowu suppressed in the abyss broke free from its seal.
The nameless sword master An Ming fought against ten thousand alone. After killing the evil beast with his sword, he died together with the two activated planets, bringing dawn to Yuque.
"Did you leave before me..."
Annie, who is already very old, stared at the newspaper in her hand and muttered to herself, while memories of the past flashed through her mind. In the rising tea mist, the old woman suddenly saw herself at the age of thirteen.
If only life could be like the first time we met...if only time could be frozen at that moment forever.
There are no peach blossoms in Luofu, so she wants to go to a place where there are peach blossoms.
Go where he is.
Annie finally returned to Yuque, the place where she had countless memories.
The early spring wind, wrapped in peach petals like broken snow, passed through the streets she had walked countless times in her childhood. She walked along the bluestone steps with her ebony cane.
An Ming's tomb is very simple, just like everyone else, he practiced sword all his life and loved only one person in his life.
"As long as I can remember, you've never left."
The boy's appearance will always shine brightly in her memories.
After seeing the peach blossoms in the world, Annie finally understood a simple truth: if you like someone, you should shout it out loud. Peach blossoms bloom every year, but youth is gone forever.
Aini stood in front of An Ming's tomb for a long time, whispering softly: "The fairy boat soars, and the cloud riders always win."
Warm tears rolled down her cheeks. She didn't shed tears when she heard the news of An Ming's sacrifice. Perhaps it was only now that she truly believed this fact.
one year later.
Aini, who was lying on the bed, seemed to have sensed something. She held the well-maintained Cloud Rider sword in her arms with great effort and murmured, "This is... my life."
In a trance, she seemed to see the peach tree and the young man under the peach tree again.
Only this time, she was by his side.