I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

I'm angry!

An angry elf can be quite frightening!

But Lu Yun was not afraid at all.

In his eyes, the tougher this stubborn little guy's words were, the softer his actions became. This was an experience he had gained through his own actions.

I want to see you.

The elf did not understand what Lu Yun was saying.

"I didn't hurt them. You can't touch me."

The elf understood.

Lu Yun did not harm the plants, so she cannot reprimand Lu Yun.

She looked at Lu Yun with distress and used the vines to lower him down.

"Then what are you doing here?"

"I already said it. I want to see you."

Lu Yun squinted at the elf in front of her.

"I want to know, who are you?"

"I?"

The elf looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I am who I am?"

"No no no."

Lu Yun shook her head.

"My name is Lu Yun, and I am Li Boli. What about you?"

"Lu Yun? Li Boli? What are they?"

The elves understood none of this.

"A name, a race. Don't you have any?"

Lu Yun roughly understood something, and his gaze toward the elf was filled with sympathy.

Don't you have your own name?

What is a name?

The elf was puzzled.

This person kept speaking in a language she couldn't understand.

"A name...like my name is Lu Yun. This tree's name is Elm. And what's your name?"

"I am who I am."

"..."

Lu Yun sighed.

"You don't understand anything, do you? A guy like that can still live peacefully in this forest. Should I say you're lucky or what..."

Looking at the naive elf before him, Lu Yun suddenly felt as if he understood something.

"Then from now on, I'll teach you how to be a person!"

"what?"

Returning to the Thirty-Two Chapters: A Broken Mirror Cannot Be Reunited

Pinellia ternata, also known as Diwen or Shoutian, is a plant belonging to the order Araceae, family Araceae, and genus Pinellia. It is a medicinal plant with properties of drying dampness and resolving phlegm, relieving nausea and vomiting, and reducing boils and carbuncles when used raw.

But these things have nothing to do with Lu Yun.

He simply felt that the quiet name suited a quiet elf.

Lu Yun led Banxia, ​​whose curiosity was piqued by his beautiful descriptions of the outside world, out of the mountains.

He told the villagers that Banxia was a child he found in the mountains and hoped that everyone could help take care of her.

The villagers are simple and honest, and Banxia is cute, well-behaved, clever and lively, so everyone is willing to spare some energy to take care of her.

And so, Banxia settled down in the village. Every day she followed Lu Yun everywhere, doing whatever he did.

Life in the village is peaceful and comfortable.

The village has excellent feng shui and has never experienced any natural or man-made disasters.

A village is a great place for a person to grow up.

And so, time passed little by little, the two grew up, and their feelings for each other gradually became more mellow and mature, like fine wine.

At seventeen or eighteen, it's the time when romantic feelings begin to stir. Things naturally fall into place.

Witnessed and blessed by the villagers, the couple bowed to each other in the ancestral hall.

"..."

By this point in the story, Banxia's cheeks were already streaked with tears.

"That's a really good story."

The story is good, but it would be even better if you could sit and listen to it.

Bai Zhou waited for Banxia to compose herself before continuing to speak:

"And then what?"

"And why did you separate? And what happened to Lu Yun's death?"

Banxia stared at the bright daylight and continued her story.

Their married life is very good.

The two, who know each other well, get along harmoniously. Although they may have occasional minor arguments, their relationship will quickly warm up afterward.

The only thing that the two of them regret is not having children.

But Lu Yun didn't care. He felt that having more children would affect their relationship, and he was even scolded by Banxia, ​​who was both embarrassed and annoyed.

Time passed slowly, one year, two years...

Until the eighth year of their marriage.

An uncle who went to the city to visit relatives brought back some big news.

War broke out.

Extraterrestrial evil spirits.

To be more precise, they are the Northern Demons.

Those guys crossed the entire Eastern Kingdom from the far north, heading straight for the northern border of the Great Yan Kingdom.

The true dragon issued an edict to conscript soldiers for a northern expedition.

The impact of war is profound.

Young people in the village are all vying to sign up.

Not for personal advancement, nor for the sake of securing a high position for one's wife and children. Only to protect one's home and country, and to provide future generations with a peaceful and tranquil land to live and grow on.

Lu Yun also went.

He was selected.

On the day I received the news, joy and sadness welled up together.

"The battlefield has no eyes. If I go there, I will never return..."

You will come back.

Banxia pressed her fingertips against Lu Yun's mouth, preventing him from revealing the unfortunate ending.

In the days leading up to their departure, their feelings for each other reached their peak. Time seemed to fly by each day, and they felt they could talk forever, even though they usually couldn't say much to each other. They wanted to be together all the time.

But time is limited, and Lu Yun finally had to leave.

"This bronze mirror is the promise between us."

Lu Yun broke a small bronze mirror in two, giving one piece to Banxia and keeping the other for herself.

"I will bring it back."

"I'll wait for you with it."

"May I be like a star and you like the moon, shining brightly together every night."

Lu Yun left with the army, and Banxia waited for his return at home as promised.

"But he couldn't go back."

Bai Zhou had already guessed the ending.

"Yes."

Banxia took out a bronze mirror from her bosom, and the two intact halves were put back together.

"Three years later, I received this, along with a letter from home that was a year later."

"The person who brought this thing told me that his unit was besieged and wiped out by those evil spirits, with tens of thousands of people dying."

"..."

Bai Zhou knew about this past.

“I’ve heard my grandfather tell me about it.”

"The Sixth Army Corps of the Northern Expeditionary Army did everything in its power to keep those evil spirits outside Shanhaiguan Pass, preventing them from polluting a single blade of grass or tree in the Great Yan. They are all heroes of the Great Yan."

"However... since you were born in the Great Yan Dynasty and have consummated your marriage with him, you are also a citizen of the Great Yan Dynasty. So why did you choose to leave the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Bai Zhou roughly understood the matter between Banxia and Lu Yun.