Success.

I will be with Yingtai forever.

I made her wait for too long. I was really foolish. If I had discovered it earlier...

But none of that matters now.

Zhong Zhangru agreed to my request, but the price was quite high.

He cured my illness, but took away my legs and one arm. Now I can only crawl on the ground with one hand.

I found a secluded place, built a house, cleared the wilderness, and planted crops.

It's troublesome to work without legs and one hand, but compared to the pain of waiting for Yingtai, this little suffering is nothing.

One year, two years, I have been waiting all this time.

Zhong Zhangru said this process might be very long, but I believe I can endure the loneliness and hardship of being alone.

If Yingtai can wait for me for four years, how can I not wait?

I firmly believe.

One day.

She will follow the path I have walked, singing songs, and come here.

She will stand at the top of the hill where the sun rises, smiling gently at me.

Just like before.