KB Chap 24 – A forever knot ?
f(x) 4 Walls - TravellerOnce back in Living tomb, (Amber (Yang Guo) brought Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) to a portrait of a Taoist holding a long sword with a graceful disposition. He couldn't be more than thirty years old. On the side of the portrait were three words "The Living Dead." The writings were scarce but the man in the middle of the painting exuded a heroic air, his elegance unpararelled.
When Amber (Yang Guo) came to learn martial skills at the Chong Yang Palace as a boy, he was familiar with this painting, knowing that this was a portrait of the founding master. But now he remembered quite vividly that there was also a portrait of Wang Chong Yang at Living Tomb.
He held Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) hands and looked to her eye for prolong time and asked , “Princess, I want to be tell you on one important thing. You need to be honest with me”
Amber (Yang Guo) continued, “If I say Im a female, will you still love me?”
Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) smiled and laughed a little, “Yah~ Naughty Amber (Yang Guo)! How can that be? You are so handsome.” She then cupped Amber (Yang Guo)’s face and it dearly with her thumbs.
Amber (Yang Guo)’s felt his temperature rising as he was also afraid of her answer. Amber (Yang Guo) then placed Soojung’s right palm on his left chest. Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) was a little shocked and later she blushed. She then replaced her head on his left chest as if listening to his heart beat. She whispered, “Amber (Yang Guo) you are so chessy…you want to tell me to listen to your heartbeat and tell me that it beats for me?” (Gosh, now who is the chessy one? Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) ah, be serious…we are really serious here…)
Amber (Yang Guo) croaked slowly, “ Princess, Please answer my question honestly. I want to know” and he pouted.
Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) cupped his pouting face and smile sweetly, “Who cares if you are a male or female.”
Amber (Yang Guo) was thrilled and wanted to smash his mouth to hers when Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) continued, “I love Grandma Sun and my teacher and they are both female right?” Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) looked at Amber (Yang Guo) lovingly. (Boy, this is killing me…Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) pls stop playing around…how can I write, ask Amber (Yang Guo) to strip in front of you? What do you think readers? Aish~ Jinja)
Amber (Yang Guo) was dumbfounded for a moment and decided to ask in another way, “If I’m a female, will you marry me?“
On his foot, Amber (Yang Guo) (Yang Guo) placed two prayer mats side by side in front of the portrait and then said in a loud voice: "Disciple Amber (Yang Guo) (Yang Guo) and disciple named Long are here to marry in front of Founding Master Chong Yang. At this place the numerous Taoists of the Quan Zhen sect all bear witness."
Having said that, he knelt down on a prayer mat but saw Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) still standing, not kneeling down, so he said: "We are bowing to heaven and earth right now, you also have to kneel down."
Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) hesitated, her eyes red and her tears flowing. Amber (Yang Guo) softly asked: "What's wrong? You don't like us to get married at this place?" Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü)'s voice broke: "No, it's not that!" She paused and then said: "I'm not pure anymore... Why should you… Why should still be so good to me?" Having said this, her tears flew down her cheeks.
Amber (Yang Guo) got up again and used his sleeve to wipe away her tears. He smiled and said: "Why do you still not understand my heart?"
Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) lifted her head to look at him and he softly continued: " I love you, Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü), I know our love is mutual and pure. That is the pure love that I wanted. Why do we need to care about other people thinking or follow their standard when it is our lives that we are living.
I know according to their standards, a girl should only give her viginity (first intimated experience) to her husband, but hey look, Im a girl too so we are not breaking it right?”
Amber (Yang Guo) smirked as he thought that his way of saying is working, he continued, “ I really wish we two could live to be 100 years so I could take good care of you and return your love and affection. But if I can't, if Heaven would only give us one day, then one day we'd be married. Even if for only a few hours, then a few hours we'd also be married."
Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) saw the sincere expression on his face and the infinite affection in his eyes, her heart fluttered, not quite knowing how to cherish him the way he deserved it. Her sorrowful face slowly revealed a dimply smile, her tears dried up, and her expression was that of boundless joy. Then she gracefully knelt down on a prayer mat.
Amber (Yang Guo) then also knelt down. The two people bowed down before the portrait and thought: "Even though our lives have been miserable, we have a time like this now - we are really most fortunate. Even pains of the past would cut our lives short, it wouldn't be something to worry about at all." Both of them exchanged a smile and, on the prayer mats, lowered their heads.
In a low voice Amber (Yang Guo) spoke his vow: "Disciple Amber (Yang Guo) and Disciple named Long truly love each other and forever will never change. All through our lives, we will be married to one another." Soo Jung (Xiaolongnü) also said in the same tone: "May Master bless us. All through our lives, let us be married to one another."
Amber (Yang Guo) thought
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