Qiu Wutong, the Schemes of Ten Lifetimes

Autumn had arrived, and the moonlight flowed like water.

We left the school and strolled along Parasol Tree Avenue.

These French plane trees had all been planted by the "Headmaster" for Ms. Song back then...

Fallen leaves fluttered through the air, glinting silver beneath the moonlight.

Our footsteps seemed especially clear amid the silence.

Her hair drifted gently in the breeze, intertwining with the hem of my clothes.

I held her hand tightly and looked into Xiao Yu's eyes.

A warm light shimmered within those beautiful eyes, like stars fallen into the mortal world.

In my eyes, Xiao Yu was so perfect. Everything was so wonderful.

"I was really afraid I'd never see you again!"

I spoke softly, my eyes brimming with love for Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu gently shook her head and said tenderly:

"No! No matter how difficult it is, I'll find you.

Because I've been waiting for you.

For a very, very long time..."

Although Xiao Yu was smiling, when she spoke those words,

I could sense the faint weariness in her eyes.

Yes! She had already waited for me for a very, very long time.

The Great Fiend had said that Xiao Yu had protected me through nine lifetimes.

Nine lifetimes! How long must that have been?

Yet I remembered nothing. I knew nothing...

Without a second thought, I pulled her into my arms again and held her tightly.

Even if her body was ice-cold, even if the one I embraced was merely a corpse that had been dead for a very, very long time,

I was still willing to give all my love to Xiao Yu:

"I'm sorry, Xiao Yu.

I no longer remember the past, nor do I know what I went through before.

But I know that you are the one I was