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“Will you still love me when I’m no longer young and beautiful”
“Shizun”
“What is it?”
“You have white hair”
“I know”Shen yuan then said with a stern voice”I will have it someday,sooner or later
He now was sitting on a patio
Thinking back Shen yuan always though he wouldn’t make it far as his former body was weak and fragile,but when he came to this world he was gifted a healthy body
a body he never though he would have had
In the past he was always prepared to face death but after he got to this world he was never the same again.
He always remember the memories he shared with his beloved vividly the time they’ve shared together
his smile brighter than the sun when he patted his head and complimented him
“Heavenly demons have a resilient lifespan”
“I know” shenyuan answered and smiled”I knew from the very beginning”
He cherished the time he spend with his beloved like a precious gem
he knew that someday he won’t be able to accompany him to the afterlife
“Shizun!” A call from Luo binghe made him break out of reverie
“Why is Shizun crying”Luo binghe said with a concerned voice
Shen yuan was unaware that his tears started tickling down his face “I’m crying?”
“Ah….I still” He reached out his wrinkled palm to Luo binghe’s teary face
“Shi-shizun”He said with a trembling voice as he grabbed on Shen yuan’s hand and hold on to it tightly
“Can’t bear to leave you”
“Binghe”Shenyuans voice echoed in his head over and over
“I’m here”
“Don’t cry okay?”
Luo binghe stopped sobbing and smiled brightly to his beloved for the last time as warmth from Shen yuan’s palm fades away
“Legend says there are two graves among a forest filled with bamboos
There are ancient characters engraved on the tomb which says that one of the tomb belongs to a man named [Shen qingqiu] and another man named [Luo binghe]”
The storyteller takes a deep breath before saying”and there were identical sentences engraved on their tomb which translates to
[til death do us part]