Chapter 105: 186 Chapters, a Wanderer's Salute

186 Chapters, a Wanderer's Salute...

186 Chapters, a Wanderer's Salute....

――Liu Guozong Spring Diary Chapter Twenty-Two

In the latter half of the spring night, there was no starlight, and I couldn't see moonlight either. As for the long night without moonlight and starlight, I have long been accustomed. I have already adapted to such an environment.

The most urgent task now is to fill the blank space between chapter twenty-one and chapter twenty-two of the diary with appropriate content.

Gazing at the sky, my mind was bewildered.

I can't recall who said it: when green leaves fall in love, they become blossoms; when blossoms are worshipped, they become fruit. But now I see neither blossoms nor green leaves, let alone fruit.

At this moment, how I long to see them!

Especially the blossoms, especially the green leaves, especially the fruit.

But the dark clouds are like a black barrier I can never pass through, shrouding my hope behind them so it cannot shine.

Come out, my star hiding behind the clouds! Please, with my love and my hope, turn time into wealth.

Just as in my childhood, I would sing, driving the cattle and sheep up the mountain under the rising sun; then I would seek insects and beasts, wildflowers and clouds, and the mountain stream with its pebbles, living a godlike day amidst the birds' songs.

My youth began to flourish, and I began to ponder, especially in the dead of night when all sounds cease――

Fellow traveler, my friend!

Here I offer you a traveler's salute!

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I offer you a salute to eternal hope!

My friend, my guide,

I am a traveler on an endless road,

I offer you a wanderer's salute――

In the latter half of the spring night.....

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