After the efforts of the Yue Family, they finally found an ancient handwritten note in the lineage's archive treasury, recording an event from the past.
It was a tragedy.
More than eight hundred years ago, there was a pair of childhood sweethearts within the Yue Family.
One day,
the two children planted a small scholar tree sapling together before the courtyard gate.
The little boy told the little girl that once this scholar tree had grown tall and blossomed, he would marry her and bring her into his home.
The parents of both families burst into laughter and, taking the cue from the conversation, forged a marital alliance.
More than ten years later, one month before their marriage,
the boy left home and entered the mountains to seek materials for a Ding Yan Dan, intending it as a wedding gift for his fiancée.
The girl waited at home in eager anticipation for his return, her eyes straining until they nearly pierced the horizon.
But once the boy left, he vanished without a trace.
The boy never returned.
People said that he had died in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
The girl did not believe it.
Every day, she remained filled with expectation, only making increasingly frequent trips to the front courtyard to water the tree.
One year without news, two years without news, ten years without news.
The parents of both families grew old as well, and gradually gave up, urging the girl to marry into a good family.
The girl merely shook her head without a word.
She only silently tended the scholar tree in the front courtyard.
Spring passed and autumn came. No one knew how many times the scholar tree in the front courtyard shed its leaves, nor how many times it sprouted fresh buds.
The little