The General even made the knife himself and two brand-new dolls, with one named Qiao and the other named Mei, especially made for the hero and heroine of the play. After reading the pa.s.sbook, Miss Xin cried all day and night and named it 'Unhappy Couple Made In Heaven' . She also left a valuable comment: what a sheer nonsense.

The stage was set up early under the command of Lord Zhao. A group of small monsters under the stage had already occupied good positions and were looking forward to the final cla.s.sic play at the end of the year.

A Hand Stove or Hand Warmer

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In the face of her seizing every opportunity kind of characteristic, Lu Qianqiao was very calm and had already accustomed to it. He put the pile of baffling things aside on the chair. Then he opened the cloak and wrapped her up. Lastly, he covered her with his arms.

He looked down at her short coat, which was not too thick, and there was a white round short-hair pelt hanging from the coat collar, with matching hairpins in her hair, she looked more like a white rabbit. 

A row of lanterns lit silently on the stage, reflecting a warm reddish-orange colour onto the acc.u.mulated snow in the night. With that picturesque features, graceful Little Mei was the first to appear on the stage.

Little Mei, who was going to turn 16, was an unrestrained and willful girl. Although she was incomparable in beauty, no one dare to propose to her because she was rumored to be a jinx to her own husband. Her family was very broken-hearted about her marriage. In desperation, she decided to go out and buy a ‘husband' herself which led to a magical and tortuous journey in her life.

Although the two loved each other, the General had to face the disaster of transformation and he was likely to die. So after a few moments of debauchery, he suddenly realised that this wouldn't be able to continue. In order not to delay Little Mei's life, he debauched her one last time, and then, he silently left his beloved girl. As , the General went away and never returned. (Lu Qianqiao's comment : Who is this sc.u.m? I'll ask Silan to burn up the play book later.)

Who would have thought when the willow trees made shadeChinese idiom : at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope⁴ in another village, even after the General had long left Little Mei, every night in his heart, there would be green sea, blue skyChinese idiom : loneliness of faithful widow⁵ as he could not forget Little Mei's goodness. After learning of her entanglement with the other two immortals, he flew into a rage and debauched her again. After all their debauchery, their feelings broke out and they realised that they loathed to partChinese idiom : emotionally close and unwilling to separate⁶ with each other. (Lu Qianqiao : Why I'm always the one who did debauchery…)

Lord Zhao shouted from behind the backstage, “Quick! Where is the prepared chicken bloods? Hurriedly pour it out! Sound and lighting effects! Sound and lighting effects!“

Plum Flower Sweet Cakes

These are made from charcoals that usually used in hand stove as their main ingredient. When these cakes are put inside a hand stove, they will emit a sweet smell.

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“So you can't smell it.” She smiled with her warm palm resting on his cold cheek.

He knew that he had killed many people in Jiaping Mountain Pa.s.s that day, but he did not know about it until later. When he was awakened, he was completely unconscious and had no memory of it.

“Xin Mei…” He sighed helplessly, “Shut up.”

She rushed up to stop him by hugging the General tightly, calling out his name with deep feeling and choked with sob till her voice was hoa.r.s.e. The General's violent action gradually calmed down and he finally regained his sanity. The two embraced and kissed in a full view of the public, showing their deep love.

Although the play was really fake, Xin Mei was still moved by it till her eyes brimmed with tears. At the moment, she had completely regarded the play as someone else's story.

She took a sniff and smiled smugly, “So…it was still  the most useful to just hit you with a stone.”

The truth finally came to light.

The General had successfully pa.s.sed the transformation and gained all the strength of the war demon. From that moment, he had the n.o.blest and purest blood in his clan. The General's mother asked him to continue his pure blood by choosing a n.o.ble woman from the War Demon Clan to be his bride. Little Mei thought the General would flatly refuse. Unexpectedly, he agreed to it.

【 I can't remember the past clearly. If I really do love you like crazy, it will be impossible for me to forget. My feelings for you was for the past me, and I guess that's all it was. 】 The General answered calmly.

【 I'm sorry to have hold you up for so long. 】

Little Mei ran away, and the lanterns on the stage went out one by one. Lord Zhao cleared his throat and said in the softest voice, “Why did the General change his temperament overnight? Where will Little Mei go? How will the relations.h.i.+p between the two end? Please wait for the next part of ‘Unhappy Couple Made In Heaven'. Wonderful scenes are still up to come!“

……His head hurt so much. He would ask Silan to roast some rat meat tonight.

【 Qian Qiao, you always make me wait, so I won't wait for you this time. 】

【 This time you will be the one who will wait for me, on the lit. Yellow Springs⁷ Road, by the side of lit. unable to do anything with⁸ Bridge. 】

Lord Zhao poked out his head from the backstage. His beard squirmed as he gloated, “How was it, General, Miss? This is a special ending for you two! I love it when one of you die! Are you touched?“

Lord Zhao covered his nose as he rolled all over the floor. Xin Mei was busy looking for medicine, to make amends to him, while Lu Qianqao…he was wiping the bloodstains on his feet over the snow, then he turned and walked away.

After putting some medicines on Lord Zhao's poor nose, Xin Mei turned her head and found out that Liu Qianqiao had been missing. She ran back quickly. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw a cloak lying on the ground, the one that he had just worn.

Xin Mei pushed open the door and turned into the bedroom. No one was there. She then turned to the side public bath, then she saw clothes thrown all over the floor. Liu Qianqiao whole body was buried in the steaming water, motionless.

“Lu Qianqiao, what's wrong with you?” She leaned over the pool and asked cautiously.

“You… “

He was giving her a fierce kiss.

I feel sorry for Meishan. He was called as good-for-nothing Immortal in the play made by Lord Zhao. Did Lord Zhao have  a problem with Meishan or because LQQ doesn't really like Meishan?  This part 'the chilly wind was howling and the water of River Yi was cold' is actually a lyric from an ancient Chinese song called Farewell by Yi River. For the full lyrics of the song, you can go visit , and you can also read the from the same site. 

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