第9章 Farewell

hter ne: farell

sean: fall

ather: dp

ti: dai

latin: qianlie t- qgxian anr

qgxian anr at nn s shred a de, the trrential ra tterg n the eaves and tng the stne paths t rivets that snaked ard the trd

qg ld her r, drilstrethg, her gaze fixed n the ra side the d "the rasean''s here, th shrs everdaas n frlikg drs tda

jt then, a steadknkg ded fr the dr qg, th ased steps, nt t pen it, nlt fd gzh her lthes aked, thg a letter ped il per, her sile as r as ever, "iss, this is a letter fr rl father" she shk the ra ff and ped the letter''s d sfae th her sleeve

qg aepted the letter, sanng the text that stirred her heart th everrd the letter, her father expressed his r regards t ended th ne f his failg health, gg her t e h ikl

settg the letter d, qg''s hands shk slightlshe tned t gzh a ht f despnden her vie, "gzh father''s gravelill, he shes fr sft retn"

gzhd her head ntl "then iss n''t ae t sta g''s side"

qg, her spirit dened, replied, "father ht , and nhe''s serilill, i t g t hi filial pietave all let''s g tell g" n ner had she spken than she ade her t the dr

gzhiklpiked an rel side the dr, trailg hd qg t shield her fr the ra, "shd r le fan first?"

qg shk her head, "le ll derstand i'' re nerned that g n''t ae t aept leavg" tther, theheaded trds the trag field

the gale hed and the ra ped d, t g persisted his trag the trd, deterred th

e str qg, d an a lak, std n the steps th gzhhldg the rel hd her, silentlervg g''s fige fr afar

after a nt, qg haled deepl "let''s g, shd fd le first, and nt distg''s trag"

"at? father is gravelill? h dear, didn''t he tell at''s ailg hi? dn''t he tell if he''s that sik?" elder fan paed k and frth anxil sppg his hands tther

"dad didn''t speifhis illness, jt that he''s ll and d t hrk," qg replied

elder fan paed, then said, "at are itg fr then? g, ikllet tianshan tngzi an an''t let father pass a i still hi a drk rer t send rd if there''s anne"

qg idiateld t express her thanks, "i ll nvefather''s gratite t le"

elder fan iklstepped frrd t s her fr g, speakg th etin, "qg, 've trgr and derstand the gravitf the sittin th father i rer en the pre ht here, re jt a little s, k then

as elder fan gan t reise, qg terrted, "le, i'' afraid g n''t take the ne f sden departe ll he needs t nentrate n his tivatin; i dn''t nt t distrat hi please give hi this jade pendant i ar as a keepsake, and tell hi i ll it fr hi at h, and nt t fet" sa this, she tk ff the jade pendant fr her ist and handed it t elder fan

elder fan ndded, "i ll give it t hi dn''t rr hild have tianshan tngzi an

gzhterjeted, "iss, i''d like t sagde t fengsh

qg ndded, "g ahead"

gzhprahed the sared pl ere fengshs akg verg her nse, she vented a nversatin, "fengsh d like it here, r d iss the ld da re?"

fengshtk a

nt t reise, nt even tng his head, "k at the rphana, i never kneat t d eah dahere, i''ve gt fd, drk, and an pratie th g and th all f ard, f se, i dn''t nt t g k"

gzhlked slightlregretf, "h, that''s gd fengsh i''ll iss please take gd are f self" th that, she tned and ran ff

fengshsrathed his head, pzled, "ird, at''s th her tda the stran talk all f a sden? th here th , f se, i dn''t nt t g k ever des is a fl~"

"the arria a is read i''ve hand the hard seats fr a ft h fr frt i''ve al stked n plentf drfd fr the jneh, and!" elder fan paed, then th a ht f ter said t qg, "i''ve ped lved irn dnke the arria t, a speial gift fr father, jt a sall tken fr "

qg ndded slightl "le, leavg g is gst nern, t i trt 'll take gd are f hi thank

elder fan stepped frrd and patted qg n the shder, "i''ll lk after g, rest assed i''ve sent tianshan tngzi t it at the ta se, i''ve entrted hi th a veriprtant task i tld hi, if he an''t heal the pre, he shdn''t ther g k" he hkled, then added lenl "qg, aref n the rad, and send rd ne arrive safel

"alright, le, i'' headg d the ta nplease take are f self, i''ll se t visit ften" th that, qg tned and left, th gzh arr the gga, leavg elder fan t th the depart

qg and gzhreahed the ft f the ta ere tianshan tngzi had en itg th the hrses fr ti qg lked trds the arria, then paed, lkg k at the arhf qgxian anr the arhreaed, as if ti had sped that vernt she tk a deep eath as a ve

f etin sd th her

all the da spent th g, everr eversile, and everexhan f gnes re deeplethed qg''s heart these re her st treased ries, the nes she fd hardest t part th

the etins her heart re tense that qg alst ried she kneshe had t retn t her father, t her feelgs fr g felt like shakles n her heart she nted t srea her pa, t tell g hh she didn''t nt t leave, t her vie s hked her thrat at that nt, qg felt an desrie sense f lss and pa

then, qg tk the istle g had given her, lked trds the distant tas, and eit th all her ight the d ared high t the ls like an eagle flight that istle re all f qg''s feelgs fr g – the retane, the shes, and all the spken rds

the distane, the fige ''ng'' heard the istle and rhed ver, hidg the shade f a r tree, thg everhg she saqg''s paed expressin and felt the strng etins, hsg nt t er r tervene

qg std the trrential ra, the patterg drps n the rel dg dete she hed tterlat herself, "heh, liar said en the istle ds, d e i s t naive" her vie, filled th lss and rr s fragile

gzhsilentlheld the rel ver her, lkg n th sath

qg let a sigh, "gzh let''s g"

jt as she s a t step t the arria, a desperate sh thrh the pg ra, "qg! it fr , i'' here, i heard istle!"

a an ite rs ran d fr the ta, shg agast the str he s hldg the jade pendant qg had left fr hi, his vie hked th etin, "elder fan tld re leavg didn''t tell ! leavg th sa gde, ren''t afraid i''d

heartken?" his vie grenearer

at that nt, qg d n lnr nta her feelgs and rst t tears, r l! drppg the rel, she ran trd g, trd that failiar fige, "g!!!"

all her strength and pretense shattered, "g! i kned e!" thedrelser, eag tightl the ra